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Friday, September 30, 2011

NEWS FEATURES, Acoustic Americana Music Guide, September 30 edition

    
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    This is the “Welcome to Rocktober” edition of The Guide's NEWS section.
    
If you're looking for the section with ALL THE EVENTS – concerts, club gigs, workshops, festivals, etc., you'll find that in The Guide's SPOTLIGHT EVENTS section – it's a click away at
    
http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2011/09/spotlight-events-acoustic-americana_30.html   
   
   
Here's the up-to-the-minute (well, up-to-the-deadline) NEWS, so let's get started!
   
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THIS WEEK’S NEWS FEATURES    
    
  1) World's Oldest Musician Releases New CD, with Party this Saturday  
  2) GLEN CAMPBELL is on his Farewell Tour; he Means it, and Why  
  3) SIMON LYNGE Returns to L.A. with Hits in Europe; Plays this Weekend  
  4) BUTCH HANCOCK, from THE FLATLANDERS, to Play Altadena Monday Night  
  5) Musical Revue of American History – in Song & Story, this Tuesday  
  6) WORKSHOPS are part of “WORLD FESTIVAL OF SACRED MUSIC,” October 1st-16th  
  7) INVITATION TO ARTISTS: 30th annual “Los Angeles Holiday Caroling” Festivities –   
    (or participate in YOUR city...)  
  8) GIG OPPORTUNITY: Wanna Play Southern California's Largest Harvest Festival?  
  9) “WATER IS RISING: Music & Dance Amid Climate Change,” by Pacific Island Artists,   
    will have World Premiere in L.A. and Two Local Performances  
10) “Moody Bluegrass Two...Much Love” with VINCE GILL, RICKY SKAGGS, SAM BUSH, &  
    More, Gets Critical Acclaim  
11) Highlights of the Coming Week (and Beyond): Welcome to Acoustic Rocktober!  
    
    
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       Here are this week's news feature stories, listed above...    
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Our # 1 Story
    
WORLD'S OLDEST MUSICIAN RELEASES NEW CD, WITH PARTY THIS SATURDAY
    
    No, this isn't some Monty Python routine. We are talking about the one-and-only BILL TAPIA, who is 103 years old and a legend on both the ukulele and the jazz guitar. And the new CD being released is the recording of his live performance that celebrated his 100th birthday. That concert happened in the company of some formidable musicians that Bill chose to perform with him. It brought a full house to the cavernous Warner Grand in San Pedro.
    
    Now, you might think that a 100-plus-year-old would simply be carried along by the other musicians on stage. When it comes to Bill Tapia, you'd be wrong. Bill is in charge when he is on stage, and he's fully aware of what every other player is doing. And he isn't bashful about letting them know it. At his 101st birthday concert, he chided his excellent guitarist to take a solo because “You're going to sleep over there!”
    
    Last we knew, Bill was still mixing touring with teaching his cadre of students.
    
    The back cover of his new CD contains the quote, “If there was a Mount Rushmore for ukulele players, Bill Tapia would be on it.”
    
    That's no idle aphorism. The world's oldest professional musician is the only one living who played with JOHN PHILLIP SOUZA and with most of the Big Band legends. And, yep, he IS amazing!
    
    “California's Gold,” the long-running local PBS show hosted and produced by Huell Howser, once did an episode with Bill called "Ukulele Man." That was bacxk when Bill was young – if you call age 97 young. In it, Huell spent an afternoon with the ukulele maestro. With a twinkle in his eye and a smile on his face, Bill shared his remarkable and colorful life story and his lively music. For a recent re-airing of the show, Huell added a short update to talk about what Bill is doing now – at the age of 103 – including the then-impending release of his new album.
    
    Your editor has enjoyed a similar opportunity to chat with Bill for a broadcast audience. In late 2007, just before his 100th birthday, Bill did a performance-interview for radio's “Tied to the Tracks,” where he proved to have an excellent memory and wonderful storytelling skills. And of course, he dazzled on his ukulele.
    
    A few weeks later, the legendary artist-singer, raconteur, ukulele player, and jazz guitarist-took to the stage of the historic Warner Grand Theatre and the show was recorded. Joining in the celebration was an audience of fans from across the U.S. and around the world. It was actually a return engagement, albeit slightly delayed – Bill had last played there in 1935.
    
    This time around, Bill was accompanied by renowned musicians KRISTIN KORB, EARL ALLEN, FRANK DEVITO, and ABE LAGRIMAS JR. It was a magical evening of American jazz standards and Hapa Haole Hawaiian classics, and hosted by KING KUKULELE. As the CD's package notes, “Happily, the magic of that never-to-be-repeated event has been meticulously captured and preserved with this special album release.”
    
    It boggles the mind to think of being artistic, capable, and more than worth hearing when you're over a hundred. But we were there at that concert, and we're looking forward to the CD.
    
    The new CD, “BILL TAPIA, LIVE AT THE WARNER GRAND THEATRE - THE 100th BIRTHDAY CONCERT,” gets its CD Release Party in L.A. on Saturday from 5-9 pm. Reservations are required, though the event is free and “Friends and folks of all ages are welcome. Food and drink items are appreciated.” It's at Paniolo Productions World Headquarters, 3552 Kelton Av, Los Angeles 90034; make reservations at 323-547-3482 or at info@panioloproductions.com.    
    
    
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Our # 2 Story
    
GLEN CAMPBELL IS ON HIS FAREWELL TOUR; HE MEANS IT, AND WHY
    
    If you've always wanted to hear him sing “Galveston” or “Wichita Lineman” or bring his signature voice and guitar to any of his many other hits, this is your last opportunity.
    
    Diagnosed with Alzheimer's, he says he's making the rounds one last time “Before I start forgetting the lyrics.”
    
    With the release of the remake of “True Grit” earlier this year, we were reminded pf Glen Campbell's role alongside JOHN WAYNE and KIM DARBY in the original, and his song for the opening credits that became a hit. We “remembered” with the help of AMC's annotated version of the film. We hope we will have no trouble recalling the lyrics to his songs.
    
    At least there, we join millions in remembering for you, Glen. We only wish we could help you forestall the loss of any of the memories you hold dear. But we will take the opportunity to say thank you for the music and for your integrity as an artist – an integrity you are demonstrating even now, by knowing when it's time to quit.
    
    On Thursday, October 6, GLEN CAMPBELL performs with INSTANT PEOPLE. Together, they bring his farewell tour to Club Nokia, 777 Chick Hearn Ct, downtown L.A. 90015; info 213-763-6030; tix 213-763-6020; www.nokiatheatrelalive.com.    
    
    
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Our # 3 Story
    
SIMON LYNGE RETURNS TO L.A. WITH HITS IN EUROPE; PLAYS THIS WEEKEND
    
    He has just completed a European tour with EMMYLOU HARRIS and played the prestigious Glastonbury Festival, the first Greenlander to do so.
    
    World-renowned talents came to work with him on his new recording. Renowned musicians joining him in the studio include bass-player LEE SKLAR (James Taylor, Jackson Browne), guitarist SHANE FONTAYNE (Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon), drummer JAY BELLEROSE (Marc Cohen, Madeliene Peyroux), and bassist FREEBO (Bonnie Raitt, John Mayall, CSN). In rather prestigious circles, Simon’s work on “The Future” is already being compared to the likes of Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Elliot Smith, Nick Drake and other uncommonly gifted artists.
    
    SIMON LYNGE has the smoothest singing voice you've ever heard. He combines fine musical sensibilities with an outlook and sense of spirituality that derives from his Norse / Inuit roots, having been raised in Greenland and Denmark.
    
    But don't let any of that fool you. He speaks English and writes songs in English with far more aplomb than several dozen successful songwriters who were born here.
    
    His debut album, “The Future,” is on London-based Lo Max Records.
    
    It was named “Album of the Week” earlier this year by MDR (radio and TV in Germany). It introduces Simon as a fully-formed contender for major success. It was recorded at Bright Orange Studios in Los Angeles with co-producers MATT FORGER (Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney) and JON MATTOX (The Young Dubliners).
    
    “The Future” entered the BBC UK charts at #22 one day after its June 7, 2010 release. It hit #1 on the Amazon.com UK Rock charts and #14 on iTunes. German Rolling Stone did a two-page feature on the CD. A year later, its still going strong, and the new single “If You Go” has been added to BBC Radio 2, the largest radio station in the UK.
    
    Sunday, October 2 at 7 pm, SIMON LYNGE plays the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 92675; info, www.coffeegallery.com; reservations, 626-798-6236. Tix, $15. Or, you can catch for a shorter set before that, on Friday at 9 pm at Genghis Cohen in L.A.
    
    
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Our # 4 Story
    
BUTCH HANCOCK, FROM THE FLATLANDERS, TO PLAY ALTADENA MONDAY NIGHT
    
    Rolling Stone magazine describes Butch Hancock as "a raspy-voiced West Texas mystic with an equal affinity for romantic border balladry and Zen paradox."
    
    World-traveling troubadour BUTCH HANCOCK hails from the same Lubbock, Texas, music scene that gave us JOE ELY and JIMMIE DALE GILMORE, his equally eclectic and mega-talented colleagues in THE FLATLANDERS.
    
    In 2010, he picked up something he'd done back in 1990, and the story is fun. Hancock and more than two dozen musician friends staged a 1990 event worthy of the Guinness Book of World Records: calling it “No Two Alike,” they played six straight nights of live performances in Austin's famed Cactus Café, recording 140 of his original songs without repeating a single song. He released the staggering output later in the year as the “No Two Alike Tape of the Month club.”
    
    More remarkably, twenty years later, In 2010, Butch reprised the event. This time he titled it “No Two More Alike.” Fans from as far as Tokyo were there, representing a measure of the devotion Hancock’s singular compositions inspire.
    
    Butch is one of contemporary music's most entertaining raconteurs and his tunes evoke mystical visions of wind-swept dry-plains and his lyrics are profoundly imaginative, often displaying for his listeners the miracles that occur in the ordinary through creative irony and metaphors. This is a show that shouldn’t be missed.
    
    A globe-traveling troubadour with a long string of recorded songs and albums, Butch has been called "one of the finest songwriters of our time" and is acknowledged by his peers and critics alike as one of the premiere singer-songwriters Texas has ever produced. His tunes evoke mystical visions of wind-swept dry-plains and his lyrics are profoundly imaginative, often displaying for his listeners the miracles that occur in the ordinary through creative irony and metaphors. His lyrical style has often been compared to that of Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie and his record “Own and Own,” released in '91, contains his "If I Were a Bluebird," a song later covered by EMMYLOU HARRIS.    
    
    During his acclaimed career, Hancock has written and recorded several landmark albums, some of them sparse and simple, others as big as the West Texas sky. After moving to the progressive country hotbed of Austin in the mid '70s, he started his own Rainlight label and released the quintessential “West Texas Waltzes and Dust-Blown Tractor Tunes” in 1978.
    
    In the years that followed, he continued to release albums steeped with meaning and memory, a foundation that cemented his global reputation as a master wordsmith.
    
    Get reservations for this one, for sure. He first played the venue a few months ago, so plenty of regulars know him and his music and there will be competition for the available tickets. The show is Monday, October 3, at 8 pm, at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 92675; info, www.coffeegallery.com; reservations number (NEW, May 2011) is 626-798-6236. The venue has great sound reinforcement, nicely operated stage lights, and coffee house fare is available. It's “The venue named in FolkWorks as L.A.’s best intimate acoustic listening room venue” - and uhh, yes, the Guide's editor wrote those annual picks for FolkWorks, and still stands by them. Tix, $20.
    
    
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Our # 5 Story
    
MUSICAL REVUE OF AMERICAN HISTORY – IN SONG & STORY, THIS TUESDAY
    
    She's calling it “TURN THE PAGE,” and singer-songwriter-actress DEBBIE BERRY has been working on this project for months. The result is the debut, Tuesday night, of nothing less than a musical and storytelling revue of tunes and tales of America's history.
    
    Debbie says, “Come join us on a journey of little known facts, from the creation of our 'Colonial American Spirit' to adventures out in the 'Old West.' Learn how some of our most beloved songs were created, and through stories, songs and anecdotes, [how] we carved out a new nation from the voices and adventures of the people who lived it.”
    
    In essence, this will be an evening's journey through songs and tales of the frontier, and since the frontier is, as a famous historian once observed, “a state of mind,” that seems an especially valid, and fun, way to make the trip through tunes and times, dreams and visions.
    
    DEBBIE BERRY produced the show, and she performs it tonight with special guest RON CHRISTOPHER. Co-sponsored by the venue and the Western Music Association, California Chapter. More info at wsomusic@aol.com    
    
    While the guys in the powdered wigs look on from their places on the paper money, the mists will swirl skyward – and the boatmen will return to the Erie Canal, the horses will leave the livery stable, the steamboats depart the riverbank, the trains chuff out of the station, and the melodies echo like a whistle across the prairies – on Tuesday, October 4, at 7:30 pm, at Viva Fresh Cantina, 900 Riverside Dr (next to L.A. Equestrian Center), Burbank 91506; www.vivacantina.com;  818-845-2425 or 818-515-4444. The venue is known for its Mexican food, and has full menu and full bar. No cover; tips for the artists are “gratefully accepted.”
    
    
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Our # 6 Story
    
WORKSHOPS ARE PART OF “WORLD FESTIVAL OF SACRED MUSIC,”
OCTOBER 1st-16th  
    
    Okay, we know, it's filled with rather exotic world-music offerings that mostly do not appeal to folk-Americana fans. But don't sell it short. The festival runs 16 days, has 32 events, and involves performances by 832 artists at various venues throughout L.A. In the midst of all that, it brings WORKSHOPS that will allow you to explore new sounds, new techniques and new instruments – you can even make one to keep, in some workshops.
    
