Spotlight Events & FESTIVALS: Acoustic Americana Music Guide, June 24, 2011

     
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Spotlight Events & FESTIVALS: Acoustic Americana Music Guide, June 24, 2011
     
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Through the final weekend of June, there are tough choices of ACOUSTIC MUSIC FESTIVALS! Plus, there are sooooo many concerts and acoustic performances that it just defies reason – and that’s true for the whoooole summer!
     
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               SPOTLIGHT EVENTS
     
                         from THE ACOUSTIC AMERICANA MUSIC GUIDE
     
                                                                                          June 24, 2011 edition
     
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ALSO check the site (www.acousticmusic.net) for the fresh edition of the Guide's NEWS FEATURES, with a WHOLE LOT more detail on this month's rich offering of FESTIVALS!
     
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SPOTLIGHT EVENTS are freshly updated in this edition with even more that’s happening through the summer. (More is added all the time, and more months, into 2012, are coming back here, soon, too.)
     
     
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Friday, June 24
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Fri-Sun, Jun 24-26, FESTIVAL, in Ventura Co:
"THE CHANNEL ISLANDS TALL SHIPS FESTIVAL" with appropriate music all three days. BILL DEMPSEY, a well-known singer of sea shanteys and nautical songs, plays Friday & Saturday at 10 am, and Saturday & Sunday at 2 pm. And there really are tall ships to see, board, and even sail upon, "in a magnificent display of seafaring power and beauty." It's part of the 2011 ASTA TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE® Pacific Coast series – more on this one soon.
     
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Fri, Jun 24, outdoor summer concert in N San Diego County:
6 pm JANIVA MAGNESS plays Stagecoach Park, 3420 Camino de los Coches, Carlsbad, 92008.
     
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Fri, Jun 24, in South OC:
6:30 pm & 8:30 pm VAGABOND OPERA plays two shows at the San Juan Capistrano Multicultural Center, 31495 El Camino Real, San Juan Capistrano; 949-248-7469.
     
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Fri, Jun 24:
6:30-9 pm RON ELY performs at Top Of The Notch Lodge & Restaurant, 6700 Mount Baldy Rd, Mount Baldy Village 91759; 909-981-8238. Note that you must reach the venue by hiking or by ski lift. Contact Ron if you are certain you are going, so he can give your name to the ski lift operator in the parking lot. Ron says, “I’m told you can ride up on the ski lift free if I give them you name as a reservation. This is a cool place with awesome views!” More at www.myspace.com/ronely    
     
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Fri, Jun 24:
6:30 pm BLUEGRASS CONCERT series, every Friday, at Me N Ed's Pizza Parlor, 4115 Paramount Bl, Lakewood; 562-421-8908.
     
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Fri, Jun 24, in Ventura:
7 pm SONGMAKERS “BELL ARTS SONG CIRCLE” every fourth Friday at Bell Arts Factory, 432 N Ventura Av, Ventura.
     
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Fri, Jun 24; free outdoor summer concert:
8 pm KEN O'MALLEY & THE TWILIGHT LORDS do a free performance of authentic and original Irish music and Irish rock at the Levitt Pavilion in Pasadena; www.levittpavilionpasadena.org. Venue is a beautiful band shell in Memorial Park; take the Gold Line light rail to Memorial Park Station and save expensive parking. The Levitt series offers only a few folk-Americana shows this year, so catch this one. Free, all ages, open lawn seating, bring a picnic (no alcohol) and low lawn chairs or a blanket; food vendors are available on-site. Bench seating, to the sides, is available for seniors and disabled. More information is available on their website:
     
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Fri, Jun 24:
8 pm KEREN ANN plays McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica 90405; 310-828-4497.
     
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Fri, Jun 24:
8 pm RICK SHEA & THE LOSIN' END play the Cinema Bar, 3967 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City, 90230; 310-390-1328. No cover, bring some $ for the tip jar.
     
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Fri, Jun 24:
8-10 pm monthly AMERICANA MUSIC CIRCLE brings performing guests GREG PRESTOPINO, LISA TURNER, PAUL ZOLLO, MATTHEW MARS, and THE LAUREN ADAMS BAND featuring MARK "POCKET" GOLDBERG, NICK KIRGO, DEBRA DOBKIN, & PHIL PARLAPIANO, at Kulak's Woodshed, 5230 1/2 Laurel Canyon Bl, North Hollywood; web simulcast at www.kulakswoodshed.com. Venue expects a $10 donation, but not required; artists contribute their performances.
    GREG PRESTOPINO is described by Performing Songwriter Magazine as "...a testament to just how good modern pop can be ..", Writing of his album, produced and mixed by Andrew Gold and Greg Prestopino, Independent Songwriter Web-Magazine says, "Every cut on this project is a genuine, certified original that can hold an audience spellbound. The songwriting is evidence of a brilliant mind at work, capturing the minute details and phrasings that elude even some of the best songwriters from time to time ... Big Red Nude is a masterful piece of genuine artistry that excels your expectations ..."
    LISA TURNER appeared as a featured artist at the Sedona Jam Emerging Artist Festival in Arizona in 2007, and performed a prestigious premier showcase at Far-West in 2009 in Irvine.
    PAUL ZOLLO is a singer-songwriter, senior editor of American Songwriter magazine, editor of Bluerailroad.com, and the author of several books, including the award-winning Songwriters On Songwriting as well as Conversations with Tom Petty, and Hollywood Remembered.
    Singer-songwriter MATTHEW MARS fronted the bands Superman Loses the Girl and The Clear, collaborated with songwriter Andrew Lorand on the Puppets of Castro project, produced records by Molly Bryant and Amelie Frank, and was co-writer on songs that appeared on the soundtracks of Swimming with Sharks, Peaceful Warrior, MTV's Undressed, and movies from the Lifetime and Disney cable networks.
     Emcee and series producer LAUREN ADAMS performs with her formidable all-star ensemble, THE LAUREN ADAMS BAND, featuring MARK "POCKET" GOLDBERG, NICK KIRGO, DEBRA DOBKIN, & PHIL PARLAPIANO. If you can’t go, catch the webcast.     
     
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Fri, Jun 24:
8 pm PACIFIC SWINGLINE at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 92675; info, www.coffeegallery.com; reservations number (NEW) is 626-798-6236.
     
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Fri, Jun 24, in San Diego:
8 pm PETER CASE plays the Oasis House Concert Series in Sorrento Valley (San Diego) 92121; check his web site.
     
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Fri, Jun 24, in Corona:
9 pm SLIGO RAGS brings their bluegrass-flavored Celtic / Irish music to Boondocks, 100 E Harrison St, Corona 92879; 951-739-0646.
     
     
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Saturday, June 25
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On this day in 1876, the US Seventh Cavalry, under the command of Col. George Armstrong Custer, met its end at the hands of the Sioux (Lakota) and Cheyenne, when the cavalry attacked what was probably the largest gathering, ever, of Plains Indians, on the Little Bighorn River in Montana.
     
