Acoustic Americana Music Guide June 19 through 26, 2009

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LIVE OAK and HUCK FINN -- BIG and beloved festivals are this weekend, and they begin Friday. Plus, “MAKE MUSIC PASADENA” returns Sunday, on numerous stages, all FREE, as part of the global “FETE DE LA MUSIQUE” that originated in France. Sorta like a stay-close-to-home one-day festival for the budget-conscious and irreconcilably broke. Of course, some folks are crazy enough to catch a day or two at one big festival, then a day or two at another. If you don’t feel like that well-worth-it road trip to the hills north of Santa Barbara or the Mojave River near Victorville, there are daytime and evening shows all around the L.A. area, including the all-day Pasadena event.
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And remember what ELSE is coming: there’s the wonderful “THREE GIRLS AND THEIR BUDDY” concert with EMMYLOU HARRIS, PATTY GRIFFIN, SHAWN COLVIN, & BUDDY MILLER at the Greek Theatre, Wed, Jun 24 (and you can still WIN FREE TICKETS from the Acoustic Americana Music Guide, through this Friday, Jun 1;; details at http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2009/06/win-free-tix-to-see-emmylou-harris.html or at http://community.nodepression.com/profiles/blogs/win-free-tix-to-see-emmylou
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And, the annual “Long Beach Bayou Festival” is the following weekend!
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“Tied to the Tracks”
ACOUSTIC AMERICANA
MUSIC GUIDE
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JUNE 19 through JUNE 26, 2009 EDITION
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Updated June 18, 2009; recurring events are included.
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Yes, it’s true -
There are more ACOUSTIC AMERICANA / ACOUSTIC RENAISSANCE music performances EVERY week in the Los Angeles area than the COMBINED TOTAL of ALL OTHER KINDS OF MUSIC!
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(And that doesn’t even take the dozens of electric Americana shows into account!)
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WELCOME!
Without question, the Los Angeles region now has the greatest number of live acoustic performances of anyplace in America, and possibly in the world. Much of it is simply WONDERFUL, including club and coffeehouse gigs, performing arts center and theater concerts, indoor and outdoor shows, and a steady parade of festivals that include a healthy acoustic music presence. In addition, for those planning travel and our readers elsewhere, the Guide always includes a vast variety of acoustic music festivals all over the planet. And unique to the Guide, descriptions are included in our extensive listings, rather than simple calendar listings where you need to recognize a performer’s name to know the genre of acoustic music. (Lots of places tell you who, where, and when. We tell you that, plus the all-important “what.”) Yep, we “Guide” you through the live acoustic music scene.
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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 Guide’s 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.
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RADIO SHOWS that regularly feature live acoustic performances are included, provided there is a way to hear them in Los Angeles. With precious few exceptions, hearing these in L.A. requires internet listening, and we give you the necessary URLs.
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GETTING YOUR GIG LISTED: We welcome your feedback, and news of your acoustic Americana and acoustic renaissance 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 info that you have locked into a jpg – send us plain text, so we can work with it! Send to us at tiedtothetracks@hotmail.com.
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WHERE TO FIND WHAT WE DO…
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WE’RE ON BLOGSPOT.COM where the format allows us to present the massive content of the Guide in easy-to-index published form. The Guide is waaaay too comprehensive to fit anywhere that imposes size limitations (yep, size matters). We began publishing on Blogspot in early 2008.
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WE’RE ON NO DEPRESSION as a new presence, and enjoying that site. Find us there at http://community.nodepression.com/profile/TiedtotheTracks
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WE’RE IN FOLKWORKS with the latest edition of the “Somewhere Out There” column, available online at www.folkworks.org/content/view/35941/3176. (We have received MANY compiled pages of feedback about the current column, so feel free to send us yours!) We contribute occasional reviews or feature stories to FolkWorks. You can read the work of many good writers there, and you can sign-up for a free FolkWorks e-newsletter, too, all at www.FolkWorks.org
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Our MYSPACE PAGE has news of the syndicated “Tied to the Tracks” radio show. After a long presence on MySpace with the Guide’s predecessor publication, we had to move on, because that site now accepts only short posts. But it’s where you can find archived Acoustic Americana Music News editions published prior to Spring, 2008. (We don’t update the Myspace site very often, or even check its esoteric, myspace-only email. So please DON’T email us through that site. Myspace “friends” are welcome!) You can find what we have there at www.myspace.com/laacoustic
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PLEASE DO COMMUNICATE WITH US about anything related to the Acoustic Americana Music Guide and / or the Acoustic Americana Music News, at tiedtothetracks@hotmail.com.
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PLEASE DON’T send us anything through myspace email. It’s esoteric, it cannot be auto-forwarded into a “real” email account, and we just can’t keep up with it. (Myspace “friends” are great, and we DO welcome you there!) But, communicate through email only at the above address. And, yes, we get HUNDREDS of emails every week, so please give us as much advance notice as possible for your event!
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JUNE 19 through JUNE 26, 2009 EVENTS
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IN THIS EDITION: Look for our popular “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” picks!
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“SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” picks for Friday include a film with on-camera music performances, opening citywide today at the Laemmle theatres; it’s “Irene in Time,” which we review in a special “film opening” section just below the “Show-of-the-Week” listings. Then, our “picks” enthusiastically include the opening-day lineups at both the Live Oak Music Festival, north of Santa Barbara, and the Huck Finn Jubilee, near Victorville. Both are award-winning festivals, and both have Friday lineups that are so good that if you can attend either festival only on Saturday and Sunday, you are really missing something! Apart from the festivals, the free show with Ken O’Malley and the Browne Sisters, in Palmdale at 7 pm, is more than worth a drive to the desert. Merlin Snider returns, bringing a CD release show and his all-star band of Pretty Good Acquaintances to Altadena at 8 pm. Tonight’s house concert in Altadena with top Western female artist and award-winning songwriter Juni Fisher and the formidable Ray Doyle will be splendid. And Lauren Adams’ monthly “Americana Music Circle” in NoHo has a fine lineup at 8 pm (see our feature write-up on that one).
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FILM OPENING TODAY:
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Fri, Jun 19; film opening; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
“IRENE IN TIME,” the new HENRY JAGLOM film, prominently features, on-camera, original music and song performances by multi-platinum songwriter HARRIET SCHOCK and her band, with some on camera vocals by the film’s star, TANNA FREDERICK. It opens today in L.A., citywide, at the Laemmle Theatres. Harriet Schock is attending with a group tonight at the Laemmle Sunset 5, for the 7:20 pm show, if you would like to try to meet her. Your editor has seen the film, and concurs with film critics that it is wonderful (see review, below). It opens in NYC on September 23.
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Here are the early reviews of “Irene In Time:”
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Larry Wines, Acoustic Americana Music Guide: “This film explores the relationship between a young adult daughter and her departed father. Often charming, it is a tale with broad overtones and themes for our broken society. The topic seems inescapably uncomfortable, but not in Jaglom’s hands and those of his cast. Yes, too many children in our society are raised by one parent with the other parent present in a limited role that sometimes seems larger-then life as much as it is ultimately unfulfilling. The film neither runs from that nor trivializes it. Nor does it exploit it.
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“The film could have been a downer, but it most certainly is not. Jaglom trusts his actors to find the right dialog when it’s better than the script, something that Tanna Frederick, his star, points-out that’s been Jaglom’s trademark since he cast Jack Nicholson and Tuesday Weld years ago. Frederick’s comment and her character are wholly believable, and never more so than in her many tight close-ups, where her expressions are masterfully understated and in the picture-worth-a-thousand-words league.
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“If some moments seem saccharine, those pass in the context of the story and the style of storytelling, where the full backdrop of life is on display, with all its joys and disappointments, and ultimately, the comfort of a happier time, longed for. Aside from its drop-you-right-in, unusually spare opening, devoid of most of what we have come to expect from a film’s first two or three minutes, the editing is just right, with no cuts called for, at all.
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“Multi-platinum songwriter Harriet Schock’s music and lyrics are a full-fledged character throughout, as complete songs are used, and the visual images mix appealing images of sailing and beach waves with in-studio performances. The use of the live band shots give Jaglom a set of tools that reach beyond the usual filmmaker’s hard-cut or lap-dissolve to transition from one scene to another. And to the extent the songs create interludes, they never take you away from wanting to see what will happen next. Mostly, the songs illuminate the storyline and broaden both the appeal and the impact. (Though we would not include Schock’s “Starbuck’s” song in that, which felt a bit like product placement.)
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“The acting is exactly right, across the board, with standout performances from Kelly DeSarla, veterans Victoria Tennant and Karen Black, Jaglom’s newcomer daughter Sabrina and young son Simon, and consummate pro Andrea Marcovicci, who ad libs the film’s best line. See it for the story and the splendid use of the music. Both will stay with you.”.
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Jim Svejda, KUSC, L.A. - “Driven by Tanna Frederick’s astonishing performance, ‘Irene In Time’ proves once again that Henry Jaglom is America’s most daring, consistently provocative and stubbornly individual director.”
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Betty Jo Tucker, ReelTalk - “Part of the charm of ‘Irene in Time’ comes from the film’s lovely music. ‘When I hired Harriet Schock to write the music,’ Jaglom reports, ‘telling her what Irene in Time was about, she -- stunned -- immediately said to me: ‘I married my father.’ And right there in my living room, she sat down at the piano and played a song for me that she had written, ‘I’m Dancing with My Father.’ Tanna sang it together with Harriet’s band in a club one night and suddenly all the pieces of what I was looking for seemed to fall into place.’”
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Dan Kimpel, Music Connection Magazine - “Prolific gold and platinum Los Angeles based singer/songwriter Harriet Schock is lending her narrative talents to the latest film directed by cinematic auteur Henry Jaglom. The feature, titled Irene in Time, is centered on the complex relationships between fathers and daughters, and the potential lifelong consequences of these complex bonds. Schock’s contributions include four songs she performs on screen in conjunction with the film’s star, Tanna Frederick.
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“The project evolved when Frederick joined the songstress and her band onstage at the venerable Los Angeles listening room Genghis Cohen. When Henry Jaglom attended the performance, he was inspired to create a film utilizing the songs as commentary. In addition to the quartet of on screen performances, Schock’s song ‘Dancing With My Father’ from her ‘American Romance’ CD is reprised, and the songwriter also appears on camera in multiple scenes.
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“Schock is currently completing production on her seventh studio release, ‘Breakdown on Memory Lane,’ recorded with a stellar cast of Nashville musicians.”
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LOCAL FESTIVALS:
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A BUNCH happens this weekend, as two of THE best LOCAL acoustic music festivals begin today (see the listings, below) and the annual “Make Music Pasadena” returns as a US centerpiece of the French-originated “Fete de la Musique,” and the Telluride Bluegrass Festival runs through the weekend in Colorado (see next section).
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Fri-Sun, Jun 19-21:
The 33rd annual “HUCK FINN JUBILEE COUNTRY & BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL” brings headliners RICKY SKAGGS, DAILEY & VINCENT, THE GRASCALS, THE LONESOME RIVER BAND and many more, at Mojave Narrows Regional Park, Victorville. Featured on "A World of Festivals" television program and called "One of Eight Great American Festivals" in Newsweek, the festival won the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) 2001 "Bluegrass Event of the Year." Tales of life on the River, jumping frogs and the arrival of a small town circus signal the return of Huck Finn's Jubilee. The Father's Day weekend event becomes an escape into a new summer, where families pack the camper with kids, banjos and fishing poles. Ricky Skaggs, Mark Twain Live, a Route 66 Car Show and the California State Arm Wrestling Championships are all here, at this family-friendly where you can "Run Away with Huck Finn." You are invited to compete in the Deering Banjo Championship at Huck Finn. 1st place wins a Deering "Calico Model" Banjo and case valued at $4,000.00, 2nd place wins $200,00 and 3rd place wins $100.00. Contest will be limited to 12 entries. There are many other activities that you can enjoy while you are there, like Hot Air Balloon Rides, Mountain Man Village, Workshops, Water Park, Car Show, Arm Wrestling, Fence Painting, Line Dancing and more. Info, www.huckfinn.com
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Here’s the full lineup for each day:
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Friday:
Noon - Danny Paisley & Southern Grass
12:50 pm - Lonesome Otis
1:40 pm - Hey Boyz
2:30 pm - Wayne Taylor & Appaloosa
3:20 pm - Dailey & Vincent
4:10 pm - Silverado Bluegrass Band
5 pm - Sawmill Road
5:50 pm - Break
6:30 pm - Danny Paisley & Southern Grass
7:20 pm - Wayne Taylor & Appaloosa
8:10 pm - Dailey & Vincent
9 pm - Mark Twain Live
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Saturday:
9:30 am Nathan McEuen & Scott Gates
10:20 am - Lonesome River Band
11:10 am - Sawmill Road
12 Noon - The National Bluegrass Playoffs presents Deering Banjo Championship
1:30 pm - Break
2 pm - Kids on Bluegrass
2:30 pm - Nathan McEuen & Scott Gates
3:20 pm - Wayne Taylor & Appaloosa
4:10 pm - Claire Lynch Band
5 pm - The Grascals
5:50 pm - Break
6:30 pm - Sawmill Road
7:20 pm - Claire Lynch Band
8:10 pm - Lonesome River Band
9 pm The Grascals
9:50 pm - Wayne Taylor & Appaloosa
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Sunday:
9:30 am - Julie Wingfield
10:20 am - Hey Boyz
11:10 am - Lonesome River Band
12 Noon - Great Western Cow Chip Throwing Championship
1:10 pm - Don Edwards
2 pm - Julie Wingfield
2:50 pm - Sawmill Road
3:40 pm - Lonesome River Band
4:20 pm - Don Edwards
5 pm - Break
6 pm - Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
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Complete festival info at www.huckfinn.com
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Fri-Sun, Jun 19-21;
The 21st annual “LIVE OAK MUSIC FESTIVAL” in the hills above Santa Barbara, brings a lineup with RODNEY CROWELL, ANONYMOUS 4 with DAROL ANGER & SCOTT LAW, THE SUBDUDES, DAVE ALVIN & THE GUILTY WOMEN, JIM LAUDERDALE BLUEGRASS BAND, OLD BLIND DOGS, MAMADOU DIABATE, TROMBONE SHORTY AND ORLEANS AVENUE, PO' GIRL, LOS PINGUOS, TERRY EVANS, AMANDA SHAW AND THE CUTE GUYS, GIRLYMAN, MASANGA MARIMBA ENSEMBLE, RANCHO DELUXE, DAWN LAMBETH with the REYNOLDS BROTHERS, RHYTHM RASCALS, REDSKUNK JIPZEE SWING BAND, THE CACHE VALLEY DRIFTERS, ANDREW JACKSON AND DUENDE, & THE BASICALLY BLUEGRASS BOYS. It’s a benefit for a wonderful public radio station, KCBX FM (www.kcbx.org) and that station’s principal annual fund-raiser.
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Here’s the full lineup for each day:
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Friday:
Joe Dickerson, Scottish Highland bagpipes, 3:45-4 pm
Rancho Deluxe, alternative country, 4-5 pm
Terry Evans, soulful blues, 5:30-6:30 pm
Old Blind Dogs, Traditional Scottish, 7-8:15 pm
Dave Alvin & the Guilty Women, Grammy-winning alt country/folk rock, 8:45-10:15 pm
Teen Concert (Stage Too)
Still Time with special guest Chase McBride, 8-10 pm
Hot Licks Dance: Old Blind Dogs, Traditional Scottish, 10:30 pm-midnight
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Saturday:
Sunrise Hotlicks: Redskunk Jipzee Swing Band, 8-8:45 am
Joe-Jam (workshop with Joe Craven) Workshop (Stage Too), 8-9:30 am
Sunrise Hotlicks: The Basically Bluegrass Boys, 9-9:45 am
Dawn Lambeth w/ Reynolds Brothers Rhythm Rascals, Early Jazz/Swing, 10-11 am
Mamadou Diabate, Malian kora master, 11:20 am-12:20 pm
Amanda Shaw & the Cute Guys, Cajun, 1-2:15 pm
Stage Too: Los Pinguos, 2:45-3:30 pm
Hotlicks Kids' Show: Storyteller Kirk Henning, 3-4 pm
Stage Too: Mamadou Diabate, 3:45-4:30 pm
Los Pinguos, hot Argentine folk groove, 5-6:15 pm
Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue, funked New Orleans jazz, 6:45-8:15 pm
The Subdudes, New Orleans rockin' R&B, blues and funk, 8:45-10:15 pm
Teen Concert (Stage Too) Tropo with special guest DJ Payne, 8-10 pm
Hot Licks Dance, Amanda Shaw and the Cute Guys, 10:30 pm-midnight
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Sunday:
Sunrise Hotlicks: Andrew Jackson and Duende, fingerstyle guitar, 8-8:45 am
Joe-Jam (workshop with Joe Craven) Stage Too, 8-9:30 am
Sunrise Hotlicks: Cache Valley Drifters, Americana, 9-9:45 am
Po' Girl, soulful and harmonious urban, 10-11 am
Masanga Marimba Ensemble, Zimbabwe and Latin America, 11:30 am-12:30 pm
Jim Lauderdale Bluegrass Band, Grammy-winning bluegrass, 1-2:15 pm
Stage Too: Girlyman, 2:45-3:30 pm
Hotlicks Stage: Kids Talent Show, 2:45-4:30 pm
Stage Too: Masanga Marimba Ensemble, 3:45-4:30 pm
Girlyman, three-part harmony folk pop, 5-6:15 pm
Anonymous 4 with Darol Anger & Scott Law, Grammy-winning early Americana, 6:45-8 pm
Rodney Crowell, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, 8:30-10 pm
Joe Dickerson, Scottish Highland bagpipes, 10 pm
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Complete info on the festival at www.liveoakfest.org/pp/index.shtml
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“OUT-OF-TOWN” EVENTS:
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Fri, Jun 19; Thu-Sun, Jun 18-21; in Colorado:
36th annual “TELLURIDE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL” in Telluride, Colorado, is one of the best music festivals in America. If you’re not already there, plan to go next year. Check it out at www.bluegrass.com/telluride
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LOS ANGELES AREA acoustic music performances:
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Fri, Jun 19, every Fri, on web radio:
5 pm (Pacific) “RALPH’S BACK PORCH” broadcast from Texas, usually has live in-studio western music guests; call-in number to chat with Ralph and guests, 347 215 8849; catch the show at www.blogtalkradio.com/ralphsbackporch.
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Fri, Jun 19, every Fri:
5:30-10 pm “MONROVIA FAMILY FESTIVAL” along Myrtle Av, in old downtown Monrovia. It’s year-round and weekly, a street festival and farmers market, that’s been running 17 years. KATTYWOMPUS STRING BAND plays 8-10 pm at 412 S Myrtle Av; contact Jennifer Ranger, 877-365-5744. RON ELY does authentic and original maritime songs most weeks, usually at Myrtle Av & Colorado or Myrtle Av and Lemon Av, on the North end of the festival. Artist’s info, www.myrecordlabel.net/ronely. There’s lots of other music throughout old town Monrovia, several acoustic performers each week – singer-songwriters, duos or bands – plus specialty vendors, lots of food, and local merchants. Event is large during the summer when it includes a carnival (rock climbing wall, balloon man, bubble man, petting zoo, pony rides, etc.) It scales-down from 4 blocks to 2 blocks during winter months, following the Christmas holidays. Myrtle Av exit, N of 210 Fwy, free parking, free event.
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Fri, Jun 19, every Fri:
6-9 pm DAVE OSTI and DEANNA COGAN jam-out on acoustic classic rock tunes every Friday at the Mayan Bar, 311 W Foothill Bl, Monrovia.
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Fri, Jun 19, every Fri:
6-8 pm OPEN MIC at Fendi's Café, 539 East Bixby Rd (near Atlantic), Long Beach; 562-424-4774.
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Fri, Jun 19, 3rd (&1st) Fri, every month:
7-10 pm MARC BOSSERMAN plays piano at Vitello’s Restaurant 4349 Tujunga Ave., Studio City 91604; 818-769-0905. Marc says, “Great place for Italian grub.” He delivers fine piano (and elsewhere, vocals). Info, www.marcbosserman.com.
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Fri, Jun 19; in Palmdale; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
7 pm KEN O'MALLEY performs a one hour show, joined by THE BROWNE SISTERS, at Butler's Coffee, 40125 10th St.West, Suite I, Palmdale 93551; 661-272-9530. All of these artists have earned “Listener Favorites” on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks,” and the radio show brought the world premiere of Ken’s CD, “Omaille,” on its way to awards and global airplay. Ken O’Malley (The Twilight Lords) brings authentic and original Irish music, with his fine voice and wonderful guitar. The Browne Sisters are music festival favorites.
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Butler's owners, Pam & David Logan, are long-time lovers and supporters of acoustic music. Indeed, Pam is an accomplished musician and a member of the Browne Sisters.
They serve food and drink, featuring fresh-roasted coffe, in a rich, comfortable setting.
Butler's music guy, Kevin Burton Smith, has had great success in attracting excellent acoustic music to Butler's, and with DesertSong helping, Butler's is destined to elevate the musical culture of the Antelope Valley. Featured artists are precede and followed by an Open Mic.
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About Ken O'Malley, from “The Irish Herald,” written by Dave Soyars in May, 2002:
“Though Ken O'Malley does a fine job of Bob Dylan's 'Tangled Up in Blue' or Van Morrison's 'Into the Mystic' when called upon, he's much more than a mere pub singer. Blessed with a stunningly rich Irish tenor that can easily fill a room without the aid of amplification, he's also a fine mandolin player and guitarist with a large repertoire of traditional and contemporary Irish songs ... The star is O'Malley's voice, however, which effortlessly spans the range from sentimental ballads to aggressive Irish folk/rock and everywhere in between.” More at www.kenomalley.com
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More on the Browne Sisters at www.brownesisters.com
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This is an expensive ticket anywhere else, but tonight, for an hour + in Palmdale, it’s free.
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Fri, Jun 19, every 3rd (& 1st) Fri, in Lancaster:
7 pm SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLASS in Lancaster, meets the 1st and 3rd Fridays of every month, at the Lutheran Church of the Master, 725 E Avenue J, Lancaster. Call Walter or Paula at 942-6893 for info. Organizers say, “If you can walk, you can do this social dance. It's great fun, and beginners are welcome.”
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Fri, Jun 19, every 3rd (& 1st) Fri, in San Clemente:
Blues legend BERNIE PEARL’s residency at Iva Lee's in San Clemente. Switching his four-year residency there to alternate Fridays; on second Saturdays, Bernie will continue to play electric with pianist Dwayne Smith. He was great performing live on “Tied to the Tracks” in March, ‘07. Artist info, www.berniepearl.com.
