Monday’s Music, Oct 8, 2012

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If you’re on your mobile device, take a moment to view the full web version and see the brand new photo from ARTPRIZE in Grand Rapids, Michigan…
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TODAY is COLUMBUS DAY (in some places they celebrate "Indigenous Peoples Day" instead). And above one prominent Southwest city, people are happily suspended in baskets beneath glowing, brightly colored orbs at the ALBUQUERQUE BALLOON FIESTA.
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By the way, all that stuff you think you know about Columbus, aka Christoforo Colon? A lot of it is bunk. Like the part about his crew contracting syphilis from contact with Native American Indians and taking it back to Europe, where it became a veritable plague. Syphilis was already in Europe, and DNA tests on buried remains prove it was there before 1492, the year Columbus came to the Americas. More on the truth and myths of Columbus is available in a quick-read at www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44846249
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Whatever you're celebrating, or not, enjoy some music today that's really good, and much better than the junk on the radio...

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Monday, October 8
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Today’s Sections:
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1) Music on TV today / tonight
2) CONCERTS, club gigs, and other “go-and-do” events
3) FESTIVALS Coming NEXT WEEKEND…
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1) On TV today / tonight…
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11 am-noon “STORYTELLERS” has GRACE POTTER & THE NOCTURNALS in a 2012 episode. On Paladia.
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10-11 pm “GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL 2011” brings performances by BB KING and PAUL SIMON, also U2, in “Hour 1.” On Paladia.
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2) CONCERTS and other LIVE events…
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Mon, Oct 8:
6-10 pm pianist MARC BOSSERMAN plays solo at the Parkway Grill, 510 S Arroyo Pkwy, Pasadena 91105; www.theparkwaygrill.com; 626-795-1001.
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Mon, Oct 8:
6:30 pm SONGMAKERS monthly “WHITEMAN AIRPORT SONG CIRCLE” at Rocky's Restaurant, 12653 Osborne St, Pacoima 91331; 818-896-8828.
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Mon, Oct 8:
7 pm “POETRY: A CAREER?! A CONVERSATION WITH KAY RYAN & DANA GIOIA” at Friends of the USC Libraries Lecture Hall, Doheny Memorial Library 240, on the USC campus in Exposition Park. Book signing and reception to follow. Admission is free and open to everyone.
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Enjoy a reading from the remarkable life’s work of MacArthur Genius Grant recipient, Pulitzer Prize winner, and former U.S. Poet Laureate KAY RYAN. The reading will be interwoven with a conversation between Ryan and DANA GIOIA, a civic-minded poet and former chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, about the pragmatic aspects of making poems as well as Ryan’s distinct aesthetic.
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“Her poems are compact, exhilarating, strange affairs,” says poet and literary critic J.D. McClatchy. By considering the trajectory of Ryan’s career, the evening explores the challenges that face all artists.
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Organized by Brighde Mullins (Master of Professional Writing) and Dana Gioia (Judge Widney Professor of Poetry and Public Culture). More at http://web-app.usc.edu/ws/eo2/calendar/113/event/897808. Free.
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Mon, Oct 8:
7:30 pm THE BROMBIES play their weekly bluegrass residency at Viva Cantina, 900 Riverside Dr, Burbank 91506; 818-515-4444. Venue has full bar, serves Mexican food. Free parking across the street at Pickwick Bowl (same owners). No cover.
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Mon, Oct 8, in Ventura:
7:30 pm “ACOUSTIC OPEN MIC” at Zoey’s Café, 185 E Santa Clara St, Ventura 93001; advance tix & info, www.zoeyscafe.com; 805-652-1137 or 805-652-0091.
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Mon, Oct 8:
8 pm weekly “TALENT CONTEST” with CHAD WATSON, who also performs, at the Cowboy Palace, 21635 Devonshire St, Chatsworth; 818-341-0166. This long-running contest for country / alt country / honky-tonk musicians has great prizes and has opened doors for many of its winners. Plus, the place and this event are always fun. Preceded by free two step dance lessons for beginners and intermediate levels with Ed at 7 pm. No cover.
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Mon, Oct 8:
7:30 pm weekly “OPEN MIC” at Kulak's Woodshed, 5230-1/2 Laurel Canyon Bl, North Hollywood 91607; 818-766-9913. Sign-ups at 7 pm. Officially, it’s no cover, but venue expects a donation. Watch on the web if you can’t go, at www.kulakswoodshed.com.
