Chockfull Thursday: Ticket Alerts, Weekend Festivals, & Lots TONIGHT ~ March 27, 2014

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There is a vast variety of exceptionally fine live music offerings tonight. Plus…

We have the HEADS-UP on this weekend’s FESTIVALS. And…

We have EIGHTEEN fresh TICKET ALERTS in this edition (plus two more reminders of previous alerts), and many of them will give you a jump on everyone else, using the presale passwords we provide.

One thing of special note… three evenings of Appalachian Bluegrass – by way of Canada – with the fiddling magic of the amazing APRIL VERCH BAND – commence tonight at the Ojai Concert Series at 7 pm (see listing), and continue Friday night at 8 pm at McCabe’s in Santa Monica, and Saturday at 8 pm at Caltech in a show presented by the Pasadena Folk Music Society. Pick one, because she is not to be missed.

Speaking of TICKET ALERTS, Tuesday’s edition brought you a bunch of ’em, too (and they are NOT repeated here), plus fresh NEWS, and THREE REVIEWS of albums that were released that day. It’s still available, at a separate click.

But let’s not miss anything happening TONIGHT. After we bring you, as always, a few notations on today’s history and some special birthdays. Let’s get started!


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MARCH 27th in history…

Today is “NATIONAL SINGING COWGIRLS DAY,” apparently proclaimed officially somewhere, by some obscure governing body or other. And there is an appropriate show to commemorate it tonight at 8 pm at the Coffee Gallery Backstage; see the events listings.

Today’s birthdays include…

√  Musician / recording artist BUDDY MONDLOCK.

√  WILHELM C. ROENTGEN (1845), who, in 1895 at the age of 50, discovered x-rays, high-frequency short-wave rays produced by a stream of electrons. For this, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1901. And today, units of exposure to x-rays are measured in Roentgens.

Now, YESTERDAY we missed some key birthdays. So belated happy birthday to:

√  KELLY ZIRBES aka “KELLY Z” of the roadhouse blues band KELLY’S LOT.

√  American poet ROBERT FROST (1874) who did not attend school until the age of 12, but went on to earn the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1924, 1931, 1937, and 1943. And he recited an original poem at the Inauguration of President John F. Kennedy in 1961, and was awarded the Congressional Medal by President Kennedy at the White House on March 26, 1962, on his 88th birthday.

√  SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR (1930) the first woman to serve on the US Supreme Court.
 
 
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In this edition…

Thursday’s live music & art events…
♪  TICKET ALERTS
♪  FESTIVALS (in Southern Cal)
♪  FESTIVALS (elsewhere)
♪  ONGOING MUSIC & ART EVENTS
♪  THURSDAY’S LIVE MUSIC & ART EVENTS
 
 
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1)  JUST ANNOUNCED: at CITY NATIONAL GROVE OF ANAHEIM
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SHAWN COLVIN & STEVE EARLE bring their "Songs & Stories, Together On Stage" nationwide summer tour to the City National Grove of Anaheim, on May 24, at 8 pm.
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Presale tix: Thu, Mar 27, 10 am-10 pm, with password: SONGS, at:
http://m.ticketmaster.com/event/09004C759ACEAFE5?artistid=734797&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1&brand=nederlanderla&camefrom=cfc_ndrcon_ned_Mar26

This is a dinner event. A three course prix fixe dinner including salad, entree options, and dessert is available for purchase for $30. If you plan on the dinner, they recommend arriving at 6 pm. Dinner concludes at 7:30 pm. Go to www.citynationalgroveofanaheim.com for menu details.

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2)  JUST ANNOUNCED: at the SANTA BARBARA BOWL

JOAN BAEZ & THE INDIGO GIRLS play the Santa Barbara Bowl, Jul 2, at 7 pm.
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Presale tix, Fri, Mar 28, 10 am-10 pm, with password: DIXIE, at:
http://m.ticketmaster.com/event/09004C74E28DD067?artistid=733021&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1&brand=nederlanderla&camefrom=cfc_ndrcon_ned_Mar26

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3)  JOAN BAEZ, with THE INDIGO GIRLS, Thu, Jul 3;
Presale tix: Fri, Mar 28, 10 am-10 pm, with password: DIXIE, at:
http://m.ticketmaster.com/event/09004C6DB4598B84?artistid=733021&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1&brand=greektheatre&camefrom=cfc_ndrcon_grk_March26
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On sale to public: Sat, Mar 29, at 10 am.

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4)  SARAH McLACHLAN, Sat, Jun 28;
Presale: Fri, Mar 28, 10 am-10 pm, with password: ANGEL, at:
http://m.ticketmaster.com/event/09004C64BD316A4B?artistid=741472&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1&brand=greektheatre&camefrom=cfc_ndrcon_grk_March26
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On sale to public: Sat, Mar 29, at 10 am. Multi-platinum and Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Sarah McLachlan brings her “Shine On” Tour 2014 to Southern Cal, to coincide with her forthcoming new album “Shine On,” out May 6th on Verve Records.

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5)  JOHN ANDERSON and TRACY LAWRENCE, two bigtime country music singer-songwriters, play two local shows:
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a)  Sat, Mar 29, 8 pm, at the Valley Performing Arts Center (18111 Nordhoff St, Northridge 91330). Tix available at 818-677-3000.
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b)  Sun, Mar 30, 8 pm, at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center (750 W Lancaster Bl, Lancaster 93534). Tix available at 661-723-5950.

