Spotlight Events: Acoustic Americana Music Guide, October 22, 2011 edition

     
     
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               SPOTLIGHT EVENTS
     
                         from THE ACOUSTIC AMERICANA MUSIC GUIDE
     
                                                                                          October 22, 2011 edition
     
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THIS is our roundup of concerts, club gigs, workshops, and acoustic music-related events, in a dedicated weekly section of The Guide, and it's called SPOTLIGHT EVENTS.
    
     
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NOTE: We're taking half—week off from The Guide's NEWS FEATURES, so the October 14 edition, is (for now) still the most recent, and can be read in its own section of the Guide, at    
    
http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2011/10/news-features-acoustic-americana-music_14.html    
    
More news soon... (LOTS to report, review, and describe...)
    
    
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                        Acoustic Americana Music Guide's
    
                                        SPOTLIGHT EVENTS
    
                                          Friday, October 22, 2011       
    
    Weekend “heads-up” – look for additions in the next few days for the coming week
    
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FIRST, the things that are ONGOING, through October
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Daily, through Oct 31, FESTIVAL:
10 am-midnight “HALLOWEEN HARVEST FESTIVAL” has live music (they've been serious about keeping it booked) and lots more, 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,” 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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Daily, through Oct 31, in Ventura County, FESTIVAL:
“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, and an unannounced CAJUN & BLUEGRASS WEEKEND Oct 28 & 30, plus a big corn maze, lots of activities for kids, food, and more, all at Underwood Family Farms, in the countryside near Moorpark. More at www.underwoodfamilyfarms.com, or call them at 805-529-3690.
    See the Guide's separate listings, Oct 22 and Oct 29, for schedules and lineups on those weekends.
    Admission, any day, is $12 general, and children under age 2 are free.
     
     
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Saturday, October 22
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Sat & Sun, Oct 22 & 23; FESTIVAL:
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 below, and at www.underwoodfamilyfarms.com, or call them at 805-529-3690.
    SCHEDULE:
    Saturday brings THE CALIFORNIA COUNTRY BAND 10:30 am-2:30 pm, and SWEET COUNTRY from 3:30-5:30 pm.
    The award-winning western music harmony group, THE TUMBLING TUMBLEWEEDS perform Sunday, 10:30 am-2:30 pm; singing cowboy MICHAEL T. (that's Tcherkasky, for those who know him from previous performances at other festivals) will be on hand as a “singing, strolling cowboy singer” with his guitar on Sunday, 11 am-3 pm. The kid-friendly group, THE HOLLOW TREES do “children's folk” from 3:30-5:30 pm Sunday.
    Both days, it's a sort of old west medicine show, with bullwhip master ANTHONY DeLONGIS, period reenactors doing “Western Sidewalk Swindles” (magic tricks sorta things), a Flea Circus, and other aspects of the Spencer/Lorraine Productions variety show, “Western Music, Magic & Mirth.”
    Admission, any day, is $12 general, and children under age 2 are free.     
     
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Sat & Sun, Oct 22 & 23; FESTIVAL (Daily, through Oct 31):
10 am-midnight “HALLOWEEN HARVEST FESTIVAL” has live music (they've been serious about keeping it booked) and lots more, 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,” 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 22:
7 pm DANA COOPER & DAVID ZINK play a Hose Concert at Casa Vreeland in South Pasadena 91030. Reservations get directions at tvree@socal.rr.com or 323-255-1501.   
     
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Sat, Oct 22:
7 pm RICHARD SMITH & JULIE ADAMS – “Guitar & Cello” at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 92675; reservations, 626-798-6236.
    Richard Smith on guitar, Julie Adams on cello, are a fine duo and a Guide recommendation any time they perform.
    There seems to be no limit to Richard’s ability to quickly master whatever guitar style captures his fancy. The complex styles of many guitar greats including Django Reinhardt, Les Paul, and Lenny Breau have proved to be no impediment to his voracious musical appetite. Richard has toured around the world, surprising audiences everywhere with his genius, showcasing a repertoire spanning an incredible range of musical styles from country, bluegrass, mainstream jazz, modern pop and rock, to classical guitar. Someone wrote somewhere, “Richard Smith is nothing less than a phenomenon. But, words alone are inadequate to describe his guitar wizardry. You may be a doubting Thomas until you’ve witnessed him for yourself. But, once you have, you’ll be a fan for life!”
    Julie Adams is one of the most diverse cellists on the music scene today. Julie has won many competitions and played in a wide variety of musical settings and she has also branched into folk music, playing with well-known fingerstyle guitarist, Muriel Anderson. Julie and Muriel toured extensively throughout the US and released a CD titled "Theme for Two Friends". Julie is also a Nashville session player and has been featured on a wide range of projects from top ten albums to major film scores. She was most recently featured on a track with country legend Suzy Bogguss on "Beautiful Dreamer", which won the 2005 Grammy for Folk Album of the Year.
    More at www.richardsmithmusic.com. Tix, $15.
     
