Friday Edition, January 16 2015

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IN THIS EDITION, we start with one news feature for a multi-artist performance and awards event that includes a ticket discount DEADLINE of midnight tonight. Plus, notes on this weekend’s first FESTIVAL of 2015. And, we bring you all of tonight’s live acoustic and roots music in Southern Cal ~ both the “uniquely tonight” and the ongoing. Finally, we have some ticket alerts for you.

Now, drum roll, maestro…
COMING SOON: We’ll be bringing you news of what debuted at the just-completed CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW in Vegas, AND, we’ll be continuing our unsurpassed reporting on the NAMM show that opens this coming Thursday. Plus a whole lot more. Seriously. An ENORMOUS amount of music news. Soon. VERY soon. (Our injured editor is mending, allowing us to tell you that. The feature stories are backed-up like the 405 at 5:30.)


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♪ NEWS / ALERT:
2015 “SHE ROCKS AWARDS” ~ A NAMM EVENT YOU CAN ATTEND WITHOUT A BADGE

♪ FESTIVAL THIS WEEKEND:
BLYTHE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL, AND ANOTHER CHANCE TO CATCH ITS STAR ACT

♪ FRIDAY’s CONCERTS, JAMS, ETC.

♪ ONGOING EVENTS,
including galleries, film & theatre

♪ TICKET ALERTS


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2015 “SHE ROCKS AWARDS” ~ A NAMM EVENT YOU CAN ATTEND WITHOUT A BADGE

The 2015 “SHE ROCKS AWARDS” are an annual performance and awards event presented and produced by The Women's International Music Network. Additional sponsors include L.A.-based LAWIM (Los Angeles Women in Music).

The 2015 She Rocks Awards happen January 23, 6–8:30 pm, at the massive annual NAMM Show, in the Anaheim Hilton Hotel’s Pacific Ballroom. The event features appearances and performances by COLBIE CAILLAT, THE BANGLES, MINDI ABAIR, and ORIANTHI.

Tickets are now on sale. Men are welcome, too. And if you act before midnight tonight, you can get a special 25% ticket DISCOUNT. Go to:

www.thewimn.com/events/she-rocks-awards/

Use Promo Code: SAVE25

A portion of proceeds benefit the Girls Rock Camp Alliance, empowering girls through music education.

Gearing up for its third consecutive year, the She Rocks Awards pays tribute to women who display leadership and stand out within the music industry, and has become a standard at the NAMM Show. Previous award recipients include female industry leaders SHEILA E, ORIANTHI, DINAH GRETSCH, JANIE L. HENDRIX, MARY PEAVEY, and more. All previous She Rocks Award winners are on the organization’s website, at www.thewimn.com

With featured performances, hors d’oeuvres and beverages, giveaways, a silent auction, networking opportunities and more, the She Rocks Awards brings together industry professionals, music icons, artists, fans and media to celebrate women in music. This year’s event is co-hosted by platinum-selling guitar phenomenon ORIANTHI.

Check out a recap of last year’s event at: www.theWiMN.com

And get your ticket before midnight to save $25.



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BLYTHE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL, AND ANOTHER CHANCE TO CATCH ITS STAR ACT

It’s Friday through Sunday, January 16-18. And it’s one of the few places where, this time of year, it’s nice to be outdoors into the evening. Roots music fans welcome the annual Bluegrass Festival in Blythe, at the Colorado River Fairgrounds.

You can use your browser for details of the festival.

We want to tell you about one of the star acts, because if you miss them in Blythe, you can catch them Sunday in the SFV. They’re the LONESOME RIVER BAND, busily touring their new album, "Turn On A Dime," out now on Mountain Home Music.

One if the album’s tracks, "Her Love Won't Turn On A Dime," has held #1 for multiple weeks in a row on the “Bluegrass Today” Top 20 Song Chart.

