Acoustic Americana Music Guide, Dec 14 to 16, & HOLIDAY events - major UPDATE

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HOLIDAY events! NEW YEAR’S EVE events! Places to take your holiday guests!
A way to make a difference with a holiday gift to help kids who REALLY need it!
Find bargains Saturday morning! Lots of music to enjoy in the final days of 2010, plus a BIG update of things coming in 2011! All that and more, in this edition of the Guide!
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ACOUSTIC AMERICANA
MUSIC GUIDE
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DECEMBER 17 to 31, & HOLIDAY events, 2010
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“QUICKIE ACCESS:” “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” PICKS, & THIS WEEK’S NEWS…
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1) “Show of-the-Week picks” – THIS WEEKEND, Dec 17th through 19th
2) “Show of-the-Week Picks” – Dec 20th through 30th
3) New Year’s Eve Music Party Picks
4) Central Library Book Sale to Include CDs, LPs, Videos, More
5) A Gift that Makes a Difference: The Guide’s Recommendation
6) Our Cowboy Poetry for Christmas

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1) “SHOW OF-THE-WEEK PICKS” – THIS WEEKEND, DEC 17th THROUGH 19th
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This is an AMAZINGLY fine musical weekend in Southern Cal!
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Friday, December 17th’s “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” picks:
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* 6:30-8 pm annual “HOLIDAY SING-ALONG” on the Music Center Plaza, downtown L.A.
* 8 pm “HOLIDAY ORGAN SPECTACULAR” at Disney Concert Hall, downtown L.A.
* 8 pm BELA FLECK & THE FLECKTONES bring their “Christmas Show” to UCSB Campbell Hall, on the campus in Santa Barbara.
* 8 pm CLIFF WAGNER & THE OLD #7 play “A BLUEGRASS HOLIDAY” at the Grand Annex, San Pedro.
* 8 pm “SONGS FROM THE DAYS OF THE BYRDS AND BEYOND,” with ex-BYRDS JOHN YORK & Billy Darnell, at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, Altadena.
* 10 pm KEN O'MALLEY brings his marvelous voice, masterful guitar, and authentic and original Irish songs to the Auld Dubliner, Long Beach.
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Saturday, December 18th’s “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” picks:
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* 8 pm THE WITCHER BROTHERS, perhaps the top bluegrass / newgrass act to develop from West Coast roots, performs at Boulevard Music, Culver City.
* 8 pm BELA FLECK & THE FLECKTONES bring their “Christmas Show” to the Orpheum Theatre, L.A.
* 8 pm THE DUO TONES, the surf guitar duo of pioneering stars PAUL JOHNSON & GIL ORR, at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, Altadena.
* 8 pm LOS LOBOS with LOS FABULOCOS at The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano.
* 8 pm GOLDEN STATE POPS ORCHESTRA presents their annual “holiday pops spectacular” at the Warner Grand Performance Space, historic Warner Grand Theater, San Pedro.
* 8 pm Special “HOLIDAY SHOW” featuring Songmakers MERLIN & DEBBIE SNIDER, JIM ST. OURS, GEMINI, SOUTH COAST, DAN LEVITT, DESERT WIND TRIO, KG, JACK ZIGRAY, MIKE DAVIS, & STAN CADRANEL, at the “Camarillo Café Concert Series,” at Camarillo Community Center, Camarillo.
* 9 pm-1 am KELLY’S LOT plays a “TOYS FOR TOTS” event at The Shady Nook, Brea.
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Sunday, December 19th’s “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” picks:
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* 3 pm RENAISSANCE brings their multiple-award-winning A Capella voices for a Holiday-themed matinee at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena.
* 7 pm ”A Small Circle of Friends celebrate Phil Ochs' 70th Birthday” with ROSS ALTMAN, LEN CHANDLER, CAROLYN HESTER, DRAYFUS GRAYSON, NEIL HARTMAN, & EVA SCHERB, at The Found Theatre in Long Beach.
* 7 pm annual “MESSIAH SING-ALONG” at Disney Concert Hall, downtown L.A., plus post-concert caroling session at BP Hall.
* 7 pm Alexa Woodward plus Murry Hammond bring a night of banjo to the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena.
* 7 pm annual “BOULEVARD MUSIC FREE HOLIDAY SHOW” at Boulevard Music in Culver City.
* 7:30 pm SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK plays the Broad Theatre in Santa Monica.
* 8 pm DAVID LINDLEY plus TOULOUSE ENGELHARDT & KK MARTIN playing together, at The Coach House in San Juan Capistrano.
* 8 pm LOS LOBOS play the House Of Blues in West Hollywood.
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2) “SHOW OF-THE-WEEK PICKS” – DEC 20th THROUGH 30th
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Some of these are rather preliminary, because things have a way of being announced late in this town, especially this time of year. So expect additions…
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Monday, December 20th’s early “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” picks
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* 8 pm BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA play the Walt Disney Concert Hal, downtown L.A.
* 8 pm JOHN KAYE & FRIENDS, with Rich Niego & Iain Ashley Hersey, at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena.
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Tuesday, December 21st’s “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” picks
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* 7 pm “SIERRA CLUB ANNUAL HOLIDAY CONCERT AND SING-ALONG” at First Presbyterian Church, Hart Hall, in Upland.
* 7:45 pm SCOTT GATES & THE SALTY SUITES play this month’s “BLUEGRASS AT THE BRAEMAR” series at Braemar Country Club in Tarzana.
* 8 pm WILL RYAN & the CACTUS COUNTY COWBOYS plus a special performance by Will Ryan & the Cactus County Cowgirls at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena.
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Wednesday, December 22nd’s early “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” picks
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* 6-8 pm DANIELLE HEBERT accompanied by Forrest Robinson plays the Coffee Klatch in Rancho Cucamonga.
* 8 pm POSTELL & RAYMOND at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena
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Thursday, December 23rd’s early “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” picks
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* 8 pm EILEEN IVERS: “AN NOLLAIG – AN IRISH CHRISTMAS” at Walt Disney Concert Hall, downtown L.A.
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Friday, December 24th’s early “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick
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* 3-6 pm 51st Annual “L.A. COUNTY HOLIDAY CELEBRATION” brings 23 music and dance groups to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion of the Music Center, in downtown L.A.
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Saturday, December 25th’s early “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick
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* MERRY CHRISTMAS!
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Sunday, December 26th’s early “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” picks
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* 7 pm THE COLERICK-CORBETT BAND at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, Altadena..
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Monday, December 27th’s early “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” picks
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Tuesday, December 28th’s early “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick
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* 8 pm I see hawks in l.a. at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena.
* 8 pm THE PEEPSHOW TRIO at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, Altadena.
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Wednesday, December 29th’s early “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick
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* 8 pm Rick Shea performs at Café 322 in Sierra Madre.
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Thursday, December 30th’s early “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick
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* Annual “CTMS NEW YEARS CAMP” sponsored by the California Traditional Music Society at Camp Hess Kramer, Malibu; runs Dec 30-Jan 2.
* 8 pm LYQUID AMBER, the collaborative duo of award-winning musicians Evo Bluestein and haNS YORK, with jazz bassist Kevin Hill, at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena.
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3) NEW YEAR’S EVE MUSIC PARTY PICKS
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Wow! DAVE ALVIN is playing NYE with PHIL ALVIN (The Blasters), & banjo guru FRANK FAIRFIELD, with the GENE TAYLOR BLUES BAND, at the Redwood Bar & Grill in L.A.! We’re certain even more will follow; these listings already offer fine choices.
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Friday, December 31st’s early “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” picks
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* Annual “CTMS NEW YEARS CAMP” sponsored by the California Traditional Music Society at Camp Hess Kramer, Malibu; runs Dec 30-Jan 2.
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* 7 & 10:30 pm KRISTIN CHENOWETH, multiple Emmy & Tony winner, at Walt Disney Concert Hall, downtown L.A.
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* “New Years EVE” with blues bands Corey Stevens, Bobby Bluehouse, Dave Melton, Howard Deere, Walter Thompson and Friends, at the Arcadia Blues Club, Arcadia.
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* LISA HALEY & THE ZYDECATS play “DISNEYLAND’S NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY.”
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* YARD DOG ROAD SHOWS, the 13-member wildly musical cabaret act, at the Edison in L.A.
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* 9 pm GENE TAYLOR BLUES BAND with members DAVE ALVIN, JOHNNY BAZZ, & PHIL BATEMAN, plus special guests PHIL ALVIN (The Blasters), & banjo guru FRANK FAIRFIELD, at the Redwood Bar & Grill, L.A.
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* 9 pm I SEE HAWKS IN LA. play Pappy and Harriet’s Place in Pioneertown (in the desert, near 29 Palms)
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* 10 pm KEN O’MALLEY brings his authentic & original Irish music to the Auld Dubliner in Long Beach.
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* 10:30 pm KRISTIN CHENOWETH, multiple Emmy & Tony winner, at Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown L.A. (Shows at 7 & 10:30 pm.)
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4) CENTRAL LIBRARY BOOK SALE TO INCLUDE CDs, LPs, VIDEOS, MORE
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This Saturday, December 18, from 10 to noon, the L.A. Central Library, at 630 W Fifth St, downtown L.A., will have its semiannual sale of used and donated books and recorded music and more. Great bargains and lots of ’em, and sometimes you can find stuff that looks brand new – or maybe you’ll go for the antiquarian books that always show up there (we’ll wrestle you for the leather bound, gilded binding, 19th and early 20th century classics – the perfect gift for some of us). And vinyl LP collectors can sometimes find enough there to go crazy. Proceeds support the library system. It’s arrayed in the rotunda.
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5) A GIFT THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE: THE GUIDE’S RECOMMENDATION
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Help some kids who REALLY need it. Literally, get them off the floor at school.
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This year, we call your attention to K.I.N.D. – Kids In Need of Desks – an organization that hires local craftspeople in the African nation of Malawi to build desks for school classrooms there. It literally gets Malawai’s children up off the floor, and gives them an opportunity to learn in school. These kids have been trying to write, on the floor, and to learn and take tests, on the floor. Many of them have been unable even to catch more than a glimpse of their teacher – who, invariably, doesn’t have a desk, either, and who must stand for seven hours while the kids sit on the floor – for the seven hours of their school day.
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We learned all this from, and are grateful to, LAWRENCE O’DONNELL. He went to Malawi, saw the conditions there, and contracted with local craftspeople to get the desks made for $48 each. He made arrangements through “The Last Word,” the MSNBC show he hosts, to collect funds for K.I.N.D. that are administered through UNICEF, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund.
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O’Donnell says, “We set up a clean path through UNICEF so that nothing gets between your $48 and getting the desks made and delivered. And if you can only afford $24, that gets paired with another donation to build a desk.”
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Each year, The Guide searches for something special to recommend as a worthy cause, for your consideration for holiday gift-giving – something you can support as a gift from you or on behalf of special friends and family members, living or dead – something with benefits that transcend the momentary personal desires to rip open packages under the tree with the shiny baubles.
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Yes, the Guide remains committed to restoring arts and music education in American public schools, and believes these are essential to creativity and the basic maintenance of culture. But the situation in Malawi shows that, as much as things have deteriorated here, we still have so much more than others who lack the most basic necessities.
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You can go to www.lastworddesks.msnbc.com or call 800-FOR-KIDS to learn more about K.I.N.D and to make your contribution.
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6) OUR COWBOY POETRY FOR CHRISTMAS
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This original was performed last year in the Wells Fargo Theater at the Autry National Center (Autry Museum) at the annual Christmas show, and was chosen for inclusion in last year’s invitational at www.cowboypoetry.com (and that’s the place to go for LOTS more, by many cowboy poets, both historical and new).
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This is a history-based piece, from the days when the US Cavalry rode camels (CAMELS?!) across the desert southwest. (Yep, that much really did happen…)
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Camelry Christmas

I’ve ridden through the desert
Roamed far from Fort Tejon
To the Mormon town at Salt Lake
’Cross the land of sand and stone.
I’ve camped among the Injuns
Where no water can be found
And had them show me cool, clear springs
And foodstuffs all around.

Reckon I know the desert
By horse and mule and foot
By wagon wheel and stagecoach
By prickly pear and root.
But I should’ve listened to the Injun
Who said “You can’t know all –
The desert holds surprises”
– Well it certainly did that fall.

It seems some fool in Washington
Read some book on history
About Napoleon in Egypt
With his big ol’ French armeé.
“Ships of the desert!” he declared
Seeing camels in those pages.
“Why, that’s just what we need, too!
– A cavalry for the ages!”

It seems that feller took no note
That Egypt is all sand
And a camel’s feet are tender
To allow them to expand
’Purt near like a snowshoe
On sand as soft as snow
But soon as they feel somethin’ sharp
Well, there, they just won’t go.

But those fools back in Washington
Were all quite undeterred.
So the Army wired the Navy
And sent official word –
“Set sail for Arabia
Halfway ’round the world
Sail there with all due dispatch
And leave no sails unfurled.”

And by-and-by those ships of the sea
Brought cargo no one had seen.
The ships of the desert they disgorged
Were lanky, and ornery, and mean!
A McClellan saddle would not go
Atop a camel’s hump
And those big feet could kick every-which-way
So your shoulders would meet your rump.

And spit? They’d hit you in the eye
From clean across a pasture!
And if you COULD ride one he’d sway so bad
You’d be seasick – it was disasture.

Well, orders is orders, some things don’t change
And the cavalry, of course, must ride.
Aboard our portable purgatory
Like we’d descended when we died.
All green and dripping with camel spit
We looked downright pathetic.
Why, just the trip to get somewheres
Was enough to need a medic.

So, you’ll understand if the camels’ feet
Were not our partic’lar concerns.
They didn’t seem like no tenderfoots
When they kicked our bruised sunburns.
’Course, OUR desert, well, it’s covered in rocks
So that made a bad thing worse.
And many a trooper swore his mount
Should come back in a hearse.

Soon them camels began to disappear
– us troopers swore they’d broken loose –
’Cause losin’ that gov’mint property was prefer’ble
– even riskin’ time in the cayuse.
Stray camels would roam, like apparitions,
For many years to come
But in those days, we just wanted deliverance,
And we didn’t care where from.

Then camped one night in late December
A mule wandered up to our sentry
And the notion took hold to draw some lots
To elect our new mule-riding gentry
But the sergeant said no, we must go out –
The owner’s bound to be in trouble
So we made some torches and led our camels
Across’t that dark night’s desert rubble.

Hours we spent tracin’ wandering tracks
To where that mule had started.
And on towards morning, Venus rose,
Straight ahead, to where the rocks just parted.
Amidst it all we saw a sight
By the light of a cozy fire.
If I was to tell you about that part
You’ll swear that I’m a liar.

Well, I reckon I’ve come along this far
So the finishin’ should be told
And it’s the only redemption, anyway,
For those camels and that cold.

Well, what we found there in the dark
Was a lean-to made of brush
And a group of critters gathered ’round
For the warmth, in quite a crush
There behind the sheep and mules
A young mama held a baby
Who was bundled in rude blankets
Like the camels got from the Navy.

Her man, well, he motioned us in.
We saw the birth was fresh.
He’d gathered all the grass around
And made a little crèche.
He was tendin’ to their comfort
’bout the best way that he could
- He didn’t need to ask us
To go and find firewood.

Packs came down from saddles
And we cooked ‘em up a meal
So mama’d get her strength back up
After her ordeal.
Then we wanted to give the baby somethin’
– Help the little guy get started.
From the captain’s collar came shiny brass
And with little treasures we parted.

As we rode away, somebody said,
“If’n we’d jus’ followed that bright star
It woulda saved us a heap o’ trackin’.
’Least this ride back ain’t so far,
Camels calmer, since we’re lightly packin’.”
Then someone asked, “Hey, what’s today? December 25th?”
Well I reckon that stopped us – and them camels –
While we paused and pondered it.

We didn’t bring gifts of gold or myrhh
Nor have we ever seen frankincense
We gave ’em hardtack biscuits
And some shiny bits of brass.
Seems man and beast found some peace
Beneath that vast sky’s bright east star,
And I reckon Christmas can find you
Whoever and wherever you are.

