It’s Ground Hog Day! Music News & Live Performances, Feb 1, 2014

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We’ve got news, reviews, and a vast selection of live music events, all awaiting you in today’s edition.

The MANY news features on NAMM (and everything else) published in January are still readily accessible, but you may need to click the "January" folder in the sidebar at left, because things auto-archive. If you're on your phone and saying "WHAT sidebar?" then scroll down and click "View web edition" and you'll have it.

Happy GROUNDHOG DAY, the sole remaining holiday that corporate America hasn’t been able to ruin with crass commercialism. Yep, the second and shortest month of 2014 is already here, and the hits just keep on comin’.

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On this day in history…

“The tragedy of DANIEL PEARL's murder in Pakistan on February 1, 2002 carries that challenge into the 21st Century and makes even more vivid the human spirit that must prevail if we are to avoid the ultimate catastrophe of obliterating what Pearl eloquently described as ‘My Favorite Planet,’ an album adapted from his stories for the Wall Street Journal that carried him into the heart of darkness. As a light bringer he remains a steadfast symbol of hope and courage in the face of evil. Daniel Pearl was a musician as well as a journalist and his violin -- like his pen -- will be remembered as mightier than the sword, for they have outlasted his shortened life.” ~ Ross Altman.

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In this edition…

♪  PICKS for Saturday
♪  TICKET ALERT
♪  NEWS FEATURES
.   √  CD REVIEW: GROOVY REDNECKS, “TAWDRY TALES,” released in October 2013
.   √  “MUSICAL iPAD® BOOK DEBUTS AT NAMM
♪  WEEKEND MUSIC FESTIVALS
♪  ONGOING MUSIC & ART EVENTS
♪  Saturday’s MUSIC EVENTS


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♪  PICKS for Saturday


√  KRIS KRISTOFFERSON plays Carpenter Performing Arts Center in Long Beach, 8 pm.

√   “THE BERNSTEIN LEGACY” presented by PACIFIC SYMPHONY at Segerstrom Hall in Costa Mesa, 3 pm.

√   “THE LANGSTON HUGHES PROJECT—ASK YOUR MAMA: 12 MOODS FOR JAZZ” is a creative masterwork left unperformed at Hughes’s death; it’s in Bovard Auditorium at USC, 4 pm.

√  MURIEL ANDERSEN plays a solo concert at Borrego Springs Art Center in Borrego Springs, 7:30 pm.

√  INCENDIO plus ROBBY LONGLEY make for a thrilling night of fiery guitar artistry in a double-bill at Boulevard Music in Culver City, 8 pm.

√  PETER FELDMANN & THE VERY LONESOME BOYS TRIO play “Bluegrass for Groundhog Day” in Los Olivos, 8 pm.

√  Folk fave BOB NEUWIRTH plays McCabe’s in Santa Monica, 8 pm.

√   “CELTIC NIGHTS: THE EMIGRANTS BRIDGE” at Haugh Performing Arts Center in Glendora, 8 pm.

√  PACIFIC SYMPHONY presents “TORADZE PLAYS SHOSTAKOVICH” for the last of three nights in Segerstrom Hall in Costa Mesa, 8 pm.

√  KRIS COLT & THE BLACK ROSE BAND play the House of Blues Sunset Strip in WeHo, 9 pm.

√  THE BUTTONHOLES, plus an opening set by DAVID SERBY & THE LATEST SCAM, at The Hermosa Saloon in Hermosa Beach, 9 pm.

√  MURALI CORYELL from New York ends a two-night stand at the Arcadia Blues Club, 8 pm.

√  ROYAL NEW ZEALAND BALLET presents the North American premiere of “GISELLE” with ballet superstars Gillian Murphy and Qi Huan at the Music Center in downtown L.A., 8 pm.



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♪  TICKET ALERT

54th Annual “TOPANGA BANJO•FIDDLE CONTEST & FOLK FESTIVAL” happens Sunday, May 18, at Paramount Ranch, in the Santa Monica Mountains Nat’l Recreation Area (a Nat’l Park Service unit) in Agoura Hills.

Advance tix sales begin today. Significant discount for early-birds, at:
www.topangabanjofiddle.org/purchase_tix.html

Info, contest entry form downloads, volunteer sign-up opportunities (those get you in free), and more, at  HYPERLINK "http://www.topangabanjofiddle.org" www.topangabanjofiddle.org - - or call the info hotline at 818-382-4819.



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♪  NEWS FEATURES


√  CD REVIEW: GROOVY REDNECKS, “TAWDRY TALES,” released in October 2013


The GROOVY REDNECKS are rarely acoustic. Their trademark is hardcore honky-tonk outlaw country, and their new album brings the band's first recorded batch of new songs since 2006. They've been together 22 years, during which they've been named as "best band" by publications that they've outlasted. They've opened for big stars, including Leon Russell, Junior Brown, Red Simpson, Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon, David Allen Coe (5 times), and -- it's a shocker, considering the Rednecks’ image – they’ve even opened for Pat Boone.