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6)  “MASTERS OF TRADITION,” a top Irish group with DAVID POWER on uillean pipes, MARTIN HAYES on fiddle, CATHAL HAYDEN on fiddle, MAIRTIN O'CONNOR on accordion, SEAMIE O'DOWD on guitar, DENNIS CAHILL on guitar, and IARLA Ó LIONAIRD on vocals, plays two shows on Sun, Mar 30, at 2 & 7 pm, in Royce Hall’s CAP series on the UCLA Campus in Westwood 90095. Tix now available at 310-825-2101 or 310-825-4401.

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7)  YOUNG IRELAND with TOM CORBETT plays twice locally:
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a)  On Sat, Mar 29, for the San Diego Folk Heritage series at San Dieguito United Methodist Church (170 Calle Magdalena, Encinitas 92024). Tix at 858-566-4040.
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b)  On Sun, Mar 30, in a 3 pm matinee, at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena. Make reservations at 626-798-6236.

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8)  EAGLES play Fri, Oct 3, at the Honda Center in OC. Tix available now, while they last, at the usual outlets.

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9)  RAUL DI BLASIO, Sat, May 31;
Presale: Thu, Mar 27, 10 am-10 pm, with password: CORAZON, at:
http://m.ticketmaster.com/event/09004C6CF18DAEB9?artistid=853761&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=40&brand=greektheatre&camefrom=cfc_ndrcon_grk_March26
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On sale to public: Fri, Mar 28 at 10 am.
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Argentine jazz pianist Raúl di Blasio makes his Greek Theatre debut on Sat, May 31, at 8 pm.

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10)  “THE DROP: MARY GAUTHIER,” in conjunction with the Americana Music Association, is a rare performance-interview with a folkie, celebrating her CD release at the GRAMMY Museum, Mon, Apr 21; 8 pm. Tix sales begin Mar 27 at Noon. All proceeds benefit the GRAMMY Museum. Tix at 213-765-6803 or online at www.grammymuseum.org

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11)  “THE DROP: CARLENE CARTER” is Tue, April 15, at 8 pm at the GRAMMY Museum. It’s a performance-interview celebrating the release of “Carter Girl,” her personal homage to her Carter Family roots and to the ethos that has been the foundation of much of America's music for almost 90 years.
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It’s Carlene Carter's first album of new recordings this decade, set for release April 8, and produced by Don Was and mixed by Bob Clearmountain. As the daughter of June Carter Cash and country music great Carl Smith, the granddaughter of Mother Maybelle Carter and stepdaughter of Johnny Cash, Carlene says it has been her lifelong goal to make this record. The album revisits both classic Carter Family repertoire as well as original songs that relate to Carlene's connection with her musical and familial roots.
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Willie Nelson guests on "Troublesome Waters" and Kris Kristofferson joins Carlene on "Black Jack David" while the unmistakable voice of Vince Gill is heard harmonizing on "Lonesome Valley 2003." "Blackie's Gunman" is a duet with Elizabeth Cook, whom Carlene calls her "adopted sister." Cook is heard on six of the album's twelve tracks. The participation of Lorrie Carter Bennett, daughter of Anita Carter, as well as Joe Breen, Carlene's husband, underscores the continuing Carter Family connective tissue that the album celebrates.
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The evening is hosted by Scott Goldman, Vice President of The GRAMMY Foundation and MusiCare., Carlene will discuss her musical upbringing and how it affected the making of the new album, and she will perform a few songs. Doors at 7:30 pm.
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Tix now on sale at 213-765-6803 or online at www.grammymuseum.org. All proceeds benefit the GRAMMY Museum.

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12)  GAVIN DeGRAW plays the City National Grove of Anaheim, Tue, Apr 29, at 8pm. Tix available now, at:
http://m.ticketmaster.com/event/09004B67D9EABA7D?artistid=859779&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=60&brand=nederlanderla&camefrom=cfc_ndrcon_ned_Mar26
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An Irish contemporary rocker with a folksy vibe, DeGraw shot to fame in 2004 with "I Don't Want To Be," a millennial anthem that became the theme song for CW teen drama "One Tree Hill."

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13)  UNDER THE STREETLAMP, plus GENTLEMAN'S RULE, Fri, May 2, at 7:30 pm. Tix available at:
http://www.greektheatrela.com/events/event_details.asp?id=2753
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Under the Streetlamp, kicks off The Greek Theatre, L.A.'s 2014 season with their early rock & roll, doo wop and Motown classics. Opening the show is the acapella sensation, Gentleman's Rule.

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14)  3rd Annual "LOS LOBOS CINCO DE MAYO FESTIVAL" with LOS LOBOS, plus OZOMATLI, MARIACHI EL BRONX, and more, Sat, May 3, at 6:30 pm. Tix available at:
http://www.greektheatrela.com/events/event_details.asp?id=2754

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15)  “THE DROP: INGRID MICHAELSON,” is Tue, April 8, at 8 pm at the GRAMMY Museum in L.A. Tix go on sale Thu, Mar 27, at noon. (Presales were available only to Amex holders.)
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After a two-year hiatus, singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson is back with a new album, her fifth, and a studio album titled “Lights Out,” which gets released April 15 (but will be available at this event). She’s come a long way since her first platinum break-out single, “The Way I Am,” was released seven years ago. Her past records have always been written only by Michaelson herself, with one producer, recording in one location. For this new album, Michaelson decided it was time to take a risk and branch out of her comfort zone. She recorded “Lights Out” in Los Angeles, New York and Nashville, alongside six different producers and ten respectable co-writers, including the talented Katie Herzig, Mat Kearney, Trent Dabbs, A Great Big World, and Busbee (Katy Perry, Pink, Lady Antebellum.) Her most personal album to date, Michaelson didn’t hold back, drawing inspiration from the darkest moments of her life over the past couple of years. The result? An intense and thoughtful piece of work. Hosted by Vice President of The GRAMMY Foundation and MusiCares Scott Goldman, the evening will feature both an interview with Michaelson and a performance. Doors at 7:30 pm.
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$20 tix available at 213-765-6803 or online at www.grammymuseum.org. All proceeds benefit the GRAMMY Museum.