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Sat & Sun, Jun 25 & 26; FESTIVAL:
11 am 9 pm Annual “LONG BEACH BAYOU & MARDI GRAS FESTIVAL” with DR. JOHN & THE LOWER 911, KEITH FRANK & THE SOILEAU ZYDECO BAND, LEROY THOMAS & THE ZYDECO ROADRUNNERS, GENO DELAFOSE & FRENCH ROCKIN' BOOGIE, BILLIE LEE & THE SWAMP CRITTERS, DAVID SOUSA & THE ZYDECO MUDBUGS, SAN DIEGO CAJUN PLAYBOYS, BONNE MUSIQUE ZYDECO, and more, at Rainbow Lagoon Park (N side of Shoreline Dr), Shoreline Village Dr & Linden Av), Long Beach 90802; 562-570-1600.
     
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Sat, Jun 25; Fri-Sun, Jun 24-26, FESTIVAL, in Ventura Co:
"THE CHANNEL ISLANDS TALL SHIPS FESTIVAL" with appropriate music all three days. BILL DEMPSEY, a well-known singer of sea shanteys and nautical songs, plays Friday & Saturday at 10 am, and Saturday & Sunday at 2 pm. And there really are tall ships to see, board, and even sail upon, "in a magnificent display of seafaring power and beauty." It's part of the 2011 ASTA TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE® Pacific Coast series – more on this one soon.
     
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Sat & Sun, Jun 25 & 26; FESTIVAL in Vista (San Diego):
9 am 5 pm Annual “SAN DIEGO SCOTTISH HIGHLAND GAMES” with THE WICKED TINKERS, HIGHLAND WAY, THE BROWNE SISTERS AND GEORGE CAVANAUGH, BANSHEE IN THE KITCHEN, and more, at Brengle Terrace Park, 1200 Vale Terrace Dr, Vista 92084.
     
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Sat, Jun 25; FESTIVAL, free, in Altadena:
Noon-9:30 pm “FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS” a free event for the entire family at Farnsworth Park Amphitheater, 568 E Mount Curb Av, Altadena 91001.One to catch: at 4 pm RASPIN STUWART plays “Americana.” Raspin tells us he's just off the road, “Back to LA to work on my new CD titled 'King Of Fools.'” (He plays another local gig, July 8 at Guitar Merchant in Canoga Park. More on raspin at www.facebook.com/raspin.stuwart and at www.RASPIN.comand at www.myspace.com/raspinstuwart.
     
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Sat, Jun 25, pseudo-festival, in Topanga:
Noon-mid evening OLD TIMEY BBQ & VARIETY PARTY with Americana Roots ensemble GRIT, funnyman musician PHIL VAN TEE, guitarist RICHARD MARCHETTA, EDWARD ROMERO (of Jed's Dead), POP HAYDN, JUG-OR-NOTS, THE SLOW POISONER, and THE WOUNDED STAG, as “an astonishing array of talent, ranging from makers of musical mayhem to makers of magic,” and emcee / accordion chanteuse VERONIQUE CHEVALIER, at Redhanded Artisan Shoppe, 155 Topanga Canyon Bl, Topanga Canyon. It’s seven acts, and a free BBQ, with donations accepted at the door. Venue is “a donation-based community artspace that depends on the sliding-scale generosity of its guests to perpetuate its mission of supporting under-the-radar artistry in The upper of The Southern Califor Nation.” More about it at www.redhandedtopanga.com/redhanded/June_2011_Calendar.html     
     
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Sat, Jun 25, FESTIVAL:
4:45 pm “KOFFEEHOUSE SUMMER SOLSTICE MUSIC FESTIVAL” with featured artists and bands DIDI BENAMI, KEATON SIMONS, SATELLITE, JAMESTOWN REVIVAL, LEE FERRIS, TREVOR DAVIS, KARI KIMMEL, MEG KELLEY, KATIE O. and more at the Hummingbird Nest Ranch, a world-class 140-acre private estate near L.A. The event is all ages. Doors at 4 pm, music starts at 4:45 pm sharp. Advanced tix $15, $20 door. Includes complimentary valet parking. Food and beverages available for purchase. Info & tix, www.koffeehousesummersolstice.eventbrite.com.      
     
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Sat, Jun 25, off the I-5 Grapevine:
7 pm HANS YORK, one of the most original and innovative singer-songwriter-guitarists on the circuit today, is making his annual California tour with a show tonight at Work of HeArt Gallery, 3011 Mt. Pinos Way, Frazier Park, 93225.
     
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Sat, Jun 25:
7:30 pm HARRIET SCHOCK at Author Services, 7061 Hollywood Bl (at Sycamore Av), Hollywood 90028. Platinum-selling songwriter Harriet performs her music before the staged reading of an “exciting short story called ‘Mr. Tidwell, Gunner.’ Print and take this listing and get $5 off the ticket price of $10. Harriet says. “I will have my cellist and flute player, bass player and Andrea singing backup. Complimentary yummy refreshments afterward. Free parking - lot entrance on Sycamore.” Reservations, jonil@authorservicesinc.com or 323-798-1635.
Harriet Schock - keyboard and vocals
Andrea Ross-Greene - vocals
Joe Lamanno - bass
Kelly DeSarla - flute
Jennifer Richardson - cello
Tix $10.
     
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Sat, Jun 25:
7:30 pm LAUREN ADAMS performs with her formidable all-star ensemble, THE LAUREN ADAMS BAND, featuring MARK "POCKET" GOLDBERG, NICK KIRGO, DEBRA DOBKIN, & PHIL PARLAPIANO, at the Talking Stick in Venice.
     
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Sat, Jun 25, in San Diego:
7:30 pm DAN NAVARRO plays the AMSD Concerts Series, 4650 Mansfield St, San Diego 92116; 619-303-8176.
     
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Sat, Jun 25; Irish music:
8 pm “CRAIC GO LEOR” IRISH TRADITIONAL CONCERT with THE SWEET SET, SLUGGER O'TOOLE, and Irish Step Dancers, followed by a session, at Burbank Moose Lodge #652, 1901 W Burbank Bl, Burbank 91506.
     
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Sat, Jun 25:
8 pm SALTY SUITES, the band of SCOTT GATES, CHUCK HAILES, CHELSEA WILLIAMS, & ELAINE GREGSTON, perform at 24265 Main St, Santa Clarita 91321 (venue name not given).
     
