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This is a special edition. The Guide's latest presentation of EVENTS, through this weekend, the coming week, NEXT WEEKEND, and beyond, is in our previous edition, at:
https://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2018/04/two-weekends-more-free-festivals.html
THIS EDITION is here to give you a leg up on the ticket-buying competition for the HOLLYWOOD BOWL. Tix for all the Bowl concerts of 2018 GO ON SALE SUNDAY, Apr 29, at 10 am.
Prepare to spend of your sheckels on summer nights at the bowl by purchasing tickets when THEY GO ON SALE on SUNDAY, APRIL 29th, at 10 am.
RIGHT NOW, you can get tix for PAUL SIMON on May 22, 23 or 28; JAMES TAYLOR with BONNIE RAITT on May 31st or Jun 1st; and the PLAYBOY JAZZ FESTIVAL on Jun 9 &/or 10.
OPENING NIGHT FOR THE NEW SEASON is June 16th, and tickets for everything happening from that date, through the new season, become available (we'll say it again, Sam) THIS SUNDAY, APRIL 29, at 10 am.
As always, it's a season designed to appeal to divergent tastes.
For starters -- It's the 100th birthday (2018-2019) "Centennial Season" of the house band, the L.A. Phil (Philharmonic). And a recurring theme in the Phil's season is the film scores of JOHN WILLIAMS, including separate nights for individual "STAR WARS" movies.
2018 season packages are also available.
HERE'S THE FULL SCHEDULE FOR THE NEW SEASON, to help you decide which nights belong on your list, and score the best-seats on your big Sunday buy-a-thon.
We present it in a clean and simple, one-scroll look 'n see; the official site requires more foolin' around to see it all. You're welcome.
JUNE CONCERTS...
-* Father John Misty with Gillian Welch plus Big Thief (Jun 24);
-* Rod Stewart & Cindy Lauper (Jun 25 & 26).
JULY CONCERTS...
-* "4th of July Fireworks Spectacular" with the Phil's headlining guests, the Go-Gos (Jul 2, 3, 4);
-* "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire™" in Concert (Jul 5);
-* Jennifer Hudson with Orchestra (Jul 6 & 7);
-* Gustavo Dudamel & The Los Angeles Philharmonic in a variety of programs, including the "Bernstein 100" (Jul 10), Rahmaninoff (Jul 12), Verdi's "Otello" (Jul 15), and more;
-* Michael McDonald • Kenny Loggins • Christopher Cross • with Orchestra (Jul 13 & 14);
-* "Beethoven Masterpieces" (Jul 17);
-* Seal with Orchestra • Corinne Bailey Rae (Jul 18);
-* Mozart & Tchaikovsky (Jul 19);
-* "Jaws" - in Concert (Jul 20 & 21);
-* Sibelius & Ravel (Jul 24);
-* "Masterworks by Grieg" (Jul 26);
-* "Annie" (Jul 27, 28, 29);
-* Elgar’s Enigma Variations (Jul 31).
AUGUST CONCERTS...
-* TajMo: The Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo' Band • Melissa Etheridge • Deva Mahal (Aug 1);
-* "Dynamic Dvořák" (Aug 2);
-* Charlie Wilson with Orchestra • The O'Jays (Aug 3 & 4);
-* Bon Iver & TU Dance (Aug 5);
-* "Star Wars: A New Hope" - in Concert (Aug 7);
-* "The Pink Panther" - in Concert (Aug 8);
-* "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back" - in Concert (Aug 9 & Aug 11);
-* "Star Wars: A New Hope" - in Concert (Aug 10);
-* "Randy Newman: The Albums 1968-2018" (Aug 12);
-* "The Nutcracker with Dudamel" (Aug 14 & Aug 16);
-* Gregory Porter: Nat King Cole & Me • Savion Glover (Aug 15);
-* Rodrigo y Gabriela with Dudamel (Aug 17 & 18);
-* "Smooth Summer Jazz" (Aug 19);
-* Dudamel & Perlman (Aug 21);
-* Queen Latifah • Common (Aug 22);
-* Chopin Piano Concerto (Aug 23);
-* "Tchaikovsky Spectacular with Fireworks" (Aug 24 & 25);
-* "Carmina Burana" (Aug 28 & Aug 30);
-* George Benson • Ledisi • "Lean on Me: José James Celebrates Bill Withers" (Aug 29);
-* "John Williams: Maestro of the Movies" • 40th Anniversary Celebration! (Aug 31, Sep 2 & 3).
SEPTEMBER CONCERTS...
-* "John Williams: Maestro of the Movies" • 40th Anniversary Celebration! (Aug 31, Sep 2 & 3);
-* "Mozart Under the Stars" (Sep 4);
-* Artist To Be Announced (Sep 5);
-* Haydn & Schubert (Sep 6);
-* "Fireworks Finale: Harry Connick, Jr., 300th Birthday Celebration of New Orleans" (Sep 7, 8, 9);
-* Dave Matthews Band (Sep 10; special house rules apply);
-* Thibaudet Plays Bernstein (Sep 11);
-* "Plácido Domingo Conducts Music from Spain" (Sep 13);
-* "Norteño at the Bowl!" • Los Tigres del Norte with Orchestra and YOLA All-Stars • Los Cachorros de Juan Villarreal • Rosendo Cantú y sus Cadetes de Linares (Sep 15);
-* The War On Drugs • Alvvays (Sep 16);
-* Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis Presents Spaces, Featuring Lil Buck & Jared Grimes Stories of a Groove: Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra with special guest Gerald Clayton Trio (Sep 20);
-* "Sing-A-Long Sound of Music" (Sep 22);
-* Grizzly Bear • TV on the Radio • Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith (Sep 23);
-* Beck (Sep 28).
OCTOBER CONCERTS...
-* Ozzy Osbourne (Oct 11; special house rules apply);
-* Dierks Bentley (Oct 13; special house rules apply);
-* Arctic Monkeys (Oct 16; special house rules apply).
The venue wants us to say "There's something for everyone at the Hollywood Bowl this summer." We'll let the season schedule speak for itself.
The world-famous Hollywood Bowl has seen many evolutions since its signature half-shell sprouted big balls, then lost 'em, and now is marred by a pair of fat, curved vertical lines that are massive racks of speakers. It's always been about trying to improve on acoustics that were already extraordinary, and as far we're concerned, the original architecture simply cries-out to be left alone. Alas, we are in an overamplified age, from emphatically yelling cable "news" hosts (we're talkin' about you, Chris Matthews), to "dance clubs" where chest-rattling, ear-splitting zapping sounds like a thousand people are being electrocuted all at once. So it seems sadly unrealistic in our time to expect the Hollywood Bowl would magically escape.
The Hollywood Bowl is tucked into a little canyon just off the 101 Hollywood Freeway in Cahuenga Pass, at 2301 N Highland Av, Hollywood.