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Sat, Oct 22:
8 pm WILL RYAN & THE CACTUS COUNTY COWBOYS play their West Side CD Release show at Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City 90230; 310-398-2583.
    Whoa up there, pardner. If you're thinking “sounds like another cowboy crooner outfit,” you're taking the wrong fork. This band dazzled a sophisticated industry audience at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (Oscars) Theatre, performing live their original soundtrack for the first classic western movie, 1925's “Covered Wagon.” (It was that year's Best Picture, pre-Oscar by two years, chosen by the film-addicted readers of Photoplay as all definitive Best Pictures / Best Actors were at that time.) The film was reassembled from archives around the world; its old soundtrack was lost long ago, and the band's new one included lots of memorable string instrument leads plus plenty of piano themes and signature motifs, and oh yes, horns.
    It's representative of their concerts, a smooth interdisciplinary blend, a sound that's unified with just the right amount of spotlight solos for each player, rather than the product of a superbly talented ensemble – which it is – with '30s-style originals you'll be humming and choruses you'll be singing for days. WILL RYAN'S lyrical songwriting is catchy and delightful, with depth that connects great melodies to our own contemporary sensibilities. Instrumentally, they're adept, more Bob Wills-ish, more bebop jazz and '40s pop than anything from recent country-western. You get virtuoso performances by session and tour string wizard JOHN “PRESTO” REYNOLDS on banjo, guitar, and resophonic; “WESTY” WESTENHOFER on upright bass and tuba; wunderkind CHLOE FEORNAZANO, their young sax / clarinet / mandolin player; lovely big band jazz vet KATIE CAVERA on fiddle and Betty Boopish commentary, and Will's songwriting, guitar and smooth lead vocals. Tix, $15 (on sale now).
     
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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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Sat, Oct 22:
8 pm JOHN BATDORF kicks-off his CD release tour with his L.A.-area show for his new “One Last Wish,” at The Fret House, 309 N Citrus Av, Covina 91723; 626-339-7020. This guy is great! We'd say a LOT more if we had the time, but deadline is upon us... Tix, $15.
     
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Sat, Oct 22:
8 & 10 pm TOM RUSSELL at McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica 90405; 310-828-4497.
    He has a few local shows in his current “Mesabi Tour of the West.” Tom is playing the West Coast, Nevada, and Calgary, and the Southern Cal dates all appear below. More details are at www.tomrussell.com    
    Oct 20, he plays Riverside; Oct 21 he's in San Diego (see listing); Oct 22 he's in Los Angeles (actually Santa Monica, at McCabe's, see listing) for two shows, 8 & 10 pm; Oct 23 he's in Ojai; then he heads north.
    We also got word that Tom's newest art book, “Blue Horse / Red Desert,” is now available, and the original paintings from it are available at www.rainbowman.com    
    Tom Russell is one of new folk / neo folk's best songwriters, with one foot planted firmly in the lore, traditions and rugged life of the West, and the other one anyplace on the planet he wants to envision kicking-up the dust and sharing its grit and sparkle through his music.
    Tix for the McCabe's shows are $26.50.
     
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Sat, Oct 22:
9 pm “AMERICANA HOUSE PARTY” with MICHAEL ANN, CHRISTOPHER LOCKETT , and THE SKIP HELLER TRIO, at Rafa’s Lounge Gallery, 1836 W Sunset Bl (at the bridge where Sunset crosses Glendale Bl) Echo Park 90026; www.rafaslounge.com;  213-413-4464.  
    Multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter Christopher Lockett is playing a show with Ozark powerhouse singer-songwriter Michael Ann and the ridiculously talented Skip Heller Trio at Rafa’s Lounge, the best-kept secret in Echo Park. C’mon down to the Americana House Party!
    Michael Ann and Heller have played The Cinema Bar, The Ranch Party and Ronnie Mack’s Barn Dance... and pretty much anyplace with a zip code. Lockett is out playing local dates in advance of his second album, due out in early 2012.
    More at the artists' websites:
http://christopherlockett.com/music    
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Skip-Heller- Trio/168857583142705    
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Michael-Ann-and-The-Missouri- Rebels/107002192654028   
    Cover, $5.
     