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Mon, Oct 8:
8 pm weekly “IRISH CéILí DANCE & IRISH MUSIC SESSION” at the Celtic Arts Center’s shared location at Theatre Unlimited, 10943 Camarillo St, North Hollywood 91602; 818-760-8322; www.celticartscenter.com.
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Dancing at 8, music jam session at 9. No cover, donations appreciated. Always fun and a wonderful place to meet people who are into the Celtic scene.
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Mon, Oct 8:
8 pm “STORYTELLING NIGHT” with MIKE SIEGEL at Muse on 8th, 759 S La Brea Av (at 8th St, just S of Wilshire), in mid-city L.A.; www.MUSEon8th.com; 323-933-MUSE (6873). It was formerly Café Muse, on Santa Monica Bl (at Hudson) in Hollywood. The owners say, “We are so excited to bring nighttime music, comedy, spoken word and poetry, back in the mix! [And] We just launched an OPEN-MIC on Thursdays at 8 pm, with sign-ups at 7:30 pm.”
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Mon, Oct 8:
8:30 pm THE HOT CLUB plays their every-Monday residency 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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3) FESTIVALS Coming NEXT WEEKEND…
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FESTIVALS happening NEXT WEEKEND, Oct 12-14 (some starting Friday, Oct 12)…
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Sat & Sun, Oct 12-14, in Ventura:
Annual “SEASIDE HIGHLAND GAMES” at the Ventura Co Fairgrounds in Ventura brings multiple stages of Celtic and Irish music, plus the full array of Scottish Highland Heavy Athletics, authentic Scottish and British Isle food, massed pipe bands, gathering of the clans and tartans, and more culture and fun. Check their website, www.seaside-games.com.
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Sat & Sun, Oct 12-14, in the eastern desert:
Annual “JOSHUA TREE ROOTS MUSIC FESTIVAL” brings AMY LaVERE & SHANNON McNALLY, ANDERS OSBORNE, DEAD WINTER CARPENTERS, TIM EASTON, and MANY more, to Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground in Joshua Tree; 877-327-6265.
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Sat & Sun, Oct 12-14, in San Diego:
Annual “SAN DIEGO UKULELE FESTIVAL” has performances by Brittni Paiva, Ukulele Bartt Warburton, Kalama Brothers, Julia Nunez, Fred Thompson, and MANY more, at the Port Pavilion on Broadway Pier in San Diego; 619-686-8027.
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Sat & Sun, Oct 12-14, in E San Diego Co:
Annual “FIBER ARTS FESTIVAL” has plenty of roots music at the Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum in Vista; 858-679-4854.
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Sun, Oct 14, in Santa Barbara Co:
Annual “SANTA BARBARA OLD TIME FIDDLERS CONVENTION” is a delight, with music on two stages including sets by the CACHE VALLEY DRIFTERS, LAURIE LEWIS & THE RIGHT HANDS, MODAL TEASE, KALINKA, and the Quebecois band GENTICORUM, at the Historic Stowe House in Goleta; 805-681-7216.
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Sun, Oct 14, in the northern desert:
1-6 pm 1st annual “OKTOBERFEST” at WeeVill, an oasis in the desert NW of Lancaster. It happens with music by ANTON SCHNITZEL & THE MERRY MAKERS. Advance tix $11, $12.50 at the door. Polish and German food, with homemade bratwurst, kielbasa, sauerkraut and German potato salad. Info, www.weevillmarket.com.
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Sat & Sun, Oct 12-14, in Mississippi:
Annual “BUKKA WHITE BLUES FESTIVAL” in Aberdeen Mississippi, features Southern Cal blues maestro BERNIE PEARL.
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PLUS, coming up soon in Southern Cal…
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Thu-Sun, Oct 18-21, in OC:
“FOLK ALLIANCE REGION WEST FAR-WEST CONFERENCE” at the Hyatt Regency Irvine, with dozens of showcase performances, workshops, seminars, panels, awards, and more. Schedules, registration, contact info, more, at www.far-west.org.
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For more events FUTURE and PAST, or to CONTACT US or SUBSCRIBE, read on…
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The most current FULL edition (published Sep 14) contains MANY events well into the future. It’s still available, on both the mobile-device-friendly edition and the full website; bring-up “view web version” and click “September” in the sidebar at left, then click the Sep 14 edition.
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Direct-to-the-current-edition /
MOBILE-DEVICE-FRIENDLY is always there for you at
www.acousticamericana.blogspot.com .
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FULL WEB EDITION with additional features is at
www.acousticmusic.net .
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MUCH MORE COMING soon, as we get to it and organize it for you…
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