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16)  TORI AMOS, plus an opening act tba, Wed, Jul 23, at 7:30 pm. Tix available at:
http://www.greektheatrela.com/events/event_details.asp?id=2769
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In support of her 14th studio recording, “Unrepentant Geraldines,” Tori Amos’ worldwide tour includes this L.A. stop.

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17)  BRYAN FERRY, with guest DAWN LANDES, plays the Santa Barbara Bowl, Sat, Apr 19, at 7 pm. Tix available now, at:
http://m.ticketmaster.com/event/09004C2EE1DD9B60?artistid=735061&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1&brand=nederlanderla&camefrom=cfc_ndrcon_ned_Mar26

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18)  “MEHFIL MASSIVE: SOUTH ASIAN RELIGIONS REMIXED THROUGH POETRY & MUSIC” happens Wed, April 23, at 7:30 pm, in USC’s Bovard Auditorium. Admission is free and open to everyone, but reservations are required, and these events do fill-up. Reserve online beginning Thu, Mar 27, at 9 am, at www.VisionsandVoices.usc.edu
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Legendary South Asian musicians and poets come together to celebrate and investigate the rich diversity of South Asian spiritual influences. In Mughal courts, nightly mehfils brought these performers together and elevated their collaborations to high art. This tradition will get a 21st-century update in a landmark evening featuring performances by internationally renowned diasporic South Asian artists, including Sufi-influenced rock guitarist Salman Ahmad, vocalist and ten-string double-violin master Gingger Shankar, Mumbai-based dubstep DJ Bandish Projekt and hip hop artist and producer Brooklyn Shanti in collaboration with award-winning poets Kazim Ali, Tarfia Faizullah, Bhanu Kapil, Mandeep Sethi and Amarnath Ravva.

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Ticket REMINDERS (one more time, before they’re sold-out)

19)  RODRIGUEZ, Fri, May 30, at 7:30 pm. Tix available at:
http://www.greektheatrela.com/events/event_details.asp?id=2758

Legendary singer-songwriter, Sixto Rodriguez (aka Rodriguez), makes his Greek Theatre, LA debut on Friday, May 30. Well-known in the U.S. for his 2012 Oscar award-winning documentary, “Searching for Sugar Man,” Rodríguez's fame and music have now reached audiences worldwide.

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20)  JACK JOHNSON, plus MICHAEL KIWANUKA,  Aug 27 & 28, at 7 pm. Tix available at:
http://www.greektheatrela.com/events/event_details.asp?id=2725
 
 
 
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Thu, Mar 27–Sat, Mar 29,
FESTIVAL,
at UCLA:
“TUNE-IN FESTIVAL L.A.” presented by the Center for the Art of Performance (CAP), in Schoenberg and Royce Halls, on the campus at UCLA in Westwood.
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Tune-In Festival L.A. celebrates award-winning ensembles that are changing the landscape of contemporary music one note at a time; features performances by IMANI WINDS and others.
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The festival includes informative talks, festive libations, interactions with impeccable artists, and above all, four distinct virtuosic, creative and buoyant live performances by IMANI WINDS and SIMON SHAHEEN, ETHEL and KAKI KING, yMUSIC, and EIGTH BLACKBIRD.
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FESTIVAL DAY 1:
√  Tune-In Festival L.A. kicks off with a welcome celebration, toast and conversation between CAP UCLA Artistic and Executive Director Kristy Edmunds and composer Mohammed Fairouz.
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√  The innovative L.A.-based ensemble QUATTRO performs a free pre-concert in the Schoenberg courtyard starting at 6:30 pm.
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√  IMANI WINDS featuring Simon Shaheen, plus the ZAFIR PROJECT perform at 8 pm in Schoenberg Hall.
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√  The talented UCLA students of globally-inspired quartet TAHKT DIRTY performs during intermission. Dig deeper into the sounds and soul of contemporary performers and composers via the festival’s on-site Pop-Up Library.
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FESTIVAL DAY 2:
√  Two powerful and inventive ensembles performing two riveting programs that span centuries, genres, ideas and emotions and would make famed composer Arnold Schoenberg himself proud. You can attend two concerts plus join attendees for music and drinks and interactions with the performers on the serene Schoenberg patio.
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√  UCLA student group OMG BRASS TRIO performs during the break between the two programs.

FESTIVAL DAY 3:
√  The Festival closes with a bang, featuring a pre-show artist talk on the Royce Terrace, performance by student group OMG STRING QUARTET and a thrilling on-stage collaboration from the Tune-In Festival L.A. ensembles.
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√  The Festival’s Pop-Up Library will be open for you to learn more and share your thoughts. You can stick around afterwards and meet the artists.
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Buy one ticket to any event and get one ticket free with offer code: CONTEMPORARY
Tickets available at: http://cap.ucla.edu/tuneinla/


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Fri & Sat, Mar 28 & 29,
FESTIVAL,
in SFV (Chatsworth);
6th Annual “BUCKFEST” celebrating the music of BUCK OWENS and the icons of THE BAKERSFIELD SOUND, at the Cowboy Palace, 21635 Devonshire St, Chatsworth.
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Starts both nights at 8 pm. Artists include Ted Russell Kamp, The Far West, The Poedunk Poets, Jackson Tanner, Jason Charles Miller, Theresa Spanke, Michael Ubaldini, The MacAnanys, Sara Petite, and Ben Dukes.
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This is L.A.’s last real honky tonk. Full bar, lots of fun. Go early for the free dance lesson.


