Acoustic Americana Music Guide, Aug 27 events ONLY (lots more tomorrow!)

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ACOUSTIC AMERICANA
MUSIC GUIDE
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AUGUST 27 events ONLY (LOTS more tomorrow!)
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 27
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(1) Friday’s “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” picks:
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Annual “HEMET ELKS BLUEGRASS JAMBOREE” with KEN MELLONS, THE BROMBIES, FAULTLINE, THE WIMBERLEY BAND, LONESOME OTIS, FINE LINE, SAWMILL ROAD, BLADERUNNERS, GRASSLANDS, WHISTLE STOP, and more, at the Golden Village Palms Resort in Hemet. (Runs Thu-Sun, Aug 26-29.)
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7:30 pm a BLUES show with CYNDI LAUPER plus ALLEN TOUSSAINT and DAVID RHODES at the Greek Theatre in Griffith Park, L.A.
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7:30 pm STEPHANIE BETTMAN & LUKE HALPIN present an evening of folk, bluegrass, & Americana, at Fiddlers Crossing in Tehachapi.
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8 pm MARK OLSON (former JAYHAWKS frontman) at McCabe’s in Santa Monica.
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8 pm JAYME STONE brings an exploration of the banjo, from Appalachia to Africa, to a free show at the Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts Pasadena.
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8:30 pm “JOHN WILLIAMS AND THE MUSIC OF THE MOVIES” for the “Weekend Spectaculars” series at the Hollywood Bowl. (Runs Aug 27 & 28.)
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See the complete listings below for all the details.
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(2) Friday’s RADIO & TV SHOWS
~ that feature live performance-interviews with acoustic musicians, and selected other acoustic music shows (mostly on-line, simulcast from radio stations elsewhere) are listed, in all their abundance, at
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http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2010/03/fridays-radio-web-radio-tv-acoustic.html
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(3) Friday’s “BEST OUT-OF-TOWN EVENTS”
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Fri-Sun, Aug 27-29, in New Orleans:
Annual “CUTTING EDGE MUSIC CONFERENCE” in New Orleans, includes a Sat, Aug 28 show, 11 pm, at the Hard Rock Café - New Orleans.. it’s the “LA Acoustic show,” with BRIGITTE DeMEYER, CHRIS DONOHUE, & BRADY BLADE play at the. Hard Rock Cafe 418 N Peters St, New Orleans, LA 70130; 504-529-5617. More on the conference at www.cuttingedgemusicbusiness.com
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(4) Friday’s LOCAL FESTIVALS:
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Fri, Aug 27; Thu-Sun, Aug 26-29, festival, in Hemet; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
Annual “HEMET ELKS BLUEGRASS JAMBOREE” with KEN MELLONS, THE BROMBIES, FAULTLINE, THE WIMBERLEY BAND, LONESOME OTIS, FINE LINE, SAWMILL ROAD, BLADERUNNERS, GRASSLANDS, WHISTLE STOP, and more, at the Golden Village Palms Resort, 3600 W Florida Av, Hemet; 951-305-4604 or 951-551-9963; www.goldenvillagepalms.com.
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Fri & Sat, Aug 27 & 28; festival:
10 am-7 pm “BEATLESFEST” on the on the Santa Monica Pier, W off Ocean Av (at Colorado), 2 blks S of Santa Monica Bl, Santa Monica; www.twilightdance.org; www.santamonicapier.org; 310-458-8901 or 310-396-0799.
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“BEATLESFEST,” a three-day tribute that began five years ago, opens as part of the summer lineup this year at Thursday night’s “Twilight Dance Series.” The band ABBEY ROAD opens that show with an acoustic set of the Beatles, followed by Los Angeles based LED ZEPAGAIN, taking a decidedly different road as part of the British Invasion.
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Throughout the day on Thursday, there will be Beatles karaoke, Beatles movies, memorabilia, the history of the Beatles, photo opportunities, food, the kids' zone at Pacific Park, celebrity appearances, radio personalities, raffles and much more.
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“BEATLESFEST” on Santa Monica Pier continues with a “TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES” on Friday and Saturday with live free entertainment throughout the day. On Saturday night, the award winning musical “Ticket to Ride,” featuring the band ABBEY ROAD, will perform at Barnum Hall at Santa Monica High. Tickets for that show are available at Ticket Master.