The Guide is privileged that David Serby, respected trad / alt country artist, review this new CD.

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by David Serby

I drove up to Lancaster and back today, blasting the new Groovy Rednecks record, "Tawdry Tales," all the way.

I passed a bunch of Chippies on the drive and if they thought I looked a little paranoid they were probably right because had they pulled me over I probably would've gotten a DUI from all the cheap draft beer and dope smoke pouring out of my speakers.

In person, the Groovy Rednecks (T.W. Tex Troester, Bob Ricketts, Ron Botelho, Gary Riley, Chris Kirshbaum, and Jim Doyle) are larger than life LA legends and I think the shadows they cast can sometimes hide the great songs.

If you like Johnny Paycheck and The Vandals and Hank Williams, Sr. and Elvis Presley and Suicidal Tendencies and The Eagles (the parts of The Eagles The Eagles stole from cooler bands than The Eagles) and David Allan Coe and Marty Robbins and The Monkees and ZZ Top and Lefty Frizzell and The Blues Brothers and John Anderson and Tom Waits and Bob Marley and Johnny Cash then you can find something to like about this record.

Tawdry Tales is a hung-over Hollywood Hillbilly melting pot posole – soul food - boiled up in the back of an unlicensed food truck, that’s parked in some junked up alley behind a seedy dive bar at 2:30 in the morning, and then slopped into dented tin bowls to be slurped up by hungry drunks and degenerates.

And if that don’t sound like the kind of country music that can only come from California I don’t know what does.

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You can order the CD, or download 10 of the 11 tracks from "Tawdry Tales" that are available as downloads. Both options are at http://www.cdbaby.com/m/cd/groovyrednecks5


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√  “MUSICAL iPAD® BOOK DEBUTS AT NAMM

Hal Leonard publishes a vast selection of music instruction books, and now they’ve added “Musical iPad® - Performing, Creating & Learning Music on Your iPad®.”

This book is a much needed and long awaited guide through the most popular and productive apps for the iPad 2, iPad (3rd or 4th generation), or iPad Air and iPad mini, running iOS 6.

It’s also a comprehensive approach to learning and making music on Apple’s popular tablet devices. Musical iPad will help readers learn the most appropriate ways to configure their iPad for music creation, connect it to other musical devices, and suggest useful apps for all musical needs.

Musical iPad provides guidance for choosing and using the best iPad music apps, and it demonstrates how to apply them. The authors are experienced in the creation of music technology textbooks, training, and courses, and they maintain a companion website for the book that includes useful video tutorials and updates.

With “Musical iPad: Performing, Creating, and Learning Music on Your iPad,” you’ll learn how to:

•  Use musicianship apps to help you stay in tune and keep your voice or instrument in shape
•  Use cloud storage to share music and data files with other devices
•  Turn the iPad into a tuner, metronome, and practice aid
•  Emulate a host of acoustic and electronic instruments
•  Use your iPad as a virtual sheet music resource for all your performance and practice needs
•  Learn to play an instrument with your iPad
•  Compose and share music on your iPad
•  And probably much more.

“Musical iPad can help you turn your mobile device into a powerful amplifier for your creativity – and turn your modest investment in a tablet device into an extremely valuable tool for learning and making music”, says David Mash, Senior VP for Innovation, Strategy, and Technology at Berklee College of Music.

He continues, “The well-written, easy-to-follow instructions and descriptions will get you up to speed in no time and will help you make the most of your Apple iPad.”

About the Authors:
***   Thomas E. Rudolph, ED.D., is a an educator, performer, composer, and author of several music-related books. He develops and teaches courses for the Berklee College of Music online school, Central Connecticut State University, and Villanova University. Dr. Rudolph is co-founder of TI:ME (Technology in Music Education, www.ti-me.org) and, as a composer / arranger, has works published by Neil A. Kjos and Northeastern Music Publications. His articles have appeared in the Music Educators Journal, the Instrumentalist, and Downbeat Magazine. He lives in Philadelphia.

***   Vincent Leonard, along with Thomas E. Rudolph, is co-author of “Recording in the Digital World,” “Finale: An Easy Guide to Music Notation,” and “Sibelius: A Comprehensive Guide to Music Notation.” His works as a producer and composer have premiered nationally and internationally. He is also widely known as a copyist and arranger, having worked with Peter Nero, the Philly Pops Orchestra, Doc Severinsen, the London Symphony Orchestra, Chuck Mangione, and Leslie Burrs and in musicals by Duke Ellington, Alan Menken, Kurt Weill, and Mitch Leigh. He lives in Philadelphia.