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Fri, Jun 19, every Fri, in Tehachapi:
7 pm ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE at Mama HillyBeans Coffee & Community, 426 E Tehachapi Bl, Tehachapi; www.mamahillybeans.com; 661-822-BEAN. Venue has great ambience, and food "made from scratch and about 95% organic." Traveling acts have varying admission prices; check venue's web site.
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Fri, Jun 19; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
JUNI FISHER with RAY DOYLE opening, plays the “Big Hat Productions House Concert” series in Altadena. Food & beverages included. Info & reservations at www.bighatonline.com/Calendar.html
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Juni Fisher has performed live on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks.” She is the 2008 Western Heritage Wrangler Award Winner; 2008 WMA Songwriter of the Year; 2007 WMA Song of the Year Songwriter; 2006 WMA Female Vocalist of the Year; 2005 AWA Western Female Performer of the Year; 2005 WMA Crescendo Award winner. More at www.junifisher.net
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Juni tells us, “Bob and Marie sure know how to throw a party! This show is SOLD OUT, but maybe if you call and ask pretty please, they may be able to find another chair.”
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Juni's good pal and superb western/Celtic artist RAY DOYLE opens, and he is widely respected in the western music world for his continuing years of work as a member of WYLIE & THE WILD WEST and much more. $25 donation for the artists.
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Fri, Jun 19:
7:30-9 pm “FRIDAY NIGHT SING-ALONGS” series this month features the music of ABBA in the W.M. Keck Amphitheatre, Walt Disney Concert Hall, L.A. Music Center, 135 N Grand Av, L.A. (downtown) 90012; 213-972-7211; www.musiccenter.org. The Music Center is sending an S.O.S. to all Fernandos, Chiquititas and Dancing Queens, to “unleash your inner songbird and belt-out your favorite ABBA hits with hundreds of fellow fans while accompanied by live musicians. Lyric sheets are provided. No experience necessary. Come prepared to sing. Free, but tix required, distributed 45 minutes prior to start of event - one ticket per person to those waiting in line. Capacity is limited. First come, first served. Tix may be available in advance, at 213-972-3660 or www.musiccenter.org//events/aa_frintsing.html
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Coming up: The music of The Beatles on Jul 17; The music of Broadway on Aug 14; and on Oct 30, a special evening for Halloween on the Music Center Plaza from 6:30-8 pm.
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Fri, Jun 19, every Fri:
7:30 pm “OPEN MIC” at the Unurban Coffee House, 3301 Pico Bl (at 33rd), Santa Monica; 310-315-0056; www.unurban.com
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Jun 19:
7:30 pm TODD RUNDGREN with PAUL FREEMAN & RUSTY ANDERSON, probably isn’t very acoustic, but we thought you’d want to know; at Club Nokia, 777 Chick Hearn Ct, downtown L.A. 90015; www.nokiatheatrelalive.com. More at www.goldenvoice.com and www.myspace.com/goldenvoice. Tix $36, $43.50.
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Fri, Jun 19, every Fri:
MISS MICKEY CHAMPION at the Ritz-Carlton Huntington Hotel bar, 1401 S Oak Knoll Av, Pasadena; 626-568-3900. L.A.’s legendary blueswoman plays an every-Fri & Sat residency. Artist info: www.mickeychampion.net. Start time varies; call venue.
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Fri, Jun 19; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm MERLIN SNIDER his band of PRETTY GOOD ACQUAINTANCES play Merlin’s CD release show at the venue named in FolkWorks as L.A.’s best intimate acoustic listening room venue - The Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena; reserv 626-398-7917; info www.coffeegallery.com.
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The new Merlin Snider CD, "Right Here," is among the Top Albums on the Folk Radio Airplay Charts for May 2009. That’s not all: it shares the No. 35 spot with Pete Seeger and Ramblin' JackElliot! (www.folkradio.org).
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He’s back again, the singer-songwriter in the great Americana story-telling tradition. His acoustic music cuts across all sorts of Americana genres, with songs that display witty, probing lyrics, genuine soul, and wry humor that inspired country/folk singer Jo Anne Montana to say, he is “my newest favorite folksinger – a Woody Guthrie for the 21st century.”
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Merlin’s long-awaited second album, “Right Here,” has just been released and will be making its Los Angeles debut tonight. Folkworks.org heralded “Right Here” as “a ‘must have’ for connoisseurs of the singer-songwriter, folk genre.” The CD is already finding a home on the playlists of Americana/Folk DJs across the country, from Santa Cruz to Teaneck, New Jersey, and is generating unmitigated enthusiasm. “I predict success for this eclectic, swingy, and innovative album” – Larry Hillberg, host, Back Roads, KVRM.
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Steve Clarke, host of “Acoustic Planet” on Erin Radio says, “This album is a comfortable friend to have in my CD player.” Wynn Allen, former host of “Folk Music Tonight” and Club 47 (Cambridge, MA) says, “Out of sight…well worth waiting for!” No stranger to the Coffee Gallery Backstage, Merlin Snyder has played numerous sold out shows at the venue over the past decade.
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Merlin returns with his band of PRETTY GOOD ACQUAINTANCES: mandolin virtuoso TOM CORBETT (Tom has toured with John McEuen, and Robin & Linda Williams); MARK INDICTOR on fiddle (Border Radio; Hot Lips and Fingertips); LARRY ZACK on snare and percussion (formerly with Jackson Browne); KLAUS EBERT on bass; and DEBORAH SNIDER on backup vocals. Merlin and the band serve-up a fresh stew of folk-blues, western swing, alternative country and folk-rock. In her review of the Ventura County debut of "Right Here," Ann Howitt wrote in the Bard Chord, “If you get a chance to see Merlin and his band perform around town, don’t miss it. It’s sure to be a good show, and you never know what he’ll pull out of the hat.” Reservations recommended. Tix, $15.
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Fri, Jun 19; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm “AMERICANA MUSIC CIRCLE” with, this month, VERTIGO ROAD, KEVIN KELLY, BILL MUMY, DALE La DUKE, and THE LAUREN ADAMS BAND, at Kulak's Woodshed, 5230-1/2 Laurel Canyon Bl, North Hollywood; 818-766-9913; info / web simulcast at www.kulakswoodshed.com - named for “Best Web Simulcast” in “The Best of 2008 / Top Ten” in FolkWorks, at www.folkworks.org/content/view/35788/166.
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VERTIGO ROAD Beginning in the shadows of the Rocky Mountains in Fort Collins, Colorado, KIM KOPP and DAWNIA DRESSER (formerly Carlson), packed up the guitars and drove over a thousand miles to California to sing, write and record as Vertigo Road, a name to reflect the dizzy and winding path that continues to define their musical journey. Their music is described as simply refreshing and powerful. They are moving musical storytellers and "creative soul-mates", whose intense vocal harmonies flow effortlessly around one another taking audiences on a winding musical journey through their relationships, their revelry and, ultimately, their unwavering sense of spirit. In the words of Music Connection Magazine, "Some of the tightest dual harmonies we've heard in quite a while come from this pair."
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KEVIN KELLY was born on Vincent Van Gough's birthday, and he calls himself "The Great Legendary Unknown" rocking troubadour. Others call him a “cross between Elvis, Bruce, Tom Waits, Neil Diamond.” Host Lauren Adams calls him “A relentlessly prolific songwriter-singer in the folk-rock tradition.” his musical journey began in a 6 by 12 room In Greenwich Village when the nerves on his hand were severed. He played the streets, subways, the Bleecker Street scene, and wound-up at CBGB's fronting his band, "The Hooligans." He has two albums somewhere out there in cyberland, "Down in Tompkins Square Park," and the critically-acclaimed "Lost in the Cracks of the Modern World" (5-carrot BluesBunny rating). His protest song "Noble Cause," inspired by antiwar activist Cindy Sheehan, was featured on the "United States of Conciousness" album & got radio play in NYC. Coming west, he arrived "In LA Without A Car" as one of his songs expressed, to his later song "Car World." He's evolved at the Pig 'N Whistle, The Whisky, the Rainbow Room, Knitting Factory, and on other local stages. Lauren says, “As a performer, he's intense, funny, cute, charming, mad, and he will knock you dead and bury you in his backyard. You won't forget he came to the dance. A review just came in off the wire: ‘I've never seen anything like him,’ said - Kevin Kelly, on himself.” More at www.kevinkellyshow.com
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BILL MUMY is a multi-talented, prolific artist who entered the arena of professional entertainment at the age of five. He has worked on over 400 TV shows and is best known by fans around the world for his role as boy astronaut "Will Robinson" on the ‘60s series "Lost in Space." From 1993 through ‘98, he played the mystical "Lennier" in the sci-fi series "Babylon 5." Bill is half of the infamous novelty rock recording and short film making duo, "Barnes and Barnes." Best known for the demented song and film "Fish Heads," Barnes and Barnes have done nine albums and a feature-length video. “Rolling Stone” magazine named “Fish Heads” # 57 of the all-time greatest rock videos ever created. Their latest CD is "Yeah: The Essential Barnes & Barnes" (2000) on Oglio Records. And Bill has eight solo CDs, “Circular” (2008), “The Landlord or the Guest” (2007), “With Big Ideas” (2006), “Ghosts” (2003), “After Dreams Come True” (2001), “Pandora's Box” (2000), “In The Current” (1999), and his first, 1997s “Dying To Be Heard.” Bill's has produced three albums for children, "Kiss My Boo Boo" (Infinite Visons), “The Dinosaur Album,” and “Yogi Bear and Friends: This Land is Your Land” (Kid Rhino). He has worked with the band "America" off and on for over 20 years, composing, producing and performing. As a songwriter, Bill has supplied songs to America, David and Shaun Cassidy, to jazz artists including Sea Wind, and to the legendary Rosemary Clooney. Bill has collaborated with hit songwriter and Broadway composer Paul Gordon for over 30 years on many projects for television, stage and screen.
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DALE La DUKE had “Listener Favorite” on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks” in 2006, with his original “The Lone Ranger,” and that song went on to be a 2008 nominee for “Song of the Year” in the L.A. Music Awards. Dale was born in Grosse Pointe Michigan, began singing in church choirs when he was 8 years old, was principle soloist and president of his high school choir, and a trumpet player in the high school band before going on to sing with the Michigan State Honors Choir and the Michigan State Fair Choir. He taught himself guitar and piano. (Now he is in demand as a guitar teacher.) After years of working in Detroit factories, culminating in 13 months as a “large press operator” at a Chrysler stamping plant, he ran away to Yosemite National Park, leaving all of his hard earned possessions behind. He stayed in the mountains for a year and a half. After a brief return home, where he founded the popular band “Triad,” he soon left Michigan again, and determined to observe humanity at all levels and to work on his writing, spent several years traveling around the country as an itinerant street peddler, finally settling in Los Angeles, where he has been a songwriting member of several successful projects, including FIVE WHEEL DRIVE and KAEDMON.
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With FIVE WHEEL DRIVE -- one of five finalists (and the only country band) in Yahoo’s “Best Unsigned Band” contest in 2000, and the only group to have their songs in 6 of the top 10 slots in the country division of MP3.com that same year -- Dale was flown to the red carpet awards show at Studio 54 in Manhattan that featured performances by David Bowie, Issac Hayes, Alanis Morrisette, and many others. The group recorded two demos for Warner Bros. Nashville before disbanding.
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Dale is principal writer on the popular children’s CD, "My Very Own Music," a wonderful collection predicted to go Gold this year (www.myveryownmusic.com). After many years of unsuccessfully searching for a simple, step-by-step method to teach piano and music theory, he finally wrote his own “Music Theory for the Theory Challenged,” soon to be made into an instructional DVD. Dale’s performances can be seen and heard at www.kaedmon.com and www.fivewheeldrive.com. He brings joy to any music lineup fortunate enough to book him.
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Performing host LAUREN ADAMS has played live on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks.” Music critics love her CDs: "One listen and I was hooked. Superb, intelligent, thought-provoking songs. Real songs for real people wrapped in melodies that, promise to capture, inspire and pull the listener in again and again. Songwriters of Lauren Adams' level are few and far between. - LAURIE JOULIE, Take Back Country Magazine (Jan 14, 2008). "Lauren Adams has A CD here that is infectious, the lyrics and sweet melodies along with some sweet slide work make you want to keep listening, a very well done recording. " - Jim Moulton, Country Stars Online (Sep 10, 2008).
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Fri, Jun 19, every Fri:
8-10:30 pm THE PLOUGHBOYS play an every-Friday residency at the Tam O'Shanter, 2980 Los Feliz Bl, Los Feliz 90039; www.lawrysonline.com/tamoshanter_gen_info.asp; 323-664-0228. Venue serves ale & sandwiches. Band member Mark Romano says, “Great food, drinks, dancing, and of course, music!” More at www.theploughboys.com. All ages, no cover.
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Fri, Jun 19, every Fri:
8 pm DAVID LANDON plus THE BOBBY BLUEHOUSE BAND opening, at the Arcadia Blues Club, 16 E Huntington Dr, Arcadia; www.arcadiabluesclub.com; 626-447-9349. Tonight’s show info, http://srv.ezinedirector.net/?n=2926648&s=93914888. The venue claims, “This is the greatest house band in America. Members over the years have included musicians who have played with Billy Joel, Aretha Franklin, The Pointer Sisters, The Jeff Healey Band and influences from John Lee Hooker, Van Morrison and Eric Burden.” Fri & Sat nights bring local blues bands as well as national acts. Acts booked include Chris Cain, Lil Charlie and the Nite Cats, Coco Montoya, Rod Piazza, James Intveld, Rosie Flores, Duke Robillard, Guitar Shorty, Gary Hoey, Wumbloozo, Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash and more. Website has lineups for specific dates and a tix link. Venue serves dinner Fri & Sat, 7 pm-2 am. Advance tix, reservations, recommended (club is now only holding tables only until 8:30 pm).
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Fri & Sat, Jun 19-20:
8 pm GORAN BREGOVIC WEDDING AND FUNERAL ORCHESTRA plays the UCLA Live! series 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. A household name in his native Balkans for more than three decades as a film composer and rock musician, Bregovic has been broadening his appeal around the world with his ecstatic, eclectic and charismatic style of gypsy dance music. The Spanish paper El Pais described the group as “one of the most beautiful symphonies of Old World Europe … [Bregovic] creates the most breath-taking music on this continent … intense, vigorous, colorful, passionate, exotic, fascinating.” With a lively ensemble that includes a Serbian gypsy band, a 12-piece classical string orchestra, a fifteen-man choir, an electric guitarist and rock drummer, and one gypsy and two Bulgarian female vocalists, this ensemble “is perhaps the largest, most diverse and most irresistible world music group to hit the Royce Hall stage,” says the promo. If you like world music, this will be an excellent choice for you. At 8 pm, both nights. Tix, $70, $54, $42, $28; UCLA students $15.
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Fri, Jun 19:
8:24 pm THE CODY BRYANT BAND at Viva Fresh Cantina, 900 W Riverside Dr, Burbank 91506. Yes, many of the band members are in the Riders of the Purple Sage; this is a more electric, honky-tonk, country dance band version. More at www.CodyBryant.com
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Fri, Jun 19, repeats 3rd Fri, every month:
8:30-11 pm THE SCREAMING EARWIGS, with TOM & PATRICK SAUBER, STEVE LEWIS and MIKE SAUBER, play the monthly CONTRA DANCE at the War Memorial Hall, 435 S Fair Oaks Av, South Pasadena. Dance instruction at 8 pm.
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9 pm MIKE STINSON BAND returns to 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. More at www.mikestinson.net. Venue is 21+. No cover, bring $ for the tip jar.
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Fri, Jun 19, every Fri:
9 pm LIVE MUSIC (artists tba) at the Cowboy Palace Saloon, 21635 Devonshire St (Devonshire & Owensmouth), Chatsworth 91311; www.cowboypalace.com; 818-341-0166. Live music 7 nights a week, sometimes acoustic, sometimes electric. Preceded by free line dance lessons with Marie, 7-9 pm. No cover.
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Fri, Jun 19:
9:30 pm-1:30 am SEAN WIGGINS with her full LONE GOAT Band plays McGs Irish Pub & Grill, 21356 Devonshire St, Chatsworth; 818-734-7056. Sean tells us they will be “Playing all of our tunes from the new CD!” Sean has twice performed live on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks” and earned a “Listener Favorite” there. More at www.SeanWiggins.com - www.MySpace.com/SeanWiggins. No cover.
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Saturday’s “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” picks include the Live Oak and Huck Finn Festivals, and, closer to home for most of us, several great shows. There’s the pair of shows by Hawai’ian Pidgin English/slack key guitar/Hawai’ian singing shows by Kamaka Brown, in Altadena at 3:30 and 7 pm; the excellent Albert & Gage plus the delightful Dafni play the e”Living Tradition” series in Anaheim at 7:30 pm; the monthly L.A. Women in Music “Young Talent Night” is always a good chance to see some very young talent, and tonight, DayJams scholarships are awarded; at 8 pm, there’s wonderful bluesman Doug MacLeod in Culver City, and the Nathan McEuen Band in Covina.
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Two “PICK-OF-THE-WEEK FOR ARTISTS” events are today: Gilli Moon’s all-day performance workshop at 11 am, and the rare-for-here guitar workshop with wizard Raul Reynoso at the Autry, 1-3 pm.
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A BUNCH happens this weekend, as two of THE best LOCAL acoustic music festivals continue through Sunday (see the listings, below, and the full lineups for each festival, in Friday’s listings of “Local Festivals.”) Whatever you plan, keep in mind that the annual “Make Music Pasadena” returns on Sunday as a US centerpiece of the French-originated “Fete de la Musique.” And if you’re reading this in Colorado, you certainly know that the Telluride Bluegrass Festival runs through the weekend there (see next section).
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Sat, Jun 20; Fri-Sun, Jun 19-21; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
The 33rd annual “HUCK FINN JUBILEE COUNTRY & BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL” brings headliners RICKY SKAGGS, DAILEY & VINCENT, THE GRASCALS, THE LONESOME RIVER BAND and many more, at Mojave Narrows Regional Park, Victorville. Featured on "A World of Festivals" television program and called "One of Eight Great American Festivals" in Newsweek, the festival won the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) 2001 "Bluegrass Event of the Year." Tales of life on the River, jumping frogs and the arrival of a small town circus signal the return of Huck Finn's Jubilee. The Father's Day weekend event becomes an escape into a new summer, where families pack the camper with kids, banjos and fishing poles. Ricky Skaggs, Mark Twain Live, a Route 66 Car Show and the California State Arm Wrestling Championships are all here, at this family-friendly where you can "Run Away with Huck Finn." You are invited to compete in the Deering Banjo Championship at Huck Finn. 1st place wins a Deering "Calico Model" Banjo and case valued at $4,000.00, 2nd place wins $200,00 and 3rd place wins $100.00. Contest will be limited to 12 entries. There are many other activities that you can enjoy while you are there, like Hot Air Balloon Rides, Mountain Man Village, Workshops, Water Park, Car Show, Arm Wrestling, Fence Painting, Line Dancing and more. Info, www.huckfinn.com
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Saturday:
9:30 am Nathan McEuen & Scott Gates
10:20 am - Lonesome River Band
11:10 am - Sawmill Road
12 Noon - The National Bluegrass Playoffs presents Deering Banjo Championship
1:30 pm - Break
2 pm - Kids on Bluegrass
2:30 pm - Nathan McEuen & Scott Gates
3:20 pm - Wayne Taylor & Appaloosa
4:10 pm - Claire Lynch Band
5 pm - The Grascals
5:50 pm - Break
6:30 pm - Sawmill Road
7:20 pm - Claire Lynch Band
8:10 pm - Lonesome River Band
9 pm The Grascals
9:50 pm - Wayne Taylor & Appaloosa
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Sat, Jun 20, Fri-Sun, Jun 19-21; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
The 21st annual “LIVE OAK MUSIC FESTIVAL” in the hills above Santa Barbara, brings a lineup with RODNEY CROWELL, ANONYMOUS 4 with DAROL ANGER & SCOTT LAW, THE SUBDUDES, DAVE ALVIN & THE GUILTY WOMEN, JIM LAUDERDALE BLUEGRASS BAND, OLD BLIND DOGS, MAMADOU DIABATE, TROMBONE SHORTY AND ORLEANS AVENUE, PO' GIRL, LOS PINGUOS, TERRY EVANS, AMANDA SHAW AND THE CUTE GUYS, GIRLYMAN, MASANGA MARIMBA ENSEMBLE, RANCHO DELUXE, DAWN LAMBETH with the REYNOLDS BROTHERS, RHYTHM RASCALS, REDSKUNK JIPZEE SWING BAND, THE CACHE VALLEY DRIFTERS, ANDREW JACKSON AND DUENDE, & THE BASICALLY BLUEGRASS BOYS. It’s a benefit for a wonderful public radio station, KCBX FM (www.kcbx.org) and that station’s principal annual fund-raiser.
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Sunrise Hotlicks: Redskunk Jipzee Swing Band, 8-8:45 am
Joe-Jam (workshop with Joe Craven) Workshop (Stage Too), 8-9:30 am
Sunrise Hotlicks: The Basically Bluegrass Boys, 9-9:45 am
Dawn Lambeth w/ Reynolds Brothers Rhythm Rascals, Early Jazz/Swing, 10-11 am
Mamadou Diabate, Malian kora master, 11:20 am-12:20 pm
Amanda Shaw & the Cute Guys, Cajun, 1-2:15 pm
Stage Too: Los Pinguos, 2:45-3:30 pm
Hotlicks Kids' Show: Storyteller Kirk Henning, 3-4 pm
Stage Too: Mamadou Diabate, 3:45-4:30 pm
Los Pinguos, hot Argentine folk groove, 5-6:15 pm
Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue, funked New Orleans jazz, 6:45-8:15 pm
The Subdudes, New Orleans rockin' R&B, blues and funk, 8:45-10:15 pm
Teen Concert (Stage Too) Tropo with special guest DJ Payne, 8-10 pm
Hot Licks Dance, Amanda Shaw and the Cute Guys, 10:30 pm-midnight
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Sat, Jun 20, Thu-Sun, Jun 18-21; in Colorado:
36th annual “TELLURIDE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL” in Telluride, Colorado, is one of the best music festivals in America. If you’re not already there, plan to go next year. Check it out at www.bluegrass.com/telluride
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Sat, Jun 20; in Pauma Valley, CA:
Noon-10 pm annual “ELYSIUM MIDSUMMER FESTIVAL” at La Jolla Indian Campground, 22000 Highway 76, Pauma Valley, CA 92061. Lineup includes ANDRE COMEAU and others. More at www.andrecomeau.com
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Annual “CHICAGO SUMMERFEST” centered at 2000 N Clark St (at Armitage), Lincoln Park, Chicago, IL, is a two-day summer festival with live music, an upscale art show, great food and drink and a family area for kids. The event draws 25,000 people. Includes a showcase of some of Lincoln Park’s finest eateries. Art show lines the Cultural Center property. $5 donation. Sat, noon-10 pm, Sun, 11am-9 pm. Info, 773-665-4682.