*** FOR SUNDAY'S TICKET DERBY:
The box office is at 323-436-2827
or you can fight the online traffic for tix at:
https://www.hollywoodbowl.com
Check out the details, like start times, performer bios, etc, for all the shows this season by clicking bunches of links on the Bowl's website.
ONE LAST TIME...
Tickets for all 2018 Hollywood Bowl concerts go on sale SUNDAY, APRIL 29th, at 10 am.
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And the Guide's previous edition has our picks for the best EVENTS for THIS WEEKEND, the coming week, NEXT WEEKEND, and beyond, at:
https://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2018/04/two-weekends-more-free-festivals.html
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♪ The ACOUSTIC AMERICANA MUSIC GUIDE endeavors to bring you NEWS – and views of interest to artists everywhere – more specifically to musicians and the creative community and music makers and fans of acoustic and Folk-Americana music. That includes both traditional and innovative forms. From the deepest roots to today’s acoustic renaissance, that’s our beat. We provide a wealth of resources, including a HUGE catalog of acoustic-friendly venues (now undergoing a major update), and inside info on FESTIVALS and select performances in Southern California in venues from the monumentally large to the intimately small and cozy. We cover workshops, conferences, and other events for artists and folks in the music industry, and all kinds o’ things in the world of acoustic and Americana and accessible classical music. From washtub bass to musical spoons to oboe to viola to banjo to squeezebox, from Djangostyle to new-fangled-old-time string band music, from sweet Cajun fiddle to bluegrass and pre-bluegrass Appalachian mountain music to all the swamp water roots of the blues and the bright lights of where the music is headed now.
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Saturday, April 28, 2018
Friday, April 27, 2018
Two Weekends & More - FREE Festivals, Tunefulness Out 'n About, & Music on TV. Apr 27 2018 edition
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NOTE: We have made some LATE ADDITIONS, including a Sunday afternoon (2 pm) web concert by BETTMAN & HALPIN. Look for the "(Late addition)" tag atop the new listings.
SECOND NOTE: for everyone with AXS TV, Sunday is BOB DYLAN DAY until 4 pm. Great way to get ready for "DYLANFEST" on May 6th in Torrance (see our write-up for that one).
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Edition # 1,725.
Of course you know that the last two weekends were the overhyped and horrendously expensive Coachella Music Festival. So this weekend, with the wreckage cleaned up, the Polo Grounds in Indio host the horrendously expensive STAGECOACH FESTIVAL, with its delightful lineup of Roots-Americana stars on the two "B" stages, and the apocalyptically loud Nashvul Pop Country millionaires aping thar fahke ackscents and dispensing their country rap and dog-divorce-pickup-truck sameness on the "A" stages.
BUT NEVER FEAR. Stagecoach does not suck all the oxygen out of the room. In addition to bunches 'n abundances of concerts all over Southern Cal, Saturday is the annual South Pasadena "ECLECTIC MUSIC FESTIVAL"! Saturday & Sunday is the "VICTORIAN FAIR OF THE FAR WEST," loaded with music you won't hear elsewhere, and both these festivals are FREE!
You'll also find your guide to the CONCERT SCENE through the weekend and the coming week, and upcoming FESTIVALS that'll be here before you know it. And we update our rundown of MUSIC ON TV on Fridays.
Finally, we pay respects to three music legends who have taken the stage for the last time.
Let's get started!
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Contents / In this Edition...
1) This Weekend's Best Live Music & Events -- Fri, Apr 27 through Sun, Apr 29
2) Mid-Week's Best Offerings
3) Next Weekend's Best -- Fri, May 4- Sun, May 6
4) Select Events After Next Weekend
5) Good Music on TV -- An Every-Friday Phenom
6) R.I.P. -- Randy Scruggs, Bluegrass Legend; Charles Neville, of the Neville Brothers; Kenny O'Dell, Country Hit Songwriter
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THIS WEEKEND'S BEST LIVE MUSIC & EVENTS -- FRI, APR 27 THROUGH SUN, APR 29
FESTIVALS FIRST, right up front. Then, everything else is presented chronologically, by start time and date.
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FESTIVALS THIS WEEKEND...
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Sat & Sun, Apr 28 & 29, FREE FESTIVAL:
1-5 pm - Annual "VICTORIAN FAIR OF THE FAR WEST" is FREE at the Homestead Museum, 15415 E Don Julian Rd, City of Industry, CA 91745; www.homesteadmuseum.org
* This is the same venue that hosts the delightful "Ticket to the Twenties" Festival every October. This weekend, travel back in time and explore Los Angeles during the Victorian era. Enjoy live music, dancing, food trucks, and more. Admission is free; bring spending money for food & shopping. Victorian dress is encouraged.
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Delights & diversions, both days, include:
• Live music by the Philadelphia Quadrille Band with dance demonstrations & lessons by the Yesteryears Dancers & Renée Camus & Dancers.
• Pianist Dennis Aguilar in La Casa Nueva, the museum's 1920s mansion.
• Costumer Natalie Meyer's Victorian undergarments fashion shows.
• Ernest Miller of Rancho La Merced Provisions on the triumphs and challenges of food preservation during the Victorian era.
• Demonstrations by the Freeway Lace Guild, Society for Calligraphy, & the Friendship Square Quilt Guild.
• Pie eating contests (bring extra clothes if you plan to enter!)
• Shopping for handmade & vintage wares from a selection of merchants & making tussie mussie bouquets.
• Food trucks: Piaggio on Wheels, Ragin Cajun On Wheels, The Greasy Wiener, & Bakerytruck.
• Workshops on making adobe bricks, making rope, and a variety of crafts.
• Learning about animals you'd find on a Victorian rancho at Giddy Up Ranch's petting zoo!
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Special on Saturday only, April 28:
• Performances by the Hsi Lai Temple's Youth Orchestra at 2:30 & 4:15 pm.
• Tales from Los Angeles’ City Cemetery - Finding Lulu & Annie Jenkins: A Cold Case Revisited by Sara Dietler & Monica Strauss at 1:30 & 2:30 pm.
• Forget Me Not: Death and Mourning in the Victorian Era by Sarah Chavez of the Order of the Good Death at 3:30 & 4:30 pm.
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Special on Sunday only, April 29:
• Misty Lee reveals the tricks of Victorian Spiritualists at 1:30, 2:30, 3:30, & 4:30 pm.
• Talks about Sherlock Holmes and the life of Victorian doctors by staff from the Southern California Medical Museum at 1:30 & 3:30 pm.
• Performances by the Workman High School Dancing Lobos at 1:30 & 3:45 pm.
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Sat, Apr 28, FREE FESTIVAL:
3 pm-10 pm - 10th annual "SOUTH PASADENA ECLECTIC MUSIC FESTIVAL & ART WALK" at various venues, indoors and out, throughout downtown South Pasadena, CA; http://theeclectic.rocks
* The Guide has been a fan of this one since its first year.