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(5a) Friday’s TODAY-AND-TONIGHT-ONLY
“LOS ANGELES AREA ACOUSTIC MUSIC PERFORMANCES” and related events:
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Fri, Aug 27:
6:30 pm ORGANIC DEMO, the acoustic duo of bluesman DADDY BONE and HAPPY JOHNNY, perform for the monthly "Ladies Night Out" at Magnolia Park in Burbank. Daddy Bone says, "There's a good 2 block stretch along Magnolia Blvd between 3300 & 3500 where the stores are staying open late and having a party. We will be performing on the street and in some of the shops. Come by and say, "Hi!"
Our sponsor is Mindfulnest on the corner of Magnolia and Lima. Make sure you stop in and tell them you like having us." No cover.
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Fri, Aug 27:
7 pm RONEE BLAKELY “BIRTHDAY PARTY / MOVIE SCREENING” hosted by Kim Grant & Jen Gibbons at the “Old Californio compound,” 419 Raymond Dr, East Pasadena 91107; 323-336-0500. Birthday Party screening of the movie "Nashville" for trad country music star Ronee Blakley at 7 pm + special 11 pm screening of Ronee's new film. Hosts will serve “a chicken and veg course, bring a side dish or dessert and whatever you want to drink; BYOB.” (Previously scheduled for Aug 28; changed to Aug 27.)
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Fri, Aug 27:
MATTHEW STONEMAN plays the “GRAND PERFORMANCES” series at California Plaza Fountain Court, 350 S Grand Av, LA; 213-687-2159; www.grandperformances.org.
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Fri, Aug 27; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
7:30 pm a BLUES show with CYNDI LAUPER plus ALLEN TOUSSAINT and DAVID RHODES at the Greek Theatre, 2700 N Vermont Ave in Griffith Park, L.A.; Greek Theatre hotline, 323-665-1927; tix, 213-480-3232; www.greektheatrela.com.
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CYNDI LAUPER, in the Acoustic Americana Music Guide? CYNDI LAUPER doing the Blues? A solid yes, to both. She is a musical chameleon and iconic performer, and we’re not going to pigeonhole her as a pop rocker. Lauper is touring her new (June 22) release, “Memphis Blues” (on Downtown Records), and will perform favorites and her new songs.
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“MEMPHIS BLUES” is a collection of blues cover songs, recorded in March at Electraphonic Studios in Memphis. It features musical contributions by some of the biggest living blues legends, B.B. KING, JONNY LANG, ALLEN TOUSSAINT, ANN PEEBLES and CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE.
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The feel of her new “Memphis Blues” album is gritty and full of life, bristling with the kind of energy that earmarked those hit singles invented on the fly at Stax Records. Stax was the historic and spiritual prototype for today’s Electraphonic. Both studios are known as the place where musicians of multiple generations sat side-by-side to create soul-driven anthems for the brokenhearted, the unrequited, and the overlooked. And that’s the essence of The Blues.
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After 25 million albums sold, 13 Grammy Award nominations, two Emmy Awards, two American Music Awards, and 18 MTV Video Music Awards, CYNDI LAUPER continues to lead as a singer, songwriter, musician, actress, and activist. Her new blues project is a decided departure from her most recent studio album, 2008’s dance-oriented, Grammy-nominated “Bring Ya to the Brink,” which spawned two #1 Billboard “Hot Dance Club Play” singles. (It’ll be wonderful if she’s done with that bit of her explorations.)
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In 2009, the longtime actress appeared on hit TV shows, including “30 Rock,” “Gossip Girl,” “Bones,” and “American Idol” (performing with contestant Allison Iraheta), and Lauper was a surprise guest at the resurrected concert event, “VH1 Divas.”
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In addition to her love of performing, Lauper is unwavering in her commitment to social activism, creating the “True Colors Fund” as a show of solidarity against discrimination and to raise awareness about the issues facing the GLBT population. In addition to this tour, Lauper is currently writing her autobiography, in which she plans to take readers on a journey through her own colorful life; it’s due for release in 2011 by Simon & Shuster.
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Tix, $70 / $60 / $45 / $30, + “Convenience Charge” of $13.50 per order (unless you get ‘em from the box office).