by Larry Wines
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(copyright 2009, 2010, Larry Wines, all rights reserved.)
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RECENT NEWS FEATURES (in the past 30 days):
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December 9 edition’s News Features are available at
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http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2010/12/acoustic-americana-music-guide-dec-9-to.html
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This edition had TWO updates:
The Dec 11 “late edition” updates affects the contents of those stories and is available at
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http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2010/12/acoustic-americana-music-guide-dec-11.html
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The Dec 14 updated edition brought a NEW News Item, a review of the ongoing show, “Free Coffee & Doughnuts: Songs of the Great Depression(s) 1929-2010,” which replaced the “Show of the Week” picks for the weekend that had then passed. It’s at
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http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2010/12/acoustic-americana-music-guide-dec-14.html
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The topics of these editions are…
1) [in Dec 9 & 11 editions] 1) “Show-Of-The-Week” Picks, THIS WEEKEND, December 11th & 12th
1) [in Dec 14 edition] REVIEW: “Free Coffee & Doughnuts: Songs of the Great Depression(s) 1929-2010”
2) [in Dec 9 edition] “Show-Of-The-Week” Picks, WEEKDAYS, December 9th through 16th
2) [in Dec 11 edition] “Show-Of-The-Week” Picks, WEEKDAYS, December 14th through 16th
3) Tix Alerts: Weekend of December 17-19 (Plus Monday, Dec 20)
4) Russ & Julie's House Concerts Announces 2011 Schedule
5) Todd Snider Names his Favorite Troubadours
6) Pirates Have a Top 20 Chart? Who Knew! (Maybe the Parrot…)
7) Gift Ideas for Music Lovers
8) 41 Years Later, “You Know that it Would Be Untrue, You Know that I Would Be a Liar…”
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December 2 edition’s News Features are available at
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http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2010/12/acoustic-americana-music-guide-dec-2-to.html
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The December 3 “late edition” updates to those stories are available at
http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2010/12/acoustic-americana-music-guide-dec-3-to.html
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The topics are…
1) “Show-Of-The-Week” Picks, December 3rd through 5th
2) Join the All Star Lineup, Caroling for Shut-Ins, this Sunday
3) Enjoy Live Music While Buying Your Holiday Junk (er, Gifts)…
4) Plan Now – December 11th Offers an Amazing Array of Shows
5) Out-of-Town Holiday Guests? Where to Take ’Em for Music
6) December’s Origins and our “Poem of the Month”
7) December 7th – a Day of Enduring Relevance
8) “Own Chrifmaf Dire in the Moaning” (Yes, we meant to spell it that way…)
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November 24 edition’s News Features are available at
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http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2010/11/acoustic-americana-music-guide-nov-24.html
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The topics are…
1) “Show-Of-The-Week” Picks, Wednesday & Thanksgiving Day…
2) This Weekend’s “Show-of-the-Week” Picks, November 26-28
3) End of Nov / First Days of Dec: “Shows-of-the-Week,” Nov 29-Dec 5
4) In Yo’ Face (Book)…
5) Image vs. Substance in Cultureless Pop Culture…
6) John McCutcheon to Play Smothers Theatre in January
7) KPFK Adds a New “Public Radio Int’l” Show – Is More Possible?
8) New Holiday Comedy to Debut at Long Beach’s Found Theatre
9) Hollywood Master Chorale Offers Interfaith Holiday “Feast”
* (Our regular feature, “We’d Like You to Meet…” was combined with News Feature #6.)
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November 19 edition’s News Features are available at
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http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2010/11/acoustic-americana-music-guide-nov-19.html
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The topics are…
1) Workshop: “How To Work The Media,” for Artists & Presenters, Sat, Nov 20
2) Weekend “Show-of-the-Week” Picks, Friday-Sunday, Nov 19-21…
3) This Weekend’s Festival Scene…
4) The Guide’s “Guide” – How to Have A Marvelous Sunday…
5) 2011 “National Folk Festival” Is Worth $10-15 Million
6) “The Most Celebrated Theater In La County” Has A Music Series
7) Google’s Mistakes Have Nearly Caused Wars – The Shooting Kind
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November 17 edition’s News Features (repeats of part of the Nov 11 edition, after the weekend events happened) are available at
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http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2010/11/acoustic-americana-music-guide-mid-week.html
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The topics are…
1) “How to Work the Media” Workshop – returning, November 20
2) Mike + Ruthy (from The Mammals): CD Release Tour Hits So Cal
3) Caltech Folk Music Society Announces Winter Season Shows
4) Change – and a Comment – for “L.A. County Holiday Celebration”
5) “Red Horse” – Touring Trio, and #1 CD by Top Songwriters
Eliza Gilkyson, John Gorka & Lucy Kaplansky
6) NEW CHRISTY MINSTRELS Are Still at it, in Various Ensembles
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THE LATEST FULL EDITION of the Acoustic Americana Music Guide is always available at
www.acousticmusic.net or at
www.acousticamericana.blogspot.com or by links from the News-only edition at www.nodepression.com/profile/TiedtotheTracks
or by following any of MANY links on the web to get to one of those sites.
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Entire contents copyright (c) © 2010, Larry Wines. All rights reserved.
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Updated Friday, Dec 17. All “recurring events” are included in this edition through December 31, with MANY additional listings of upcoming events in 2011.
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Each weekly edition is designed to be useful not just for the current week, but well beyond. Each edition focuses on ALL THINGS ACOUSTIC for a span of a week or so – AND adds MORE events to those days’ listings than we had the previous week – PLUS, it’s updated with more events, farther into the future, as we learn of them.
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Now, here’s what’s happening…
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(1) Friday’s “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” picks:
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* 6:30-8 pm annual “HOLIDAY SING-ALONG” on the Music Center Plaza, downtown L.A.
* 8 pm “HOLIDAY ORGAN SPECTACULAR” at Walt Disney Concert Hall, downtown L.A.
* 8 pm BELA FLECK & THE FLECKTONES bring their “Christmas Show” to UCSB Campbell Hall, on the campus in Santa Barbara.
* 8 pm CLIFF WAGNER & THE OLD #7 play “A BLUEGRASS HOLIDAY” at the Grand Annex in San Pedro.
* 8 pm “SONGS FROM THE DAYS OF THE BYRDS AND BEYOND,” with ex-BYRDS JOHN YORK & Billy Darnell, at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena.
* 10 pm KEN O'MALLEY brings his marvelous voice, masterful guitar, and authentic and original Irish songs to the Auld Dubliner in Long Beach.
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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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(3) Friday’s “BEST OUT-OF-TOWN EVENTS”
~ beyond the region covered by the Guide’s usual listings:
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(4) Friday’s LOCAL FESTIVALS:
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Nightly, Dec 2–Dec 30:
5-10 pm (Light Display Hours) 15th annual “LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER GRIFFITH PARK LIGHT FESTIVAL” on Crystal Springs Drive, in Griffith Park, Los Angeles. This year’s annual event has nights for pedestrians and bicycles, horseback riders, and more, in addition to the run of nights when only cars make the trip to view the park’s annual light displays. Come see this magnificent display of lights that’s been a tradition for 13 years.
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Schedule for what conveyances are allowed when (including your feet):
> Dec 4-17 are “Vehicle Free Nights,” no cars allowed - you can walk, jog, run, bike, stroll, crawl…anything, except drive.
> Dec 9-30 on Mon, Tue, Wed, & Thurs only - “Horse Enthusiasts” nights, when you can see the lights on horseback.
> Dec 18-30: “Drive through” nights to see the Griffith Park Festival of lights from the comforts of your warm car.
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Exit the Golden State Fwy (I-5) at Los Feliz. Go west on Los Feliz and turn right onto Crystal Springs Dr. Proceed to the entrance of the Light Festival. To view the Light Festival by foot on the walking path, park at the L.A. Zoo’s big parking lot. More info at www.ladwp.com. Free.
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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, Dec 17; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
6:30-8 pm annual “HOLIDAY SING-ALONG” on the Music Center Plaza, 135 N Grand Av, L.A. (downtown) 90012; 213-972-3660; www.musiccenter.org.
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If you like this one, see the Sunday, Dec 19, 7 pm listing for the annual “Messiah Sing-Along.”
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Fri, Dec 17; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm “HOLIDAY ORGAN SPECTACULAR” at Walt Disney Concert Hall, L.A. Music Center, 135 N Grand Av, L.A. (downtown) 90012; 213-850-2000; www.musiccenter.org.
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Fri, Dec 17; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick, in Santa Barbara:
8 pm BELA FLECK & THE FLECKTONES bring their “Christmas Show” to UCSB Campbell Hall, on the campus in Santa Barbara; tix & info, 805-893-3535; www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu. One of the world’s best and most innovative banjo players and his ensemble can take you just about anywhere, musically. More at www.flecktones.com
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Fri, Dec 17; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm CLIFF WAGNER & THE OLD #7 play “A BLUEGRASS HOLIDAY” at the Grand Annex, 434 W 6th St, San Pedro; 310-833-6362; www.grandvision.org. They’ve brought their rolickin’ bluegrass-and-beyond music to national TV and plenty of other places, and this is a homecoming for them, back to the venue they helped open a few years ago. Expect some holiday-flavored tunes. More at www.oldnumber7.net
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Tonight, San Pedro's nationally recognized Americana band celebrates with originals plus sing-along carols and hot cider.
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This concert is a toy drive for the children of the women of “House of Hope.” $10 admission with an unwrapped new toy (valued at least $5). Or, tix are $15 without a toy for the drive.
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Fri, Dec 17; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm “SONGS FROM THE DAYS OF THE BYRDS AND BEYOND,” with ex-BYRDS JOHN YORK & Billy Darnell, 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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They just did this show here, a couple months back, and created such a buzz that venue impresario Bob Stane had to find a way to bring them back. Hence, a second rare chance to see two former members of the legendary folk-rock band, The Byrds.
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JOHN YORK played bass for blues legend LightinG Hopkins. Over the years, as a performing singer-songwriter, John has been a constant musical creative force in support of acts like The Mamas & the Papas, Dr. John, Johnny Rivers, Rick Danko, Richard Manuel, Sir Douglas Quintet, & Rolling Stones keyboardist Nicky Hopkins. Recently, John completed a new solo album, “Fanfare For 2,” and another CD, “West Coast Revelation,” a collaboration with rock legend Kim Fowley.
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Billy Darnell joins John on stage. A veteran performer, Billy was with John in a later Byrds band with Gene Clark. He has also played guitar for The Everly Brothers, Dr. John, & Doug Kershaw.
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The show is filled with familiar Byrds tunes for sing-along, fine original songs and great interpretations of songs from the era, and, adds Bob Stane, “The best music this side of Bob Dylan and The Band. Come join us for an evening of great artistry and entertainment.” Tix, $15.
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Fri, Dec 17; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
10 pm KEN O'MALLEY brings his marvelous voice, masterful guitar, and authentic and original Irish songs to the Auld Dubliner, 71 S Pine Av, Long Beach 90802; 562-437-8300; www.aulddubliner.com. More at www.kenomalley.com
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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-third-friday-every-month.html
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On this day in 1865, the Thirteenth Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified, finally banning slavery and involuntary servitude. In the 1980s, musician Michele Shocked would cite the amendment to bring-down the tyranny of record labels that held artists work, wouldn’t release it, and wouldn’t allow the artists to do anything else with it.
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On this day in 1892, “The Nutcracker,” Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky’s classic ballet, premiered in St. Petersburg, Russia. During the ensuing century, it has become a Christmas holiday classic.
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(1) Saturday’s “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” picks:
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* 8 pm THE WITCHER BROTHERS, perhaps the top bluegrass / newgrass act to develop from West Coast roots, performs at Boulevard Music in Culver City.
* 8 pm BELA FLECK & THE FLECKTONES bring their “Christmas Show” to the Orpheum Theatre in L.A.
* 8 pm THE DUO TONES, the surf guitar duo of pioneering stars PAUL JOHNSON & GIL ORR, at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena.
* 8 pm LOS LOBOS with LOS FABULOCOS at The Coach House in San Juan Capistrano.
* 8 pm GOLDEN STATE POPS ORCHESTRA presents their annual “holiday pops spectacular” at the Warner Grand Performance Space, historic Warner Grand Theater, San Pedro.
* 8 pm Special “HOLIDAY SHOW” featuring Songmakers MERLIN & DEBBIE SNIDER, JIM ST. OURS, GEMINI, SOUTH COAST, DAN LEVITT, DESERT WIND TRIO, KG, JACK ZIGRAY, MIKE DAVIS, & STAN CADRANEL, at the “Camarillo Café Concert Series,” at Camarillo Community Center, Camarillo.
* 9 pm-1 am KELLY’S LOT plays a “TOYS FOR TOTS” event at The Shady Nook in Brea.
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http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2010/03/saturdays-radio-web-radio-tv-acoustic.html
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Sat, Dec 18, in San Diego:
7:30 pm DAVID ARKENSTONE & FRIENDS play the AMSD Concert Series, 4650 Mansfield St, San Diego; 619-303-8176; www.amsd.com. More at www.davidarkenstone.com
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Nightly, Dec 2–Dec 30:
5-10 pm (Light Display Hours) 15th annual “LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER GRIFFITH PARK LIGHT FESTIVAL” on Crystal Springs Drive, in Griffith Park, Los Angeles. This year’s annual event has nights for pedestrians and bicycles, horseback riders, and more, in addition to the run of nights when only cars make the trip to view the park’s annual light displays. Come see this magnificent display of lights that’s been a tradition for 13 years.
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Schedule for what conveyances are allowed when (including your feet):
> Dec 4-17 are “Vehicle Free Nights,” no cars allowed - you can walk, jog, run, bike, stroll, crawl…anything, except drive.
> Dec 9-30 on Mon, Tue, Wed, & Thurs only - “Horse Enthusiasts” nights, when you can see the lights on horseback.
> Dec 18-30: “Drive through” nights to see the Griffith Park Festival of lights from the comforts of your warm car.
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Exit the Golden State Fwy (I-5) at Los Feliz. Go west on Los Feliz and turn right onto Crystal Springs Dr. Proceed to the entrance of the Light Festival. To view the Light Festival by foot on the walking path, park at the L.A. Zoo’s big parking lot. More info at www.ladwp.com. Free.
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Sat, Dec 18:
“TOM FAIR’S HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA” annual holiday house concert in Altadena, with, says songwriter, musician, and event producer Tom Fair, “A most amazing variety of people and food, wood fire, dancing including tango, swing and line dance, caroling at the piano and a rockin' jam by Yours Truly and friends.” Reservations get directions at dynamic_events@hotmail.com
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7-9 pm DANIELLE HEBERT plays the Coffee Klatch San Dimas, 806 W Arrow Hwy, suite A, San Dimas 91773l 909-599-0452.
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She says, “I will be playing with very special guest Forrest Robinson. Forrest is an amazing drummer / percussionist but also composer, keyboardist, arranger, producer... He will present his solo music, it is a rare occurrence and I am proud to have him perform his original songs.”
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Canadian artist DANIELLE HEBERT (pronounced “Ehh-bear’) has been profiled in the Guide’s “We’d Like You to Meet” feature (http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2010/10/acoustic-americana-music-guide-oct-7-to.html ).
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She sang the Canadian National Anthem to a crowd of 30,000 at the Olympic Torch Ceremony. More recently, she was an invited performer at the famous “Love Ride” in LA, hosted by Jay Leno. Danielle opened for Robbie Krieger of the DOORS at the nationally famed charity bike ride. Danielle is likewise known as an adventuress for her amazing one-woman motorcycle trek around the U.S. She’s now completed over 15,000 miles, including her recognition by the Harley Davidson headquarters in Glendale and by Jay Leno and the invitation she received and accepted. Her blog, with tales from her two-wheel adventures on the road, is at http://daniellehebert.wordpress.com. More on Danielle and her music is on her website, www.daniellehebert.com.
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Sat, Dec 18; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm THE WITCHER BROTHERS, perhaps the top bluegrass / newgrass act to develop from West Coast roots, performs at Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City; www.boulevardmusic.com; 310-398-2583.
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Getting this band back together isn’t easy, because its members are in demand for tours with their other bands. Noted for their powerfully energetic instrumental solos, tight 3-part harmonies, and heartfelt original material by guitarist TONY RECUPIDO, there’s still no question that THE WITCHER BROTHERS deliver one hot show. They’ll bring their fine repertoire of traditional and contemporary bluegrass, original compositions and bluegrass gospel. The band features top fiddler GABE WITCHER, a member of the PUNCH BROTHERS with CHRIS THILE, and MICHAEL WITCHER, that hot Dobro player from MISSY RAINES & THE NEW HIP (who had their radio debut a few years back on “Tied to the Tracks”). It’s an evening with masters of the mandolin, bass, banjo, fiddle and guitar, and a rare reappearance of the group playing together.
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The venue adds, “The Witcher Brothers are considered one of the hottest bluegrass bands in the Southwest, noted for their powerful energetic instrumental solos, tight three-part harmony and heartfelt original material by guitarist Tony Recupido. Traditional to contemporary, original bluegrass compositions and bluegrass gospel. Featuring hot fiddler, Gabe Witcher, a member of the Punch Brothers with Chris Thile, and Michael Witcher who plays hot dobro with Missy Raines and the New Hip. Add mandolin, bass, and banjo and you have the Witcher Brothers making a rare appearance.”
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Venue’s website has a helpful local dining guide. This will surely sell-out. Tix, $15.
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Sat, Dec 18; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm BELA FLECK & THE FLECKTONES bring their “Christmas Show” to the Orpheum Theatre, 842 South Broadway, L.A.; tix & info, 213-749-5171; www.laorpheum.com. One of the world’s best and most innovative banjo players and his ensemble can take you just about anywhere, musically. More at www.flecktones.com
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Sat, Dec 18; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm THE DUO TONES, the surf guitar duo of pioneering stars PAUL JOHNSON & GIL ORR, at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena; reservations, 626-794-2424; info, www.coffeegallery.com.
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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.
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PAUL JOHNSON co-founded the pioneer '60s surf band, the Belairs, famous for "Mr. Moto," and he currently plays with the Surfaris, famous for "Wipeout."
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GIL ORR has been with the Chantays, famous for "Pipeline," since the '60s.
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With two popular CDs and a growing visibility – they were a big hit recently on "A Prairie Home Companion" – The Duo Tones, as venue impresario Bob Stane says, “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.” Tix, $18.
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Sat, Dec 18; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick, in south OC:
8 pm LOS LOBOS with LOS FABULOCOS at The Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano; 949-496-8927; www.thecoachhouse.com. LOS LOBOS is still the best L.A. garage band that ever made it big, and they still mix acoustic and electric tunes and maintain their musical roots in a variety of places, including Southwestern Folk. More at www.loslobos.org
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Sat, Dec 18; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm GOLDEN STATE POPS ORCHESTRA presents their annual “holiday pops spectacular” at the Warner Grand Performance Space, historic Warner Grand Theater, 434 W 6th St, San Pedro 90731; 310-833-4813; www.grandvision.org.
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Come early for the “Stage Side Chat” at 7:30 pm.
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The annual tradition will feature jazz and blues vocalist Windy Barnes Farrell, plus a 20-voice Children's Choir and a “sing-along suite” of familiar Christmas Carols. Lift your spirits and allow GSPO to put you in a holiday mood with traditional holiday favorites, jazz, Stan Kenton brass arrangements and a full symphony orchestra. It’s musical holiday cheer, GSPO style, at the magnificent and historic Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro. Special guest vocalist is renowned jazz and pops legend Windy Barnes Farrell, “who will be rocking the house and ringing in the holidays.” They tell us, “We have it on good authority that it will snow in San Pedro!”
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Includes a holiday toy drive for the Toberman Neighborhood Center (www.toberman.org). All patrons who bring an unwrapped new toy (worth at least $10) will receive a “TWOFER” discount coupon, redeemable at any future GSPO concert.
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Sat, Dec 18, in Ventura County; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm Special “HOLIDAY SHOW” featuring Songmakers MERLIN & DEBBIE SNIDER, JIM ST. OURS, GEMINI, SOUTH COAST, DAN LEVITT, DESERT WIND TRIO, KG, JACK ZIGRAY, MIKE DAVIS, & STAN CADRANEL, at the “Camarillo Café Concert Series,” at Camarillo Community Center, 1605 E Burnley St (NE corner, Carmen & Burnley), Camarillo; info, WhatsHappening@CamarilloCafe.com or 805-523-2682; website, www.CamarilloCafe.com. Sponsored by Pleasant Valley Recreation & Parks District. Produced by Gary & Kathy Lynch.
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For those unfamiliar with these strong roots-Americana musicians, all Ventura County-based, it’s more than worth the drive over the hills to Camarillo – especially to see so many of these folks performing in the same line-up.
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The personnel in the groups is:
Merlin and Debbie Snider, and Jim St. Ours, performing as themselves.
Gemini – the duo of Bruce Farwell & Renata Decher
South Coast – the band centered on Don Truby & Jean Pickard, probably joined by Dan Levitt, Mike & Sue Davis, who are also performing
Desert Wind Trio – the band of Bob Kroll, Kay Conroy & Ann Howitt
KG – the band of Gary Lynch, Kathy Lynch & Patty Quintana
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Sat, Dec 18, in OC; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick, in OC:
9 pm-1 am KELLY’S LOT plays The Shady Nook, 151 S Kraemer Bl, Brea. It’s a Kelly’s Lot “TOYS FOR TOTS” event. Bring a toy worth at least $10 and get your first Widmer beer for $1 or a free Kelly's lot CD.
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THERE ARE 31 (wow, Thirty-one!) ADDITIONAL EVENTS, 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/saturday-third-saturday-every-month.html
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On this day in 1958, the US satellite broadcast the first radio voice from space – a recorded Christmas greeting from President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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(1) Sunday’s “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” picks:
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* 3 pm RENAISSANCE brings their multiple-award-winning A Capella voices for a Holiday-themed matinee at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena.
* 7 pm ”A Small Circle of Friends celebrate Phil Ochs' 70th Birthday” with ROSS ALTMAN, LEN CHANDLER, CAROLYN HESTER, DRAYFUS GRAYSON, NEIL HARTMAN, & EVA SCHERB, at The Found Theatre in Long Beach.
* 7 pm annual “MESSIAH SING-ALONG” at Disney Concert Hall, downtown L.A., plus post-concert caroling session at BP Hall.
* 7 pm Alexa Woodward plus Murry Hammond bring a night of banjo to the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena.
* 7 pm annual “BOULEVARD MUSIC FREE HOLIDAY SHOW” at Boulevard Music in Culver City.
* 7:30 pm SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK plays the Broad Theatre in Santa Monica.
* 8 pm DAVID LINDLEY plus TOULOUSE ENGELHARDT & KK MARTIN playing together, at The Coach House in San Juan Capistrano.
* 8 pm LOS LOBOS play the House Of Blues in West Hollywood.
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Nightly, Dec 2–Dec 30:
5-10 pm (Light Display Hours) 15th annual “LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER GRIFFITH PARK LIGHT FESTIVAL” on Crystal Springs Drive, in Griffith Park, Los Angeles. This year’s annual event has nights for pedestrians and bicycles, horseback riders, and more, in addition to the run of nights when only cars make the trip to view the park’s annual light displays. Come see this magnificent display of lights that’s been a tradition for 13 years.
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Schedule for what conveyances are allowed when (including your feet):
> Dec 4-17 are “Vehicle Free Nights,” no cars allowed - you can walk, jog, run, bike, stroll, crawl…anything, except drive.
> Dec 9-30 on Mon, Tue, Wed, & Thurs only - “Horse Enthusiasts” nights, when you can see the lights on horseback.
> Dec 18-30: “Drive through” nights to see the Griffith Park Festival of lights from the comforts of your warm car.
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Exit the Golden State Fwy (I-5) at Los Feliz. Go west on Los Feliz and turn right onto Crystal Springs Dr. Proceed to the entrance of the Light Festival. To view the Light Festival by foot on the walking path, park at the L.A. Zoo’s big parking lot. More info at www.ladwp.com. Free.
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Sun, Dec 19:
11 am-3 pm WHEN PIGS FLY! brings their rootsy, dulcimer-based trad Americana music to South Coast Plaza Jewel Court, under the Christmas Tree, at 3333 Bristol St, Costa Mesa 92626; www.southcoastplaza.com. More at www.WhenPigsFlyMusic.com
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Sun, Dec 19; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
3 pm RENAISSANCE brings their multiple-award-winning a capella voices for “A celebration of a CapPella Christmas” their Holiday-themed matinee at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena; reservations, 626-794-2424, info, www.coffeegallery.com
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Recognized as one of Los Angeles' premiere a cappella vocal groups, RENAISSANCE takes their audience on a nostalgic, musical journey; singing songs of joy, hope, love and redemption. Their repertoire consists of creative covers of some of the legends of doo wop and soul music including The Drifters, The Moon Glows, Sam Cooke, The Orioles, Clyde McPhatter, Pookie Hudson and the Spaniels, and so many more.
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This group is on a mission to preserve an important American musical art form – "Street Corner Style Doo Wop/A Capella" singing. In their own, cool, creatively unique and soulful style, they are doing all they can to accomplish this goal. Comprised of founding members Maurice Kitchen, Torre Brannon Reese, & Kwame Alexander, over time these core members teamed up with Anthony Snead & Charles (Sonny) Banks of the trio "Banks Epps &Snead." Jason Powell joins them as a frequent collaborator.
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They were a big hit with the audience at the “Concert for Haiti,” last January, produced by the Guide.
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Their CD, "Meet Me on the Corner," has been met with overwhelming enthusiasm and has had great success. Not just another singing group, Renaissance intertwines social and cultural themes in their music offering "food for the spirit" as well as the soul. Tix, $20.