Musical iPad is published in the “Hal Leonard Quick Pro Guide” series.

More on the publisher and all they offer musicians is at:
www.halleonardbooks.com
and
www.onstageandbackstage.wordpress.co

Musical iPad sells for $19.99. It is 200 pages and includes a DVD ROM. It is catalogued with Hal Leonard Inventory #HL 00119292, and ISBN: 9781480342446.



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♪  SATURDAY’S LIVE MUSIC SCENE…

♪  WEEKEND MUSIC FESTIVALS
♪  ONGOING MUSIC & ART EVENTS
♪  Saturday’s MUSIC EVENTS

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♪  WEEKEND MUSIC FESTIVALS


Fri, Jan 31; Wed-Sat, Jan 29-Feb 1,
FESTIVAL & CONFERENCE,
in Northern Nevada:
♪  30th Annual “NATIONAL COWBOY POETRY GATHERING” in Elko, Nevada, fills all the lodgings for a hundred miles, and brings stage performances, showcases, music and poetry, awards, western art exhibitions, and a lot of saddle pal camaraderie.
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Info at: www.westernfolklife.org/National-Cowboy-Poetry-Gathering-General-Info/national-cowboy-poetry-gathering-home-page.html

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Sat, Feb 1,
FESTIVAL,
in NorCal:
10 am-10 pm  2nd Annual “SEBASTOPOL GUITAR FESTIVAL” at the Sebastopol Community Cultural Center’s Main Facility, in the Main Bldg, Annex & grounds.
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At door general admission: $40. More details and buy online at www.seb.org
Or contact Kevin Russel at krussellmft@aol.com
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Concerts: [Chet Atkins Rm] 3:00pm Jim Hurst - solo folk & bluegrass guitar by the two time winner of the IBMA’s Guitar Player of the year 6:00-6:40pm Caren Armstrong - celebrated bay area singer-songwriter 7:30pm Jim Nichols - solo one of the best jazz guitar players in the world, masterful guitarist, from bop to swing to Chet Atkins finger-style 8:30pm Guitars without Borders: Eric Thompson, Scott Nygaard, Jody Stecher - a trio of master guitarists take you on a musical tour of styles from bluegrass & Old Time to Irish/Scottish, Cajun, blues & more.
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Films begin at 1:00pm & go all day, schedule TBD.
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Classes : [Chet Atkins Rm, Doc Watson Rm, Jerry Reed Rm]: 10:30 -11:45 pm Tony Gagarin beginning guitar 11:00am -12:30 pm Jim Hurst bluegrass guitar & general musicianship 12:00 -1:30 pm Michael Capella alternate tunings for guitar 1:30pm - 3:00pm Adam Traum beginning blues guitar 2:00pm - 3:30pm Caren Armstrong beginning finger-picking 3:30 - 5:00pm Greg Scherer & Gary Grubb beginning guitar 4-5:30 pm Jim Nichols jazz.swing guitar & a little Chet Atkins style 5:30 - 7:00pm Chris Gramp beginning swing guitar
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Luthiers [Merle Travis Rm]: Harry Fleischman Richard Prenkart John Knutson Tom Ribbekke Bob Groat & more!
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Luthiers talks will take place between 1:00pm -2:30pm Plus luthiers will be displaying their instruments throughout the day.
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“Some surprise musical guest performers” will take part, too. Among the companies represented are Schoenberg's Guitars, Tall Toad Music, Shubb Capo, and more. Info, www.seb.org

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Sat, Feb 1,
Pseudo-FESTIVAL,
in Portland, Oregon:
26th Annual "WINTERFOLK," with performances by DAVID MALLETT and many others, is a benefit for "Sisters of the Road," at the Aladdin Theatre in Portland, Oregon.
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Tix and info at:
www.aladdin-theater.com/event/438165-winterfolk-xxvi-portland/



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♪  ONGOING MUSIC & ART EVENTS


Through Feb 23, in Sierra Madre:
(8 pm Fri, Sat, & some Thu; 2:30 pm Sundays)  “AN IDEAL HUSBAND,” Oscar Wilde's classic comedy, continues at the Sierra Madre Playhouse, 87 W Sierra Madre Bl, Sierra Madre 91024.
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Those new to Wilde will understand why he is considered one of the greatest English writers (though born in Dublin) of his time (1854-1900).
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Opening Night Gala performance tonight, followed by Champagne reception and light buffet. Ample free parking behind theatre.
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Runs through Sun, Feb 23. Performance times are Friday and Saturday at 8 pm, Sundays at 2:30 pm; and Sun, Feb 9 at 7 pm and Thursdays, Feb 13 and Feb 20 at 8 pm.
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Tix, $25; seniors and students $22; children age 12 and under $15. Phone, 626 355-4318. Online tickets: www.sierramadreplayhouse.org

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Through Feb 13,
Theatre,
in San Pedro:
8 pm  “AN EVENING OF ORIGINAL ONE-ACTS” opens the “Pick of the Vine: Season 12” at the Little Fish Theatre in San Pedro.
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Info & tix at www.littlefishtheatre.org
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Runs Jan 10-Feb 15: Fridays & Saturdays at 8 pm; Sundays, Jan 26-Feb 2 at 2 pm; Thu, Feb 13 at 8 pm.