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Sat, Jun 25:
8 pm THE SCARLET FURIES bring "Gothic Folk" to the The Fret House, 309 N Citrus Av, Covina; 626-339-7020; frethouse@earthlink.net; www.frethouse.com. More at www.scarletfuries.com    
     
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Sat, Jun 25:
8-11 pm CONTRA DANCE with BEES KNEES with JOE WACK playing fiddle, LAURA OSBORN on guitar, flute, banjo uke, STEVE on banjo, and SUSAN MICHAELS calling, at Sierra Madre Lodge, 33 E Sierra Madre Bl (at Baldwin), Sierra Madre 91024. Parking is free in lot behind the building.
    This will be a 4th Saturday summer series, with rent for the venue paid in advance through August. Expect “a fun evening of good dancing when Susan has the mic. The evening begins with instruction for new dancers at 7:30, contra-dancing from 8-11 with a short intermission around the half-way mark. As usual, refreshments are provided, and they are always free.”
     
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Sat, Jun 25, in Santa Barbara:
8 pm DOUG CLEGG & KATE WALLACE play the LOCAL ARTISTS IN THE ROUND series at Trinity Backstage Coffee House, 1500 State St, Santa Barbara; 805-962-2970. (See the News Feature, JUNE CONCERTS FEATURE SUPERB DOUBLE BILLS in the June 3 edition, archived at http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2011/06/acoustic-americana-music-guide-news.html.)
     
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Sat, Jun 25:
8 pm KEREN ANN plays the magnificent Luckman Fine Arts Center at Cal State L.A., 5151 State College Dr, Los Angeles 90032; 323-343-6600.
     
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Sat, Jun 25; world music event:
8 pm-1 am LiSiMA! BALKAN FIRE CD Recording Dance Party at Studio Iqaat, 3515 Eagle Rock Bl, L.A. With DJ Jason Savvy (Club Malabomba) & dancers Aubre Hill & Ayse Cerami. Info and listen to tracks from the new CD at www.myspace.com/lisima.
Admission by donation of $10.
     
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Sat, Jun 25, in San Diego:
8 pm BARBARA NESBITT & HER BAND play Carol Branch’s House Concert series in San Diego 92122; reservations get directions at wonderwoman@san.rr.com; 858-452-1539.
     
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Sat, Jun 25:
8 pm GREGG TROOPER with AMERICAN PRIMITIVE at Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City, 90230; 310-398-2583. (See the News Feature, “JUNE CONCERTS FEATURE SUPERB DOUBLE BILLS in the June 3 edition, archived at http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2011/06/acoustic-americana-music-guide-news.html.)      
     
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Sat, Jun 25:
8 pm JANIVA MAGNESS plays McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica, 90405; 310-828-4497.
     
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Sat, Jun 25:
9 pm-midnight “VIVA'S IRISH NIGHT” brings KEN O'MALLEY with JOHN BREEN plus a special performance by PETER ROMANO (THE BRILLIANT GYPSIES) with authentic and original Irish music at Viva Fresh Cantina, 900 Riverside Dr (at Main) in the "Riverside Rancho" area of Burbank. No cover.
     
     
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Sunday, June 26
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Sun, Jun 26; FESTIVAL:
11 am 8 pm Annual “LONG BEACH BAYOU & MARDI GRAS FESTIVAL” with DR. JOHN & THE LOWER 911, KEITH FRANK & THE SOILEAU ZYDECO BAND, LEROY THOMAS & THE ZYDECO ROADRUNNERS, GENO DELAFOSE & FRENCH ROCKIN' BOOGIE, BILLIE LEE & THE SWAMP CRITTERS, DAVID SOUSA & THE ZYDECO MUDBUGS, SAN DIEGO CAJUN PLAYBOYS, BONNE MUSIQUE ZYDECO, and more, at Rainbow Lagoon Park (N side of Shoreline Dr) at Shoreline Village Dr and Linden Av, Long Beach, 90802; 562-570-1600. Charity benefit festival with lots of great N'Awlins style food, Louisiana music for listening and dancing on large, covered dance floors.
     
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Sun, Jun 26; FESTIVAL, in OC:
Noon-4 pm “SUMMER SOLSTICE FOLK ARTS FESTIVAL,” sponsored by The Living Tradition series, at the Muckenthaler Cultural Center, 1201 W. Malven Av, Fullerton, 92833; www.themuck.com; 714-738-6706.
     The band WHEN PIGS FLY! is hosting the all-day folk jam and providing live Irish music for the PLAID IRISH STEPDANCERS. Enjoy a day filled with stage performances by world, traditional music, and dance groups and storytellers from all over Southern California, performing in The Muck's outdoor amphitheater, along with free art workshops, a kids' area, an arts and crafts fair, house and gallery tours, a lawn sports tournament, picnicking, and food vendors.
     
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Sun, Jun 26; Fri-Sun, Jun 24-26, FESTIVAL, in Ventura Co:
"THE CHANNEL ISLANDS TALL SHIPS FESTIVAL" with appropriate music all three days. BILL DEMPSEY, a well-known singer of sea shanteys and nautical songs, plays Friday & Saturday at 10 am, and Saturday & Sunday at 2 pm. And there really are tall ships to see, board, and even sail upon, "in a magnificent display of seafaring power and beauty." It's part of the 2011 ASTA TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE® Pacific Coast series.
     
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Sun, Jun 26; ; FESTIVAL in Vista (San Diego):
9 am-5 pm Annual SAN DIEGO SCOTTISH HIGHLAND GAMES with THE WICKED TINKERS, HIGHLAND WAY, THE BROWNE SISTERS & GEORGE CAVANAUGH, BANSHEE IN THE KITCHEN, and more, at Brengle Terrace Park, 1200 Vale Terrace Dr, Vista 92084.
     
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Sun, Jun 26:
Noon - Western artist/musician AL SHELTON's 91st birthday celebration and studio / musical open house at Al Shelton Western Art Studio, 12317 Ventura Bl, Studio City 91604. Al Shelton is a legend in the leather craft and leather art fields, and his work is in many museums, including the Autry and the Martin Guitar Museum, and in many private collections. He is a master sculptor and painter in watercolor, oil and pen & ink, and a long time Association of Fingerstyle Guitarists member. This is a musical good time with many surprise artists sitting in for some music-making. Go to www.artisanstudioworks.com/westernartistalshelton.html to read more about Al Shelton.
     
