Tonight: a film screening, two fun music showcases, and more ~ Feb 11 2014

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Today in history …

The Good Ship Lollypop has sailed away forevermore. Rest in Peace, SHIRLEY TEMPLE, the first singing diva of the cinema.

Today is the shared birthday of SARAH PALIN and JEB BUSH. It also combines two officially-proclaimed commemorative days: “White Tee-Shirt Day,” and “Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk Day.” How appropriate, eh?
 
 
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In this edition…

♪  PICKS for Tuesday
♪  MUSIC-ON-TV
♪  TUESDAY-Only MUSIC & ART EVENTS
 
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♪  PICKS for Tuesday


√  “AKA DOC POMUS” screens in the “Reel to Reel” series, in the Grammy Museum’s Clive Davis Theatre in L.A., 7:30 pm. 

√  “ZOLLO & FRIENDS” is quite a lineup, with PAUL ZOLLO and musical friends Jill Freeman, Jeff Gold, Janeen Rae Heller, Michael Wesley Hughes, Earl Grey, Lisa Johnson, Paula McMath, Andy Kenyon, Marc Platt, and more at Brennan's Pub in Marina del Rey, 9 pm 

√  "SONGWRITERS SERENADE" brings an especially appealing lineup of accomplished recording artists tonight, with Ray Doyle, Kelly Fitzgerald, Linda Geleris, Wild Mountain Mystics, and host JC Hyke, at Matt Denny's Ale House Restaurant in Arcadia, 7-9:30 pm.

√  “JOHN PISANO’S GUITAR NIGHT” brings quite a lineup of virtuosic players every time they do this. at Viva Cantina in Burbank, 8 pm.
 
 
 
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♪  MUSIC-ON-TV

Tue, Feb 11, on AXS TV:
8:55 am (Pacific)  “Sheryl Crow: Miles From Memphis, Live At The Pantages” brings the well-traveled recording artist performing songs from her newest album, “100 Miles From Memphis,” as well as hits of her past, at the at the historic Pantages Theatre in Hollywood, California.

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Tue, Feb 11, on AXS TV:
11 am (Pacific)  :Stagecoach - California's Country Music Festival Best of 2013” showcases performances by Darius Rucker, Florida Georgia Line, Lonestar, Dwight Yoakam, Justin Townes Earle, Phil Vassar, Blue Sky Riders, Thompson Square, Jana Kramer, Nick 13 and Hayes Carll.

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Tue, Feb 11, on KCET Link (Link TV elsewhere in America):
9:30-11 pm  “CELTIC THUNDER HERITAGE” is the troupe’s 2011 TV special, very well produced with Irish and other acoustic music.

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Tue, Feb 11, on KCET Link (Link TV elsewhere in America):
11 pm-1 am  “CELTIC THUNDER MYTHOLOGY” is the troupe’s 2013 TV special, this one from Dublin, very well produced with Irish and other acoustic music.
 
 
 
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Tue, Feb 11, in Signal Hill:
6 pm  Weekly “BLUEGRASS SOUP JAM” at Convert-A-Tape, 2420 Gundry Av, Signal Hill 90755.

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Tue, Feb 11, in Arcadia:
7 pm  Weekly "SONGWRITERS SERENADE" tonight brings an especially appealing lineup of accomplished recording artists, and performing host JC HYKE, all playing fully acoustic, at Matt Denny's Ale House Restaurant, 145 E Huntington Dr, Arcadia 91006.
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√  Ray Doyle
√  Kelly Fitzgerald
√  Linda Geleris
√  Wild Mountain Mystics
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No cover. Venue has full menu and full bar. All ages. Show is on a covered patio with plenty of heaters. Free parking in back or on thr street.

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Tue, Feb 11, in SFV (Toluca Lake):
7 pm  Weekly “TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION” is a structured jam at Timmy Nolan's Tavern & Grill, 10111 Riverside Dr, Toluca Lake 91602; 818-985-3359.