    Likewise, this weekend's “OJAI WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL” has similar workshop opportunities. The Ojai fest's workshops are represented below by “OWMF,” while L.A. fest workshops are tagged with “WFSM.”
    
    Selected from both schedules, here are just A FEW workshops that might interest you (check each festival's schedule for complete offerings):
    
    There are numerous workshops all day Sat, Oct 1, from 9:30 am-10 pm, at the Ojai Arts Center, 113 S Montgomery St, Ojai 93023; 805-646-0117. Festival info, 805-646-8907.
    
    Adult “FLUTE MAKING AND MUSIC WORKSHOP” with MARTIN ESPINO, Sun, Oct 2, 1-3 pm, at the Ojai Arts Center, 113 S Montgomery St, Ojai 93023; 805- 646-0117. (OWMF)
    
    Four concurrent workshops: INDONESIAN MASK-MAKING; SCREEN-PRINTING; IOTA CENTER DIGITAL CUMBIA & ANIMATION; RAW BITES CHOCOLATE-MAKING, all on Sat, Oct 8, 2 pm, at Luckman Fine Arts Center, 5151 State College Dr, Los Angeles 90032; 323-343-6600. (WFSM; info and full schedules at www.festivalofsacredmusic.org)    
    
    While we're at it, here's a heads-up on workshops at the upcoming “SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TIONÓL” on Saturday & Sunday, November 12 & 13 (workshops run 10:30 am-4 pm on Saturday and 11 am-5 pm on Sunday). There are workshops on Celtic music and pipemaking with MICHAEL COONEY, JIMMY O'BRIEN-MORAN, Pipemaker BENEDICT KOEHLER, and THE McKEAGNEY'S, all sponsored by Southern California Uilleann Pipers' Club. The workshops will be held at 29251 Country Hills Rd, San Juan Capistrano 92675. (The TIONÓL concert is nearby on Saturday, Nov 12, at 7:30 pm.)
    
    
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Our # 7 Story
    
INVITATION TO ARTISTS: 30th ANNUAL LOS ANGELES HOLIDAY CAROLING FESTIVITIES
    
(or participate in YOUR city...)
    
    Each year, Grammy, music Oscar, and music Emmy winners and nominees join other musicians and folks in show biz to bring cheer to shut-ins and experience plenty of joy themselves. And VINCENT J. LEINEN, organizer and founder of this and 20 other events like it across America, wants you to take part.
    
    This year will mark three decades that Vincent has rounded-up his musical friends, expanded the circle to include more, and celebrated the Holidays with those who might have had no sense of anything special were it not for his corps of carolers.
    
    And you should know this is no casual troupe. While it requires no advance preparation on the part of the bulk of participants, it is organized with precision you'll hardly notice. But the gentle presence of Vincent does, and he has this operating like a well-oiled machine. Rest assured, the time you spend doing this on that one afternoon and evening will matter, and you will know that you and the part you played mattered. It's a fine way to get the feeling of the Holidays that we're supposed to have and seldom achieve amidst pushy shoppers and electronic reindeer.
    
    Vincent has asked The Guide to spread the word to artists and those who like to sing. He says, “You’re extended a special invitation to support, promote, and participate in the 30th Annual Los Angeles Holiday Caroling festivities on Sunday, December 4, 2011, at numerous senior care centers and a restaurant located in the West San Fernando Valley to bring happiness and/or enlightenment to the elderly, care-givers, and participants during the holiday season.”
    
    He explains, “The tradition of caroling for the elderly began for me in high school while singing at local senior care centers with the St. Mary Catholic Youth Association in Dow City, Iowa (pop. 498). It then continued while attending the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Now, as a resident of Los Angeles, the tradition has since evolved, grown, and expanded into a series of festivities celebrated across the country. This includes the large-scale, must attend holiday event (est. 250 participants) in Los Angeles.”
    
    While Vincent always recruits star power, that's not enough for him. He emphasizes, “This enjoyable and rewarding community service project is open to entertainers, singers and musicians of all talent levels and ages. It is a very fulfilling opportunity to give and to receive joy, happiness, and holiday spirit to and from the elderly residents, care-givers, and participants, while enhancing one’s own perspective or appreciation of life, health, and family.”
    
    He sums it up, “Bottom line: Everyone greatly benefits from the festivities.”
    
    It all happens Sunday, December 4, 2011. You'll spend the time from 4 -7:15 pm caroling at senior care centers in Canoga Park, and that includes a couple of stage shows for the enjoyment of those able to come to the dining hall in their facility. The time is used much more effectively than you can imagine. The evening concludes from 7:30-9:30 pm with a “Post Caroling Party” ay a local eatery.
    
    Your editor will always remember his impromptu part in one of the stage shows, when Vincent suddenly chose him to trade lead vocals with a genuine opera diva, while backed by a Grammy winning guitarist, Grammy-nominated fiddler, famous pianist, and the drummer from the Tonight Show. And you can't get a more appreciative audience.
    
     Vincent will launch “a full media blitz” to promote the event to many major Los Angeles metro radio, television, and newspaper outlets. For Vincent, it's all pretty simple. He says, “Together we have the power to make a difference and to make the world a better place!” and he adds to all who take part, “Thank you for blessing my life and the lives of others. Happy Holidays!”
    
    Still, this is a major production, so you really do need to commit to it and RSVP to Vincent promptly, especially if you play an instrument and want to bring it for the stage show or as a strolling troubadour, accompanied by additional vocalists or others with instruments.
    
    There's plenty of info on all of Vincent's caroling dates, across the country, at www.ReachfortheStars.com/Caroling    
    
    To sign-up for December 4, OR TO TAKE PART IN ONE OF THE OTHER CITIES across America where Vincent brings caroling to shut-ins, or for more info, contact Vincent J. Leinen at 818-342-9336, or e-mail him at BD754@lafn.org    
    
    
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Our # 8 Story
    
GIG OPPORTUNITY:
WANNA PLAY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA'S LARGEST HARVEST FESTIVAL?
    
    They're still booking music acts and bands for their Main Stage. The “HALLOWEEN HARVEST FESTIVAL” at the Pierce College Farm Center, corner of Victory and Desoto in Woodland Hills. They proclaim the event as “the largest Harvest Festival in all of Southern California,” and they've expanded this year to include a larger festival grounds and an expanded six-acre corn maze.
    
    The festival runs September 23th thru October 31st. It opens at 10 am and runs daily and every evening. Sundays-Thursdays, it closes at 10 pm, Fridays & Saturdays, 'til midnight.
    
    This is a big-deal event, and they've been doing it for years, so they're good at it. In addition to the live music and that giant Corn Maze, activities include a Hay Ride, Giant Slide, Jumpers, Petting Zoo, a Train Ride, Carousel, Pony Rides, Bumper Boats, daytime Haunted House, Cow Train, Bungee, Rock Wall Climb, Gemstone Mining, and there's an “Afterdark FrightFair Screampark” with nighttime Factory of Nightmares Haunted House, Creatures of the Corn Haunted Trail, nighttime Corn Maze, and something they're calling the “Insane Reaction.”
    
    They offer all kinds of “activity ticket” combinations, but basic admission, which includes entry, the Corn Maze, the Hay Ride, and a couple of activity tickets, is only $5. Anyone who rides the Metro Orange Line gets in free, and the station is just across the street (must show a paper Metro ticket with that day's date).
    
    So, are you interested in performing? If so, contact Carolyn at Ent@piercefarmcenter.com  
    
    There's more info on the event at www.halloweenharvestfestival.com – www.FrightFair.com – www.PierceFarmCenter.com – or call them at 818-999-6300.
    
    
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Our # 9 Story
    
“WATER IS RISING: MUSIC & DANCE AMID CLIMATE CHANGE,” BY PACIFIC ISLAND ARTISTS, WILL HAVE WORLD PREMIERE AND TWO LOCAL PERFORMANCES
    
    Thirty-six artists from the smallest countries in the world – the Pacific atols of Kiribati, Tokelau, and Tuvalu – will present song and dance from their culture, with a message of immediacy. While it's safe to say that If you enjoy Hawaiian music, you'll love this, it's much more. This will bring you face-to-face with the reality of climate change and rising sea levels.
    
    The three atols have populations of 100,000, 1,500, and 12,000, respectively. With elevations only two to three meters above sea level, life on a coral atol requires a deep respect for the forces of nature. Survival depends on communal values and cooperation. Music and dance are a key to developing and expressing these values.
    
    There are lessons for all of us here. The utter synchronicity and joy of group performance speaks to the collective solidarity, empathy, self-confidence, and self-awareness that characterizes these Pacific islanders. Gracious gestures describe the abundance of their ocean. Forceful movement shows the vitality of a seafaring life. Poems speak of a heroic past.
    
    As they tour the U.S. For the first time, these artists will share stories of atol life amid climate change and rising sea waters, and bring each of us to a personal awareness of what it means to one culture, their culture. It should offer a reality check, with an issue that's too often swallowed by the background noise of our own politics.
    
    We can't risk this getting lost in the deluge of the festival's 16-day, 32-event, 832-artist fete filled with rather exotic “world-music” offerings that mostly do not appeal to folk-Americana fans.
    
    On Saturday, October 15, the production makes its world premiere at UCLA's Royce Hall at 7 pm, as a key show at the “World Festival Of Sacred Music” (www.festivalofsacredmusic.org).
    
    On Tuesday, October 18 at 8 pm, there's a performance at UC Riverside's University Theatre, 400 Humanities, Riverside 92521.
    
    These performances may sell-out, so we recommend getting tickets right away. Info, www.waterisrising.com. Advance tix for the UCLA show on Oct 15 at www.uclalive.org.   
    
    
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Our # 10 Story
    
“MOODY BLUEGRASS TWO...MUCH LOVE” WITH VINCE GILL, RICKY SKAGGS, SAM BUSH, & MORE, GETS CRITICAL ACCLAIM
    
    Released this summer, that's been long enough to bring plenty of acclaim for “MOODY BLUEGRASS TWO...MUCH LOVE.” It's an all-star “part two” bluegrass tribute to the MOODY BLUES, and the 2011 encore to 2004’s critically and commercially acclaimed first tribute to the legendary light rock / adult alternative / triple-A band.
    
    It's been popular in recent years to “bluegrassify” the music of artists and bands from other genres. The chief example is the “Pickin On...” series, which has had quite a run.
    
    This project is notable for several reasons. First, it's a sequel, and second, “ Nashville’s finest” again collaborated with some of the best bluegrass artists, as they did for the original – plus, MOODY BLUES members were on-board.
    
    Producer DAVID HARVEY returns for this second volume, which blends the songwriting of the Moody Blues with the bluegrass sounds of mandolins, banjos and even clogging. The collection of bluegrass covers even includes Moody Blues members JUSTIN HAYWARD, JOHN LODGE and GRAEME EDGE, as well as band co-founders MIKE PINDER and RAY THOMAS and a wide assortment of Music City stars, including VINCE GILL, RICKY SKAGGS, and SAM BUSH.
    
    In addition to the big names of Nashville, the album features the talents of bluegrass / roots Americana stalwarts TIM O'BRIEN, HARLEY ALLEN, PETER ROWAN, JAN HARVEY, RONNIE BOWMAN, EMMA HARVEY, LARRY CORDLE, JOHN COWAN, JON RANDALL, DAVID HARVEY, TIM MAY, ANDY HALL, and ANDY TODD.
    
    It's received praise from critics. But the best endorsement when you do a cover is always the one you hope you get from the original artist(s). This album has that, too:
    
    RAY THOMAS, co-founder of the Moody Blues, says, “We have had so many cover versions of our songs over the years, but none have stood out like Moody Bluegrass. Nashville's most outstanding musicians have once again brought a new dimension to our songs.“
    
    Here a sampling from the critics:
    
"...it's nice to see this ultra-talented group of musicians step away from genre conventions to produce something wonderful." - Elmore.
    
"On this outing the results are more stylistically unified..." – Country Weekly.
    
"…as on the first volume cleverly parlays prog-rock into prog-string band." – No Depression.
    
"If you are a fan of the Moody Blues or bluegrass, you’ll find plenty to like on MB2…it proves something worth doing once is worth doing twice." - Vintage Guitar.
    
"The 16 tracks on this CD are all executed with precision." – Americana Gazette.
    
    We find it an enjoyable listen, though lacking in the kind of high-energy delivery we are accustomed to hearing from many of the bluegrass artists involved.
    
    The record spans the entire Moody Blues catalog, and includes fan favorites omitted the first time around, like "Tuesday Afternoon" and "I Know You're Out There." It's now available on iTunes and as a physical CD. More info at www.moodybluegrass.com   
    
    
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Our # 11 Story
    
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE COMING WEEK (AND BEYOND):
WELCOME TO ACOUSTIC ROCKTOBER! 
    
    Of course, you'll find ALL of this week's COMING EVENTS – our complete harvest of vine-ripened, organically grown, spring-water-washed good times, often presented in delectable detail – and always chronologically displayed as listings and write-ups, all awaiting you in our current SPOTLIGHT EVENTS Section, at
http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2011/09/spotlight-events-acoustic-americana_30.html   
    
    But, in QUICK form, here are our “Show-of-the-Week” highlights through two weekends...
    
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But first – one last September night remains, and offers fine live music...
    
