Tuesday's Live Music Scene, April 23, 2013

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MANY notices were sent to us late for events happening tonight. So, we bring you this single-day update for Tuesday.
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In addition to this short special edition, there are TWO current very full editions, published simultaneously on April 20, 2013. Together, they contain hundreds of additional events, beyond today, AND, the Guide’s NEWS FEATURES for the week. Each is at a separate click.
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So, read THIS page for what's up tonight, then click for the NEWS, and click again for extensive FESTIVAL coverage -- including the STAGECOACH FESTIVAL this coming weekend -- plus, bunches o’ CONCERTS, some WORKSHOPS for artists, TICKET ALERTS, and – as always – things you will find only in the Guide.
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But first, here's Tuesday's abundance of live music!
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Tuesday, April 23: UPDATE
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Tue, Apr 23, in Downey:
6 pm  Monthly “DOWNEY FOLK MUSIC JAM” at the Barbara J. Riley Community & Senior Center, 7810 Quill Dr, Downey 90242; 562-904-7223.
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Tue, Apr 23, in Ventura:
6-9:30 pm  Twice-monthly “VENTURA BLUEGRASS JAM” at Zoey’s Café, 185 E Santa Clara St, Ventura. Hosts are GENE RUBIN, PHIL SALAZAR, and NINA WEISMAN. Jam co-host GENE RUBIN says, “Now in our eighth successful year, come and join us at Zoey’s Café. Great food and drink, lots of friends, tons of fun! We typically have between 30 and 50 bluegrass musicians of all skill levels. There is plenty of space for up to three jam circles. Texas swing and Gypsy Jazz also welcome. Our bluegrass jams are every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month. We are looking forward to seeing you there!” More at http://home.earthlink.net/~generubinaudio. Info, contact Gene Rubin, generubinaudio@earthlink.net.
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Tue, Apr 23, in T.O.:
6 pm  “THOUSAND OAKS SONG CIRCLE” at the Greenhouse Café, 652 Janss Rd, Thousand Oaks 91360.
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Tue, Apr 23, in Ventura Co (Camarillo):
6:30 pm  SONGMAKERS monthly “CAMARILLO SONG CIRCLE” in Camarillo; info and location at www.songmakers.org.
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Tue, Apr 23, in San Diego:
6:30 pm  Monthly “BLUEGRASS NIGHT” at the Boll Weevil Restaurant, 7080 Miramar Rd, San Diego 92117. Sponsored by San Diego Bluegrass Society.
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LATE ADDITION:
Tue, Apr 23, FREE, at USC:
7 pm  "TSIGAN: THE GYPSY POEM" by CECILIA WOLOCH, with music and dance performances, in Bovard Auditorium, on the campus of USC in University Park, L.A.
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Admission is free and open to everyone. Make reservations online.
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We know, our folk-Americana readers enjoy Djangostyle gypsy swing/jazz, but are not into what's broadly labelled as "world music." But here's a chance to see the other side of the equation of the origins of Americana-gypsy-swing.
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Called Gypsy, Tsigan, Gitane, Cygane, and Zigeuner, the Roma people have wandered the world for a thousand years. They’ve been romanticized but also brutally persecuted.
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It's explored in this multimedia performance based on "Tsigan: The Gypsy Poem," an acclaimed book-length poem by USC professor and poet Cecilia Woloch. The work intertwines Woloch's personal journey of identity with the larger forces that have shaped the Roma people’s fate and fortunes.
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The performance will include Flamenco music and dance by José Cortés, Ethan Margolis and Cihtli Ocampo, celebrating the lyrical fire of the Gypsy spirit.
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The evening will be introduced by former California Poet Laureate Carol Muske-Dukes. A discussion will follow moderated by Stephen D. Smith, executive director of the USC Shoah Foundation, and featuring Romani activist and scholar Dr. Ian Hancock from the University of Texas.
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Free with online reservations, and learn more, on their website, www.usc.edu/visionsandvoices. Any remaining tickets will be available at the event check-in beginning at 6 pm.
