Acoustic Americana Music Guide, SPOTLIGHT EVENTS, May 16, 2012 edition

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THE BIGGEST weekend of FESTIVAL season starts Thursday night. Damn near incomprehensible how sooooo much could be happening all at once, and no place else to find all of it in one place! Without the Guide, oh what would you do? But never fear, the Guide will be here with ALL of it, tomorrow, so you can start the countdown on your launch clocks!
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RIGHT NOW, here’s all that’s happening TONIGHT, Wednesday, May 16…
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Wed, May 16:
6-9 pm KELLY FITZGERALD, an excellent and award-winning singer-songwriter, plays Salt Creek Grille in El Segundo; www.saltcreekgrille.com. Info on Kelly at www.kellyfitzgerald.net.
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Wed, May 16, in Santa Barbara:
6:30-9 pm THE HONEYSUCKLE POSSUMS (the all-girl band of REBECCA TROON, SUSAN MARIE REEVES, NICOLA GORDON, LISA MACKER, & RUTH ALPERT) at Adama, 428 Chapala St, Santa Barbara.
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The Possums, an outstanding all-girl rootsy string band, tell us, “We will be playing at a fairly new and totally wonderful restaurant in town called Adama. It's all healthy-vegan and organic (I hope you can handle that!). The 'Songbirds' will play from 6:30 to 7:30 and then we will all play together after that until 9 pm (well, just 3/5s of the full Possums). There's no charge at the door, but tips are totally appreciated.” They add, “BTW, we're recording. Thanks for all your contributions for our up and coming CD that is slowly emerging.”
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There will be individual sets tonight by “the core of the Possums,” Susan, Nicola and Rebecca, each singer-songwriters with her own solo career. They have all made CDs individually, and the Possums plan to release the group’s first CD in 2012. They get good media: "The Possums have hearts full of honey. These women clearly love what they're playing. This is true Americana... and they're mighty tight as well. If you could taste the sound, it would be clear country Honeydew Vinewater. Give them a listen! " Johnny Sacko, Santa Barbara.
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Wed, May 16, in Ventura Co:
6:30 pm “IRISH MUSIC SESSION” at Brendan’s Irish Pub and Restaurant, 1755 E Daily Dr, Camarillo 93010; 888-811-5818.
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Wed, May 16:
6:30 pm OPEN MIC at the Talking Stick Coffee House, 1411 Lincoln Bl, Venice 92091.
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Wed, May 16:
7-9 pm weekly “WINE & SONG SERIES” brings JUSTINE BENNETT, SHANI SHOUSTERMAN, and performing host BRAD COLERICK to Firefly Bistro in South Pasadena; www.wineandsong.com. Info on tonight’s acts at www.justinebenet.com and www.bradcolerick.com. Excellent series, no cover.
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Wed, May 16, in San Diego:
7 pm ”SAN DIEGO SONGWRITERS MEETUP” at New Expression Music, 4434 30th St, San Diego 92116; 619-280-9035.
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Wed, May 16:
7:30 pm THE BELLE BRIGADE plays the GRAMMY Museum’s latest installment of their “Homegrown” series on the Clive Davis Sound Stage, Olympic & Figuroa in the “L.A. Live” complex, L.A.; 213-765-6803 or www.grammymuseum.org. Along with a performance, The Belle Brigade will engage in discussion with GRAMMY Museum Executive Director BOB SANTELLI. The band, fronted by siblings and San Fernando Valley natives BARBARA & ETHAN GRUSKA, have been touring in support of their self-titled debut album, which The Los Angeles Times has described as "a dozen California pop gems." All proceeds benefit the GRAMMY Museum. Doors at 7 pm. Tix, $15.
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Wed, May 16, in Simi:
7:30 pm SONGMAKERS weekly “SIMI VALLEY HOOT” in Simi Valley; info & directions at www.songmakers.org
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Wed, May 16; a “SHOW-of-the-WEEK” pick:
8 pm HOT CLUB OF DETROIT with CYRILLE AIMÉE play Gypsy Jazz at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center, on the campus at Cal State Long Beach, 6200 Atherton St, Long Beach 90815; 562-985-7000.
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Wed, May 16:
8 pm THE BODEANS, NICKI BLUHM & THE GRAMBLERS team up tonight at the Troubadour in West Hollywood; www.troubadour.com. $20 advance, $23 door.
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Wed, May 16:
8 pm DANIEL HART, PAULENE, & HI HO SILVER OH play the Echo Country Outpost in Echo Park; echocountryoutpost.com. Free admission, donations politely requested.
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Wed, May 16:
8 pm JIMMY ANGEL & TROY WALKER play Viva Cantina in Burbank; www.vivacantina.com. No cover.
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Wed, May 16:
8 pm weekly “GUITAROLOGY” at Bar Melody and Grill, 9132 S Sepulveda Bl, Los Angeles 90045; 310-670-1994.
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Wed, May 16:
9 pm MOJO MONKEYS play Ireland’s 32 in Van Nuys; www.irelands32pub.com. No cover.
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Wed, May 16:
9 pm JEREMIAH & KIM MICHALOWSKI play “The world’s smallest honkytonk,” the Cinema Bar in Culver City; www.thecinemabar.com. No cover, but take $ for artists’ tip jar.
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Wed, May 16:
9 pm ROCCO DELUCA plays the Satellite in Silverlake; www.thesatellitela.com. $10 cover.
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Wed, May 16:
9 pm VANISH VALLEY plus SERVICE GROUP play electric Americana at the Down and Out Bar in downtown L.A.; www.facebook.com/pages/Down-And-Out-The/129807787098918.
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Wed, May 16:
9 pm-midnight WHITTON plays every other Wednesday this month at Villains Tavern in downtown L.A.; www.villainstavern.com. No cover.
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Wed, May 16:
10 pm ARTWORK JAMAL & THE ACID BLUES BAND bring their excellent blues for a late night set at Seven Grand in downtown L.A.; www.213nightlife.com/artwork-jamal-and-the-acid-blues-band?id=May%2016th,%202012.
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Wed, May 16:
10 pm LEFTOVER CUTIES play their CD release show at Hotel Café in Hollywood; www.hotelcafe.com. Band info at www.leftovercuties.com.
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Wed, May 16:
10 pm-1:30 am THEM BEARDED MEN at the Auld Dubliner in Long Beach; www.aulddubliner.com.
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MUCH MORE ON THURSDAY… but if you jus’ can’t wait, check our LAST complete edition for a rather good idea of the too-much-to-do weekend abundance of festivals, concerts, club gigs, and more – even without the update of ADDITIONAL events that gets published Thursday, you’ll surely see that LIVE MUSIC comprises your entire agenda this weekend!
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The previous COMPLETE edition, from May 11, is at
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http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2012/05/acoustic-americana-music-guide_11.html
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