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Sat, Feb 1, in L.A.:
11 am-5 pm  “PEACE PROJECT / TYPHOON HAIYAN” includes music and a benefit to build homes in Santa Fe, Bantayan Island, in the Philippines for victims of Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda; at L.A. Derby Dolls Sports Center, 1910 W Temple, in Historic Fillipinotown, Los Angeles 90026.
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It’s a full day of entertainment, plus every ticket sale helps build homes where each house is only $500 and will be part of one of the first permanent housing project completed after Typhoon Haiyan.
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The Peace Project has created a special project called Operation Reach Out to build homes in Santa Fe, Bantayan Island, in the Philippines for victims of Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda. Founder Lisa Schultz has already visited the bayan of Santa Fe and is working directly with its Mayor and citizens.
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Entertainment includes:
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♪  Kelly's Lot (great roadhouse blues band)
♪  Actor & Poet Dante Basco
♪  Comics John Ross Remias and Alex Rueda
♪  Musicians
♪  Vice 45
♪  Jream Andrew
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Also, DJ Blas and performances by Hip Hop Intl. Champion Dance Crews
Demonstrations by Parkour Athletes from the WFPF
Chris Tronsden will act as Master of Ceremonies
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More at www.thepeaceproject.com/ReachOut
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Tix, $10, at www.thepeaceproject.com/ReachOut
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Free Parking at Silver Lake Medical Center, 1711 W Temple St, Los Angeles 90026.

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Sat, Feb 1, in SFV (Northridge):
1 pm  SONGMAKERS monthly “NORTHRIDGE SONG CIRCLE.” Location and info at www.songmakers.org -- or email NorthCountryHoot@Songmakers.org

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Sat, Feb 1, in OC (Costa Mesa):
3 pm  “THE BERNSTEIN LEGACY” presented by PACIFIC SYMPHONY, Carl St. Clair, conductor, Benjamin Pasternack, piano, Jamie Bernstein, host, at Segerstrom Hall, Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Dr, Costa Mesa; 714-556-2787;  HYPERLINK "http://www.ocpac.org" \t "_blank" www.ocpac.org.
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Music Director Carl St. Clair offers a heartfelt tribute to the man he calls the greatest influence on his musical life—the legendary Leonard Bernstein, who once remarked “I can’t live one day without hearing music, playing it, studying it or thinking about it.”
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Program is:
Bernstein:  Symphony No. 2, “Age of Anxiety”
Bernstein:  Slava!
Bernstein:  Doa Day Trio and “Oh What a Movie” from “Trouble In Tahiti”
Bernstein:  Selections from “Trouble in Tahiti”
Bernstein:  Overture from “Candide”
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Tix at www.pacificsymphony.org

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Sat, Feb 1,
theatre event,
in South Pasadena:
3-5 pm  "FROM THE BEST OF THE FEST" is a Meet & Greet with the Performers from the “Best of The Fest" of the Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival; event is at the Fremont Centre Theatre, 1000 Fremont Av, South Pasadena 91030; 626-441-5977.
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Hear the inspiration behind their one-person shows ,ask questions, meet them over coffee and cookies. It’s the kick-off for "FROM THE BEST OF THE FEST," which presents some of the best multi-disciplined solo shows performed at the Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival in the last 20 years, happening February 6-23.
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Event and festival tix & info at www.FremontCentreTheatre.com or toll-free at 866-811-4111.

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Sat, Feb 1, at USC:
4 pm  “THE LANGSTON HUGHES PROJECT—ASK YOUR MAMA: 12 MOODS FOR JAZZ” happens in Bovard Auditorium on the USC Campus in University Park (L.A.)
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Harlem Renaissance poet Langston Hughes changed literature with his innovative jazz poetry. Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner and the Ron McCurdy Quartet present a multimedia concert performance of “Ask Your Mama: 12 Moods for Jazz,” Hughes’ homage in verse and music to the struggle for artistic and social freedom at the beginning of the 1960s. With musical cues drawn from the blues, Dixieland, gospel, boogie-woogie, bebop, progressive jazz, Latin cha-cha, Afro-Cuban mambo, German lieder, Jewish liturgy, West Indian calypso and African drumming, “Ask Your Mama” is a creative masterwork left unperformed at Hughes’s death. This performance recovers it with multimedia dynamism for a new generation.
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Admission is free but reservations are required, at: www.visionsandvoices.usc.edu.

