Updated Events for TUESDAY, August 21, 2012 only

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Here’s a short EXTRA edition of the Acoustic Americana Music Guide with updates of what’s happening TONIGHT ONLY.
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The most recent FULL edition, with events past tonight and waaaay into the future, was published August 18.
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That’s available in the mobile-device-friendly edition by going back one page and scrolling down, or in the full web edition by clicking it in the sidebar.
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Get out there and enjoy some live acoustic or Americana music!
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Here’s the update of what’s happening TODAY…
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Tuesday August 21
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Tue, Aug 21, in San Diego:
6:30 pm monthly “OPEN MIC & JAM” plus a “BLUEGRASS SLOW JAM” sponsored by San Diego Bluegrass Society at New Expression Music, 4434 30th St, San Diego 92116; 619-280-9035.
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Tue, Aug 21:
7 pm weekly “SONGWRITERS SERENADE” tonight brings NICOLE LEXI DAVIS, BYRON WALLS, ANDREA MARCHANT, RANDALL KIRBY, & TIM TURNER; a different line-up each week of recording artists playing acoustic sets, with booker and performing host JC HYKE, at Matt Denny's Ale House Restaurant & Bar, 145 E Huntington Dr, Arcadia 91006. Venue is a restaurant, serves alcohol. All ages. No cover.
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Tue, Aug 21:
7 pm weekly “BLUEGRASS SOUP JAM” at Convert-A-Tape, 2420 Gundry Av, Signal Hill 90755.
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Tue, Aug 21:
7 pm monthly “BEACH CITIES FOLK CLUB” at the Wayland House in Manhattan Beach 90266. Call for info and location, 310-376-8760.
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Tue, Aug 21, in Ventura Co:
7 pm SONGMAKERS monthly “ME N ED'S PIZZA SONG CIRCLE” at Me n Ed’s Pizza, Camarillo 93010. Info and location at http://www.songmakers.org
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Tue, Aug 21:
8 pm “BLUE BAYOU: THE MUSIC OF LINDA RONSTADT” tribute band featuring ROBYN ROTH at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 91001; reservations 626-798-6236 (10 am-10 pm); venue phone 626-398-7917; info www.coffeegallery.com. (“the venue named in FolkWorks as L.A.’s best intimate acoustic listening room venue”). Tix, $15.
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Tue, Aug 21, a “FREE SHOW-of-the-WEEK” pick:
8 pm monthly “BLUEGRASS NIGHT” concert tonight brings HAZEL MOUNTAIN plus an opening set by the SHEMANSKI FAMILY BAND, sponsored by the Bluegrass Association of Southern California, at Viva Cantina, 900 Riverside Dr, Burbank 91506; 818-515-4444.
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The members of HAZEL MOUNTAIN have Southern California connections that go back to the early 1970s, where the band’s leader, WALDEN DAHL, was playing music with the original LOST HIGHWAY and band members STUART DUNCAN and ALISON BROWN. You could also find him performing around town with the HIGH WINDOW BOYS and GREY EAGLE. In this band, he does lead vocals and plays guitar and fiddle. JEFF HARVEY, who plays mandolin and adds harmony vocals, also grew up playing with Duncan and Brown and, later, became a founding member of the rebirth of LOST HIGHWAY in the mid ’90s. JOHN PLOTNIK plays banjo and Dobro and does harmony vocals. He has played with FOXFIRE and LIBERTY, and currently works for Disney’s California Adventure. DEAN KNIGHT is on bass, and contributes lead and harmony vocals, and also played with LIBERTY, as well with as SHERI LEE and CHRIS STUART & BACKCOUNTRY.
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The sounds of HAZEL MOUNTAIN have been influenced not just by the great bluegrass music tradition, but also by the old country standards and western swing, cowboy songs and folk ballads, the island scene and the rock scene. Their play songs range from STEVEN FOSTER to BILL MONROE, from BOB DYLAN to THE BEATLES, GENE AUTRY to JOHN DENVER. If you enjoy variety and have an open musical mind, you’ll appreciate Hazel Mountain.
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Okay to park free across the street at Pickwick Bowl. BASC presents bluegrass recording artists.
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No cover, but venue is a restaurant renowned for its Mexican food, with a full bar (beer and margarita only $3 each at this series), so buy something.
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Tue, Aug 21:
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, Aug 21:
8 pm-2 am weekly “BEACHWOOD’S SUMMER PIANO BAR SESSIONS” at the Piano Bar, 6429 Selma Av, Hollywood 90028; www.pianobarhollywood.com; 323-466-2750. Show and series info, http://facebook.com/beachwoodcanyon .
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Tue, Aug 21:
Time tba HOWLIN BLUES BOOGIE BAND leads a jam at Eagle’s Nest Saloon, 15150 Prairie Av, Lawndale; 310-679-5384.
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Tue, Aug 21:
Time tba “PRO BLUES JAM” with JOHN MARX at the Corner Club in Woodland Hills.
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Tue, Aug 21:
9 pm THE GET DOWN BOYS play Villain’s Tavern 1356 Palmetto St, downtown L.A.; www.villainstavern.com; 213-613-0766. The place is “a steampunk bar.” Band info, www.thegetdownboys.com.
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Tue, Aug 21:
9 pm JACK’S TEA ROOM plays Harvelle’s Long Beach, 206 The Promenade North, Long Beach 90802; www.harvelles.com; 310-395-1676. $10 cover.
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Tue, Aug 21:
9 pm weekly “BLUESDAY TUESDAY” with performing hosts BLUE GRAVY BLUES BAND and guest artists tbd at the Melody Bar & Grill, 9132 S Sepulveda Bl (at Westchester Pkwy, near LAX), L.A. 90045; 310-670-1994; www.melodylax.com. No cover.
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Tue, Aug 21:
9 pm “KOSMIK BLUES JAM” at the Cinema Bar, 3967 Sepulveda Bl (between Washington & Venice), Culver City 90230; 310-390-1328; www.thecinemabar.com; www.myspace.com/thecinemabar; music series hotline 310-250-1317. Venue is 21+, the size of a shoebox, and known as “the world’s smallest honky-tonk.” Barstool seating is competitive. No cover, bring $ for artists’ tip jar.
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Tue, Aug 21, a “FREE SHOW-of-the-WEEK” pick, on TV:
9:30-11 pm “AIRPLAY AND THE RISE OF ROCK RADIO” recalls the early days with DJs and the musicians they made famous. Included are interview comments from Casey Kasem, Jerry Blavat, Murray the K, Cousin Bruce Morrow, and Wolfman Jack. Broadcast on KLCS, the only PBS station that presents music / music-related programs without butchering them for pledge drive begging. Replays tonight, 2:30-4 am, for those who are out late.
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This is NOT the same show we listed in July. That one is “THE WAGES OF SPIN: PAYOLA,” a scathing and revealing documentary that chronicles the radio and TV payola scandal of the ’60s and how the Philadelphia music scene of the ’50s and ’60s gave rise to it. Includes the roll of “American Bandstand” and DICK CLARK, including his testimony before Congress. Those in today’s music business will find parallels, as well as plenty of background on why and how things are the way they are. When it returns, we will let you know.
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