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Sun, Jun 26:
All afternoon "SISTER CITY" CULTURAL DAY AT THE GROVE, with music from emcee KEN O'MALLEY and others, at the free event celebrating many of L.A.'s "Sister Cities" with entertainment onstage in the open area of The Grove, 3rd & Fairfax, L.A., adjacent to Farmer's Market. Expect music and culture representing sister cities in Japan, Israel, Indonesia, Lebanon, India, Taiwan, Germany, Mexico, Zambia and Brazil. Ken O'Malley, in addition to his emcee chores, will perform authentic and original Irish music throughout the day, adding the Emerald Isle’s touch to the multinational show. More at www.sistercitiesofla.com/page34/page12/page12.html      
     
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Sun, Jun 26:
3 pm matinee with JIM CONNOR at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 92675; info, www.coffeegallery.com; reservations number (NEW) is 626-798-6236.
     Personal friend of John Denver and a member of the New Kingston Trio, Jim Connor is the king of the old-time 5 string banjo players, and most famous for writing the song “Grandma’s Feather Bed.” Whether you call Jim’s banjo style frailing, or claw hammer, you are sure to agree with Earl Scruggs, who said that Jim Connor was the best! Join this Alabama music hall of fame achiever as he brings his own special brand of music from Sand Mountain, Alabama.
     Jim Connor learned the art of old tyme banjo playing from Uncle Arthur Kuykendall on Sand Mountain in Alabama. He quickly developed his own style and became deeply immersed in the rich musical culture, so much a part of the folks that lived in his community. His music has taken him from his humble home on the mountain to concert venues all over the world, performing with artists such as Barbara Streisand, Linda Ronstadt and John Denver. Jim was also a member of the New Kingston Trio from 1965 through 1974 and appeared as “Richard and Jim” on the Hootenanny Show.
     Jim may be most famous for penning the song “Grandma’s Feather Bed” written in a moment of homesickness for Jim’s real Grandmother back home. John Denver recorded “Grandma’s Feather Bed” on his multi-platinum album “Back Home Again.” Proficient on many instruments, including guitar, harmonica and the bones, this versatile and entertaining performer brings his stories and songs garnered from a long and varied musical career.
      “The finest living traditional banjo player, and perhaps the best that ever lived..." - Earl Scruggs. Tix, $18.
     
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Sun, Jun 26:
3:15 pm PARLAPIANO, accompanied by MARK "POCKET" GOLDBERG & LYNN "SKINS" COULTER, play a house concert at the home of Marc Bachrach in Thousand Oaks 91362.
     In Los Angeles, PHIL PARLAPIANO first toured in 1983 with folk icon Joan Baez to support her Live in Concert: Europe tour and album, playing piano, synthesizer and singing background vocals. As the tour progressed, his talent led him to being named musical director. He was a founding member of The Brothers Figaro, and signed to Geffen Records after a bidding war. work in the studio as a first call accordionist and keyboardist with the likes of Jon Bon Jovi, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Lowen and Navarro, Alanah Myles, Iris Dement, Carlene Carter, and Jude Cole.
In 1996, Phil was drafted into the smooth jazz world by saxophonist, Dave Koz, which culminated in co-writing a Chanukah song, "Eight Candles," featured on the Grammy nominated December Makes Me Feel This Way. Movie goers saw Parlapiano in the blockbuster film The Titanic as an accordion player during the memorable scene in the lower decks when Kate and Leo are dancing. His collaborative compositions were featured on the TV shows "Alias," "Felicity," Dawson's Creek" and "Joan of Arcadia."
     As the new millennium began, Phil started to tour with Americana sweetheart Lucinda Williams. This led to a featured spot on the famed Martin Scorsese documentary, The Blues, as well as a VH1 Crossroads program backing up Elvis Costello on accordion. As 2003 rolled around, Parlapiano was asked to join the Let It Rain tour with Tracy Chapman, touring Europe and the states concluding with playing on TV's Austin City Limits. Phil then toured and recorded with seminal punkers Social Distortion, and is featured on the soundtrack of the movie, Lords of DogTown. Most recently that year, Parlapiano was featured on John Prine's Fair and Square, which earned the Grammy for Best Contemporary Folk Album. Many know him from his years touring with Lowen & Navarro.
     Recommended minimum donation is $15, or, with Phil's CD, Phil Parlapiano in Concert, $25. Or, you can be a Sponsor and get the show, the CD, and a DVD of the show, for $50.
     
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Sun, Jun 26:
6 pm PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND plays a free concert at Lou Bredlow Pavilion, Warner Center Park, 5800 Topanga Canyon Bl, Woodland Hills; home to Valley Cultural Center summer series and an L.A. County “Free Concerts in Public Sites” venue; partial info, www.valleycultural.org; 818-704-1358. The Preservation Hall Jazz Band derives its name from Preservation Hall, the venerable music venue located in the heart of New Orleans’ French Quarter. Founded in 1961 by Allan and Sandra Jaffe, the band has traveled the world as the official guardians of the New Orleans Jazz sound. Whether performing at Carnegie Hall or Lincoln Center, for British royalty or the King of Thailand, their music embodies a joyful, timeless spirit. Under the auspices of its current director, Ben Jaffe, (Allan and Sandra’s son), the Preservation Hall Jazz Band continues its commitment to quality as a venue, a band, and a performing sensation.
     
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Sun, Jun 26:
7 pm SARAH JAROSZ, seen June 1 on “Austin City Limits” (half-a-season late in L.A., like all ACL broadcasts here) plays tonight at McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica, 90405; 310-828-4497.
     
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Sun, Jun 26:
7 pm JIM "KIMO" WEST, award-winning Hawaiian Slack Key guitarist and composer, with the Lovely Ladies hula dancers, at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 92675; info, www.coffeegallery.com; reservations number (NEW) is 626-798-6236. Tix, $15.
     
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Sun, Jun 26:
7:30 pm BIG SANDY & HIS FLY-RITE BOYS play “The Living Tradition” series at the Muckenthaler Cultural Center, 1201 W Malven Av, Fullerton, 92833; 714-738-6706.
     
     
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Monday, June 27
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Mon, Jun 27:
8 pm “GREAT GUITARS: WARREN HAYNES” at the Grammy Museum’s Clive Davis Sound Stage, 800 W Olympic Bl, L.A. 90015; www.grammymuseum.org; 213-765-6803.
    Influential rock and blues guitarist Warren Haynes, has worked as a member of three of the greatest live groups in rock history – The Allman Brothers Band, The Dead, and his own Gov’t Mule. Haynes has earned an undeniable reputation as a powerhouse singer and guitarist. Hear Haynes, a GRAMMY-award winner, in discussion about his deep roots as a soul and blues man, his extraordinary career and his long-anticipated second solo album, “Man In Motion,” recently released on Concord Records. After the discussion, Haynes will take questions from the audience and will perform a selection of songs. GRAMMY Foundation Vice President Scott Goldman, himself a great guitarist, will conduct the interview.
    Doors open at 7:30 pm for the best seats. Tix $20. All proceeds benefit the GRAMMY Museum.
     
     
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Tuesday, June 28
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Tue, Jun 28
8 pm HANS YORK, one of the most original and innovative singer-songwriter-guitarists on the circuit today, is making his annual California tour with a show tonight at the Marine Room Tavern, 214 Ocean Av, Laguna Beach, 92651.
     
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Wednesday, June 29
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Wed, Jun 29:
7 pm HANS YORK, one of the most original and innovative singer-songwriter-guitarists on the circuit today, is making his annual California tour with a show tonight for BRAD COLERICK's weekly “Wine and Song” series at Firefly, 1009 El Centro St, South Pasadena, 91030.
     