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Sat, Jun 20, every Sat:
8-10:30 am FREE ACOUSTIC CONCERT at Strings Music Store, 146 N Glendora Av, Ste 101, Glendora 91741; 626-914 4100. Sometimes featuring VIN FIZ FLYER. Another in a series of MORNING concerts. Free entertainment, tips only, in a great place, with nice people and good music. Vin Fiz Flyer tells us, “Old town Glendora is a kinda sleepy small Midwest town plopped into Southern California. These early morning concerts sound like a wacky idea, but they’re well-attended by musicians as well as music lovers! A car club meets at the Cafe next door every Saturday for breakfast, and they park their assorted ‘babies’ out front for you to peruse too. Come on by and start your weekend out right.” Check with venue to see if there is a concert scheduled for today.
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Sat, Jun 20; a “PICK-OF-THE-WEEK FOR ARTISTS:”
11 am-5 pm “ROCKSTAR PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP” with GILLI MOON is “a workshop for musicians, singer-songwriters and singers who want to get solid advice and practical techniques on how to own the stage, deliver a great show and rock the house.” Reservations & info, http://www.gillimoon.com/workshop. In Sherman Oaks.
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GILLI MOON is a singer-songwriter, recording artist, author, and consultant to artists and the music industry. She isd co-founder of the international Songsalive! organization. Workshop is $76 for Songsalive! members (join at www.songsalive.org/join), $100 for non-members.
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Sat, Jun 20, repeats every week:
11 am-12:30 pm “PACIFIC SONGWRITERS WORKSHOP” with G. F. MLELY, at Theater & Cabaret, 1535 Termino Av, Long Beach 90804. Info, Billie Kalua, songwriters@jazcraft.net or 562-494-9627. Ongoing, began Mar 31, 2007. $15 per workshop, minimum 4 workshops payable in advance; pre-registration required.
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Sat, Jun 20:
All-day Annual “SOLSTICE CELEBRATION AND CONCERT FOR THE WATERS” at Haramokngna American Indian Cultural Center, Angeles Crest Hwy & Mt. Wilson Rd, 15 miles above La Cañada 91011. Info, contact Kat, 310-455-1588; 626-449- 8975; katcalls@aol.com. Haramokngna is located in the Angeles National Forest, 14 miles east of the 210 Fwy aboveLa Canada Flintridge. Performers, vendors and non profits welcome. Info on this event and ongoing cultural workshops at www.haramokngna.org
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Sat, Jun 20, Saturdays, on web radio:
Noon-1 pm “UNSIGNED MUSIC SHOW” on WPMD with TEE-M and MIKE STARK is “a genre-busting show, where the UNsigned Revolution is on.” On the web at http://wpmd.org. Mike and TEE-M spin CDs 11 am-noon “from cutting-edge indie artists and bands,” (acoustic and electric) then welcome guests at noon, usually for all-acoustic live performances. The show rebroadcasts through the week; check site for details.
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Sat, Jun 20; a “PICK-OF-THE-WEEK FOR ARTISTS:”
1-3 pm “RAUL REYNOSO GUITAR WORKSHOP” at the Autry National Center / Autry Museum of the American West, 4700 Western Heritage Way, Griffith Park, L.A. 90027; 323-667-2000. The Western Music Association (WMA) presents the supremely talented Raul Reynoso for a must-attend guitar workshop in the classroom at the Autry National Center. To register (seats are limited!) call Marilyn Tuttle at 818-365-8709 or email lindaleegreen@earthlink.net
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For ten years, Raul Reynoso was the lead member of the "Thunder Mountain Boys" and "The Rhythm Brothers" at Disneyland. His incredible instrumental and vocal talent has made him one of California's most sought-after musicians and performers. Raul is a two-time Western Regional Flatpicking champion and he was twice nominated for Best Instrumentalist by the Western Music Association. Raul performed, produced and recorded for ten years with the award-winning Western music group, NEW WEST. He is most noted for his expertise on acoustic guitar and mandolin with a mastery of styles ranging from bluegrass and western swing to 30's jazz in the tradition of the legendary Django Reinhardt.
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Raul’s CD “Royal Street” earned him international acclaim from jazz reviewers in the US, UK and Europe. In 2006, he performed in the theatre/DVD production of “Primal Twang: The Legacy of the Guitar” alongside luminaries Doc Watson, Eric Johnson, Albert Lee, Mason Williams and Andrew York. Raul has been a guitar instructor for the Colorado Roots Music Camp, Booher Music Camp, and has done guitar clinics for the Jazzmasters Workshop. A very affordable two-hour workshop with him is a marvelous opportunity. Grab your guitar and join the fun.
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Getting to the Autry is a lot easier if you avoid the Zoo’s perpetual Sunday traffic jam at the Zoo Drive exit from the freeway. Use these directions, thoughtfully provided by WMA:
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Either: Exit the 5 at Los Feliz Bl, heading west; turn right into Griffith Park on Griffith Park Dr/Crystal Springs Dr; follow Crystal Springs Dr past the merry-go-round and past the golf course, to the Autry on your right.
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Come early: the workshop fee includes a complimentary admission to the Autry Museum, where you can see the current exhibition, “Sparkle and Twang,” Marty Stuart’s collection of country music memorabilia. That makes this quite a deal for $25.
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Sat, Jun 20, Saturdays, on web radio:
1-3 pm “CONTINENTAL DRIFT” Celtic and British Isle folk show, on KUSP in Santa Cruz, includes live performance-interviews with host CINDY ODOM on her long-running show. From the highlands of Scotland to the midlands of England and beyond, it’s traditional and contemporary music from Ireland and the other British Isles, with Celtic lore and Celtic-influenced folk and ethnic music from Europe and North America. Info, playlists, and web simulcast at www.kusp.org.
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Sat, Jun 20, alternate Saturdays, on web radio:
2 pm (Pacific) “ACOUSTIC HARMONY,” hosted by Mark Michaelis, from WGDR at 91.1 FM in the Green Mountains of Vermont, simulcast at www.wgdr.org. Mark sometimes hosts folk and acoustic renaissance artists in-studio for all-acoustic performance-interviews. He says, “The focus is on contemporary and traditional folk, singer-songwriters and local artists, but a little of anything and everything might creep-in. Whether it's Celtic, bluegrass, world music or even rock or blues, as long as it's got beautiful harmonies and melodies you might here it here on a Saturday afternoon.” More info, playlists, and archived performance-interviews at www.acoustic-harmony.com.
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Sat, Jun 20:
3-4 pm HUI brings Hawaiian music to the L.A. County “Free Concerts in Public Sites” series at Edendale Branch Library, 2011 W Sunset Bl, L.A. 90026; info, contact Joelle Dobrow at 213-207-3040.
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Sat, Jun 20, Saturdays, on web radio:
3-5 pm (Pacific) “A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION” always features live performances and skits and stories with host GARRISON KEILLOR, a regular cast of recording artists, and guests, whether broadcasting from various live venues across America, or from its home base in Minnesota. This initial “live” broadcast tiume each weekend is standard everywhere, though repeat times vary by station. In L.A., the show is broadcast on KPCC 89.3 FM, and repeats Saturday night, 6-8 pm and Sunday Noon-2 pm. But if you’re in L.A., it’s much better to find a web simulcast from somewhere; that’s because KPCC has no other music shows and they do not know how to control the levels for music performances, causing frequent peaking and signal cut-out.
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Sat, Jun 20; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
3:30 & 7 pm “IF CAN. CAN. IF NO CAN. NO CAN - HAWAI’IAN PIDGIN ENGLISH STORIES AND SLACK KEY GUITAR” with KAMAKA BROWN and slack key guitarist T. DAN HOFSTEDT and native Hawaiian band O’AHU, at the venue named in FolkWorks as L.A.’s best intimate acoustic listening room venue - The Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena; reserv 626-398-7917; info www.coffeegallery.com. Brown, a comic, writer, and producer born and raised in Hawai’i now lives in Southern California. He has a catalog of original stories written in Hawai’ian Pidgin English of pre-statehood Hawai’i told through the eyes of a child living in rural O’ahu. You will enjoy a nostalgic romp through the back roads of country living and the wide eyed wonder of being part of the blue collar neighborhoods of urban Honolulu. Brown’s shows are a “back porch” hang loose journey filled with stories, humor, memories and music.
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The Coffee Gallery Backstage’s Bob Stane says, “Kamaka Brown and his show of music and stories is one of my all-time favorite shows at The Coffee Gallery Backstage. This is an offering from a sharp, professional comedian and talented musician replete with a full cadre of supporting wits and players. This is a musical presentation with a generous serving of funny stagecraft. What a delight they are. He and his musician friends weave a tuneful spell between stories of childhood thrills, vivid memories and unique adventures. All from the perspective of soothing country life in sleepy Hawaii. Music is played. Philosophy is exchanged and native wisdom shared. And the music! If anyone in the audience does not like the multi-instrumental extravaganza they are ‘soul deprived’ and seriously humor impaired. The lyrics are clever and funny.”
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The show features slack key guitarist T. Dan Hofstedt. T. Dan has two CDs of his original compositions. “T. Dan has been influenced by the masters of slack key. His music flows sweet and melodic a perfect background to my stories,” Brown says. Native Hawai’ian band O’ahu joins Kamaka with musical selections drifting in and out of the story telling. More at www.kamakabrown.com. Tix, $15 matinee, $20 evening show.
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Sat, Jun 20, recurring:
4-6 pm SHAPE NOTE / SACRED HARP, “The Learners Group” in Santa Monica. Call Laura for location: 310-450-3516.
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Sat, Jun 20, 3rd Sat every month; in Port Townsend, WA:
5:30-8 pm monthy “PORT TOWNSEND CHANTEY SING” at the Courtyard Café (formerly Bread n Roses), 230 Quincy St, Port Townsend; 360-379-3355. Info, Tugboat Bromberg, 360-990-4873 or 360-598-1497. The “call and response” form of these work songs of the sea makes them easy to learn and fun to sing.
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Sat, Jun 20, every week:
6:30-10:30 pm Weekly BLUEGRASS CONCERT at Me n’ Ed’s Pizza Parlor, 4115 Paramount Bl (at Carson), Lakewood; 562-421-8908.
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Sat, Jun 20; in Lancaster:
6:30-10 pm monthly CONTRA DANCE with live music by DANANCE band at Lutheran Church of the Master, 725 E Ave J, Lancaster; 661-733-8106 or rm.trochim@verizon.net. Sponsors say, “Please bring a snack or dessert to share- keep your energy up!” $6 per adult; age 14 and younger, $2.
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Sat, Jun 20; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
7 pm (and 3:30 pm) “IF CAN. CAN. IF NO CAN. NO CAN - HAWAI’IAN PIDGIN ENGLISH STORIES AND SLACK KEY GUITAR” with KAMAKA BROWN and slack key guitarist T. DAN HOFSTEDT and native Hawaiian band O’AHU, at the venue named in FolkWorks as L.A.’s best intimate acoustic listening room venue - The Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena; reserv 626-398-7917; info www.coffeegallery.com. Brown, a comic, writer, and producer born and raised in Hawai’i now lives in Southern California. He has a catalog of original stories written in Hawai’ian Pidgin English of pre-statehood Hawai’i told through the eyes of a child living in rural O’ahu. You will enjoy a nostalgic romp through the back roads of country living and the wide eyed wonder of being part of the blue collar neighborhoods of urban Honolulu. Brown’s shows are a “back porch” hang loose journey filled with stories, humor, memories and music.
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The Coffee Gallery Backstage’s Bob Stane says, “Kamaka Brown and his show of music and stories is one of my all-time favorite shows at The Coffee Gallery Backstage. This is an offering from a sharp, professional comedian and talented musician replete with a full cadre of supporting wits and players. This is a musical presentation with a generous serving of funny stagecraft. What a delight they are. He and his musician friends weave a tuneful spell between stories of childhood thrills, vivid memories and unique adventures. All from the perspective of soothing country life in sleepy Hawaii. Music is played. Philosophy is exchanged and native wisdom shared. And the music! If anyone in the audience does not like the multi-instrumental extravaganza they are ‘soul deprived’ and seriously humor impaired. The lyrics are clever and funny.”
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The show features slack key guitarist T. Dan Hofstedt. T. Dan has two CDs of his original compositions. “T. Dan has been influenced by the masters of slack key. His music flows sweet and melodic a perfect background to my stories,” Brown says. Native Hawai’ian band O’ahu joins Kamaka with musical selections drifting in and out of the story telling. More at www.kamakabrown.com. Tix, $15 matinee, $20 evening show.
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Sat, Jun 20, every week:
7-9 pm “JUST PLAIN FOLKS ORANGE COUNTY” Group Singing, sponsored by the local chapter of the international Just Plain Folks; for info & loc, go to www.JPFolks.org.
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Sat, Jun 20; in Palmdale:
7 pm JOHN BERGSTROM brings authentic and original cowboy & western music to Butler's Coffee, 40125 10th St.West, Suite I, Palmdale 93551; 661-272-9530. Butler's owners, Pam & David Logan, are long-time lovers and supporters of acoustic music. Indeed, Pam is an accomplished musician and a member of the Browne Sisters. The venue serves food and drink, featuring fresh-roasted coffee, in a rich, comfortable setting. Butler's music guy, Kevin Burton Smith, has had great success in attracting excellent acoustic music to Butler's.
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Sat, Jun 20, 3rd Sat every month; in Lancaster:
7-9 pm monthly “DESERT SONG PRODUCTIONS FEATURED ARTIST / OPEN MIC” series at the Cedar Centre Theater, 44845 Cedar Av, Lancaster 93534. The series launched Jan 17, ’09 with a group that scored a “Listener Favorite” on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks.” Featured artist(s) perform 7-8 pm, followed by the OPEN MIC, 8-9 pm, where you can show off your own talents. Each open mic participant pays $5, and a panel of judges awards the pot to the best open mic performance. This event at this venue looks permanent, after a series of things at several venues. If you’re in the High Desert, go support it. Event info and lineup at http://desertsongfest.org .
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Sat, Jun 20, every week; in Tehachapi:
7 pm RICK SHEA & THE LOSIN’ END plus TREMOLOCO at Mama HillyBeans Coffee & Community, 426 E Tehachapi Bl, Tehachapi; www.mamahillybeans.com; 661-822-BEAN. Venue has great ambience, and food "made from scratch and about 95% organic." Traveling acts have varying admission prices; check venue's web site.
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Sat, Jun 20; in Hesperia:
JUNI FISHER plays a House Concert in Hesperia; reservations get directions, at music@oldwestattitude.com or call 951-538-7122. Juni Fisher has performed live on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks.” She is the 2008 Western Heritage Wrangler Award Winner; 2008 WMA Songwriter of the Year; 2007 WMA Song of the Year Songwriter; 2006 WMA Female Vocalist of the Year; 2005 AWA Western Female Performer of the Year; 2005 WMA Crescendo Award winner. More at www.junifisher.net
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Juni says, “Gary and his lovely bride came to a Big Hat Productions concert last summer, and were inspired to host some concerts in Hesperia (near Victorville, Apple Valley, Crestline, San Bernardino) so give him a call and get a seat saved.” $15 donation for the artist.
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Sat, Jun 20; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
7:30 DOUG MacLEOD, legendary acoustic bluesman, at Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City; www.boulevardmusic.com; 310-398-2583. Named in FolkWorks among the “Top Ten / Best of 2008 Best Live Acoustic Instrumentalists in L.A.,” he was nominated in late ’08 by the Blues Foundation for “Acoustic Blues Artist of The Year” for the 2009 Blues Music Awards. That FolkWorks recognition says, “He’s a remarkable slide player on his National guitar, and you’ll enjoy his vocals and stage banter, too.” More at www.doug-macleod.com. Venue’s website has a useful local dining guide. Tix, $15.
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Sat, Jun 20, 3rd Sat, every month; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
7:30-9 pm LOS ANGELES WOMEN IN MUSIC (LAWIM) presents “YOUNG TALENT NIGHT” at Kulak's Woodshed, 5230-1/2 Laurel Canyon Bl, North Hollywood; 818-766-9913; info / web simulcast at www.kulakswoodshed.com - named for “Best Web Simulcast” in “The Best of 2008 / Top Ten” in FolkWorks, at www.folkworks.org/content/view/35788/166.
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LAWIM presents this monthly series showcasing performers up to the age of 17. Sponsored by Daisy Rock and DayJams, it is part of LAWIM’s commitment to nurture younger artists and reach out to the community through music. This is NOT an “admission-by-donation” Kulak’s show. Tickets are sold by the participants, donations are made during the webcast, and sponsorships and contributions are received through the LAWIM website (www.lawim.com), all to fund the organization’s “Musical Gifts & Scholarship Program” for kids in need. Five talented young performers are invited to take the stage each month, and each leaves with a professional, 5-camera video of their performance.
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Slated to perform this month are BRITTANY GUTHZEIT, ISABELLA HAAGEN, ABBY MAVITY, JENNIFER LEVINSON, & PILAR PENARANDA. Hosted by LESLIE STODDARD. Event and series are sponsored by DayJams Rock Music Camp for kids age 8-15, and by Daisy Rock Guitar. The 3rd daisy Rock guitar this season will be gifted by LAWIM, this time to www.insideoutca.org and DayJams camp scholarships will be presented tonight to deserving kids, compliments of DayJams. More on the “YTN” program on the LAWIM website. All proceeds received tonight benefit LAWIM’s youth program.
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Sat, Jun 20; in the OC; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
7:30 pm 7:30 pm ALBERT & GAGE plus DAFNI play the “Living Traditions Concert Series,” at the Anaheim Downtown Community Center, 250 E Center St, Anaheim; reservations, 949-646-1964, www.thelivingtradition.org. Show info, www.thelivingtradition.org/tltbodyconcerts.html. ALBERT & GAGE, the marvelous Austin Texas-based duo of Christine Albert & Chris Gage, are out on their "Dakota Lullaby" California CD Release Tour. They have been heard on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks,” and are superb. The delightful Dafni has performed live on “TttT,” and earned a “Listener Favorite.” Dafni says, “I'll be joined by Peter Kavanaugh on lead guitar and Frank San Filippo on the upright bass.” More at www.myspace.com/albertandgage and www.myspace.com/dafni. All ages, $14.
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Sat, Jun 20, every week:
7:30-10:30 pm GRATEFUL DUDES weekly bluegrass concert at Vincenzo’s Pizza, 24500 Lyons Ave, Newhall; 661-259-6733. (Lyons exit, just off I-5.) This a long-running series, often, with very impressive performing guests.
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Sat, Jun 20, every Sat:
7:30 pm GRANT LANGSTON plays the “RANCH PARTY” tonight, 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. Performers have included DAVID SERBY, GRANT LANGSTON, 29 MULES, BOB WOODRUFF, OLD BULL, PSYCHEDELIC COWBOYS, PAUL CHESNE, NICOLE GORDON, and BUCKSWORTH. 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. More at www.grantlangston.com. No cover.
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Sat, Jun 20:
7:30-9:45 pm “UP THE TRAIL FROM TEXAS” Music/Art Showcase created & hosted by singer-songwriter MARK MORAN, at Tex Mex Grill, 2256 Route 66 (at Amelia Av), Glendora 91740. It’s a monthly music/art showcase featuring up-and-coming singer-songwriters in country, folk, pop, jazz, blues, and film music genres, and Mark adds, “And artists that have a vision of love, nature, healing or inspiration.” Mark is looking for performers for the July 18th show, and visual artists with art to display. In addition, he seeks those interested in helping to organize “an August extravaganza indoor and outdoor music and art event,” and he says, "The vision ignites the spark but the oneness creates the journey." The music group MYTHICALBIRD will be releasing a brand new CD, “Dreams From Ascendant Children.” More at www.mythicalbird.net and www.myspace.com/mythicalbird
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Sat, Jun 20, third Sat, every month:
7:30 pm “COFFEE HOUSE AT THE ONION” OPEN MIC at the Sepulveda Unitarian Universalist Society, 9550 Haskell Av, North Hills. A great place to showcase your new stuff. Coffee and cookies available by donation. (No longer on Fridays.) No cover.
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Sat, Jun 20, every Sat:
MISS MICKEY CHAMPION at the Ritz-Carlton Huntington Hotel bar, 1401 S Oak Knoll Av, Pasadena; 626-568-3900. L.A.’s legendary blueswoman plays an every-Fri & Sat residency. Artist info: www.mickeychampion.net. Start time varies; call venue.
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Sat, Jun 20; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm NATHAN McEUEN BAND featuring SCOTT GATES & CHUCK HAILES at The Fret House, 309 N Citrus, Covina 91723; 626-339-7020; www.frethouse.com. One of the musical sons of John McEuen with his fine originals and band of young stars.
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Sat, Jun 20, every week:
8-10 pm ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE, singer-songwriter or band, at Kulak's Woodshed, 5230-1/2 Laurel Canyon Bl, North Hollywood; 818-766-9913; info / web simulcast at www.kulakswoodshed.com - named for “Best Web Simulcast” in “The Best of 2008 / Top Ten” in FolkWorks, at www.folkworks.org/content/view/35788/166. 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, Jun 20, every Sat:
8 pm JOHN LISI & NEW ORLEANS DELTA FUNK plus THE BOBBY BLUEHOUSE BAND at the Arcadia Blues Club, 16 E Huntington Dr, Arcadia; 626-447-9349; www.arcadiabluesclub.com. The venue claims, “This is the greatest house band in America. Members over the years have included musicians who have played with Billy Joel, Aretha Franklin, The Pointer Sisters, The Jeff Healey Band and influences from John Lee Hooker, Van Morrison and Eric Burden.” Fri & Sat nights bring local blues bands as well as national acts. Acts booked include Chris Cain, Lil Charlie and the Nite Cats, Coco Montoya, Rod Piazza, James Intveld, Rosie Flores, Duke Robillard, Guitar Shorty, Gary Hoey, Wumbloozo, Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash and more. Website has lineups for specific dates and a tix link. Venue serves dinner Fri & Sat, 7 pm-2 am. $20.