Here are some review quotes:

"From slow and sentimental to blazing fast and hard driving, Shelor and crew never disappoint their loyal followers." ~ Larry Stephens, Country Standard Time.

"Perhaps the best way to describe Turn on a Dime, their new effort from Mountain Home Music Company, is that from start to finish, it's a Lonesome River Band album -just what fans have come to expect from one of the most consistent hitmakers in bluegrass music." ~ John Curtis Goad, Bluegrass Today.

"Longtime fans of bluegrass have been listening to Sammy Shelor hammer down on the banjo for a lot of years, always with a great band, great songwriting, singing, playing." ~ Carol Rifkin, Asheville Citizen-Times.

"Lonesome River Band is back again with an all-new thirteen-track collection, showcasing the fantastic modern traditional bluegrass that has become their hallmark over the past three decades." ~ It's Only Rock and Roll.

In addition to the festival, LONESOME RIVER BAND performs elsewhere in Southern and Central California this weekend:

Friday, Jan 16, 2015: Bluegrass Festival in Blythe, at the Colorado River Fairgrounds.

Saturday, Jan 17, 2015: Clark Center for the Performing Arts, Arroyo Grande.

Sunday, Jan 18, 2015: Bluegrass Assoc. of Southern Cal concert at Rancho Tierra del Sol, Northridge.

More at: www.LonesomeRiverBand.com



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Fri, Jan 16, in Burbank:
1-3 pm THE WOODY JAMES BIG BAND plays their late-lunch gig at Cody’s Viva Cantina, 900 W Riverside Dr, Burbank; 818-845-2425; www.vivacantina.com
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There are additional shows here tonight on the venue’s two stages, but we don’t know who.
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No cover; one purchase minimum.

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Fri, Jan 16, in Monrovia:
6-10 pm Weekly “MONROVIA FAMILY FESTIVAL” is a street fair in old downtown Monrovia with plenty of live acoustic music, including the 8 pm “KATTYWOMPUS CONCERT & JAM” at Dollmakers Kattywompus, 412 S Myrtle Av, Monrovia 91016; 626-357-1091.

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Fri, Jan 16, in Idyllwild:
6:30–8:30 pm DENNIS ROGER REED and THE REED BROTHERS BAND play the Idyll Awhile Wine Shoppe Bistro, 54245 N Circle Dr, Unit C-8, Idyllwild; 814-360-7379.
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Dennis says, “Wine, cheese, food, beer. Good times.”

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Fri, Jan 16, in San Diego:
6:30 pm Monthly “WALT RICHARDS SLO JAM” at the San Carlos Recreation Center, 6445 Lake Badin Av, San Diego.

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Fri, Jan 16, in SFV (Northridge):
7-10 pm “FRIDAY NIGHT MUSIC SHOWCASE” at Pho-King Delicious, 9350 Corbin Av, Northridge 91324.
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No cover. Venue has a variety of noodle dishes, salads, spring rolls, soups, sandwiches, and Vietnamese pho.

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Fri, Jan 16, in PV Peninsula (Rolling Hills):
7-9 pm Monthly “OPEN MIC NITE” at “Amuse,” in the Palos Verdes Music Center, 43C Peninsula Center, Rolling Hills; 310-377-7838.

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Fri, Jan 16, in San Diego Co (Poway):
7:30 pm CHRIS STUART & JANET BEAZLEY play the “San Diego Folk Heritage” series at Templars Hall in Old Poway Park, 14134 Midland Rd, Poway 92064; 858-566-4040.

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Fri & Sat, Jan 16 & 17, in Santa Monica:
8 pm Blues guitar master ALBERT LEE plays two nights at McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica 90405; 310-828-4497. Tix, either night, $24.50.

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Fri, Jan 16, in Santa Barbara:
8 pm DAVID LINDLEY, that dazzling master of things with strings, plays the Lobero Theatre, 33 E.Canon Perdido St, Santa Barbara 93101; 805-963-0761.