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Fri, Aug 27, in Tehachapi; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
7:30 pm STEPHANIE BETTMAN & LUKE HALPIN present an evening of folk, bluegrass, & Americana, at Fiddlers Crossing, 206 East F St, Tehachapi; 661-823-9994 www.events.fiddlerscrossing.com. Stephanie is an award-winning fiddler and singer-songwriter, Luke is a triple threat on mandolin, guitar and fiddle and a top-notch singer, himself. Their shows are always upbeat, energetic and fun. They have appeared in Tehachapi before, always to enthusiastic crowds. Tix, $15.
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Coming, Thu, Nov 11: MIKE + RUTHY, from THE MAMMALS.
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Fri, Aug 27; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm MARK OLSON (former JAYHAWKS frontman) at McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl (Pico at 31st), Santa Monica 90405; www.mccabes.com; 310-828-4403; tix, 310-828-4497.
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MARK OLSON performed live on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks” when he was touring his CD, "Salvation Blues." That CD did well nationwide, and on the Americana charts, and brought Mark a feature story in "No Depression" magazine.
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"Esquire" magazine wrote, "Breaking up is hard to do. But for former Jayhawks frontman Mark Olson, breaking up has provided a creative wellspring from which to draw songs on his latest solo record, Salvation Blues. Some of the best moments on Salvation feature Olson reuniting with his ex-wife, singer VICTORIA WILLIAMS, and his ex-Jayhawks bandmate, GARY LOURIS."
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Amazon dot com did a piece that is revealing about his songwriting, saying, "Mark Olson… first came to prominence as the primary singer-songwriter for the Jayhawks, before leaving that seminal alt-country band to make music with his wife, VICTORIA WILLIAMS, in the more acoustic, organic CREEKDRIPPERS. With his reedy voice and elemental imagery, Olson details the painful dissolution of that marriage [on "Salvation Blues"], clinging to music as a lifeline when everything else is lost. In the album-opening 'My Carol,' he compares his love to 'an animal bleeding in the snow,' while 'National Express' asks 'Where's my home? How could I lose this in a day?' Yet musically, 'Clifton Bridge' and 'Winter Song' rank with the best of his Jayhawks work, and both the title track and 'Look into the Night' find redemption in the midst of despair. GARY LOURIS joins his former Jayhawks bandmate for harmonies on three cuts." Tix, $15.
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Fri, Aug 27; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm JAYME STONE at the Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts Pasadena, in Memorial Park, 85 E Holly St, (really Raymond & Walnut), Pasadena 91103; 626-683-3230; www.levittpavilionpasadena.org.
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Stone brings “A musical journey from our Appalachian mountains to the plains of Africa,” as he explores the banjo and its roots. Whether or not you saw Bela Fleck’s documentary film that took that journey, this’ll be good.
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Series runs all summer, several themed nights each week, and includes the “Patchwork of America Series,” a children’s series (7 pm, Wednesdays), and a world music series. Some bench seating with backs is available to sides of center stage. Bring your lawn chair or blanket, and a picnic, but no alcohol is allowed in the park. Ride the Gold Line light rail to Memorial Park Station, to avoid dealing with expensive Old Town Pasadena parking (or park north of the 210 Fwy and walk). Nice outdoor venue.
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The summer’s free music series at the Pasadena venue is nearing the end, and still includes Roger Espinoza on Aug 28; and a season closer with Rhythmic Circus presenting “Feet Don’t Fail Me Now,” an “innovative” jazz / urban tap dance show on Aug 29. There are other shows in the Levitt series, waaay outside the Guide’s genres. Full calendar of the venue’s summer series at their website. Free show.
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Fri, Aug 27:
8 pm MISNER & SMITH at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 91001; reservations 626-794-2424; venue phone 626-398-7917; info www.coffeegallery.com. (“the venue named in FolkWorks as L.A.’s best intimate acoustic listening room venue”).