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Wed, Jun 29:
8 pm SLIGO RAGS brings their bluegrass-flavored Celtic / Irish music to the Folk Music Center, 220 Yale Av, Claremont, 91711; 909-624-2928.
     
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Wed, Jun 29:
10 pm KEN O'MALLEY brings authentic and original Irish music to O'Brien's on Main, 2941 Main St, Santa Monica, 90405; 310-396-4725.
     
     
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Thursday, June 30
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Thu, Jun 30:
7 pm HANS YORK, one of the most original and innovative singer-songwriter-guitarists on the circuit today, is making his annual California tour with a show tonight at the “Culver City House Concert” series; reservations get directions at NODonnell@memorialcare.org.      
     
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Thu, Jun 30:
7 pm “BYRDS AND BEYOND” show by ex-Byrds JOHN YORK & BILLY DARNELL with CHAD WATSON, at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 92675; info, www.coffeegallery.com; reservations number (NEW) is 626-798-6236. (See the News Feature, “JUNE CONCERTS FEATURE SUPERB DOUBLE BILLS in the June 3 edition, archived at http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2011/06/acoustic-americana-music-guide-news.html.) Tix, $20.
     
     
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July, 2011...
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Friday, July 1 – Canada Day! The Guide salutes our neighbors to the North, and celebrates with them all the wonderful music they have given us: Quebecois, Cape Breton, Prairie Folk, Western music, and soooo much more, and artists from Neil Young to Gordon Lightfoot to Ian Tyson to Anne Murray to Dala!
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Fri, Jul 1:
8 pm MERCHANTS OF MOONSHINE at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 92675; info, www.coffeegallery.com; reservations number (NEW) is 626-798-6236. Tix, $15. See the feature story in the June 23 edition of the Guide’s News Features.
     
     
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Saturday, July 2
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Sat, Jul 2, in Ojai:
5 pm “PICNIC-DANCE PARTY” with New Orleans flavored Mardi Gras tunes from FISHFRY and SMITTY’S ALL-STARS, hosted by SHANE & KELLI BUTLER at Dancing Oak Ranch, 4585 Casitas Pass Rd, Ventura, halfway between Ojai & Carpinteria on Hwy 150; 805-665-8852.
    It’s “an evening of great music under the stars with two hot bands.” Mike Fishell & his sons Roy and Miles with John Welborn & Nathan Selfridge, sizzle as FISHFRY, one of Ojai’s most popular party / dance bands.
    Another Ojai musical favorite, SMITTY’S ALL-STARS, features Scott Smith, David Roine and Ken Delbo who together did the Cajun dance tunes at this year’s Fais-do-do at the Ojai Mardi Gras.
    Dancing Oak Ranch has a giant swing, trampoline, zip-line, sandbox and a hot-tub. Gates at 5; music starts at 6 pm with each band doing 2 alternating hour-long sets. Bring a dish to share, a low deck chair, blankets, friendly leashed dogs, friends, BYOB & a small flashlight (to find your car when you leave).
    Admission $10 donation at the gate and it all goes to the musicians. (Under age 16 is free). Watch for the concert sign and the rainbow flag on the north side of the road. House is almost a mile back, on the left.
     
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Sat & Sun, Jul 2 & 3:
7 pm Annual “LOS ANGELES GUITAR FESTIVAL” with LAURENCE JUBER, TOMMY EMMANUEL, DICK DALE, JIMMY VAUGHAN, CYRIL PAHINUI, GONZALO BERGARA, BRUCE FOREMAN with COW BOP, BEN LACY, and others, at Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center, 1935 Manhattan Beach Bl, Redondo Beach 90278; 310-937-6607.
    Check out the promotional video on the festival’s web site, at www.laguitarfestival.com. You can order tickets online, too.
    
     
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Sunday, July 3
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Sun, Jul 3:
2-7 pm THE CALIFORNIA COWBOY BAND hosts “another parking lot party” at Kelly's Restaurant in Long Beach 90803.
     
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Sun, Jul 3:
7 pm STEPHANIE BETTMAN & LUKE HALPIN at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 92675; info, www.coffeegallery.com; reservations number (NEW) is 626-798-6236.
     “That Stephanie Bettman has reached a level comparable to others like Emmylou Harris, Joan Baez and Alison Krauss so quickly it’s a bit uncanny.” –Country Jukebox, Germany.
      “Bettman jams it up like few others as she leads an ensemble with great imagination.” – Maverick Magazine, UK.
     Stephanie Bettman is a singer/songwriter/fiddler extraordinaire and has been generating a buzz in bluegrass/country circles with inevitable comparisons to Alison Krauss and Emmylou Harris. Her partner, multi-instrumentalist, Luke Halpin, is an awesome talent in his own right. Named by Folkworks Magazine as one of LA’s top ten Female Singer Songwriters, Stephanie’s songs are sometimes sad, sometimes sassy but always stunning. Together she and Luke have been winners in many local and national competitions including:
     * Grand Prize Winners in the 2008 So Cal Live Acoustic Music Competition.
     * Winners in the 2007 Topanga Banjo / Fiddle contest.
     * Folk Works Top Ten Los Angeles based female singer-songwriters of 2008.
     * Music Connection’s Top Twenty-Five New Music Critiques of 2008.
     Inspired by the likes of Sam Bush, Tony Rice, and Mark O’Conner, Luke’s perfectly blended harmonies and his instrumental expertise together with Stephanie’s artistry and performance make for a dynamic entertaining experience. One thing’s for sure, if Stephanie Bettman & Luke Halpin are on the bill, you are in for an unforgettable performance that will have you hooked from the first fiddle line to the last sweet harmony. Tix, $18.
     
     
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Monday, July 4     Independence Day! \|*|/
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Mon, Jul 4:
8:30 pm-1 am Monthly RONNIE MACK'S BARNDANCE at Joe's Great American Bar And Grill, 4311 W Magnolia Bl, Burbank 91505 (between Cahuenga Bl & Pass Av); 818-729-0805.
    Tonight is more than just another edition of Ronnie Mack's monthly extravaganzas. It’s a genuine Fourth-of-July Americana music night with the all-star Barndance Band and many featured guests. FREE admission.
     
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Fri, Jul 8:
8 pm GOIN’ SOUTH and SUGAR IN THE GOURD play a double-bill at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 92675; info, www.coffeegallery.com; reservations number (NEW) is 626-798-6236.
    The masterful musicians of The Goin’ South Band are RICK SHEA, PAUL LACQUES, FRED SOKOLOW, RICK CUNHA, VIC KOLER, and JOHN ZERETZKE. Folk musician legend TOM PAXTON said of Goin’ South, “What is it about Goin’ South Band that makes me think I have known them all my life? Surely there is a kitchen back there where we sat around and heard them play these songs. This is what it’s like to have friends with talent.”
    Opening is the new all-female Americana roots band SUGAR IN THE GOURD, bringing their sweet vocals and more from musicians MERRILY WEEBER, JEN FITZPATRICK, LISA SALLOUX, and LYNN SOKOLOW. Tix, $18.
     