* For starters, get there by riding the Gold Line light rail to the South Pasadena/Mission Station. That'll deposit you right next to one of the outdoor stages, inside one corner of this sprawling festival.
* To locals, it's "The Eclectic," and South Pasadena’s wonderful event returns with Grammy nominated, multi-platinum selling BIG BAD VOODOO DADDY headlining the event. To fans, "BBVD" and they're incomparable kings of swing who recently released their eleventh album, “Louie, Louie, Louie,” dedicated to jazz legends Louis Armstrong, Louis Jordan and Louis Prima.
* See the complete lineup, with stages and set times, at: http://theeclectic.rocks/lineup-2018
* Other notable music acts include retro-nouveau-rockabilly-jump-swing from MAUREEN AND THE MERCURY 5; afrobeat vibes from MEXICO68; flamenco, blues and Latin twang from TWANGUERO; mesmerizing vocals and graceful piano from Grammy winner DARLENE KOLDENHOVEN; and the crowd pleasing sounds of Chicago from hometown favorite THE SOUTH PASADENA TRANSIT AUTHORITY.
* There's a strong lineup of Americana singer-songwriters playing at the Fretted Frog Stage, plus jazz in two venues, an open-mic opportunity, and lots and lots more music.
* “We expect to have a lot of dancing this year,” said Music Director BRAD COLERICK. “Over 50 musical acts in a variety of genres will make this an unforgettable evening for all.” The Eclectic’s 14 stages include 4 outdoor venues, plus stages inside the Library Community Room, Calvary Church, South Pas Theatre Workshop and nearby intimate venues.
* “We’ve grown from a small stage and a few hundred local people attending to having thousands celebrate the 10th anniversary of The Eclectic. This continues to be a grass roots and volunteer-driven event, and is one of the last ‘free’ music festivals in the San Gabriel Valley,” said LAURIE WHEELER, Chamber President. She adds, “What an opportunity for the entire family to enjoy South Pasadena – the music, the arts, the shopping and dining – there’s something for just about everyone.”
* The Eclectic’s headline art event, The Art Experience, is an interactive art installation by Stephen Hsiao that features South Pas’ iconic “Astride Aside” sculpture (also known as “The Walking Man”) stopped in time through the magic of light and shadows. Art coordinator Hope Perello describes The Art Experience as “a special experience, something you won’t find just going to an art gallery”.
* Other art events include art openings at SugarMynt and SPARC galleries, family art activities making collages and writing haikus and more. And visit Artisans’ Alley, a unique marketplace that features 26 artists and makers selling unique art and handmade goods.
* The Eclectic is family-friendly and free to attend. This year’s Eclectic features a new, more walkable footprint – for the first time directly on Mission Street in South Pasadena. The stages and art events are all within easy walking distance of the South Pasadena Metro Station, a very convenient way to travel to the festival. The event begins at 3 pm, with Big Bad Voodoo Daddy taking the stage at 8:30 pm.
* The Eclectic is produced by the South Pasadena Chamber of Commerce in partnership with DeepMix Entertainment and the City of South Pasadena, and is supported by Eclectic Friends of the Arts, a nonprofit 501(C)(3) organization.
* Donations to The Eclectic Friends of the Arts in South Pasadena help keep the music free.
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Fri-Sun, Apr 27-29, FESTIVAL:
The enormous "STAGECOACH FESTIVAL" brings multiple stages, with top roots-Americana artists and bands playing the small stages, and Nashvul pop-country acts on the big stages, all spread out across miles of parking and polo fields outside Indio, CA.
* The Guide brought you word of tickets when they first went on sale, and the lineup.
* Full info at: www.stagecoachfestival.com
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Fri, Sat & Sun, Apr 27-29, FESTIVAL - (well, sort of) ... concludes this weekend:
"THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED)" runs 7-9 pm evenings, with 2-4 pm Sat & Sun matinees - it gives the Bard a comedic treatment at the Arbor Court Community Theatre, 858 W Jackman St, Lancaster, CA 93534.
* As we've reported previously, this runs Thu, Apr 19 - Sun, Apr 29.
* For many years, the Palmdale Playhouse produced a highly reputable Shakespeare Festival. Sadly, that's long gone. But in its place (sort of) is this event in neighboring Lancaster.
* This is billed as a "hilarious presentation of everything Shakespeare ever wrote in 90 minutes. With such a monumental feat you can imagine that things are bound to go wrong... very wrong." (Actually, we were not aware that Shakespeare had written anything in just 90 minutes. But we'll play along.)
* Watch the three actors in each show "buffoon their way through The Complete Works of William Shakespeare... er... (Abridged)."
* Ask one of the cast members or creative team for a coupon to receive $5 off.
* Caution - The front row of the audience is a splash zone.
* There are quite a few innuendos, and non-kids friendly humor. Recommended for audiences 13 and up. Or really really mature 10 and up.
* Adults over 18 will enjoy if you are less mature. And fans of William Shakespeare will be rolling in hysteria.
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SCHEDULES (remaining performances)...
Fri, Apr 27 - 7 pm: Dan Swaney, William J. Swartzbaugh, Joan Williamson
Sat, Apr 28 - 2 pm: Rob O'Brien, William J. Swartzbaugh, Joan Williamson
Sat, Apr 28 - 7 pm: Dan Swaney, Marco Aguilar, Joan Williamson
Sun, Apr 29 - 2 pm: Rob O'Brien, Marco Aguilar, Joan Williamson
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* Doors 30 minutes before show time.
* Tix: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3318880
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HERE'S EVERYTHING ELSE we recommend this weekend, presented chronologically, by day start time.
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FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2018
TODAY'S BIG SHOW(S): SARA PETITE waaay down in Julian, CA at 6 pm; RICK RUSKIN and JAMES LEE STANLEY at the Coffee Gallery Backstage at 8 pm.
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Fri, Apr 27:
6 pm - SARA PETITE brings her singer-songwriter brilliance to Wynola Red Barn, 4355 Highway 78, Julian, CA 92036; 760-765-1004.
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Fri, Apr 27:
7 pm - THE STRING REVOLUTION plays the Museum of Making Music, 5790 Armada Dr, Carlsbad, CA 92008; 760-438-5996.
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Fri, Apr 27:
7 pm - RYANHOOD performs at Fiddler's Crossing, 206 East F St, Tehachapi, CA 93561; 661-823-9994.
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Fri, Apr 27:
8 pm - "TAO: DRUM HEART" at the Poway Center for Performing Arts, 15498 Espola Rd, Poway, CA 92064; 858-668-4797.
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Fri, Apr 27:
8 pm - RICK RUSKIN plus JAMES LEE STANLEY play a double-bill of top-notch singer-songwriter originals and a few classics at the most prolific acoustic music venue in L.A., the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena, CA 92675; reservations, call 626-798-6236.
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Fri, Apr 27:
8 pm - THE DEER plus JOSIAH & THE BONNEVILLES play a double-bill at the famous concert hall in back of McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica, CA 90405; 310-828-4497.