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Tue, Feb 11,
film screening,
in L.A.:
7:30 pm  “AKA DOC POMUS” screens in the “Reel to Reel” series, in the Grammy Museum’s Clive Davis Theatre, 800 W Olympic Bl, L.A. 90015; 213-765-6803;  HYPERLINK "http://www.grammymuseum.org" www.grammymuseum.org. 
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Blues legend Doc Pomus’ dramatic life is one of American music’s great untold stories. Paralyzed with polio as a child, Brooklyn-born Jerome Felder reinvented himself first as a blues singer, renaming himself Doc Pomus, then emerged as a one of the most brilliant songwriters of the early rock and roll era, writing “Save the Last Dance for Me,” “This Magic Moment,” “A Teenager in Love,” “Viva Las Vegas,” and dozens of other hits. He wrote a thousand songs – including some of the most recorded songs in the history of popular music – but his most lasting gift may have been his uniquely generous spirit. His songs were recorded by artists ranging from Elvis to Ray Charles, Bob Dylan to Bruce Springsteen and hundreds more. For most of his life Doc was confined to crutches and a wheelchair, but he lived more during his sixty-five years than others could experience in several lifetimes. a.k.a. DOC POMUS brings to life Doc’s joyous, romantic, heartbreaking, and extraordinarily eventful journey. Packed with incomparable music and rare archival imagery, “AKA DOC POMUS” features interviews with Doc’s collaborators and friends, including Dr. John, Ben E. King, Joan Osborne, Shawn Colvin, Dion, Leiber and Stoller, and B.B. King. Doc’s private journals are read by his close friend, Lou Reed. Doc Pomus’ improbably gripping life story makes for a powerful film that introduces this unique American character to a new, wider circle of admirers.
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A panel discussion follows the special screening of the film, and features producer/director Will Hechter, songwriter-composer Kenny Hirsch, and other special guests.
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Tix, $10. All proceeds benefit the GRAMMY Museum. Doors at 7 pm for the best seats.
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Info and tix at 213-765-6803 or www.grammymuseum.org

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Tue, Feb 11, in San Diego:
7:30 pm  MICHELE LUNDEEN & HER ZYDECO SHOW play Tio Leos, 5302 Napa St, San Diego; 619-542-1462.
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$10 cover. Dance lesson at 6:45, and the band plays at 7:30 pm. Go early and enjoy $1.95 tacos.

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Tue, Feb 11, in WeHo:
Time tba  THE ICY HOT CLUB plays “Jazz Tuesdays” at the Moonrise Club in West Hollywood.
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The Icy Hot Club is a Los Angeles-based group that plays modernized Gypsy Jazz music in the style of Django Reinhardt. They often include reworked versions of contemporary pop and rock songs alongside traditional Gypsy Swing, with 3 part vocal harmonies. Generally bringing two guitars, in the hands of Ethan Emerson and Ray Bergstrom, and an upright bass, Icy Hot Club might add violin, clarinet, and / or drums.

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Tue, Feb 11, in Burbank:
8 pm  “JOHN PISANO’S GUITAR NIGHT” brings quite a lineup of virtuosic players every time they do this. 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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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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Tue, Feb 11, in SFV (Chatsworth):
8 pm  An undisclosed “AMERICANA / ALT-COUNTRY / TRAD COUNTRY BAND” plays 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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Tue, Feb 11, in Santa Monica:
8:30 pm  Bluesman BARRY “BIG B” BRENNER plays acoustic at Sonny MacLean’s, 2615 Wilshire Bl, Santa Monica 90403; 310-449-1811.

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Tue, Feb 11, in Marina del Rey:
9 pm  ZOLLO & FRIENDS play Brennan's Pub, 4089 Lincoln Bl, Marina del Rey 90292.
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Quite a lineup tonight, with PAUL ZOLLO featuring many of his musical friends, including Jill Freeman, Jeff Gold, Janeen Rae Heller, Michael Wesley Hughes, Earl Grey, Lisa Johnson, Paula McMath, Andy Kenyon, Marc Platt, "and many others."

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Tue, Feb 11, in Ventura:
10 pm “VENTURA BLUEGRASS JAM” has a new home in Milano’s Italian Restaurant in the Ventura Marina, 1559 Spinnaker Dr #100, Ventura; 805-658-8311.
 
 
 
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