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Sat, Jun 20:
8 pm GORAN BREGOVIC WEDDING AND FUNERAL ORCHESTRA plays the UCLA Live! series 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. A household name in his native Balkans for more than three decades as a film composer and rock musician, Bregovic has been broadening his appeal around the world with his ecstatic, eclectic and charismatic style of gypsy dance music. The Spanish paper El Pais described the group as “one of the most beautiful symphonies of Old World Europe … [Bregovic] creates the most breath-taking music on this continent … intense, vigorous, colorful, passionate, exotic, fascinating.” With a lively ensemble that includes a Serbian gypsy band, a 12-piece classical string orchestra, a fifteen-man choir, an electric guitarist and rock drummer, and one gypsy and two Bulgarian female vocalists, this ensemble “is perhaps the largest, most diverse and most irresistible world music group to hit the Royce Hall stage,” says the promo. If you like world music, this will be an excellent choice for you. Same show, Fri & Sat. Tix, $70, $54, $42, $28; UCLA students $15.
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Sat, Jun 20; in Santa Barbara:
8 pm THE WAYBACKS plus JASON SPOONER play the “Sings Like Hell” concert series at the Lobero Theatre, 33 E Canon Perdido St, Santa Barbara; 805-963-0761; www.lobero.com.
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Sat, Jun 20, third Sat, every month:
8 pm "JAVA WITH JAVELYN" series tonight brings CARRIE WADE and others to the UnUrban Coffee House, 3301 Pico Bl, Santa Monica. Carrie tells us, “…really great raffle prizes! The evening offers an array (did I just say ‘array?’) of fine singer-songwriters.” This event is a pre-booked artist showcase, not an open mic. Javelyn holds a companion event every 1st Fri with an opne mic, at another venue, at 6:30 pm; see that calendar listing. Info, www.javawithjavelyn.com. $3 cover.
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Sat, Jun 20, 3rd Sat, every month:
8 pm-midnight SONGMAKERS “CARS AND GUITARS SONG CIRCLE” in Camarillo; for location, contact Pat Cronin, CarsAndGuitarsSongCircle@songmakers.org or 805-236-7954; www.songmakers.org.
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Sat, Jun 20, 3rd Sat, ODD-numbered months only:
8 pm-midnight SONGMAKERS “SOUTH BAY HOOT” in Redondo Beach; for location, contact info@Songmakers.org or 310-376-0222. www.songmakers.org.
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Sat, Jun 20:
9 pm WUMBLOOZO brings da blues to the Steel Pit, 7279 Foothill Bl, Tujunga 91042; www.steelpit.com. Herbie Katz tells us, “The dance floor is approximately 12 x 25 feet. The sound system is top notch. The stage lighting and dance floor lighting is great. The place is casual and friendly. For those of you who have never been there, think of it as a scaled down version of Joes Great American Bar & Grill in Burbank. The bar and extensive menu are detailed on their website. Wumbloozo will start playing at 9 pm, blues time.” More at www.wumbloozo.com
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Sat, Jun 20:
9 pm 21st CENTURY BLUES plays at Cat Man Blu, 51 S Pine Av, Long Beach 90802; 562-216-1590. It’s “a night of smokin' blues the way you like it.” More at www.myspace.com/bluesharp1com. Free parking, venue is 21+, no cover.
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Sat, Jun 20, every week:
9 pm LIVE MUSIC (artists tba) at the Cowboy Palace Saloon, 21635 Devonshire St (Devonshire & Owensmouth), Chatsworth 91311; www.cowboypalace.com; 818-341-0166. Live music 7 nights a week, sometimes acoustic, sometimes electric. Preceded by free line / couple dance lessons with Charlotte, 7-9 pm. No cover.
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Sat, Jun 20:
9:30 pm GINA VILLALOBOS plays Crane's Tavern, 1611 N El Centro, Hollywood 90028. She’s been heard on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks,” and if you’re in the mood for a raucous big talent, you’ve found the right place.
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10 pm KEN O'MALLEY AND THE TWILIGHT LORDS at the Auld Dubliner, 71 Pine Av, Long Beach; 562-437-8300; www.aulddubliner.com. Ken earned a “Listener Favorite” on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks,” and the radio show brought the world premiere of his CD, “Omaille,” on its way to awards and global airplay. Ken O’Malley & The Twilight Lords bring authentic and original Irish music, with his fine voice and wonderful instrumentation.
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Sat, Jun 20:
10:30 pm THE CHEATIN' KIND plus GROOVY REDNECKS at the Cinema Bar, 3967 Sepulveda Bl (between Washington & Venice), Culver City 90230; 310-390-1328; www.myspace.com/thecinemabar; music series hotline 310-250-1317. TCK’s Babs tells us, “Come fill up on our particular brand of mischief at The Cinema cuz' we ain't gonna' be back in Culver City 'til the third week of August. Come bid a fond farewell to the only all-Hawaiian rhythm section in Los Angeles honky-tonk! The bass playing raven-haired beauty stays, but they guy behind the drums goes! We're on at 10:30 followed up by our pals Groovy Rednecks. Dust off your dancing shoes, put on a brand new shirt and come shake it up with The Cheatin' Kind.” Venue is 21+. No cover, bring $ for the tip jar.
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Sat, Jun 20, every week; on TV:
11 pm-12 am "AUSTIN CITY LIMITS" on KLCS (check your cable co.; broadcast TV Ch. 58). Recent editions have happily featured classic Americana artists, rather than the dearth of alt rockers who dominated for several months.
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Sunday’s “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” picks beging with three that run all day: they are the closing days of the Live Oak and Huck Finn Festivals, plus the 2nd annual return of “Make Music Pasadena,” one of the US centers of exported-from-France “Fete de la Musique.” There are individual shows, too, and these make our “picks:” Michto Pelo in Altadena, at 7 pm; Scotland’s Old Blind Dogs at the Theatricum Botanicum in Topanga at 7:30 pm.
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A BUNCH happens this weekend, as two of THE best LOCAL acoustic music festivals conclude today (see the listings, below, and the full lineups for each festival, in Friday’s listings of “Local Festivals”). Whatever you plan, keep in mind that the annual “Make Music Pasadena” returns on Sunday as a US centerpiece of the French-originated “Fete de la Musique.” And if you’re reading this in Colorado, you certainly know that the Telluride Bluegrass Festival runs through today there (see next section).
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Sun, Jun 21; Fri-Sun, Jun 19-21; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
The 33rd annual “HUCK FINN JUBILEE COUNTRY & BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL” brings headliners RICKY SKAGGS, DAILEY & VINCENT, THE GRASCALS, THE LONESOME RIVER BAND and many more, at Mojave Narrows Regional Park, Victorville. Featured on "A World of Festivals" television program and called "One of Eight Great American Festivals" in Newsweek, the festival won the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) 2001 "Bluegrass Event of the Year." Tales of life on the River, jumping frogs and the arrival of a small town circus signal the return of Huck Finn's Jubilee. The Father's Day weekend event becomes an escape into a new summer, where families pack the camper with kids, banjos and fishing poles. Ricky Skaggs, Mark Twain Live, a Route 66 Car Show and the California State Arm Wrestling Championships are all here, at this family-friendly where you can "Run Away with Huck Finn." You are invited to compete in the Deering Banjo Championship at Huck Finn. 1st place wins a Deering "Calico Model" Banjo and case valued at $4,000.00, 2nd place wins $200,00 and 3rd place wins $100.00. Contest will be limited to 12 entries. There are many other activities that you can enjoy while you are there, like Hot Air Balloon Rides, Mountain Man Village, Workshops, Water Park, Car Show, Arm Wrestling, Fence Painting, Line Dancing and more. Info, www.huckfinn.com
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Sunday:
9:30 am - Julie Wingfield
10:20 am - Hey Boyz
11:10 am - Lonesome River Band
12 Noon - Great Western Cow Chip Throwing Championship
1:10 pm - Don Edwards
2 pm - Julie Wingfield
2:50 pm - Sawmill Road
3:40 pm - Lonesome River Band
4:20 pm - Don Edwards
5 pm - Break
6 pm - Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
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Sun, Jun 21, Fri-Sun, Jun 19-21; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
The 21st annual “LIVE OAK MUSIC FESTIVAL” in the hills above Santa Barbara, brings a lineup with RODNEY CROWELL, ANONYMOUS 4 with DAROL ANGER & SCOTT LAW, THE SUBDUDES, DAVE ALVIN & THE GUILTY WOMEN, JIM LAUDERDALE BLUEGRASS BAND, OLD BLIND DOGS, MAMADOU DIABATE, TROMBONE SHORTY AND ORLEANS AVENUE, PO' GIRL, LOS PINGUOS, TERRY EVANS, AMANDA SHAW AND THE CUTE GUYS, GIRLYMAN, MASANGA MARIMBA ENSEMBLE, RANCHO DELUXE, DAWN LAMBETH with the REYNOLDS BROTHERS, RHYTHM RASCALS, REDSKUNK JIPZEE SWING BAND, THE CACHE VALLEY DRIFTERS, ANDREW JACKSON AND DUENDE, & THE BASICALLY BLUEGRASS BOYS. It’s a benefit for a wonderful public radio station, KCBX FM (www.kcbx.org) and that station’s principal annual fund-raiser.
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Sunday:
Sunrise Hotlicks: Andrew Jackson and Duende, fingerstyle guitar, 8-8:45 am
Joe-Jam (workshop with Joe Craven) Stage Too, 8-9:30 am
Sunrise Hotlicks: Cache Valley Drifters, Americana, 9-9:45 am
Po' Girl, soulful and harmonious urban, 10-11 am
Masanga Marimba Ensemble, Zimbabwe and Latin America, 11:30 am-12:30 pm
Jim Lauderdale Bluegrass Band, Grammy-winning bluegrass, 1-2:15 pm
Stage Too: Girlyman, 2:45-3:30 pm
Hotlicks Stage: Kids Talent Show, 2:45-4:30 pm
Stage Too: Masanga Marimba Ensemble, 3:45-4:30 pm
Girlyman, three-part harmony folk pop, 5-6:15 pm
Anonymous 4 with Darol Anger & Scott Law, Grammy-winning early Americana, 6:45-8 pm
Rodney Crowell, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, 8:30-10 pm
Joe Dickerson, Scottish Highland bagpipes, 10 pm
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Sun, Jun 21; Thu-Sun, Jun 18-21; in Colorado:
36th annual “TELLURIDE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL” in Telluride, Colorado, is one of the best music festivals in America. If you’re not already there, plan to go next year. Check it out at www.bluegrass.com/telluride
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LOS ANGELES AREA acoustic music performances:
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Sun, Jun 21; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
All-day “MAKE MUSIC PASADENA” returns for a second year, after being one of the US centers of last year’s import from France of their annual “FETE DE LA MUSIQUE.” Ten stages throughout downtown Pasadena host live music, some indoors, some outdoors. One established early is the beautiful theater-like auditorium stage in the Pasadena Central Library, 285 E Walnut St, Pasadena 91101; 626-744-4066; www.cityofpasadena.net/library/events. In addition to all the other stages around town, The library has a fine lineup, through the afternoon (and it’s air-conditioned). JAMES HURLEY and MARINA V, two of the artists named in FolkWorks among the “Best of 2008 / Top Ten,” are performing there (both have performed live on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks,” as have Lisa Turner, Dale LaDuke, and Debbie Berry.
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Ride the Gold Line light rail and save expensive parking. Get off at the Memorial Park Station and you’re within walking distance of most venues, and short bus rides to the others.
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Things get underway at 9:15 am at one venue, the Cote D’Azur Spa (88 N Fair Oaks Av); here’s their lineup:
STARLA & EDWARD at 9:15 am
CARLOS REYNOSA at 10:30 am
KARLITO at 12 pm
GEMMA at 1 pm
JAYLA at 2 pm
JAIME BECHTOLD at 4 pm
CARLOS REYNOSA at 4:15 pm
GREG WERTIME at 4:45 pm
GARY TAYLOR PEACE INTENTION GLOBAL PRAYER at 5 pm
MARK WITHERSPOON at 5:10 pm
KELLY HARPER at 5:20 pm
HEAR KITTY KITTY at 6 pm
JOEY GIAN at 6:30 pm
GREG WEIRTIME at 7 pm
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Here’s the Central Library Stage schedule (285 E Walnut St, indoors; our favorite today):
WILLOW BEND BAND, including their dulcimers, at 1:30 pm
DEBBIE BERRY at 2 pm
DALE LaDUKE at 2:30 pm
JAMES HURLEY, multiple award-winning singer-songwriter at 3 pm
LISA TURNER at 3:30 pm
MARINA V at 4 pm
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The One Colorado Stage (1 Colorado Bl, outdoors) kicks-off at 3 pm:
ELIZA RICKMAN at 3 pm
THE WHISPERTOWN 2000 at 4 pm
MIRAH at 5:30 pm
JUANA MOLINA at 7 pm
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Levitt Pavilion in Memorial Park (85 E Holly, outdoors) will host some nicely diverse acts today; unfortunately, its summer season is nearly all “world beat” acts after today, so enjoy the nice venue today. Here’s the schedule:
ASHEBA at 1 pm
CHASE ALLEN at 2:30 pm
ERIC JOHN KAISER (presented by the French Cultural Services) at 3:30 pm
TETE (presented by the French Cultural Services) at 4:15 pm
RED MOLLY (the only folk-Americana band here today) at 5:15 pm
QUETZAL at 6:30 pm
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Armory Center for the Arts Stage (145 N Raymond, indoor stage) has an interesting lineup:
DAVID VIDAL at 2 pm
THE BLACK SHEEP at 3 pm
MARY COPPIN at 4 pm
JOHN STOWERS at 5 pm
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The Alliance Francaise Stage (34 E Union, outdoors) offers:
THE LILA ELEMENTARY BAND at 3 pm
AMY CLARKE, innovative pianist/vocalist, at 4 pm
DANIEL BRUMMEL at 5 pm
THE FOUR FATHERS at 6 pm
CHARLES CHEMERY (presented by the French Cultural Services) at 7 pm
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Other stages are listed at the event’s website (url below).
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Make Music Pasadena is a FREE musical celebration throughout Pasadena, on World Music Day, the Summer Solstice. Today, disseminating from its origins in France, sidewalks, parks, courtyards, alleys, building lobbies and other unconventional performance spaces become spontaneous musical stages and social gathering places. Both professional and amateur musicians bring their musical talents to the streets of Pasadena and perform to new crowds. Internationally-known artists perform at two main stages – One Colorado and Levitt Pavilion.
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Nick Smith, one of the well-known bookers of the Caltech Folk Music Series, tells us about his role in this event: “On absurdly short notice, some of us are putting on a show -- technically, a bunch of shows, all at the same time. Last year, with more planning time, we managed to create 80 music stages. This year, since we didn't get the go-ahead until 3 weeks ago, it's smaller, but still really great. The event includes all kinds of music, but there will be a strong presence of folk and acoustic music.”
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There’s a show including folk and world music at the Levitt Pavilion in Memorial Park, where RED MOLLY looks like a fine bet, and QUETZAL and TETE are both scheduled there, as well.
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Armory Center for the Arts (across the street from Memorial Park) returns with an Americana stage (indoors), like they had last year. Their lineup includes MARY COPPIN, DAVID VIDAL, and JOHN STOWERS.
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The One Colorado stage is very eclectic, but includes at least one artist who is heading up to the “Winnepeg Folk Festival” in a couple of weeks, an indy artist from the Northwest named MIRAH.
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The central website is www.makemusicpasadena.org. Things are being posted daily, as acts and venues confirm. All events are free.
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Sun, Jun 21, recurring:
9 am-1 pm “CLAREMONT FARMER'S MARKET” has live acoustic music in downtown Claremont. RON ELY plays songs of the sea and more on 2nd St between Yale Av and Indian Hill, in old downtown Claremont. Artist’s info, www.myrecordlabel.net/ronely.
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10 am-2 pm LIVE MUSIC at WEST L.A. FARMERS MARKET, 11360 Santa Monica Bl (at Corinth); www.westlafarmersmarket.com. Includes free raffle for Farmers Market fresh food. A nice, permanent band shell stage and good sound system distinguish this one. Usually the first act performs from 10 or 10:30 am-noon, there’s a second act noon-1 pm, a break for the raffle of market goodies, and the final act performs 1:15-2 pm. This is a well-structured event. Free wifi at the farmers market and throughout the West L.A. Civic Center Plaza, and Free kids crafts table operated by volunteers 9 am-2 pm, both sponsored by West L.A. Neighborhood Council www.wlanc.com. When you are on the plaza with your laptop, select wlancwifi as your free wireless network. Free event. Map to free parking, www.westlafarmersmarket.com/Location.htm.
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Sun, Jun 21, every week:
10 am & 1 pm “GOSPEL BRUNCH” at House of Blues Sunset Strip, 8430 Sunset Bl, West Hollywood; 323-848-5100.
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10 am & 1 pm “GOSPEL BRUNCH” at House of Blues Anaheim, 1530 S Disneyland Dr, Anaheim; 714-778-2583.
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Sun, Jun 21, repeats every fourth Sun:
11 am-4 pm OLD TIME MUSIC JAM, TRADITIONAL SOUTHERN FIDDLE AND BANJO, hosted by BRETT WALLER, at Audubon Nature Center, Debs Park “in the Arroyo,” 4700 N Griffin Av, Highland Park; off the 110 Fwy. Link to the Audubon center has a map: http://www.audubon-ca.org/debs_park.htm. Enter through the main portal of the Audubon center, out to the grounds, pass the pond and wind up the path to under the shade of the old pepper tree. Info, call Brett, 323-441-2113.
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Sun, Jun 21:
Noon-3 pm “SOLSTICE SING FOR PEACE” folk peace concert with BILL BURNETT and DUANE THORIN at the venue named in FolkWorks as L.A.’s best intimate acoustic listening room venue - The Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena; reserv 626-398-7917; info www.coffeegallery.com.
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This event is part of the nationwide “Solstice Sing For Peace” in many places today (www.solsticesingforpeace.com). BILL BURNETT and DUANE THORIN are the host singer-songwriter-performers, and they invite all acoustic bands and singers, and the public, “to come and raise a voice for peace and justice, and have some fun with all the great old and new protest and justice songs.”
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Duane says, “We're still fighting in Iraq & Afghanistan and in hot spots all over the world. Plus we're bailing-out banks, insurance companies, and car manufacturers while ordinary citizens are being tossed out of their homes. Join the Citizen's Band! Come with a song or a voice to raise. Ring in the Summer Solstice with The Altadena Citizen's Band, because unfortunately peace has not yet broken out.” Call Duane Thorin at 323-627-0662 if you need info or want to perform, or just show up. No one turned away unless the room reaches capacity; $5 optional donation to pay for the room.
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Sun, Jun 21, 3rd Sun, every month:
Noon-3 pm Monthly “WESTERN MUSIC ASSOCIATION SOUTHERN CAL JAM SESSION” is really a song circle, and named in FolkWorks as co-winner of L.A.’s “Best Monthly Listening Room Series” - on the Heritage Court Stage in the Autry National Center (Autry Museum), 4700 Western Heritage Way, Griffith Park; 818-971-5002; www.museumoftheamericanwest.org. WMA California Chapter meeting follows. All performing musicians (whether or not they are Autry members or WMA members) get in free, and each may bring one guest. In addition, on WMA jam days at the Autry, all WMA members (whether or not they are perfoming) are admitted free (w/ WMA membership ID) 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 [café] first, then stop by for some music.” Info on event and participating at www.westernmusic.org. This is a very well-attended, very popular song circle, wherein each performer or group does a song in turn, possibly backed instrumentally by others in the circle. Its expansion from two hours (1-3 pm) to three hours (noon-3 pm) came at the invitation of the Autry, beginning in May, 2009. Museum gen’l adm $9 adults, $3 kids age 12 and under.
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Sun, Jun 21, 3rd Sun, every month; a “PICK-OF-THE-WEEK FOR ARTISTS:”
Noon-3 pm SONGSALIVE! monthly “LOS ANGELES WORKSHOP,” this time with music industry guest speaker JENNIFER LYNEIS, at The Finnish Center, 10701 Magnolia Bl (E of Vineland), North Hollywood 91601; 818-506-3850 for directions only.
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Jennifer’s topic is “Branding and Corporate Sponsorship.” She is specifically looking “for songs for Commercials with Key Brands for Fall Advertising Campaigns and For Campaigns for 2010.”
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Each monthly workshop features a music industry guest speaker, in a setting for songwriters to gather, share their songs, gain feedback and develop relationships within the songwriting community. The first half of each session is an in-the-round workshop, where each writer presents one song, on tape or CD or live. The second half includes the guest speaker and an industry discussion, with time to talk, enjoy coffee and network.
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For over ten years, JENNIFER LYNEIS crafted a solid expertise in consumer promotions and marketing for the music and entertainment industry. Her innovative concepts in marketing recording artist through large corporate events attracted attention from record labels, movie studios, and booking agents nation wide. “I believe we can bring new acts to the attention of the buying public with great rewards to the corporate sponsors and all involved.” She has coordinated tour sponsorship for Miller Brewing Company, Heineken, TMobile, and Verizon to name a few as well as various charities benefiting arts and entertainment. “Aligning your artist with a major Brand is a more effective way to bring it to the masses and current ever changing market.” Jennifer’s work promoting acts to national radio has earned her Top 40 Promotion team of the year in 2003, Hot AC Record Promoter of the Year in 2004 and AC record promoter of the year in 2008. She has worked with Grammy award winning and nominated acts such as Jack Johnson, Brian McKnight, Nelly Furtado, and Barry Manilow to name a few as well as numerous up and coming acts. Jennifer Lyneis has become a staple in the music industry as one of the most sought after radio promotion and sponsorship consultants.. As an expert in her field, she is consistently sought after by major and independent labels. Lyneis is an ASCAP member as a songwriter and publisher through her publishing company Mascara Rain. JENNIFER LYNEIS is President of Ue3 Promotions a marketing firm specializing in Artist Development, Radio Promotion, Corporate Sponsorship acquisitions and a state of the art division handling Music Licensing for Film, Television and Video. The company’s mission is to provide a haven for developing acts that require old-fashioned artist development, as they build mainstream status.
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Hosted by Paul Lawrence Moyer. Info on guest speaker, or pre-registration, at 310-238-0359 or www.songsalive.org/losangeles for rules, speakers & what to bring. These events start promptly. $10 (just increased this month), or free for Songsalive! members.
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Sun, Jun 21, every week:
12:30-5 pm “BRUNCH AMERICANA” show, hosted by Hillbilly DJ Jeff at The Redwood Bar, 316 W 2nd St, downtown L.A. 90012. It’s a four-act musical afternoon. David Serby has played it, and he tells us, “Get there early for great food and drinks. [It’s] live, independent Western Country Music in Los Angeles!”
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Sun, Jun 21, every week:
12:30 pm families; 1:30 pm adults only COMMUNITY DRUM CIRCLES at Rock Rose Gallery/Productions & Arroyo Books, 4108 N Figueroa St, Sycamore Grove; 323-222-4740; rockroseart@yahoo.com; www.rockrosegallery.com. Every Sun, 12:30 pm families, 1:30 pm adults only. Bring your own drum or percussion instrument to the drum circle or use one of those provided by the gallery. Taught by Mr Blue, a versatile artist from New York.