    Fri, Sep 30,
B. B. KING plus SHAWN JONES play the Canyon Club in Agoura Hills; bluesman / actor HUGH LAURIE performs with RASPIN STUWART at the Mint in L.A.; OLLABELLE is at McCabe's in Santa Monica; the HOLLYWOOD BLUE FLAMES are at Yolies in Ventura; THE AROHI ENSEMBLE presents “SOULS ASCENDING” at Boston Court Performing Arts Center in Pasadena. (We did a feature story on HUGH LAURIE, “Blues in House: HUGH LAURIE the Musician,” in our Sep 9 edition, Feature #5, and you can still read it at http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2011/09/acoustic-americana-music-guide-news.html)    
    
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> FESTIVALS!
    
    They abound as October arrives in Southern Cal, where the weather is here and we hope you are beautiful...
    
But first, Fri-Sun, Sep 30-Oct 2, in San Francisco,
“HARDLY STRICTLY BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL,” an annual mega-acoustic-music event, takes over gigantic Golden Gate Park on multiple stages.
    
    Now-Oct 1, in L.A.,
“OOH LA L.A.,” aka the 3rd Annual “FRENCH MUSIC FESTIVAL IN LOS ANGELES,” runs at the El Rey Theater and features an eclectic lineup of NOUVELLE VAGUE, TINARIWEN, HINDI ZAHRA, HUGH COLTMAN, DJ CAM, BIRDY NAM NAM and others. Amoeba Hollywood will present a special in-store showcase with acclaimed Touareg band TINARIWEN, performing live in the store on September 29 at 6 pm (caution – this one is an electric show).
    
    Now-Oct 2, in Ojai,
The annual “WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL” in Ojai brings “music from all over the world” to Libbey Bowl and the Ojai Art Center. Info, 805-646-8907.
     
Sat, Oct 1, in Covina.
The annual “THUNDERFEST / BLUESAPALOOZA” brings blues performances by LES JOHNSON, BARRY “BIG B” BRENNER, STAN WEST, and more, starting at 1 pm in downtown Covina, on the street stage and in the Fret House. The “Thunder” part? That's a motorcycle gathering.
     
    Oct 1-31 in Ventura County,
“UNDERWOOD FAMILY FARMS HARVEST FESTIVAL” runs weekends with music, weekdays without, and includes the annual “FOLK FESTIVAL”weekend Oct 8 & 9, and the Oct 22 & 23 “WESTERN HERITAGE” weekend, all at Underwood Family Farms, in the countryside near Moorpark. More at www.underwoodfamilyfarms.com, or call them at 805-529-3690.
    
    Now-Oct 31, in Woodland Hills,
10 am-midnight “HALLOWEEN HARVEST FESTIVAL” has live music and lots more, at the Pierce College Farm Center, corner of Victory and Desoto. They proclaim the event as “the largest Harvest Festival in all of Southern California,” and they've expanded this year to include a larger festival grounds and an expanded six-acre corn maze. Lots to do at this one. There's more in our Spotlight Events, and more at www.halloweenharvestfestival.com – www.FrightFair.com – www.PierceFarmCenter.com – or call them at 818-999-6300.
    
    Sat, Oct 1, in Ventura County,
“MOORPARK COUNTRY DAYS” is 9 am-4 pm, and includes a street fair, parade, and live music. This year's theme is “Celebrate American History.” Info, 805-529-3690.
    
    Sat, Oct 1, in Ventura County,
“OXNARD MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL” is 10 am-6 pm, with live music and vendors at Plaza Park in downtown Oxnard. Info, 805-385-7434.
    
    Oct 1-16, various venues throughout L.A.,
Annual “WORLD FESTIVAL OF SACRED MUSIC” (www.festivalofsacredmusic.org) includes a fine concert at UCLA's Royce Hall on Sat, Oct 15, at 7 pm, and it shouldn't be lost in the deluge of the festival's 16-day, 32-event, 832-artist fare that's filled with rather exotic world-music offerings that mostly do not appeal to folk-Americana fans. See the Oct 15 listing...    
    
    Oct 1-16, various venues throughout Pasadena,
Biennial “AxS FESTIVAL” (www.axsfestival.org) this time explores the themes of “Fire & Water” with two weeks of art, music, dance, theater, performance and “provocative conversation.” It's art and some very cool, very accessible science. Main music is Sun, Oct 2; see listing below.
   
    Sat, Oct 1, in Arcadia,
“SANTA ANITA FOOD TRUCK FESTIVAL” has two stages of music starting at 11 am, but we're not sure what. It IS a beautiful place, there are 80+ food trucks in the infield for today's event, and it's always fun to watch the horses race. Take the 210 Fwy to the Baldwin offramp and go south to the signs for parking. Admission to the whole shebang today is $5.
    
    Sun, Oct 2, in Pasadena,
“WATER MUSIC / FIRE SONG” performed by PASADENA PRO MUSICA at Neighborhood Church at 4 pm, is part of the biennial, Oct 1-16, “AxS FESTIVAL” (www.axsfestival.org)    
    
    Sat & Sun, Oct 8 & 9, in Ventura,
The annual “SEASIDE HIGHLAND GAMES” are at the Ventura County Fairgrounds. This is a wonderful event. We ran a News Feature in the Sep 15 edition that you can read (Feature # 10) at http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2011/09/news-features-acoustic-americana-music.html  or, it's reprinted in this week's Spotlight Events Section.
    
    Sat & Sun, Oct 8 & 9, in Ventura County,
Annual “FOLK FESTIVAL”weekend, weekend, with performances by FUR DIXON & STEVE WERNER, I SEE HAWKS IN L.A., RANDALL LAMB, DAN JANISCH, TOM CORBETT & BILL KNOPF, THE CATTERWAILERS, HANS OTTSEN & ASHLEY BRODER, PHIL SALAZAR and THE KINFOLK. It's part of the month-long “UNDERWOOD FAMILY FARMS HARVEST FESTIVAL” runs weekends with music, weekdays without, Oct 1-31; also includes the Oct 22 & 23 “WESTERN HERITAGE” weekend, all at Underwood Family Farms, in the countryside near Moorpark. More at www.underwoodfamilyfarms.com, or 805-529-3690.   
 
    Sun, Oct 9, in Santa Barbara County,
40th annual “OLD TIME FIDDLER'S CONVENTION & FESTIVAL” is a one-day event, 10 am-5 pm, at Rancho La Patera & Stow House in Goleta. It's a landmark year for a fine event that's always under-promoted. This year, the lineup is appropriate for the convention / festival's four-decade anniversary, with LAURIE LEWIS & TOM ROZUM, HOT BUTTERED RUM, ERIC & SUZY THOMPSON, PETER FELDMANN & THE VERY LONESOME BOYS, MOLLY'S REVENGE, and the OLD TIME FIDDLERS. We ran a News Feature in the Sep 15 edition that you can still read (Feature # 11) at http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2011/09/news-features-acoustic-americana-music.html.  If you're going, you can make it a full weekend by spending Saturday at the SEASIDE HIGHLAND GAMES in Ventura.    
    
    Sun, Oct 9, in OC,
“THE BIG SQUEEZE: ORANGE COUNTY ACCORDION FESTIVAL” has a lot happening this year, including a Cajun-Zydeco Stage with ANDRE THIERRY, LISA HALEY & THE ZYDEKATS, & BONNE MUSIQUE ZYDECO, at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa, today only, 10 am 4 pm.
    
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> MORE FESTIVALS ARE COMING, LATER IN OCTOBER, including these...
    
    Sat, Oct 15, in L.A.,
Key show at the “WORLD FESTIVAL OF SACRED MUSIC” (www.festivalofsacredmusic.org) is a fine concert at UCLA's Royce Hall at 7 pm, and it shouldn't be lost in the deluge of the festival's 16-day, 32-event, 832-artist fare that's filled with rather exotic world-music offerings that mostly do not appeal to folk-Americana fans. The UCLA show is “WATER IS RISING: Music & Dance Amid Climate Change,” with 36 artists from the Pacific atols of Kiribati, Tokelau, and Tuvalu, presenting song and dance. it's safe to say, If you enjoy Hawaiian music, you'll love this. And it will bring you face-to-face with the reality of climate change and rising sea levels. This show may sell-out. Info, www.waterisrising.com; advance tix, www.uclalive.org.     
    
    Oct 22 & 23, in Ventura County,
Annual “WESTERN HERITAGE” weekend, is part of the month-long “UNDERWOOD FAMILY FARMS HARVEST FESTIVAL” that runs weekends with music, weekdays without, Oct 1-31 at Underwood Family Farms, in the countryside near Moorpark. More at www.underwoodfamilyfarms.com, or call them at 805-529-3690.
    
    Sun, Oct 30, in Burbank,
“SAMHAIN” Irish Song, Dance & Story, with optional traditional Samhain dinner, brings the story of Halloween and a celebration of the Celtic New Year, with SLUGGER O'TOOLE, BARRY LYNCH, ACS DANCERS, ADAM KIRK, CHRIS LOKEN, AEDAN MacDONNELL, STEVE PRIBYL, & LINEA SOLEDAD, sponsored by the Celtic Arts Center at the Burbank Moose Lodge. Two shows, 3 pm or 7 pm, tix for either are $18; tix for the optional 5 pm dinner are $15; show + dinner discount, $30. It'll sell-out early; info & advance tix, www.CelticArtsCenter.com/Samhain.    
    
    We 'spect we'll learn about even MORE festivals and add 'em, as the month gets underway.
    
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> CONCERTS! Here are our “Show-of-the-Week” picks...    
    
    Mahvelous, simply mahvelous acoustic concerts await you in Acoustic Rocktober.
    
> Early October's OUTDOOR “Show-of-the-Week” picks, in addition to the festivals...
    
    Sun, Oct 2, in Hollywood,
“ALOHAFEST: An Evening with AMY HANAIALI'I and TINI GREY” at 8 pm at the Ford Amphitheatre above Hollywood. Include the fresh pineapple when you pack your picnic dinner and wear a hibiscus in your hair. (www.fordtheatres.org)    
    
    Fri, Oct 7, in Hollywood,
“CHANSONS D'AMOUR” with AMANDA McBROOM & LEE LESSACK is “an homage to the great French songbook from an American perspective,” at 8 pm at the Ford Amphitheatre.
    
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> Early October's INDOOR “Show-of-the-Week” picks continue to be wunnerful...
    
    Sat, Oct 1, in L.A.,
“BILL TAPIA, LIVE AT THE WARNER GRAND THEATRE - THE 100th BIRTHDAY CONCERT” CD Release Party is in L.A., 5-9 pm. Yep, the world's oldest professional musician, the only one living who played with JOHN PHILLIP SOUZA and with most of the Big Band legends, is STILL AT IT, making music. On top of that, he is indeed releasing a new CD, recorded three years ago at his highly memorable 100th Birthday Concert. And, yep, he IS amazing! "If there was a Mount Rushmore for ukulele players, Bill Tapia would be on it." Reservations get directions at info@panioloproductions.com.    
    
    Sat, Oct 1, in Claremont,
BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA with SARA & SEAN WATKINS (from NICKEL CREEK) headline KidCare International's “Movin' Mountains” Benefit Concert, Dinner and Silent Auction at the Bridges Auditorium; info & tix, www.kidcare.org; 909-624-6101. This ensemble – the Blind Boys, plus the Watkins siblings – was absolutely wonderful Tuesday night at the Grammy Museum.
    
    Sat, Oct 1, in Hollywood,
MARINA V plays the Hard Rock Cafe. She says, “My bday show with Russian chocolates! $5 suggested donation at the door goes to Cancer Research foundation.”
    
    Sat, Oct 1, in Claremont,
SUSIE GLAZE & THE HILONESOME BAND, winners of the Just Plain Folks Award for Roots Album of the Year, play the Folk Music Center & Museum at 7:30 pm.
    
    Sat, Oct 1, in Malibu,
RED HORSE, the Red House Records folk-Americana supergroup of JOHN GORKA, ELIZA GILKYSON, & LUCY KAPLANSKY, play the Smothers Theatre at Pepperdine Univ. at 8 pm.
    
Sat, Oct 1, in Long Beach,
SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK plays the Carpenter Performing Arts Center at CSULB, 8 pm.
    
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    Sun, Oct 2, in Altadena.
Two shows, one venue, both HIGHLY RECOMMENDED,
CATHY BARTON & DAVE PARRA do a 3 pm matinee, then there's an evening show by
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SIMON LYNGE at 7 pm, both at the Coffee Gallery Backstage. (Get reservations for either or both, at 626-798-6236.)
    
    Sun, Oct 2, in Santa Monica,
The CHAPIN SISTERS, including the rare return of JEN CHAPIN, at McCabe’s at 7 pm. Sweet!
    
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    Mon, Oct 3, in Altadena,
BUTCH HANCOCK, the bigtime Austin-based Americana star, plays an 8 pm show at the Coffee Gallery Backstage. (Get reservations for this one, at 626-798-6236.)
    
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    Thu, Oct 6, in L.A.,
GLEN CAMPBELL, with INSTANT PEOPLE, brings his farewell tour to Club Nokia. Diagnosed with Alzheimer's, he's making the rounds one last time “before I start forgetting the lyrics.”
    
    Thu, Oct 6, in Santa Barbara,
ABIGAIL WASHBURN plays SOhO Restaurant and Music Club at 8 pm; come early for PRESTON REED at 6 pm.
    
    Thu, Oct 6, in L.A.,
TROMBONE SHORTY & ORLEANS AVENUE play the El Rey at 8:30 pm.
    
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    Fri, Oct 7, in L.A.
MERLE HAGGARD and KRIS KRISTOFFERSON team-up to play the Greek Theatre in Griffith Park at 8 pm.
    