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Sat, Jul 9:
3 pm MILKDRIVE, the Austin-based progressive alt-folk acoustic string band plays a matinee at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 92675; info, www.coffeegallery.com; reservations number (NEW) is 626-798-6236. They’re a band of award-winning musicians — Noah Jeffries on guitar, Dennis Ludiker on mandolin, Brian Beken on fiddle, Matt Mefford on upright bass. Fiddling champion / mandolin player Dennis Ludiker is a member of South Austin Jug Band; Ludiker won the 2009 RockyGrass Mandolin Contest and holds fiddling championship titles from the 2009 and 2008 Texas State Fiddlers Frolics, 2002 Walnut Valley Music Festival and 2001 Washington State Open. Beken was the 2004 Texas Flatpick Guitar Champion. Jeffries won a Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival Jazz Guitar Competition. Make reservations. Tix, $15.
     
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Sat, Jul 9:
8 pm MICHAEL O’DORN bring his "Travis Fingerstyle" show to The Fret House, 309 N Citrus Av, Covina; 626-339-7020; frethouse@earthlink.net; www.frethouse.com. More at www.michaelodorn.com. Tix, $15.
     
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Wed, Jul 13:
8 pm LAUREN ADAMS performs with her formidable all-star ensemble, THE LAUREN ADAMS BAND, featuring MARK "POCKET" GOLDBERG, NICK KIRGO, DEBRA DOBKIN, & PHIL PARLAPIANO, at Mare'ka in Studio City.
     
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Fri, Jul 15:
8 pm FUR DIXON & STEVE WERNER play McCabe's, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica 90405; 310-828-4497. Certainly and deservedly one of L.A.’s favorite new folk duos, these two have toured and played lots of places to great acclaim. Their originals are so good you wonder they aren’t waaaay up the Folk & Americana Charts. They mix-in some traditional favorites with their splendid vocal harmonies and Steve’s fabulous Merle Travis-style picking. This will sell-out early, if word gets out well enough.
     
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Fri, July 15:
8 pm ERNEST TROOST plus JOHN ZIPPERER & FRIENDS play a fine double-bill at the “CAMARILLO CAFÉ CONCERT SERIES,” at Camarillo Community Center, 1605 E Burnley St (NE corner, Carmen & Burnley), Camarillo. An Open mic precedes the featured acts (signups start at 7:30). ERNEST TROOST is a Kerrville New Folk winner and L.A.’s resident expert practioner of the Piedmont Blues style. Zipperer and his band received their first airplay on “Tied to the Tracks,” en-route to getting featured sets at Folk Alliance conferences. Info, WhatsHappening@CamarilloCafe.com - more at www.CamarilloCafe.com; 805-523-2682. Sponsored by Pleasant Valley Recreation & Parks District. Produced by Gary & Kathy Lynch.
    Ernest Troost, a Kerrville New Folk Award winner, has an evocative songwriting style. He combines folk and Piedmont blues style guitar picking with timeless stories and colorful character portrayals drawn from the American past and present. Ernest is an award-winning composer of scores for films and television, including the quirky scores for the Oscar-nominated animated short Dr. DeSoto and the much-loved cult classic Tremors. From his hipster jazz for the Sundance film Beat, to the majestic orchestra and choir for the MGM historical epic One Man's Hero, to the edgy delta minimalism of HBO's Lesson Before Dying, and the playfully eclectic score for the Campbell Scott film Crashing, Ernest's music always uniquely supports the filmmaker's vision. Check out www.ErnestTroost.com for more.
    John Zipperer has performed and taught with such greats as Tim Bogert (Vanilla Fudge, Cactus), Doane Perry (Jethro Tull) Dave Sutton and many other notable members of the Los Angeles music community. His focus on new material and new approaches to familiar material makes every performance fresh and keeps audiences coming back again and again. John will be joined by Friends Tara Sitser (vocals, keyboard, percussion), Ed "The Spoon Man" Terry (spoons, vocals) and Jim Van Booven (vocals, acoustic & electric bass). More at www.JohnZipperer.com     
    The evening begins with an open mic. Here’s the schedule:
7:30 pm - Doors open - open mic signups begin
8:00 pm - Open mic
8:30 pm - John Zipperer & Friends
9:20 pm - Break (refreshments and snacks available)
9:40 pm - Ernest Troost
$10 at the door.
     
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Sat, Jul 16:
8 pm JACK TEMPCHIN plays “The Living Tradition” series at the Downtown Community Center, 250 E. Center St, Anaheim; 714-955-3807.
     
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Mon, Jul 18:
8 pm “AN EVENING WITH TODD RUNDGREN” at the Grammy Museum’s Clive Davis Sound Stage, 800 W Olympic Bl, L.A. 90015; www.grammymuseum.org; 213-765-6803.
    Wait for it. This one has a serious blues connection. It’s a chance to hear Rundgren perform blues and engage in discussion about his prolific career as well as his current album, “Todd Rundgren's Johnson,” a tribute to British Invasion interpretations of legendary bluesman ROBERT JOHNSON's compositions.
    Right off the heels of his summer tour, Rundgren remains rock's original Renaissance Man. An acclaimed record producer, composer, songwriter, and recording artist , Rundgren is widely regarded as the acknowledged godfather of the marriage of music and multimedia. Having founded and fronted The Nazz, the quintessential ’60s power-pop psychedelic band, in 1969 he left the band to pursue a solo career, recording his debut offering, the classic “Runt.” But it was 1972's seminal “Something/Anything?,” on which he played all the instruments, sang all the vocal parts, and acted as his own producer, that catapulted Todd into the superstar limelight. Among Rundgren's impressive 50+ production projects are albums by Patti Smith, Cheap Trick, Psychedelic Furs, XTC, Grand Funk Railroad, and Hall & Oates, and of course Meat Loaf's perennially multi-platinum debut "Bat Out Of Hell." After the interview, led by GRAMMY Foundation and MusiCares Vice President Scott Goldman, Rundgren will take audience questions and perform a selection of songs.
    Doors open at 7:30 pm for the best seats. Tix, $25, available starting Wednesday, June 22 at noon at the Museum Box Office. All proceeds benefit The GRAMMY Museum.
     