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Thu-Sun, Mar 27-30,
FILM FESTIVAL,
in San Pedro:
11th annual “L.A. HARBOR INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL” at the vintage art deco Warner Grand Theatre in historic downtown San Pedro, with plenty of places to eat nearby; Warner Grand Theater, 434 W 6th St, San Pedro 90731; 310-833-4813; HYPERLINK "http://www.grandvision.org/"www.grandvision.org.
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A quality offering of film screenings that you are unlikely to find anywhere else (outside the big film festivals) is what this is all about. And the venue is breathtaking.
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The Battleship Iowa, San Pedro’s newest attraction, and a festival sponsor, notes “Veterans and Active Duty Military receive free admission on a first-come, first-seated basis.”
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Full info, schedules & tix:
www.laharborfilmfest.com or call 800-838-3006.


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Sat, Mar 29,
FESTIVAL,
in Claremont:
Noon-11 pm  “BALKAN FEST” is a world music festival with performances by NEVENKA, VESELBA DANCE WORKSHOPS, with a concert and a dance party, at Pendleton Dance Center at Pomona College Claremont, 210 E 2nd St, Claremont 91711. 
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Presented by Pomona College in collaboration with world music venue Café Aman.
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Info and tix by emailing madelyntaylor@hotmail.com or ianpricebey@hotmail.com
 
 
 
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Wed-Sun, Mar 26-30,
FESTIVAL,
in Seattle:
Annual "MOISTURE FESTIVAL" in Seattle, WA, includes the inimitable SOURDOUGH SLIM. Full info at www.moisturefestival.org
 
 
 
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Ongoing, Mar 7-Apr 19, in Sierra Madre:
(Times vary, by night)  “CIVIL WAR THEMED LIVE THEATRE,” in three period-music-related productions, at the Sierra Madre Playhouse, 87 W Sierra Madre Bl, Sierra Madre; 626-355-4318; www.sierramadreplayhouse.com.

Nick Smith, veteran storyteller and co-producer of the Pasadena Folk Music Series (formerly the Caltech Folk Music Series), says, “I’m historical advisor for their current productions. The main one, "Battledrum," (Mar 7-Apr 19) is a short musical drama about drummer boys during the Civil War. There are also two performances of a show called "Glory Hallelujah," (Mar 30 & Apr 13) which is letters and music from the Civil War.”
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Each performance opens with an opening talk by a historian, leading into the play. Nick tells us, “I will be doing [the historian’s opening] for some of the performances. I’m also helping select the readings and music for the other production. It’s been busy.”
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Also in the series, ""THE PLAYER KING," for one show only, Mar 28, 7 pm; it’s about John Wilkes Booth, the actor who assassinated Abraham Lincoln.
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Tix and info, at:
http://sierramadreplayhouse.org/playhouse

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Ongoing, through Apr 6,
FILM FESTIVAL,
on Catalina Island:
The Annual “FESTIVAL OF FILM NOIR” at the Avalon Ballroom on Catalina Island. You will need to arrange ferry passage to Catalina Island and back, in addition to choosing tickets for specific films and events. Get event info from the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles: www.adsla.org or 310-659-3326.

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Ongoing, through Mar 29, in Pasadena:
“SPOTLIGHT VISUAL ARTS SEMIFINALISTS EXHIBITION” at the Armory Center for the Arts, 145 N Raymond (across from Memorial Park and the Levitt Pavilion), Old Pasadena.
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The exhibition brings the work of thirty Spotlight visual arts applicants, selected as semifinalists, 15 each in Two-Dimensional Art, and Photography. Their work is being exhibited at the Armory Center for the Arts for three weeks, commencing with an opening reception on March 8. You may also view their work online (search for the new site). Altogether, there are 124 semifinalists in all Spotlight performing arts categories.

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ONGOING at the Getty, through Jun 1, in L.A.:
“JACKSON POLLOCK’S MURAL,” and “HATCHED! CREATING FORM WITH LINE,” are two concurrent temporary exhibitions at the Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Dr, L.A. 90049; 310-440-7300; parking is $10.

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ONGOING at the Getty, through Jun 8, in L.A.:
“A ROYAL PASSION: QUEEN VICTORIA & PHOTOGRAPHY” and “HIROSHI SUGIMOTO: PAST TENSE” are two concurrent temporary exhibitions at the Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Dr, L.A. 90049; 310-440-7300; parking is $10.

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ONGOING at the Getty, through Jun 22, in L.A.:
“HEAVEN AND EARTH: BYZANTINE ILLUMINATION AT THE CULTURAL CROSSROADS” is a new temporary exhibition at the Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Dr, L.A. 90049; 310-440-7300; parking is $10.
 
 
 
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Thursday, March 27, 2014
TODAY / TONIGHT ONLY
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Thu, Mar 27, in Long Beach:
5 pm  KEN O'MALLEY brings a solo show of his authentic and original Irish music to the Auld Dubliner, 71 S Pine, Long Beach 90802; 562-437-8300.

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Thu, Mar 27, in South Pasadena:
5 pm  BARRY “BIG B” BRENNER plays his blues residency at the Firefly Bistro, 1009 El Centro St, South Pasadena 91030; 626-441-2443.