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Sun, Jun 21, 3rd Sunday, every month:
1-5 pm SONGMAKERS “EAST VALLEY HOOT” in Van Nuys; for location, contact Barbara Greenspan, EastValleyHoot@songmakers.org or 818-780-5979; www.songmakers.org.
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Sun, Jun 21, repeats every fourth Sun:
1-5 pm BLUEGRASS JAM at Torrance Elks Lodge, 1820 Abalone Av, Torrance. Info, Bill Elliott, 909-678-1180 or Bob & Lynn Cater, 310-678-1180.
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Sun, Jun 21, repeats every fourth Sun, in Temecula:
OPEN JAM SESSION IN TEMECULA at The Nettworks Ranch, Menifee Valley, in the Temecula / Murrieta Valley, a few miles N of the I-215 / I-15 split, in that triangle. Take Scott Rd W 2 miles off I-215, or Bundy Canyon Rd E 4 miles off I-15. Turn S on Daily Rd; first ranch on right; info, Diana Nett, The Nettworks Ranch, 951-679-7951 or 909-239-5154.
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1:30 pm WELSH CHOIR, for location, contact Rutthy: 818-507-0337.
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Sun, Jun 21:
2-4 pm “EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN DOING EXTRAORDINARY THINGS” brings a program titled ” Beyond the Stars” with speakers Kelcey Fry, Toni-Ann Walker, and Matthew Mungle, at The Jonathan Club, Downtown, in The Cabrillo Room, 4th Floor, 545 S Figueroa, L.A. 90071; venue, 213-624-0881. Sponsoring organization and program info at www.womenadventurers.org
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Kelcey Fry, Toni-Ann Walker and Matthew Mungle are three very talented artists who work behind the scenes, up close and personal with Hollywood’s biggest stars. They help influence and develop the movie stars’ characters on the big screen. They are three individuals who are dedicated to their craft and the creative challenge of artist. These gifted artists have had adventures which most of us will never experience.
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Toni-Ann Walker works as a renowned hair designer to the stars, and has a background in Psychology, Fine Arts and film making. Her adventurers have taken her to exotic locations forbidden to many. She is able to witness the creative process of the finest actors and directors, and helps create what happens between the written word and the final product we see on the big screen. Some actors on her list include Steve Martin, whom she works with often, Debra Winger, Jessica Lange, Jaime Lee Curtis, Russell Crowe and Jaime Lee Curtis.
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Matthew Mungle is renowned for his use of gelatin prosthetics to achieve subtle aging effects. He was recently contracted to provide designs and prosthetics for the 8th series of the “XFiles.’ Matthew is an Academy Award winner and won his Oscar for his work on “Dracula.” He was nominated 22 times for work on “Schindler’s List”, Ghosts of Mississippi, “Edward Scissorhands” and the recent series ”John Adams,” as well as many other films.
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Note that Figueroa is a one-way street going north. The Jonathan Club is on the west side of the street. Enter the garage for valet parking. The concierge will direct you to the Cabrillo Room, 4th floor. Parking fee is $10. On a Sunday, there may be street parking nearby. Parking is validated if you have brunch. Remember to leave your cell phones in your car before entering the Club.
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Reservations required, to Mary Schiendler at maryschiendler@hotmail.com or 949-759-5611. They ask you to let them know if you will have the Sunday Brunch in the Jonathan Club Tap Room for $20 at 12:30 pm, before the meeting. Hosts encourage you to bring guests. Light refreshments served. Meeting admission for non-members is $ 20.
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Sun, Jun 21, recurring:
3-5:30 pm JAZZ COMPOSERS WORKSHOP at Rock Rose Gallery/Productions & Arroyo Books, 4108 N Figueroa St, Sycamore Grove; 323-222-4740; rockroseart@yahoo.com; www.rockrosegallery.com. Every Sunday.
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Sun, Jun 21, every Sun:
4-8 pm “SANTA CLARITA VALLEY BLUES SOCIETY MONTHLY JAM” hosted by 21st CENTURY BLUES BAND at The Londoner Pub, 18511 Soledad Canyon Rd, Canyon Country (near Santa Clarita) 91351. They tell us, “You never know who will show up. There’s always lots of great music and fun. The Londoner serves up some free food for these Sunday Jams, so come hungry. Don’t forget to bring your instrument - we’d love to hear your music!” More,www.myspace.com/santaclaritavalleybluessociety and www.scvblues.org. All ages, free.
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Sun, Jun 21, every week:
4-7 pm “IRISH MUSIC SESSION” weekly at Finn McCool, 2702 Main St, Santa Monica; 310-452-1734.
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Sun, Jun 21, every week:
4-7 pm “IRISH MUSIC SESSION” weekly at Auld Dubliner, 71 S Pine Av, Long Beach; 562-437-8300; www.aulddubliner.com.
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Sun, Jun 21, every week:
4-6 pm “BEGINNERS IRISH MUSIC SESSION” weekly at Celtic Arts Center at Theatre Unlimited, 10943 Camarillo St, North Hollywood; 818-760-8322; www.celticartscenter.com.
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Sun, Jun 21, every week, through the spring & summer:
5-9 pm “THE GRAND OLE ECHO” country & roots series today brings DAVE GLEASON, OLD CALIFORNIO, NICOLE GORDON, STEVEN CASPER & COWBOY ANGST, and THE BLACK TONGUED BELLS to The Echo, 1822 Sunset Bl, Echo Park 90026; www.myspace.com/thegrandoleecho. Several acts on the main stage indoors, plus more live music on the Back Porch Stage, where there’s a BBQ available.
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DAVE GLEASON returns with OLD CALIFORNIO backing him up. They'll be doing some Gleason songs, some Old Californio songs and meeting in the middle with favorite country tunes. NICOLE GORDON and her band return, and you will be able to see why Performing Songwriter Magazine says, "Her voice is arguably one of the strongest and most soulful in the City of Angels." Of course, if you heard Nicole any of the times she’s performed live on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks,” or if you called-in to help make hera “Listener Favorite” on “TttT,” then you already know. Newcomer to the GOE mainstage, but a Grand Ole Echo fan since day one, STEVEN CASPER & COWBOY ANGST open the show. On the back porch stage is the old time swampiness of THE BLACK TONGUED BELLS. Hear music by all of ‘em at www.myspace.com/thegrandoleecho. The series brings a full lineup each week. Venue has a full bar. All ages, no cover.
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Sun, Jun 21, 3rd Sunday, every month; in the OC:
5-7 pm ONE FOOT IN at Java Joe's, 4973 Yorba Ranch Rd (in strip mall at Yorba Linda Bl & Yorba Ranch Rd), Yorba Linda 92887; 714-970-7988. They are RUSS LEWARK, MICHAEL R. GARDNER & JEFF NEWELL, joined by KEVIN GORE to form the quartet, then by drummer T.J. TARRANCE DeFRIEZ for the big band. They’re a fun rootsy string band, they’ve performed live on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks,” and they tell us, “We're excited about now doing regular monthly performances at Java Joe's in Yorba Linda… playing in the early evening for those that have to work the next day. Come out and gather with us against the cold, cruel world. We want to sing away your troubles. Bring 'em on down.” As for the venue, the guys say, “Mmmmm, wine & beer & coffee & tea & atmosphere & company at Java Joe's alone is worth the trip. Chuck, the owner, only serves what he likes to drink and his good taste really shows. Come, sit on a comfy couch, have a slosh and groove to the sounds of One Foot In!” New residency, beginning Jan 18, ’09. More at www.onefootin.com
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Sun, Jun 21, every week:
5 pm LIVE MUSIC (artists tba) and WEEKLY COMPLIMENTARY BBQ at the Cowboy Palace Saloon, 21635 Devonshire St (Devonshire & Owensmouth), Chatsworth 91311; www.cowboypalace.com; 818-341-0166. (BBQ changed to 5-8 pm, effective July 4.) Live music 7 nights a week, sometimes acoustic, sometimes electric. Preceded by free line dance lessons with Bonnie, 4-6 pm. Every Sunday they “light up the 'ol barbie and throw on anything from marinated tri-tip beef to good 'ol hamburgers. Every BBQ is served with all the fixin's, like baked beans, vegetables, rice, cole slaw, potato salad and more.” They tell us, “If you're looking for something really fun and different to do on Sundays, then head on down to The Cowboy Palace Saloon for dance lessons at 4, mouthwatering BBQ at 5, and a hot country band starting at 6!” No cover.
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Sun, Jun 21; near Santa Barbara:
5-8 pm SEAN WIGGINS with her full LONE GOAT Band plays the Paradise Store, 1 Paradise Rd, Santa Barbara; 805-967-3254. Sean tells us, “You can get BBQ and a 6 pack and come out and hang in the beautiful hills above Santa Barbara.” Sean has twice performed live on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks” and earned a “Listener Favorite” there. More at www.SeanWiggins.com - www.MySpace.com/SeanWiggins. No cover.
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Sun, Jun 21, every week; on web radio:
5 pm (Pacific) “MOUNTAIN STAGE,” the long-time NPR roots music show with live performances, hosted by Larry Groce, from the West Virginia University Creative Arts Center in Morgantown, WV. No L.A. broadcast station carries this incredibly popular show (or any other NPR syndicated folk-Americana performance-interview show) but you can find a simulcast from any of many other stations at www.mountainstage.org or get info at 304-293-SHOW.
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Sun, 3rd Sun, every month; in Arroyo Grande:
5:30-8:30 pm "BLUEGRASS JAM SESSION" at the SLO Down Pub, 1200 E Grand Av (at Brisco), Arroyo Grande; 805-481-4015. Hosted by Roger Siminoff; info, siminoff@siminoff.net. All welcome.
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Sun, Jun 21, every week:
6-8 pm CLIFF WAGNER & THE OLD NUMBER 7 play a new “Sunday Happy Hour” residency at the Cinema Bar, 3967 Sepulveda Bl (between Washington & Venice), Culver City 90230; 310-390-1328; music series hotline 310-250-1317; www.myspace.com/thecinemabar. Venue is 21+. No cover, bring $ for the tip jar. You’ve seen them on TV, as final-round finalists on “America’s Next Great Band,” and they made it to #29 on the Americana charts at the close of 2008. Bluegrass-Americana music and drink specials on the West Side. More at www.oldnumber7.net.
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Sun, Jun 21, 3rd Sun, every month:
6-10 pm “GRIMM / BIG FISH / PRO BLUES JAM” at The Big Fish, 5230 San Fernando Rd, Glendale; 818-244-6442. With KATHRYN GRIMM on guitar & vocals, BILL ORR on bass & vocals, FRANKIE SALEMMO on drums. Other musicians take part by invitation from Kathryn, in advance, at grimmmusic@yahoo.com. "Grimm hosts the Pro Blues Jam the third Sunday of each month, to give professionals and amateurs a chance to shine. Her guitar licks are explosive and her singing divine." - Joyce Rudolph, Los Angeles Times. Billy Hulting (Lou Rawls, Patti Labelle, Dwezill Zappa) says Kathryn Grimm "...sings like an angel, plays guitar like the devil." Kathryn tells us, “Bill [Orr] has just started a myspace page for the Big Fish Jam. Pleeeaaasseee go visit, add it to you friends list and keep visiting to view the up-and-comers photos, [and learn about the] music and info about the Best Jam in Town.” It’s at www.myspace.com/bigfishjam.
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Sun, Jun 21; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
7 pm MICHTO PELO featuring TOMMY DAVY & MARIE MACGILLIS at the venue named in FolkWorks as L.A.’s best intimate acoustic listening room venue - The Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena; reserv 626-398-7917; info www.coffeegallery.com. Venue impresario Bob Stane says, “This is a really nifty show.”
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Tommy Davy and Marie MacGillis marry traditional gypsy jazz and hot jazz to create a delicious hybrid, "Michto Pelo." Tommy spins joyous, arcing, marvelously inflected solos above the thrumming base of rhythm guitar, contrabass and drums. Marie MacGillis purrs mellifluous vocals steeped in the blues. Last November, Marie and Tommy completed a successful tour to Japan. Currently they're recording an album together and planning two more international tours. Michto Pelo is an amalgamation of whimsical Charleston-worthy swing with the gypsy romance of melodic story telling. This is a band for passionate supplicants of jazz, blues and love; it’s “a caravan to cloud nine!” Tix, $15.
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Sun, Jun 21, every Sun:
7-8 pm JES HUDAK plays her weekly residency at Café Muse, 6547 Santa Monica Bl, Hollywood 90038; www.cafemusela.com; 323-464-MUSE (6873). JES HUDAK is a singer/songwriter living in Los Angeles. Her weapons of choice are the piano and her voice, and she has been known to wield a guitar from time to time. Her live performance “takes her audience on a journey through laughter and love and sadness and heartbreak. Her voice is powerful and soulful, and her songs are original, emotional, and real.” Artist info, www.jes-hudak.com and www.myspace.com/jeshudak
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Sun, Jun 21, every week:
7 pm PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP WITH MARC PLATT at Kulak's Woodshed, 5230-1/2 Laurel Canyon Bl, North Hollywood; 818-766-9913; www.kulakswoodshed.com. Must be a member in advance to gain entry. Limit 10 performers per week. Info, www.kulakswoodshed.com/workshop.shtml. Each week's workshop is $20, with all proceeds to the venue.
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Sun, Jun 21, every week, on radio and web radio:
7-9 pm “FOLKSCENE” is a long-running folk music show from Los Angeles, hosted by ROZ LARMAN on KPFK 90.7 FM in Los Angeles, 98.7 FM in Santa Barbara, and simulcast at www.kpfk.org. Each edition features a long-form performance-interview, recorded live, with a guest recording artist. The show celebrated its 37th year on the air in February 2008. Info on the show and guests, playlists, and tributes to the late co-host HOWARD LARMAN, at www.folkscene.com.
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7 pm “FLAT CAT RADIO,” hosted by DAVE STRAUSS, features live on-air performance-interviews at www.myspace.com/flatcatradio. It’s a weekly live web-only show focused on Los Angeles-based songwriters of all genres, but the live segment is generally an acoustic performance.
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Sun, Jun 21; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
7:30 pm Scotland's OLD BLIND DOGS perform for Father's Day at the Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 Topanga Canyon Bl, Topanga; 310-455-3723; www.theatricum.com. Scotland's 2007 “Folk Band of the Year,” Old Blind Dogs takes the stage with a tasty mix of traditional and contemporary tunes. Packed with exquisite harmonies, intricate rhythms, warm vocals and evocative lyrics, this music will transport you to the Fair Isle and beyond. The venue is Theatricum Botanicum's rustic outdoor amphitheater. Proceeds from the performance support the non-profit theater's repertory and education programs that entertain, inspire and educate thousands of Angelenos each year.
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For 15 years, a strong musical vision has carried the Old Blind Dogs through many world tours, personnel changes and new musical directions. At the heart of their worldwide acclaim is a desire to touch people through song. The concert at Theatricum is part of a West Coast tour that will take the band up to Alaska and back down to Southern California. The venue tells us, “A hectic schedule does not deter the band from giving their all to the music.” Lead vocalist Jonny Hardie says, "There's an honesty about live performance and we work hard on stage. We don't really pace ourselves; we just go for it. I think ours is very immediate music."
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The Dogs have released ten albums, including, most recently, “Four on the Floor” on Compass Records with original band member Jonny Hardie (fiddle, guitar and vocals), Aaron Jones (bass, bouzouki, guitar, vocals), Rory Campbell (border / reel pipes, whistles, vocals) and Fraser Stone (drums, percussion). More, and listen to their music, at www.oldblinddogs.co.uk.
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"The band keeps its modern grooves authentic by following Robert Burn's 200-year-old model of applying original arrangements to traditional forms," wrote Danny Carnahan in Acoustic Guitar magazine.
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As for the venue, music runs deep through Theatricum's history. Many of America's great folk musicians have played here: three generations of Guthries - Woody, Arlo, and Sarah Lee - Pete Seeger, Holly Near, Rambling Jack Elliot, Utah Phillips and many, many more. Folk music carries the voice of the people, as does the music found in Shakespeare's plays, mainstays of Theatricum's repertory season.
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The beginnings of the Theatricum Botanicum can be traced to the early 1950s when Will Geer, a victim of the McCarthy era blacklist (before he became known as the beloved Grandpa on TV's "The Waltons"), opened a theater for blacklisted actors and folk singers on his property in Topanga. Today the theater is run by his family. The two stages are situated in a natural canyon ravine, where audiences are able to relax and enjoy the wilderness during an afternoon or evening's performance. Unlike most theaters in the Los Angeles area that stage continuous runs of a single play, the Theatricum, using a company of actors, performs each play on a rotating basis. By the end of the summer, when all the plays are up and running, it will be possible to see a performance of each in a single weekend. The critically acclaimed Theatricum Botanicum is a recipient of the Margaret Harford Award - the Los Angeles Critics Circle's highest honor - for "sustained excellence," and Artistic Director Ellen Geer was selected for the LA Weekly 1999 Career Achievement Award.
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In addition to the five plays in this summer's 2009 Summer Repertory Season (Cymbeline, Julius Caesar, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Cherry Orchard and The Miser), Theatricum offers a variety of satellite programming such as Family Fundays (Saturday and Sunday morning plays and concerts for kids with Creative PlayGround and Peter Alsop's Kids Koncerts); Botanicum Seedlings: A Development Series for Playwrights (free readings of new plays on select Sundays); a variety of music and dance concerts; and, on Sunday, Oct 4, a special performance of selections from Theatricum Botanicum's Americana series that integrate poetry, dialogue, music and songs from various periods during the on-going evolution of our nation.
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The amphitheaters are terraced into the hillside, so audience members are advised to dress casually (warmly for evenings) and bring cushions for bench seating. Picnickers are welcome on the grounds before or after the performances. More information and tix at 310-455-3723 or www.theatricum.com. General admission, $35/lower tier and $25/upper tier.
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Sun, Jun 21; in Lakeside:
7:30 pm ALBERT & GAGE, the marvelous duo of Christine Albert & Chris Gage, bring their "Dakota Lullaby" California CD Release Tour to the “Dark Thirty Concert Series” in Lakeside, CA; info & reservations at www.darkthirty.com or 619-443-9622.
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Sun, Jun 21:
8 pm “FOREVER FLAMENCO!” returns to The Fountain Theatre, 5060 Fountain Av (at Normandie), L.A. 90029; 323-663-1525; www.FountainTheatre.com. The series continues every first, third and occasional fifth Sunday of the month in 2009. Tonight, artistic director / guitarist Antonio Triana joins singer Jesus Montoya and dancers Kerensa DeMars & Timo Nunez.
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Now in its sixth year at the Fountain, "Forever Flamenco!" is a live concert of a Flamenco cuadro or group, consisting of one or two guitarists, a singer, three dancers, and often a percussionist. With the roster constantly changing with every show, each performance is unique and offers a different "mix" of Flamenco artists - some local, some invited from cities around the United States, some visiting from Spain. The Fountain Theatre's intimate setting provides a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see world-class Flamenco up close, making it ideal to experience maximum Flamenco intensity. The LA Weekly has honored The Fountain Theatre as "L.A.'s most significant venue for flamenco." Secure, on-site parking, $5. Tix, $30.
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Sun, Jun 21, third Sun, every month:
8 pm “VARIETY NIGHT,” with a guest recording artist, at Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City; 310-398-2583; www.boulevardmusic.com. Performance by the guest artist, plus the pre-registered open mic-ers. Signups each month begin two Sundays ahead, at 1 pm, and continue until showtime unless all 8 slots are filled in advance. The night always includes a drawing for 2 hrs free studio time at Sunburst Recording for a lucky open mic-er. Performers may purchase a live recording of their stage performance for $8. Website has directions to venue and nearby recommended eateries. Cover, $4.
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Sun, Jun 21, every Sun:
9 pm “RUSTY SUNDAYS” weekly showcase of “L.A.’s best up-and-coming rock, country, blues and folk music acts, on the Wild-West side” at Rusty’s Surf Ranch, 256 Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica 90401. Musical hosts are MATT OWENS & THE GOLDEN WEST, plus another act or two. $3 cover.
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Monday’s “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” picks are Gary Allegretto in Sherman Oaks from 6-9 pm, and a splendid portrayal of Mark Twain in Pacific Palisades (time uncertain; listed with 8 pm events, but call venue).
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Mon, Jun 22, every week; on radio & web simulcast:
1-4 pm “BUFFALO BAYOU” radio show hosted by Jake Bacon on KUCI, simulcast at http://www.kuci.org. Sometimes with live performances. It’s “a swamp pop, Cajun, Zydeco, and all things bayou sonic gumbo laced with international flavorings and a wild attitude, cooked up, and served live to the world on the web and on itunes, and at 88.9 FM in Irvine since 2003. In addition to the KUCI webstream, the show is live on myspace at www.myspace.com/jakebacon889.
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Mon, Jun 22, every week:
2-4 pm “HEAR, HERE” at the Lost Souls Café, 124 E 4th St (down the gated alley), downtown L.A.; 213-617-7006; www.lostsouls.com. A weekly live benefit event of “whatever” kind of music, by and for www.killradio.org, which has daily internet radio and live webcasts on Fridays, Noon-2 pm. The “Kill Radio” webcast is a submission show; send them your CDs or mp3s for “guaranteed” airplay. All the info for that is at www.myspace.com/hear_here.
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Mon, Jun 22, every Mon, on the web:
3:59-5:15 pm (Pacific time) “WOODSONGS OLD TIME RADIO HOUR” live simulcast from Lexington, Kentucky. Those near Lexington are invited to attend the show live; the rest of us can watch and listen live on the web, or download the podcast later, at www.woodsongs.com. The host is folksinger MICHAEL JOHNATHON, and both he and many of his guests have performed live on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks.”
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Michael’s “WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour” is a multi-media celebration of grassroots Americana music, heard worldwide in radio syndication (except in L.A.) and seen and heard on the web. Every Monday evening, Michael and his guests perform folk and bluegrass, and the show explores songwriting, new artists, literature, worldwide radio, television and concerts. WoodSongs is the world first multi-camera, weekly series broadcast on the Internet. Online viewers worldwide can watch the behind-the-scenes production heard by over 900,000 radio listeners on over 491 radio stations each week. Here’s the weekly schedule, adjusted to Pacific time: 4 pm - watch the 60 minute show live as it happens; 5:03 pm - join the audience as they record the promo for the just-completed show; 5:05 pm - enjoy the guest artist's encore performances, not heard on the radio broadcast.