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Sun, Dec 19; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
7 pm ”A Small Circle of Friends celebrate Phil Ochs' 70th Birthday” with ROSS ALTMAN, LEN CHANDLER, CAROLYN HESTER, DRAYFUS GRAYSON, NEIL HARTMAN, & EVA SCHERB, at The Found Theatre, 599 Long Beach Bl, Long Beach; 562-433-3363; www.foundtheatre.org. This’ll sell-out, without question, so don’t dawdle getting your tickets.
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Sun, Dec 19; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
7 pm annual “MESSIAH SING-ALONG” invites a participatory audience of 2200 voices, led by L.A. Master Chorale music director GRANT GERSHON, to join in Handel’s masterwork at Walt Disney Concert Hall, L.A. Music Center, 135 N Grand Av, L.A. (downtown) 90012; 213-972-7282; www.musiccenter.org or www.lamc.org.
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A quartet of seasoned pros handles the solos. Bring your own copy of the score or buy one at the door.
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7 pm Alexa Woodward plus Murry Hammond bring a night of banjo to 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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Alexa Woodward is a banjo-playing singer-songwriter whose last album charted in the top 200 college radio charts in the United States and was played on numerous National Public Radio programs. She’s been likened to Sufjan Stevens, Judy Garland, and Neko Case. Her songs have been aired on national television in the US and in Australia (Fox’s “So You Think You Can Dance” and feature documentary "Twilight in Forks" in the US and “The Wall” in Australia). She received acclaim as a semifinalist in New York's largest songwriting contest, Jezebel Music's “Williamsburg Live Songwriter Competition.”
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Alexa’s haunting banjo songs blend her southern roots with the urban folk sounds of Boston and New York. With a distinctive banjo playing style and lyrics that carry the listener into stories of raw human experience, Woodward is well received by audiences across the US – having played over thirty states – and in Scandinavia.
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More at www.myspace.com/alexawoodward and www.alexawoodward.org
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Murry Hammond, practitioner of railroad and train songs.
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"I wonder which came first for Murry Hammond, his fascination with trains or his love of country music. Locomotives have inspired scores of country and western songs from ‘Waiting for a Train’ to ‘Let the Train Blow the Whistle,’ which have made them metaphors for loneliness, wanderlust, death, freedom, imprisonment, and so on and so forth. Possibly only zombies have more allegorical potential. Hammond's day-job band, the Old 97s, is named after a train song (‘Wreck of the Old 97’), and his first album as a solo artist, ‘I Don't Know Where I'm Going But I'm on My Way,’ is a collection of originals and mostly covers that employ trains as vehicles for a spiritual journey, casting life's tribulations (the death of his father, the hard times in the Old 97s) as treacherous mountain passes and arduous treks along miles of tracks until it reaches a heavenly destination. It can be heavy listening, but Hammond's ear for odd, droning soundscapes, his fondness for shuffling brushed-snare beats, and his liberal take on old songs lend it a sense of real discovery." – Stephen M. Deusner, February 20, 2009, in Pitchfork.com.
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You can hear Murry Hammond at www.old97s.com . Tix, $15.
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Sun, Dec 19; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
7 pm annual “BOULEVARD MUSIC FREE HOLIDAY SHOW” at Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City; www.boulevardmusic.com; 310-398-2583. It’s a fun-filled evening as staff, music teachers, families and friends congregate for “the one evening” when the music store and concert venue transforms into “the house of schmooze,” as proprietor Gary Mandell says. Gary promises and surprises and repeatedly mentions free cookies, along with something called “Kathy’s Kholesterol Krunch.” Venue’s website has a helpful local dining guide, but save room for the free cookies. Free event.
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Sun, Dec 19; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
7:30 pm SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK plays the Broad Theatre at the Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center, 1310 11th St, Santa Monica; 310-434-3200; www.thebroadstage.com. More at www.sweethoney.com
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Sun, Dec 19; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick, in OC:
8 pm DAVID LINDLEY plus TOULOUSE ENGELHARDT & KK MARTIN playing together, at The Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano; 949-496-8927; www.thecoachhouse.com. Three amazingly, astonishingly talented musicians. Engelhardt dazzles. Lindley is one of the world’s most respected rock guitarists who can play anything with strings, acoustic or electric or anywhere in between.
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Sun, Dec 19; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm LOS LOBOS play the House Of Blues, 8430 Sunset Bl, West Hollywood 90069; 323-848-5100; www.hob.com/venues/clubvenues/sunsetstrip. LOS LOBOS is still the best L.A. garage band that ever made it big, and they still mix acoustic and electric tunes and maintain their musical roots in a variety of places, including Southwestern Folk. More at www.loslobos.org
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(5b) Sunday’s RECURRING
“LOS ANGELES AREA ACOUSTIC MUSIC PERFORMANCES” and related events.
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THERE ARE 41 (wow, Forty-one!) ADDITIONAL EVENTS, 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/sunday-third-sunday-every-month.html
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(1) Monday’s “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” picks:
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* 8 pm BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA play the Walt Disney Concert Hal, downtown L.A.
* 8 pm JOHN KAYE & FRIENDS, with Rich Niego & Iain Ashley Hersey, at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena.
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See the complete listings below for all the details.
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http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2010/03/mondays-radio-web-radio-tv-acoustic.html
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(3) Monday’s “BEST OUT-OF-TOWN EVENTS”
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Nightly, Dec 2–Dec 30:
5-10 pm (Light Display Hours) 15th annual “LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER GRIFFITH PARK LIGHT FESTIVAL” on Crystal Springs Drive, in Griffith Park, Los Angeles. This year’s annual event has nights for pedestrians and bicycles, horseback riders, and more, in addition to the run of nights when only cars make the trip to view the park’s annual light displays. Come see this magnificent display of lights that’s been a tradition for 13 years.
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Schedule for what conveyances are allowed when (including your feet):
> Dec 4-17 are “Vehicle Free Nights,” no cars allowed - you can walk, jog, run, bike, stroll, crawl…anything, except drive.
> Dec 9-30 on Mon, Tue, Wed, & Thurs only - “Horse Enthusiasts” nights, when you can see the lights on horseback.
> Dec 18-30: “Drive through” nights to see the Griffith Park Festival of lights from the comforts of your warm car.
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Exit the Golden State Fwy (I-5) at Los Feliz. Go west on Los Feliz and turn right onto Crystal Springs Dr. Proceed to the entrance of the Light Festival. To view the Light Festival by foot on the walking path, park at the L.A. Zoo’s big parking lot. More info at www.ladwp.com. Free.
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Mon, Dec 20; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA play the Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Av, downtown L.A.; 323-850-2000; www.musiccenter.org/wdch. More at www.blindboys.com
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8 pm JOHN KAYE & FRIENDS, with Rich Niego & Iain Ashley Hersey, at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena; reservations, 626-794-2424; info, www.coffeegallery.com.
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Multi-award winning singer-songwriter, recent inductee into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in Las Vegas and nephew of the First Lady Of Rock & Roll, John Kaye joins his “Friends” Rich Niego & Iain Ashley Hersey to perform original songs described as “Acoustic R&B Soul” and a few familiar covers you may recognize in a style of their own. John is a 4th generation performer from the family line of the Royal Hawaiian family. Tix, $15.
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(5b) Monday’s RECURRING
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THERE ARE 21 (Twenty-one!) ADDITIONAL EVENTS, 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/monday-third-monday-every-month.html
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Today is the first day of winter, and the shortest day of the year (that is, the shortest amount of daylight, and the longest night). From now until the Spring Solstice in June, each day will get gradually longer – though the cold heart of winter lies ahead of us.
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On this day in 1620, the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, after a long voyage from England.
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(1) Tuesday’s “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” picks:
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* 7 pm “SIERRA CLUB ANNUAL HOLIDAY CONCERT AND SING-ALONG” at First Presbyterian Church, Hart Hall, in Upland.
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* 7:45 pm SCOTT GATES & THE SALTY SUITES play this month’s “BLUEGRASS AT THE BRAEMAR” series at Braemar Country Club in Tarzana.
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* 8 pm WILL RYAN & the CACTUS COUNTY COWBOYS plus a special performance by Will Ryan & the Cactus County Cowgirls at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena.
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See the complete listings below for all the details.
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http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2010/03/tuesdays-radio-web-radio-tv-acoustic.html
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(3) Tuesday’s “BEST OUT-OF-TOWN EVENTS”
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Nightly, Dec 2–Dec 30:
5-10 pm (Light Display Hours) 15th annual “LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER GRIFFITH PARK LIGHT FESTIVAL” on Crystal Springs Drive, in Griffith Park, Los Angeles. This year’s annual event has nights for pedestrians and bicycles, horseback riders, and more, in addition to the run of nights when only cars make the trip to view the park’s annual light displays. Come see this magnificent display of lights that’s been a tradition for 13 years.
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Schedule for what conveyances are allowed when (including your feet):
> Dec 4-17 are “Vehicle Free Nights,” no cars allowed - you can walk, jog, run, bike, stroll, crawl…anything, except drive.
> Dec 9-30 on Mon, Tue, Wed, & Thurs only - “Horse Enthusiasts” nights, when you can see the lights on horseback.
> Dec 18-30: “Drive through” nights to see the Griffith Park Festival of lights from the comforts of your warm car.
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Exit the Golden State Fwy (I-5) at Los Feliz. Go west on Los Feliz and turn right onto Crystal Springs Dr. Proceed to the entrance of the Light Festival. To view the Light Festival by foot on the walking path, park at the L.A. Zoo’s big parking lot. More info at www.ladwp.com. Free.
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Tue, Dec 21; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
7 pm “SIERRA CLUB ANNUAL HOLIDAY CONCERT AND SING-ALONG” at First Presbyterian Church, Hart Hall, 869 N Euclid Av, Upland 91786.
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With mountain dulcimer player and folk singer LEO KRETZNER, and fine Celtic fiddle, guitar and mandolin player JIM COPE.
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Bring a dessert to share. Donations accepted for the Sierra Club. Info, Doug Thomson, 909-987-5701 or doug.thomson2@gte.net
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Tue, Dec 21; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
7:45 pm SCOTT GATES & THE SALTY SUITES play this month’s “BLUEGRASS AT THE BRAEMAR” series sponsored by the Bluegrass Association of Southern California (BASC) at Braemar Country Club, 4001 Reseda Bl, Tarzana; 818-705-8870.
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SCOTT GATES & CHUCK HAILES are of like minds. They live in the world of live acoustic music, sharing a passion for roots and bluegrass, as well as traditional mountain music. Scott Gates is as close to a musical prodigy on the mandolin as you will ever meet and now plays guitar with the same fire and brilliance. Scott has been a mainstay at festivals for many years and holds a special place in his heart for people he sees year after year. Having performed all over the country and with artists as varied as John McEuen, Nathan McEuen, Steve Martin, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Kenny Loggins and a virtual Who's-Who of bluegrass players, Scott has started writing music of his own and will be bringing many of these tunes to you this year. Scott appeared last year on the Ellen Show with Steve Martin, recorded with Kenny Loggins on his soon-to-be-released family album, which was picked up by Disney, and toured the US with band mate Nathan McEuen.
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Partner in this new venture, CHUCK HAILES is one of the top bass players in the country, schooled in classical and jazz bass playing and techniques. Chuck writes his own music and has teamed with Scott to create many new musical gems. With his background in bluegrass music, and degree in the Upright Bass, Chuck sings and plays in a way that is uniquely his own.
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Born and raised in Bakersfield, California, PAUL CARTWRIGHT grew up in a musical family. His parents, both musicians, owned a music store where Paul spent his childhood days. He began studying classical violin at the age of 7. Paul studied jazz and classical violin performance at CSU Bakersfield and CSU Northridge. Paul has since led a diverse career, performing and recording with a spectrum of artists, including John McEuen, Kenny Loggins, Rissi Palmer, Everlast, Ozomatli, Dr. Dre, members of Oingo Boingo, Black Eyed Peas, Los Lobos and War. Paul's playing can also be heard on numerous tv, film and videosoundtracks, including “Battlestar Galactica,” “Big Love,” “Trauma,” and “Mad Men.” The future of acoustic music is very bright.
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Tix, $5, ant that includes coffee, tea, or a soda. Optional dinner at 6:15 pm is “a sensational ever changing buffet, complete with beverages and dessert,” available for $19 (children are $10, and BASC member prices are a dollar less.) Bar service available. Ample seating, but come early for good seats.
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Tue, Dec 21; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm WILL RYAN & the CACTUS COUNTY COWBOYS plus a special performance by Will Ryan & the Cactus County Cowgirls at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena; reservations, 626-794-2424; info, www.coffeegallery.com.
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This is L.A.’s best uncelebrated acoustic band, period.
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Sure, they bill themselves with plenty of goofy hype, as when they say, “Meet America’s three-time Jackalope Award-winners, WILL RYAN & the CACTUS COUNTY COWBOYS,” and “hear ‘the Band that Won the West!’” and when they bill musician (the guy has three Gold records!) and renowned voice actor WILL RYAN as “the Undisputed King of Cowboy Skiffle!” and multi-instrumentalist band member “WESTY” WESTENHOFER as “the Paderewski of the Tuba!” and JOHN “PRESTO” REYNOLDS as “the Einstein of the Six-String!” and then add, “All Certified Mad by A.E. Neuman!”
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Just go see ’em. They deliver a delightful and very musical show, with originals that sound like marvelous tunes from the 1930s. You’ll be humming “Rhythm Rides the Range,” “The Ding Dong Faddy of Abu Dhabi” and “Too Big to Fail” for days.
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The best reason to go see them tonight is "Cactus Chloe" Feoranzo, the uber-talented young multi-instrumentalist who left to attend music school Back East, and who is home on Christmas break to do this show. Chloe’s sax and clarinet add plenty of dimension, and she’ll sling the mandolin (and more) for you, as well.
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Of course, the band doesn’t want to miss adding their goofy hype to the event, saying, “BACK AT LAST from her adventures in the weird and mystical East - the one and only ‘Cactus Chloe’ Feoranzo!”
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And if you’re wondering about that Cactus County Cowgirls thing, it’s built around Chloe’s momentary return and the permanent presence of “the likely next Queen of the West, ‘Chaparral Katie’ Cavera.”
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Seriously, their a fine act. And if you know the work of JOHN REYNOLDS (R. Crumb’s Cheap Suit Serenaders, Janet Klein & Her Parlor Boys, the Bilgewater Brothers, and lots more), then you know you’re in for a treat.
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The group’s first CD is about to be released, and you’ll hear some new songs. Venue impresario Bob Stane calls their material, "Sheer joy!" We concur. Tix, $15.
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(5b) Tuesday’s RECURRING
“LOS ANGELES AREA ACOUSTIC MUSIC PERFORMANCES” and related events.
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THERE ARE 28 (Twenty-eight!) ADDITIONAL EVENTS, 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/2010/11/tuesday-third-tuesday-every-month-in.html
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On this day in 1932, the bleakness of the Depression was interrupted by the opening of Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The inaugural show had 19 acts, including Ray Bolger, The Flying Wallendas, and dancers then called the Roxyettes (now the Rockettes). The show began 45 minutes late, but all 6,200 seats were filled. But the show went on, and on, and on – until 2:30 am, by which time half the audience had left. (Sounds like the 50th anniversary of the Ash Grove in UCLA’s Royce Hall a couple of years ago…)
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(1) Wednesday’s “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” picks:
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* 6-8 pm DANIELLE HEBERT accompanied by Forrest Robinson plays the Coffee Klatch in Rancho Cucamonga.
* 8 pm POSTELL & RAYMOND at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena
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See the complete listings below for all the details.
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(2) Wednesday’s RADIO & TV SHOWS
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http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2010/03/wednesdays-radio-web-radio-tv-acoustic.html
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(3) Wednesday’s “BEST OUT-OF-TOWN EVENTS”
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Nightly, Dec 2–Dec 30:
5-10 pm (Light Display Hours) 15th annual “LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER GRIFFITH PARK LIGHT FESTIVAL” on Crystal Springs Drive, in Griffith Park, Los Angeles. This year’s annual event has nights for pedestrians and bicycles, horseback riders, and more, in addition to the run of nights when only cars make the trip to view the park’s annual light displays. Come see this magnificent display of lights that’s been a tradition for 13 years.
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Schedule for what conveyances are allowed when (including your feet):
> Dec 4-17 are “Vehicle Free Nights,” no cars allowed - you can walk, jog, run, bike, stroll, crawl…anything, except drive.
> Dec 9-30 on Mon, Tue, Wed, & Thurs only - “Horse Enthusiasts” nights, when you can see the lights on horseback.
> Dec 18-30: “Drive through” nights to see the Griffith Park Festival of lights from the comforts of your warm car.
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Exit the Golden State Fwy (I-5) at Los Feliz. Go west on Los Feliz and turn right onto Crystal Springs Dr. Proceed to the entrance of the Light Festival. To view the Light Festival by foot on the walking path, park at the L.A. Zoo’s big parking lot. More info at www.ladwp.com. Free.
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Wed, Dec 22; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
6-8 pm DANIELLE HEBERT plays the Coffee Klatch Rancho Cucamonga, 8916, Foothill Blvd, suite C, Rancho Cucamonga; 909-944-JAVA.
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She says, “I will be playing with very special guest Forrest Robinson. Forrest is an amazing drummer / percussionist but also composer, keyboardist, arranger, producer... He will present his solo music, it is a rare occurrence and I am proud to have him perform his original songs.”
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Canadian artist DANIELLE HEBERT (pronounced “Ehh-bear’) has been profiled in the Guide’s “We’d Like You to Meet” feature (http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2010/10/acoustic-americana-music-guide-oct-7-to.html ).
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She sang the Canadian National Anthem to a crowd of 30,000 at the Olympic Torch Ceremony. More recently, she was an invited performer at the famous “Love Ride” in LA, hosted by Jay Leno. Danielle opened for Robbie Krieger of the DOORS at this nationally famed charity bike ride. Danielle is as famous as an adventuress, for her amazing one-woman motorcycle trek around the U.S. She’s now completed over 15,000 miles, including her recognition by the Harley Davidson headquarters in Glendale and by Jay Leno and the invitation she received and accepted. Her blog, with tales from her two-wheeladventures on the road, is at http://daniellehebert.wordpress.com. More on Danielle and her music is on her website, www.daniellehebert.com.
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Wed, Dec 22; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm POSTELL & RAYMOND 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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Steve Postell & James Raymond first met when their respective bands, LITTLE BLUE & CPR, performed together a number of years ago at The Wheeler Opera House in Aspen, Colorado. Since then, Steve and James have collaborated on a number of writing and band projects, and are thrilled to play their first ever duo gig at The Coffee Gallery Backstage.
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JAMES RAYMOND...An accomplished songwriter and composer, James was Musical Director for the hit Nickelodeon series ‘Roundhouse’ for all three successful seasons, writing an original song for each episode, and receiving two nominations for a Cable Ace Award. James has written and produced for numerous projects, including three national AT&T spots and recently a Tylenol spot. He scored the CBS show “To Have & To Hold” and the WB series “Jack & Jill”. Most recently, James scored the feature film “That’s What I Am” for writer/director Michael Pavone which will premiere at the 2011 Santa Barbara Film Festival.
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An adopted child, James’ parents were keen to support his musical gift early in life. He started studying piano at the age of 6. In 1995 James learned what to attribute some of that talent to, when he was reunited with his birth father David Crosby. They formed the band CPR, who released 2 critically acclaimed CD’s and toured worldwide. In addition to composing, producing and writing for new projects, James tours with David Crosby, Crosby/Nash and CSN.
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STEVE POSTELL....Steve Postell is a singer/songwriter/guitarist/composer and producer. His latest solo CD on Immergent Records features a host of brilliant guests who have worked with him over the years. These include David Crosby, Jennifer Warnes, John Oates, Robben Ford, Eric Johnson, Dave Koz, Paul Barrere and many others. Steve was the project coordinator for the Shout Factory release of the 20th anniversary edition of the Jennifer Warnes/Leonard Cohen project "Famous Blue Raincoat", and is currently touring and recording with Jennifer as her musical director. He is also working on a documentary featuring the debut of a new orchestral piece by Ravi Shankar. Steve recently won a “HOLLYWOOD MUSIC IN MEDIA AWARD” for best song in the Americana/Roots category for his song “3:45 Coming Through” which features guitarists Buzzy Feiten and Robben Ford. Steve’s latest projects include a soon to be released series of guitar instruction apps for the iPad, created for the ON THE PATH Series, which also will feature lessons by Jackson Browne, David Crosby and many other prominent performers. He has also been commissioned to write the music for a classical ballet for choreographer Zippora Karz, (former soloist with The New York City Ballet), which will premier next Spring.
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(5b) Wednesday’s RECURRING
“LOS ANGELES AREA ACOUSTIC MUSIC PERFORMANCES” and related events.
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THERE ARE 29 (Twenty-nine!) ADDITIONAL EVENTS, 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/2010/12/recurring-wednesday-and-4th-wednesdays.html
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(1) Thursday’s “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” picks:
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* 8 pm EILEEN IVERS: “AN NOLLAIG – AN IRISH CHRISTMAS” at Walt Disney Concert Hall, downtown L.A.
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See the complete listings below for all the details.
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http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2010/03/thursdays-radio-web-radio-tv-acoustic.html
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(4) Thursday’s LOCAL FESTIVALS:
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Nightly, Dec 2–Dec 30:
5-10 pm (Light Display Hours) 15th annual “LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER GRIFFITH PARK LIGHT FESTIVAL” on Crystal Springs Drive, in Griffith Park, Los Angeles. This year’s annual event has nights for pedestrians and bicycles, horseback riders, and more, in addition to the run of nights when only cars make the trip to view the park’s annual light displays. Come see this magnificent display of lights that’s been a tradition for 13 years.
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Schedule for what conveyances are allowed when (including your feet):
> Dec 4-17 are “Vehicle Free Nights,” no cars allowed - you can walk, jog, run, bike, stroll, crawl…anything, except drive.
> Dec 9-30 on Mon, Tue, Wed, & Thurs only - “Horse Enthusiasts” nights, when you can see the lights on horseback.
> Dec 18-30: “Drive through” nights to see the Griffith Park Festival of lights from the comforts of your warm car.