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Sat, Feb 1, in Burbank:
5-8 pm  CODY BRYANT TRIO plays one of the two stages at Viva Cantina, 900 Riverside Dr (next to L.A. Equestrian Center), Burbank; 818-845-2425 or 818-515-4444;  HYPERLINK "http://www.vivacantina.com" www.vivacantina.com.
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More shows here, on one or the other of the venue’s two stages, at 8:30 pm; see listing.
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All shows on both stages are no cover. Venue is known for its Mexican food and full bar. Okay to park free across the street at Pickwick Bowl (free, nearly unlimited parking for Viva patrons).

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Sat, Feb 1, in SFV (Mission Hills):
5 pm  SONGMAKERS monthly “MISSION HILLS SONG CIRCLE” in Mission Hills 91345. Location & info, www.songmakers.org

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Sat, Feb 1, in SFV (Studio City):
6-10 pm  “MUSIC AT THE JUMPCUT CAFÉ” showcase series at Jumpcut Café (formerly Lulu’s Beehive), 13203 Ventura Bl, Studio City 91604.
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Lineup for the night is:
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6-6:30 pm --- Garry Corman's “favorite genre of music is a great song.” He has had a number of indie cuts, including one with Lisa O'Kane ("Paper Thin")on her critically acclaimed "It Don't Hurt" CD. Garry is the cofounder of Twirling Betty, a genre-defying band he formed with Justefanie Strachan in 2010. Sometimes he's rockin' with the Bettys, delivering torch songs with Samantha Ahdoot, or just “surfing the neuroses” in a solo set, like tonight. More at www.myspace.com/fishgotgroovemusic
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6:30-7 pm --- Justefanie is a talented singer-songwriter just returned to Southern California. She delivers her music with strong vocals. More at www.myspace.com/killingcamille (solo recordings)
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7-7:30 pm --- Jacqi Bowe is an accomplished actress, comedian, singer, dancer who started off at UCLA's theater department and has worked in theatre, film and television ever since. “The Jacqi Bowe Variety Show,” her popular touring show, delights crowds throughout California. Tonight, she breaks out with comedic songs from her new solo show, “Jacqi Bowe's Not Quite Herself Lately,” in which she plays five characters: Dixie Lee, a neo-feminist, upwardly mobile park tenant, “entramanure,” Senior Stylist at Wish You Were Hair Salon, Weedpatch, Ca, and America's Got Talent -Wanna- Be. Jacqi's quirky style has got critics and fans raving: “vibrant and engaging...a talented individual bursting with ideas... her brilliant interpretation of modern life skewers our foibles." LA WEEKLY. More at www.http://jacqibowe.com, and www.http://thejacqibowevarietyshow
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7:30-8 pm --- Bryan Chan is “always trying to achieve the goal of giving blues music the heart, soul and respect it deserves.” He competed at the 2009 International Blues Challenge in Memphis TN. There are You tube videos of Bryan at http://youtu.be/uVewjXwCJr4 and www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcrIBv1ug4c
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8-8:30 pm --- David Staller is an American original wild rockin’ man with a percussive acoustic sound that comes from being a frustrated drummer. His influences range from the Adolescents to Abba to AC/DC and the Bee Gees.
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8:30-9 pm --- Paul Kenny Sr. lays-down the cover tunes.
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9-9:30 pm --- Paul Kenny Jr. is a Topanga Canyon native. A Dwight Yoakum affiliated independent label called “Little Dog Records” took an interest and signed his first band, Wooden Circus, to a deal with Mercury Records. Their first record was “Lemon Drop,” in which Paul partnered on with Pete Anderson. Wooden Circus opened for Incubus and Dwight Yoakum. Paul and Pete co-wrote “Sleepy Town” for Flaco Jimenez in 2000. Paul went solo and recorded his first EP, “Buffalo,” with "The Mojo Monkeys" in 2009 with Doug Pettiebone on guitar, and Taras Prodoniak (Lucinda Williams, Dwight Yoakum and Merle Haggard) on bass; Dave Raven on drums, Phil Parlapiano on keys, and engineering by Mike Dumez. Paul went on to play festivals such as SXSW, Harmony Fest, Sundance, Topanga Days and Topanga Earth day.
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No cover. Venue offers coffee drinks, sandwiches, soups, salads and tasty treats.