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Wed, Jul 20:
8 pm “GREAT GUITARS: GARY LUCAS” at the Grammy Museum’s Clive Davis Sound Stage, 800 W Olympic Bl, L.A. 90015; www.grammymuseum.org; 213-765-6803.
    GRAMMY-nominated songwriter and composer Gary Lucas does an on-stage interview and performance. Regarded as a "thinking man's guitar hero,” Gary Lucas continues to catch the attention of critics everywhere, as he tours the world relentlessly, both solo and with several different ensembles. His longtime band Gods and Monsters, once included the late singer Jeff Buckley. After the interview, Lucas will take questions from the audience and perform a selection of songs. GRAMMY Foundation and MusiCares Vice President Scott Goldman, himself a great guitarist, will conduct the interview as well as play a few tunes on stage with Lucas.
    Doors open at 7:30 pm. Tix, $15. Tickets can be purchased at the Museum Box Office starting Wednesday, June 22 at noon. All proceeds benefit The GRAMMY Museum.
     
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Fri, Jul 22 & Sat, Jul 23:
8:30 pm DOLLY PARTON plays two nights at the Hollywood Bowl, 2301 N Highland Av, Hollywood 90068; 323-850-2000 213-480-3232.
     
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Sat, Jul 23:
“NATIONAL DAY OF THE COWBOY” with many western music and cowboy poetry celebrations throughout the US and Canada (it’s the national day in both nations). More when we get details.
     
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Sat, Jul 23:
Annual "MUSIC IN THE MOUNTAINS FESTIVAL" with workshops, concerts and jams all day long at beautiful Green Valley Lake, at a cool 7000 ft elevation in the San Bernardino Mountains. Info, Sandi Huckaby, at 909-867-7105 or huckaby49@yahoo.com. Website, www.scdh.org      
     
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Sat, Jul 23:
Noon ASSOCIATION OF FINGERSTYLE GUITARISTS SEMINAR at Mo's Fullerton Music. More when we know it, or check www.afg.org      
     
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Sun, Jul 24:
11 am 5 pm Annual “SEA CHANTEY FESTIVAL” with THE JACKSTRAWS, KEN GRAYDON, RAGGLE TAGGLE, FLASH PACKET, GILMAN CARVER, TRIBUTE TO JOHNNY WALKER, JEFF PEKAREK, abpard the docked sailing vessel Star of India, 1492 N Harbor Dr, San Diego 92101; 619-234-9153.
     
     
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Sun, Jul 24:
7 pm FRANK FAIRFIELD plays McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica 90405; 310-828-4497.
     
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Sun, Jul 24:
7:30 pm GUY DAVIS plays the AMSD Concert Series, 4650 Mansfield St, San Diego 92116; 619-303-8176.
     
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Thu, Jul 28:
6-9 pm: HORSEPLAY, the band of STEVE LINSKY, GORDON ROBERTS, PETER TE & TJ ZEILER, plays the world famous Ojai Deer Lodge, 2261 Maricopa Hwy, Ojai 93023; info, 805-910-7560. The band says, “Come on out for a great reasonably priced meal, a drink or two and good entertainment. Mention this Horseplay invite and order the discounted chef’s chicken special! There will be special guest appearances! or email Horseplay.band@gmail.com, more at www.horseplay.yolasite.com.”     
     
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Fri, Jul 29:
7:30 pm LOS LONELY BOYS and LOS LOBOS at the Greek Theatre, , 2700 N Vermont, Griffith Park, L.A. 90027; 213-480-3232.
     
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Sat & Sun, Jul 30 & 31:
Noon-10 pm Annual “LONG BEACH CRAWFISH FESTIVAL” with performances today by MARK ST. MARY LOUISIANA BLUES AND ZYDECO BAND, ANDRE THIERRY & ZYDECO MAGIC, BLUESBOX BAYOU BAND, BENNIE & THE SWAMP GATORS, A.J. GIBBS - THE MYDECO KING, THE HIGH STEPPERS NEW ORLEANS BOOGIE BAND, plus dancing and children's activities.
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On Sunday, Noon-10 pm, performances by STEP RIDEAU & THE ZYDECO OUTLAWS, LEROY THOMAS, BONNE MUSIQUE ZYDECO, ROYALE GARDEN DIXIELAND BAND, A.J. GIBBS - THE MYDECO KING, THE HIGH STEPPERS NEW ORLEANS BOOGIE BAND, plus dancing and children's activities, all at Rainbow Lagoon, Shoreline Village Dr, Long Beach 90802.
     
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Sat, Jul 30:
4 pm 9 pm “BIG BEAR MOUNTAIN TWILIGHT MUSIC FESTIVAL” with SLIGO RAGS at Big Bear Discovery Center, 40971 North Shore Dr/ Hwy 38, Fawnskin 92333.
     
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Sat, Jul 30:
7 pm KEN O'MALLEY & THE TWILIGHT LORDS play the “Concerts in the Park” series in Central Park, 27150 Bouquet Canyon Rd, Santa Clarita 91350.
     
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Sat, Jul 30:
8 pm THE DUO TONES, play "Acoustic Surf Duo" at The Fret House, 309 N Citrus Av, Covina; 626-339-7020; frethouse@earthlink.net; www.frethouse.com. More at www.pjmoto.com/specialty/duo_tones.php. Tix, $15.
     
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Sat, Jul 30:
8 pm LOS LONELY BOYS and LOS LOBOS play the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio 92203.
     
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Sun, Jul 31:
Noon-10 pm Annual “LONG BEACH CRAWFISH FESTIVAL” concludes with performances by STEP RIDEAU & THE ZYDECO OUTLAWS, LEROY THOMAS, BONNE MUSIQUE ZYDECO, ROYALE GARDEN DIXIELAND BAND, A.J. GIBBS - THE MYDECO KING, THE HIGH STEPPERS NEW ORLEANS BOOGIE BAND, plus dancing and children's activities, all at Rainbow Lagoon, Shoreline Village Dr, Long Beach 90802.
     
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Sun, Jul 31:
7 pm LOS LONELY BOYS and LOS LOBOS play Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay, 2241 Shelter Island Dr, San Diego.
     
     
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August, 2011...
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Wed, Aug 3:
8 pm LISA HALEY & THE ZYDECATS play the “Redlands Bowl Summer Music Festival” series at 25 Grant St, Redlands 92373.
     
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Sat, Aug 13:
7 pm LISA HALEY & THE ZYDECATS play the “Altadena Summer Concert Series” in the amphitheater at Farnsworth Park, 568 E Mount Curb Av, Altadena 91001.
     
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Sat, Aug 13:
7:30 pm THE CACHE VALLEY DRIFTERS play the “Song Tree Concert Series” at Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 820 N Fairview Av, Goleta 93117; info & tix, SongTree@cox.net or 805-403-2639.
     
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Sat, Aug 13:
8 pm LOAFER'S GLORY plays the Caltech Folk Music Society series in Beckman Institute Auditorium, on the campus at California Institute of Technology, Pasadena 91106; 626-395-4652.
     
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Sat, Aug 13:
8 pm GYPSY KINGS play the Greek Theatre, 2700 N Vermont, Griffith Park, L.A. 90027; 213-480-3232.
     