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Mon, Jun 22; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
6-9 pm GARY ALLEGRETTO & BAND perform at the “Sherman Oaks Galleria Concert Series” at the Sherman Oaks Galleria, 15303 Ventura Bl, Sherman Oaks 91403; www.shermanoaksgalleria.com. They’ve played live on the “Jimmy Kimmel Show” on ABC network TV, and you first heard Gary’s music on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks.” Come and see what prominent Blues critics are raving about:
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"Harmonica wrangler Gary Allegretto is one of the classiest acts in the music business today, working only with the best backup musicians and taking the time to craft music noted not only for its quality but for its authenticity... and what's best about his genuineness is its completely offhand quality. If someone complains to you that they don't make "real" blues records anymore - albums that sound like lost classics yet retain the freshness of an individual - play Many Shades of Blue for them..." ~ Robert Fontenot, Blues Revue Magazine, June/July 2008.
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"... Gary Allegretto shines bright on this soulful program of down-to-earth comfort... Allegretto sings with a natural storytelling appeal that’s easy to understand. His harmonica gives the program a zest that ensures magnetic forces. One listen and you’re under his spell. One listen and his audience is sold on pure blues with a message that comes from the heart." ~ Jim Santella, Southland Blues Magazine, Aug 2008.
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"This is honest music crafted from inspiration, talent, and skills, delivered at a high level of accomplishment. I'm really impressed with the maturity, facility, and depth in Gary's harp playing. He could sure teach a lot of harp players about tone, phrasing, and getting the most expression out of a very expressive instrument. His songwriting, singing and arranging are very accomplished too. No wonder (Many Shades of Blue) is being well received... Gary's music made me feel good, and that's a very attractive quality." ~ Bob Margolin, renowned bluesman from Muddy Waters Band, and blues columnist.
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You can listen to tracks from Gary’s new CD, “MANY SHADES OF BLUE,” at www.cdbaby.com/garyallegretto and learn more at www.garyallegretto.com or www.myspace.com/garyallegretto
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Mon, Jun 22, every Mon:
6-10 pm MARC BOSSERMAN plays his residency at Parkway Grill, 510 S Arroyo Pkwy, Pasadena 91105; reserv recommended, 626-795-1001 (or hang out at the bar). He delivers fine piano and vocals, and he composed a film score for a movie due out soon. Info, www.marcbosserman.com.
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Mon, Jun 22, recurring, on web radio:
6 pm (Pacific) “RALPH’S BACK PORCH” broadcast from Texas, usually has live in-studio western music guests; call-in number to chat with Ralph and guests, 347 215 8849; catch the show at www.blogtalkradio.com/ralphsbackporch.
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Mon, Jun 22, every week:
“PRO BLUES JAM” at Cozy's Bar & Grill, 14058 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks; 818-986-6000 www.cozysblues.com. Check with venue for tonight’s start time.
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Mon, Jun 22, every week:
“ALL STAR PRO JAM” (blues, R&B, jazz, soul, etc.) every Monday at Harvelle's, 1432 Fourth St, Santa Monica; 310-395-1676. Check with venue for tonight’s start time.
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Mon, Jun 22, repeats every 4th (& 2nd) Mon; in Corona:
7-10 pm CORONA BLUEGRASS JAM at Crossroads Christian Church, 2331 Kellogg Av (at Ontario Av), Corona. Info, contact Todd Holtkamp, 951-347-2597 or onetoad@adelphia.net. Todd says, “Open Jam, all levels welcome. Having a good time is mandatory. If the weather is good we will be outside in front of the main building. If the weather is bad we will be inside.”
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Mon, Jun 22, every week:
7:30 pm OPEN MIC at Kulak's Woodshed, 5230-1/2 Laurel Canyon Bl, North Hollywood; 818-766-9913; Web simulcast at www.kulakswoodshed.com. This is named as the “Best Acoustic Open Mic” in L.A. AND the “Best Web Simulcast,” in “The Best of 2008 / Top Ten” in FolkWorks, at www.folkworks.org/content/view/35788/166. Kulak’s provides all necessary connections for acoustic stage, plus a baby grand piano. Hosted by LISA TURNER. Sign-ups 7-7:15 pm, show at 7:30 pm. Performers may choose (in advance) to purchase a multi-camera DVD of their performance. One (max length 3-4 minute) song per performer. Info, www.kulakswoodshed.com/openmic.shtml. 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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Mon-Wed, Jun 22, 23, 24; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
CHRIS WALLACE'S "THE MARK TWAIN YOU DON'T KNOW," an Australian one-man show, comes to L.A for three nights only, at Theatre Palisades, 941 Temescal Canyon Rd, Pacific Palisades 90272; call box office at 310-454-1970 for show times. This has rave reviews, including
"...A masterful one-man show..."
"...Wallace brings it to life with integrity, respect and immense talent..."
"...Wallace's relaxed yet precise and authoritative delivery makes each moment live..."
The material is amazingly edgy and relevant by 21st Century standards, as Mark Twain's take on sex, religion and war are brilliantly performed in this two-hour presentation. With interest mounting as the 100th anniversary of Twain's death approaches in 2010, this show captures an essence of America's most famous author in a totally unexpected way. “The Mark Twain You Don't Know” began its journey in 2004 on Mark Twain's 169th birthday in the Australian city of Ballarat, in the same venue where Twain lectured in 1895. It has since shocked, provoked, challenged and delighted critics and audiences alike:
"...Its content is irreverent and comically vulgar, and Wallace makes it even more entertaining with his splendid delivery..."
"...He makes a convincing case for Twain's continued recognition as one of the great observers of the human condition..."
"...He maintains such a presence on stage; it starts to feel like there's an entire cast performing instead of just one man..."
View an excerpt from the show at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Mggu7i0jU4
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Mon, Jun 22, every week:
8 pm “BLUE MONDAYS” brings NEW ORLEANS WEST and featured blues performers to Club Fais Do Do, 5257 W Adams Bl, L.A. 90016; www.faisdodo.com; 323-215-5212; (Adams & Cloverdale; exit La Brea S from 10 Fwy). Free red beans & rice with BBQ chicken.
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Mon, Jun 22, every week:
8 pm “KILLING CASSANOVA'S SALOON MONDAYS” series at The Bordello, 901 E First St, L.A 90012; www.bordellobar.com; 213-687-3766. Event info, scheduled performers, www.myspace.com/saloonmonday. Always a lineup of alt-country and roots bands, often with names you recognize and already know you want to go see. The Bordello is the oldest bar and brothel in downtown Los Angeles, reflecting its legendary status as the theater of the unusual and provocative, and it is now the venue for “Killing Cassanova’s Saloon Mondays.” $3 cover.
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Mon, Jun 22, every week:
8 pm “ACOUSTIC MONDAYS” in-the-round showcase, guided by singer-songwriter JAY NASH, with different guest artists each week, at Room 5, 143 N LaBrea Av (2nd floor, above Amalfi Ristorante), L.A. 90036; 323-938-2504. Upscale, cozy atmosphere with affordable food. Full bar and menu.
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Mon, Jun 22, every week:
8 pm “IRISH MUSIC SESSION” at the Celtic Arts Center at Theatre Unlimited, 10943 Camarillo St, North Hollywood; 818-760-8322; www.celticartscenter.com.
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Mon, Jun 22, every 4th (and 2nd) Mon every month:
8-9 pm “MONDAY NIGHT POETRY” at the Santa Catalina Branch Library, 999 E Washington Bl, Pasadena 91104 ; info, www.home.earthlink.net/~mondaynightpoetry/; contact Don Kingfisher Campbell, mondaynightpoetry@earthlink.net or 626-744-7272. Featured poets and open readings; sign-up by 8 pm. They say, “This is your chance to share your poetry with the public and to hear professional poets performing their newest creations.” Accessible to people with disabilities, and handicapped parking available. Adults, free.
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Mon, Jun 22, every week:
ON HIATUS: 8-11 pm blues legend BERNIE PEARL has long hosted the weekly BLUES JAM at M'Dear's, 78th & Western, L.A. But, the series is on hiatus because the venue is remodeling. We’ll let you know when it returns. Artist info, www.berniepearl.com.
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Mon, Jun 22, every Mon:
8:30 pm “TALENT NIGHT” hosted by CHAD WATSON BAND at the Cowboy Palace Saloon (Devonshire & Owensmouth), Chatsworth 91311; www.cowboypalace.com; 818-341-0166. Cash prizes, and some winners have gone on to perform on the Grand Ole Opry. Free dance lessons 7-8:30 pm, "Two-Step with Ed." No cover.
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Mon, Jun 22, every week:
8:30 pm OPEN MIC at the Rainbow Bar and Grill, 9015 W Sunset Bl, West Hollywood; 310-278-4232. Sign-ups at 8, show at 8:30 pm.
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8:30 pm OPEN-MIC hosted by Gordon Gilges at Café Muse, 6547 Santa Monica Bl, Hollywood 90038; www.cafemusela.com; 323-464-MUSE (6873). The venue tells us, ”There's a piano & guitar you are welcome to use, the rest is up to you. Bring your music, your own instruments, your friends!” Sign-ups are at 8 pm. Comedy is now from 7:30-8:30 pm, with those sign-ups at 7:30 pm. They add, “We are trying to create a community of artists who support each other, so participants are encouraged to come early and stay as long as you can to show the love to your fellow open-mic-ers. You may even get to go up a second time. The night may even turn into a big music jam, so be prepared for anything! There's a piano and guitar you are welcome to use, the rest is up to you.”
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Venue serves vegan & omnivore “comfort food,” fruit smoothies and organic coffee & tea beverages. Entertainment (of various kinds) every night, usually beginning 9:30-10 pm, after the shows in the surrounding theatre district. Venue has a beautiful piano and a house guitar for musician use, or bring your own instrument. They say, “We welcome people to come by and play anytime - you never know when the Muses might appear!” They tell us, “We are always looking for piano players & musicians to accompany the singers and spoken word artists (or to come in and jam with us).” Email them to be added to their roster, at TheMuses@CafeMuseLA.com. Early arrival recommended; $5 minimum for table service requested, otherwise, no cover.
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Mon, Jun 22, every week:
9-11:30 pm "IRISH MUSIC SESSION" weekly at Celtic Arts Center’s new shared location, Theatre Unlimited, 10943 Camarillo St, North Hollywood 91602; 818-760-8322; www.celticartscenter.com. Schedule every week is Irish language workshop at 7 pm, followed by the Irish céilí dance workshop at 8 pm, then comes Southern California's longest running traditional Celtic music seisiún, from 9-11:30 pm. Free.
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Mon, Jun 22, every week:
9:30 pm “JJ SONG SALON” weekly singer-songwriter night at Life on Wilshire, 6311 Wilshire Bl, L.A. 90048; 323-651-5433; www.lifeonwilshire.com. Grammy award winning producer JOHN JONES (Fleetwood Mac, Duran Duran, Celine Dion) is the “JJ” who assembles an eclectic mix of performers for an evening of live acoustic entertainment. Complete list, with links, for this week’s performers at www.jjsongsalon.com. Each plays a short set, beginning at 9:30 pm. Dinner seating available starting at 6:30 pm.
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Mon, Jun 22, most Mondays:
10 pm PRESTON SMITH plays solo acoustic at The Bridge, 3256 Caheunga Bl (at Barham), Universal City / Hollywood area, one mile N of the Hollywood Bowl. Romantic, loungy, acoustic room. Preston sings “blues & beyond,” soul and jazz. "Preston is a singing, guitar and harmonica playing virtuoso of blues and jazz, which makes him a great fit. His stuff is upbeat, intelligent and classy, He's known for his widespread appeal to a variety of audiences and some say his music knows no boundaries. While Smith's songwriting skills have received a big thumbs up from critics all over the map, his live gigs are legendary." - John Sollenberger July 28, ‘06 Pasadena Weekly.
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Mon, Jun 22, every week:
10:30 pm “BLUES JAM” with MISS MICKEY CHAMPION at Babe's and Ricky's Inn, 4339 Leimert Bl, L.A.; 323-295-9112; www.bluesbar.com.. L.A.’s legendary blueswoman plays an every-Monday residency. Artist info: www.mickeychampion.net. Event info, Info, info@bluesbar.com. No cover.
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Tue, Jun 23, every week; in Loma Linda:
9-11:30 am “LOMA LINDA UKULELE STRUMMERS” welcomes all, every Tuesday at the Loma Linda Senior Center, 25541 Barton Rd (behind the Civic Center), Loma Linda. (Sr Center at the far end of the parking lot.) Info, www.lomalindaukestrummers.org. Contact, Ginny Stone, 909 795 3841 or harryginny@hotmail.com.
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Tue, Jun 23, every week:
4:30-6 pm SON JAROCHO CLASSES at East Side Café, 5469 Huntington Dr N, L.A.; 323-583-5113. Learn to play Jarana, a string Instrument from Veracruz; dance Zapateado; sing & compose Sones-songs; gain knowledge of Son Jarocho music; work sound & lights. Open to adults, children and teens. No cover, donations are accepted.
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Tue, Jun 23, every week:
6 pm Weekly BLUEGRASS JAM at Curley’s Café, 1999 E Willow (at Cherry), Signal Hill; 562-424-0018.
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6-8 pm ARANA MUSIC LESSONS at IMIX Bookstore, 5052 Eagle Rock Bl, Eagle Rock; 323-257-2512; www.imixbooks.com. For beginners to experts music lessons focusing on the arana and Son Jarocho, presented by Caesar Castro, El Jarochelo.
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Tue, Jun 23, every week; in Menifee:
6-8:30 pm SANDII CASTLEBERRY & RON DAIGH, folk fest faves, at Giovanni's, Pizza, Pasta & More, 26900 Newport Rd #112, Menifee 92584; 951-672-8080. Info, www.sandiicastleberry.com.
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Tue, Jun 23, every Tue:
6:30-11 pm “SOUP JAM,” Don Rowan’s country & bluegrass jam, at 3240 Industry Dr, Signal Hill 90755. Info, contact Don, 562-883-0573. Acoustic instruments only, floating mic for voice; soup, donuts, coffee & tap water served. Loc is 1 mile S of 405 Fwy, 1.2 mi S of Long Beach Airport. Lakewood Bl South exit from 405, immediate right onto Willow for 1 mi (W), left on Redondo for 3/4 mile (S), right onto Industry Dr for 0.2 mi (W), building is first entrance for last building on the left; a fair-sized industrial building with high ceilings.
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Tue, Jun 23, every week:
7-10 pm OPEN MIC - Music, Comedy, Spoken Word, at Synergy Café Lounge, 4437 Sepulveda Bl (just S of Culver Bl), Culver City; www.synergycafelounge.com; 310-482-3490. An eclectic open mic night. Bring your instruments, poetry, comedy, and anything else you'd like to share during your 8-10 minute set. Great atmosphere, excellent opportunity to see and meet other performers. No cover, food / drink purchase expected. Info, contact MC Jackie, jackielievense@yahoo.com.
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Tues, Jun 23, every fourth Tue:
7-8:30 pm “COMMUNITY FOLK MUSIC JAM” led by Bea Romano & Jim, it’s a traditional folk music jam at the Barbara J. Riley Center, 7810 Quill St, Downey 90242; 562-904-7226. Bring your acoustic instrument(s) and join in. Bea says, “It's a lovely facility. We hope you will enjoy playing / listening to music. Bring your acoustic instruments and join in the fun. There are plenty of armless chairs. Best of all, it's free!”
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Tue, Jun 23, every week; in the Inland Empire:
7 pm “LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY OPEN JAM” at Loma Linda University College Market Patio Pantry, 24905 Anderson St, (at Mound & Anderson St, near US Post Office, behind other buildings), Loma Linda. Every Tue in 2009.
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7 pm “TUESDAY JAVA JAM” ACOUSTIC NIGHT returns tonight, after an absence, at Butler's Coffee, 40125 10th St.West, Suite I, Palmdale 93551; 661-272-9530. Butler's owners, Pam & David Logan, are long-time lovers and supporters of acoustic music. Indeed, Pam is an accomplished musician and a member of the BROWNE SISTERS, Celtic festival favorites who earned a “Listener Favorite” on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks.” The venue serves food and drink, featuring fresh-roasted coffee, in a rich, comfortable setting. Butler's music guy, Kevin Burton Smith, has had great success in attracting excellent acoustic music to Butler's.
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Tue, Jun 23, every week; in Tehachapi:
7-10 pm “ACOUSTIC JAM” at Mama HillyBeans Coffee & Community, 426 E Tehachapi Bl, Tehachapi; 661-822-BEAN; www.mamahillybeans.com. They welcome "All unplugged acoustic players." Venue has great ambience, food "made from scratch and about 95% organic." No cover.
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Tue, Jun 23, recurring:
7:30 pm Weekly OPEN MIC at Hallenbeck’s General Store, 5510 Cahuenga Bl, North Hollywood; 818-985-5916; www.hallenbecks.com. Venue offers sandwiches, coffeehouse fare. No cover.
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Tue, Jun 23; Mon-Wed, Jun 22, 23, 24; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
CHRIS WALLACE'S "THE MARK TWAIN YOU DON'T KNOW," an Australian one-man show, comes to L.A for three nights only, at Theatre Palisades, 941 Temescal Canyon Rd, Pacific Palisades 90272; call box office at 310-454-1970 for show times. This has rave reviews, including
"...A masterful one-man show..."
"...Wallace brings it to life with integrity, respect and immense talent..."
"...Wallace's relaxed yet precise and authoritative delivery makes each moment live..."
The material is amazingly edgy and relevant by 21st Century standards, as Mark Twain's take on sex, religion and war are brilliantly performed in this two-hour presentation. With interest mounting as the 100th anniversary of Twain's death approaches in 2010, this show captures an essence of America's most famous author in a totally unexpected way. “The Mark Twain You Don't Know” began its journey in 2004 on Mark Twain's 169th birthday in the Australian city of Ballarat, in the same venue where Twain lectured in 1895. It has since shocked, provoked, challenged and delighted critics and audiences alike:
"...Its content is irreverent and comically vulgar, and Wallace makes it even more entertaining with his splendid delivery..."
"...He makes a convincing case for Twain's continued recognition as one of the great observers of the human condition..."
"...He maintains such a presence on stage; it starts to feel like there's an entire cast performing instead of just one man..."
View an excerpt from the show at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Mggu7i0jU4
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Tue, Jun 23:
8 pm SURFIN’ SAFARI at the venue named in FolkWorks as L.A.’s best intimate acoustic listening room venue - The Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena; reserv 626-398-7917; info www.coffeegallery.com.
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One of venue impresario Bob Stane’s favorites, and always popular here, they are, says Bob, “a faithful recreation of what it would have been like to see The Beach Boys live, in concert, in their prime. This 5-member lineup is unrivaled in their sound, presentation, and professionalism. There are no backing tracks or extra musicians playing off-stage! SURFIN' SAFARI is as close as you will ever get to seeing the original 5-member lineup of the Beach Boys. The incomparable beauty of their vocal harmonies, the crashing back beat of Dennis Wilson's drums, the soaring surf guitar of Carl Wilson, and the genius of Brian Wilson's music is all here. The uniband choreography, the Fender guitar line up, the famous custom striped shirts, right down to the black suede Beach Boy boots, it's all here. SURFIN' SAFARI provides you with a great show, a great time, and fun, fun, fun till our Daddy takes the T-Bird away!” Tix $18.
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Tue, Jun 23, every week:
8-9:30 pm “TUESDAY NIGHT MUSIC CLUB” weekly series with KACEE and MICHAEL DOMAN, with different musical guests each week, at Molly Malone's, 575 S Fairfax Av, L.A. 90036; 323-935-1577; www.mollymalonesla.com. Began Jul 8, 2008. Michael says, “Tuesdays just got a whole lot better.”
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Tue, Jun 23, repeats every second and fourth Tue:
8 pm OPEN MIC at El Cid, 4212 Sunset Bl, Silver Lake 90029; www.elcidla.com. Hosted by MICHAEL McCARTHY the second and fourth Tuesdays, every month. A&R staff from “My Record Label” is on-site recruiting artists based on their original performances. Selected artists will receive an artist page on www.myrecordlabel.net along with a free 3-camera video shoot and professional audio mix of their performance. Sign ups at 7 pm, show at 8 pm. You can sign-up in advance online at www.myspace.com/openmicatelcid .
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Tue, Jun 23, every week:
8 pm OPEN MIC at Viva Cantina, 900 Riverside Dr, Burbank; www.vivacantina.com; 818-515-4444.
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Tue, Jun 23, every week:
8 pm OPEN MIC at Sierra Cup, 409 S Myrtle Av, Monrovia 91016; 626-301-4214; www.sierracup.com. Sign-ups at 7:30 pm.
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Tue, Jun 23, every week; in Laguna Beach:
8 pm weekly “SONGWRITER SHOWCASE” features guest artists and BETH FITCHET WOOD, who plays the opening set each week, at the The Marine Room Tavern, 214 Ocean Av, Laguna Beach; 949-494-3027.
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Tue, Jun 23, every Tue:
8:30 pm LIVE MUSIC (artists tba) at the Cowboy Palace Saloon, 21635 Devonshire St (Devonshire & Owensmouth), Chatsworth 91311; www.cowboypalace.com; 818-341-0166. Live music 7 nights a week, sometimes acoustic, sometimes electric. Preceded by free swing dance lessons with Ed, 7-8:30 pm. No cover.
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Tue, Jun 23, every Tue:
9 pm-12:30 am “BLUES ROCK JAM” night at Music Club Shadow, 351 N Fairfax Av, L.A. 90048; www.mogul.am; reservations, 323-428-8471. Open for dinner at 7 pm; those not there by 9 pm lose priority seating. Venue has a capacity of 250, with ample free parking (wonderful news in this part of town!) and full dinner menu including exotic Russian cuisine and lighter fare, and full bar. Big patio for those still afflicted with smoking. Their goal is to present “great, energizing live music, local artists and bands as well as international acts.” They note, “As can be seen from the 2009 Grammy Awards, half the winners were indie artists. Club Shadow supports this trend.”
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Each night brings different styles and genres:
Monday - Singer-Songwriter "Create" night, 8 pm-12:30 am
Tuesday - “Pro-Jam, Tribute/Cover Bands night,” 9 pm-12:30 am
Wednesday - “Platinum Divas Live!” night, 8 pm-12:30 am
Thursday - “Blues, Blues/Rock, Funk night,” 8 pm-12:30 am
Sunday - “Pop, Rock, Indie Rock, World Music” night, 8 pm-11:30 am
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Wednesday’s “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” picks are the much-anticipated “Three Girls and their Buddy” show at the Greek Theatre, with Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin, Shawn Colvin, and Buddy Miller, at 7:30 pm (tix still available); and at 8 pm are two more “picks:” one is brilliant comedic songwriter Roy Zimmerman, in Altadena, the other is pianist/vocalist Amy Clarke in Hollywood. A splendid portrayal of Mark Twain ends its three-night run in Pacific Palisades; show time uncertain, so check with venue (listed with 8 pm events).