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Sat, Feb 1, in West L.A.:
6:15 pm JANN KLOSE plays Hayley Gripp's First Annual NO BULL Red Carpet Music Showcase, at the Joint, 8771 N Pico Bl (at Robertson), West Los Angeles: 310-275-2619; http://thejointlive.com.
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Okay, we think you’ll like Jann Klose, but read the next paragraph to decide whether you’re good with all this.
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Young Hollywood will be on hand at the NO BULL event, including local bands False Puppet, Breaking Tempo, Galvanized Souls, plus The X FACTOR's Lorie Moore. Celebrities include Miss California USA Cassandra Kunze and Miss California Teen USA Bianca Vierra and The Voice's rapper Moses Stone, and Walter Jones (the original Black Ranger of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers).
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Admission, $20 day of show, plus service charges, online at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/527657/JannKloseBand
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More at No Bull's website, http://nobullchallenge.org

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Sat, Feb 1, in Altadena:
6:30-8:30 pm  “DINNER & SONG” series brings DUANE THORIN & GLENN HAIR, plus DONNA BEA opening on ukulele and voice, and undisclosed musical guests, at Amy's Patio Café,  900 E. Altadena Dr (corner of Lake, waaay up the hill), Altadena 91001.

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Sat, Feb 1, in Altadena:
7 pm  THE RHYTHM SECTION plays the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 92675.
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The RHYTHM SECTION is a youth jazz ensemble playing standards like Autumn Leaves, Ladybird, Blue Bossa, Bloomdido, Canteloupe Island, Joshua and many other great favorites. The high school aged band members are Alex on bass, Andres on piano/keys, Chris on guitar, Matt on guitar, and Sam on drums. The group formed in 2012. They have been studying and performing individually and in community groups and music schools ranging from six to ten years. Their skill as musicians, sincere love of jazz music, and youthful energy have made local audiences ask for encores again and again. They have played a wide variety of private and public gigs together.
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Tix, $15. Call for reservations, 626-798-6236 (10 am-10 pm, 7 days).

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Sat, Feb 1, in Palmdale:
7 pm  “MUSICAL REVIEW” by PALMDALE REPERTORY THEATRE, plus GOH KUROSAWA, at Butler's Coffee, 40125 10th St West, Suite I, Palmdale; 661-272-9530.
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It’s “an evening of entertainment that some folks may say ‘just ain't right’” tossing together live musical comedy and otherworldly guitar hocus-pocus,” says Kevin Burton Smith, the venue’s booker.
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He continues, “There'll be all sorts of magic in the air as the Palmdale Repertory Theatre, the talented troupe who have been providing quality family entertainment to the Antelope Valley community for over 30 years, grace our stage for the very first time, presenting a sneak peak at their upcoming hilarious musical review, ‘I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change,’ which zeroes-in on the myriad ways our species, already not known for its mental stability, goes full-tilt gonzo when love rears its pointed little head. But be forewarned: the person you're laughing at may be you.
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“And then, one of Butler's favorite musical performers, Goh Kurosawa (who also plays in the acclaimed fusion band Sharp Three) will be conjuring up a little magic of his own, with some dazzling guitar pyrotechnics. Seemingly unfettered by the bounds of music, gravity or even common sense, this astounding musician doesn't really play the acoustic guitar so much as possess it, seducing it like a hesitant lover at one point and then banging on it like it owes him money the next, and all points in between, coaxing out a jaw-dropping blend of flamenco, jazz, rock, samba, classical, world music, pop and some types of music that haven't even been classified yet.”
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Cover is a one-item (food or drink) purchase.

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Sat, Feb 1, in Borrego Springs:
7:30 pm  MURIEL ANDERSEN plays a solo concert at Borrego Springs Art Center, 590 Palm Canyon Dr, Borrego Springs; 760-767-4275.
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Muriel is dazzling. She’s the only woman ever to have won the National Fingerstyle Guitar Championship.
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Tix, $20.

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Sat, Feb 1, in San Diego Co (Encinitas):
7:30 pm  BEPPE GAMBETTA plays the “San Diego Folk Heritage” series at San Dieguito United Methodist Church, 170 Calle Magdalena, Encinitas 92024; 858-566-4040.

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Sat, Feb 1,
stage play, in Santa Monica:
7:30 pm  “THE STRANGE UNDOING OF PRUDENCIA HART” on the Edye Stage at the Broad, Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center, 1310 11th St, Santa Monica 90401; 310-434-3200.

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Sat, Feb 1, in Long Beach:
8 pm  KRIS KRISTOFFERSON plays Carpenter Performing Arts Center, on the campus of Cal State Long Beach, 6200 Atherton St, Long Beach 90815; 562-985-7000.

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Sat, Feb 1, in Culver City:
8 pm  INCENDIO plus ROBBY LONGLEY make for a thrilling night of fiery guitar artistry in a double-bill at Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City 90230; 310-398-2583.