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Thu, Mar 27, in VC (Camarillo):
5:30 pm  SONGMAKERS monthly “CAMARILLO ROUND TABLE PIZZA SONG CIRCLE” at Round Table Pizza in Camarillo 93010. Info at www.songmakers.org

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Thu, Mar 27, in Agoura:
6 pm  “AGOURA IRISH SESSION” is a structured jam at Brendan’s Irish Pub & Restaurant, 1755 E Daily Dr, Camarillo 93010; 888-811-5818.

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Thu, Mar 27, in SFV (Universal City):
6-9 pm  Piano man MARC BOSSERMAN plays the Hilton Universal in Universal City.
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Marc tells us, “It's a great space. Huge atrium. Kawai Grand piano. And I'm singing and playing--everything from Stephen Foster to Bruno Mars! The food is great. And it's at Universal Studios so you just never know who might be hanging out.”

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Thu, Mar 27, in OC (Fountain Valley):
6-10 pm  Weekly “BLUEGRASS JAM” at Orange County Archery, 18792 Brookhurst St, Fountain Valley 92708.

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Thu, Mar 27, in VC (Ojai):
7 pm  The APRIL VERCH BAND plays the “OJAI CONCERT SERIES” at the Ojai Valley Woman's Club, 441 E Ojai Av, Ojai; 805-665-9952; HYPERLINK "http://www.ojaiconcertseries.com/"www.ojaiconcertseries.com.
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“Energetic, virtuosic, tradition-celebrating fiddling and dazzling step dancing” is the short description. Seeing them, you’ll have much more to say.
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April Verch has never sounded more comfortable in her skin than she does now, in the second decade of her career as an internationally touring Canadian fiddler, step dancer and singer-songwriter. Her ninth album, Bright Like Gold, captures a woman who’s fleshed out her identity and is in full command of her gifts, a woman who’s grown from a prodigy into an enduring artist—one of music’s most unforgiving public transitions — with grace and grit to spare.
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She’s of a generation far more likely to have spent its formative years taking in MTV than taking part in any sort of traditional music scene, and yet practically from birth she was immersed in folk music and dance from her native Ottawa Valley, a melting pot of Franco-Celtic flavors brought by the hard-working loggers who settled the area. The April Verch Band — rounded out by bassist and clawhammer banjo player Cody Walters and guitarist Hayes Griffin, who has a Masters in jazz improv from the New England Conservatory—is an energetic, virtuosic, tradition-celebrating outfit, not to mention one that’s not soon forgotten when they depart the stage.
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It doesn’t hurt that the thrilling grand finale involves Verch fiddling and step dancing — and often executing two entirely different intricate rhythmic patterns — at once.
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Check her out online at: http://aprilverch.com
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$20 advance tix at: www.ojaiconcertseries.com; $25 at door. Kids under age 15 are half price. Young ones on laps are free.

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Thu, Mar 27, in OC (Irvine):
7-9 pm  “PAUL WILLIAMS SONGFEST” brings many “name” folkies to sing solos and honor Grammy, Golden Globe, and Academy Award winning singer, songwriter, composer PAUL WILLIAMS, at the University Synagogue, 3400 Michelson Dr, Irvine 92612.
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Featured performers include:
Arlene Kole • Nadine Risha • Daniel Nahmod • Harold Payne • Mark Wood • Kris Shelton • Erica Turrell • Angelica • Rob Turrell • Avery Burdette • Bob Pope • Darby Walker
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Paul Williams will share stories of inspiration behind his most famous songs, including “Just an Old Fashioned Love Song,” “We've Only Just Begun,” “Evergreen,” “Rainy Days and Mondays,” “The Rainbow Connection,” and more. Paul will perform "Touch," which was on the Grammy winning “Album of the Year.”
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Arlene Kole (the Koles) tells us, “I'm honored to be one of the soloists for the Paul Williams Songfest! Come here Paul talk about each of his hits and hear them performed by various artists. I'll be singing ‘I Won't Last A Day Without You.’”
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More at: www.facebook.com/events/1399041607024974/
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Reserved seats are $47, online at cslnewportmesa.ticketleap.com or at www.ocspiritualcenter.com. There’s a vip option: reserved seat plus access to the “Paul Williams Meet & Greet Reception” with photos, autographs and more: $47 + $97 = $144. All proceeds support the CSL Music Program.

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Thu, Mar 27, at USC:
7 pm  BODYTRAFFIC and the Work of Barak Marshall perform free in Bovard Auditorium, on the USC Campus in University Park (L.A.)
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Admission is free and open to everyone, but online reservations are required (see below). “Marshall’s work possesses a formidable joie de vivre, an enchantment, which pulls us into a magical world.” — La Republique. The first-ever house choreographer of the Tel Aviv-based Batsheva Dance Company, Marshall has performed and won awards all over the world.
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Los Angeles dance company BODYTRAFFIC presents the work of innovative Israeli choreographer Barak Marshall in “an inspiring and enchanting performance.” BODYTRAFFIC is a nonprofit company with a mission to create world-class dance in Los Angeles while supporting and fostering Jewish art, and was named one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch” in 2013.
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Thu, Mar 27, in downtown L.A.:
7:30 pm  RECOVERED VOICES play the L.A. Music Center, 631 W 2nd St (at Hope St), downtown L.A. (Music Center complex includes Ahmanson Theatre, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Mark Taper Forum, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Disney Concert Hall outdoor amphitheatre, & REDCAT); details at www.musiccenter.org