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Fri, Apr 27:
8 pm - MITCH HAYES plays Lenny’s Smokehouse, 23360 Lake Manor Dr, Chatsworth, CA 91311; 818-348-8100.
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Fri, Apr 27:
6:30 pm-9 pm - TRADITION IRISH TUNES WITH THE QUINNS is an every-Friday affair at La Arcada Bistro, 1112 State St, Santa Barbara, CA.
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SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2018...
TODAY'S BIG SHOW(S), both FREE: (1) The annual South Pasadena "ECLECTIC MUSIC FESTIVAL" on Saturday only (see Festivals, up-front); (2) Annual "VICTORIAN FAIR OF THE FAR WEST" at the Homestead Museum in City of Industry, Sat & Sun.
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Sat, Apr 28:
1 pm-4 pm - "OLD TIME MUSIC JAM" is a monthly "TRADITIONAL SOUTHERN FIDDLE & BANJO" open session outdoors under the big oak trees at Audubon Nature Center in Debs Park, 4700 N Griffin Av, Highland Park; off the 110 Fwy, Los Angeles, CA 90031; 323-221-2255.
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Sat, Apr 28:
2 pm & 7:30 pm - "TAO: DRUM HEART" plays the main stage at the Broad Stage, 1310 11th St, Santa Monica, CA 90401; 310-434-3200.
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Sat, Apr 28:
5 pm-6:45 pm - "THE LIVING TRADITION FOLK MUSIC JAM" is a monthly event for all comers (acoustic instruments only) at the Anaheim Downtown Community Center, 250 E Center St, Anaheim, CA.
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Sat, Apr 28:
7 pm - INCENDIO returns with its string-based musical mastery to the most prolific acoustic music venue in L.A., the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena, CA 92675; reservations, call 626-798-6236.
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Sat, Apr 28:
7 pm - MISKEY MOUNTAIN BOYS play "The Kingsley Sessions," Kingsley Av, Pomona, CA 92676; reservations required - contact Patti Amelotte at 310-995-7171 or patti@pattiamelotte.com
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Sat, Apr 28:
8 pm - ART GARFUNKEL plays the Lancaster Performing Arts Center, 750 W Lancaster Bl, Lancaster, CA 93534; 661-723-5950.
* The Metrolink train will get you to Lancaster, and it's less than a half-mile walk to the first-class venue. But the last train leaves long before the show is over, so you'd need to spend the night and catch the train back on Sunday.
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Sat, Apr 28:
8 pm - GORDON LIGHTFOOT, the master Canadian songsmith, plays the Saban Theatre, 8440 Wilshire Bl, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; 323-655-0111.
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Sat, Apr 28:
8 pm - DEBBIE DAVIES plus the BOBBY BLUEHOUSE BAND play the Arcadia Blues Club, 16 E Huntington Dr, Arcadia CA.
* The venue says it's a celebration for the Bobby Bluehouse Band turning 61. Who'da thunk it?
* Advance tix save money at www.arcadiabluesclub.com
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Sat, Apr 28:
8 pm - LA SANTA CECILIA plays the Soka Performing Arts Center in the Black Box Theatre, 1 University Dr, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656; 949-480-4278.
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Sat, Apr 28:
8 pm - CLAUDE BOURBON, guitarist extraordinaire, plays the "Pasadena Folk Music Society" concert series in Beckman Institute Auditorium, aka "Little Beckman," at Caltech, 400 S Wilson Av, Pasadena, CA 91106.
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Sat, Apr 28:
8 pm - DIRTY CELLO plays the Grand Annex, 434 W 6th St, San Pedro, CA 90731; 310-833-6362.
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Sat, Apr 28:
8 pm - MAVIS STAPLES, one of the true music legends still performing, plays the Carpenter Performing Arts Center at Cal State Long Beach, 6200 Atherton St, Long Beach, CA 90815; 562-985-7000.
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Sat, Apr 28:
8 pm - NATHAN McEUEN & NATALIE GELMAN team-up to play Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City, CA 90230; 310-398-2583.
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Sat, Apr 28:
8 pm - THE DUSTBOWL REVIVAL plays the famous concert hall in back of McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica, CA 90405; 310-828-4497.
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Sat, Apr 28:
9 pm - KEN O'MALLEY brings his authentic and original Irish songs and multi-instrumental talents to his monthly residency at Griffins Of Kinsale, 1007 Mission St, South Pasadena, CA; 626-799-0926.
* NOTE: this is a venue for the annual "SOUTH PASADENA ECLECTIC MUSIC FESTIVAL," happening today and tonight; see the Guide's write-up.
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SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 2018...
TODAY'S BIG SHOW(S): (1) Annual "VICTORIAN FAIR OF THE FAR WEST" FREE at the Homestead Museum in City of Industry; (2) DIRTY CELLO plays a matinee at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2:30 pm; (3) ART GARFUNKEL at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, 7:30 pm.
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Sun, Apr 29:
9:30 am-12:30 pm - MODAL TEASE with BELINDA THOM, aka FIDDLING MAMA B, performs free at the Atwater Village Farmer's Market in LA.
* To beat the anticipated heat, they have an earlier start time. Even though it'll be nice and cool out there.
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Sun, Apr 29:
10:30 am - JESS PENNER plays the "MATINEE KIDS' SHOW" series at McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica, CA 90405; 310-828-4497.
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Sun, Apr 29:
1:15 pm-4 pm - TOM BALL AND KENNY SULTAN play their weekly residency at Cold Spring Tavern, 5995 Stagecoach Road, Santa Barbara, CA; 805-967-0066.
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Sun, Apr 29, ONLINE CONCERT:
2 pm (PDT) BETTMAN & HALPIN, the fine duo of fiddler/vocalist STEFPHANIE BETTMAN & mandolinist/multi-instrumentalist/vocalist LUKE HALPIN.
* Well-known on the California Roots-Americana music scene, and as individual artists as well as their work together here, in films and on stage before their move to Colorado. They're both talented songwriters, as well as steeped in the repertoire of folk-roots classics.
* You can wait for their annual return to L.A. on a concert tour, or catch 'em live today on the web.
* Attend the online concert today from anywhere, at:
https://www.concertwindow.com/182450-bettman-halpin
* Once you click on the link under "Upcoming Shows" you will see "Buy Ticket" in red. Click that, and a window comes-up to allow you to pay whatevery you want to join the live stream.
* You will be able to leave comments and send likes and hearts while they are playing. Stefanie says, "Please let us know you are there! We might even be able to play a few requests (our own songs)."
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Sun, Apr 29:
2 pm - CONJUNTO JARDIN plays the concert series at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Long Beach, 5450 E Atherton St, Long Beach, CA 90815; 562-597-8445.