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Fri, Jan 16, in VC (Camarillo):
8 pm CLAUDIA RUSSELL & BRUCE KAPLAN, plus a set by JACKIE BRISTOW, make for a fine evening at the “Camarillo Café” Concert series at Camarillo Community Center, 1605 E Burnley St, Camarillo 93010; 805-523-2682.
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Hosts Kathy and Gary Lynch tell us, “You have a chance to add two entries to your ‘best acts seen in 2015’ list by attending our big Camarillo Café January 16 show. We are pleased to be bringing back audience favorites Claudia Russell and Bruce Kaplan after a four-year absence, and we'll welcome the awesomely talented Jackie Bristow to the Camarillo Café family of entertainers.”
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They continue, “Claudia Russell and Bruce Kaplan traverse a wide musical Americana landscape, stopping at wondrous landmarks along the way, tipping their hat to bluegrass bands, blues divas, jazz cats, folkies, and singing cowboys. Lesser performers might stumble or sound fake, but, driven by Claudia’s expressive voice and distinctive guitar style, it all comes together beautifully . Claudia has a knack for crafting tightly written songs that take you back to the sweet spot of youth and the autumn colors of middle age. Kaplan’s accompaniment, on mandolin or electric guitar, is spot-on.”
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They add, “Paul Zollo, senior editor of ‘American Songwriter’ magazine, called their new CD, ‘All Our Luck Is Changing,’ ‘a masterpiece.’ All of this, served up with a generous serving of homespun humor and shaggy dog stories, making for a heartfelt and humorous evening of deeply engaging music. Russell has won numerous other accolades including Best New Artist from WUMB FM in Boston, Best Musician in the East Bay Express Reader’s Poll, 2x Kerrville Folk Festival Songwriting Finalist, and praise in Sing Out, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the Boston Globe.”
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Kathy and Gary Lynch say, “At once heartfelt and sophisticated, Jackie Bristow combines subtle but beautiful melodies and hooks that hypnotize the listener, demand complete surrender and then stick around with the backbone of a real friend. New Zealand born and transplanted to the U.S. with a guitar, a suitcase and a song, Jackie travels light but packs a heavy punch. Jackie has opened for Bonnie Raitt, Tommy Emmanuel, Marc Cohn, B.J Thomas, Rick Springfield and Art Garfunkel. Jackie’s live performances captivate audiences. Her beautiful voice and earnest songs resonate with the audience. Jackie’s songs have been used repeatedly in Australian and New Zealand film and television hit shows. Her original song ‘This is Australia’ won Tourism Australia’s nationwide competition and was featured in their worldwide promotional campaigns for three years. In 2014, Jackie was named New Zealand Southland Music Ambassador of the year. Jackie has proven to be an artist who shows no signs of stopping.”
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Doors at 7:30 pm. Although not an actual dining establishment, the Camarillo Café is a delightful, intimate, smoke-free and alcohol-free coffeehouse-style concert series hosted by Gary & Kathy Lynch in Camarillo, California. On the third Friday in January, March, May, July, September and November, the finest singers, songwriters and musicians from the Southern California area and beyond come to entertain this series’ loyal following.
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Fri & Sat, Jan 16 & 17, in Altadena:
8 pm STEPHANIE BETTMAN & LUKE HALPIN play the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 92675. Reservations (only by phone) 626-798-6236.
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They now live in Colorado. You will not see them often in Southern Cal. Bob Stane says, “Delay and you will weep.”
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“That Stephanie Bettman has reached a level comparable to others like Emmylou Harris, Joan Baez and Alison Krauss so quickly it’s a bit uncanny.” – Country Jukebox, Germany.
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“Bettman jams it up like few others as she leads an ensemble with great imagination.” – Maverick Magazine, UK.
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Stephanie Bettman is a singer-songwriter-fiddler extraordinaire and has been generating a buzz in bluegrass and country circles with inevitable comparisons to Alison Krauss and Emmylou Harris. Her partner, multi-instrumentalist Luke Halpin, is an awesome talent in his own right. Named by the Guide’s editor writing in Folkworks Magazine as one of L.A.’s top ten Female Singer Songwriters, Stephanie’s songs are sometimes sad, sometimes sassy but always stunning.
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* Grand Prize Winners in the 2008 So Cal Live Acoustic Music Competition.
* Winners in the 2007 Topanga Banjo / Fiddle contest.
* Folk Works Top Ten Los Angeles based female singer-songwriters of 2008.
* Music Connection’s Top Twenty-Five New Music Critiques of 2008.
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Fri, Jan 16, in San Pedro:
8 pm LOS TRIBES play Alvas Showroom, 1417 W 8th St, San Pedro 90732; 800-403-3447 for reservations.
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Fri, Jan 16, in Arcadia:
8 pm An undisclosed BLUES SHOW at the excellent Arcadia Blues Club, 16 E Huntington Dr, Arcadia 91006; www.arcadiabluesclub.com; 626-447-9349.
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Excellent food, big portions (big enough to share). Fun place. But bring earplugs. Seriously.
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Substantial discount for advance tix (it’s always very reasonable here, anyway):
http://arcadiabluesclub.ticketleap.com/