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Thu, Mar 27, in Burbank:
7:30 pm  WHITEY O'KANE BAND plays Viva Cantina, 900 W Riverside Dr, Burbank 91506.
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Another event on the other stage here at 10 pm. See listing.
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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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Thu, Mar 27, in Echo Park (L.A.):
7:30 pm  SCOTT SCHULTZ presents “BUSted – True Tales about getting around Los Angeles by People Who Don’t Drive,” at Stories Books & Café, 1716 Sunset Bl, Echo Park 90026; www.storiesla.com; 213-413-3733.
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Yep. True stories about getting around Los Angeles, told by people who don’t drive. We do exist. Ask the staff of the Acoustic Americana Music Guide. Tonight, you’ll hear tales of freaks, creeps and rock and roll stars riding the buses and trains of Los Angeles. These true stories are told by comedians, musicians, writers and other public transit miscreants, and they will make you laugh and / or freak you out. Samples? Scott Schultz, the host: “Proud to say that I haven’t driven since 2006.” Dean Haglund: “X-Files or the Los Angeles Metro system, which has weirder characters?” “Of course, this Lone Gunmen rides the bus!” ~ Buck Ball, Southern storyteller and comedian from Mississippi. “I Bet riding the #4 bus for the first time was a culture shock!” ~ Anonymous Cool Chick, too cool for the marquee, but not for the bus. Daiana Feuer: “I think she has a car now, but if you follow her be careful, she also has a band called Bloody Death Skull.” And Eddie Solis is the host of Los Angeles Nista and singer of the Hardcore LA Transit Band.
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Thu, Mar 27, in Altadena:
8 pm  WILL RYAN & THE CACTUS COUNTY COWBOYS plus THE SEGUARO SISTERS at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena.
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Will Ryan (Gold Records) has the best unknown band of hugely accomplished individual musicians in all of L.A. Seriously. They are “The Official Singing Cowboy Band of Hollywood.”
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Venue impresario Bob Stane most recently describes them as “Big Band stuff with outstanding humor. Tongue-in-cheek flavor of the West.” That’s part of it. They’re more like a 1930s movie studio band that played soundtracks for all the cantina scenes in the western movies. And with originals that have thoroughly modern relevance, like the comedic “Ding Dong Daddy of Abu Dabai,” about how warped we are over oil. Two of their members have logged over 60,000 performances at Disneyland. One has a GRAMMY. What else do you want to know? Except that THE SEGUARO SISTERS, who debuted here with them last month, had the house on its feet cheering. Wear your cowboy hat. Or not. But give your horse a scoop from the bag of good oats, and go.
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To celebrate “NATIONAL SINGING COWGIRLS DAY,” WILL RYAN presents what he’s calling, “2014’s Big Salute to NATIONAL SINGING COWGIRLS DAY” show.
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WILL RYAN, winner of 2 Gold Records, BMI’s Pioneer Award for songwriting, featured in multiple Oscar-nominated films, and self-styled “King of the Radio Cowboys,” is joined by “CHAPARRAL KATIE” CAVERA, the band’s “Mona Lisa of Melody, the Garbo of the Banjo, the Helen of Troy of Western Skiffle,” plus WESTY WESTENHOFER, their “Maharajah of Musical Mirth, the Yo-Yo Ma of the Tuba,” and JOHN “PRESTO” REYNOLDS, “Prince of the Plectrum, The Grand Kahuna of the Git-Tar.” (If Will is that creative with simple promotion, you can imagine the superior quality of his songwriting.)
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Plus, THE SAGUARO SISTERS, Southern California’s newest musical sensation, the ensemble of SHONA, KATRIONA and KARONA. Maybe you’ve heard their singing (every week!) on Pacifica Radio, or caught their acting on the syndicated series “Adventures in Odyssey.” Or maybe you’ve read about them in Club House Magazine. See ‘em an’ hear ‘em in person, and delight to soaring Western Skiffle harmonies with” the most runcible repertoire in the West!” (A Will Ryan quote, and we don’t know what “runcible” means, either.) Johnny Crawford (son of “The Rifleman”) calls the Saguaro Sisters “The greatest new vocal sound West of the Great Divide!”
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Plus, joining the band for ONE NIGHT ONLY, from the Dick Van Dyke Show, it’s BARBARA PERRY, who played “Pickles” on the classic series (and many other characters on other shows, including Daniel Boone, Wyatt Earp, Andy Griffith Show, Perry Mason, My Three Sons, Bewitched, How I met Your Mother, and more.)
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Tix, $18. All-ages. Reservations, 626-798-6236, 10 am-10 pm, seven days. There’s more on the venue’s website, at www.coffeegallery.com

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Thu, Mar 27, in Hermosa Beach:
8 pm  “TRIBUTE TO WOODSTOCK” is a special night by ANDY & RENEE & HARD RAIN, named the Best Band in the South Bay for 2013, with musical friends Craig Gross, Dave Crossland, Dave Leahy and Scott Gerber, play a tribute to the music of Woodstock, “Live at the Lounge” at the Comedy & Magic Club, 1018 Hermosa Av, Hermosa Beach 90254; 310-372-1193.
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The Guide brought you a Ticket Alert weeks ago.
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Tix, $20, if any remain, at www.comedyandmagicclub.com