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Sun, Apr 29:
2:30 pm - DIRTY CELLO plays a matinee at the most prolific acoustic music venue in L.A., the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena, CA 92675; reservations, call 626-798-6236.
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Sun, Apr 29:
3 pm - MITCH HAYES plays the Brewyard Beer Company, 906 Western Av, Glendale, CA; 818-409-9448.
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Sun, Apr 29:
4 pm - "TAO: DRUM HEART" brings its tour to the Musco Center for the Arts at Chapman University, One University Dr, Orange, CA 92866; 844-626-8726.
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Sun, Apr 29:
4 pm-7 pm - "TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION" is a weekly event, every Sunday at the Auld Dubliner, 71 S Pine Ave., Long Beach, CA 90802; 562-437-8300.
* Note: Irish "sesuins" differ from other jams -- these are structured and players are expected to understand the "rules."
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Sun, Apr 29:
4:30 pm-7:30 pm - "SANTA BARBARA TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION" happens every Sunday at La Arcada Bistro, 1112 State St., Santa Barbara, CA;
* Note: Irish "sesuins" differ from other jams -- these are structured and players are expected to understand the "rules."
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Sun, Apr 29:
6 pm - RICK RUSKIN plays the Ophir Studio, 11180 Ophir Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90024; 310-367-2220.
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Sun, Apr 29:
7 pm - CLAUDE BOURBON plays the "CASA TORTOOGA HOUSE CONCERTS" series in Bonita, CA; reservations get directions via email, to tortoog@cox.net
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Sun, Apr 29:
7 pm - THE WHYMAN PROJECT plays the most prolific acoustic music venue in L.A., the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena, CA 92675; reservations, call 626-798-6236.
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Sun, Apr 29:
7:30 pm - ART GARFUNKEL plays the Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Av, Los Angeles, CA 90012; 323-850-2000.
* The Red/Purple Line subways will get you to the bottom of the hill (Grand Park/City Hall Station), but by the time the show ends, most of what connects with the subway will have stopped running.
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Sun, Apr 29:
7:30 pm - THE JACK OF HEARTS BAND plus JAMIE DANIELS play a double-bill for the "DARK THIRTY HOUSE CONCERTS" series in Lakeside, CA 92040; reservations get directions, at 619-443-9622.
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Sun, Apr 29:
7:30 pm-11 pm - "IRISH MUSIC SESSION" every Sunday at O'Brien's Irish Pub & Restaurant, 2226 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90403; 310-829-5303.
* Note: Irish "sesuins" differ from other jams -- these are structured and players are expected to understand the "rules."
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Sun, Apr 29:
8 pm - YU OOKA GROUP featuring blues legend BARBARA MORRISON and MICHAEL PAULO, play Alvas Showroom, 1417 W 8th St, San Pedro, CA 90732; 310-519-1314.
* This venue invites you to bring your own food and drink; hot take-out food is available at several places within a few blocks.
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Sun, Apr 29:
8 pm - THE DUSTBOWL REVIVAL plays the famous concert hall in back of McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica, CA 90405; 310-828-4497.
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Sun, Apr 29:
9:30 am-2:30 pm - "BLUEGRASS BRUNCH" runs every Sunday with live music at Urban Solace, 3823 30th St, San Diego, CA 92104; 619-295-6464.
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Sun, Apr 29:
10:30 am-noon - "TRADITIONAL IRISH SESSION" is a participatory session every Sunday at the House of Ireland, 665 Pan American Plaza, San Diego, CA.
* Note: Irish "sesuins" differ from other jams -- these are structured and players are expected to understand the "rules."
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# 2 news feature...
MID-WEEK'S BEST OFFERINGS
Things get rolling again on Wednesday. All our picks are presented chronologically, by start time and date.
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Wed, May 2:
12:10 pm - "MUSIC AT NOON" series presents CLAUDE BOURBON at the Pasadena Presbyterian Church, 585 E Colorado Bl, Pasadena, CA 91101.
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Wed, May 2:
4 pm & 7 pm - LISA SANDERS & BROWN SUGAR play two shows today at the California Center For The Arts in the Center Theatre, 340 N Escondido Bl, Escondido, CA 92025; 800-988-4253.
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Wed, May 2, ONLINE; not music, but cool:
6-7 pm (Pacific) - "CREATING A POLITICS MORE ALIGNED WITH OUR HEARTS" is a free one-hour "telesummit" with DENNIS KUCINICH, in conversation with host MARIANNE WILLIAMSON.
* want a political leader who puts PEACE above the interests of the corporate state?
* Live online at: www.loveamericatour.com
OR, since that link may be jammed...
-- You can join the call online at: https://instantteleseminar.com/Events/107397894
-- You can join the call via phone, using the dial-in number and access code:
-- Phone Number: 425-440-5010
-- Access Code: 440435#
* DENNIS KUCINICH opposed the Iraq War and has been a tireless voice for peace abroad and progressive prosperity at home. That's why the neocon-neoliberal warconomy alliance worked to get him out of Congress.
* Watch a video preview at: http://sistergiant.com/marianne-williamson-dennis-kucinich-conversation/
* Marianne tells us, "As I travel around the country talking about the intersection of politics and spiritual values, I have met wonderful people running for political office. One of them is former US Congressman Dennis Kucinich, who is now running for Governor of Ohio. I would like to invite you to join Dennis and me for a free one-hour telesummit on Wednesday, May 2 at 9 pm ET / 6 pm PT. Our conversation will address where America is now, where it can go in the future and how we can re-create politics to be more aligned with our hearts. (Ohioans, please remember that early voting has already begun and the Democratic primary date is May 8!) I hope you will join us. To our greater future, Marianne."
* Learn more about Dennis Kucinich at: https://kucinich.com/
* If you're interested in helping elect Dennis Kucinich Governor of Ohio, go to: http://Kucinich.com/build
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Wed, May 2:
7 pm - Weekly "WINE & SONG SERIES" presents CLAUDE BOURBON, at Arroyo Seco Golf Clubhouse, 1055 Lohman Ln, South Pasadena, CA 91030; tix, 323-255-1506.
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THURSDAY, MAY 3, 2018
TODAY'S BIG SHOW: "TRIBUTE TO TEXAS TROUBADOURS" at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 8 pm.
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Thu, May 3:
7 pm - LAURIE LEWIS & THE RIGHT HANDS play the Del Mar Powerhouse, 1658 Coast Bl, Del Mar, CA 92014; 858-635-1363.
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Thu, May 3:
7 pm - "TRIBUTE TO TEXAS TROUBADOURS" is a mini-festival in an evening, and you'll need to jump on tix right away; it's a show with Rick Shea, Coyote Moon, Tim Tedrow, Owen Goldman, Michael Ann Azoulai, Rj Chesney, Neil Rosengarden, Levi Petree, Joel Bennett and Robbie Mangiardi, Kassidy Heal, Pam Loe, Al Bonahmme, and Chad Watson, at the most prolific acoustic music venue in L.A., the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena, CA 92675; reservations, call 626-798-6236.