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Tue, Apr 23, in SGV (Arcadia):
7 pm  Weekly “SONGWRITER SERENADE” with performing host JC HYKE and a lineup of recording artists / singer-songwriters, all playing acoustic, on the heated patio at Matt Denny's Ale House Restaurant & Bar, 145 E Huntington Dr, Arcadia 91006.
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Tue, Apr 23, in Signal Hill:
7 pm  Weekly “BLUEGRASS SOUP JAM” at Convert-A-Tape, 2420 Gundry Av, Signal Hill 90755.
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LATE ADDITION:
Tue, Apr 23, in L.A.:
7:30 & 9 pm  COW BOP plays a "Cowbaret" at Vibrato, 2930 Beverly Glen Circle, L.A. 90077;  310-474-9400.
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BRUCE FORMAN, artist-in-residence at USC's Thornton School of Music, brings his beyond-swing western bebop band Cow Bop to "dust up HERB ALPERT's swanky joint." Bruce says,  "Most of you know us from less formal locales, but we are excited about this one, and I think we all need to dress up (western preferred) and take ourselves out on the town. There will be a cover and I suggest getting reservations, have dinner, the food is happening."
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He continues, "This conjures up the last scenes of Blazing Saddles to me -- where the fight scene spilled out onto the lot and interrupted the musical and the commissary."
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Egads, don't tell Herb Alpert. Bruce says, "Let's make this one a night we'll never forget. We are working up some special material and we'll have the usual swing herding, tune wranglin' and genre-bustin' that have made us the most popular band in our price range!"
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Door prizes "from the Cow Bop merch manufacturing plant" are yours to claim by printing-out or showing this listing on your phone. That, and paying the venue's cover, are all you need to redeem your souvenir of the evening.
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Prompt reservations advised. Two shows, 7:30 & 9 pm. "Who knows, maybe even Mel Brooks will show?" adds Bruce.
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LATE ADDITION:
Tue, Apr 23, in Burbank:
7:30-9 pm RAY DOYLE & REACH FOR THE SKY headline the monthly "WESTERN MUSIC SHOWCASE" presented by the California Chapter of the Western Music Association at Viva Cantina, 900 Riverside Dr, Burbank.
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Ray Doyle, 2011 WMA "Instrumentalist Of The Year" is also an award-winning singer-songwriter. He was band leader for many years for WYLIE & THE WILD WEST. Tonight, he brings his fun new band.
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Venue specializes in Mexican food, has full bar. No cover. Park free across the street at Pickwick Bowl (same owners).
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Tue, Apr 23, in Altadena:
8 pm  GT HURLEY, Montana-based cowboy singer-songwriter and top award nominee, plays 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 by the Guide’s editor, writing in FolkWorks, as L.A.’s best intimate acoustic listening room venue”).
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GT HURLEY's first CD, "Tough Horses," produced by top award-winning cowboy entertainer Dave Stamey, is currently #1 on the National Western Entertainers Radio Play List. The CD received one of five nominations for the Western Music Association's "Crescendo Award" in 2012. 
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GT, along with his singing and songwriting, breeds ranch-raised Quarter Horses, making his home under the shadows of the Crazy Mountains in Montana. Living and working in the ranching community, he writes and sings about the West as he sees it. From the cold of the Montana winters to the damp, hard rock of the mine, to the smells of sage and horse sweat, it's the grit and joy and feel of the west of today and yesterday.
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GT has opened for some of the most honored western entertainers, including Baxter Black and Jon Chandler, and has played the same stages as top performers Michael Martin Murphy, Dave Stamey, Juni Fisher, and Sons of the San Joaquin. He has performed at top festivals throughout the Western states.
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Tix, $15.
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LATE ADDITION:
Tue, Apr 23, in Ventura:
8 pm  JOHN FULLBRIGHT plays Zoeys Café, 185 E Santa Clara, Ventura 93001; 805-652-1137.
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Tue, Apr 23, in OC (Laguna Beach):
8-11 pm Weekly “SONGWRITER'S SHOWCASE” with performing host BETH FITCHET WOOD, and a lineup of performing songwriters and some recording artists “with many different musical talents” at the Marine Room, 214 Ocean Av, Laguna Beach.