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Exit the Golden State Fwy (I-5) at Los Feliz. Go west on Los Feliz and turn right onto Crystal Springs Dr. Proceed to the entrance of the Light Festival. To view the Light Festival by foot on the walking path, park at the L.A. Zoo’s big parking lot. More info at www.ladwp.com. Free.
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Thu, Dec 23; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm EILEEN IVERS: “AN NOLLAIG – AN IRISH CHRISTMAS” at Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Av, L.A.; 323-850-2000; www.musiccenter.org/wdch. More at www.eileenivers.com
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(5b) Thursday’s RECURRING
“LOS ANGELES AREA ACOUSTIC MUSIC PERFORMANCES” and related events.
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THERE ARE 28 (yep, Twenty-eight!) ADDITIONAL EVENTS, 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/2010/12/thursday-recurring-fourth-thursday.html
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24
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(1) Friday’s “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” picks:
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* 3-6 pm 51st Annual “L.A. COUNTY HOLIDAY CELEBRATION” brings 23 music and dance groups to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion of the Music Center, in downtown L.A.
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See the complete listings below for all the details.
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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, Dec 24; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
3-6 pm 51st Annual “L.A. COUNTY HOLIDAY CELEBRATION” brings 23 music and dance groups to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion of the Music Center, 135 N Grand Av, downtown L.A. See section below for extensive details.
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Nightly, Dec 2–Dec 30:
5-10 pm (Light Display Hours) 15th annual “LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER GRIFFITH PARK LIGHT FESTIVAL” on Crystal Springs Drive, in Griffith Park, Los Angeles. This year’s annual event has nights for pedestrians and bicycles, horseback riders, and more, in addition to the run of nights when only cars make the trip to view the park’s annual light displays. Come see this magnificent display of lights that’s been a tradition for 13 years.
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Schedule for what conveyances are allowed when (including your feet):
> Dec 4-17 are “Vehicle Free Nights,” no cars allowed - you can walk, jog, run, bike, stroll, crawl…anything, except drive.
> Dec 9-30 on Mon, Tue, Wed, & Thurs only - “Horse Enthusiasts” nights, when you can see the lights on horseback.
> Dec 18-30: “Drive through” nights to see the Griffith Park Festival of lights from the comforts of your warm car.
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Exit the Golden State Fwy (I-5) at Los Feliz. Go west on Los Feliz and turn right onto Crystal Springs Dr. Proceed to the entrance of the Light Festival. To view the Light Festival by foot on the walking path, park at the L.A. Zoo’s big parking lot. More info at www.ladwp.com. Free.
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Fri, Dec 24; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
3-6 pm 51st Annual “L.A. COUNTY HOLIDAY CELEBRATION” brings 23 music and dance groups to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion of the Music Center, 135 N Grand Av, downtown L.A. 90012, for a free live performance. Attend free or catch it on KCET TV broadcast channel 28, or check your local cable listings (or www.kcet.org) and it’s live on radio on KPFK 90.7 FM. Info, www.HolidayCelebration.org; hotline, 213-972-3099.
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For half a century, it’s been an annual big deal for indie musicians, youth performance troupes, and seasoned touring pros fresh off the road and home for the holidays. The musicians and dancers are from across L.A. County – one of the few times each year that the local talent pool is showcased in a major media event – and the broadcast of the show has been nominated for an Emmy. For many years through this year, a condensed version of the previous year’s show airs nationally on PBS (that’ll change when KCET goes indie on January 1). The performance is produced by the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, and lighting, sound, sets and broadcast sound and visual images are first-rate, even if the hosts are always an uneven mix of seasoned mic jockeys and embarrassingly awkward anointed “celebrities.”
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But it’s what’s on stage that matters. Since 1964, the program “honors the spirit of many cultures and holiday traditions through music, song and dance.” In recent years, the lineup has included notable folk-Americana artists like Grammy-nominee Lisa Haley & the Zydecats and bluegrass and blues acts. Some years are more “folky” than others, and some feature more acoustic renaissance singer-songwriters and bands than other years. There are always acts that can be called “world folk.”
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Acts performing this year are:
(* denotes first-time participants in the show)
Albert McNeil Jubilee Singers
Antics PeRformances
Christian's Community Center Cathedral Choir
Colburn Children’s Choir
Elliot Deutsch Big Band *
Gabriella Axelrad Education Foundation *
Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles
Halau O Lilinoe *
Harmonic Bronze Handbell Ensemble
Jung Im Lee Korean Dance Academy
Loch and Key *
Los Angeles Children’s Chorus Young Men’s Ensemble *
L.A. City Elementary School Music Association Women’s Chorale *
Mariachi Sol de Mexico de Jose Hernandez
Mr. Vallenato *
NDM Bollywood *
Pacifico Dance Company
Palmdale High School Choral Union
Philippine Chamber Singers of Los Angeles
Salvation Army Tabernacle Children’s Chorus
Santa Monica Chorus *
South Bay Children’s Chorus
Young Angels Choir
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The show runs 3-6 pm, and it’s free, but you can’t just show up and expect to get in. No, we don’t know why this year’s show is cut back from the usual six hours to just three. It’s still a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick, because this is free and the Dorothy Chandler is a wonderful place to enjoy live music – even if, unlike past years, we don’t see Grammy noms and winners in the lineup. Still, we are certain if you want to get into the Music Center to see it live, you’ll need to get there earlier than you think.
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This year, wristbands are required for entry. Limit is one wristband per person. They’re available free at the site, first-come, first-served, starting at 11:30 am. Expect a very long line early, mostly because of the sprinkling of children’s performing troupes in which parents want to see their kids on stage. Once you have your wristband, you “do not have to wait in line.” There is a second chance to get in, though it will involve uncertainty and requires waiting in a different line: producers say, “When all wristbands have been distributed, standbys will be tracked in order of arrival and admitted if seats are vacated.” Doors open at 2:30 pm.
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The Guide suggest this: get in line early to get your wristband at 11:30, then ride the Red Line subway to the ice rink in Pershing Square; rent skates (cheap) and take a few turns on the ice; then walk through the subway station and out the other end to grab a bite at Grand Central Market (a landmark since 1917); catch the subway back before the 2:30 door opening at the Music Center. You’ll escape the elbowing crowds in the suburban shopping malls and make a fun day of it downtown.
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Now, for our comment. It’s needed, because politicians are, once again, seeking to exploit the contributions of artists to the community.
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We’re supposed to tell you that the Holiday Celebration is “a gift from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors” – but we are revolted by the idea that the media is asked to help a bunch of self-aggrandizing politicians pat themselves on the back. The five-member Board of Supervisors are, after all, the same crowd who routinely names public buildings after themselves, every time a multimillion-dollar facility is constructed using taxpayers’ money. In one case, a large new five-story courthouse bears the name of a sitting County Supervisor – and contains a “family museum” to his sireage and offspring, housed in a marble-floored-and-columned space paid for by the people.
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So, we’d like to know how it is that sitting politicians are allowed to give themselves, at taxpayer expense, the daily presence – and advantage at election time – of important public facilities, individually named and dedicated to themselves?
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Shouldn’t THAT kind of thing be a genuine honor, one reserved for, like, after they’re dead, or least retired, and only IF the honoree’s career had gone unblemished? Examples abound of office-holders leaving a bad smell, so why should ANY sitting politician be given the ego trip of any tax-supported monument to him or her self?
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But this is a piece about a holiday show, so we’ll be charitable and not rant further – now that you have the picture on what the politicians wanted us to tell you about “their gift to you” – without their noting that the participating acts perform for free.
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Parking for the annual holiday show is free in the Music Center parking garage (a big deal where parking is usually $7 a half-hour). There will be free entertainment on the Music Center Plaza outside the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion before the show, starting at 12:30 pm. Beginning at 3, the Holiday Celebration will be screened live on the JumboTron in the Music Center Plaza, where folding chairs are available for those who can’t get inside. The big Christmas tree towers above the plaza, so it’s a nice setting if the weather is pleasant, even if you don’t get inside.
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(5b) Friday’s RECURRING
“LOS ANGELES AREA ACOUSTIC MUSIC PERFORMANCES” and related events.
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THERE ARE 20 (Twenty!) ADDITIONAL EVENTS, 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/2010/07/friday-fourth-friday-every-month-in.html
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25
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December 25th was chosen as CHRISTMAS DAY – to celebrate the birth of Jesus of Nazareth – though no one can really determine on what date, or even in what season, Jesus was born. The date was chosen to steal the thunder from the Cult of Mithra, which had its feast day on December 25th, and was a leading competing religion in Rome at the time the Empire adopted Christianity. (That began a long chain of usurpation, by the early Catholic Church, of feast days from other cultures, re-designating them as days of various saints – it made co-opting locals into the new religion easier.)
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We do know that December 25th is truly the birthday of British scientist SIR ISAAC NEWTON (1642) and of American Civil War nurse and Red Cross founder CLARA BARTON (1821).
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(1) Saturday’s “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” picks:
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* The best “pick:” It’s you, with those you hold dear, hopefully together, maybe holding guitar picks! MERRY CHRISTMAS!
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(2) Saturday’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/saturdays-radio-web-radio-tv-acoustic.html
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(3) Saturday’s “BEST OUT-OF-TOWN EVENTS”
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…The take-off of Santa’s sleigh, loaded with an impossible mass of goodies, as it departs on its ’round-the-world flight.
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(4) Saturday’s LOCAL FESTIVALS:
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Nightly, Dec 2–Dec 30:
5-10 pm (Light Display Hours) 15th annual “LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER GRIFFITH PARK LIGHT FESTIVAL” on Crystal Springs Drive, in Griffith Park, Los Angeles. This year’s annual event has nights for pedestrians and bicycles, horseback riders, and more, in addition to the run of nights when only cars make the trip to view the park’s annual light displays. Come see this magnificent display of lights that’s been a tradition for 13 years.
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Schedule for what conveyances are allowed when (including your feet):
> Dec 4-17 are “Vehicle Free Nights,” no cars allowed - you can walk, jog, run, bike, stroll, crawl…anything, except drive.
> Dec 9-30 on Mon, Tue, Wed, & Thurs only - “Horse Enthusiasts” nights, when you can see the lights on horseback.
> Dec 18-30: “Drive through” nights to see the Griffith Park Festival of lights from the comforts of your warm car.
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Exit the Golden State Fwy (I-5) at Los Feliz. Go west on Los Feliz and turn right onto Crystal Springs Dr. Proceed to the entrance of the Light Festival. To view the Light Festival by foot on the walking path, park at the L.A. Zoo’s big parking lot. More info at www.ladwp.com. Free.
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(5a) Saturday’s TODAY-AND-TONIGHT-ONLY
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(5b) Saturday’s RECURRING
“LOS ANGELES AREA ACOUSTIC MUSIC PERFORMANCES” and related events.
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Normally, there would be 22 additional recurring events. But we ’spect none of ’em are happening, ’cause it’s Christmas. If you’d like to see what would be happening today & tonight if it WASN’T Christmas, the recurring events for “4th Saturdays” are at
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http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2010/08/saturday-fourth-last-saturday-of-month.html
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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 26
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(1) Sunday’s “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” picks:
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* 7 pm THE COLERICK-CORBETT BAND at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, Altadena.
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See the complete listings below for all the details.
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(2) Sunday’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/sundays-radio-web-radio-tv-acoustic.html
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(3) Sunday’s “BEST OUT-OF-TOWN EVENTS”
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Sun, Dec 26; last Sun, every month; near Seattle:
4-6:30 pm “RUNNING DOG SHANTY SING,” held the last Sunday of every month, at Running Dog Guitars / Sound Guitar Repair, 118 N 35th St, Suite 105, Fremont, WA. Hosted by Rick Davis & Cat Fox. Sea Chanties (shanties) are fun to sing and the choruses are always easy-to-learn sing-alongs. The hosts tell us, “The building is tall, grey cinderblock and green metal. Suite 105 is in the back, facing the alley between 36th and 35th. Parking available on the street. Over 21 years of age please. Potluck beverages and snacks.” Free.
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Nightly, Dec 2–Dec 30:
5-10 pm (Light Display Hours) 15th annual “LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER GRIFFITH PARK LIGHT FESTIVAL” on Crystal Springs Drive, in Griffith Park, Los Angeles. This year’s annual event has nights for pedestrians and bicycles, horseback riders, and more, in addition to the run of nights when only cars make the trip to view the park’s annual light displays. Come see this magnificent display of lights that’s been a tradition for 13 years.
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Schedule for what conveyances are allowed when (including your feet):
> Dec 4-17 are “Vehicle Free Nights,” no cars allowed - you can walk, jog, run, bike, stroll, crawl…anything, except drive.
> Dec 9-30 on Mon, Tue, Wed, & Thurs only - “Horse Enthusiasts” nights, when you can see the lights on horseback.
> Dec 18-30: “Drive through” nights to see the Griffith Park Festival of lights from the comforts of your warm car.
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Exit the Golden State Fwy (I-5) at Los Feliz. Go west on Los Feliz and turn right onto Crystal Springs Dr. Proceed to the entrance of the Light Festival. To view the Light Festival by foot on the walking path, park at the L.A. Zoo’s big parking lot. More info at www.ladwp.com. Free.
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Sun, Dec 26; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
7 pm THE COLERICK-CORBETT BAND 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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Brad Colerick and Tom Corbett were both born in Nebraska to nearly identical mothers. They each migrated west and staked a claim in opposing corners of the folk music landscape of Southern California. Now, they've joined together like misguided superheros without the nifty uniforms -- not so much to fight a common foe, but to collectively try to figure out where they went wrong. Billboard Magazine called Colerick "one of a baker's dozen of acts to watch in the folk community around the world." Corbett's latest CD, Tonight I Ride, is currently #7 on the Euro-Americana chart. Tix, $15.
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(5b) Sunday’s RECURRING
“LOS ANGELES AREA ACOUSTIC MUSIC PERFORMANCES” and related events.
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THERE ARE 42 (Yikes, Forty-two!) ADDITIONAL EVENTS, 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/2010/07/sunday-fourth-last-sunday-of-month-in.html
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 27
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On this day in 1822, French chemist LOUIS PASTEUR was born. His revolutionary research into the role of bacteria in fermentation and diseases enabled him to develop pasteurization, saving countless lives while setting the stage for modern biochemistry.
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(1) Monday’s “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” picks:
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(2) Monday’s RADIO & TV SHOWS
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http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2010/03/mondays-radio-web-radio-tv-acoustic.html
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(3) Monday’s “BEST OUT-OF-TOWN EVENTS”
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(4) Monday’s LOCAL FESTIVALS:
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Nightly, Dec 2–Dec 30:
5-10 pm (Light Display Hours) 15th annual “LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER GRIFFITH PARK LIGHT FESTIVAL” on Crystal Springs Drive, in Griffith Park, Los Angeles. This year’s annual event has nights for pedestrians and bicycles, horseback riders, and more, in addition to the run of nights when only cars make the trip to view the park’s annual light displays. Come see this magnificent display of lights that’s been a tradition for 13 years.
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Schedule for what conveyances are allowed when (including your feet):
> Dec 4-17 are “Vehicle Free Nights,” no cars allowed - you can walk, jog, run, bike, stroll, crawl…anything, except drive.
> Dec 9-30 on Mon, Tue, Wed, & Thurs only - “Horse Enthusiasts” nights, when you can see the lights on horseback.
> Dec 18-30: “Drive through” nights to see the Griffith Park Festival of lights from the comforts of your warm car.
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Exit the Golden State Fwy (I-5) at Los Feliz. Go west on Los Feliz and turn right onto Crystal Springs Dr. Proceed to the entrance of the Light Festival. To view the Light Festival by foot on the walking path, park at the L.A. Zoo’s big parking lot. More info at www.ladwp.com. Free.
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(5a) Monday’s TODAY-AND-TONIGHT-ONLY
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(5b) Monday’s RECURRING
“LOS ANGELES AREA ACOUSTIC MUSIC PERFORMANCES” and related events.
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THERE ARE 22 (yep, Twenty-two!) ADDITIONAL EVENTS, 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/2010/07/monday-fourth-last-monday-of-month-in.html
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On this day in 1856, (Thomas) WOODROW WILSON was born. He would become the only US president with a PhD. His visionary “League of Nations” at the end of World War I was a precursor to the United Nations that developed from World War II. Had President Wilson’s “League” been accepted by isolationist Republicans in the US Senate, there would not have been a WWII.
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(1) Tuesday’s “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” picks:
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* 8 pm I see hawks in l.a. at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena.
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(2) Tuesday’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/tuesdays-radio-web-radio-tv-acoustic.html
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(3) Tuesday’s “BEST OUT-OF-TOWN EVENTS”
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(4) Tuesday’s LOCAL FESTIVALS:
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Nightly, Dec 2–Dec 30:
5-10 pm (Light Display Hours) 15th annual “LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER GRIFFITH PARK LIGHT FESTIVAL” on Crystal Springs Drive, in Griffith Park, Los Angeles. This year’s annual event has nights for pedestrians and bicycles, horseback riders, and more, in addition to the run of nights when only cars make the trip to view the park’s annual light displays. Come see this magnificent display of lights that’s been a tradition for 13 years.
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Schedule for what conveyances are allowed when (including your feet):
> Dec 4-17 are “Vehicle Free Nights,” no cars allowed - you can walk, jog, run, bike, stroll, crawl…anything, except drive.
> Dec 9-30 on Mon, Tue, Wed, & Thurs only - “Horse Enthusiasts” nights, when you can see the lights on horseback.
> Dec 18-30: “Drive through” nights to see the Griffith Park Festival of lights from the comforts of your warm car.
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Exit the Golden State Fwy (I-5) at Los Feliz. Go west on Los Feliz and turn right onto Crystal Springs Dr. Proceed to the entrance of the Light Festival. To view the Light Festival by foot on the walking path, park at the L.A. Zoo’s big parking lot. More info at www.ladwp.com. Free.
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Tue, Dec 28:
6-8:45 pm “DOWNEY FOLK MUSIC JAM” has a special holidays edition, led by Bea & Jim Romano, at Barbara J. Riley Community and Senior Center, 7810 Quill Dr, Downey 90242; http://tiny.cc/DFMJ.
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Hosts say, “It’s not just folk – we play it all!” All acoustic instruments and singers welcome. Free event; free parking just outside the door. More at www.Celticana.net and www.scdh.org.
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8 pm I see hawks in l.a. at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena; reservations, 626-794-2424; info, www.coffeegallery.com.
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Named by Larry Wines in his “Best of 2009 / Top Ten” for FolkWorks magazine as one of the best bands in Southern California, they are one of the few acts whose live performance is as good as their superb CDs.
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Jonny Whiteside wrote in the LA WEEKLY, "These freewheeling lords of California psych country approach their music as if it were a portal, an unseen threshold that, once crossed, promises a wholly unpredictable experience. The Hawks' singular style operates on an epic scale, exploring weird panoramas of hallucinatory metaphor with a sound as much traditional hillbilly as it is acceleratedlysergic-rock spontaneity. Any flight taken with I See Hawks In L.A. assures a view to startling new perspectives. Up, up and away." Tix, $15.
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(5b) Tuesday’s RECURRING
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THERE ARE 29 (wow, Twenty-nine!) ADDITIONAL EVENTS, 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/2010/12/tuesday-recurring-fourth-last-tuesday.html
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On this date in 1876, PABLO CASALS was born in a small Catalan town in Spain, 40 miles from Barcelona. His name would become synonymous with the cello. In the 1930s. he chose self-exile from Spain, rather than live under the fascist dictator Francisco Franco. In 1956, he adopted Puerto Rico as his home and founded a music festival there. He lived there until age 97, dying in 1973.
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(1) Wednesday’s “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” picks:
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* 8 pm Rick Shea performs at Café 322 in Sierra Madre.
* 8 pm THE PEEPSHOW TRIO at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, Altadena.
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See the complete listings below for all the details.
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http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2010/03/wednesdays-radio-web-radio-tv-acoustic.html
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(3) Wednesday’s “BEST OUT-OF-TOWN EVENTS”
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Nightly, Dec 2–Dec 30:
5-10 pm (Light Display Hours) 15th annual “LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER GRIFFITH PARK LIGHT FESTIVAL” on Crystal Springs Drive, in Griffith Park, Los Angeles. This year’s annual event has nights for pedestrians and bicycles, horseback riders, and more, in addition to the run of nights when only cars make the trip to view the park’s annual light displays. Come see this magnificent display of lights that’s been a tradition for 13 years.
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Schedule for what conveyances are allowed when (including your feet):
> Dec 4-17 are “Vehicle Free Nights,” no cars allowed - you can walk, jog, run, bike, stroll, crawl…anything, except drive.
> Dec 9-30 on Mon, Tue, Wed, & Thurs only - “Horse Enthusiasts” nights, when you can see the lights on horseback.
> Dec 18-30: “Drive through” nights to see the Griffith Park Festival of lights from the comforts of your warm car.
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Exit the Golden State Fwy (I-5) at Los Feliz. Go west on Los Feliz and turn right onto Crystal Springs Dr. Proceed to the entrance of the Light Festival. To view the Light Festival by foot on the walking path, park at the L.A. Zoo’s big parking lot. More info at www.ladwp.com. Free.
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Wed, Dec 29; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm Rick Shea performs at Café 322, 322 W Sierra Madre Bl, Sierra Madre 91024. He’s a longtime roots-Americana Southern Cal favorite, a top-notch musician.
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8 pm THE PEEPSHOW TRIO 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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Featuring frequent Comedy Central’s Sit-n-Spin musicians Gary Stockdale (Penn & Teller:BULLSHIT!) and Amy Engelhardt (The Bobs). THE PEEPSHOW TRIO'S POST-HOLIDAY DETOX