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Thu, May 3:
7:30 pm - MOSTLY KOSHER plays the Sierra Madre Playhouse, 87 W Sierra Madre Bl, Sierra Madre, CA 91024; 626-355-4318.
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Thu, May 3:
7:30 pm - CLAUDE BOURBON plays the "Wooden Hall Concerts" series at Alhecama Theatre, 914 Santa Barbara St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.
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Thu, May 3:
8 pm - EVA B. ROSS BAND plus the MONK INSTITUTE ENSEMBLE and SUPERDEVOICHE play Schoenberg Hall at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, 445 Charles E Young Dr East, Los Angeles, CA.
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NEXT WEEKEND'S BEST -- FRI, MAY 4- SUN, MAY 6
Presented chronologically, by start time and date.
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FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2018
TODAY'S BIG SHOW(S): ELLIS PAUL at McCabe’s, 8 pm; JANET KLEIN & HER PARLOUR BOYS at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 8 pm.
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Fri, May 4:
6 pm-9 pm - WILD ROSE IRISH BAND plays their residency (first, third & fifth Fridays) at Brendan’s Irish Pub & Restaurant - Agoura Hills, 30315 Canwood St, Agoura Hills, CA 93010; 888-874-9400.
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Fri, May 4:
6 pm-10 pm - DROPKICK MICKEYS play their residency (first, third & fifth Fridays) at Brendan’s Irish Pub and Restaurant - Newbury Park, 495 N Ventu Park Rd, Newbury Park, CA.
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Fri, May 4:
6:30 pm-9 pm - TRADITION IRISH TUNES WITH THE QUINNS is an every-Friday residency at La Arcada Bistro, 1112 State St., Santa Barbara, CA.
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Fri, May 4:
7 pm - SEAN WATKINS (of NICKEL CREEK) plays the Museum of Making Music, 5790 Armada Dr, Carlsbad, CA 92008; 760-438-5996.
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Fri, May 4:
7 pm - SWING RIOTS play Pocock Brewing Company, 24907 Avenue Tibbitts, Ste B, Santa Clarita, CA 91355.
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Fri, May 4:
7:30 pm - ERIC ANDERSEN plays the AMSD Concerts series at Laura R. Charles Theater at Sweetwater High School, 2900 Highland Av, National City, CA 91950; 829-303-8176.
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Fri, May 4:
8 pm - RANKY TANKY plays the ArtPower series in The Loft, at the University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr. Price Center East, San Diego, CA 92093; 858-822-3199.
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Fri, May 4:
8 pm - ELLIS PAUL plays the famous concert hall in back of McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica, CA 90405; 310-828-4497.
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Fri, May 4:
8 pm - JANET KLEIN & HER PARLOUR BOYS bring their delightful (and sometimes rather naughty) music of the nineteen-teens and twenties to the most prolific acoustic music venue in L.A., the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena, CA 92675; reservations (10 am-10 pm, 7 days), call 626-798-6236.
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Fri, May 4:
8 pm - THE PLOUGHBOYS bring their Celtic musicality for their monthly first-Friday residency at the Tam O' Shanter Ale & Sandwich Bar Lounge, 2980 Los Feliz Bl, Los Feliz, CA 90039; 323-664-0228.
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Fri, May 4:
9 pm - KEN O'MALLEY plays his monthly first-Friday Irish music residency at Gallagher's, 2751 E Broadway, Long Beach, CA.
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SATURDAY, MAY 5, 2018
TODAY'S BIG SHOW: Too, too much wonderfulness. Read and pick!
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(Late addition)
Sat & Sun, May 5-6, FREE FESTIVAL:
56th annual "SIERRA MADRE ART FAIR" in Memorial Park, 222 W Sierra Madre Bl, Sierra Madre, CA
* This features good live music on the park's permanent stage, plus a small impromptu stage, mid-park.
* Every year features some Folk-Americana and roots string music performers.
* There are plenty of art exhibitors in many mediums, from sculpture to photography and every kind of painting and illustrations.
* Food vendors always offer a good variety, and you can buy and eat with a good view of the main stage.
* Harder to find is the plant sale from the local botanical society, with good ornamentals, house and yard plants, and cheap prices.
* It's the annual benefit for the Sierra Madre Library.
* Runs 9:30 am to 6 pm Saturday, 9:30 am to 5 pm Sunday.
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Sat, May 5:
Noon-2 pm - MURPHY'S FLAW plays their first & third Saturday bluegrass residency at Viva Rancho Cantina, 900 Riverside Dr, Burbank, CA 91506; 818-845-2425.
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Sat, May 5:
2 pm & 8 pm - PASADENA SYMPHONY plays its "BEETHOVEN SPECTACULAR SEASON FINALE" in Ambassador Auditorium, 131 S St John Av, Pasadena, CA 91105; www.pasadenasymphony-pops.org
* DAVID LOCKINGTON, conductor, and ANGELO XIANG YU, "Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition" winner, lead the season's closing program.
- Beethoven, Violin Concerto
- Beethoven, Symphony No. 3 "Eroica"
* Double your fun with the ultimate Beethoven experience with his one and only violin concerto and the heroic symphony that changed it all.
* Angelo Xiang Yu brings his "stupendous technique" (Art Fuse) to the composer's stunning, virtuosic Violin Concerto, while Music Director David Lockington leads the orchestra on Beethoven's majestic Symphony No. 3, “Eroica” to close out the season.
* Go early to enjoy a drink or a bite in the luxurious Symphony Lounge.
* Want to Learn More About the Music? Go early for Insights, a pre-concert discussion with Music Director David Lockington one hour prior to curtain. As a teaser, here are a few fast facts about the works being performed:
* Notes: Beethoven - Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
• As the first major violin concerto of the late Classical period, Beethoven's groundbreaking work initially met with unfavorable reviews. It wasn't until 13 year-old Joseph Joachim performed it in London with Mendelssohn conducting that it found popularity.
• With his one and only violin concerto, Beethoven virtually reinvented the genre, setting the stage for a rash of challenging virtuoso violin works by performer-composers like Niccoló Paganini that soon took Europe by storm.
* More notes: Beethoven - Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55, "Eroica"
• Beethoven originally dedicated this piece to Napoleon as the hero of the French Revolution, but famously erased it so vigorously when Napoleon declared himself emperor that he tore the manuscript.
• With its constantly modulating keys, rhythmic shifts, large dynamic leaps and unfamiliar harmonies, this innovative symphony had a truly revolutionary impact on Vienna’s friendly but conservative audience, who took a few years to warm to it.
* Seats selling fast; tickets at 626-793-7172 or www.pasadenasymphony-pops.org
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Sat, May 5, FESTIVAL:
5 pm - "SOKA UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL" at Soka Performing Arts Center, Peace Lake Area of the campus, 1 University Dr, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656; 949-480-4278.