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Sat, Feb 1, in Santa Barbara Co (Los Olivos):
8 pm  PETER FELDMANN & THE VERY LONESOME BOYS TRIO (David West, Peter Feldmann, and Tom Lee) play “Bluegrass for Groundhog Day” at Sait Marks in the Valley Parrish Hall, 2901 Nojoqui Av, Los Olivos.
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Three veteran musicians bring a wealth of material to their audiences, featuring mandolins, guitars, banjo and upright bass. Early country songs, bluegrass standards, and much more. Their sound varies from the bright sound of twin banjos, or banjo/mandlolin duets, to the rich overtones of double guitar and mandolin-guitar classics, all accompanied by the warm, classic bass lines provided by Tom Lee. A singer and multi-instrumentalist with many years' performing experience throughout California and the West, Peter Feldmann has been presenting bluegrass, folk, string band, and related music since the early 1960s, and is known as the founder of the Santa Barbara Old Time Fiddler's Convention, and the original Bluebird Café in Santa Barbara, a music club highly influential on the Southern California Music scene. Peter's tribute CD to Uncle Dave Macon, Grey Cat On The Tennessee Farm, was named to the nation's Top Ten Bluegrass albums of 2005 by the Chicago Tribune. Peter was given the Music Legend Award by the Topanga Banjo•Fiddle organization in 2008. Peter promises that a banjo with a groundhog skin head will be used during the evening.
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Sat, Feb 1, in Arcadia:
8 pm  MURALI CORYELL from New York, with ALPHONSE MOUZON on drums, plus THE BOBBY BLUEHOUSE BAND opening, for a rare two-night stand at the Arcadia Blues Club, 16 E Huntington Dr (just E of Santa Anita), Arcadia 91006; 626-447-9349; www.arcadiabluesclub.com
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Sat, Feb 1, in Santa Monica:
8 pm  Folk fave BOB NEUWIRTH plays “a very rare performance doing songs and stories,” at McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica 90405; 310-828-4497.
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Sat, Feb 1; Thu-Sat, Jan 30-Feb 1, in OC (Costa Mesa):
8 pm  PACIFIC SYMPHONY presents “TORADZE PLAYS SHOSTAKOVICH” for the last of three nights in Segerstrom Hall at Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Dr, Costa Mesa; 714-556-2787;  HYPERLINK "http://www.ocpac.org" \t "_blank" www.ocpac.org.
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Recognized as a masterful virtuoso with deep lyricism and intense emotion, Russian pianist ALEXANDER TORADZE joins Pacific Symphony to introduce a journey into the music of Shostakovich. Music Director Carl St. Clair dives into Symphony No. 10, perhaps the composer's best work, which is at once melancholy and intense.
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Sat, Feb 1, in Los Feliz (L.A.):
8 pm  WHISKEY SUNDAY plays the Tam O’Shanter, 2980 Los Feliz Bl, Los Feliz 90039; 323-664-0228.

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Sat, Feb 1; Fri-Sun, Jan 31-Feb 2, in downtown L.A.:
8 pm  ROYAL NEW ZEALAND BALLET presents the North American premiere of “GISELLE” at the Music Center, 135 N Grand Av, Los Angeles 90012.
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“GISELLE” brings ballet superstars Gillian Murphy and Qi Huan in a critically-acclaimed production, the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s dynamic dancers bring you a “creative and glorious” revisiting of the ballet first performed in Paris in 1841.
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One of the oldest surviving most dramatic and beautiful of all ballets, Giselle brings prima ballerina Gillian Murphy in the title role of a peasant girl in Germany during the Middle Ages who lives for dance despite frail health. Giselle’s heart is broken by a prince (Qi Huan), but her undiminished love saves the man from supernatural forces. "Giselle" harnesses the power of forgiveness and redemption to vanquish the anguish of love and betrayal. The North American premiere features ballet superstars Gillian Murphy and Qi Huan. In Los Angeles for four performances only
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Sat, Feb 1, in Glendora:
8 pm  “CELTIC NIGHTS: THE EMIGRANTS BRIDGE” performs at the Haugh Performing Arts Center at Citrus College, 1000 W Foothill Bl, Glendora 91741; 626-963-9411.

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Sat, Feb 1, in South Pasadena:
8 pm  KEN O’MALLEY plays a solo show of authentic and original Irish music at Griffin's of Kinsale, 1007 Mission St, South Pasadena 91030; www.facebook.com/pages/Griffins-of-Kinsale/152558544870034

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Sat, Feb 1, in SFV (Chatsworth):
8 pm  An undisclosed “AMERICANA / ALT COUNTRY / TRAD COUNTRY BAND” performs at the Cowboy Palace, 21635 Devonshire St, Chatsworth; 818-341-0166.
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This is L.A.’s last real honky tonk. No cover, full bar, lots of fun. Go early for the nightly free dance lesson.