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Western music award winner JOYCE WOODSON, who played there recently, says, “Some have a great deal of professional experience and some are working up to that. Beth plays a 45 minute set first, (because she can) and then there are 3 or 4 other acts who do short sets. It's a very intimate setting, and all experiment with their new stuff. The audience is of the highest quality and the performers love playing for them.” No cover.
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Tue, Apr 23, in SFV (Toluca Lake):
8 pm Weekly “TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION” at Timmy Nolan's Tavern & Grill, 10111 Riverside Dr, Toluca Lake 91602; 818-985-3359.
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Tue, Apr 23, in SFV (Chatsworth):
8 pm An AMERICANA / ALT-COUNTRY /HONKY-TONK BAND plays the Cowboy Palace, 21635 Devonshire St, Chatsworth; 818-341-0166. A real, live, fun honky-tonk scene with live music nightly. Preceded by free dance lessons at 7 pm. No cover.
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Tue, Apr 23, in SFV (Burbank):
8 pm “AMERICANA / ALT-COUNTRY / HONKY-TONK” music on two separate stages at Viva Cantina, 900 Riverside Dr (next to L.A. Equestrian Center), Burbank; 818-845-2425 or 818-515-4444; www.vivacantina.com. Okay to park free across the street at Pickwick Bowl (free, nearly unlimited parking for Viva patrons). Two stages, one in the Front Room is always no cover, the other, the Riverside Rancho stage, may charge cover. Venue has full bar, serves good Mexican food, all ages.
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Tue, Apr 23, in Culver City:
9 pm "ACOUSTIC TUESDAYS" brings CLIFF WAGNER (Old #7) and country blues virtuoso MIKE FREAS to the Cinema Bar, 3967 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City 90230. Venue is fun, but the size of a shoebox. Barstool seating is competitive. Arrive early for a seat.
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Tue, Apr 23, in Santa Monica:
9 pm KEN O’MALLEY brings his authentic and original Irish music to Finn McCool’s, 2702 Main St, Santa Monica 90405; 310-452-1734.
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LATE ADDITION:
Tue, Apr 23, in L.A.:
9 pm  COW BOP plays a "Cowbaret" at Vibrato, 2930 Beverly Glen Circle, L.A. 90077;  310-474-9400. This is their second show here tonight. See 7:30 pm write-up for details.
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Tue, Apr 23, in Santa Monica:
9 pm “LIVE MUSIC NIGHT” at Sonny McLean's Irish Pub, 2615 Wilshire Bl, Santa Monica; 310-449-1811. They boast “40 taps of great beer and cider, a nice wine selection and now a full bar.” Live music every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and sometimes it’s traditional Irish music. But be careful when you go, because they do Karaoke (aka the death of vocal music) on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays starting about 9 pm. Check their website to see who and what they’re booking, at www.sonnymcleans.com.
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LATE ADDITION:
Tue, Apr 23, in Echo Park:
9:30 pm-12:30 am  Talented young PHOEBE BRIDGERS performs a 45-minute set in a new series at Lot 1 Cafe, 1533 W Sunset Bl, Echo Park (Los Angeles).
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It's the first show of a planned semi-regular series, "L.A. Underground Presents Los Angeles Loves... A Night At Lot 1," showcases where friends of the lower-case "la-underground" sing songs in the comfort of locally beloved Lot 1.
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Lineup:
Jonny Miller at 9:30 pm.
Stephanie Hunt at 10:15 pm.
Phoebe Bridgers at 11 pm.
Mike Benecke at 11:45 pm.
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Show is 18+, no cover.
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MUCH MORE, including the coming weekend's STAGECOACH FESTIVAL and plenty of other festivals and concerts, waaaay beyond Tuesday's music, is in the most recent full edition of the Guide's LIVE MUSIC EVENTS.
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There's also the current week's edition of NEWS FEATURES. Both are here for you, at separate clicks.
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