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Sat, May 5:
7 pm - BRYAN BOWERS, master of the autoharp, with Anna Schaad-Montgomery on fiddle and viola, and Geoff Goodhue on guitar and mandolin, play Fiddler's Crossing, 206 East F St, Tehachapi, CA 93561; 661-823-9994.
* This is the best reason you'll have this summer to hit the road to Tehachapi for a concert; tix are $20.
* Go for the day and visit the Cesar Chavez Nat'l Monument, the Tehacahapi Depot Museum, and the famous Tehachapi Loop, where the trains wrap over themselves to climb the hill. In town is a delightful German bakery and on the edge of town is superb BBQ.
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Sat, May 5:
7 pm - THE LICATA BROTHERS plus CARBE-DURAND (from INCENDIO) team-up to play the most prolific acoustic music venue in L.A., the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena, CA 92675; reservations, call 626-798-6236.
* This is the venue that launched the LICATA BROTHERS; since then, they've performed in New Orleans, Memphis, and England. See them before they only play the big venues.
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Sat, May 5:
7:30 pm-10:30 pm - GRATEFUL DUDES BLUEGRASS continue the longest-running bluegrass residency in Southern California, every first Saturday at Vincenzo's Newhall, 24504 Lyons Av, Newhall, CA.
* Venue specializes in pizza that's a little pricey; bring a friend or two and share a large.
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Sat, May 5:
8 pm - QUETZAL plus MARIACHI FLOR DE TOLOACHE play the Valley Performing Arts Center, 18111 Nordhoff St, Northridge, CA 91330; 818-677-3000.
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Sat, May 5:
8 pm - ANGÉLIQUE KIDJO plays an off-campus show for the CAP-UCLA series at the Theatre at Ace Hotel, 929 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90015; 213-623-3233.
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Sat, May 5:
8 pm - JIM LAUDERDALE plays Pappy and Harriet’s Place, 53688 Pioneertown Rd, Pioneertown, CA 92268; 760-365-5956.
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Sat, May 5:
8 pm - PHIL SALAZAR & THE KINFOLK, favorites far 'n wide in the roots music world, play the "CAMARILLO CAFE" concert series at Camarillo Community Center, 1605 E Burnley St, Camarillo, CA 93010; 805-814-9366.
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Sat, May 5:
8 pm - CAPITOL STEPS, the long-running musical-comedy ensemble who began as DC staffers, play the California Institute of Technology "Public Events Series" in Beckman Auditorium (aka "Big Beckman," the wedding-cake building), 332 S Michigan Ave., Pasadena, CA 91106; 626-395-4652.
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Sat, May 5:
8 pm - ERIC ANDERSEN plays the famous concert hall in back of McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica, CA 90405; 310-828-4497.
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Sat, May 5:
8 pm - TONY FURTADO WITH JOHN REISCHMAN & LUKE PRICE play a local all-star string music night at Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City, CA 90230; 310-398-2583.
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Sat, May 5:
8 pm - PASADENA SYMPHONY plays its "BEETHOVEN SPECTACULAR SEASON FINALE" in Ambassador Auditorium, 131 S St John Av, Pasadena, CA 91105; www.pasadenasymphony-pops.org
* See 2 pm listing for full write-up.
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Sat, May 5:
9 pm - G BURNS JUG BAND plays their first Saturday residency at the Black Cat Bar, 4246 University Av, San Diego, CA; 619-280-5834.
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SUNDAY, MAY 6, 2018
TODAY'S BIG SHOW: "DYLANFEST," starts at noon (see listing).
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Sun, May 6:
9 am-noon - CLIFF LATIMER & LAURA OSBORN play their first Sunday string roots music gig at Atwater Village Farmers Market, 3250 Glendale Bl, Los Angeles, CA.
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Sun, May 6:
9:30 am-2:30 pm - "BLUEGRASS BRUNCH" runs every Sunday with live music at Urban Solace, 3823 30th St, San Diego, CA 92104; 619-295-6464.
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Sun, May 6:
10:30 am-noon - "TRADITIONAL IRISH SESSION" is a participatory session every Sunday at the House of Ireland, 665 Pan American Plaza, San Diego, CA.
* Note: Irish "sesuins" differ from other jams -- these are structured and players are expected to understand the "rules."
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Sun, May 6:
10:30 am SARA LOVELL plays the "MATINEE KIDS' SHOW" series at McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica, CA 90405; 310-828-4497.
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Sun, May 6:
11 am-2 pm - Monthly "OLD-TIME MUSIC JAM" every first Sunday at Viva Rancho Cantina, 900 Riverside Dr, Burbank, CA 91506; 818-845-2425.
* Info: steve@urbanoldtime.com
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Sun, May 6, FESTIVAL:
Noon-8 pm - "DYLANFEST" is the annual celebration of the timeless and broadly influential music of BOB DYLAN, with an enormous lineup of performers and no repeats of any song. Hosted by ANDY & RENEE and their multiple-award-winning band HARD RAIN, at the Torrance Cultural Center, outdoors on the shaded Torino Plaza, 3330 Civic Center Dr, Torrance, CA 90503.
* Advance tixc and plenty of info at: www.andyandrenee.com
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Sun, May 6:
Noon-2 pm - MURPHY'S FLAW plays their twice-monthly bluegrass brunch residency, first & third Sundays, at Viva Rancho Cantina, 900 Riverside Dr, Burbank, CA 91506; 818-845-2425.
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Sun, May 6:
1 pm-3 pm - Monthly "BLUEGRASS JAM" every first Sunday at El Camino College, 16007 Crenshaw Bl, Torrance, CA 90506.
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Sun, May 6:
1:15 pm-4 pm - TOM BALL AND KENNY SULTAN play their weekly residency at Cold Spring Tavern, 5995 Stagecoach Road, Santa Barbara, CA; 805-967-0066.
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Sun, May 6:
2 pm - RANKY TANKY plays the Carpenter Performing Arts Center at Cal State Long Beach, 6200 Atherton St, Long Beach, CA 90815; 562-985-7000.
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Sun, May 6:
2 pm - WALT KEALE plays a matinee at the most prolific acoustic music venue in L.A., the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena, CA 92675; reservations, call 626-798-6236.
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Sun, May 6:
3 pm - HANNEKE CASSEL TRIO plays the "David Naiditch House Concerts" series, co-presented by Buffalo Head House Concerts; show is in Altadena, CA
Reservations get directions from Gayle Smashey, at: gaylesmashey@gmail.com
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Sun, May 6:
4 pm-7 pm - "TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION" is a weekly event, every Sunday at the Auld Dubliner, 71 S Pine Ave., Long Beach, CA 90802; 562-437-8300.
* Note: Irish "sesuins" differ from other jams -- these are structured and players are expected to understand the "rules."