    Fri, Oct 7:
THE BROTHERS FOUR and the KINGSTON TRIO play a double-bill at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts at 8 pm.
    
    Fri, Oct 7, in Hollywood,
“CHANSONS D'AMOUR” with AMANDA McBROOM & LEE LESSACK is “an homage to the great French songbook from an American perspective,” at the Ford Amphitheatre at 8 pm.
    
    Fri, Oct 7, in Ventura,
NATHAN McEUEN & MASON REED play Zoeys Café at 7:30 pm.
    
    Fri, Oct 7, in OC,
MICHAEL CHAPDELAINE plays the first of two shows for Lord Of The Strings Concert Series, this one at Dana Point Community House at 7:30 pm.
    
Fri, Oct 7, in Altadena,
PRESTON REED plays the Coffee Gallery Backstage at 8 pm.
    
Fri, Oct 7, in Santa Barbara,
TROMBONE SHORTY & ORLEANS AVENUE play UCSB's Campbell Hall at 8 pm.
    
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Sat, Oct 8, in Temecula,
8 pm MERLE HAGGARD and KRIS KRISTOFFERSON play the Pechanga Resort & Casino.
    
Sat, Oct 8, in L.A.,
HALAU O LILINOE A ME NA PUA ME KEALOHA performs as part of the ongoing the “WORLD FESTIVAL OF SACRED MUSIC,” with a 1 pm show at the Autry National Center, Griffith Park.
    
    Sat, Oct 8, in L.A.,
KEITH URBAN with JAKE OWEN brings the former's “Get Closer 2011 World Tour” to Staples Center, if you can withstand the fake / generic pop-country “Nashvul ack-scent” from the transplanted Aussie.
    
    Sat, Oct 8, in OC,
MICHAEL CHAPDELAINE plays the second of two concerts for the Lord Of The Strings Concert Series, this one at Mission Viejo Civic Center at 7 pm.
    
   Sat, Oct 8, in Covina,
TOM CORBETT, RICK SHEA, and the fabulous Aussie expatriate AUDREY AULD-MEZERA play at 8 pm at The Fret House in Covina.
    
    Sat, Oct 8, in Pasadena,
SMALL POTATOES plus an opening set by DAVE MORRISON, at the Caltech Folk Music Society series at 8 pm.
    
    Sat, Oct 8, in Santa Monica,
ABIGAIL WASHBURN and OLENTANGY JOHN play McCabe’s at 8 pm.
    
    Sat, Oct 8, in L.A.,
TRACY NEWMAN & THE REINFORCEMENTS, plus SHELBY, TIEG AND TARA, play Westwood Music at 8 pm.
    
    Sat, Oct 8, in L.A.,
NATHAN McEUEN and MASON REED play Genghis Cohen at 8 pm.
    
    Sat, Oct 8, in Culver City,
PRESTON REED plays Boulevard Music at 8 pm.
    
    Sat, Oct 8, in Altadena,
THE ALLEY CATS plus JULIE BRETT play the Coffee Gallery Backstage at 7 pm.
    
    Sat, Oct 8, in Anaheim,
LaCHE CERCEL & THE ROMA SWING ENSEMBLE play the Dunarea Restaurant at 9 pm.
    
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    Sun, Oct 9, in Temecula,
MERLE HAGGARD and KRIS KRISTOFFERSON play a second night at Pechanga Resort and Casino at 7 pm.
    
    Sun, Oct 9, in Santa Barbara,
RIDERS IN THE SKY, the only multiple Grammy-winning Western group, play UCSB's Campbell Hall at 3 pm.
    
    Sun, Oct 9, in Santa Monica,
Monthly “SONGWRITER SANCTUM,” this time with blues from MARK "POCKET" GOLDBERG, country from J.C. HYKE, classically-flavored singer-songwriter music from KAREN HART, and folk-rock from NICOLE GORDON, at the Church in Ocean Park at 2 pm.
    
    Sun, Oct 9, in Altadena,
LaCHE CERCEL & THE ROMA SWING ENSEMBLE play the Coffee Gallery Backstage at 3 pm.
    
    Sun, Oct 9, in L.A.,
The ongoing “WORLD FESTIVAL OF SACRED MUSIC” today brings the CHOIR OF ST. JAMES and ALAN MORRISON to St. James-in-the-City at 4:30 pm.
    
    Sun, Oct 9, in Long Beach,
DIKKI DU & HIS ZYDECO KREWE play the Cajun-zydeco dance at the Golden Sails Hotel at 5 pm.
    
    Sun, Oct 9, in Altadena,
JONATHAN McEUEN and NATHAN McEUEN (musical sons of Nitty Gritty Dirt and founding member JOHN McEUEN) play the Coffee Gallery Backstage at 7 pm.
    
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    (As always, don't overlook the FESTIVALS and OUTDOOR EVENTS...)
    
    Do we expect to bring you even MORE, soon? Well, YEAH! Plus, we anticipate MORE artists' workshops that have yet to be announced, in addition to those you can find now at the “WORLD FESTIVAL OF SACRED MUSIC” site, at www.festivalofsacredmusic.org    
    
And of course, a WHOOOOLE LOT more Southern Cal events are described in The Guide's SPOTLIGHT EVENTS section!
    
    
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Our VENUE DIRECTORY    
  
...with OVER 500 acoustic-music-friendly venues in Southern California, is available at   
  
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RECENT EDITIONS of The Guide's NEWS FEATURES are still available!  
  
    Just check our archive! Read the contents bar on the left side of the page at www.acousticamericana.blogspot.com and click the appropriate month.   
    
    
The MOST RECENT past editions (last 30 days) are easy to find HERE:
    
    
September 23 edition is available at
    
http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2011/09/news-features-acoustic-americana-music_23.html   
                       and the stories are:
  
  1) 17th annual “HARVEST FESTIVAL OF DULCIMERS” this Saturday in Culver City  
  2) All-Star Lineup for “BLUEGRASS CONCERT AT THE FORD,” September 25  
  3) This Weekend's Festival Scene Brings a Hodge-Podge of Music – Catch
    THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA, DAVID LINDLEY, FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS, more  
  4) Cajun Music from Grammy Nominee Headlines “CASTAIC DAYS FESTIVAL,” Saturday  
  5) “AMERICANAFEST,” Oct 12-15, is "Nashville's Best Music Festival" says Southern Living
    Magazine
  6) Arts Commission Workshops Start September 26
  7) Pasadena's Boston Court Announces Fall Music Series  
  8) SEPTEMBER's Best Remnants – A Quick Roundup – Newly Updated 
  9) OCTOBER - First Look at an Acoustic Rocktober's Impending Events
    
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September 15 edition is available at
    
http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2011/09/news-features-acoustic-americana-music.html  
                       and the stories are:
  
  1) Musician ALEX BEATON Paralyzed from Accident  
  2) Innovative Ways to Sell Your CDs
  3) Stuff that Works: Musicians' Comedic Press Release of the Month  
  4) “MILLPOND MUSIC FESTIVAL” Brings Finale to Summer Fests, this Weekend  
  5) 8th Annual “CELTIC CONCERT” at the Ford Brings the Craic, this Sunday  
  6) Grand Ole Echo Brings “GRAMATHON” this Sunday
  7) FUR & STEVE Invite You to Recording Sesh for their Live CD, this Sunday
  8) All-Star Lineup for “BLUEGRASS CONCERT AT THE FORD,” September 25  
  9) Of Autoharps, Jobs Bills, and a Vision for Our Future (or the Lack of it)  
 10) “SEASIDE HIGHLAND GAMES” Coming October 8 & 9 in Ventura  
 11) 40th annual “OLD TIME FIDDLER'S CONVENTION & FESTIVAL” is Sunday, October 9
 12) KEN GRAYDON Memorial Concert Brings Fitting Adios  
 13) SEPTEMBER MUSIC HIGHLIGHTS – The Guide's Quick Roundup  
    
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September 9 edition is available at
    
http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2011/09/acoustic-americana-music-guide-news.html
                       and the stories are:
  
  1) Frightful Heat Comes and Goes, but Upcoming Music is Delightful  
  2) Performance Workshop: Learn from Successful Indies, Saturday at the Autry  
  3) And Now for Something Completely Different: PHIL WARD, this Friday Night  
  4) “Equinox Folk Music, Dance & Storytelling Festival” is this Weekend  
  5) Blues in House: HUGH LAURIE the Musician  
  6) “Songwriter Sanctum,” Local Recurring Event, Gets Media Attention  
  7) “Millpond Music Festival” Brings Fine Lineup, September 16-18  
  8) 9-11's Legacy: The Part Played by Artists, and What's Still to be Done  
    
    
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Spotlight Events: Acoustic Americana Music Guide, September 30, 2011 edition

     
     
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    Southern California – the region of our core coverage – has THE MOST live acoustic music performances of anyplace in the world! (Not a brag, just a FACT.)
    
That's amply demonstrated every week in THIS SECTION of the Guide,
our SPOTLIGHT EVENTS.
    
     
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PLUS, remember to check THIS WEEK’S NEWS FEATURES, September 30 edition, in its own section of the Guide!    
    
It's only a click away, at
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        SPOTLIGHT EVENTS brings you the Guide's chronological, day-by-day listings and descriptions of live acoustic and Americana performances, festivals, workshops for artists, and more. We cover music indoors and out, across and around the vast L.A. region, from the north border of Santa Barbara County to the south border of Orange County, inland to the deserts, plus some key events in San Diego and beyond. And, we include FESTIVALS anywhere we think you're interested in finding them.
     
    
    
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Fri-Sun, Sep 30-Oct 2, in San Francisco:
11 am-7 pm annual “HARDLY STRICTLY BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL” takes over the gigantic Golden Gate Park, on multiple stages, and headliners include THE SELDOM SCENE, CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE, SOUTH MEMPHIS STRING BAND and many more. Stages are at the Speedway, Lindley & Marx Meadows, and other locations. (If you go, let us know!)
     
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Fri, Sep 30; Thu, Sep 29-Sat, Oct 1, festival:
“OOH LA L.A.,” aka the 3rd Annual “FRENCH MUSIC FESTIVAL IN LOS ANGELES,” runs September 29 through October 1 at the El Rey Theater and features an eclectic lineup of NOUVELLE VAGUE, TINARIWEN, HINDI ZAHRA, HUGH COLTMAN, DJ CAM, BIRDY NAM NAM and others.
    Amoeba Hollywood will present a special in-store showcase with acclaimed Touareg band TINARIWEN, performing live in the store on September 29 at 6 pm (caution – this one is an electric show).
     
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Fri, Sep 30:
“LOS ANGELES COUNTY FAIR” closes this Sunday at Fairplex in Pomona. The nation's largest county fair has numerous music performance spaces throughout the sprawling fairgrounds, with a variety of entertainment options included with admission on any given day.
     
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Fri-Sun, Sep 30-Oct 2, in Ojai:
“WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL” brings “music from all over the world” to Libbey Bowl and the Ojai Art Center, both in Ojai, plus workshops. Info, 805-646-8907.
     
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Fri, Sep 30:
6 pm 2 FRETS LOWER brings a bluegrass performance to Strings Music, 142 N Glendora Av, Glendora 91741; 626-914 4100.
     
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Fri, Sep 30:
7 pm DOUG MACLEOD & DENNY CROY play Lucille’s BBQ, 7411 Carson St, Long Beach 90808; 562-938-7427.
     
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Fri, Sep 30, in San Diego:
7:30 pm ELIZA GILKYSON & JOHN GORKA play the AMSD Concert series at 4650 Mansfield St, San Diego 92116; 619-303-8176.
     
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Fri, Sep 30:
B. B. KING plus SHAWN JONES at the Canyon Club, 28912 Roadside Dr, Agoura Hills; tix, www.canyonclub.net; 818-879-5016.
     
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Fri, Sep 30:
8 pm OLLABELLE at McCabe's, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica; www.mccabes.com; 310-828-4497. Tix, $20.
     
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Fri, Sep 30:
AROHI ENSEMBLE: “SOULS ASCENDING,” at the Boston Court Performing Arts Center, 70 N Mentor Av, Pasadena 91106; tix and info, including discount and bonus packages, are available at www.bostoncourt.com or 626-683-6883. The group features PAUL LIVINGSTONE on sitar, PEDRO EUSTACHE on “world winds,” ABHIJIT BANERJEE on tabla, PETER JACOBSON on cello, and DAVE LEWIS on drums, with guest vocalist from India, MAHESH KALE.
     
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Fri, Sep 30, in Ventura:
8 pm HOLLYWOOD BLUE FLAMES at Yolie's, 138 W Main, Ventura; 805-816-0663; tix, www.HiHatEntertainment.com. Tix, $18.     
     
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Fri, Sep 30:
Bluesman / actor HUGH LAURIE performs with RASPIN STUWART at the Mint, 6010 W Pico Bl, Los Angeles 90035; www.TheMintLA.com; 323-954-9400. $15.
     
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Fri, Sep 30:
9 pm SIMON LYNGE plays Genghis Cohen, 740 N Fairfax Av, Los Angeles 90046; 323-653-0640. See the feature story on Simon in the Guide's current News Features section.
     
     
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THE FIRST TEN DAYS OF OCTOBER
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Sat, Oct 1; Fri-Sun, Sep 30-Oct 2, in San Francisco; FESTIVAL:
11 am-7 pm annual “HARDLY STRICTLY BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL” takes over the gigantic Golden Gate Park, on multiple stages, and headliners include THE SELDOM SCENE, CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE, SOUTH MEMPHIS STRING BAND and many more. Stages are at the Speedway, Lindley & Marx Meadows, and other locations. (If you go, let us know!)
     