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Sun, Aug 14:
7 pm INCENDIO plays the LACC Summer Music Concert series at 425 Pennisula Dr, Los Angeles 96367.
     
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Sun, Aug 14:
8 pm GYPSY KINGS play the Greek Theatre, 2700 N Vermont, Griffith Park, L.A. 90027; 213-480-3232.
     
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Mon, Aug 15:
7:30 pm B.B. KING plays Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay, 2241 Shelter Island Dr, San Diego 92106; 619-523-1010.
     
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Wed, Aug 17:
7:30 pm STEVE MARTIN & THE STEEP CANYON RANGERS play Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay, 2241 Shelter Island Dr, San Diego 92106; 619-523-1010.
     
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Thu, Aug 18:
7:30 pm STEVE MARTIN & THE STEEP CANYON RANGERS play the Orange County Performing Arts Center's Segerstrom Hall, 600 Town Center Dr, Costa Mesa; 714-556-2787.
     
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Fri-Sun, Aug 19-21:
Annual “BIG BEAR LAKE COWBOY GATHERING” at Big Bear Lake Performing Arts Center, 39707 Big Bear Bl, Big Bear Lake 92315.
     
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Fri, Aug 19:
6 pm SLIGO RAGS play Baily's Old Town Temecula, 28699 Old Town Front St, Temecula 92590; 951-676-9567.
     
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Sat & Sun, Aug 20 & 21:
Noon-7 pm “VENTURA FOLK FESTIVAL” featuring RAMBLING JACK ELLIOTT, THE KINFOLK, THE RINCON RAMBLERS, GARRISON STARR, DELANEY GIBSON, and others, in Mission Park, 180 E Main St, Ventura 93001.
     
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Sat, Aug 20:
7:30 pm HOUSTON JONES plays “The Living Tradition” series at the Downtown Community Center, 250 E Center St, Anaheim; 949-646-1964.
     
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Tue-Sat, Aug 22-26:
DAVE STAMEY'S BACK-COUNTRY PACK TRIP, led by multiple award-winning western singer-songwriter Dave Stamey, is an annual horse caravan pack trip into the High Sierra, with plenty of music around the campfire every night, Info, www.mammothpack.com     
     
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Wed, Aug 24:
8 pm BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB, the legendary Cuban group, plays the Hollywood Bowl, 2301 N Highland Av, Hollywood 90068; 323-850-2000 213-480-3232.
     
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Thu, Aug 25:
7:30 pm SLIGO RAGS plays the Muckenthaler Cultural Center, 1201 W Malven Av, Fullerton 92833; 714-738-6706.
     
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Sat, Aug 27:
8 pm “FAR-WEST FOLK ALLIANCE BENEFIT” with BORDER RADIO, SUSIE GLAZE & HILONESOME, FUR DIXON & STEVEN WERNER, and MERLIN SNIDER & FRIENDS, at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena; 626-798-6236.
     
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Sat, Aug 27:
10 am LISA HALEY & THE ZYDECATS play the “Big World Fun” series at John Anson Ford Amphitheatre, 2580 Cahuenga Bl East, Hollywood 90068; 323-461-3673.
     
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Sat, Aug 27:
7:30 pm LISA HALEY & THE ZYDECATS play Olivas Adobe Historical Park, 4200 Olivas Park Dr, Ventura 92002.
     
     
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September, 2011...
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Sat & Sun, Sep 3 & 4:
10 am 10 pm “ORANGE INTERNATIONAL STREET FAIR” with SLIGO RAGS, and others, at Chapman Av & Glassell St, Orange 92866.
     
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Thu, Sep 8:
7:30 pm JOHN YORK, former BYRD, plays the Muckenthaler Cultural Center, 1201 W Malven Av, Fullerton 92833; 714-738-6706.
     
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Thu, Sep 8:
8 pm COLIN HAY plays Saint Rocke, 142 Pacific Coast Hwy, Hermosa Beach 90254; 310-372-0035.
     
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Sat & Sun, Sep 10 & 11:
“EQUINOX FOLK MUSIC, DANCE AND STORYTELLING FESTIVAL” with MICK MOLONEY, GINNY HAWKER & TRACY SCHWARZ, OLD SLEDGE, LISSA SCHNECKENBERGER BAND, and more, presented by the California Traditional Music Society at Rancho Cordillera del Norte, 9015 Wilbur Av, Northridge 91324.
     
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Sat, Sep 10:
7 pm RICHARD SMITH & JULIE ADAMS play the Slater-Lunsford House Concert Series in Lancaster; info, www.desertsong.com.
     
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Sat, Sep 10:
7:30 pm GREGORY PAGE plays the San Diego Folk Heritage series at San Dieguito United Methodist Church, 170 Calle Magdalena, Encinitas 92024; 858-566-4040.
     
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Sat, Sep 10:
7:30 pm BERKLEY HART plays the Song Tree Concert Series, at the Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 820 N Fairview Av, Goleta 93117; SongTree@cox.net or 805-403-2639.
     
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Thu, Sep 15:
7:30 pm SLAID CLEAVES plays the AMSD Concert Series, 4650 Mansfield St, San Diego 92116; 619-303-8176.
     
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Fri-Sun, Sep 16-18:
Annual “MILLPOND MUSIC FESTIVAL” N of Bishop 93514; info at www.inyo.org or contact InyoArts@Inyo.org or 760-873-8014. This is, reliably, year-after-year, the best “end-of-the-summer” traditional and new acoustic music festival in California. If you can drive to Mammoth to ski, this is closer, up the same road. We recommend it even before we know this year’s line-up.
     
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Fri, Sep 16
7:30 pm MARTIN TAYLOR plays the first of two concerts for the “Lord Of The Strings Concert Series,” this one at the Dana Point Community House, 24642 San Juan St, Dana Point; 949-842-2227 or 949-244-6656.
     
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Sat, Sep 17:
7 pm MARTIN TAYLOR plays the second of two concerts for the “Lord Of The Strings Concert Series,” this one at Mission Viejo Civic Center, 100 Civic Center Dr, Mission Viejo; 949-842-2227 or 949-244-6656.
     
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Sat, Sep 17:
7:30 pm TRACY GRAMMER plays “The Living Tradition” series at the Downtown Community Center, 250 E Center St, Anaheim; 714-955-3807.
     
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Sat, Sep 17:
7:30 pm SLAID CLEAVES plays the Folk Music Center, 220 Yale Av, Claremont 91711; 909-624-2928.
     
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Sat, Sep 17:
8 pm BLAME SALLY plays Russ and Julie’s House Concerts in Oak Park (Agoura Hills/Westlake Village area); reservations get directions at 818-707-2179.
     
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Tue, Sep 20:
8 pm SIMON PURE plays the monthly “BASC BLUEGRASS NIGHT” at Viva Cantina, 900 Riverside Dr, Burbank; 818-845-2425. Presented by Bluegrass Association of Southern California.
     
     
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