     
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Sunday, October 23
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Sun, Oct 23, FESTIVALS:
See yesterday's listings a pair of festivals this weekend.
     
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Sun, Oct 23:
3 pm CLARENCE TREAT, an Original NEW CHRISTY MINSTREL, plus BUFFALO BILL BOYCOTT & THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN EXPRESS, play a benefit for the the Cathedral Choir, at First United Methodist Church of Glendale, Carlson Fellowship Center, 130 N Kenwood St, Glendale 91206; reservations 818-243-2105 or 818-547-1419.    
    Clarence and Bill performed together in the New Christy Minstrels and recently played their new show to packed houses in Wyoming. It was so much fun Clarence knew he had to share it with his Oxy and church choir friends, hence there's one date at each place, and both are benefit shows.
    “The whole family will love the banjo and fiddle playing, ballads, humorous cowboy poetry, yodeling (not to be missed!), poignant Native American Story Telling and original songs.” - Kemmerer [WY] Gazette, February 3, 2011. Additional quotes:
    “Joanne Orr, Buffalo Bill Boycott and Clarence Treat put on a great show….”
    “A feverish excitement erupted over Hank Williams’ ‘Jambalaya’, moving people to sing along, clapping loudly and tapping their feet.”
    “…entertaining fans with jokes, history lessons, story telling and their own life experiences. The crowd hung on to their every word.”
    "Treat made everyone’s eyes water with heartfelt tracks like 'Lights of Cheyenne' and 'Scarlet Ribbons,' from his album 'Songs I Love to Sing.'”
    They tour a lot, but don't often get to Southern California. Tix: families $50; adults $20; all students $10,
     
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Sun, Oct 23:
5 pm “JAZZ VESPERS” season opener with YELLOWJACKETS founding member, pianist RUSSELL FERRANTE, at All Saints Church, 132 N Euclid Av, Pasadena (Across from City Hall; two blocks N of Colorado Bl); Info, 626-583-2725 (M-F).
    Ferrante is accompanied by MIKE VALERIO on bass and STEVE SCHAEFFER on drums. Christina Honchell offers a meditation.
    All Saints Parishioner Russell Ferrante’s first exposure to music came from his church, where his father was the choir director as well as being a frequent vocal soloist and having a vocal gospel quartet. He began piano lessons at 9 with the expectation that one day he would be the church pianist...but his musical interests took him elsewhere.
    Ferrante says “I’ve been privileged to write with and produced records for: Bobby McFerrin, Michael Franks, Sadao Watanabe, Marilyn Scott, Eric Marianthal, and Sergio Salvatore among others. I’ve also arranged for Take 6, The GRP Big Band, Lee Ritenour, and many others.”
    In addition to working with these fine musicians, Russ is also active in local musical projects of a much smaller scale. One such project was a local production of Really Rosie by children in his community, for which he was the musical director. Russell is also a founding member of the Yellowjackets. More info at www.russellferrante.com    
    Parking available in lot N of the Church and on the street. Held on the Chancel; elevator available for accessibility, but arrive five minutes early. Free, no reservations required. A goodwill offering is accepted. Child care provided.
     
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Sun, Oct 23:
7 pm TRACY NEWMAN & THE REINFORCEMENTS plus opening act SHELBY, TIEG & TARA, at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 92675; reservations, 626-798-6236.
    Tracy has agreat band and she's the only singer-songwriter we know with an Emmy and Peabody Award – she's still working on a Grammy to complete the trifecta. Tix, $10 (which venue impresario Bob Stane calls, “an unreal price for this show. Bargain of the year”).
     
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Sun, Oct 23:
7 pm PATTY LARKIN at McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica 90405; 310-828-4497. $20.
     