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Sat & Sun, Oct 1 & 2, in Northern Cal; FESTIVAL:
Annual “KVMR CELTIC FESTIVAL” brings MOLLY'S REVENGE, OLD BLIND DOGS, WAKE THE DEAD, EMILY SMITH, COULTER/PHILLIPS TRIO, ANDREW & NOAH BAND, and more, to the Nevada County Fairgrounds, 11228 McCourtney Rd, Grass Valley 95949; 530-265-9073.
     
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Sat, Oct 1; Sep 23-Oct 31, FESTIVAL:
10 am-midnight “HALLOWEEN HARVEST FESTIVAL” has live music and lots more, at the Pierce College Farm Center, corner of Victory and Desoto in Woodland Hills. They proclaim the event as “the largest Harvest Festival in all of Southern California,” and they've expanded this year to include a larger festival grounds and an expanded six-acre corn maze.
    The festival opens at 10 am and runs daily and every evening. Sundays-Thursdays, it closes at 10 pm, Fridays & Saturdays, 'til midnight.
    This is a big-deal event, and they've been doing it for years, so they're good at it. In addition to the live music and that giant Corn Maze, activities include a Hay Ride, Giant Slide, Jumpers, Petting Zoo, a Train Ride, Carousel, Pony Rides, Bumper Boats, daytime Haunted House, Cow Train, Bungee, Rock Wall Climb, Gemstone Mining, and there's an “Afterdark FrightFair Screampark” with nighttime Factory of Nightmares Haunted House, Creatures of the Corn Haunted Trail, nighttime Corn Maze, and something they're calling the “Insane Reaction.”
    They offer all kinds of “activity ticket” combinations, but basic admission, which includes entry, the Corn Maze, the Hay Ride, and a couple of activity tickets, is only $5. Anyone who rides the Metro Orange Line gets in free, and the station is just across the street (must show a paper Metro ticket with that day's date).
    There's more info at www.halloweenharvestfestival.com – www.FrightFair.com – www.PierceFarmCenter.com – or call them at 818-999-6300.
     
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Sat, Oct 1, in Covina; FESTIVAL:
1 pm annual “THUNDERFEST / BLUESAPALOOZA” with blues performances by LES JOHNSON, BARRY BIG B BRENNER, STAN WEST, and more, on the street stage and in the Fret House, 309 N Citrus Av, Covina 91723; 626-339-7020.
     
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Sat, Oct 1; Fri-Sat, Sep 29 through Oct 1; FESTIVAL:
“OOH LA L.A.,” aka the 3rd Annual “FRENCH MUSIC FESTIVAL IN LOS ANGELES,” runs at the El Rey Theater and features an eclectic lineup of NOUVELLE VAGUE, TINARIWEN, HINDI ZAHRA, HUGH COLTMAN, DJ CAM, BIRDY NAM NAM and others. Amoeba Hollywood will present a special in-store showcase with acclaimed Touareg band TINARIWEN, performing live in the store on September 29 at 6 pm (caution – this one is an electric show).
     
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Sat, Oct 1; Fri-Sun, Sep 30-Oct 2; FESTIVAL:
The annual “WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL” in Ojai brings “music from all over the world” to Libbey Bowl and the Ojai Art Center, plus workshops. Info, 805-646-8907.
     
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Oct 1-31 in Ventura County,
“UNDERWOOD FAMILY FARMS HARVEST FESTIVAL” runs weekends with music, weekdays without, and includes the annual “FOLK FESTIVAL”weekend Oct 8 & 9, and the Oct 22 & 23 “WESTERN HERITAGE” weekend, all at Underwood Family Farms, in the countryside near Moorpark. More at www.underwoodfamilyfarms.com, or call them at 805-529-3690.
     
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Sat, Oct 1, in Ventura County; FESTIVAL:
“MOORPARK COUNTRY DAYS” is 9 am-4 pm, and includes a street fair, parade, and live music. This year's theme is “Celebrate American History.” Info, 805-529-3690.
     
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Sat, Oct 1, in Ventura County; FESTIVAL:
“OXNARD MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL” is 10 am-6 pm, with live music and vendors at Plaza Park in downtown Oxnard. Info, 805-385-7434.
     
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Oct 1-16, various venues throughout L.A.; FESTIVAL:
Annual “WORLD FESTIVAL OF SACRED MUSIC” (www.festivalofsacredmusic.org) includes a fine concert at UCLA's Royce Hall on Sat, Oct 15, at 7 pm, and it shouldn't be lost in the deluge of the festival's 16-day, 32-event, 832-artist fare that's filled with rather exotic world-music offerings that mostly do not appeal to folk-Americana fans. See the Oct 15 listing...    
     
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Oct 1-16, various venues throughout Pasadena; FESTIVAL:
Biennial “AxS FESTIVAL” (www.axsfestival.org) this time explores the themes of “Fire & Water” with two weeks of art, music, dance, theater, performance and “provocative conversation.” It's art and some very cool, very accessible science. Main music is Sun, Oct 2; see listing below.
     
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Sat, Oct 1:
“LOS ANGELES COUNTY FAIR” closes tomorrow at Fairplex in Pomona. The nation's largest county fair has numerous music performance spaces throughout the sprawling fairgrounds, with a variety of entertainment options included with admission on any given day.
     
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Sat, Oct 1, in Arcadia:
“SANTA ANITA FOOD TRUCK FESTIVAL” has two stages of music starting at 11 am, but we're not sure what. It IS a beautiful place, there are 80+ food trucks in the infield for today's event, and it's always fun to watch the horses race. Take the 210 Fwy to the Baldwin offramp in Arcadia and go south to the signs for parking. Admission to the whole shebang today is $5.
     
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Sat, Oct 1, in the desert:
2 pm CATHY BARTON & DAVE PARA play the “Traditional Music at the Russells” house concert series in Lucerne Valley 92356; reservations get directions at 760-248-2118 or carolyn@lucernevalley.net    
     
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Sat, Oct 1:
5-9 pm “BILL TAPIA, LIVE AT THE WARNER GRAND THEATRE - THE 100th BIRTHDAY CONCERT” CD Release Party is in L.A. Yep, the world's oldest professional musician, the only one living who played with JOHN PHILLIP SOUZA and with most of the Big Band legends, is STILL AT IT making music. On top of that, he is indeed releasing a new CD, recorded three years ago at his highly memorable 100th Birthday Concert. And, yep, he IS amazing! "If there was a Mount Rushmore for ukulele players, Bill Tapia would be on it."
    Reservations are required, though the event is free and “Friends and folks of all ages are welcome. Food and drink items are appreciated.” It's at Paniolo Productions World Headquarters, 3552 Kelton Av, Los Angeles 90034; make reservations at 323-547-3482 or at info@panioloproductions.com.    
     
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Sat, Oct 1:
BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA with SARA & SEAN WATKINS (from NICKEL CREEK) headline KidCare International's “Movin' Mountains” Benefit Concert, Dinner and Silent Auction at the Bridges Auditorium, Claremont; info & tix, www.kidcare.org; 909-624-6101. This ensemble – the Blind Boys, plus the Watkins siblings – was absolutely wonderful Tuesday night at the Grammy Museum.
     
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Sat, Oct 1:
10 pm MARINA V plays the Hard Rock Cafe at Hollywood & Highland (by Kodak Theatre) in Hollywood. She says, “My Birthday show with Russian chocolates! $5 suggested donation at the door goes to Noreen Fraser Cancer Research Foundation.” Doors at 9 pm, show at 10 pm sharp.
    Marina is a wonderful musician, pianist, guitarist, and songwriter who was schooled in Russia, and who writes and sings in English with great depth and clarity, as well as enough nuance to be fully engaging on stage.
     
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Sat, Oct 1:
WAH!: “SACRED SPIRITUAL CHANTING,” at the Boston Court Performing Arts Center, 70 N Mentor Av, Pasadena 91106; tix and info, including discount and bonus packages, are available at www.bostoncourt.com or 626-683-6883. They're a music legend in the yoga world, known for creating Eastern-tinged, hip music for yoga and meditation centers. Concerts include Sanskrit chanting and storytelling and songs in English, where the “atmosphere is festive and jubilant.”
     
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Sat, Oct 1:
7:30 pm SUSIE GLAZE & THE HILONESOME BAND, winners of the Just Plain Folks Award for Roots Album of the Year, play the Folk Music Center, 220 Yale Av, Claremont 91711; 909-624-2928.
     
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Sat, Oct 1:
8 pm RED HORSE, the Red House Records folk-Americana supergroup of JOHN GORKA, ELIZA GILKYSON, & LUCY KAPLANSKY, play the Smothers Theatre at Pepperdine University Malibu, 24255 Pacific Coast Hwy, Malibu 90265; 310-506-4522.
     
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Sat, Oct 1, in Bakersfield:
8 pm LISA HALEY & THE ZYDEKATS, Cajun-zydeco Grammy nominees, play the Bright House Amphitheater, 11200 Stockdale Hwy, Bakersfield. Info, www.lisahaley.com   
     
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Sat, Oct 1:
8 pm SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK plays the Carpenter Performing Arts Center at Cal State Long Beach, 6200 Atherton St, Long Beach 90815; 562-985-7000.
     
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Sat, Oct 1:
8 pm MATT The ELECTRICIAN plays the first of two different shows tonight (different acts) at McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica 90405; 310-828-4497.
     
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Sat, Oct 1:
10 pm JOLIE HOLLAND plays the second of two different shows tonight (different acts) at McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica 90405; 310-828-4497.
     
     
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Check Saturday's listings for FESTIVALS that continue today.
     
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Sun, Oct 2:
“LOS ANGELES COUNTY FAIR” closes today at Fairplex in Pomona. The nation's largest county fair has numerous music performance spaces throughout the sprawling fairgrounds, with a variety of entertainment options included with admission on any given day.
     
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Sun, Oct 2, jam:
2 pm twice-monthly “IRISH, OLD-TIME, BLUEGRASS SESSION” at Connolly's Kitchen, 1453 Foothill Bl, La Verne 91750; 909-593-6322. Runs first & third Sundays.
     
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Sun, Oct 2, FESTIVAL:
4 pm “WATER MUSIC / FIRE SONG” performed by PASADENA PRO MUSICA is part of the biennial, Oct 1-16, “AxS FESTIVAL” (www.axsfestival.org); today's performance is at Neighborhood Church, 301 N Orange Grove Bl, Pasadena.  
     
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Sun, Oct 2:
3 pm CATHY BARTON & DAVE PARRA play a matinee at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 92675; info, www.coffeegallery.com; reservations number (NEW, May 2011) is 626-798-6236. (“The venue named in FolkWorks as L.A.’s best intimate acoustic listening room venue”).
    There are two different shows, different acts, at this venue today / tonight, and both are HIGHLY RECOMMENDED; see 7 pm listing, too.
    Bob Stane says, “A fave with the Caltech and JPL crowd. Good taste abounds. A special act. Third time here. Always sells out. Big bunch of fans in this area. Coming from the East. Then back again. Your only chance.”
    We'll add that they have been favorites with the California Traditional Music Society's Summer Solstice Festival goers since the days when that festival was at Cal State Northridge.
    CATHY BARTON AND DAVE PARA are a versatile duo from way out in Missouri performing a variety of traditional and original folk music with harmonious vocals and powerful mastery of five-string banjo, hammered dulcimer, guitar, autoharp and some found instruments just to keep your attention. Cathy and Dave are “delighted to return to The Coffee Gallery after having way too good of a time a year ago.”
    Their “acoustic arsenal of democracy” includes five-string banjo, guitar, hammered dulcimer, Autoharp and some found instruments just to keep the audience's attention. Their repertoire is comprised of traditional and contemporary American folk music, featuring tunes and songs they have collected from fiddlers and singers in their home region of Missouri and the Ozarks.
    While they may never get the childhood echoes of Peter, Paul and Mary out of their harmony vocals, Cathy and Dave can lay down a solid old-time sound. The late Roy Acuff once called Cathy his favorite banjo player. Here's a video from the 1980s that suggests why: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TC0ALk_w8g0    
    2009 was the year of "Gumbo Bottoms: A Big Muddy Musical" for which Cathy wrote the songs and both Dave and Cathy played in the pit band for the show's premier and tour dates. http://gumbobottomsmusical.com. She says, “Wish the show had a year-long run because it was a real treat to do. But a cruise along the coast of Maine helped make up for it.” Tix, $18.
     
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Sun, Oct 2; Sep 23-Oct 31, FESTIVAL:
5:30 pm BRYAN CHAN & BARRY CULLISON perform at the “HALLOWEEN HARVEST FESTIVAL” at the Pierce College Farm Center, corner of Victory and Desoto in Woodland Hills. Organizers proclaim the event as “the largest Harvest Festival in all of Southern California.”
    Bryan and Barry will play separately and together from 5:30 to 7 pm, followed by the ZANE WOOD BAND at 8 pm.
    There's more info in our Oct 1 listing, and more at www.halloweenharvestfestival.com – www.FrightFair.com – www.PierceFarmCenter.com – or call them at 818-999-6300.
     
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Sun, Oct 2:
7 pm The CHAPIN SISTERS, including the rare return of JEN CHAPIN, at McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica 90405; 310-828-4497.
     