Collectively, THE PEEPSHOW TRIO peeps have shared the stage, screen or studio with everyone from Barbra Streisand to Buckethead, Paul Provenza to Neil Diamond, Cop Rock to Jim Henson’s Muppets, Neil Young to Florence Henderson. Join them and their SPECIAL GUESTS as they wind up the fun and wind down the holiday season with a collection of chestnuts old and new. A midweek musical treat that will mid-tempo rock your year's end! Tix, $13.
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(5b) Wednesday’s RECURRING
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THERE ARE 24 (Yep, Twenty-Four!) ADDITIONAL EVENTS, 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/2010/12/wednesday-recurring-fifth-wednesday.html
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On this day in 1865, (Joseph) RUDYARD KIPLING was born in India where his father was a British colonial official. Kipling would write several successful adult novels and volumes of poetry, but his children’s stories would bring him enduring fame. These include the “Jungle Books” published in 1894 & 1895 and “Just So Stories” in 1902.
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(1) Thursday’s “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” picks:
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* Annual “CTMS NEW YEARS CAMP” sponsored by the California Traditional Music Society at Camp Hess Kramer, Malibu; runs Dec 30-Jan 2.
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* 8 pm LYQUID AMBER, the collaborative duo of award-winning musicians Evo Bluestein and haNS YORK, with jazz bassist Kevin Hill, at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena.
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http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2010/03/thursdays-radio-web-radio-tv-acoustic.html
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(3) Thursday’s “BEST OUT-OF-TOWN EVENTS”
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Thu, Dec 30-Sun, Jan 2; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
Annual “CTMS NEW YEARS CAMP” sponsored by the California Traditional Music Society at Camp Hess Kramer, Malibu; info & registration, www.ctmsfolkmusic.org; 818-817-7756. Music workshops, jams, traditional dance.
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Nightly, Dec 2–Dec 30:
5-10 pm (Light Display Hours) 15th annual “LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER GRIFFITH PARK LIGHT FESTIVAL” on Crystal Springs Drive, in Griffith Park, Los Angeles. This year’s annual event has nights for pedestrians and bicycles, horseback riders, and more, in addition to the run of nights when only cars make the trip to view the park’s annual light displays. Come see this magnificent display of lights that’s been a tradition for 13 years.
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Schedule for what conveyances are allowed when (including your feet):
> Dec 4-17 are “Vehicle Free Nights,” no cars allowed - you can walk, jog, run, bike, stroll, crawl…anything, except drive.
> Dec 9-30 on Mon, Tue, Wed, & Thurs only - “Horse Enthusiasts” nights, when you can see the lights on horseback.
> Dec 18-30: “Drive through” nights to see the Griffith Park Festival of lights from the comforts of your warm car.
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Exit the Golden State Fwy (I-5) at Los Feliz. Go west on Los Feliz and turn right onto Crystal Springs Dr. Proceed to the entrance of the Light Festival. To view the Light Festival by foot on the walking path, park at the L.A. Zoo’s big parking lot. More info at www.ladwp.com. Free.
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(5a) Thursday’s TODAY-AND-TONIGHT-ONLY
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Thu, Dec 30-Sun, Jan 2; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
Annual “CTMS NEW YEARS CAMP” – see “Local Festivals,” above.
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Thu, Dec 30; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm LYQUID AMBER, the collaborative duo of award-winning musicians Evo Bluestein and haNS YORK, with jazz bassist Kevin Hill, plays the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena; reservations, 626-794-2424; info, www.coffeegallery.com.
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HANS YORK, 2008 Kerrville “New Folk” Winner, has performed live, numerous times, on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks,” during his coast-to-coast concert tours, BEFORE he won at Kerrville. Hans is a master of DADGAD guitar – a tuning that produces unique harmonies and voicings. As a classically-trained musician who grew up in Germany, Hannsjoerg – as he was known then – studied jazz, rock, and world music traditions. He hasn’t sat still, musically or geographically. Living in Brazil added to his repertoire of musical styles and rhythms. In addition to composing, Hans is a noted producer and arranger. Known for his infectious shows and his captivating performances – including his soaring three-octave voice – Hans mixes the musical sensibilities of acoustic Americana with his native German roots and influences of the infectious music of South America. His grassroots approach and close interaction with the audience have made friends for Hans and his music throughout the country. His US debut album “Inside Out” received various awards including “Best Acoustic Album” of 2005 from Indie Acoustic Project. His current album “Young Amelia” takes you on a subtle sojourn to explore the hidden recesses of the human heart, in a journey with outstanding musicianship and deep compassion.
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Evo Bluestein employs a myriad of banjo tunings, traditional and original, to compose funky and quirky new music. Evo comes from a noted folk music family and he has spent his life performing and teaching traditional music and dance. This music is yet another facet of his vast musical expression.
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Jazz bassist Kevin Hill was born in Texas and grew up in China and West Africa. He began performing at age 12 and has been playing bass since age 16. Kevin studied jazz and contemporary music at The New School in New York.
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Lyquid Amber music draws from the members’ collective experience in jazz, rock, classical, Brazilian, and Southern Appalachia to create inspiring new landscapes in music. One review captured it nicely: "From the attractive packaging to the superb production, Lyquid Amber's 'Ritual' is a musical journey bringing together the wide spectrum of seemingly diverse musical influences such as folk, pop, jazz and world and melding them into a harmonius whole. Ably supported by an all-star cast of musicians from the Central Valley of California, the singing, writing and playing talents of Hans York and Evo Bluestein are impressive.. The final track, the utterly charming "Down with the Elements" will appeal to anyone with a pop sensibility. A "hit" waiting to happen. Bravo gentlemen!" – Vince DiCiccio, Valley Public Radio, Fresno/Bakersfield. Tix, $20.
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(5b) Thursday’s RECURRING
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THERE ARE 30 (Thirty!) ADDITIONAL EVENTS, 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/2010/12/thursday-recurring-fifth-thursday.html
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(1) Friday’s NEW YEAR’S EVE “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” picks:
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* Annual “CTMS NEW YEARS CAMP” sponsored by the California Traditional Music Society at Camp Hess Kramer, Malibu; runs Dec 30-Jan 2.
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* 7 & 10:30 pm KRISTIN CHENOWETH, multiple Emmy & Tony winner, at Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown L.A.
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* “New Years EVE” with blues bands Corey Stevens, Bobby Bluehouse, Dave Melton, Howard Deere, Walter Thompson and Friends, at the Arcadia Blues Club in Arcadia.
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* LISA HALEY & THE ZYDECATS play “DISNEYLAND’S NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY.”
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* YARD DOG ROAD SHOW, the 13-member wildly musical cabaret act, at the Edison in L.A.
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* 9 pm GENE TAYLOR BLUES BAND with members DAVE ALVIN, JOHNNY BAZZ, & PHIL BATEMAN, plus special guests PHIL ALVIN (The Blasters), & banjo guru FRANK FAIRFIELD, at the Redwood Bar & Grill in L.A.
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* 9 pm I SEE HAWKS IN LA. play Pappy and Harriet’s Place in Pioneertown (in the desert, near 29 Palms)
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* 10 pm KEN O’MALLEY brings his authentic & original Irish music to the Auld Dubliner in Long Beach.
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* 10:30 pm KRISTIN CHENOWETH, multiple Emmy & Tony winner, at Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown L.A. (Shows at 7 & 10:30 pm.)
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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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(5a) Friday’s TODAY-AND-TONIGHT-ONLY
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Fri, Dec 31; runs Thu, Dec 30-Sun, Jan 2; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
Annual “CTMS NEW YEARS CAMP” – see “Local Festivals,” above.
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Fri, Dec 31; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
“New Years EVE” with blues bands Corey Stevens, Bobby Bluehouse, Dave Melton, Howard Deere, Walter Thompson and Friends, at the Arcadia Blues Club, 16 E Huntington Dr, Arcadia 91006; 626-447-9349; www.arcadiabluesclub.com. Venue is taking reservations for this annual “New Years Eve / Fan Appreciation Night” music party. Advance tix, $20.
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Fri, Dec 31; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
7 & 10:30 pm KRISTIN CHENOWETH, multiple Emmy & Tony winner, at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, L.A. Music Center, 135 N Grand Av, L.A. (downtown) 90012; 213-850-2000; www.musiccenter.org or www.laphil.org
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The diminutive artist with the big voice has numerous stage, screen and TV credits. She originated the role of Glinda in Broadway’s “Wicked,” and won a Best Supporting Actress Emmy for TV’s “Pushing Daisies.” Tonight, she brings material from her albums, Broadway shows and holiday classics. Two performances, 7 & 10:30 pm.
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Fri, Dec 31; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
“New Years EVE” with blues bands Corey Stevens, Bobby Bluehouse, Dave Melton, Howard Deere, Walter Thompson and Friends, at the Arcadia Blues Club, 16 E Huntington Dr, Arcadia 91006; www.arcadiabluesclub.com; 626-447-9349.
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Fri, Dec 31; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
LISA HALEY & THE ZYDECATS play “DISNEYLAND’S NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY” returning for what’s become their annual gig, bringing their Grammy-nominated Cajun & zydeco the Magic Kingdom in Anaheim. Info, www.bluefiddle.com
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YARD DOG ROAD SHOWS, the 13-member cabaret act, at The Edison, 108 W 2nd St #101, Los Angeles 90012; www.edisondowntown.com; 213-613-0000.
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They’re wild, bringing everything from Vaudeville to rock ‘n roll, with a “hobo cabaret” that includes musicians, song-and-dance routines, sword swallowers, fire eaters, and more, all based (sort of) on 1800s Old West touring troupes. $75 per person, entire tables from $300 up.
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9 pm GENE TAYLOR BLUES BAND with members DAVE ALVIN, JOHNNY BAZZ, & PHIL BATEMAN, plus special guests PHIL ALVIN (The Blasters), & banjo guru FRANK FAIRFIELD, at the Redwood Bar & Grill, 316 W 2nd St (between Broadway and Hill), downtown L.A. 90012; www.theredwoodbar.com.
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9 pm I SEE HAWKS IN LA. play the party at Pappy and Harriet’s Place, 53688 Pioneertown Rd, Pioneertown 92268; 760-365-5956; www.pappyandharriets.com. More at www.iseehawks.com.
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Fri, Dec 31; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
10 pm KEN O’MALLEY brings his authentic and original Irish music, with his superb baritone voice and fine guitar, to NYE at the Auld Dubliner, 71 S Pine Av, Long Beach, 90802; 562-437-8300; www.aulddubliner.com. More at www.kenomalley.com
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10:30 pm KRISTIN CHENOWETH, multiple Emmy & Tony winner, at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, L.A. Music Center, 135 N Grand Av, L.A. (downtown) 90012; 213-850-2000; www.musiccenter.org or www.laphil.org
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The diminutive artist with the big voice has numerous stage, screen and TV credits. She originated the role of Glinda in Broadway’s “Wicked,” and won a Best Supporting Actres Emmy for TV’s “Pushing Daisies.” Tonight, she brings material from her albums, Broadway shows and holiday classics. Two performances, 7 & 10:30 pm.
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THERE ARE 20 (Twenty!) ADDITIONAL EVENTS, 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/2010/07/friday-fifth-friday-when-month-has-one.html
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Jan 1 & 2, 2011; runs Thu, Dec 30-Sun, Jan 2; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
Annual “CTMS NEW YEARS CAMP” sponsored by the California Traditional Music Society at Camp Hess Kramer, Malibu; info & registration, www.ctmsfolkmusic.org; 818-817-7756. Music workshops, jams, traditional dance.
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Thu, Jan 6, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm DAVID LINDLEY plays The Canyon Club, 28192 Rdside Dr, Agoura Hills; 818-879-5016. One of the world’s most respected rock guitarists, he can play anything with strings, acoustic or electric or anywhere in between.
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8 pm WILLIE NELSON plays the Samala Showroom at Chumash Casino, 3400 East Hwy 246, Santa Ynez 93460; 800-CHUMASH; www.chumashcasino.com/entertainment
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The legendary Willie Nelson is one of the most beloved, enduring and influential talents in the history of country music. A winner of 6 Grammy Awards and member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, his twenty #1 hits include standards like "On the Road Again," "Mommas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" and many more. Tix, $75, $90, $105, $120, $135.
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Fri, Jan 7, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm ERNEST TROOST plus special guest Mark “Pocket” Goldberg, for Pocket’s CD RELEASE SHOW of his new “Off the Alleyway,” 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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ERNEST TROOST is a renowned, multiple Music Emmy winning composer, and winner of the Kerrville “New Folk” competition.
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Mark “Pocket” Goldberg has performed live or recorded with everybody you’ve ever heard of in music, and his new CD, “Off the Alleyway,” is marvelous (we’ll have review in the near future.) Tix, $15.
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Fri, Jan 7, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm JOHN McCUTCHEON at the Smothers Theatre at Pepperdine University, 24255 Pacific Coast Hwy, Malibu. Tickets are now on sale at 310-506-4522 or www.arts.pepperdine.edu.
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Johnny Cash called him, "The most impressive instrumentalist I've ever heard."
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The Washington Post wrote, "He has an uncanny ability to breathe new life into the familiar. His storytelling has the richness of fine literature."
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Tonight, you’ll have a chance to find out why. IF you took the Guide’s advice in November, and didn’t delay getting tickets. (If this is sold-out, he plays the plays the “Performances to Grow On” series in Ojai on Jan 8.)
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Multiple Grammy nominee, multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and storyteller John McCutcheon is America's balladeer. He sings of the nation's heritage, channeling the conscience of our people into streams of poetry and melody. He writes about subjects both small and great, from a child's haircut to human dignity – issues eternal and enduring. As an instrumentalist, he is a master of a dozen different traditional instruments, including guitar, banjo, autoharp, and, most notably, the beautiful hammer dulcimer. He’s been at it so long his website is www.folkmusic.com
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No one remembers when the neighbors started calling the McCutcheons to complain about the loud singing from young John's bedroom. But it didn't seem to do much good. Seems that after a shaky, lopsided battle between piano lessons and baseball – he was a mediocre pianist and an all-star catcher, John had "found his voice" thanks to a cheap, mail-order guitar and a used book of chords.
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From such inauspicious beginnings, McCutcheon has emerged as one of our most respected and loved folksingers.
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His latest, two-CD, album, “Untold” (2009, Appalseed Productions), showcases his double-barreled talents as both a singer-songwriter-instrumental virtuoso and a world-class storyteller. The set's first CD was recorded live at the 2008 “National Storytelling Festival” in Jonesborough, TN. The second CD, says his label, “features some of the most compelling and popular songwriting of McCutcheon's career.”
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McCutcheon's songwriting has been hailed by critics and singers around the globe. His 30 recordings have won every imaginable honor, including seven Grammy nominations. He has produced over 20 albums for other artists, from traditional fiddlers to contemporary singer-songwriters to educational and documentary works.
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His books and instructional materials have introduced budding players to the joys of their own musicality. His commitment to grassroots political organizations has put him on the front lines of many of the issues important to communities and workers.
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Even before graduating summa cum laude from Minnesota's St. John's University, this Wisconsin native literally "headed for the hills," forgoing a college lecture hall for the classroom of the eastern Kentucky coal camps, union halls, country churches, and square-dance halls.
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His apprenticeship to many of the legendary figures of Appalachian music imbedded in him not only a love of homemade music but a sense of community and, as he says, “rootedness.” The resulting music, whether traditional or from his huge catalog of original songs, has the profound mark of place, family, and strength. With it is McCutcheon’s storytelling, in a style that’s been compared to Will Rogers and Garrison Keillor.
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The Washington Post described McCutcheon as folk music's "Rustic Renaissance Man." The Dallas Morning News says, "Calling John McCutcheon a 'folksinger' is like saying Deion Sanders is just a football player..."
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Besides his usual circuit of major concert halls and theatres, McCutcheon is equally at home in an elementary school auditorium, on a festival stage, or at a farm rally. He’s been called “a whirlwind of energy, packing five lifetimes into one.”
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In the past few years alone he has headlined at over a dozen different festivals in North America, including repeated performances at the National Storytelling Festival, recorded an original composition for Virginia Public Television involving over 500 musicians, toured Australia for the sixth time, toured Chile in support of a women's health initiative, appeared in a Woody Guthrie tribute concert in New York City, given a featured concert at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, taught performance art skills at a North Carolina college, given symphony pops concerts across America, served as president of the fastest-growing local in the Musicians Union, and performed a special concert at the National Baseball Hall of Fame. This is all in his "spare time." His "real job," he's quick to point out, is father to two grown sons.
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McCutcheon feels most at home performing live. It’s brought his music into the lives and homes of one of the broadest multi-generational audiences of any contemporary folk musician. McCutcheon takes the stage to produce what critics describe as "little feats of magic," "breathtaking in their ease and grace...," "like a conversation with an illuminating old friend."
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Tickets went on sale in November at 310-506-4522 or www.arts.pepperdine.edu. Tix are $25 gen’l or $10 for full-time Pepperdine students.
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Fri, Jan 7, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm DAVID LINDLEY plays Brixton South Bay, 100J W Torrance Bl, Redondo Beach 90277; 310-406-1931. One of the world’s most respected rock guitarists, he can play anything with strings, acoustic or electric or anywhere in between.
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Sat, Jan 8, 2011, in Ventura Co; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
7:30 pm JOHN McCUTCHEON plays the “Performances to Grow On” series at Matilija Auditorium, 703 El Paseo Rd, Ojai; 805-646-8907; www.ptgo.org.
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Johnny Cash called him, "The most impressive instrumentalist I've ever heard."
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The Washington Post wrote, "He has an uncanny ability to breathe new life into the familiar. His storytelling has the richness of fine literature."
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Multiple Grammy nominee, multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and storyteller John McCutcheon is America's balladeer. He sings of the nation's heritage, channeling the conscience of our people into streams of poetry and melody. He writes about subjects both small and great, from a child's haircut to human dignity – issues eternal and enduring. As an instrumentalist, he is a master of a dozen different traditional instruments, including guitar, banjo, autoharp, and, most notably, the beautiful hammer dulcimer. He’s been at it so long his website is www.folkmusic.com
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No one remembers when the neighbors started calling the McCutcheons to complain about the loud singing from young John's bedroom. But it didn't seem to do much good. Seems that after a shaky, lopsided battle between piano lessons and baseball – he was a mediocre pianist and an all-star catcher, John had "found his voice" thanks to a cheap, mail-order guitar and a used book of chords.
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From such inauspicious beginnings, McCutcheon has emerged as one of our most respected and loved folksingers.
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His latest, two-CD, album, “Untold” (2009, Appalseed Productions), showcases his double-barreled talents as both a singer-songwriter-instrumental virtuoso and a world-class storyteller. The set's first CD was recorded live at the 2008 “National Storytelling Festival” in Jonesborough, TN. The second CD, says his label, “features some of the most compelling and popular songwriting of McCutcheon's career.”
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McCutcheon's songwriting has been hailed by critics and singers around the globe. His 30 recordings have won every imaginable honor, including seven Grammy nominations. He has produced over 20 albums for other artists, from traditional fiddlers to contemporary singer-songwriters to educational and documentary works.
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His books and instructional materials have introduced budding players to the joys of their own musicality. His commitment to grassroots political organizations has put him on the front lines of many of the issues important to communities and workers.
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Even before graduating summa cum laude from Minnesota's St. John's University, this Wisconsin native literally "headed for the hills," forgoing a college lecture hall for the classroom of the eastern Kentucky coal camps, union halls, country churches, and square-dance halls.