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Wed, Jun 24, every Wed, in Yucaipa:
12:30 pm “YUCAIPA UKERS,” THE YUCAIPA UKULELE GANG, an ‘off-shoot’ of the Loma Linda Ukulele Strummers (LLUS), meets every Wed (recently changed; was 10:30 am). Info, loc, www.lomalindaukestrummers.org.
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Wed, Jun 24, every Wed:
ON HIATUS: 3-7 pm “ROOTS MUSIC JAM SESSION” with TOM SAUBER at the Sierra Madre Farmers' Market, in the parking lot behind the shops on the south side of Sierra Madre Blvd., just west of Baldwin Av, in Sierra Madre. Take Baldwin Av exit N from 210 Fwy. Turn W off Baldwin onto Mariposa and you'll see the tents. Tom tells us, “It won't take the place of Frank & Joe’s [the long-gone Wed night jam] and I know it's not convenient for most, but it's something as long as the weather's nice.” Info, masaw48@earthlink.net
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Wed, Jun 24, (Wed & Thu), every week; near Santa Barbara:
4 pm-late New “PARADISE STORE TWICE-WEEKLY BLUEGRASS / MOUNTAIN MUSIC JAM” at Paradise Store, N of Santa Barbara on Hwy 154 for 9.5 mi; right on Paradise Rd, 1/2 mile to the store. Directions, www.paradisestoresb.com/directions.asp
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Wed, Jun 24, every Wed:
5-8 pm New “CLAREMONT WEDNESDAY GREEN MARKET” features acoustic music with RON ELY doing seafaring songs and more, inside the Packing House in the new West Claremont Center, 532 W First St, Claremont 91711; www.claremontpackinghouse.com/home.htm . Ron tells us, “It's all about ‘going GREEN,’ and should be promoted and supported. They are going to expand with a Farmer's Market each Wednesday evening. That will be outside this same venue, The Packing House, a fully rehabilitated old building, a real packing house, Historical Landmark. It's put-on by the non-profit ‘Claremont Forum,’ (www.claremontforum.org) that sponsors the "Prison Library Project," sending books to those incarcerated.”
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Wed, Jun 24, 2nd & 4th Wed every month; in Lancaster:
6 pm UKULELE CLUB at Nicks Pizza, 43755 15th St West, Lancaster. Uke players begin arriving about 5 pm, meeting starts at 6 pm. Newcomers welcome.
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Wed, Jun 24, every Wed in June:
6:30-9:30 pm SEAN WIGGINS plays Oceanview Bistro, 3826 Ocean View Bl, Montrose 91020; 818-248-2722. Paul Houston and Sean play for 3 hours. Sean says it’s a “Cool laid back bar/restaurant - yummy food - good vibe!” Sean has twice performed live on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks” and earned a “Listener Favorite” there. More at www.SeanWiggins.com - www.MySpace.com/SeanWiggins. No cover.
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Wed, Jun 24, fourth (& second) Wed every month:
6:30 pm “TWICE-A-MONTH BLUEGRASS JAM” new for ’09, at Robano's Italian Pizza Kitchen, 10057 Riverside Dr, Toluca Lake 91602. (It’s S of Magnolia, W of Buena Vista, E of Cahuenga.) Jam is in the room behind the bar area. Hosted by Paddy Hill, who wants us to tell you, “All players welcome. Please plan to buy a beer or appetizer (from $5) to get the owner enthusiastic, or better still, a full meal from $9.” Info, contact Paddy Hill at paddyh036@gmail.com. Series began Feb 11. No cover.
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Wed, Jun 24, 4th Wed, every month:
6:45 pm “GILLI MOON & J.WALKER'S SONGSALIVE! SHOWCASE” at Genghis Cohen, 740 N Fairfax Av, L.A. Gilli is co-founder of the global Songsalive! songwriters organization. She books different guests, and herself performs each month. More at www.songsalive.org
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Wed, Jun 24:
7-9 pm REMEMBER WHEN, jazz vocal group, makes its first appearance at Café 322, 322 W Sierra Madre Bl, Sierra Madre; 626-836-5414; www.cafe322.com. The venue has been called “Sierra Madre's best musical dinner club,” and we believe it’s the burg’s only such establishment. The group was formed in the little village in 1999 as a small performance ensemble -- and a hobby -- from the Sierra Madre Chorale. Changed and added members result in today’s group. Founder and organizer Steve Hawkins tells us, “the sound has really matured to a unique close-harmony jazz style. We are really looking forward to being in Sierra Madre again. Several of our members still live in the area. We hope to do many more performances there in the near future." They specialize in jazz standards, Broadway and movie favorite tunes, and Big Band Vocals. More at www.JazzVocalGroup.com
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Wed, Jun 24, every Wed:
7-10 pm weekly OPEN MIC at the Talking Stick, (new location), 1411 Lincoln Bl, Venice 92091; www.thetalkingstick.net. Alternating hosts TOM & BYRON or ELLEN. Sign-ups at 6:45 pm. Venue has coffeehouse fare and good sandwiches. All ages, no cover.
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Wed, Jun 24, every Wed:
7-9 pm “JILL SHARPE PRO-BLUES JAM” local blues favorite Jill Sharpe jams with her band at Sacred Grounds, 468 W 6th St, San Pedro 90731. More at www.myspace.com/jillsharpe. No cover.
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Wed, Jun 24, every Wed:
7-10 pm (started Jan 7) “KULAK'S WEDNESDAY NIGHT SONGWRITERS WORKSHOP” at Kulak's Woodshed, 5230-1/2 Laurel Canyon Bl, North Hollywood; 818-766-9913; info and live webcast at www.kulakswoodshed.com. Marc Platt wrote, for Music Connection, “Your Wednesday Nights will never be the same after participating in this Group Workshop. The weekly cost is $20, which goes to Kulak’s to help pay the rent. The Workshop… is open to the public for the first four weeks. We will then set our 12-person group writing roster until the end of March. The workshop will be limited to 12 writers. We will break up into groups and work on many styles, genres and topics. You will find it challenging and exhilarating. You can bring instruments and will need to have your own small recording device, as well as a pen and notepad. Marc Platt (from the Sunday Night Performance Workshop) will facilitate with help from Steve Schalchlin. Marc has written music for TV Shows like ‘Queer Eye For The Straight Guy’ and others for many years. Steve Schalchlin ran similar workshops for the NAS (National Academy of Songwriters) in the 1990s and is a very accomplished songwriter. His ‘New World Waking’ show is currently running in San Francisco. If you are interested, please email Marc Platt at rotn60@aol.com.”
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Wed, Jun 24, 2nd & 4th Wed, every month; in Lompoc:
7-9 pm “BLUEGRASS JAM” at Southside Coffee Co, 105 S "H" St, Lompoc. Info, call Bill, 805-736-8241.
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Wed, Jun 24, every Wed, in Tehachapi:
7-10 pm OPEN MIC at Mama HillyBeans Coffee & Community, 426 E Tehachapi Bl, Tehachapi; 661-822-BEAN; www.mamahillybeans.com. They welcome "musicians, poets, writers, thinkers, and audiences." Venue has great ambience, food "made from scratch and about 95% organic." No cover.
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Wed, Jun 24; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
7:30 pm EMMYLOU HARRIS, PATTY GRIFFIN, SHAWN COLVIN, & BUDDY MILLER are “THREE GIRLS AND THEIR BUDDY,” at the Greek Theatre, 2700 N Vermont Av, in Griffith Park, L.A.; Greek Theatre hotline, 323-665-1927; http://greektheatrela.com.
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The performance of “Three Girls and Their Buddy” is a powerful evening of melodies and harmonies by megastars of roots-Americana, all four of them multiple-award-winning and accomplished singer-songwriters. The group is certain to present originals from their latest albums: Emmylou Harris’ “All I Intended to Be,” Patty Griffin’s “Children Running Through,” Shawn Colvin’s “These Four Walls,” and Buddy Miller’s recent offering, with his wife Judy, “Written in Chalk.” The set list will be a delightful mix of their originals and their favorite folk, country, and rock covers. All will share the stage, taking turns singing lead while the others do back up on vocals, guitar and hand percussion.
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EMMYLOU HARRIS, PATTY GRIFFIN, SHAWN COLVIN, & BUDDY MILLER have variously played in each other's bands, sang each other's songs, done guest appearances or produced each other's albums, or done all of the above. The scope and artistry of such broad collaborative interaction is evident in their undeniable chemistry on stage. This is one of our favorite “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” picks of the summer, and an exciting ensemble performance by four beloved, venerable and esteemed all-stars of Americana, as “Three Girls and Their Buddy” perform at the Greek Theatre on June 24.
Tix, $55 / $45 / $35 / $25.
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Wed, Jun 24, every Wed:
7:30-10 pm “SOUTH BAY BEAT SONGWRITER SHOWCASE” series at Club 705 / Ardmore Restaurant, 705 Pier Av, Hermosa Beach 90254; 310-372-9705. Based on their opening bookings, this is a wonderful series with musicians who have played all over the world, sharing stages with big names in the music biz. Call them for tonight’s lineup. All ages, no cover.
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Wed, Jun 24, every Wed:
7:30-10:30 pm “SINGER-SONGWRITER NIGHT” with STRUFF & TERRY, and Musical Guests at Tango D'Amore, 19524 Nordhoff St #3, Northridge 91324; shared parking with Guitar Center; 818-727-7399; www.tangodamore.com. Lineup always includes hosts Struff & Terry (www.struffandterry.com) and others, sometimes unknown, sometimes rather well-known. $5 cover.
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Wed, Jun 24, every Wed:
7:30-10 pm OPEN MIC at Guitar Merchant, 7503 Topanga Cyn Bl, Canoga Park 91303; 818-884-5905. Every Wednesday, hosted by Melinda Gibson. 7 pm sign-ups. Get your set recorded on CD for $10 (optional). Snacks and drinks available. No cover, tip jar for artists.
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Wed, Jun 24, every Wed, in Simi Valley:
7:30-11:30 pm SONGMAKERS “SIMI VALLEY HOOT” jam session in Simi Valley; for location, contact M. Gregory, info@songmakers.org or 805-579-6416. More at www.songmakers.org/hoots/simi_valley_hoot.htm.
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Wed, Jun 24, every Wed:
MISS MICKEY CHAMPION at Harvelle's, 1432 Fourth St, Santa Monica; 310-395-1676. L.A.’s legendary blueswoman plays an every-Wednesday residency. Artist info: www.mickeychampion.net. $3-7 cover. Start time varies; call venue.
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Wed, Jun 24; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm ROY ZIMMERMAN at the venue named in FolkWorks as L.A.’s best intimate acoustic listening room venue - The Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena; reserv 626-398-7917; info www.coffeegallery.com.
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Without question, he’s one of the top comedic singer-songwriters of our time. He brings clever songs, high humor, political parodies. funny songs about politics and the state of humanity. The Los Angeles Times says, "Zimmerman displays a lacerating wit and keen awareness of society's foibles that bring to mind a latter-day Tom Lehrer," while Lehrer himself says, “If I were still performing, I’d be doing Roy Zimmerman songs.”
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He’s performed live on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks” and gave the show the world premiere of one of his albums that went on to win critical acclaim. He’s one of your editor’s all-time favorites.
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Find out what's funny about war, poverty, ignorance, bigotry, neo-conservatism, homophobia, greed, lust and fear. Roy Zimmerman, who "plays well with others," has shared the stage with such diverse talents as George Carlin, Arlo Guthrie, Kate Clinton, Bill Clinton, Arianna Huffington, Bill Maher and Paul Krassner. In a past performing life, Zimmerman founded and wrote all the material for the satirical folk quartet THE FOREMEN, who recorded for Warner Reprise throughout the ‘90s. As a solo artist, he’s released five albums. When a video of Roy’s performance of his song “Creation Science 101” made the front page of YouTube, it got over 730,000 views, and 11,000 comments, and Roy adds, “many of them coherent.” Tix, $18.
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Wed, Jun 24; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm AMY CLARKE, with ARIANA HALL opening, at King King, 6555 Hollywood Bl (at Whitley), Hollywood; 323-960-9234; www.kingkinghollywood.com. Tix at http://bit.ly/hO09p. AMY CLARKE plays a music release party with giveaways, and performs a full set featuring guest musicians Voyce McGinley III on drums & percussion, Amanda Abizaid (performing at the Indiegrrl Conference) on flute, Les July on trumpet. Part of the night’s proceeds benefit Tree People (www.treepeople.org). Ariana Hall opens at 8, not Astral Aliens as listed elsewhere. Amy Clarke performs at 8:45. Partial proceeds go towards Tree People (http://www.treepeople.org). Amy is headed for tour dates in DC, Brooklyn, and elsewhere in New York, all leading up to her shows at the Indiegrrl Conference in Nashville, TN, Aug 20-22, and the Burning Man Festival in Black Rock City, NV Aug 24-26. More at www.amyclarke.com. Tix for tonight are $8 advance (link above), $12 at door.
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Wed, Jun 23; Mon-Wed, Jun 22, 23, 24; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
CHRIS WALLACE'S "THE MARK TWAIN YOU DON'T KNOW," an Australian one-man show, comes to L.A for three nights only, at Theatre Palisades, 941 Temescal Canyon Rd, Pacific Palisades 90272; call box office at 310-454-1970 for show times. This has rave reviews, including
"...A masterful one-man show..."
"...Wallace brings it to life with integrity, respect and immense talent..."
"...Wallace's relaxed yet precise and authoritative delivery makes each moment live..."
The material is amazingly edgy and relevant by 21st Century standards, as Mark Twain's take on sex, religion and war are brilliantly performed in this two-hour presentation. With interest mounting as the 100th anniversary of Twain's death approaches in 2010, this show captures an essence of America's most famous author in a totally unexpected way. “The Mark Twain You Don't Know” began its journey in 2004 on Mark Twain's 169th birthday in the Australian city of Ballarat, in the same venue where Twain lectured in 1895. It has since shocked, provoked, challenged and delighted critics and audiences alike:
"...Its content is irreverent and comically vulgar, and Wallace makes it even more entertaining with his splendid delivery..."
"...He makes a convincing case for Twain's continued recognition as one of the great observers of the human condition..."
"...He maintains such a presence on stage; it starts to feel like there's an entire cast performing instead of just one man..."
View an excerpt from the show at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Mggu7i0jU4
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Wed, Jun 24, every Wed:
8 pm “ACOUSTIC CORDIALE” SERIES at Café Cordiale, 14015 Ventura Bl, Sherman Oaks; 818-789-1985. One recent lineup included Heather Waters & Duane Jarvis and Micheal Ann & Alexandra Bustamante. Manda has played the series, as well. Hosted by singer-songwriter DONOVAN LYMAN (Blue Meridian) performing a song or two between each act. Dinner served all evening; plenty of private tables. All ages, free parking, no cover.
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8 pm “WHISKEY DICK WEDNESDAYS” at Fubar, 7994 Santa Monica Bl (1 blk E of Crescent Hgts), West Hollywood. This is a roots / honky-tonk night, and talented artists like MICHAEL ANN play this series, which offers 5 cent beer and 10 cent shots of whiskey and other booze, “where the west is still very wild. Say howdy to the craziest party there could ever be,” their promo says. Other nights there are anything but Americana music, and do not offer such incredibly cheap liquor. Fubar is a well known gay bar. Info from whiskeydckfubar@aol.com. No cover.
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8 pm OPEN MIC at The Talking Stick, 1630 Ocean Park Bl, Santa Monica; www.thetalkingstick.net.
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8 pm OPEN MIC at The Pig 'n Whistle, 6714 Hollywood Bl, Hollywood 90028; www.pignwhistle.com. Sign-ups at 7:30, show at 8 pm.
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Wed, Jun 24, every Wed:
8 pm OPEN JAZZ JAM at Hip Kitty Jazz / Fondue, 502 W First St (in the Packing House complex), Claremont 91711; www.hipkittyjazz.com; 909-447-6700. Beautiful venue, serves food, beer & wine, 25 mins E of Pasadena off the 210 Fwy.
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Wed, Jun 24, last Wed, every month:
ON HIATUS: 8-10 pm “HOBO SOUP” monthly folk music evening with performing host “BANJO FRED” STARNER, usually joined by PHIL VAN TEE and KAREN KRANTZ, at the Lost Souls Café, 124 E 4th St, in the Old Bank District, downtown L.A.; 213-617-7006; www.lostsouls.com. The venue is the big lobby of a 1905-era bank building. Fred says it has “a fine sound system, and a no-alcohol good vibe.” FRED STARNER is the officially-named “GRAND DUKE OF HOBO MINSTRELS” by the National Hobo Convention in Britt, Iowa. Musical funnyman PHIL VAN TEE has taken his homemade cookie-tin banjo to stages everywhere, opening for nearly all the big-name country music acts. Previous guests have included JILL FENIMORE, ORGANIC DEMO, and DADDY BONE. Artist info, www.hobobanjofred.com. Venue is just down the gated alley between Main and Broadway; it’s a coffeehouse that serves coffee drinks and tasty light fare.
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Wed, Jun 24, every Wed:
8:30 pm LIVE MUSIC (artists tba) at the Cowboy Palace Saloon, 21635 Devonshire St (Devonshire & Owensmouth), Chatsworth 91311; www.cowboypalace.com; 818-341-0166. Live music 7 nights a week, sometimes acoustic, sometimes electric. Preceded by free line dance lessons with Kathy, 7-8:30 pm. No cover.
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Wed, Jun 24, 4th Wed every month:
8:30 pm “FESTIVAL OF THE EGG” the monthly all-female musicians’ event, at the Universal Bar & Grill, 4093 Lankershim Bl, North Hollywood; 818-766-2114. $7.
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Wed, Jun 24, every Wed:
8:30 pm-midnight “JAZZ JAM SESSION” at The Smokehouse Restaurant, 4420 W Lakeside Dr (at Barham), Burbank 91505; www.smokehouse1946.com; 818-845-3731. New home for the long-running weekly series formerly at the Sportsman’s Lodge; hosted by CATHY SEGAL-GARCIA, President of the California Pop & Jazz Council (www.capopandjazzcouncil.org). Event info, www.cathysegalgarcia.com. No cover.
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Wed, Jun 24, every Wed:
9 pm-midnight “PRO BLUES JAM SESSION” hosted by 21st CENTURY BLUES band, at the Azteca Restaurant and Bar, 717 S San Gabriel Bl, San Gabriel 91776; 626-287-4645. (New Mar 11, 2009.)
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11 pm BRAD COLERICK does a one-hour live performance on KDVS 90.3 FM in Davis, CA, simulcast at www.kdvs.org
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Today is the anniversary of the Battle of the Little Bighorn. It marked the greatest victory for the Plains Indians over the US Military, and galvanized the US government to hasten the end of the Native Americans’ ability to roam freely across the plains.
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Thursday’s “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” picks are Mark “Pocket” Goldberg’s series, tonight with great guests, in Tujunga at 7 pm, and the Duo-Tones, who bring the beach to Altadena at 8 pm.
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Thu, Jun 25, every Thu:
11 am-2 pm “VAN NUYS FARMER'S MARKET” with live music performances, in the Van Nuys Civic Center behind the Los Angeles City Hall annex building and in front of the City Library, 14410 Sylvan St, Van Nuys 91401.
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Thu, Jun 25, (Wed & Thu), every week; near Santa Barbara:
4 pm-late New “PARADISE STORE TWICE-WEEKLY BLUEGRASS / MOUNTAIN MUSIC JAM” at Paradise Store, N of Santa Barbara on Hwy 154 for 9.5 mi; right on Paradise Rd, 1/2 mile to the store. Directions, www.paradisestoresb.com/directions.asp
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Thu, Jun 25, every Thu:
4:30-5:30 pm SON JAROCHO CLASSES at East Side Café, 5469 Huntington Dr N, L.A.; 323-583-5113.
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Thu, Jun 25, every Thu: in Santa Barbara:
5:30-7:30 pm THE SALT MARTIANS play bluegrass for Happy Hour at the Tupelo Junction Cafe, 1218 State St, Santa Barbara; 805-899-3900 for dinner reserv. The band is TIM MULLINS, KEN GASTON, AARON DOUGLAS and often MIKE MULLINS. Artists’ info, www.saltmartians.com. Full bar & food. No cover.
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Thu, Jun 25, 4th (and 2nd) Thu, every month; in Ventura:
6-9:30 pm “ZOEY'S JAM” at Zoey’s, 451 E Main St, Ventura. 805-658-8311. Hosted by Gene Rubin, who says, “Check-out Ventura's Bluegrass Jam website, at http://home.earthlink.net/~generubinaudio/index.html. All skills welcome, friendly folks, great food and drink, and even better jammin'. Generally we number 25 to 35 musicians. We now have additional space for even more jam circles. Spectators are appreciated and welcome.” Contact Gene with your email address to receive regular reminders and details: 805-658-8311 or generubinaudio@earthlink.net.
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Thu, Jun 25, recurring; in Idyllwild:
6-9 pm SANDII CASTLEBERRY & KEVIN HAMBY at Café Aroma, 54750 N Circle Dr, Idyllwild; 951-659-5212. Acoustic blues, bluegrass, swing, folk, more; Sandii Castleberry with guitar, vocals, harmonica; Kevin Hamby on bass, vocals.
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Thu, Jun 25, every Thu; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
7-10 pm “POCKET GOLDBERG & FRIENDS SONGWRITER SHOWCASE” tonight brings guest artists ED TREE (Spencer Davis, John Schneider, Lacy J. Dalton) and NICOLE GORDON & MARTY AXELROD (Songs of Shiloh), to Arnie's Café, 6864 Foothill Bl (at Marcus), Tujunga 91042; 818-951-9089; www.myspace.com/arniescafe. NICOLE GORDON & MARTY AXELROD have performed their theme-based “Songs of Shiloh” show, and Nicole’s other fine originals, on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks,” and earned a “Listener Favorite” for one of them, “The Boy from Crooked Creek.” No cover, donations to artists are welcome.
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Thu, Jun 25, every Thu:
7-10 pm “FLAMENCO GUITAR NIGHT” with award-winning flamenco guitarist STEPHEN DICK at Manchego Food From Spain Restaurant, 2510 Main St, Santa Monica 90405; 310-450-3900; www.manchegoonmain.com. Venue serves great tapas and Spanish dinner plates in an elegant and intimate space. STEPHEN DICK - "Esteban de Los Angeles" - has won numerous prizes for his compositions and performances, including an award from the Sur Jerez Flamenco Competition in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, for his original 1st album, "Naranjas Amargas." A versatile artist, he is the winner of the Peter Frampton award for excellence in contemporary music, and his compositions for the guitar have been published in Italy, and in the US by Columbia Music Company. He won the Paulo Barsacchi award for guitar composition for his "Sonatina for Solo Guitar," and a Meet the Composer's grant for his realization of Federico GarcÃa Lorca's romantic ballad, "Romance Sonambulo." He a 2008/2009 winner of a grant from the Spanish Ministry of Culture and US Universities for a new flamenco concert featuring GarciaLorca's mystical lullaby, "Nana del Caballo Grande."