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Sun, Oct 2:
7 pm SIMON LYNGE at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 92675; info, www.coffeegallery.com; reservations number (NEW, May 2011) is 626-798-6236. (“The venue named in FolkWorks as L.A.’s best intimate acoustic listening room venue”).
    He has just completed a European tour with EMMYLOU HARRIS and played the prestigious Glastonbury Festival, the first Greenlander to do so.
    World-renowned talents have come to work with him on his recording. Renowned musicians joined him in studio including bass-player LEE SKLAR (James Taylor, Jackson Browne), guitarist SHANE FONTAYNE (Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon), drummer JAY BELLEROSE (Marc Cohen, Madeliene Peyroux), and bassist FREEBO (Bonnie Raitt, John Mayall, CSN). In rather prestigious circles the brilliance of Simon’s work on his debut album “The Future” is already being compared to the likes of Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Elliot Smith, Nick Drake and other uncommonly gifted artists.
    SIMON LYNGE has the smoothest singing voice you've ever heard. He combines fine musical sensibilities with an outlook and sense of spirituality that derives from his Norse / Inuit roots, having been raised in Greenland and Denmark.
    But don't let any of that fool you. He speaks English and writes songs in English with far more aplomb than several dozen successful songwriters who were born here.
    His debut album on London based Lo Max Records, is titled “The Future.”
    It was named “Album of the Week” earlier this year by MDR (radio and TV in Germany). It introduces Simon as a fully-formed contender for major success. It was recorded at Bright Orange Studios in Los Angeles with co-producers Matt Forger (Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney) and Jon Mattox (The Young Dubliners).
    “The Future” is a musical beauty worthy of the wide audience it is finding after entering the BBC UK charts at #22 one day after the June 7, 2010 release. It also hit #1 on the Amazon.com UK Rock charts and #14 on iTunes. German Rolling Stone just did a two page feature on his new CD. A year later, the new single “If You Go” has been added to BBC Radio 2, the largest radio station in the UK. Tix, $15.
     
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Sun, Oct 2,
“ALOHAFEST: An Evening with AMY HANAIALI'I and TINI GREY” at 8 pm at the Ford Amphitheatre, 2580 Cahuenga Bl East, Hollywood 90068; 323-GO1-FORD (323-461-3673); www.FordTheatres.org; box dinner orders available for some shows at 310-652-3797. [aka John Anson Ford Amphitheatre.] Come early and bring your picnic at tables & chair in the “leafy entryway” by the waterfalls (you can bring your own wine or other beverage, and grounds open 2 hours before show time for picnicking). Food & drink are available on-site, though they always run out of hot cocoa when it’s chilly.
    Include the fresh pineapple when you pack your picnic dinner and wear a hibiscus in your hair. Aloha!    
     
     
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Monday, October 3
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Ongoing, through Oct 31, FESTIVAL:
“HALLOWEEN HARVEST FESTIVAL” has live music and lots more, at the Pierce College Farm Center, corner of Victory and Desoto in Woodland Hills. Organizers proclaim it as “the largest Harvest Festival in all of Southern California.” There's lots to do there. See the Guide's full write-up in the Oct 1 listings. Opens daily at 10 am, closes at 10 pm, Fri & Sat at midnight. More at www.halloweenharvestfestival.com – www.FrightFair.com – www.PierceFarmCenter.com – or call them at 818-999-6300.  
    
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Mon, Oct 3, in San Diego:
7:30 pm “ACOUSTIC STRAWBS” with, of course, THE STRAWBS, playing the AMSD Concert Series, 4650 Mansfield St, San Diego 92116; 619-303-8176.
    
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Mon, Oct 3:
8 pm BUTCH HANCOCK (from THE FLATLANDERS), the bigtime Austin-based Americana star, plays the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 92675; info, www.coffeegallery.com; reservations number (NEW, May 2011) is 626-798-6236. (“The venue named in FolkWorks as L.A.’s best intimate acoustic listening room venue”).
    Rolling Stone magazine describes Butch Hancock as "a raspy-voiced West Texas mystic with an equal affinity for romantic border balladry and Zen paradox."
    World-traveling troubadour BUTCH HANCOCK hails from the same Lubbock, Texas, music scene that gave the world JOE ELY and JIMMIE DALE GILMORE, his equally eclectic colleagues in THE FLATLANDERS.
    In 2010, he picked up something he'd done back in 1990, and the story is fun. Hancock and more than two dozen musician friends staged a 1990 event worthy of the Guinness Book of World Records: calling it “No Two Alike,” they played six straight nights of live performances in Austin's famed Cactus Café, recording 140 of his original songs without repeating a single song. He released the staggering output later in the year as the “No Two Alike Tape of the Month club.”
    More remarkably, twenty years later, In 2010, Butch reprised the event. This time he titled it “No Two More Alike.” Fans from as far as Tokyo were there, representing a measure of the devotion Hancock’s singular compositions inspire.
    Butch is one of contemporary music's most entertaining raconteurs and his tunes evoke mystical visions of wind-swept dry-plains and his lyrics are profoundly imaginative, often displaying for his listeners the miracles that occur in the ordinary through creative irony and metaphors. This is a show that shouldn’t be missed.
    A world-traveling troubadour with a long string of recorded songs and albums, Butch has been called "one of the finest songwriters of our time" and is acknowledged by his peers and critics alike as one of the premiere singer-songwriters Texas has ever produced. His tunes evoke mystical visions of wind-swept dry-plains and his lyrics are profoundly imaginative, often displaying for his listeners the miracles that occur in the ordinary through creative irony and metaphors. His lyrical style has often been compared to that of Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie and his record “Own and Own,” released in '91, contains his "If I Were a Bluebird," a song later covered by EMMYLOU HARRIS.    
    During his acclaimed career, Hancock has written and recorded several landmark albums, some of them sparse and simple, others as big as the West Texas sky. After moving to the progressive country hotbed of Austin in the mid '70s, he started his own Rainlight label and released the quintessential “West Texas Waltzes and Dust-Blown Tractor Tunes” in 1978.
    In the years that followed, he continued to release albums steeped with meaning and memory, a foundation that cemented his world-wide reputation as a master wordsmith.
    Get reservations for this one, for sure. He first played the venue a few months ago, so plenty of regulars know him and his music and there will be competition for the available tickets. Tix, $20.
     
     
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Tuesday, October 4
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Ongoing, through Oct 31, FESTIVAL:
“HALLOWEEN HARVEST FESTIVAL” has live music and lots more, at the Pierce College Farm Center, corner of Victory and Desoto in Woodland Hills. Organizers proclaim it as “the largest Harvest Festival in all of Southern California.” There's lots to do there. See the Guide's full write-up in the Oct 1 listings. Opens daily at 10 am, closes at 10 pm, Fri & Sat at midnight. More at www.halloweenharvestfestival.com – www.FrightFair.com – www.PierceFarmCenter.com – or call them at 818-999-6300.  
    
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Tue, Oct 4, in Santa Barbara:
8 pm BOB SCHNEIDER plays the SOhO Restaurant and Music Club, 1221 State St, Santa Barbara 93101; 805-962 7776.
     
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Tue, Oct 4:
7 pm weekly “J.C. HYKE'S SONGWRITERS SERENADE” showcase at Matt Denny's Ale House Restaurant & Bar, 145 E Huntington Dr, Arcadia 91006. Different recording artists take part in an invitational showcase.
     
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Tue, Oct 4:
7:30 pm “TURN THE PAGE,” DEBBIE BERRY's Musical Revue, with SONGS OF THE FRONTIER, with Special Guest RON CHRISTOPHER, at Viva Fresh Cantina, 900 Riverside Dr (next to L.A. Equestrian Center), Burbank 91506; www.vivacantina.com;  818-845-2425 or 818-515-4444.
    Debbie says, “Come join us on a journey of little known facts, from the creation of our 'Colonial American Spirit' to adventures out in the 'Old West.' Learn how some of our most beloved songs were created, and through stories, songs and anecdotes, [how] we carved out a new nation from the voices and adventures of the people who lived it.”
    Co-sponsored by Viva and the Western Music Association, California Chapter.
    Venue has full menu and full bar. No cover; tips for the artists are “gratefully accepted.”
     
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Tue, Oct 4:
8 pm weekly “TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION” at Timmy Nolan's Tavern and Grill, 10111 Riverside Dr, Toluca Lake 91602; 818-985-3359.
     
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Tue, Oct 4:
8 pm weekly “BOURBON AND BLUEGRASS” at South Santa Monica Sports Bar and Grill, 3001 Wilshire Bl, Santa Monica, 90403; 310- 828-9988.
     
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Tue, Oct 4:
8 pm weekly “BLUEGRASS JAM” at Viva Fresh Cantina, 900 Riverside Dr, Burbank 91506; 818-515-4444.
     
     
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Wednesday, October 5
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Ongoing, through Oct 31, FESTIVAL:
“HALLOWEEN HARVEST FESTIVAL” has live music and lots more, at the Pierce College Farm Center, corner of Victory and Desoto in Woodland Hills. Organizers proclaim it as “the largest Harvest Festival in all of Southern California.” There's lots to do there. See the Guide's full write-up in the Oct 1 listings. Opens daily at 10 am, closes at 10 pm, Fri & Sat at midnight. More at www.halloweenharvestfestival.com – www.FrightFair.com – www.PierceFarmCenter.com – or call them at 818-999-6300.  
    
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Wed, Oct 5:
6:30 pm “BRENDAN'S IRISH MUSIC SESSION” at Brendan’s Irish Pub and Restaurant, 1755 E Daily Dr, Camarillo 93010; 888-811-5818. Runs first & third Wednesday, every month.
     
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Wed, Oct 5:
7 pm BOB SCHNEIDER plays Hotel Café, 1623 1/2 N Cahuenga Bl (betw Hollywood & Sunset), Hollywood 90038; 323-461-2040.
     
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Wed, Oct 5:
7 pm weekly OPEN MIC at the Talking Stick, 1411 Lincoln Bl, Venice 92091. Signups at 6:45 pm.
     
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Wed, Oct 5, in Ventura County:
7:30 pm Songmakers weekly “SIMI VALLEY HOOT at a private residence in Simi Valley; contact Songmakers for location, at www.songmakers.org    
     
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Wed, Oct 5:
8 pm “GUITAROLOGY” weekly showcase and open mic, at Bar Melody and Grill, 9132 S Sepulveda Bl, Los Angeles 90045; 310-670-1994.
     
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Wed, Oct 5:
8 pm weekly “IRISH MUSIC SESSION” at O'Brien's Irish Pub and Restaurant, 2226 Wilshire Bl, Santa Monica 90403; 310-829-5303.
     
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Wed, Oct 5:
9 pm weekly “ACOUSTIC CORDIALE” showcase, with different recording artists each week, playing acoustic, at Café Cordiale, 14015 Ventura Bl, Sherman Oaks 91423; 818-789-1985.
     
     
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Thursday, October 6
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Ongoing, through Oct 31, FESTIVAL:
“HALLOWEEN HARVEST FESTIVAL” has live music and lots more, at the Pierce College Farm Center, corner of Victory and Desoto in Woodland Hills. Organizers proclaim it as “the largest Harvest Festival in all of Southern California.” There's lots to do there. See the Guide's full write-up in the Oct 1 listings. Opens daily at 10 am, closes at 10 pm, Fri & Sat at midnight. More at www.halloweenharvestfestival.com – www.FrightFair.com – www.PierceFarmCenter.com – or call them at 818-999-6300.  
    
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Thu, Oct 6, in Santa Barbara:
6 pm PRESTON REED plays SOhO Restaurant and Music Club, 1221 State St, Santa Barbara 93101; 805-962 7776. Stick around for ABIGAIL WASHBURN at 8 pm.
     
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Thu, Oct 6:
GLEN CAMPBELL, with INSTANT PEOPLE, brings his farewell tour to Club Nokia in L.A. Diagnosed with Alzheimer's, he's making the rounds one last time “before I start forgetting the lyrics.”
     
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Thu, Oct 6, in Santa Barbara:
8 pm ABIGAIL WASHBURN plays SOhO Restaurant and Music Club, 1221 State St, Santa Barbara 93101; 805-962 7776. Come early for PRESTON REED at 6 pm.
     
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Thu, Oct 6:
8 pm SURFIN’ SAFARI plays the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 92675; reservations, 626-798-6236.
     
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Thu, Oct 6:
8 pm monthly “OLD TIME MUSIC JAM” emphasizes traditional Southern fiddle and banjo, at Lupita's Bar, 1642 W Temple St, Los Angeles 90026; 213-483-5571.
     
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Thu, Oct 6:
8:30 pm TROMBONE SHORTY & ORLEANS AVENUE play the El Rey, 5515 Wilshire Bl, L.A. 90036; 323-936-6400.
     
     
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Friday, October 7
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Ongoing, through Oct 31, FESTIVAL:
“HALLOWEEN HARVEST FESTIVAL” has live music and lots more, at the Pierce College Farm Center, corner of Victory and Desoto in Woodland Hills. Organizers proclaim it as “the largest Harvest Festival in all of Southern California.” There's lots to do there. See the Guide's full write-up in the Oct 1 listings. Opens daily at 10 am, closes at 10 pm, Fri & Sat at midnight. More at www.halloweenharvestfestival.com – www.FrightFair.com – www.PierceFarmCenter.com – or call them at 818-999-6300.  
    
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Fri, Oct 7, in Ventura:
5 pm Kickoff event for this weekend's “SEASIDE HIGHLAND GAMES” brings a ceilidh, whiskey tasting, and Celtic fashion show, at Seaside Park, 10 W Harbor Bl, Ventura 93001; 818-886-4968.
     