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Just when you thought you’d heard all that the Americana/Folk revival could show you, Misner & Smith bring a freshness and lyrical vitality you won’t find anywhere else. When you hear these two you’ll think they were born to sing together, with an exceptional and indescribable vocal blend that cuts right to your soul. At moments raw and powerful, and at other times hauntingly subtle, extraordinary two-part harmonies anchor Misner & Smith’s unique and compelling original music. Megan Smith plays the upright bass and mandolin while Sam Misner plays guitar, and with stellar award-winning songwriting to boot, Misner & Smith retain a connection to roots music that has been described as “the perfect balance between traditional and contemporary”. Though it is not always easy to put their music into one category it is evident that the tradition of duets is truly alive and well in these two performers. You will be amazed at the fullness of sound and depth of songs from Misner & Smith. Tix, $15.
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Fri, Aug 27:
8 pm KRISTIN KORB with Llew Matthews & Steve Barnes, at the Hip Kitty Jazz / Fondue, 502 W First St (in the Packing House complex), Claremont 91711; www.hipkittyjazz.com; 909-447-6700.
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.Fri, Aug 27; extended indefinitely; live theatre; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
CANCELLED: SHOW HAS ENDED ITS EXTENDED RUN. 8 pm Fri & Sat (& 5 pm Sun) “JUST 45 MINUTES FROM BROADWAY,” the critically-acclaimed world-premiere HENRY JAGLOM play has been extended at Edgemar Center for the Arts, on the Main Stage, 2437 Main St, Santa Monica 90405. Reservations req’d at 310-392-7327 or www.edgemarcenter.org (under events tab).
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Multiplatinum songwriter and cast member HARRIET SCHOCK tells us, “There’s a film being made of it, Henry Jaglom has already started shooting. Audiences love it and we’ve enjoyed performing it [well over 100] times. We’ve been extended again, but please don’t wait too long to see [this] wonderful, funny, moving, thoroughly enjoyable play.”
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Harriet Schock has worked with famous film director Henry Jaglom, writing the music for several of his feature film projects, and performing that music on-camera in his latest, “Irene in Time,” which stars Tanna Frederick, also the star if this play, making its world-premiere run.
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“JUST 45 MINUTES FROM BROADWAY” stars TANNA FREDERICK, JULIE DAVIS, DAVID GARVER, JACK HELLER, DAVID PROVAL, DIANE SALINGER, & HARRIET SCHOCK. Directed by Gary Imhoff, produced by Alexandra Guarnieri.
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Here’s a bit of the critical rave:
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"A near-Chekhovian delight! Go !!! " - L.A. Weekly
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"Henry Jaglom's new play rocks! A brilliant comic cast!" - The Huffington Post
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"Tanna Frederick moves effortlessly through an array of emotions, she & David Garver exude a quiet magnetism. Jaglom's homage to theatre people will appeal to everyone." - Hollywood Reporter
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"Henry Jaglom is a master storyteller. 'Lust 45 Minutes from Broadway' should tickle New York theatergoers when it moves closer than 45 minutes away." - For ReviewPlays.com )in The Santa Monica Daily Press and The San Diego Jewish World)
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Runs Fridays & Saturdays at 8 pm, Sundays at 5 pm, in an extended run. Parking is available (fee charged) in an onsite structure, and metered parking is available in nearby Lot 11, across the street from Peet's Coffee. Tix, $25.
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Fri, Aug 27; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8:30 pm “JOHN WILLIAMS AND THE MUSIC OF THE MOVIES” for the “Weekend Spectaculars” series at the Hollywood Bowl, 2301 N Highland Av, Hollywood; 323-850-2000 or 213-480-3232; www.hollywoodbowl.com. With the LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC, JOHN WILLIAMS, conductor. Yep, Williams returns to conduct and showcase some of his own famously iconic film scores. Runs Aug 27 & 28.
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(5b) Friday’s RECURRING
“LOS ANGELES AREA ACOUSTIC MUSIC PERFORMANCES” and related events.
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HERE ARE 20 (yep, Twenty!) MORE EVENTS, HAPPENING TODAY & TONIGHT!
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Included are today & tonight’s weekly and monthly residencies, series, showcases, workshops, open mics and other acoustic music events that are scheduled in advance to happen today and tonight, from northern Santa Barbara County to south Orange County, from downtown L.A. to the valleys to the Inland Empire, from the desert to the sea.
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http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2010/08/friday-fourth-and-last-friday-of-month.html
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Entire contents copyright (c) © 2010, Larry Wines. All rights reserved.
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