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Thu, Mar 27, in Hollywood:
8 pm  LINDA PERHACS plus opening act JIM CAMACHOplay the “Hollywood Forever Presents” concert series in the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
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Writing of LINDA PERHACS, the promo notes in a roundabout way, “Sometimes it seems as if the world is full of Great Lost Records. Every few weeks, a diligent and adventurous label will uncover some neglected album from the cusp of the ’60s and ’70s and present it as a true classic. Many of these records are pretty good, and act as testament to the creativity and fecundity of the music scene in America back then. Few of them, however, have a really enduring afterlife: following the miracle of rediscovery, most recede into a new kind of limbo, in the shape of a lavishly annotated CD package rather than as dusty, overpriced vinyl. LINDA PERHACS’ ‘Parallelograms’ is one of those exceptions that proves the rule; the American equivalent to Vashti Bunyan’s ‘Just Another Diamond Day.’
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“An uncanny mix of Aquarian folk and ethereal, avant-garde treatments, ‘Parallelograms’ was created in the heart of hippy country, L.A.’s Topanga Canyon, by a dental hygienist who was inspired by nature and by the cultural revolution going on around her. “
‘I’m not a drug user,’ she says now, still living on Topanga Canyon Boulevard. ‘I never was in the ‘60s and ‘70s, but I loved those people because they were dealing with energies, and our conversation level would be very deep. I’m deeply intuitive, I see and hear things the average person might not experience.’
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“’Parallelograms’ was produced by one of Perhacs’ dental clients, Leonard Rosenmann, a film composer who had written the scores for ‘Rebel Without A Cause’ and ‘Barry Lyndon.’ Over nine months, with a host of experienced players on call – ‘I felt like a street urchin being schooled by Picasso,’ she says – Rosenmann fleshed out Perhacs’ astonishing and intuitive musical vision.
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“When ‘Parallelograms’ was finished, it sounded like a masterpiece, but the Kapp label pressed it so badly that, Perhacs says, ‘I could only bear to listen to it once. I then threw my copy of my own record away.’ Promotion was negligible, sales non-existent. Obscurity beckoned.
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“In the internet age, though, obscurity can be discreetly transformed into a kind of niche immortality. As the 21st Century began, and Perhacs recovered from a grim bout of pneumonia, she learned that ‘Parallelograms’ had become a cult album. A CD reissue on The Wild Places imprint followed in 2003, but Perhacs’ reputation only continued to grow. Devendra Banhart was particularly evangelical, and tempted Perhacs back into a studio in 2007 to provide backing vocals on his reconstruction of the vintage Topanga vibe, ‘Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon.’ Disparate and unlikely fans revealed themselves: Swedish death metal group Opeth covered ‘Parallelograms;’ Daft Punk placed ‘If You Were My Man’ in their Electroma movie.
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“’I first bought Parallelograms on vinyl when I was in New York on tour,’ remembers Ramona Gonzalez of the L.A. group Nite Jewel. ‘I carried it under my arm to a crowded party, shut the door to the room that had a turntable, turned it on, and laid on the ground. I probably listened to it a dozen times while tears filled my eyes.’
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“And slowly, Perhacs began making music again. In 2010, she performed live for the very first time, at a tribute show (organized by the internet radio station, Dublab) that connected her to a new generation of L.A. musicians supernaturally attuned to her vision. ‘I never personally wanted to be the center of attention, with all that pressure on you,’ she says. ‘I didn’t need it for any personal reason. But I got hooked when I did the show for Dublab. On the Food Channel nowadays, they mix spices from all parts of the world. There are no limits, and that’s how I felt when I met all these young artists. I wanted more.’
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“Perhacs fell into auspicious and hip young company, tentatively negotiating a return to musical activity with the help of Gonzalez and Julia Holter. Inspiration came, too, from listening to ‘Francisco,’ a Milton Nascimento song that Devendra Banhart had passed on to her, and from watching ‘Inside Björk,’ a documentary which showed the Icelandic singer escaping from the pressures of performance by sailing up close to a majestic iceberg.
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“Fittingly, though, it was one of Perhacs’ own spiritual experiences in nature that proved the catalyst for resolving all her ideas into a new album. On May 20, 2012, she watched a solar eclipse from her bedroom window. ‘I was just overwhelmed by the beauty,’ she recalls. ‘A whole new song concept poured into me, faster than I could write it down. I settled down afterwards, and I had all these scattered pages in front of me. For weeks afterwards I kept trying to find an hour in my busy schedule to put the pieces together, but nothing felt right. One day I was frustrated, because I had to get back to responsibilities and the workaday world, and I went to that same window and I said, ‘God, this is never going to happen unless I find someone to help me. I need a full arranger, I need good recording capability close to home, these concepts come into my head faster than I can catch them and arrange them.’
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“’Two days later this email came through from Fernando Perdomo. I get a lot of messages but something said, ‘Answer that email right away.’
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“Perdomo, it transpired, was a skilled musician and producer who’d just moved from Florida into Perhacs’ LA neighborhood. Along with another dedicated and gifted Perhacs fan, Chris Price, the trio began recording the eclipse song, ‘River Of God,’ and what became the new album’s title track, ‘The Soul of All Natural Things.’ It’s a remarkable follow-up album, one that sustains and extends the aesthetic mission of its 43-year-old predecessor. Julia Holter and Ramona Gonzalez contribute, too, on a set of 12 new songs which Mojo has already called ‘a spectrally hypnotic work of prismatic beauty.’
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“’Linda is a fierce and disciplined, yet open-minded, visionary,’ says Holter. ‘She’s probably a musical virtuoso, with an incredible vocal range and a discerning ear, and she likes to try out different sets of harmonies and wild timbres. But she always has a story to tell and takes the message as seriously as the music.’ As a consequence, ‘The Soul of All Natural Things,’ for all its apparent serenity, is also a subtly polemical album, full of exhortations to take a step out of our frantic everyday lives. ‘We get too far out of balance and we must find a way to get back to our polestar,’ Perhacs says. ‘I felt that people needed to be reminded of that. My music isn’t just recreational, it’s not just entertainment. I have a deeper purpose. My soul is giving itself to the people; I want them to be helped, I want them to be lifted. If you follow a fad, it’s very temporary. If you center yourself in something that is eons old, you line yourself up with the highest vibrations in the universe: more light within, more inspiration within, more love within.’
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“Lofty aspirations, perhaps, but they typify this new age of Linda Perhacs’ music. ‘Linda,’ says Sufjan Stevens, who is releasing ‘The Soul of All Natural Things’ on his Asthmatic Kitty label, ‘has a prophetic voice that speaks beauty and truth with the kind of confidence and hope that has been lost for decades. There is nothing more real in music today.’”
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Tix, $27.50, at:
http://hollywoodforever.ticketfly.com/event/469731?utm_source=MEL&utm_medium=59945