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Fri, Oct 7:
“CHANSONS D'AMOUR” with AMANDA McBROOM & LEE LESSACK is “an homage to the great French songbook from an American perspective,” at 8 pm at the Ford Amphitheatre, 2580 Cahuenga Bl East, Hollywood 90068; 323-GO1-FORD (323-461-3673); www.FordTheatres.org; box dinner orders available for some shows at 310-652-3797. [aka John Anson Ford Amphitheatre.] Come early and bring your picnic at tables & chair in the “leafy entryway” by the waterfalls (you can bring your own wine or other beverage, and grounds open 2 hours before show time for picnicking). Food & drink are available on-site, though they always run out of hot cocoa when it’s chilly.
     
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Fri, Oct 7, in Ventura:
7:30 pm NATHAN McEUEN & MASON REED play Zoeys Café, 185 E Santa Clara, Ventura 93001; 805-652-1137.
     
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Fri, Oct 7, in OC:
7:30 pm MICHAEL CHAPDELAINE plays the first of two shows for Lord Of The Strings Concert Series, this one at Dana Point Community House, 24642 San Juan St, Dana Point 92629; 949-842-2227 or 949-244-6656.
     
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Fri, Oct 7:
8 pm MERLE HAGGARD and KRIS KRISTOFFERSON team-up to play the Greek Theatre in Griffith Park, 2700 N Vermont, L.A. 90027; 213-480-3232.
     
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Fri, Oct 7:
8 pm BROTHERS FOUR and the KINGSTON TRIO play a double-bill at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts – Lyric Theatre, 12700 Center Court Dr, Cerritos 90703; 562 916-8501 or 800- 300-4345.
     
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Fri, Oct 7:
8 pm PRESTON REED plays the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 92675; reservations, 626-798-6236.
     
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Fri, Oct 7, in Santa Barbara:
8 pm TROMBONE SHORTY & ORLEANS AVENUE play UCSB's Campbell Hall, on Mesa Rd, Santa Barbara; 805-893-3535.
     
     
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Saturday, October 8
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Sat & Sun, Oct 8 & 9, in Ventura; FESTIVAL:
Annual “SEASIDE HIGHLAND GAMES” at the Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura. This is a wonderful event. We ran a News Feature in the Sep 15 edition that's reprinted below.
    
“SEASIDE HIGHLAND GAMES” COMING OCTOBER 8 & 9 IN VENTURA
    
    This is always one of the best fall music events in the Southern half of the Golden State, with Celtic music that includes both traditional music and dance and Celtic rock. There are pipe and drum corps competitions and performances and massed band pageantry – and “pipe” means bagpipes, for the uninitiated – with the best kilt-and-kit wearing groups for 400 miles.
    
    While there is enough music on multiple stages to make tough choices a certainty, plus the state's only Scottish fiddle championship, this is a convening of Highland games, as well. As their promo said a few years ago, that means “Large men throwing things,” and some powerful women letting loose with potentially lethal objects, as well.
    
    The Caber Toss involves throwing telephone poles end-over-end. One person throwing one pole. Amazing. And they do the Hammer Throw. Think of a scene from Thor. You'll either be intimidated or inspired by the sheer physical strength and control of these athletes. See this, and you'll be far less tolerant of TV's silly junk sports with floaties and Styrofoam bats. These sports and their athletes are serious, and they're fun to watch. And don't worry about the kids. There's nothing gladiatorial here and you watch from a safe place.
    
    Featured musicians are SLIGO RAGS, THE BROWNE SISTERS & GEORGE CAVANAUGH, ANITA & THE YANKS, CELTIC SPRING, and ERIC RIGLER & BAD HAGGIS, plenty of bagpipes and drums, dancing by the CLADDAGH DANCE COMPANY, plus more musicians to be announced.
    
    ERIC RIGLER did the haunting Irish flute and whistle for the soundtrack of “Titanic.” These days, his band, BAD HAGGIS, is one of the top Celtic rock outfits. (Festival food vendors have good haggis, in case you're wondering.)
    
     SLIGO RAGS has been named by the Guide's editor, writing the annual “Top Ten/Best of” for FolkWorks magazine, as one of the Top Ten acoustic bands in Southern California. Their musicality gets them booked every year as the only Celtic band at bluegrass festivals, too.
    
    Tragically absent this year is longtime headliner ALEX BEATON, who suffered a paralyzing accident (see feature # 1 in this edition).
    
    In addition to the Saturday and Sunday festival that uses the entire Ventura County Fairgrounds complex, there's a Friday “Scottish Evening” event, October 7, and a Saturday night concert / country dance with PEAT-FIRE FLAME. These require separate tickets. A Celtic rock concert is included with festival admission on Saturday, 5 to 8 pm.
    
    A two-day festival pass is $19 advance, $22 gate (seniors $18 and $20, children $3/day, age 5 and under free). One-day tickets are $12 advance, $14 gate (seniors $10 and $12, children $3, age 5 and under free). The festival site is the Ventura County Fairgrounds, 10 W Harbor Bl, Ventura 93001. Amtrak stops at the festival's front gate.
    
    For more, check www.seaside-games.com or call 818-886-4968.
    
    Finally, if you're attending the 40th annual OLD TIME FIDDLER'S CONVENTION & FESTIVAL (feature # 11) in Goleta on Sunday, October 9, it makes a great weekend to spend Saturday at the SEASIDE HIGHLAND GAMES.
     
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Sat & Sun, Oct 8 & 9, in Ventura County; FESTIVAL:
Annual “FOLK FESTIVAL” weekend, with performances by FUR DIXON & STEVE WERNER, I SEE HAWKS IN L.A., RANDALL LAMB, DAN JANISCH, TOM CORBETT & BILL KNOPF, THE CATTERWAILERS, HANS OTTSEN & ASHLEY BRODER, PHIL SALAZAR and THE KINFOLK, at Underwood Family Farms, 3370 Sunset Valley Rd., Moorpark, CA 93021.
     It's a key part of the month-long “UNDERWOOD FAMILY FARMS HARVEST FESTIVAL” runs weekends, Oct 1-31 in Ventura County; October 22 & 23 brings the “WESTERN HERITAGE” weekend, all at the farm complex, in the countryside near Moorpark. More at www.underwoodfamilyfarms.com, or call them at 805-529-3690.
     
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Ongoing, through Oct 31, FESTIVAL:
“HALLOWEEN HARVEST FESTIVAL” has live music and lots more, at the Pierce College Farm Center, corner of Victory and Desoto in Woodland Hills. Organizers proclaim it as “the largest Harvest Festival in all of Southern California.” There's lots to do there. See the Guide's full write-up in the Oct 1 listings. Opens daily at 10 am, closes at 10 pm, Fri & Sat at midnight. More at www.halloweenharvestfestival.com – www.FrightFair.com – www.PierceFarmCenter.com – or call them at 818-999-6300.  
    
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Sat, Oct 8:
1 pm HALAU O LILINOE A ME NA PUA ME KEALOHA performs as part of the ongoing the “WORLD FESTIVAL OF SACRED MUSIC,” with this show at the Autry National Center, 4700 Western Heritage Way, Griffith Park, Los Angeles 90027; 323-667-2000.
     
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Sat, Oct 8, in OC:
7 pm MICHAEL CHAPDELAINE 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, Oct 8:
7 pm THE ALLEY CATS plus JULIE BRETT play the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 92675; reservations, 626-798-6236.
     
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Sat, Oct 8, in Ojai:
7:30 pm TAMMURRIATAROCK plays the Ojai Concert Series at Dancing Oak Ranch, on Hwy 150, with a GPS address at 4585 Casitas Pass Rd, Ventura 93001; 805-649-5189.
     
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Sat, Oct 8, in Santa Barbara County:
7:30 pm CHUCUMITE plays the Song Tree Concert Series at Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 820 N. Fairview Av, Goleta 93117; 805-403-2639.
     
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Sat, Oct 8, in Temecula:
8 pm MERLE HAGGARD and KRIS KRISTOFFERSON play the Pechanga Resort & Casino, 45000 Pechanga Pkwy, Temecula 92592; 877-711-2946.
     
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Sat, Oct 8:
KEITH URBAN with JAKE OWEN brings the former's “Get Closer 2011 World Tour” to Staples Center, if you can withstand the fake / generic pop-country “Nashvul ack-scent” from the transplanted Aussie. Tix, 800-745-3000.
     
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Sat, Oct 8:
8 pm TOM CORBETT, RICK SHEA, & fabulous Aussie expatriate AUDREY AULD-MEZERA play The Fret House, 309 N Citrus Av, Covina; 626-339-7020; frethouse@earthlink.net; www.frethouse.com.    
     
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Sat, Oct 8:
8 pm SMALL POTATOES plus an opening set by DAVE MORRISON, at the Caltech Folk Music Society series in Beckman Institute Auditorium, on the campus in Pasadena 91106; 626-395-4652. Park in one of the two lots on Michigan Av, S off Del Mar.
     
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Sat, Oct 8:
8 pm ABIGAIL WASHBURN and OLENTANGY JOHN play McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica 90405; 310-828-4497.
     
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Sat, Oct 8:
8 pm TRACY NEWMAN & THE REINFORCEMENTS, plus SHELBY, TIEG AND TARA, play Westwood Music, 1627 Westwood Bl, Los Angeles 90024; 310-478-4251.
     
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Sat, Oct 8:
8 pm NATHAN McEUEN and MASON REED play Genghis Cohen, 740 N Fairfax Av, Los Angeles 90046; 323-653-0640.
     
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Sat, Oct 8:
8 pm PRESTON REED plays Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City 90230; 310-398-2583.
     
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Sat, Oct 8:
9 pm LaCHE CERCEL & THE ROMA SWING ENSEMBLE play the Dunarea Restaurant, 821 N Euclid Av, Ste C, Anaheim; 714-772-7233.
     
     
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Sunday, October 9
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Check Saturday's listings for two-day FESTIVALS that continue today...
     
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Sun, Oct 9, in Santa Barbara County; FESTIVAL:
40th annual “OLD TIME FIDDLER'S CONVENTION & FESTIVAL” is a one-day event, 10 am-5 pm, at Rancho La Patera & Stow House in Goleta. It's a landmark year for a fine event that's always under-promoted. This year, the lineup is appropriate for the convention / festival's four-decade anniversary, with LAURIE LEWIS & TOM ROZUM, HOT BUTTERED RUM, ERIC & SUZY THOMPSON, PETER FELDMANN & THE VERY LONESOME BOYS, MOLLY'S REVENGE, and the OLD TIME FIDDLERS. We ran a News Feature in the Sep 15 edition, and it's reprinted below.
   
40th ANNUAL “OLD TIME FIDDLER'S CONVENTION & FESTIVAL” IS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9
    
    It's a landmark year for a fine event that's always under-promoted. This year, the lineup is appropriate for the convention / festival's four-decade anniversary, with LAURIE LEWIS & TOM ROZUM, HOT BUTTERED RUM, ERIC & SUZY THOMPSON, PETER FELDMANN & THE VERY LONESOME BOYS, MOLLY'S REVENGE, and the OLD TIME FIDDLERS.
    
    It's a one-day event, Sunday only, 10 am-5 pm, at Rancho La Patera & Stow House, 304 N. Los Carneros Road, in Goleta 93117. If you're going, why not make it a full weekend by spending Saturday at the SEASIDE HIGHLAND GAMES in Ventura?
     
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Sun, Oct 9, in OC; FESTIVAL:
10 am 4 pm “THE BIG SQUEEZE: ORANGE COUNTY ACCORDION FESTIVAL” with a lot happening this year, including a Cajun-Zydeco Stage with ANDRE THIERRY, LISA HALEY & THE ZYDEKATS, & BONNE MUSIQUE ZYDECO, at the Orange County Fairgrounds, 88 Fair Dr, Costa Mesa 92626; 714-977-5360.
     
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Sun, Oct 9, in Santa Barbara:
3 pm RIDERS IN THE SKY, the only multiple Grammy-winning Western group, play UCSB's Campbell Hall, on the campus on Mesa Rd, Santa Barbara; 805-893-3535.
     
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Sun, Oct 9:
3 pm KEN O'MALLEY brings his solo show of authentic and original Irish music to Viva Fresh Cantina, 900 Riverside Dr, Burbank; 818-845-2425. Ken's announcement says, “Support live Irish music at this all-ages venue that is becoming well known for featuring the best in live entertainment as well as excellent Mexican food. The $15 cover gets you 20% off your entire food purchase” if you mention or show a printout of this writeup or Ken's e-newsletter.
     
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Sun, Oct 9:
3 pm LaCHE CERCEL & THE ROMA SWING ENSEMBLE play the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 92675; reservations, 626-798-6236.
     
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Sun, Oct 9:
4 pm the ongoing “WORLD FESTIVAL OF SACRED MUSIC” today brings LESA TERRY to the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center, 4718 W Washington Bl, Los Angeles 90016; 323-964-9768.
     
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Sun, Oct 9:
4:30 pm the ongoing “WORLD FESTIVAL OF SACRED MUSIC” today brings the CHOIR OF ST. JAMES and ALAN MORRISON to St. James-in-the-City, 3903 Wilshire Bl, Los Angeles 90010; 213-388-3417.
     
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Sun, Oct 9:
5 pm DIKKI DU & HIS ZYDECO KREWE play the Cajun-zydeco dance at the Golden Sails Hotel, PCH Club, 6285 Pacific Coast Hwy, Long Beach 90803; 562-596-1631.
     