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Sat, Feb 1, in Burbank:
8:30 pm  JERRY McWHORTER plays one of the two stages at Viva Cantina, 900 Riverside Dr (next to L.A. Equestrian Center), Burbank; 818-845-2425 or 818-515-4444;  HYPERLINK "http://www.vivacantina.com" www.vivacantina.com.
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More on one or the other stages here 5-8 pm. See listings.
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All shows on both stages are no cover. Venue is known for its Mexican food and full bar. Okay to park free across the street at Pickwick Bowl (free, nearly unlimited parking for Viva patrons).

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Sat, Feb 1, in WeHo:
9 pm KRIS COLT & THE BLACK ROSE BAND play the House of Blues Sunset Strip’s Foundation Room, 8430 Sunset Bl, West Hollywood; parking is across the street.
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The Irish roots / rock band is Steve Ayvazian (percussion & vocals), Phil Earnst (Guitar), Peter Moloney (fiddle & mandoline), Michael Salazar (bass) and Kris Colt (lead vocals, guitar and bodhran).
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Tickets at the door, $15. Advance tickets from Kris Colt are $10, at 818-590-1133. More at www.kriscolt.com

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Sat, Feb 1, in Hermosa Beach:
9 pm THE BUTTONHOLES, plus an opening set by DAVID SERBY & THE LATEST SCAM, at The Hermosa Saloon, 211 Pacific Coast Hwy, Hermosa Beach 90254; box office, 310-974-9060.
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Strong drinks, no cover, free parking.
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David Serby and the Latest Scam at 9 pm.
The Buttonholes (2 long sets or 3 shorter ones) 10:30 pm to closing.
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"(David Serby) has credited Rockpile – The Nick Lowe, Dave Edmunds’ band – with the inspiration to make this roots rock/beat country double album. Which is part British Invasion, part twang but always vibrant and hook filled. Song like Amnesia and When Couples Fall In Love are testimony to that. Over the twenty tracks that feeling is reinforced. Some are closer to a country feel than others but whatever direction Serby takes the song he does it with conviction." -- Lonesome Highway.
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"Playing catchy roots rock with an at times uncanny resemblance to an American Gerry Colvin, Serby’s a California singer-songwriter with a strong pop sensibility and a clear awareness of the power of ringing guitar that should appeal to those with the likes of the dBs, Matthew Sweet and early Tom Petty in their collection." -- Roots and Branches.
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"Serby is so consistently good that even when he has the nerve to call his group The Latest Scam, you don’t at all feel cheated in any way. Instead, he’s just having a little fun with his music and image. Think of this as an unexpected wrinkle in the ever-evolving tapestry that is David Serby’s continually expanding style." -- The Examiner.
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"Not only does David Serby have an affinity, a sort of undisputed empathy with the emotions of humanity; the desire to get deep down and dirty in the psychology of what drives us all, but his way of getting that affinity across is almost pure and full. He has that great skill of being able to hear without speaking, for listening with full attention and giving a song of great humour and emotion in return in the album David Serby & The Great Scam." -- Liverpool Sound and Vision.
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"First class anti pop for those who don’t like the mainstream but aren’t too comfortable straying too far from it, this might be what Lou Reed could have sounded like if he took shock therapy on a regular basis. Fun stuff for the decidedly left of center taste." -- Midwest Record.
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"David has one of those voices that is excellent in its subtleties – he doesn’t have to push the envelope or over-sing to convey his feelings with his natural pipes. The musicianship is tight and has enough high-end talent to make you notice within the confines of even the strongest songs." -- Music Morsels.
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"What he wound up doing was cranking the amps to 11 with a rocking four-piece comprised of himself, Tree, bassist Greg Boaz (Dave Alvin, Tex & the Horseheads) and drummer Dale Daniel (Hacienda Brothers). The new tunes bolster Serby’s reputation as a literate wordsmith, and the heart-wrenching “Better With My Hands” (an older song that didn’t fit on either of his last two albums) stands as one of the most emotionally potent songs he’s ever composed." -- Pasadena Weekly.
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"Vibrant, intriguingly textured and tantalizingly piquant, the venture is packed shoulder-toshoulder with hooks, intoxicating narratives, and an abundance of head-turning instrumental charms." -- DC Larson, Rebel Music.
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More at www.davidserby.com

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Sat, Feb 1, in Murrieta:
9 pm  THE BRICK TOP BLAGGERS play the Shamrock Irish Pub & Eatery, 39252 Winchester Rd #145, Murrieta 92563; www.theshamrockirishpubandeatery.com; 951-696-5252.



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