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Thu, Jun 25, every Thu:
7 pm CHARANGOA SALSA DANCE at Steven's SteakHouse, 5332 Steven's Pl, City of Commerce; 323-723-9856; Fay@charangoa.com; www.charangoa.com. Every Thu. Includes dance class with Miguel, 7-8 pm; dancing to live music, 9 pm-1:30 am. It’s reported that there are lots of great dancers & surprises. Free.
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Thu, Jun 25, every Thu:
7-11 pm OPEN MIC NIGHT on “The Main Stage” at Highland Perk Coffeehouse, 5930 York Bl, L.A. The inaugural event was Apr 12. Sponsors say, “This event repeats every Thursday night. Singers, spoken word, guitar players, drum soloists, almost anything that makes the crowd applaud...”
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Thu, Jun 25, every Thu; in Lancaster:
7-10 pm “CEDAR OPEN MIC” at Cedar Center, 44345 Cedar Av (at Lancaster Bl), Lancaster 93534; www.myspace.com/cedarcenteropenmic. Hosted by Ms. Shell Marie and Cleen. It’s open to all ages, however there is no censorship rule. It welcomes poets, spoken word, “freestylers,” and acoustic musicians. Free.
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Thu, Jun 25, every Thu:
OPEN MIC / SONGWRITER SHOWCASE at Primo Pizza, 28200 Bouquet Cyn Rd, Saugus. Mike Dill hosts. He's a fine fingerstyle blues picker.
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Thu, Jun 25, every Thu:
7:30 “MUSIC NIGHT” at Lulu’s Beehive, 13203 Ventura Bl (1 blk E of Fulton), Studio City; 818-986-2233. After a long absence, the singer-songwriter series is back at the fun little venue. Three featured acts, “plus special guests and surprises each week.” After a long absence, the singer-songwriter series is back at the fun little venue. Or as they say, “the buzz has returned to the Beehive.” Light fare, sandwiches, coffeehouse beverages available. No cover.
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Thu, Jun 25; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm THE DUO TONES at the venue named in FolkWorks as L.A.’s best intimate acoustic listening room venue - The Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena; reserv 626-398-7917; info www.coffeegallery.com. Venue impresario Bob Stane says, “Veteran rock-instrumental masters PAUL JOHNSON & GIL ORR have hit upon a unique and winning idea: by leaving out the drums and bass, they put the focus on their delightful dual-guitar interplay (both acoustic and electric), which lends fresh appeal to the surf-instro genre. Paul co-founded the pioneer '60s surf band, the Belairs ("Mr. Moto") and he currently plays with the Surfaris ("Wipeout"). Gil has been with the Chantays ("Pipeline") since the '60s. They have two popular CDs and a growing visibility. They were a big hit last season on "A Prairie Home Companion." The Duo-tones are creating a stir among many music fans who are discovering for the first time just how rich this stuff can be when played with the skill and authority that Paul and Gil bring to it. Always a fave act here. Many encores for a reason.” Tix, $18.
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Thu, Jun 25, every Thu:
7:30-9:30 pm IRISH SET DANCING CLASSES in Los Feliz area; social dancing for adults every Thursday. Info & location: www.michaelpatrickbreen.com.
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Thu, Jun 25, Thu & Fri, every week:
8-10:30 pm THE PLOUGHBOYS play their residency at the Tam O' Shanter, 2980 Los Feliz Bl, Los Feliz; www.lawrysonline.com/tamoshanter_gen_info.asp; 323-664-0228. Venue serves ale & sandwiches. Band member Mark Romano says, “Great food, drinks, dancing, and of course, music!” More at www.theploughboys.com. All ages, no cover.
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Thu, Jun 25, recurring:
8-10 pm ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE, singer-songwriter or band, at Kulak's Woodshed, 5230-1/2 Laurel Canyon Bl, North Hollywood; 818-766-9913; info / web simulcast at www.kulakswoodshed.com - named for “Best Web Simulcast” in “The Best of 2008 / Top Ten” in FolkWorks, at www.folkworks.org/content/view/35788/166. 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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Thu, Jun 25, last Thu, every month:
8-10 pm SONGSALIVE! SHOWCASE at The Talking Stick, (new location), 1411c Lincoln Bl, Venice 92091; www.thetalkingstick.net. A full evening of entertainment from local songwriters, hosted by MAUREEN DOHERTY. Songsalive is now booking for various dates in 2007, and seeking singer-songwriters to perform; info: hotline at 310-238-0359 or email usa@songsalive.org; www.songsalive.org. No cover, $5 donation requested.
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Thu, Jun 25, every Thu:
CALJAS ARTISTS WEEKLY JAZZ PERFORMANCE NIGHT at Hip Kitty Jazz / Fondue, 502 W First St (in the Packing House complex), Claremont 91711; www.hipkittyjazz.com; 909-447-6700. It’s a new venue, said to be beautiful, serving food, beer & wine, 25 mins E of Pasadena off the 210 Fwy. The venue is part of the newly-renovated Claremont Packing House. Proprietress Nancy Tessier’s father, Refugio "Coco" Lopez, plays alto, and she wanted her club to feature an array of jazz singers. This led to a fortuitous connection with Dale Boatman, founder and president of the California Jazz Arts Society. CalJAS is a powerful force in bringing some of the best jazz artists in Southern California, especially singers, to restaurants, clubs and other performance spaces in eastern Los Angeles County and the Inland Empire, an area that previously had relatively few opportunities for jazz musicians to perform.
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Thu, Jun 25, every Thu:
8:30 pm LIVE MUSIC (artists tba) at the Cowboy Palace Saloon, 21635 Devonshire St (Devonshire & Owensmouth), Chatsworth 91311; www.cowboypalace.com; 818-341-0166. Live music 7 nights a week, sometimes acoustic, sometimes electric. Preceded by free line dance lessons with Marie, 7-8:30 pm. Happy hour 4-7 pm, M-F. No cover.
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Thu, Jun 25, every Thu:
9 pm-2 am “ALL ACOUSTIC WITH ANGEL” hosted by ANGEL, with different artists each week (except 3rd Thursdays, when it’s the Old Time Jam, hosted by Triple Chicken Foot) always fun, at the Hyperion Tavern, 1941 Hyperion Av (look for barber pole just S of Lyric), L.A. 90027. The Thursday series has its own web page, complete with weekly lineups, at www.myspace.com/hyperiontavernallacoustic.
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Thu, Jun 25, every Thu:
9 pm PRESTON SMITH & THE CROCODILES play their residency at The Office, 3516 W Victory Bl (at Hollywood Wy), Burbank. Preston says, “Great sound, great food, wine and beer!” New residency, began Apr 9, 2009.
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Thu, Jun 25, every Thu:
9 pm BEGINNERS SON JAROCHO CLASS with CESAR CASTRO from VeraCruz, at Cal Poly Downtown Center, 300 2nd St, Pomona (Arts Colony). Learn to play jarana, string instrument from Veracruz; dance Zapateado; sing & compose sones (songs); gain knowledge of Son Jarocho music. For children, teens & adults. Venue has a mic and stage lights. Info, www.myspace.com/besskepp. $3 cover.
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Thu, Jun 25, every Thu; on web radio:
9 pm “FREIGHT TRAIN BOOGIE” radio show from Northern Cal, on KRCB 90.9 and 91.1 FM on Sonoma County’s only public radio station; features live performance-interviews; simulcast on the web at www.krcb.org/listen/listen.html. You can ask the host or the guests questions or make comments at frater@freighttrainboogie.com.
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Friday’s “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” picks include the opening day of the annual “Laguna Beach Sawdust Festival,” where Grammy-nominated Lisa Haley & the Zydecats play at 5:30 pm; Sligo Rags, another one of Southern Cal’s best bands, plays Altadena at 8 pm; Aretha Franklin performs with the L.A. Phil in the Hollywood Bowl at 8:30; and the delightful Dafni plays two sets in Claremont at 10 pm.
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Fri, Jun 26; in the OC; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
5:30 pm “LAGUNA BEACH SAWDUST FESTIVAL” brings LISA HALEY & THE ZYDECATS to play the annual festival’s opening day, on the Sawdust Art Festival grounds, 935 Laguna Canyon Rd., Laguna Beach 92651; info hotline 949-494-3030; www.sawdustartfestival.org/summer_show/summershow.htm.
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LISA HALEY & THE ZYDECATS have performed live on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks” and earned a “Listener Favorite” there. AND, their Grammy-nominated album, “King Cake” had its world premiere and five weeks exclusive airplay on “TttT.” They were recently named “Zydeco Band of the Year 2009” by the Bay Area Blues Society. Their music is joyful and accessible and mixes Cajun and zydeco with touching and driving Americana, delivering a thoroughly satisfying show that leaves you humming the melody lines. They play festivals and get airplay all over the planet. Lisa says, “See Zydecosis at work on the new YouTube video from the recent San Diego ‘Gator By the Bay’ Fest!” at www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKI9LHinDPM and you can catch the band’s performance of "King Cake" at Belladrum, in Scotland, at www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ_1gp3XF1w -- Lisa says, “Listen for the Scottish ‘ROAR’ at the end!” More at www.bluefiddle.com and www.lisahaley.com and www.myspace.com/lisahaley
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The summer-long Sawdust Festival brings live music on three stages, plus roving musicians and circus acts. It runs daily, Jun 26 through Aug 30, with several different musical acts each day. It’s open daily, 10 am-10 pm (except 10 am-6 pm on July 4). A full summer-season pass is $15, and an annual pass is $25 (for summer & winter festivals, combined). One-day admission is $7.50 general, $6 seniors, $3 children (age 6-12), and free for those age 5 and younger.
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Fri, Jun 26; on web radio:
1 pm (Pacific) “IT'S FRIDAY” Radio Show on WUGA 91.7 FM, from Georgia, simulcast at www.uga.edu/wuga/its_friday.html. Performing guests are the PACKWAY HANDLE BAND, a “trad-absurdist experience” bluegrass band from Athens, Georgia, who have been heard on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks.” (Time is PDT.) More at www.packwayhandle.com
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Fri, Jun 26, every Fri:
5:30-10 pm “MONROVIA FAMILY FESTIVAL” along Myrtle Av, in old downtown Monrovia. It’s year-round and weekly, a street festival and farmers market, that’s been running 17 years. KATTYWOMPUS STRING BAND plays 8-10 pm at 412 S Myrtle Av; contact Jennifer Ranger, 877-365-5744. RON ELY does authentic and original maritime songs most weeks, usually at Myrtle Av & Colorado or Myrtle Av and Lemon Av, on the North end of the festival. Artist’s info, www.myrecordlabel.net/ronely. There’s lots of other music throughout old town Monrovia, several acoustic performers each week – singer-songwriters, duos or bands – plus specialty vendors, lots of food, and local merchants. Event is large during the summer when it includes a carnival (rock climbing wall, balloon man, bubble man, petting zoo, pony rides, etc.) It scales-down from 4 blocks to 2 blocks during winter months, following the Christmas holidays. Myrtle Av exit, N of 210 Fwy, free parking, free event.
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Fri, Jun 26, recurring, on web radio:
5:30 pm (Pacific) “RALPH’S BACK PORCH” broadcast from Texas, today has a live in-studio performance by Southern Cal-based SKEETER MANN & THE LOST CANYON RANGERS. The show often hosts western music guests; call-in number to chat with Ralph and guests, 347 215 8849; catch the show at www.blogtalkradio.com/ralphsbackporch.
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Fri, Jun 26, every Fri:
6-9 pm DAVE OSTI and DEANNA COGAN jam-out on acoustic classic rock tunes every Friday at the Mayan Bar, 311 W Foothill Bl, Monrovia.
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6-8 pm OPEN MIC at Fendi's Café, 539 East Bixby Rd (near Atlantic), Long Beach; 562-424-4774.
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Fri, Jun 26; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
7 pm SLIGO RAGS, named in FolkWorks among L.A.’s “Best of 2008 / Top Ten” bands, perform at the venue named in FolkWorks as L.A.’s best intimate acoustic listening room venue - The Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena; reserv 626-398-7917; info www.coffeegallery.com. They played radio’s “Tied to the Tracks” on St. Patrick’s Day, 2007, at the time they had EIGHT of the Top Ten songs on one Celtic Music Chart. No other artist or band repeated even once anywhere in the Top 100. And they earned a “Listener Favorite” on radio’s “TttT.” Venue impresario Bob Stane says, “Such a talented group. Drawing big crowds without it bein’ a wake. As usual, they’ve been winning awards, but modest they are.”
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The energetic and splendidly musical SLIGO RAGS are Named in FolkWorks in the “Top Ten / Best of 2008” among the “Top Ten Live Acoustic Bands in L.A.” That write-up notes, “When they performed on radio’s ‘Tied to the Tracks’ on St. Patrick’s Day, 2006, eight of the Top Ten songs on one Celtic music chart were theirs (no other artist appeared more than once in the Top 100). And they’ve grown much since then, with lively Irish music that imparts flavors of bluegrass and jazz.” Two-time winners of the “Orange County Music Awards” for “Best Folk Band,” this dynamic ensemble presents Celtic Folk with a decidedly bluegrass attitude. Using fiddle, acoustic guitar, electric bass, and percussion, Sligo Rags is taking the local and not-so-local Celtic music scene by storm. Their debut studio recording, "The Night Before the Morning After," still gets international airplay, and was called "the best I've heard from a stateside band" by Celtic Beat Magazine. Says the San Diego Troubadour, "This band can light up an atmosphere as dim as the Guinness stout you just ordered at the bar... Sligo Rags really know their Celtic music." Don't be surprised if elements of country, gypsy jazz, and swing manage to sneak their way into the act. Bob Stane adds, “Much fun. This is money-back, no-questions-asked-if-you-are-not-thrilled. Bring friends. Dynamic, up tempo, multi-talented. A fusion that just crackles.” More at www.sligorags.com. $18.
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Fri, Jun 26, every Fri, in Tehachapi:
7 pm ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE at Mama HillyBeans Coffee & Community, 426 E Tehachapi Bl, Tehachapi; www.mamahillybeans.com; 661-822-BEAN. Venue has great ambience, and food "made from scratch and about 95% organic." Traveling acts have varying admission prices; check venue's web site.
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Fri, Jun 26; in Paso Robles:
7-9:30 pm SEAN WIGGINS plays the “Vina Robles Summer Concert Series” with her full LONE GOAT Band, in Paso Robles; info & tix, www.vinarobles.com. Presented by AMS Entertainment at a beautiful winery, under the stars with dancing and dining. Sean has twice performed live on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks” and earned a “Listener Favorite” there. More at www.SeanWiggins.com - www.MySpace.com/SeanWiggins
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7:30 pm PETE HUTLINGER plays the “Lord of the Strings” concert series at the Dana Point Community House, 24642 San Juan Av, Dana Point; www.lordofthestringsconcerts.com; 949-842-2227. He was renowned as JOHN DENVER’s guitar player. If you don’t know who Pete is, check out his website at www.petehuttlinger.com. Pete is an amazing guitar picker, great singer and does an outstanding solo show.
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Fri, Jun 26, every Fri:
7:30 pm “OPEN MIC” at the Unurban Coffee House, 3301 Pico Bl (at 33rd), Santa Monica; 310-315-0056; www.unurban.com
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Fri, Jun 26, every Fri:
MISS MICKEY CHAMPION at the Ritz-Carlton Huntington Hotel bar, 1401 S Oak Knoll Av, Pasadena; 626-568-3900. L.A.’s legendary blueswoman plays an every-Fri & Sat residency. Artist info: www.mickeychampion.net. Start time varies; call venue.
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8-10:30 pm THE PLOUGHBOYS play an every-Friday residency at the Tam O'Shanter, 2980 Los Feliz Bl, Los Feliz 90039; www.lawrysonline.com/tamoshanter_gen_info.asp; 323-664-0228. Venue serves ale & sandwiches. Band member Mark Romano says, “Great food, drinks, dancing, and of course, music!” More at www.theploughboys.com. All ages, no cover.
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8 pm THE BOBBY BLUEHOUSE BAND plus a headliner, most Fri & Sat nights, with BBHB opening for “some of the best blues music headliners in the industry,” at the Arcadia Blues Club, 16 E Huntington Dr, Arcadia; www.arcadiabluesclub.com; 626-447-9349. The venue claims, “This is the greatest house band in America. Members over the years have included musicians who have played with Billy Joel, Aretha Franklin, The Pointer Sisters, The Jeff Healey Band and influences from John Lee Hooker, Van Morrison and Eric Burden.” Fri & Sat nights bring local blues bands as well as national acts. Acts booked include Chris Cain, Lil Charlie and the Nite Cats, Coco Montoya, Rod Piazza, James Intveld, Rosie Flores, Duke Robillard, Guitar Shorty, Gary Hoey, Wumbloozo, Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash and more. Website has lineups for specific dates and a tix link. Venue serves dinner Fri & Sat, 7 pm-2 am. Advance tix, reservations, recommended (club is now only holding tables only until 8:30 pm).
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Fri, Jun 26, every Fri:
8-10 pm ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE, singer-songwriter or band, at Kulak's Woodshed, 5230-1/2 Laurel Canyon Bl, North Hollywood; 818-766-9913; info / web simulcast at www.kulakswoodshed.com - named for “Best Web Simulcast” in “The Best of 2008 / Top Ten” in FolkWorks, at www.folkworks.org/content/view/35788/166. 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, Jun 26, fourth Fri, every month:
8-10 pm “OUT-OF-THE-BLUE” songwriter showcase at the venue named as co-winner for “Best Free (no cover) Acoustic Music Venue, The Talking Stick, 1411c Lincoln Bl, Venice 92091; www.thetalkingstick.net. This monthly event is specifically cited as a reason for the venue’s 2008 co-win. Though former performing host DANIEL McFEELEY has moved to Australia, a similar event still takes place.” Venue has good sandwiches, soups, coffeehouse fare. No cover.
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Fri, Jun 26; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8:30 pm “L.A. PHIL PRESENTS - ARETHA FRANKLIN AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL,” 2301 N Highland Av, Hollywood; 323-850-2000. Still fresh from her performance at the Presidential Inauguration, the Queen of Soul returns to the Bowl for the first time in 35 years. The first woman in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and recently voted #1 in Rolling Stone's “100 Greatest Singers of All Time,” she will sing many of her timeless hits with that inimitable, powerful, and soaring voice. Online tix and info at www.HollywoodBowl.com
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Fri, Jun 26, every Fri:
9 pm LIVE MUSIC (artists tba) at the Cowboy Palace Saloon, 21635 Devonshire St (Devonshire & Owensmouth), Chatsworth 91311; www.cowboypalace.com; 818-341-0166. Live music 7 nights a week, sometimes acoustic, sometimes electric. Preceded by free line dance lessons with Marie, 7-9 pm. No cover.
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Fri, Jun 26; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
9:30 pm BEN VAUGHN DESERT CLASSIC plus the DAN JANISCH BAND bring a two-headliner evening to 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. BEN VAUGHN is a musician the Village Voice describes as having a "sound so pure and spontaneous it sounds instantly classic." As for DAN JANISCH, Freight Train Boogie writes, "If John Steinbeck had written music, he'd have written music like Dan Janisch..." Dan has performed live on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks,” and we concur. More on the artists at www.panioloproductions.com. Venue is 21+. No cover, bring $ for the tip jar.
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Fri, Jun 26; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
10 pm DAFNI at The Press Restaurant, 129 Harvard Av, Claremont 91711; 909-625-4808; www.thepressrestaurant.com. Reservations recommended. The delightful Dafni has performed live on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks,” and earned a “Listener Favorite.” More at www.myspace.com/dafni. Tonight, she plays two sets. Venue is 21+. No cover.
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Fri, Jun 26:
10:30 pm THE CHEATIN' KIND plus NEIGHBORHOOD BULLYS bring honky-tonk revelry to Taix Lounge, 1911 W Sunset Bl (at Alvarado), Echo Park; 213-484-1265. TCK’s Babs tells us, “Come bid a fond farewell to the only all-Hawaiian rhythm section in Los Angeles honky-tonk! The bass playing raven-haired beauty stays, but they guy behind the drums goes!”
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[Updated editions with more (always more -- as we have time to organize all of it), and all the many, many, acoustic music events to come in JUNE and beyond - in and around Los Angeles, plus the many, many, many upcoming acoustic music FESTIVALS, near and far, here, there and everywhere! It’ll all be here, soon.]
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The MOST RECENT EDITIONS - both the GUIDE’s event calendars with descriptive write-ups, AND the Acoustic Americana Music News Features – are available at
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News of the “Tied to the Tracks” radio show is at www.myspace.com/laacoustic and on No Depression, at http://community.nodepression.com/profile/TiedtotheTracks
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As always, more to come, as we (believe it or not) continue to make updates to all the months of 2009 in the “long look ahead” posts.
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…So many truly fine shows, so few evenings and weekends to see them. With a new spirit of HOPE in America, why not celebrate by going out for a tunefully good time?
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copyright (c) © 2009, Larry Wines. All rights reserved.
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“There’s nothing as quiet as night without music, as dark as a night without stars...” - from “THE FIDDLER,” learned from Guy Carawan
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CAJUN PROVERB OF THE MONTH “The sign of a true friend: when he can forgive your success!” -- from www.bluefiddle.com, which supplies us and the Gator Gazette.
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Yes, it’s true -
There are more ACOUSTIC AMERICANA / ACOUSTIC RENAISSANCE music performances EVERY week in the Los Angeles area than the COMBINED TOTAL of ALL OTHER KINDS OF MUSIC!
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(And that doesn’t even take the dozens of electric Americana shows into account!)
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If you have trouble believing that assertion, then print this out and see how many pages you’ll need just for the events for the days covered in this edition!
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Check it yourself: take any edition of the L.A. Times Calendar Section and any edition of the LA Weekly, count-up all the live music shows (you won’t even need to subtract-out the acoustic shows in those two publications, since they hardly list any, anyway) and add them up. THEN, count the number of live acoustic music performances for the same days in the Acoustic Americana Music Guide. We have yet to find a week when the TOTAL of all those other genres of music performances equals the number of live performances of acoustic music in the L.A. area! (Even though you can’t hear the music on the radio here, or read about it in the biggest newspapers, it seems people DO want acoustic music and they will find and support it anyway!
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