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Sun, Oct 9, in Temecula:
7 pm MERLE HAGGARD and KRIS KRISTOFFERSON play a second night at Pechanga Resort and Casino, 45000 Pechanga Pkwy, Temecula 92592; 877-711-2946.
     
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Sun, Oct 9:
7 pm JONATHAN McEUEN AND NATHAN McEUEN (musical sons of Nitty Gritty Dirt and founding member JOHN McEUEN) play the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 92675; 626-798-6236.
     
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Sun, Oct 9:
7 pm MEGAFAUN and DOUG PAISLEY play McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica 90405; 310-828-4497.
     
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Sun, Oct 9:
2 pm monthly “SONGWRITER SANCTUM,” this time with blues from MARK "POCKET" GOLDBERG, country from J.C. HYKE, classically-flavored singer-songwriter music from KAREN HART, and folk-rock from NICOLE GORDON, at the Church in Ocean Park, 235 Hill St, Santa Monica 90405; 310-399-1631.
     
     
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Monday, October 10
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Ongoing, through Oct 31, FESTIVAL:
“HALLOWEEN HARVEST FESTIVAL” has live music and lots more, at the Pierce College Farm Center, corner of Victory and Desoto in Woodland Hills. Organizers proclaim it as “the largest Harvest Festival in all of Southern California.” There's lots to do there. See the Guide's full write-up in the Oct 1 listings. Opens daily at 10 am, closes at 10 pm, Fri & Sat at midnight. More at www.halloweenharvestfestival.com – www.FrightFair.com – www.PierceFarmCenter.com – or call them at 818-999-6300.  
    
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Mon, Oct 10, in Ventura:
6 pm twice-monthly “VENTURA BLUEGRASS JAM” at Zoey's Cafe, 451 E Main St, Ventura 93001; www.zoeyscafe.com; 805-652-0091.
     
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Mon, Oct 10:
8 pm weekly “IRISH CéILí DANCE & IRISH MUSIC SESSION” at the Celtic Arts Center / Theatre Unlimited, 10943 Camarillo St, North Hollywood 91602; www.celticartscenter.com; 818-760-8322. Dance at 8, music jam seisun (session) at 9 pm.
     
     
     
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SOME MORE OF WHAT'S AHEAD, LATER IN OCTOBER...
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Ongoing, through Oct 31, FESTIVAL:
“HALLOWEEN HARVEST FESTIVAL” has live music and lots more, at the Pierce College Farm Center, corner of Victory and Desoto in Woodland Hills. Organizers proclaim it as “the largest Harvest Festival in all of Southern California.” There's lots to do there. See the Guide's full write-up in the Oct 1 listings. Opens daily at 10 am, closes at 10 pm, Fri & Sat at midnight. More at www.halloweenharvestfestival.com – www.FrightFair.com – www.PierceFarmCenter.com – or call them at 818-999-6300.  
    
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Sat, Oct 15:
OPERAWORKS brings “THE NEWEST RECITAL IN THE WORLD,” at the Boston Court Performing Arts Center, 70 N Mentor Av, Pasadena 91106; tix and info, including discount and bonus packages, are available at www.bostoncourt.com or 626-683-6883. The OperaWorks ensemble will invent a custom recital right in front of your eyes, with made-to-order music, at your request. It's entirely improvised, with arias, duets, trios, and scenes with improvised accompaniment, all performed without any prepared or printed music.
    
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Sun, Oct 16:
11 am PETER ALSOP plays a Kids Matinee concert at McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica 90405; 310-828-4497;
    
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Sun, Oct 16:
3 pm TISHTONES & SYLVIA COTTON SINGERS perform as part of the “WORLD FESTIVAL OF SACRED MUSIC,” with this show at Beth Shir Shalom, 1827 California Av, Santa Monica 90403; 310-453-3361.
    
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Sun, Oct 16:
7 pm KAYE RODDEN plays the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 92675; reservations, 626-798-6236.
    
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Sun, Oct 16:
SOLD OUT: 7 pm JENNY LEWIS at McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica 90405; 310-828-4497.
    
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Sun, Oct 16, in Lakeside:
7:30 pm TERRY HOLDER, the Alaska-based singer-songwriter, plays the Dark Thirty House Concert Series in Lakeside 92040; reservations get directions at 619-443-9622.
    
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Sun, Oct 16:
“TRACKING FILM AND TELEVISION MUSIC: AN AFTERNOON WITH LEE HOLDRIDGE & JON BURLINGAME,” at the Boston Court Performing Arts Center, 70 N Mentor Av, Pasadena 91106; tix and info, including discount and bonus packages, are available at www.bostoncourt.com or 626-683-6883. World renowned author and lecturer JON BURLINGAME helps to see and hear this astonishing and precise world when he and Emmy and Grammy award winning composer LEE HOLDRIDGE (the late JOHN DENVER's orchestra leader and collaborator) discuss, from the composers perspective, music composed for the big and little screens. Live musical performances and selected clips from Mr. Holdridge’s extensive catalogue of his film and television scores are interspersed throughout this fascinating, behind the scenes look at the music behind the magic.
    
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Sun, Oct 16, in San Marcos:
8 pm SARAH McQUAID plays the Frogstop House Concert series in San Marcos 92078.
     
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Tue, Oct 18:
8 pm SUSAN WERNER plays the Smothers Theatre at Pepperdine Univ., Malibu, 24255 P.C.H., Malibu 90265; 310-506-4522.
     
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Tue, Oct 18:
8 pm “WATER IS RISING: MUSIC AND DANCE AMID CLIMATE CHANGE” performed by artists from the Pacific atolls of Kiribati, Tokelau, & Tuvalu, at University Theatre, UC Riverside, 400 Humanities, Riverside 92521. With 36 artists from these Pacific atols presenting song and dance, it's safe to say, If you enjoy Hawaiian music, you'll love this. And it will bring you face-to-face with the reality of climate change and rising sea levels. This show may sell-out. Info, www.waterisrising.com
     
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Wed, Oct 19:
7:15 pm PAUL SIMON and THE SECRET SISTERS play the Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal CityWalk, 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City 91602; 818-622-4440.
     
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Wed, Oct 19:
8 pm TIM GRIMM and THE SWEET POTATOES play the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 92675; reservations, 626-798-6236.
     
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Thu, Oct 20, in Riverside:
TOM RUSSELL plays All Saints' Episcopal Church, 3847 Terracina Dr, Riverside 92506. Info and reservations, FrConrad@gmail.com   
     
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Fri, Oct 21, in San Diego:
7:30 pm TOM RUSSELL plays the AMSD Concert Series, 4650 Mansfield St, San Diego 92116; 619-303-8176.
     
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Fri, Oct 21:
“THE NEW SOUND OF SILENT FILM: CLASSIC SILENT FILM 'NOSFERATU' WITH LIVE SCORE BY BASSIST TOM PETERS,” at the Boston Court Performing Arts Center, 70 N Mentor Av, Pasadena 91106; tix and info, including discount and bonus packages, are available at www.bostoncourt.com or 626-683-6883. Peters provides a newly conceived, live musical score for the classic silent film “Nosferatu.” Director F.W. Murnau’s “Nosferatu” (1922) stands as one of the most important films to come out of pre-World War II Germany. After almost 90 years, it still delivers chills.
     
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Fri, Oct 21:
8 pm CATIE CURTIS and MELISSA FERRICK at McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica 90405; 310-828-4497.
     
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Sat & Sun, Oct 22 & 23:
Annual “WESTERN HERITAGE” weekend, part of the month-long “UNDERWOOD FAMILY FARMS HARVEST FESTIVAL” runs weekends, Oct 1-31 in Ventura County, at Underwood Family Farms, 3370 Sunset Valley Rd, Moorpark. More later, or check www.underwoodfamilyfarms.com, or call them at 805-529-3690.
     
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Sat, Oct 22:
CALIFORNIA E.A.R. UNIT presents “Sonic Revolution,” at the Boston Court Performing Arts Center, 70 N Mentor Av, Pasadena 91106; tix and info, including discount and bonus packages, are available at www.bostoncourt.com or 626-683-6883. Don't panic. They are a chamber ensemble that performs music where the ink is still wet. The core of highly acclaimed players include Vicky Ray, Eric Clark and Amy Knoles who strive to reflect Southern California’s unique cultural diversity by acting as L.A.'s new music ambassadors to the world. The evening features works penned especially for the group by Macedonian composer Darija Andovska, Portuguese composer Miguel Azguime, Berlin's Michael Maierhof, New York's Lisa Coons, Rhode Island's Todd Winkler, as well as an offering from Alan Schockley, who is currently residing in Los Angeles.
     
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Wed, Oct 26:
7:30 pm CELTIC THUNDER at the Greek Theatre, 2700 N Vermont, Griffith Park, L.A. 90027; 213-480-3232.
     
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Fri, Oct 28, in San Diego:
7:30 pm “MASTERS OF THE CELTIC HARP: WILLIAM JACKSON & GRÁINNE HAMBLY” play the AMSD Concert Series, 4650 Mansfield St, San Diego 92116; 619-303-8176.
     
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Fri, Oct 28:
8 pm JENNIFER WARNES at McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica 90405; 310-828-4497.
     
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Fri, Oct 28:
8 pm SUSIE GLAZE & THE HILONESOME BAND plus FUR DIXON & STEVE WERNER at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 92675; reservations, 626-798-6236.
     
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Sat, Oct 29:
“THE WHITE HOUSE CONCERT WITH STEVE ERDODY & FRIENDS,” at the Boston Court Performing Arts Center, 70 N Mentor Av, Pasadena 91106; tix and info, including discount and bonus packages, are available at www.bostoncourt.com or 626-683-6883. This is an interesting concept that relives a musical moment that was, by all accounts, magical. On November 24, 1961, President Kennedy revolutionized arts performances at the White House by presenting the famous but reclusive 84-year-old cellist PABLO CASALS in a recital for 150 of the world’s most famous and influential classical composers, conductors and musicians. To commemorate the anniversary of the historic occasion, Music at the Court is presenting local cello virtuoso STEPHEN ERDODY with an all star ensemble of chamber musicians in a recital replicating the original program from 50 years ago.
     
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Sun, Oct 30:
3 & 7 pm “SAMHAIN” Irish Song, Dance & Story, with optional traditional Samhain dinner, brings the story of Halloween and a celebration of the Celtic New Year, with SLUGGER O'TOOLE, BARRY LYNCH, ACS DANCERS, ADAM KIRK, CHRIS LOKEN, AEDAN MacDONNELL, STEVE PRIBYL, & LINEA SOLEDAD, sponsored by the Celtic Arts Center at the Burbank Moose Lodge, 1901 W Burbank Bl, Burbank 91506. Two shows, 3 pm or 7 pm, tix for either are $18; 5 pm dinner tix are $15; show + dinner, $30. Tix will sell-out early; info & advance tix, www.CelticArtsCenter.com/Samhain.    
     
     
     
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BEYOND OCTOBER...
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Fri, Nov 4:
“OH COSMONAUT!” presented by the Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre at the Boston Court Performing Arts Center, 70 N Mentor Av, Pasadena 91106; tix and info, including discount and bonus packages, are available at www.bostoncourt.com or 626-683-6883.
     
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Sat, Nov 5:
VOX FEMINA presents “AND JUSTICE FOR ALL,” at the Boston Court Performing Arts Center, 70 N Mentor Av, Pasadena 91106; tix and info, including discount and bonus packages, are available at www.bostoncourt.com or 626-683-6883. Expect an inspiring evening about love and equality, as the mighty voices of Vox Femina explore the issues of equality and immigration, and their passion for fairness, proving that all men and women are created equal. The highlight of the concert will be Mark Koval’s work “We the People,” the story of the fight for marriage equality in narration and song.
     
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Fri, Nov 11:
ILIANA ROSE BAND: “HOT NIGHTS IN HAVANA!” at the Boston Court Performing Arts Center, 70 N Mentor Av, Pasadena 91106; tix and info, including discount and bonus packages, are available at www.bostoncourt.com or 626-683-6883. Romantic melodies, voluptuous poetry, and pulsing rhythms of Cuban Salsa abound. Hailed as a spirited and vibrant presence on and off stage, Iliana's voice is pure, warm, sensual and beautiful, captivating audiences in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
     
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Sat, Nov 12:
RICHARD PEARSON THOMAS: “SONGS FROM NEW YORK,” at the Boston Court Performing Arts Center, 70 N Mentor Av, Pasadena 91106; tix and info, including discount and bonus packages, are available at www.bostoncourt.com or 626-683-6883. With “the heart and soul of the quintessential New York musician,” Thomas has received praise from the likes of Audra McDonald, Sanford Sylvan, Lauren Flanagan and Kurt Ollmann. Richard will perform an eclectic selection of his music with his brilliant TRILLIUM ENSEMBLE collaborators, California based soprano PATRICIA PRUNTY and New York based baritone BRUCE RAMEKER.
     
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Sat, Nov 19:
“ORPHEUS AND EURIDICE” at the Boston Court Performing Arts Center, 70 N Mentor Av, Pasadena 91106; tix and info, including discount and bonus packages, are available at www.bostoncourt.com or 626-683-6883. This artful production explores what happens when Orpheus gives up his mythic lyre for a clarinet. Find out in an innovative staging of award-winning American composer RICKY IAN GORDON’s reimagining of the classic love story. Graceful and dramatic is the beloved Euridice as created by up-and-coming soprano superstar ALEXANDRA LOUTSION. World renowned pianist ALAN SMITH provides the vibrant keyboard landscape that supports the longing voice of masterful clarinetist JAMES SULLIVAN’s poignant Orpheus.
    
    
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