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Fri, Jan 16, in SFV (Chatsworth):
9 pm An undisclosed ALT COUNTRY / TRAD COUNTRY / or AMERICANA BAND plays the Cowboy Palace Saloon, 21635 Devonshire St, Chatsworth; 818-341-0166.
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Fri, Jan 16, in Long Beach:
10 pm THE DUBLIN ROGUES play the Auld Dubliner Long Beach, 71 S Pine Av, Long Beach 90802; 5624378300; www.aulddubliner.com
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Runs through Mar 15, in L.A.:
Exhibition, “GIVE AND YE SHALL RECEIVE: GIFT GIVING IN THE MIDDLE AGES,” at the Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Dr, L.A. 90049; 310-440-7300; parking is $20 daytime, $15 for evening programs.
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Gift giving has held an important function in society since the Middle Ages, helping people to define their relationships to family and friends, to acquaintances and strangers, to God and to the church. This exhibition of intricate illuminated manuscripts examines models of gift giving found within their pages.
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Admission to the Getty Center is FREE. Parking is $15 daytime, $10 for evening programs after 5 pm. Hours: Tues–Fri and Sun: 10 am–5:30 pm; Sat 10 am–9 pm. Closed Mondays.

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Runs through May 10, 2015:
The GRAMMY Museum presents “THE TAYLOR SWIFT EXPERIENCE” as their newest special exhibition, opening Dec 13th on her 25th birthday. Includes never-before-seen photographs and home videos, interactive experiences, hand-written lyrics from her top-charting hits, and iconic costumes, to give visitors an in-depth look at seven-time GRAMMY winner Taylor Swift as a singer, musician, songwriter, entrepreneur and style icon. She is the only artist in history to have three million-selling weeks (2010's “Speak Now,” 2012's “RED” and 2014's “1989”). She is a global superstar and the youngest winner in history of the music industry's highest honor, the GRAMMY Award for “Album of the Year.” She is the first artist since the BEATLES (and the only female artist in history) to log six or more weeks at #1 in the U.S. with three consecutive studio albums. Taylor Swift has an album on Rolling Stone's prestigious “The 50 Greatest Albums of All Time (by women)” list, and Time magazine has named her one the of the “100 Most Influential People in the world,” while she is Billboard's youngest-ever “Woman of the Year” and the only artist to have been awarded this honor twice. The Taylor Swift Experience is on display in the GRAMMY Museum's “Special Exhibits Gallery,” where temporary exhibits are showcased on a rotating basis. Info, www.grammymuseum.org/thetaylorswiftexperience