     
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Monday, October 24
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Mon, Oct 24:
8 pm “GREAT GUITARS: STEVE LUKATHER” at the Grammy Museum’s Clive Davis Sound Stage, 800 W Olympic Bl (entrance on Figueroa), L.A. 90015; www.grammymuseum.org;  213-765-6803.  
    He's a five-time GRAMMY-Award winner. Best known as the guitarist for TOTO, Lukather remains one of the world’s top session men, having played on over 1,500 records by a wide variety of artists over the years. Lukather started as a teenager in the studios after meeting the PORCARO BROTHERS in high school. After graduation, he joined BOZ SCAGGS’ touring band, which eventually formed officially as TOTO and was singed to Sony Records in 1977.
    While scoring such international hits such as “Rosanna” and “Africa” with the band, he managed to maintain his busy session schedule, playing on albums by PAUL McCARTNEY, MILES DAVIS, HERBIE HANCOCK, QUINCY JONES, CHEAP TRICK, ALICE COOPER, ARETHA FRANKLIN and more.
    Hear Lukather in discussion about his impressive career, with GRAMMY Foundation and MusiCares Vice President Scott Goldman. After the interview, Lukather will showcase his signature guitar work on stage. Doors open at 7:30 pm. Tickets went on sale Friday, October 7. All proceeds benefit the GRAMMY Museum.
     
     
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Tuesday, October 25
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Tue, Oct 25:
8 pm “GREAT GUITARS: STEVE CROPPER” at the Grammy Museum’s Clive Davis Sound Stage, 800 W Olympic Bl (entrance on Figueroa), L.A. 90015; www.grammymuseum.org;  213-765-6803.  
    Rock and Roll Hall of Fame soul guitarist Steve Cropper is a GRAMMY-Nominee. His guitar work with BOOKER T. AND THE MG’S was groundbreaking. Cropper likes to say that he’s had “four or five careers,” all of which helped shape and redefine the meaning of the term R&B.
    The latest incarnation, released in August on 429 Records and titled “Dedicated,” features Cropper and a powerful “house band” of brilliant old friends and session greats jamming through selections (some famous, some obscure 'til now) from The “5” Royales catalog with superstar artists from multiple genres and generations: B.B. KING, BUDDY MILLER, BRIAN MAY, STEVE WINWOOD, JOHN POPPER, BETTYE LAVETTE, LUCINDA WILLIAMS, SHARON JONES, SHEMEKIA COPELAND, DELBERT McCLINTON, and WILLIE JONES. Hear Cropper on stage, along with GRAMMY Foundation and MusiCares Vice President Scott Goldman, talking about his legendary career with The Mar-Keys and Stax Records, what it’s like to be one of the most sought-after session guitarists of all time, his work with OTIS REDDING and how, after 50 years in the business, he manages to “keep it fun.”
    After the discussion, Cropper will take audience questions and participate in a signing. Doors open at 7:30 pm. Public sale of tix ($15 ) begins Tuesday, October 18, at noon. (American Express ticket purchases can be made now, and include a special gift.) All proceeds benefit the GRAMMY Museum.
     
     
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Wednesday, October 26
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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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Friday, October 28
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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.
    Caltech Folk co-producers Nick Smith and Rex Meyreis wrote good promo for these musicians, That's included in our Oct 29 listing for the concert in Pasadena.
     
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Fri, Oct 28:
SOLD OUT 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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Fri, Oct 28:
8 pm NATHAN McEUEN & MATT CARTSONIS at Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City 90230; 310-398-2583. More details in the near future. This'll be a fine show. Tix on sale Oct 14; $15.
     
     
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Saturday, October 29
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Sat & Sun, Oct 29 & 30, in Ventura County, FESTIVAL:
CAJUN & BLUEGRASS WEEKEND closes this year's month-long “UNDERWOOD FAMILY FARMS HARVEST FESTIVAL,” which runs weekends with music, weekdays without, including this fine musical closer, plus a big corn maze, lots of activities for kids, food, and more, 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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SCHEDULE: Oct 22 & 23 unannounced CAJUN & BLUEGRASS WEEKEND:
    Sat & Sun, Oct 29 & 30 (both days) there's good music. Sat, ACADIANA plays Cajun-zydeco from 10:30 am-2:30 pm, followed by the CATTERWAILERS with bluegrass from 3:30-5:30 pm. Sun, the CATTERWAILERS play 10:30 am-2:30 pm, and ROCKY NECK BLUEGRASS plays 3:30-5:30, to close-out this year's month-long festival.
    Admission, any day, is $12 general, and children under age 2 are free.
     
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Sat, Oct 29:
8 pm DAN NAVARRO & LAWRENCE LEBO at Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City 90230; 310-398-2583. More details in the near future. This'll be a fine show, with LOWEN & NAVARRO vet Dan Navarro and Bluesy-Americana-Classic Jazzwoman Lawrence “Don't Call Her Larry” Lebo. Tix on sale Oct 15; $15.
     