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Thu, Mar 27, in Silver Lake (L.A.):
8 pm  Weekly "HONK TONK HACIENDA" brings its weekly show to El Cid, 4212 W Sunset Bl, Silver Lake 90029; www.ElCidLA.com; 323-668-0318.
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Tonight brings TED RUSSELL KAMP and FUNKY JENN.
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Every Thursday, El Cid turns into “Honky Tonk Hacienda” with bands, songwriters and musical instigators tearing it up with Outlaw Country, Roots, Old Time and Americana.
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No cover before 8:30 pm, $5 thereafter. Venue is 21+. Doors at 7 pm, music starts at 8. Ample street parking; valet parking available.

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Thu-Sat, Mar 27-29, in OC (Costa Mesa):
8 pm  PACIFIC SYMPHONY performs Chopin's “Piano Concerto No. 1” and Strauss’ "Ein Heldenleben," for three nights in Segerstrom Hall at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Dr, Costa Mesa; 714-556-2787; www.ocpac.org
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Dominated by a brilliant piano part that the composer wrote to showcase his extraordinary virtuosity, Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1 is a perfect vehicle for the remarkable Yulianna Avdeeva. Followed by "Ein Heldenleben," Strauss' monumental tone poem depicting confidence, unrest, the battle of life, love and serenity.
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Thu, Mar 27, in SFV (Chatsworth):
8 pm  An UNDISCLOSED AMERICANA / ALT-COUNTRY / TRAD COUNTRY / HONKY TONK 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 free dance lesson.

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Thu, Mar 27, in Valencia:
8:30 pm-12:30 am  HUMBLE HOOLIGANS, a big hit at the recent Irish Fest, play the Tilted Kilt in Valencia.
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More at: http://humblehooligans.com

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Thu, Mar 27, in L.A. (atop Sepulveda Pass):
8 pm  The GUY MENDILOW ENSEMBLE plays the Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N Sepulveda Bl, L.A. 90049; 310-440-4500; HYPERLINK "http://skirball.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=DYygpwGiAAEAAAE8AAFIjg"www.skirball.org.
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The award-winning Guy Mendilow Ensemble, in its L.A. premiere, explores the Sephardic musical tradition from the Balkans to the Middle East. They perform renditions of traditional stories, sung in the endangered language of Ladino.
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Thu, Mar 27, in Murrieta:
8 pm  An UNDISCLOSED (AND PROBABLY IRISH) BAND plays the Shamrock Irish Pub & Eatery, 39252 Winchester Rd #145, Murrieta 92563; 951-696-5252; www.theshamrockirishpubandeatery.com

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Thu, Mar 27, in Hermosa Beach:
8:30 pm  THE DUSTBOWL REVIVAL plays Saint Rocke, 142 Pacific Coast Highway, Hermosa Beach 90254; 310-372-0035.

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Thu, Mar 27, in Silverlake (L.A.):
9 pm  THE APPLESEED CAST at the Satellite, 1717 Silverlake Bl, Silverlake (L.A.)
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"While both the mainstream and underground music media has been frantically scouring the scene in search of this generations definitive band, The Appleseed Cast has fit the mold for the majority of it,” says the promo for this one. May be innovative, and maybe that includes interesting. Or maybe just out there. Somewhere.
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Thu, Mar 27, in SFV (Sherman Oaks):
9 pm  Weekly “ACOUSTIC CORDIALE” showcase at Café Cordiale, 14015 Ventura Bl, Sherman Oaks 91423; 818-789-1985.

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Thu, Mar 27, in L.A.:
9 pm  “L.A. HOOTENANNY” happens at Villains Tavern, 1356 Palmetto St, near downtown Los Angeles 90013; 213-613-0766.
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What started as a bunch of friends playing music for food became one of the most fun music parties in L.A. Just reporting their usual personnel the way do will give you some idea:
Guil- Vocals, Guitar, Pugilist
Todd- Vocals, Guitar, Communications
Eric- Vocals, Guitar, Underwater Demolition
Cody- Vocals, Washtub Bass, Edged Weapons
Kevin- Drums, Engineer, Poisons
Nick aka Knuckles- Electric Bass, Tuhon
Gerard- Lead Guitar, Ballistics
Tim- Banjo, Jester, sniper
Mars- Lead Guitar, Pharmacology
Ben- Harmonica, Sax, Interpreter
Miranda- Fiddle, Demolitions
Dustin- Vocals, Hoofer
Jessica- Vocals, Diva
Sally- M.I.A

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Thu, Mar 27, in Burbank:
10 pm  REVEREND MARTINI'S PSYCHO THURSDAY with THE QUARANTEDS and DJ Von Badsville, at Viva Cantina, 900 Riverside Dr (next to L.A. Equestrian Center), Burbank; 818-845-2425 or 818-515-4444; www.vivacantina.com.
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