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Runs through Mar 9; PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION, in San Marino:
Times tba “IRISH & BRITISH ROOTS & AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHERS” is an exhibition at the Mary Lou and George Boone Gallery in the Huntington Library, 1151 Oxford Rd, San Marino 91108; 626-405-2100.
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This traveling exhibition pairs, for the first time, approximately 150 works by American photographers Paul Caponigro (b. 1932) and Bruce Davidson (b. 1933), enlightened observers of Britain and Ireland in the 1960s and ’70s. For Caponigro, Ireland and Britain became sites of creative energy to which he returned repeatedly. Davidson brought the same gritty street sensibility that had made his Brooklyn Gang series a sensation among photograph collectors. The exhibition examines the artistic, social, and historical forces informing two master photographers as they bring American eyes to enduring landscapes and changing cultural scenes.



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Through Feb 1: “JACK LEMMON RETURNS” as performed by his son, Chris Lemmon in a musical story-telling style, plays the Broad Stage at the Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center, 1310 11th St, Santa Monica 90401; 310-434-3200.
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The son of the Hollywood legend who starred in “Some Like It Hot,” “The Odd Couple,” and ao much more, performs “an immensely personal, and ultimately heartwarming story” about his Academy Award-winning father and their enduring relationship. Written and directed by Hershey Felder and performed by Chris as his father, “Jack Lemmon Returns” is one-man show that captures the magic of a bygone era, when Marilyn Monroe, Gregory Peck, James Cagney, Jimmy Stewart, and Shirley MacLaine were but a handful of the many stars who would pass through the Lemmon's Hollywood Hills home. The performance includes George and Ira Gershwin's "Love is Here to Stay" and "'S Wonderful," “Jack Lemmon Returns” is a loving tribute to a world famous dad, told with respect and dignity. Tix now available at 310-434-3200; www.thebroadstage.com; www.events.smc.edu.

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Jan 22: “ECLECTIC GUITARS” featuring ERIC JOHNSON & MIKE STERN at the City National Grove of Anaheim; tix now on sale. This one is NOT a dinner show. Tix at: http://ticketmaster.com/event/09004D43F109C986?artistid=735397&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1&brand=nederlanderla&camefrom=cfc_ndrcon_ned_Dec3

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Jan 23, 7 pm: “ECLECTIC GUITARS” featuring ERIC JOHNSON & MIKE STERN, at the Regent Theater, 448 S Main St, downtown Los Angeles. Show is 21+, and is partially seated; seating is first come, first serve. Presented by Spaceland & Nederlander. Tix, $35 - $45, at:
www.ticketfly.com/purchase/mobile/index/707157?utm_medium=bks_Dec3

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Sat, Jan 24: “THE MET IN HD: LEHÁR'S ‘THE MERRY WIDOW’” is an HD Opera Broadcast (delayed broadcast), in the Eileen Norris Cinema Theatre / Frank Sinatra Hall, on the USC Campus in University Park (L.A.) It begins with a Pre-Opera Discussion at noon, followed by the HD broadcast at 1 pm. Admission is FREE and open to everyone, but RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED and it will fill-up. Reserve your space online beginning Tue, Dec 9, at 9 am, at www. visionsandvoices.usc.edu
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The great Renée Fleming stars as the beguiling femme fatale who captivates all of Paris in Lehár’s enchanting operetta, seen in a new staging by Broadway virtuoso director and choreographer Susan Stroman (“The Producers, ” “Oklahoma!, ” “Contact”). Stroman and her design team of Julian Crouch (“Satyagraha, ” “The Enchanted Island”) and costume designer William Ivey Long (“Cinderella, ” “Grey Gardens, ” “Hairspray”) have created an art-nouveau setting that climaxes with singing and dancing grisettes at the legendary Maxim’s.