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His apprenticeship to many of the legendary figures of Appalachian music imbedded in him not only a love of homemade music but a sense of community and, as he says, “rootedness.” The resulting music, whether traditional or from his huge catalog of original songs, has the profound mark of place, family, and strength. With it is McCutcheon’s storytelling, in a style that’s been compared to Will Rogers and Garrison Keillor.
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The Washington Post described McCutcheon as folk music's "Rustic Renaissance Man." The Dallas Morning News says, "Calling John McCutcheon a 'folksinger' is like saying Deion Sanders is just a football player..."
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Besides his usual circuit of major concert halls and theatres, McCutcheon is equally at home in an elementary school auditorium, on a festival stage, or at a farm rally. He’s been called “a whirlwind of energy, packing five lifetimes into one.”
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In the past few years alone he has headlined at over a dozen different festivals in North America, including repeated performances at the National Storytelling Festival, recorded an original composition for Virginia Public Television involving over 500 musicians, toured Australia for the sixth time, toured Chile in support of a women's health initiative, appeared in a Woody Guthrie tribute concert in New York City, given a featured concert at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, taught performance art skills at a North Carolina college, given symphony pops concerts across America, served as president of the fastest-growing local in the Musicians Union, and performed a special concert at the National Baseball Hall of Fame. This is all in his "spare time." His "real job," he's quick to point out, is father to two grown sons.
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Sat, Jan 8, 2011, in Santa Barbara Co; world music:
7:30 pm UCSB MIDDLE EAST ENSEMBLE plays the “Song Tree” Concert Series at Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 820 N Fairview Av, Goleta; 805-403-2639; SongTree@cox.net
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Sat, Jan 8, 2011:
8 pm EXENE CERVENKA plus special guest PAUL BURCH at McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl (at 31st), Santa Monica 90405; www.mccabes.com; 310-828-4403; tix, 310-828-4497. Tix, $16.
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Sat, Jan 8, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm ED GERHARD plays the Fret House, 309 N Citrus, Covina; 626-339-7020. Ed Gerhard has created a “guitar voice” of his own that is recognized and praised worldwide. Known for his gorgeous tone and compositional depth, Gerhard can move a listener with a single note. Scott Alarik of the Boston Globe said it best when he wrote, “Gerhard does not write instrumentals. He writes songs only a guitar can sing.”
Doors at 7:30 pm for the best seats. Tix, $20.
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Sun, Jan 9, 2011:
5 pm DIKKI DU & THE ZYDECO CREW play the Cajun-zydeco dance series at the Golden Sails Hotel, PCH Club, 6285 Pacific Coast Hwy, Long Beach; 562-596-1631 or 562-708-8946.
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Sun, Jan 9; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
7 pm LOAFER'S GLORY, the all-atar ensemble of HERB PEDERSEN, TOM SAUBER, PAT SAUBER & BILL BRYSON, at McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl (at 31st), Santa Monica 90405; www.mccabes.com; 310-828-4403; tix, 310-828-4497. Tix, $15
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Sun, Jan 9, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
The New Christy Minstrels reunite to play the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, 12700 Center Court Dr, Cerritos; info, 562-916-8501; 800-300-4345; tix, 562-467-8818; www.cerritoscenter.com. Tix now available, and going fast.
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Randy Sparks, the founder of the uber-famous folk revival group The New Christy Minstrels, does from time-to-time reassemble as many of the alumni as will fit on one stage. Not that it’s always the same group. When your members have included the likes of BARRY McGUIRE (famous for his banned-on-the-radio ’60s anthem, “Eve of Destruction”), and KENNY ROGERS (pre FIRST EDITION), and an underage TRACY NEWMAN, and so many more who graduated to lead or star in their own bands or groups or as solo folk or rock acts, you could craft an entire season of “Where Are They Now?” just tracking-down former band members.
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Randy Sparks is himself quite a character. For Randy, the presumed radicalism of the ’60s often takes the form these days of comedic ditties from a decidedly conservative perspective; some are blatant in their “politically incorrect” expressions. Perhaps some of that can be explained when you know he was the best-known protégé of the late BURL IVES, and he cared for Ives in his final declining months. Ives was the Disney-movie-favorite folksinger who famously (or infamously) cooperated with HUAC – the House Un-American Activities Committee – during the McCarthy Era.
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Randy Sparks is a complex guy. He is devoted to his music charity. He still gets ’60s folk revival-era Baby Boomers singing along with big smiles, when he plays the group’s classics instead of his own newer material. And he is possessed with the artist’s penchant for a certain measure of disorganization, telling us, “I'm generally communicating with media people at the last minute, but this time I'm early,” as, for the first time ever, he sends us info a full three to four months (gasp) in advance.
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In typically Randy Sparks fashion, he adds, “I suppose I ought to mention The McCallum Theater in Palm Desert on the 16th of January, also.”
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But what of the storied New Christy Minstrels -? Randy tells us, “My restored group is phenomenal these days. We have not been in concert anywhere that we haven't been asked back, and that’s gratifying. I'm 77 years old and likely couldn't get a job at Burger King, but I'm still gainfully employed, albeit we all work for a non-profit organization these days: The ‘New Christy Minstrels Foundation.’ Our goal is to give back to the schools; we NEVER charge schools for our performances.”
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He continues, “Our concert at Cerritos is a return visit. We were there on a Sunday afternoon in November of 2007, and we sold EVERY seat. We're looking to repeat that accomplishment, and we're already pretty far along, as all of the main floor $60 seats are gone. Half the house has already been sold, and we have [three] months to go. We are very quietly big business these days. We had 19 concerts in the month of October alone. What recession?”
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In addition to this full group show, Randy is out there from with what he calls Randy Sparks & Friends, which he says, is “a lesser offering.”
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We have an idea that the “lesser offering” has a decidedly different character. He noted, in advance of the “& Friends” show on December 5, “We're unrestricted at Bob's [Coffee Gallery Backstage] showroom, so our program [there] is wildly entertaining and great fun for me. I'm able to sing my best stuff: ‘Sluts With Tattoos,’ ‘The Man In The Moon Mooned Me,’ and ‘The Only Thing More Ferocious Than A Polar Bear Is A Bi-Polar Bear.’ Of course, we also perform the songs that the people come to hear.”
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We did mention Randy’s “politically incorrect” songs.
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As for the audiences Randy draws with both his “& Friends” show and his NCM reunion productions, he says, “They are most kind to us wherever we work, and it's thrilling to actually be in demand.”
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As for the audiences Randy Sparks draws with both his “& Friends” show and his New Christy Minstrels reunion productions, he says, “They are most kind to us wherever we work, and it's thrilling to actually be in demand.”
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There’s more at www.thenewchristyminstrels.com.
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Wed, Jan 12, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
7:30 pm MURIEL ANDERSON & TIERRA NEGRA play the “Acoustic Voices” series at the Ruth Shannon Center for the Performing Arts, 6760 Painter Av, Whittier; 562-907-4203; www.shannoncenter.org. Tix, $20; seniors & students, $15.
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Wed, Jan 12. 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
Round Mountain “New Mexico's two-man singing folk orchestra” play the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, 12700 Center Court Dr, Cerritos; info, 562-916-8501; 800-300-4345; tix, 562-467-8818; www.cerritoscenter.com. They don’t often get to Southern Cal, and they always impress and make fans when they do. More at www.roundmountainmusic.com & www.myspace.com/roundmountainmusic
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Wed, Jan 12. 2011, in south OC; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm DAVID WILCOX plays The Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano; 949-496-8927.
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Wed, Jan 12. 2011, in the desert; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm THE KINGSTON TRIO play the McCallum Theatre, 73000 Fred Waring Dr, Palm Desert; 760-340-ARTS or 866-889-ARTS.
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Wed, Jan 12. 2011, in San Diego; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm “MARK HUMMEL'S HARMONICA BLOW-OUT” with Rod & Honey Piazza, Billy Branch, Sugar Blue, Carlos Del Junco, Rusty & The Blues Survivors, at the Belly Up Tavern, 143 S Cedros Av, Solano Beach (San Diego); 858-481-9022.
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Thu-Sun, Jan 13-16, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
10 am-6 pm Annual “NAMM SHOW” takes over the entire Anaheim Convention Center complex, 800 W Katella Av, Anaheim 92802. While entrance to the show, in all its vastness and complexity, is open to music industry only, MANY artists who are sponsored by instrument makes DO perform in places where the public can enjoy their music-making. You can always go hang-out in the nearby hotels and find scheduled performances or high-level big names just jamming. Plus, be on the lookout for shows in venues – often on short notice – that musicians book all over Southern Cal, while they’re in town for NAMM.
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Thu & Fri, Jan 13 & 14, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm “Trippin' the ’60s” with Barry McGuire and John York 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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Thu, Jan 13, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm THE JOHN JORGENSON QUINTET plays the Fret House, 309 N Citrus, Covina; 626-339-7020. John is recognized as the greatest Djangostyle gypsy jazz guitarist in the world, in addition to his landmark work as a member of the DESERT ROSE BAND, and so much more.
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Thu, Jan 13, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8:30 pm “MARK HUMMEL'S HARMONICA BLOW-OUT” with ROD & HONEY PIAZZA, BILLY BRANCH, SUGAR BLUE, CARLOS DEL JUNCO, RUSTY & THE BLUES SURVIVORS, at SOHo Restaurant and Music Club, 1221 State St, Santa Barbara; 805-962 7776.
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Fri, Jan 14, 2011:
7:30 pm DOYLE DYKES plays the Grace First Presbyterian Church concert series, at 3955 Studebaker Rd, Long Beach; 562-420-3393.
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Fri & Sat, Jan 14 & 15; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm JOHN DOE at McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl (at 31st), Santa Monica 90405; www.mccabes.com; 310-828-4403; tix, 310-828-4497. Tix, $20.
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Sat, Jan 15, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
3 & 8 pm “ALOHA CONCERT SERIES” brings THE MAKAHA SONS at the Ruth Shannon Center for the Performing Arts, on the campus at Whittier College, 6760 Painter Av, Whittier; 562-907-4203; www.shannoncenter.org.
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These guys make an annual trip to play this series, where they are known for delivering “mirth, mayhem, and magical harmonies.”
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The annual series brings seven shows for its 2010-2011 season. Tix, including new “facilities surcharges,” $48.
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Sat, Jan 15, 2011, in Santa Barbara Co; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
7 pm BYRON BERLINE, PETER FELDMANN & THE VERY LONESOME BOYS, PHIL SALAZAR & THE KIN FOLK, in a festival-like line-up for the “Song Tree” Concert Series, at the Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 820 N Fairview Av, Goleta; 805-403-2639; SongTree@cox.net
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Sat, Jan 15, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
7 pm “GUITAR MASTERS TOUR” with ERIC JOHNSON, ANDY McKEE, & PEPPINO D'AGOSTINO play the “Lord Of The Strings” Concert Series at the Norman P. Murray Center, Sycamore Room, 24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo 92692. (Note different venue.)
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Sat, Jan 15, 2011, in OC; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
7:30 pm KEN O'MALLEY plays “The Living Tradition” series at the Anaheim Downtown Community Center, 250 E. Center St, Anaheim; 949-646-1964.
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Sat, Jan 15, 2011, in San Diego:
7:30 pm BRUCE MOLSKY plays the “San Diego Folk Heritage” series at San Dieguito United Methodist Church, 170 Calle Magdalena, Encinitas (San Diego); 858-566-4040.
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Sat, Jan 15, 2011:
8 pm Jeff Larson & Friends play Russ & Julie's House Concerts in Oak Park (Agoura Hills area); info, www.houseconcerts.us. Reservations get directions at rsvp@houseconcerts.us or 818-707-2179. More at www.jefflarson-music.com. Tonight’s show “is sponsored by Barb & Gary Bickmore.” All house concert “prices” are “suggested donation” amounts. $15.
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Sat, Jan 15, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm “ALOHA CONCERT SERIES” brings THE MAKAHA SONS at the Ruth Shannon Center for the Performing Arts, on the campus at Whittier College, 6760 Painter Av, Whittier; 562-907-4203; www.shannoncenter.org. Shows at 3 & 8 pm. See 3 pm listing for details.
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Sun, Jan 16:
11 am RHYTHM CHILD plays the “Matinee Kids' Show” series at McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl (at 31st), Santa Monica 90405; www.mccabes.com; 310-828-4403; tix, 310-828-4497. Tix, $8 (kids under age 2 are free).
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Sun, Jan 16, 2011, in the desert; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
7 pm The New Christy Minstrels reunite to play the McCallum Theater in Palm Desert. Tix now available, and going fast. Info, www.thenewchristyminstrels.com.
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Randy Sparks, the founder of the uber-famous folk revival group The New Christy Minstrels, does from time-to-time reassemble as many of the alumni as will fit on one stage. Not that it’s always the same group. When your members have included the likes of BARRY McGUIRE (famous for his banned-on-the-radio ’60s anthem, “Eve of Destruction”), and KENNY ROGERS (pre FIRST EDITION), and an underage TRACY NEWMAN, and so many more who graduated to lead or star in their own bands or groups or as solo folk or rock acts, you could craft an entire season of “Where Are They Now?” just tracking-down former band members.
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Randy Sparks is himself quite a character. For Randy, the presumed radicalism of the ’60s often takes the form these days of comedic ditties from a decidedly conservative perspective; some are blatant in their “politically incorrect” expressions. Perhaps some of that can be explained when you know he was the best-known protégé of the late BURL IVES, and he cared for Ives in his final declining months. Ives was the Disney-movie-favorite folksinger who famously (or infamously) cooperated with HUAC – the House Un-American Activities Committee – during the McCarthy Era.
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Randy Sparks is a complex guy. He is devoted to his music charity. He still gets ’60s folk revival-era Baby Boomers singing along with big smiles, when he plays the group’s classics instead of his own newer material. And he is possessed with the artist’s penchant for a certain measure of disorganization, telling us, “I'm generally communicating with media people at the last minute, but this time I'm early,” as, for the first time ever, he sends us info a full three to four months (gasp) in advance.
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But what of the storied New Christy Minstrels -? Randy tells us, “My restored group is phenomenal these days. We have not been in concert anywhere that we haven't been asked back, and that’s gratifying. I'm 77 years old and likely couldn't get a job at Burger King, but I'm still gainfully employed, albeit we all work for a non-profit organization these days: The ‘New Christy Minstrels Foundation.’ Our goal is to give back to the schools; we NEVER charge schools for our performances.”
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He continues, “Our concert at Cerritos is a return visit. We were there on a Sunday afternoon in November of 2007, and we sold EVERY seat. We're looking to repeat that accomplishment, and we're already pretty far along, as all of the main floor $60 seats are gone. Half the house has already been sold, and we have [three] months to go. We are very quietly big business these days. We had 19 concerts in the month of October alone. What recession?”
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In addition to this full group show, Randy is out there from with what he calls Randy Sparks & Friends, which he says, is “a lesser offering.”
+
We have an idea that the “lesser offering” has a decidedly different character. He noted, in advance of the “& Friends” show on December 5, “We're unrestricted at Bob's [Coffee Gallery Backstage] showroom, so our program [there] is wildly entertaining and great fun for me. I'm able to sing my best stuff: ‘Sluts With Tattoos,’ ‘The Man In The Moon Mooned Me,’ and ‘The Only Thing More Ferocious Than A Polar Bear Is A Bi-Polar Bear.’ Of course, we also perform the songs that the people come to hear.”
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We did mention Randy’s “politically incorrect” songs.
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As for the audiences Randy draws with both his “& Friends” show and his NCM reunion productions, he says, “They are most kind to us wherever we work, and it's thrilling to actually be in demand.”
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As for the audiences Randy Sparks draws with both his “& Friends” show and his New Christy Minstrels reunion productions, he says, “They are most kind to us wherever we work, and it's thrilling to actually be in demand.”
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Sun, Jan 16, 2011, in Santa Barbara:
7:30 pm NEW WEST GUITAR GROUP plays SOHo Restaurant and Music Club, 1221 State St, Santa Barbara; 805-962 7776.
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Thu, Jan 20, in Santa Ynez:
8 pm JOHNNY RIVERS plays the Samala Showroom at Chumash Casino, 3400 East Hwy 246, Santa Ynez 93460; 800-CHUMASH; www.chumashcasino.com/entertainment
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Johnny Rivers made a name for himself as a straight-ahead rock & roll singer/guitarist during the ’60s and beyond. He’ll sing hits including “Secret Agent Man,” “Memphis,” “Rockin’ Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu,” and more. Tix, $15, $20, $25.
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Fri, Jan 21; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
6 pm “THINK THIRTIES” is live music, a movie and cocktail party as the historic Warner Grand Theatre celebrates 80 Years, at the Warner Grand Theatre, 478 W 6th St, San Pedro; 310-833-4813; www.grandvision.org.
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Doors at 530 pm, screening at 6 of “The Brothers Warner,” the story of the four legendary Hollywood film pioneers; Cocktail Party Reception at 7 pm with retro-cocktails & appetizers, and an unveiling of the restored ceiling section.
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DEAN MORA'S SWINGIN' TIP TOP TRIO continues the celebration with live music of the 1930s. , and camaraderie
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Fri & Sat, Jan 21 & 22; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm TOM PAXTON, the legendary folk star, plays two nights 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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THIS WILL SELL-OUT VERY EARLY, SO GET TIX RIGHT AWAY. Tix, $24.50.
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Fri, Jan 21; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm STEPHANIE BETTMAN & LUKE HALPIN plus MELANIE DEVANEY play the “Camarillo Café” series at the Camarillo Community Center, 1605 E Burnley St, Camarillo. Stephanie & Luke have moved to Colorado, so the chances to catch ’em performing here have become rare treats.
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Sat, Jan 22, 2011, in Ojai; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
7:30 pm RENAISSANCE brings its fabulous doo wop and street corner a capela singing to the “Performances to Grow On” series at Matilija Auditorium, 703 El Paseo Rd, Ojai; 805-646-8907.
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Sat, Jan 22, 2011:
8 pm “WALLACE SHAWN: REAL WORLD, FAKE WORLD, DREAM WORLD” is a spoken word performance at UCLA Live, Royce Hall, 340 Royce Dr, on the UCLA campus at Royce Dr between Westwood Bl and Hilgard Av, West L.A.; www.uclalive.org; info 310-825-4401; UCLA ticket office 310-825-2101.
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Writer and actor Wallace Shawn delivers a reading and interpretation from his most recent work, alongside an offering of excerpts from the works of writers and thinkers he admires. Known to stage and film audiences as an extraordinary character actor, Shawn is an Obie Award-winning playwright and best-selling author. His celebrated works include “The Designated Mourner,” and “The Fever,” along with the poignant film “My Dinner with Andre,” which Shawn co-wrote. His most recent work, “Essays,” released in 2009, is a highly personal, often self-deprecating collection of Shawn’s perspective on life, politics, morality and the power of art. Tix, $28-48 ($15 for UCLA students).
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Sat, Jan 22; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm TOM PAXTON, the legendary folk star, plays two nights 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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Sat, Jan 22; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm STEPHANIE BETTMAN & LUKE HALPIN play the Gelencser House Concert series in Claremont; reservations get directions, at 909-596-1266 or singfolk@yahoo.com. Stephanie & Luke have moved to Colorado, so the chances to catch ’em performing here have become rare treats.
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Sun, Jan 23, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
2 pm Annual “SLACK KEY FESTIVAL” brings Hawaiian slack key guitar maestros to the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center, 1935 Manhattan Beach Bl, Redondo Beach; 310-937-6607.
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Sun, Jan 23, 2011:
3:30 pm CLAREMONT TRIO with NOKUTHULA NGWENYAMA, viola, plays the “SUNDAYS WITH COLEMAN” 107th season (2010-2011), presented by the Coleman Chamber Music Association in Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium, 322 S Michigan Av, Pasadena; series info 626-793-4191; www.colemanchambermusic.org. Season subscription (6 concerts) $108-$234; single-event tix $24-45.
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Sun, Jan 23; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
7 pm ELLIS PAUL at McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl (at 31st), Santa Monica 90405; www.mccabes.com; 310-828-4403; tix, 310-828-4497. Tix, $17.50.
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Sun, Jan 23, 2011, in San Diego; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