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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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Sat, Oct 29:
8 pm WILLIAM JACKSON and GRÁINNE HAMBLY bring their "TWO SIDES OF CELTIC" show just in time for Samhain (the original Celtic Halloween) 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.
    WILLIAM JACKSON, a founding member of the Scottish group OSSIAN, has performed “a couple of outstanding shows” at the series before. This time, he is joined by GRÁINNE HAMBLY, who is from Ireland. The promo from Nick Smith and Rex Meyreis, co-producers of Caltech Folk, is so good that we're simply reprinting it for you, below.
    Their recent recording together, “Music from Ireland and Scotland, is a stunningly beautiful collection of mostly traditional tunes featuring the two of them on harp, along with tin whistle, concertina, and bouzouki. Along with the late, great singer, Tony Cuffe, William was a founding member of the much missed traditional Scottish group, Ossian, who we were lucky enough to have at Caltech back in 1988. Since then, his solo harp career has taken off, and he has become world renowned with touring and with recordings, such as “The Wellpark Suite.” He is equally adept in his interpretations of traditional tunes as he is as a composer. His Land of Light won the international competition in 1999 as the new song for Scotland, announced on the eve of that Parliament convening for the first time in 300 years.
    As impressive as William's two solo appearances at Caltech have been, we are delighted that he will be joined for this show by Gráinne (pronounced "GRAWN-yuh") Hambly, from County Mayo, Ireland. Gráinne has 3 solo recordings and two song book collections to her credit. Finton Vallely wrote that her CD, Between the Showers, is "an altogether beautiful harp album that takes on the full gamut of traditional dance music and airs as well as three Carolan pieces that include the unusual Madge Malone and two versions of Turlough MacDonough." The interplay of these two master musicians promises a truly memorable evening of music.
    Listen to them on Youtube at www.youtube.com/watch?v=LR8mXsQY-KY.     
    The web page for their CD is www.harpagency.com/artist1.htm    
    Their individual web sites are www.wjharp.com and www.grainne.harp.net.     
    Tickets for this show are $15 for adults and $5 for Caltech students and children, and they can be ordered by calling the Ticket Office at 626-395-4652, visiting the Ticket Office, or purchased for cash at the door (if it doesn't sell-out). The Ticket Office is open noon to 5 pm Monday through Friday.
     
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Sat, Oct 29:
SOLD OUT 8 pm JENNIFER WARNES at McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica 90405; 310-828-4497.
     
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Sat, Oct 29:
8 pm CLIFF WAGNER & THE OLD #7 bring bluegrass to the Folk Music Center & Museum, 220 Yale Av, Claremont 91711; 909-624-2928; www.folkmusiccenter.com.  Tix, $10.   
     
     
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Sunday, October 30
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Sun, Oct 30, FESTIVALS:
See yesterday's listings for a pair of festivals this weekend, and check-out “SAMHAIN” below...
     
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Sun, Oct 30:
3 & 7 pm “SAMHAIN” Irish Song, Dance & Story, with optional traditional Samhain dinner, brings the story of the original 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.    
    HALLOWEEN, aka HALLOWE’EN, or ALL HALLOWS EVE, or ALL SOULS EVE, or ALL SAINTS DAY has a more colorful history than you may know. So there’s much more to tell.
    It wasn’t always a day for dentists to drool, anticipating all the kid’s candy-fed cavities they’d soon be drilling.
    Halloween began as the Celtic “Samhain,” which actually means, "November." ADRIEN RAIN BURKE, from the Celtic Arts Center, explained it all to the Guide back in 2008, and it's so good we reprinted here.
    “'Samhain' (pronounced to rhyme with 'plowin') means 'November' in Gaelic, which was the first month of the year for the ancient Celts. So, October 31, which has come down to us as 'Halloween,' was the CELTIC NEW YEAR'S EVE and the beginning of the Dark Half of the year.
    “It was dangerous in those times, as the Celts believed in fairies and ghosts and 'things that go bump in the night' - and those bumpety things were for some reason especially prone to walk abroad during Celtic holidays - and they weren't very nice. In fact, to meet them usually ended in disaster for the hapless human. Jack O'Lanterns [carved from turnips in those pre-Columbian, pumpkin-less times – ed.] were lit and set in strategic places to scare away unwanted and unnatural visitors. Of course, one might be able to buy them off with treats.”
    When Christianity came to the British Isles and Ireland, The Church decided - as it often did - to keep the holiday and rename it to blend with the new faith. If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. So Samhain became known as All Souls Eve, All Hallows Eve, and All Saints Day.
    Adrian adds, “And the scary fun went on. People love ghost stories by firelight, and probably always will, and kids love putting on a costume and going door-to-door for treats.But New Year’s Eve was moved to December 31 - the Roman New Year - because you have to draw the line somewhere.”
She concludes, “We at the Celtic Arts Center feel that the benefit of living in a multicultural society is the number of New Year's celebrations one can attend. So all are invited to ours.”
    We can't help but note that, nowadays, most of the month of October is given over to Samhain's descendant, Halloween – which is very odd, because Samhain still means November.
     