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Sun, Jan 25, 8 pm: JESSE COOK plays the City National Grove of Anaheim. This is a dinner-optional event. A three-course prix fixe dinner including salad, entree options, and dessert is available for purchase for $30. If you plan to dine, we recommend arriving at 6 pm. Dinner concludes at 7:30 pm. Go to www.citynationalgroveofanaheim.com for menu details.
Tix at: http://ticketmaster.com/event/09004D22F74E37FC&brand=nederlanderla&camefrom=cfc_ndrcon_ned_Dec3

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Feb 14, 8 pm: SPARKS, accompanied by a 38-piece Orchestra, perform ‘Kimono My House’ and assorted songs from their 23 albums; presented by Goldenvoice, FYF, and Ace, at the Theatre at Ace Hotel, L.A. Tix, $43.50-$132.50, on sale Dec 17 at 10 am.

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Feb 21 & 22: "THIS AIN'T NO MOUSE MUSIC!" is a great documentary with Cajun, Zydeco, and Texas Blues, playing only on Feb 21st and 22nd at the Art Theatre, 2025 E 4th St, Long Beach 90814; 562-438-3723; arttheatrelongbeach.com. With a limited run, it will sell-out early.
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The film is the Story of Chris Strachwitz and Arhoolie Records., a feature-length documentary by Chris Simon and Maureen Gosling. “Smokin’ hot!” — Radio One, New Zealand. “One of the best music documentaries around...This film puts the heart and soul back into music and opens your mind to incredible artists you may never have heard of.” — The Film Reel, Toronto.
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“Chris Strachwitz is a detective of sounds, an archaeologist of the deep American music, music with roots that strike straight into the country’s heartland. He is the guiding force behind the legendary Arhoolie Records, producing albums that the Rolling Stones and many others played the grooves right off of. Since 1960, Strachwitz has been recording the authentic pulses of the great American music, throbbing away in the backwoods of the nation. His label offers an unparalleled catalogue of blues, Cajun, wild Hillbilly country, Tex-Mex and New Orleans R&B. These diverse musical strands seem to have grown right out of the ground they are played on. With tape-recorder in hand, Strachwitz traveled to plantations and prisons, roadhouses and whorehouses, churches and bayou juke joints. He returned with recordings that would revolutionize the sound of popular music. In This Ain't No Mouse Music!, their vivid portrait of an obsessive sonic sleuth, filmmakers Chris Simon and Maureen Gosling take a hip-shaking stroll from New Orleans to Appalachia and right into very the DNA of rock’n’roll. In this beautifully shot film, we come face to face with the creators of indigenous music, from the great Clifton Chenier to fiddler Michael Doucet, from Flaco Jimenez to the Pine Leaf Boys, playing songs that are endemic to their place and circumstance, to dialect and class, to climate and landscape. Their music is now highly endangered by the merciless steamroller of pop culture, assimilation and commercialism, which makes Strachwitz's desperate pursuit to track down every last artist all the more urgent. But these songs aren’t meant to be locked away in a Smithsonian vault to be decoded by folklorists and musical anthropologists. This film is a living cultural history with a soundtrack that bites and kicks and screams. Even 50 years later, Arhoolie’s records remain alive, unruly and still so sharp that some songs can cut you right down to the soul. — Jeffrey St. Clair, Author ‘Born Under a Bad Sky.’”
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Feb 27: ALAN JACKSON with BRANDY CLARK & JON PARDI at Nokia Theatre, “L.A. LIVE, ” in downtown L.A. / Doors at 7 pm / tix, $25, $55.95, $79.95, $149.95 / went on sale Nov 7 at 10 am.

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Apr 2, 8 pm: PUNCH BROTHERS with GABRIEL KAHANE play the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood. Tix, $41.50, on sale now.

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May 15, 7:30 pm: THE PIANO GUYS play the Greek Theatre. Tix at: http://m.ticketmaster.com/event/09004D75DD8D6B4F?artistid=1836087&majorcatid=10002&minorcatid=203&brand=nederlanderla&camefrom=cfc_ndrcon_ned_Dec3



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