7:30 pm Folk great TOM PAXTON plays the “AMSD” Concert series at 4650 Mansfield St, San Diego; 619-303-8176. This will sell out fast, so don’t dawdle with your ticket orders.
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Sun, Jan 23, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm MATT CARTSONIS & VAN DYKE PARKS play the ” Bodie House Concert Series at the Thousand Oaks Library,” at the Grant R. Brimhall T.O. Library, 1401 E Janss Rd, Thousand Oaks 91362; reservations & info, 818-621-8309. This’ll be a fine evening with two uber-talented multi-instrumentalist musicians who have “been there, done that.” Van Dyke was on RCA and has recorded for dozens of big names. Matt’s resume includes membership in the AUSTIN LOUNGE LIZARDS, tours with JOHN McEUEN and many more.
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Mon, Jan 24; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm TROUBADOURS OF DIVINE BLISS hit Southern Cal for just one show, tonight 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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In both New Orleans and Louisville, they’ve been voted "Best Folk Band." (New Orleans’ Offbeat Magazine & Louisville's LEO Weekly.) This Louisville, Kentucky-based band is a bit on the crazy side, and very acclaimed as musicians. Their promo opens with, “EXPLANATION IS FUTILE ONLY SEEING IS BELIEVING!”
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MUSE magazine calls them, "A caravan of creativity from Houdini to Fellini, front porch to torch, from jamboree to gypsy."
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Nefarious Magazine says, "It's a scream. It's a tranquilizer. It's a riot and a philosophy class. It might even move the stoics. It's the only product you will ever require."
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Oddly enough, though things clearly haven’t stayed there, the TROUBADOURS OF DIVINE BLISS story began in a spirit-filled, holy rollin', charismatic church in Kentucky. Things center on band members RENEE and AIM ME. Renee's dad was the pastor and Aim Me's dad was a Deacon. “Aim Me's dad ended-up kicking Renee's Dad out of the pulpit,” they say, and we’re sure there’s a story there (that they promised to tell).
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Ten years later, they became sweethearts, and Troubadours of Divine Bliss, born from the church, were launched to the street, performing in New Orleans and playing clubs and festivals in the US and Europe. With accordion, guitar and sweet, unique harmonies "smooth as Kentucky bourbon, soft as Spanish moss," these gals sing about courage of the heart and revolution of the spirit. Critics say it’ll soothe and inspire your soul. They’re joined by STEPH DLUGON on violin for this rare West Coast performance.
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"They are the embodiment of a new generation of Folk Artists who have taken the genre to the next level... with a 21st Century Creative Edge. Since their appearance, the Troubadours have stolen the hearts of the Blissfest faithful" - Jim Gillespie, Blissfest Founder.
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Check out their music:
"L&N Don't Stop Here" (bluegrass traditional) at www.musicxray.com/xrays/36246/public
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"Bird Called Hope" (pop/rock) at www.musicxray.com/xrays/36243/public
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"Wild Darling" (folk/Gypsy) at www.musicxray.com/xrays/36181/public
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"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" (upbeat) at www.musicxray.com/xrays/36175/public
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"Bowling Green, Kentucky" (bluegrass) at www.musicxray.com/xrays/36248/public
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"Scarlot Carnival" (New Orleans) at www.musicxray.com/xrays/36311/public
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More at www.troubadoursofdivinebliss.com. Tix, $15.
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Mon, Jan 24, 2011; world music, in the desert:
8 pm TANGO BUENOS AIRES plays the McCallum Theatre, 73000 Fred Waring Dr, Palm Desert; 760-340-ARTS or 866-889-ARTS.
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Wed, Jan 26, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm DAVID LINDLEY plays the Belly Up Tavern, 143 S Cedros Av, Solano Beach (San Diego); 858-481-9022. One of the world’s most respected rock guitarists, he can play anything with strings, acoustic or electric or anywhere in between.
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Fri-Sun, Jan 28-30, 2011:
“CEAIT FESTIVAL ~ ‘IANNIS XENAKIS: NOW & TOMORROW’” at REDCAT, The Roy & Edna Disney CalArts Theater, at the L.A. Music Center, 631 W 2nd St (at Hope St), inside the Walt Disney Concert Hall complex, downtown L.A. 90012; www.redcat.org; 213-237-2800; www.redcat.org/sites/redcat.org/files/REDCAT_Fall10_Brochure.pdf.
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This is described as “Three scintillating concerts by the legendary pioneer of music and architecture and composers he inspired.”
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Fri, Jan 28; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm PETER CASE (the Plimsouls) at McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl (at 31st), Santa Monica 90405; www.mccabes.com; 310-828-4403; tix, 310-828-4497. Tix, $20.
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Fri, Jan 28, 2011, in south OC:
8 pm ROD PIAZZA & THE MIGHTY FLYERS with JACK THE MUSIC, and SIX30JAM, at The Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano; 949-496-8927.
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Sat, Jan 29, 2011, in San Diego:
7 pm ZAPF DINGBATS play the “San Diego Folk Heritage” series at San Dieguito United Methodist Church, 170 Calle Magdalena, Encinitas (San Diego); 858-566-4040. From stilt walkers to rollickin’ vaudeville and klezmer music, this is high-energy fun.
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Sat, Jan 29; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm KATY MOFFATT plays the “Caltech Folk Music Society” series in Beckman Institute Auditorium (“Little Beckman”) on the campus, 322 S Michigan Av, Pasadena; 626-395-4652, or toll-free 888-2CALTECH (1-888-222-5832). More on the Caltech Folk Music Series at www.folkmusic.caltech.edu - and check-out other music on campus at Caltech Presents / Caltech Public Events series at www.events.caltech.edu.
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KATY MOFFATT is a genuine folk star who plays too seldom in L.A. Though she lives in Southern Cal, she’s constantly on the festival and prestigious-venue circuit, performing all over the world. She’s been called both “America's Queen of the West” and praised as one of the originators of country rock. Katy got her start on the road as an opener for blues legend MUDDY WATERS, and she’s been the subject of a major feature story in the Wall Street Journal (how many musicians get ink there?) She continues to be a most formidable vocal powerhouse, plus a masterful guitarist and finger-picking phenom. With over 15 albums to her credit, Katy sings classic acoustic country rock songs of fractured love, plus country blues, western classics and originals, and heartfelt ballads. She’s performed live, multiple times, on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks” and debuted an album there. Her newest CD, "Cowboy Girl," on Western Jubilee/Shanachie, has received rave reviews.
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The campus ticket office handles the Folk Music Society’s advance tickets, takes credit cards, and is open Noon-5 pm, Mon-Fri; their number is 626-395-4652. As the date gets close, this will likely sell-out. Tickets are $15, $5 for children and Caltech students.
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Sat, Jan 29; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm DOUG MacLEOD at the Fret House, 309 N Citrus, Covina; 626-339-7020. One of the great bluesmen, with his southern Louisiana speech and resume that includes learning from and playing with the legendary delta blues players of the previous generation. The venue says, “Doug MacLeod is one of the last remaining bluesmen who learned from the old masters, lived the music, survived the life and carries forward that valuable tradition. Within the blues world, MacLeod is known for his superb songwriting, guitar wizardry, warm soulful vocals, wit and unforgettable live performances. At the heart of this is his knack for storytelling, bringing characters-from the faceless to the legendary-to strikingly real life.” Doors at 7:30 for the best seats. Tix, $15.
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Sat, Jan 29:
8 pm THE HANDSOME FAMILY plus SEAN ROWE at McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl (at 31st), Santa Monica 90405; www.mccabes.com; 310-828-4403; tix, 310-828-4497. Tix, $15.
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Sat, Jan 29:
8 pm KLEZMER JUICE plays the Folk Music Center & Museum, 220 Yale Av, Claremont 91711; 909-624-2928; www.folkmusiccenter.com. Tix are a bargain at $10.
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Sat, Jan 29; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm JIM ST. OURS plays the “Noble House Concert” series in Van Nuys; reservations get directions at 818-780-5979 or barb@noblehouseconcerts.com
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Sun, Jan 30; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
7 pm LI’L REV, National Blues Harmonica Champion, Wisconsin’s Best Folk Singer (WAMI), and Traditional Old Time Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, plays the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena; reservations, 626-794-2424; info, www.coffeegallery.com.
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LI’L REV is a strong musical presence who has been likened to “a cross between Theodore Bikel, Al Joslon and Woody Guthrie,” and he’s often called “the Jewish Pete Seeger.” Rev is well known for his engaging, high energy, heart-felt concerts, performing on guitar, mandolin, ukulele and harmonica. Rev moves seamlessly, mixing instruments and song, story, poetry, folklore and humor. In the best sense of the word, Rev is at heart, a modern day minstrel whose Vaudeville affections are obvious. Just look for the laughter and the tears and you'll know why Rev is regarded as one of the finest troubadours out on the American musical highway today.
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Voted Best Folk Singer in Wisconsin, 2004 (WAMI)
National Blues Harmonica Champion, 1996
Inducted into the Traditional Old Time Country Music Hall of Fame, 2003
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Sun, Jan 30:
7 pm ADRIAN LEGG at McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl (at 31st), Santa Monica 90405; www.mccabes.com; 310-828-4403; tix, 310-828-4497. Tix, $17.50.
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Mon, Jan 31, 2011, in Santa Barbara; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm “BLUES AT THE CROSSROADS: THE ROBERT JOHNSON CENTENNIAL CONCERT” with BIG HEAD TODD & THE MONSTERS, DAVID “HONEYBOY” EDWARDS, HUBERT SUMLIN, CEDRIC BURNSIDE, & LIGHTNIN’ MALCOLM, at UCSB Campbell Hall, on the campus in Santa Barbara; 805-893-3535.
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Fri, Feb 4, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm THE BATTLEFIELD BAND brings their renowned Celtic music, complete with bagpipes, to McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica; 310-828-4497; www.mccabes.com. Tix, $24.50.
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Fri, Feb 4, 2011, in San Diego; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm AL STEWART plays Anthology, 1337 India St, San Diego; 619-595-0300. He’s still famous for “Year of the Cat,” and “Time Passages,” and he continues to make new fans as keeps writing and touring.
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Sat, Feb 5, 2011:
7 pm THE FOLK COLLECTION plays the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena; reservations, 626-794-2424; info, www.coffeegallery.com
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Sat, Feb 5, 2011, in San Diego; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
7:30 pm ALASDAIR FRASER & NATALIE HAAS play the “San Diego Folk Heritage” series at San Dieguito United Methodist Church, 170 Calle Magdalena, Encinitas (San Diego); 858-566-4040.
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Sat, Feb 5, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm PIERRE BENSUSAN plays McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica; 310-828-4497; www.mccabes.com. Tix, $22.50.
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Sun, Feb 6:
11 am SANDRA SANDIA plays the “Matinee Kids' Show” at McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl (at 31st), Santa Monica 90405; www.mccabes.com; 310-828-4403; tix, 310-828-4497. Tix, $8 (kids under age 2 are free).
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Sun, Feb 6, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
3 pm GARRISON KEILLOR, the creative force behind radio’s long-running “A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION,” brings his storytelling concert to the Cerritos Performing Arts Center’s Lyric Theatre, 12700 Center Court Dr, Cerritos; 562 916-8501 or 800-300-4345.
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Sun, Feb 6, 2011:
7 pm SAM BAKER & DON CONOSCENTI play the “Bodie House Concert Series at the Thousand Oaks Library,” at the Grant R. Brimhall T.O. Library, 1401 E Janss Rd, Thousand Oaks 91362; 818-621-8309.
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Tue, Feb 8, 2011, in the desert; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm GARRISON KEILLOR, the creative force behind radio’s long-running “A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION,” brings his storytelling concert to the McCallum Theatre, 73000 Fred Waring Dr, Palm Desert; 760-340-ARTS or 866-889-ARTS.
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Wed, Feb 9, 2011, in Santa Barbara; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm PIERRE BENSUSAN plays a “TRIBUTE TO PAT MILLIKEN” at SOHo Restaurant and Music Club, 1221 State St, Santa Barbara; 805-962 7776.
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Thu, Feb 10, 2011, in San Diego; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm JUDY COLLINS plays 4th and B, 345 B St, San Diego 92101; 619-231-4343.
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Feb 10, 2011, in Santa Ynez; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm SARAH MCLACHLAN plays the Samala Showroom at Chumash Casino, 3400 East Hwy 246, Santa Ynez 93460; www.chumashcasino.com/entertainment; 800-CHUMASH.
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Sarah McLachlan's atmospheric folk-pop has made her a major voice in the growing adult alternative pop format. She will perform her favorites, including "Possession," “Good Enough,” and "I Will Remember You." Tix, $75, $90, $105, $120, $135.
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Thu, Feb 10, 2011, in Santa Barbara:
8 pm STEVE POLTZ with MEGHAN LEHMAN play SOHo Restaurant and Music Club, 1221 State St, Santa Barbara; 805-962 7776.
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Thu, Feb 10, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm “THE ONION EDITORS” bring their satirical spoken word to UCLA Live, Royce Hall, 340 Royce Dr, on the UCLA campus at Royce Dr between Westwood Bl and Hilgard Av, West L.A.; www.uclalive.org; info 310-825-4401; UCLA ticket office 310-825-2101.
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Deadpan satire and journalistic skill collide in the phenomenon that is “The Onion.” Founded in 1988 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the “fake news” newspaper is the notable precursor to such biting, faux-news programs as "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report." Last year, “The Onion News Network,” an online send-up of 24-hour cable TV news, was named a Peabody Award winner and praised as “hilarious, trenchant and not infrequently hard to distinguish from the real thing.” In their UCLA Live debut, current Onion editor JOE RANDAZZO and fellow staffers present a multimedia discussion on the state of media, politics and pop culture, as they offer insight into how the paper’s culture-skewering stories and hilarious headlines are created. Tix, $28-48 ($15 for UCLA students).
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Feb 11, 2011:
8 pm DANIEL HOPE & JEFFREY KAHANE at UCLA Live, Royce Hall, 340 Royce Dr, on the UCLA campus at Royce Dr between Westwood Bl and Hilgard Av, West L.A.; www.uclalive.org; info 310-825-4401; UCLA ticket office 310-825-2101.
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Britain's versatile violinist DANIEL HOPE, the youngest person ever to perform as part of the prestigious BEAUX ARTS TRIO, is joined on piano by JEFFREY KAHANE, music director of the LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA. The duo appears for a stirring performance of Brahms’ Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 78, Regenlied, O. Messiaen’s Théme et Variations, Schulhoff’s Sonata No. 2, Sz. 76 and Franck’s Sonata in A Major.
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JEFFREY KAHANE is a multitalented conductor and pianist who made his debut at Carnegie Hall in 1983 and regularly appears as a soloist with leading orchestras around the world. Tix, $28-58 ($15 for UCLA students).
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Fri, Feb 11, 2011, world music:
8 pm FLAMENCO VIVO CARLOTA SANTANA (FIESTA FLAMENCA) performs at the “Caltech Public Events” series in Beckman Auditorium, 332 S Michigan Av, on the Caltech campus in Pasadena; 626-395-4652.
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Sat, Feb 12, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
7:30 pm RICK SHEA with RITA HOSKING at the Fret House, 309 N Citrus, Covina; 626-339-7020,
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RITA HOSKING's songs have been praised for their sense of story and place, and her performances for capturing the audience. Honors include "Best Country Album" nomination by the 2010 Independent Music Awards, winner of the '08 Dave Carter Memorial Songwriting Contest at the Sisters Folk Festival, finalist in the '09 Telluride Troubadour Contest, and others as well. She has played her songs for appreciative listeners at the Strawberry Music Festival, Kate Wolf Music Festival, and many more. "There’s a grit to her songs and sinewy toughness to her voice that weave their own spell," (Q Magazine.)
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RICK SHEA 's songs embrace everything from norteño and border rock to traditional folk and country music, his voice is smooth and bittersweet and his guitar playing goes from subtle on the ballads to blazing through the rockers. His 5 critically acclaimed albums have been called “ marvelous…4 stars... LA Daily News, (“Sawbones”) to “stunningly good”... Dirty Linen (“Trouble and Me”) and he's worked with everyone from roots rock kingpin Dave Alvin to folk chanteuse Katy Moffatt to indie rock legends R.E.M.“Staunchly independent...represents the best of California music.” - LA Weekly.
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Sat, Feb 12, 2011, in San Diego:
7:30 pm DAVID MALDONADO plays the “AMSD” concert series, 4650 Mansfield St, San Diego; 619-303-8176.
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Sat, Feb 12, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm Nathan Rogers plays Russ & Julie's House Concerts in Oak Park (Agoura Hills area); info, www.houseconcerts.us. Reservations get directions at rsvp@houseconcerts.us or 818-707-2179. More at www.nathanrogers.ca. All house concert “prices” are “suggested donation” amounts. $15.
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Sat, Feb 12, 2011:
8 pm “COLEMAN ORCHESTRA CONCERTS” brings the COLBURN SCHOOL ORCHESTRA, SIR NEVILLE MARRINER, conductor, to Ambassador Auditorium, 131 S St John St, Pasadena 91105. Program is Ravel’s “Suite from Ma Mer l’Oye (Mother Goose);” Korngold’s “Violin Concerto;” Bartok’s “Concerto for Orchestra.” Info, 213-621-2200 or www.colburnschool.edu. Tix, $10, gen’l admission.
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Sat, Feb 12, 2011:
8 pm BROOKLYN RIDER with COLBURN SCHOOL OF MUSIC QUARTET plays the “Tango Rhythms” series at Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Rd, Laguna Beach. Part of this month’s “Laguna Beach Music Festival,” which is mostly world music – Google it if you’re interested in their schedule.
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Sun, Feb 13, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
5 pm MARK ST. MARY ZYDECO BAND plays the Cajun-Zydeco Dance Series at the Golden Sails Hotel, PCH Club, 6285 Pacific Coast Hwy, Long Beach; 562-596-1631 or 562-708-8946.
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Fri, Feb 18, 2011:
8 pm DEL REY AND SUZY THOMPSON play Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City; 310-398-2583.
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Fri, Feb 18, 2011:
9 pm ROD PIAZZA & THE MIGHTY FLYERS bring their blues to Cafe Boogaloo, 1238 Hermosa Av, Hermosa Beach; 310-318-2324.
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Sat, Feb 19, 2011, in OC; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
7:30 pm STEVE GILLETTE & CINDY MANGSEN make their annual Southern Cal tour, tonight playing at St. Matt’s After Dark, 1111 Town and County, Orange; 714-792-3964.
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Sat, Feb 19, 2011:
7:30 pm BRIAN PETERS plays “The Living Tradition” series at Anaheim Downtown Community Center, 250 E Center St, Anaheim; 949-646-1964.
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Sat, Feb 19, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm MAYA ANGELOU at UCLA Live, Royce Hall, 340 Royce Dr, on the UCLA campus at Royce Dr between Westwood Bl and Hilgard Av, West L.A.; www.uclalive.org; info 310-825-4401; UCLA ticket office 310-825-2101.
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Inspiring poet, feminist, author, actress, director and activist Maya Angelou is one of the most recognizable and beloved names in contemporary American literature and one of the most powerful voices in American culture. Her work is vigorous, elegant and wields the power to blur racial and socioeconomic lines. Angelou’s influential “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” is a classic that transcends generations. Her prolific career includes a litany of best-selling works of poetry and prose, and this appearance is a rare chance to celebrate this extraordinary woman in her own notable presence.
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Angelou recited her original poetry at President Bill Clinton’s Inauguration in 1993. Not since John F. Kennedy took office in 1961 was a poet invited to take part. (Kennedy chose Carl Sandberg.) President Barack Obama revived the tradition again at his Inauguration in 2009 (the poet was Elizabeth Alexander, though most people remember that ARETHA FRANKLIN sang, and JOHN WILLIAMS conducted ITZHAK PERLMAN, YO-YO MA, GABRIELA MONTERO, & ANTHONY McGILL). Tix, $33-63 ($15 for UCLA students).
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Sat, Feb 19; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 & 10 pm DAVID LINDLEY at McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl (at 31st), Santa Monica 90405; www.mccabes.com; 310-828-4403; tix, 310-828-4497. Lindley is one of the world’s most respected rock guitarists who can play anything with strings, acoustic or electric or anywhere in between. He’s here 2/19 at 8 & 10 pm and 2/20 at 7 pm. Tix, $20.
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Sun, Feb 20, 2011:
3:30 pm BORODIN QUARTET plays the “SUNDAYS WITH COLEMAN” 107th season (2010-2011), presented by the Coleman Chamber Music Association in Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium, 322 S Michigan Av, Pasadena; series info 626-793-4191; www.colemanchambermusic.org. Season subscription (6 concerts) $108-$234; single-event tix $24-45.
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Sun, Feb 20; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
7 pm DAVID LINDLEY at McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl (at 31st), Santa Monica 90405; www.mccabes.com; 310-828-4403; tix, 310-828-4497. Lindley is one of the world’s most respected rock guitarists who can play anything with strings, acoustic or electric or anywhere in between. He’s here 2/19 at 8 & 10 pm and 2/20 at 7 pm. Tix, $20.
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Wed, Feb 23, 2011, in San Diego; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
6 pm STEVE GILLETTE & CINDY MANGSEN make their annual Southern Cal tour, tonight playing at Rancho Bernardo Library, 17110 Bernardo Center Dr, San Diego; 858-538-8163; rbconcerts@earthlink.net
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Wed, Feb 23:
8 pm JOHN WATERS: “THIS FILTHY WORLD GOES HOLLYWOOD,” plus opening act ELVIS PERKINS, is an evening of music and one-man theatre at UCLA Live, Royce Hall, 340 Royce Dr, on the UCLA campus at Royce Dr between Westwood Bl and Hilgard Av, West L.A.; www.uclalive.org; info 310-825-4401; UCLA ticket office 310-825-2101.
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As a screenwriter, director, artist, actor, and all-around filth elder, John Waters has become a rotten renaissance man of unprecedented cultural influence. Not only was his movie “Hairspray” turned into a wildly successful Tony Award-winning musical, his recently published memoir, “Role Models,” has been called “alarmingly refined.”
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Waters’ one-man vaudeville act, “This Filthy World Goes Hollywood,” sends up show business, the art world, and his own lunatic career in a rapid-fire performance. Dynamic modern-rock recording artist ELVIS PERKINS opens the show with a solo set, and actor MATTHEW GRAY GUBLER hosts as the evening’s emcee. Tix, $28-48 ($15 for UCLA students).
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Fri, Feb 25; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm COUNTRY JOE McDONALD at McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl (at 31st), Santa Monica 90405; www.mccabes.com; 310-828-4403; tix, 310-828-4497. Tix, $22.50.
(See Feb 26, 8 pm listing for Country Joe’s “Woody Guthrie Tribute” at the Caltech Folk Music Society series for more info.)
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Sat, Feb 26, 2011, in San Diego; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
7:30 pm STEVE GILLETTE & CINDY MANGSEN make their annual Southern Cal tour, tonight playing the “San Diego Folk Heritage” series at San Dieguito United Methodist Church, 170 Calle Magdalena, Encinitas (San Diego); 858-566-4040.
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Sat, Feb 26; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm “WOODY GUTHRIE TRIBUTE,” the new show by COUNTRY JOE McDONALD (Country Joe & the Fish) at the CALTECH FOLK MUSIC SOCIETY series in Beckman Institute Auditorium (“Little Beckman”) on the campus, 322 S Michigan Av, Pasadena; 626-395-4652, or toll-free 888-2CALTECH (1-888-222-5832). More on the Caltech Folk Music Series at www.folkmusic.caltech.edu - and check-out other music on campus at Caltech Presents / Caltech Public Events series at www.events.caltech.edu.
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COUNTRY JOE McDONALD has been touring his “TRIBUTE TO WOODY GUTHRIE” for the past few years to strong audience acclaim. In his highly-entertaining tribute, Country Joe deftly conveys the charm, talent, and social and political consciousness of the legendary folksinger from Oklahoma. It helps to know that McDonald’s father, Worden, shared Oklahoma’s Dust Bowl roots with Guthrie in the ‘20s & ‘30s. Country Joe opens the tribute with a moving performance of Woody’s best-known tune, “This Land is Your Land,” and takes the audience through a journey of 13 Woody Guthrie songs, all in a strong clear voice that doesn’t mimic Guthrie’s style, but conveys the emotion and energy that defines Guthrie. More at www.countryjoe.com.
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The campus ticket office handles the Folk Music Society’s advance tickets, takes credit cards, and is open Noon-5 pm, Mon-Fri; their number is 626-395-4652. As the date gets close, this will likely sell-out. Tickets are $20, $5 for children and Caltech students.
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Sun, Feb 27, 2011:
2 pm WOVEN IMAGE plays the Grace First Presbyterian Church concert series, at 3955 Studebaker Rd, Long Beach; 562-420-3393. (There may be a second show at 7:30 pm.)
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Sun, Feb 27, 2011, in N San Diego Co; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
4 pm STEVE GILLETTE & CINDY MANGSEN make their annual Southern Cal tour, today playing the “Ken and Phee House Concert Series” in Fallbrook (N San Diego Co); reservations get directions at 760-723-7255 or Phee21@mac.com
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Wed, Mar 2, 2011:
7 pm “CLASSICAL KALEIDOSCOPE CONCERT SERIES” continues its 6th season tonight with special guest LESLIE GILBERT-LURIE and other performing musicians (tba) in the Cay Mortenson Auditorium at Arcadia Public Library, 20 W Duarte Rd, Arcadia 91006; www.library.ci.arcadia.ca.us; 626-821-5567. Series has one remaining Wednesday night concert, April 20, at 7 pm. Info on this program and the series, 626-821-5569.
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Fri, Mar 4, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm NOEL PAUL STOOKEY (of Peter, Paul & Mary) plays McCabe's, 3101 W Pico Bl, Santa Monica; 310-828-4403 or 310-828-4497; www.mccabes.com
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Sat, Mar 12:
2:30 pm “SHAMROCK TALES” celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with stories and crafts of the Emerald Isle, in the Cay Mortenson Auditorium at Arcadia Public Library, 20 W Duarte Rd, Arcadia 91006; www.library.ci.arcadia.ca.us; 626-821-5567. Info on this program, 626-821-5566. All ages, free.
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Sat, Mar 12, 2011:
“Irish Center’s Annual St Patrick's Celebration” at the Hilton Hotel in Glendale. More info to come, or check www.irishcenter.org.
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Sat, Mar 12, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm Marshall Crenshaw plays Russ & Julie's House Concerts in Oak Park (Agoura Hills area); info, www.houseconcerts.us. Reservations get directions at rsvp@houseconcerts.us or 818-707-2179. More at www.marshallcrenshaw.com. All house concert “prices” are “suggested donation” amounts. $20.
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Sat, Mar 19, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
11 am & 2 pm DAN ZANES & FRIENDS make their annual return for two shows at UCLA Live, Royce Hall, 340 Royce Dr, on the UCLA campus at Royce Dr between Westwood Bl and Hilgard Av, West L.A.; www.uclalive.org; info 310-825-4401; UCLA ticket office 310-825-2101.
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Don’t dismiss this as a kids’ show. He has a CD that won a Grammy and got airplay on radio’s “Tied to the Trtacks.”
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UCLA Live series favorite Dan Zanes and his band perform exuberant, handmade music for enthusiastic crowds of kids and kids at heart. Filled with irresistible grooves drawn from a wealth of musical traditions, Zanes, his Brooklyn-based band and his surprising and eccentric special guests, create a rollicking Woodstock for kids, including American traditional songs, dance classics, and smart, inventive originals. The audience is invited to sing along with gusto before things heat up and ultimately evolve into an all-ages dance party. Tix, $18-28 ($15 for UCLA students).
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Sun, Mar 20, 2011:
3:30 pm SCHUMANN TRIO plays the “SUNDAYS WITH COLEMAN” 107th season (2010-2011), presented by the Coleman Chamber Music Association in Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium, 322 S Michigan Av, Pasadena; series info 626-793-4191; www.colemanchambermusic.org. Season subscription (6 concerts) $108-$234; single-event tix $24-45.
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Sat, Mar 23, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
7:30 pm SLIGO RAGS plays the Grace First Presbyterian Church concert series, at 3955 Studebaker Rd, Long Beach; 562-420-3393.
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Sat, Mar 26:
2:30-4 pm “TOLKIEN DAY” celebrates with live music, readings and more, in the Cay Mortenson Auditorium at Arcadia Public Library, 20 W Duarte Rd, Arcadia 91006; www.library.ci.arcadia.ca.us; 626-821-5567. Info on this program, 626-821-5566. The L.A.-based “Tolkein Society” presents this afternoon of dramatic readings, musical interludes and costumed characters from “The Hobbit,” “The Lord of the Rings,” and other works by J.R.R. Tolkien. All ages, free.
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Sat, Apr 2, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
2 pm BILL FRISELL TRIO: “SELECTED WORKS OF BUSTER KEATON” plays the first of two different shows today at UCLA Live, Royce Hall, 340 Royce Dr, on the UCLA campus at Royce Dr between Westwood Bl and Hilgard Av, West L.A.; www.uclalive.org; info 310-825-4401; UCLA ticket office 310-825-2101.
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The matinee is family-friendly, and the show tonight takes a different focus. Incomparable guitarist BILL FRISELL, along with his bandmates TONY SCHERR and KENNY WOLLESEN, create a live score to the Buster Keaton classics “Go West,” “The High Sign,” and “One Week.” Rediscover the timeless charm of Keaton’s magic, as re-imagined with live music, in an afternoon of film and music the whole family can enjoy. The trio plays another show here tonight at 8 pm, with an adult focus; it, too is a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick. See listing. Tix, $18-28 ($15 for UCLA students).
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Sat, Apr 2, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
3 & 8 pm “ALOHA CONCERT SERIES” brings Grammy winners GEORGE, MOSES & KEOKI KAHUMOKU at the Ruth Shannon Center for the Performing Arts, on the campus at Whittier College, 6760 Painter Av, Whittier; 562-907-4203; www.shannoncenter.org.
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The three Kahumokus bring a triple dose of great guitar. They’ve won Grammys among the three of them, run a renowned music camp for slack key guitar and ukulele, plus recorded for GEORGE WINSTON’s respected Dancing Cat label. George & Keoki have played the series before, but getting Moses here to perform on one of his rare trips to the Mainland is extra special.
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The annual series brings seven shows for its 2010-2011 season. Tix, including new “facilities surcharges,” $48.
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Sat, Apr 2, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm BILL FRISELL TRIO: “SELECTED WORKS OF BUSTER KEATON, JIM WOODRING AND BILL MORRISON” is the second of Frisell’s two different shows today at UCLA Live, Royce Hall, 340 Royce Dr, on the UCLA campus at Royce Dr between Westwood Bl and Hilgard Av, West L.A.; www.uclalive.org; info 310-825-4401; UCLA ticket office 310-825-2101.
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The show tonight takes a different focus, unlike today’s family-friendly matinee. Geniuses collide as iconic guitarist BILL FRISELL and his bandmates TONY SCHERR and KENNY WOLLESEN play original compositions to a truly fantastic collection of visuals that includes classic slapstick comedy from a trio of Buster Keaton classics, the bold illustrations of Seattle animator JIM WOODRING and selections from avant-garde filmmaker BILL MORRISON’s “The Mesmerist.” Frisell’s trio sets this eclectic footage to music with a thrilling live score. The trio plays a matinee here at 11 am today, with a different focus and cheaper tix, intended for families; it, too is a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick. See listing. Tix, $28-43 ($15 for UCLA students).
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Sat, Apr 2, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm Ronny Cox and Jack Williams play Russ & Julie's House Concerts in Oak Park (Agoura Hills area); info, www.houseconcerts.us. Reservations get directions at rsvp@houseconcerts.us or 818-707-2179. More at www.ronnycox.com & www.jackwilliamsmusic.com. All house concert “prices” are “suggested donation” amounts. $20.
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Sat, Apr 2, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm “ALOHA CONCERT SERIES” brings Grammy winners GEORGE, MOSES & KEOKI KAHUMOKU at the Ruth Shannon Center for the Performing Arts, on the campus at Whittier College, 6760 Painter Av, Whittier; www.shannoncenter.org; 562-907-4203. Shows at 3 & 8 pm. See 3 pm listing for details.
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Fri-Sun, Apr 8-10, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
“ARLO GUTHRIE - A WEEKEND OF GUTHRIE IN REDLANDS” is a festival, venue tba. Info, www.BodieHouse.com.
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Fri, Apr 8, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm ARLO GUTHRIE & FRIENDS at UCLA Live, Royce Hall, 340 Royce Dr, on the UCLA campus at Royce Dr between Westwood Bl and Hilgard Av, West L.A.; www.uclalive.org; info 310-825-4401; UCLA ticket office 310-825-2101.
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Son of the illustrious WOODY GUTHRIE and current patriarch of folk music’s most notable family, Arlo Guthrie returns to UCLA Live for an evening of American music tinged with humor, warmth and his endearing and often meandering storytelling style. Guthrie shares timeless tales and unforgettable classic songs as he carries on the Guthrie family legacy. With his singular voice as both a singer-songwriter and social commentator, he has maintained a dedicated fan base that spans the globe. His artistic ventures leave lasting impressions of hope and inspiration, and his inimitable musical ingenuity leaps to new creative heights as he perseveres through the times. Tix, $33-58 ($15 for UCLA students) (310) 825-2101, www.uclalive.org.
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Sun, Apr 10, 2011:
3:30 pm REBEL plays the “SUNDAYS WITH COLEMAN” 107th season (2010-2011), presented by the Coleman Chamber Music Association in Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium, 322 S Michigan Av, Pasadena; series info 626-793-4191; www.colemanchambermusic.org. Season subscription (6 concerts) $108-$234; single-event tix $24-45.
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Apr 14, 2011:
CANCELLED: Poet SEAMUS HEANEY’S spoken word engagement at UCLA Live, Royce Hall, 340 Royce Dr, on the UCLA campus at Royce Dr between Westwood Bl and Hilgard Av, West L.A.; www.uclalive.org; info 310-825-4401; UCLA ticket office 310-825-2101. Event cancelled due to Visa issues. Full refunds or exchanges are available at the point of purchase to patrons who purchased tickets to this event during UCLA Live’s subscription-sales window.
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Apr 15, 2011, in Washington State:
7:30-10 pm RED HORSE - ELIZA GILKYSON, JOHN GORKA & LUCY KAPLANSKY – play the Washington Center for the Performing Arts, 512 Washington St, SE, Olympia WA; 360-753-8586; www.washingtoncenter.org. More at www.facebook.com/pages/Red-Horse/100743976643456. Check out the #1 folk album of October 2010, “Red Horse,” at www.redhouserecords.com
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Apr 16, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm JOHN FLYNN & JOHN WORT HANNAM play the “Bodie House Music Series at the Thousand Oaks Library,” at Grant R. Brimhall Library, 1401 E Janss Rd, Thousand Oaks 91362; 818-621-8309; info, www.BodieHouse.com. Canadian singer-songwriter JOHN WORT HANNAM took L.A. by storm when he toured a number of local venue in October, 2009. At home in the Great White North, he’s won just about every acoustic music award there is.
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Wed, Apr 20, 2011:
7 pm “CLASSICAL KALEIDOSCOPE CONCERT SERIES” concludes its 6th season tonight with special guests RAYNOR CARROLL & AFRICAN AMERICAN DRUMMING and other performing musicians (tba) in the Cay Mortenson Auditorium at Arcadia Public Library, 20 W Duarte Rd, Arcadia 91006; www.library.ci.arcadia.ca.us; 626-821-5567. Info on this program and the series, 626-821-5569.
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Sat, Apr 23, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
2 pm CHRISTOPH BULL performs a stirring BACH ORGAN RECITAL for UCLA Live, Royce Hall, 340 Royce Dr, on the UCLA campus at Royce Dr between Westwood Bl and Hilgard Av, West L.A.; www.uclalive.org; info 310-825-4401; UCLA ticket office 310-825-2101.
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Bull is a UCLA Live favorite. This is a delightful afternoon of classical music on Royce Hall’s glorious Skinner organ from acclaimed organist Christoph Bull, known for his energizing and often eclectic musical interpretation of organ repertoire. Bull will perform a thrilling and ethereal program of Bach on the UCLA campus treasure, which is known as one of the country’s great musical devices of its kind. Tix, $23/28/33 ($15 for UCLA students).
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Sat, Apr 23, 2011:
8 pm BILLY COLLINS and KAY RYAN, two former U.S. Poet Laureates in a spoken word event, at UCLA Live, Royce Hall, 340 Royce Dr, on the UCLA campus at Royce Dr between Westwood Bl and Hilgard Av, West L.A.; www.uclalive.org; info 310-825-4401; UCLA ticket office 310-825-2101.
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The two Poet Laureates share the stage for an evening of readings from their acclaimed work and Q&A with the audience.
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BILLY COLLINS, winner of the 2004 inaugural Mark Twain Prize for Humor in Poetry, served as America’s Poet Laureate from 2001-2003. Beloved for his ironic style, Collins is one of the top-selling modern poets and author of nine collections including “Questions about Angels”,” The Art of Drowning,” and “The Trouble With Poetry and Other Poems.”
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KAY RYAN, California native and UCLA alumna, was U.S. Poet Laureate from 2008-2010 and is revered for her complex and rueful style. Her work includes “The Jam Jar Lifeboat & Other Novelties Exposed,” a delightful collection inspired by stories from “Ripley’s Believe It or Not!,” as well as “Flamingo Watching”, a finalist for both the Lamont Poetry Selection and the Lenore Marshall Prize. In 2004, Ryan was awarded The Ruth Lilly Prize—the Poetry Foundation’s highest honor.
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In conjunction with this event and April’s National Poetry Month, UCLA Live will launch a poetry-writing contest for the Los Angeles community, with winning submissions to be read onstage in Royce Hall. More details will be available closer to the event. Tix, $28-53.
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Sat, May 7, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm Claudia Russell & the Folk Unlimited Orchestra play Russ & Julie's House Concerts in Oak Park (Agoura Hills area); info, www.houseconcerts.us. Reservations get directions at rsvp@houseconcerts.us or 818-707-2179. More at www.claudiarussell.com. All house concert “prices” are “suggested donation” amounts. $15.
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Thu, May 12, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND and THE DEL MCCOURY BAND in a stellar double-bill at UCLA Live, Royce Hall, 340 Royce Dr, on the UCLA campus at Royce Dr between Westwood Bl and Hilgard Av, West L.A.; www.uclalive.org; info 310-825-4401; UCLA ticket office 310-825-2101.
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Two pillars of American music from two distinct lineages come together for an unforgettable evening to celebrate the glory of tradition and the power of newfound collaboration. Starting as a sideman for the legendary “father of bluegrass” Bill Monroe nearly 50 years ago, McCoury has broadened the audience for the genre. During that same period, the legendary Preservation Hall Jazz Band has defined the tradition of New Orleans jazz. Now, they have converged to record and perform an unforgettable mix of bluegrass and traditional jazz. Each band will play individual sets, followed by a soul-stirring joint finale. Tix, $38-63 ($15 for UCLA students).
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Sat, May 21, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
3 & 8 pm “ALOHA CONCERT SERIES” brings THE BROTHERS CAZIMERO at the Ruth Shannon Center for the Performing Arts, on the campus at Whittier College, 6760 Painter Av, Whittier; 562-907-4203; www.shannoncenter.org.
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ROBERT & ROLAND, being brothers, naturally perform as THE BROTHERS CAZIMERO. The venue tells us, “No group has made more of a contribution to Hawaiian music then they have, and the season wouldn’t be complete without them. Every season they put on a different show and they never cease to amaze.”
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This closes the annual series of seven shows for the 2010-2011 season; contact them regarding discounts for buying tix to next season’s entire series. Tix, for today, including new “facilities surcharges,” $48.
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May 22, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
“L.A. ACOUSTIC MUSIC FESTIVAL” returns after a year of hiatus, with ELLIS PAUL, ELIZA GILKYSON, JIMMY LaFAVE, SARAH LEE GUTHRIE & JOHNNY IRION. This year, it’s a one-day event at the Broad Stage Theatre at the Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center, 1310 11th St, Santa Monica; 310-434-3200; www.thebroadstage.com; www.events.smc.edu. Even before we knew the lineup, we were comfortable recommending it as a “Show-of-the-Week” pick, given the talent that Renee Bodie booked the first year, and the fact that this is a MUCH more manageable venue where costs can be contained and ticket prices should be kept to reasonable limits. The festival is a benefit for the nonprofit California Acoustic Music Project.
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LA Acoustic Music Festival, www.laacousticmusicfestival.com
California Acoustic Music Project, www.californiaacousticmusicproject.org
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Jun 5-10, 2011, in New Orleans:
Annual “NEW ORLEANS TRAD JAZZ CAMP” for all enthusiasts of traditional and New Orleans-style jazz. The first discount price-break deadline for registration is Oct 31, 2010.
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Jun 12-16, 2011:
22nd annual “NORTH AMERICAN JAMES JOYCE CONFERENCE” at the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, and at Caltech in Pasadena. This event takes place in a different locale each year, and this year, Southern Cal fans of James Joyce have it right here at home. Info, www.joyceconference2011.com.
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Sat, Jun 18, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm Caroline Aiken plays Russ & Julie's House Concerts in Oak Park (Agoura Hills area); info, www.houseconcerts.us. Reservations get directions at rsvp@houseconcerts.us or 818-707-2179. More at www.carolineaiken.com. All house concert “prices” are “suggested donation” amounts. $15.
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Sat, Jul 23, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm Laurence Juber plays Russ & Julie's House Concerts in Oak Park (Agoura Hills area); info, www.houseconcerts.us. Reservations get directions at rsvp@houseconcerts.us or 818-707-2179. More at www.laurencejuber.com. All house concert “prices” are “suggested donation” amounts. $20.
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Sat, Aug 13, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm “Trippin' the ’60s” with Barry McGuire and John York at Russ & Julie's House Concerts in Oak Park (Agoura Hills area); info, www.houseconcerts.us. Reservations get directions at rsvp@houseconcerts.us or 818-707-2179. More at www.trippinthesixties.com & www.barrymcguire.com & www.johnyorkmusic.com. All house concert “prices” are “suggested donation” amounts. $20.
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Sat, Sep 17, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm Blame Sally plays Russ & Julie's House Concerts in Oak Park (Agoura Hills area); info, www.houseconcerts.us. Reservations get directions at rsvp@houseconcerts.us or 818-707-2179. More at www.blamesally.com. All house concert “prices” are “suggested donation” amounts. $20.
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Sat, Oct 29, 2011:
8 pm Jeni & Billy and Nathan McEuen play Russ & Julie's House Concerts in Oak Park (Agoura Hills area); info, www.houseconcerts.us. Reservations get directions at rsvp@houseconcerts.us or 818-707-2179. More at www.jeniandbilly.com & www.nathanmceuen.com. All house concert “prices” are “suggested donation” amounts. $15.
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Sat, Nov 19, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm Jaime Michaels and Severin Browne play Russ & Julie's House Concerts in Oak Park (Agoura Hills area); info, www.houseconcerts.us. Reservations get directions at rsvp@houseconcerts.us or 818-707-2179. More at www.jaimemichaels.com & www.severinbrowne.com. All house concert “prices” are “suggested donation” amounts. $15.
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Sat, Dec 3, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm The Koles and John Batdorf play Russ & Julie's House Concerts in Oak Park (Agoura Hills area); info, www.houseconcerts.us. Reservations get directions at rsvp@houseconcerts.us or 818-707-2179. More at www.arlenekolemusic.com & www.johnbatdorfmusic.com) All house concert “prices” are “suggested donation” amounts. $15.
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