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Sat, Oct 30:
7 pm THE BATTLEFIELD BAND brings a suitably (and classically) Celtic evening performance for Samhain at McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica 90405; 310-828-4497. Tix, $24.50.
     
     
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BEYOND OCTOBER...
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Fri, Nov 4:
8 pm MARLEY'S GHOST, a wonderfully Celtic / Americana flavored outfit, performs at Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City 90230; 310-398-2583. More details in the near future. Tix on sale Oct 21; $17.50.
     
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Fri, Nov 4:
8 pm WILLY PORTER at McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica 90405; 310-828-4497. Tix, $22.50.
     
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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:
8 pm DREAM STREET at Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City 90230; 310-398-2583. More details in the near future. Tix on sale Oct 22; $17.50.
     
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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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Sat, Nov 5:
8 & 10 pm GRAHAM PARKER at McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica 90405; 310-828-4497. 8 pm is sold out. Tix, $24.50.
     
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Sun, Nov 6:
10:30 am JUSTIN ROBERTS & THE NOT READY FOR NAPTIME PLAYERS play the Kids Concert at McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica 90405; 310-828-4497. Tix, $17.
     
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Sun, Nov 6
7 pm JOHN WESLEY HARDING & The KING CHARLES TRIO plus THE MINUS FIVE at McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica 90405; 310-828-4497. Tix, $22.50.
     
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Fri, Nov 11:
8 pm AL STEWART plays McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica 90405; 310-828-4497. Still famous for his fine songs, “Time Passages” and “Year of the Cat,” he's here for two nights, the 11th and 12th. Tix, $24.50
     
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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:
8 pm THREE MUSCKETEERS (Three mUSCketeers) at Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City 90230; 310-398-2583. More details in the near future. Tix on sale Oct 29; $15.
     
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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 12:
8 pm AL STEWART plays McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica 90405; 310-828-4497. Still famous for his fine songs, “Time Passages” and “Year of the Cat,” he's here for two nights, the 11th and 12th. Tix, $24.50
     
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Fri, Nov 18:
8 pm “A FAMOUS BRITISH TRIBUTE BAND” at Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City 90230; 310-398-2583. More details in the near future. Even the venue won't tell you who yet, citing their “Don't strum, don't tell” policy.” Big reveal is Oct 22. Tix on sale Nov 4; $17.50.
     
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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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Sun, Nov 20:
8 pm monthly “VARIETY NIGHT” with featured artists CALI ROSE & CRAIG BRANDAU and the sign-up-in-advance OPEN MIC, at Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City 90230; 310-398-2583. Open Mic signups limited to the first eight, and are taken beginning Nov 6 at 1 pm at the venue. Tix, $4.
    
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Fri, Dec 2:
8 pm ROB ICKES & JIM HURST at Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City 90230; 310-398-2583. More details in the near future. Tix on sale Nov 18; $17.50.
    
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Sat, Dec 3:
8 pm LOAFER'S GLORY at Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City 90230; 310-398-2583. More details in the near future. Tix on sale Nov 19; $20.
    
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Sat, Dec 10:
8 pm JANET KLEIN & HER PARLOR BOYS at Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City 90230; 310-398-2583. More details in the near future. Tix on sale Nov 26; $17.50.
    
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Sat, Dec 17:
8 pm THE WITCHER BROTHERS bring dynamite bluegrass to Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City 90230; 310-398-2583. More details in the near future. Tix on sale Dec 4; $15.
    
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Sun, Dec 18:
7 pm Annual “FREE HOLIDAY SHOW” at Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City 90230; 310-398-2583. An established tradition here, with entertainment provided by the teachers (recording stars / session players all) at the venue / music store. Cookies and baked confections are always anticipated at this event, too. More details in the near future. Free.
    
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