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Sun, May 6:
4:30 pm-7:30 pm - "SANTA BARBARA TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION" happens every Sunday at La Arcada Bistro, 1112 State St., Santa Barbara, CA;
* Note: Irish "sesuins" differ from other jams -- these are structured and players are expected to understand the "rules."
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Sun, May 6:
7 pm - ERIC ANDERSEN plays the most prolific acoustic music venue in L.A., the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena, CA 92675; reservations, call 626-798-6236.
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Sun, May 6:
7:30 pm-11 pm - "IRISH MUSIC SESSION" every Sunday at O'Brien's Irish Pub & Restaurant, 2226 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90403; 310-829-5303.
* Note: Irish "sesuins" differ from other jams -- these are structured and players are expected to understand the "rules."
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Sun, May 6:
8 pm - KEB’ MO’, Louisiana music legend, plays the Belly Up Tavern, 143 S Cedros Av, Solana Beach, San Diego, CA 92075; 858-481-9022.
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Sun, May 6:
8 pm - LAURIE LEWIS AND THE RIGHT HANDS play the concert series at Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City, CA 90230; 310-398-2583.
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# 4 news feature...
SELECT EVENTS AFTER NEXT WEEKEND
Only a few so far, but ALL ARE GOOD 'UNS!
Presented chronologically, by start time and date.
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Thu-Sun, May 10-13, FESTIVAL:
Annual "GATOR BY THE BAY FESTIVAL" presented by San Diego’s Bon Temps Social Club at Spanish Landing Park, 2326 India St, San Diego, CA 92101; 619-234-8612; www.gatorbythebay.com
* This is a long-running, very-big-deal Cajun-Zydeco festival with music, dancing, and Louisiana cuisine.
* In addition to all the events at the main site, there's also a Thursday Kickoff concert at another venue, 6 pm-10:30 pm, with Sonny Landreth, Shana Morrison & Caledonia, and the ZZymzzy Quartet.
* Thursday, 6 pm-10:30 pm, the festival gets underway at the park, with performers through the weekend that include the Pine Leaf Boys, The Revelers, Horace Trahan & The Ossun Express, Keith Frank & The Soileau Zydeco Band, Dextor Ardoin, Gospel According to Earl Thomas, Carolyn Wonderland, Mr. Zipp, Café R&B, Vaud & The Villains, and more.
* Friday, it runs 3:30 pm-10:30 pm.
* Saturday, it's 10:30 am-8 pm.
* Sunday, it wraps-up with performances from 10:30 am-7 pm.
* Tix and full info at: www.gatorbythebay.com
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Thu-Sat, May 17-19th, FESTIVAL:
"13th-Ever 'LOS ANGELES OLD TIME SOCIAL'" returns with concerts, workshops, square dancing and more, at multiple L.A. venues.
* Featured performers include RICHIE STEARNS & ROSIE NEWTON, OZARK HIGHBALLERS, CLINTON DAVIS, YO PITZY JUG BAND, ECHO MOUNTAIN, DAVID BRAGGER & SUSAN PLATZ, HAVE MORE FUN STRINGBAND, and dance caller extraordinaire SUSAN MICHAELS.
* Though not affiliated with the annual "Topanga Banjo Fiddle Contest & Folk Festival" which happens on Sunday, May 20, the two festivals, both excellent, are designed to interlock into a four-day tuneful run that's the best musical start to your roots-music summer.
* "Kick Off Party" for the Old Time Social is Thu, May 17, 8 pm, at Tropico De Nopal Gallery, 1665 Beverly Bl, L.A. CA 90026; tix $10, ages 21+.
* CONCERT is Fri, May 18, 8 pm, at The Velaslavasay Panorama, 1122 W 24th St, L.A. CA 90007; advance tix below. Features Echo Mountain (Los Angeles); Richie & Rosie (NY); Ozark Highballers (AR); House Band with David Bragger & Susan Platz; Yo Pitzy Jugband (Los Angeles); Clinton Davis (San Diego); Have More Fun Stringband (Los Angeles).
* WORKSHOPS, FAMILY DANCE, CAKEWALK & SQUARE DANCE, are Sat, May 19, Noon–11 pm, at American Legion Post 206, 227 N Avenue 55, Highland Park (L.A.) CA 90042:
• Saturday ticket options: $20 for the day (workshops included) or $10 for the evening dances only.
• Family Dance 6 pm
• Cakewalk 7:30 pm
• Square Dance 8 pm
• Callers are Susan Michaels (Seattle) and Rookie Callers (L.A.)
• Bands are Hollywood Boll Weevils (Family Dance – L.A.); Ozark Highballers; Rosie Newton & Richie Stearns.
• WORKSHOPS are Noon–6 pm saturday, and include:
"Upstairs" Saturday Workshops:
- Noon-2 pm - Sacred Harp Shape-Note Singing
- 2-4 pm - Square Dance Calling—Susan Michaels
- 4-5 - Cajun Dancing with Ira Bernstein
- 5-6 - Flatfooting with Ira Bernstein and Ruth Alpert
"Downstairs" Saturday Workshops:
- Noon-1 pm - Italian & New Mexican Music with Paul Rangell & Emily Abbink
- 1-2 pm - Cajun Guitar with Eric Thompson
- 2-3 pm - Cajun Fiddle with Suzy Thompson
- 3-4 - Old-Time Fiddle & Bowing of African American Fiddler Will Adam with David Bragger
- 4-5 - Old-Time Fiddle with Bob Willoughby
- 5-6 - Old-Time Banjo with Rafe Stefanini
(Contact David Bragger for sign-ups and more info, at: davidbragger (at) gmail.com)
* FULL INFO, SIGN-UPS, & TIX (find the bar at the top of their page, or you'll miss everything); tix at: http://losangelesoldtimesocial.com/
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Sat, May 19, FESTIVAL:
10:30 am-9:30 pm Annual "CLAREMONT FOLK FESTIVAL" makes its return after a two-year hiatus, with performances by Dave Alvin & The Guilty Ones, The Crooked Jades, Bula: Bomba, Snap Jackson, Mostly Kosher, Fivaceous, Squeakin' Wheels, Tom Freund, Mick Rhodes, Ellen Harper, Harris Harper, Kent Basocke, and more, at Studio Arts Theatre and Sontag Greek Theater, on the campus of Pomona College, 300 E Bonita Av, Claremont, CA 91711.
* More in the next edition.
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Sun, May 20, FESTIVAL:
Annual "TOPANGA BANJO FIDDLE CONTEST & FOLK FESTIVAL" at Paramount Ranch, in the Santa Monica Mountains Nat'l Recreation Area, Agoura Hills, CA.
* DEADLINES ARE NEARING FOR CONTESTANT ENTRIES, and for the best volunteer assignments (a few hours volunteering gets you in FREE). So don't dawdle!
* Full info at www.topangabanjofiddle.org
* More in the next edition.
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# 5 news feature...
GOOD MUSIC ON TV -- AN EVERY-FRIDAY PHENOM
As we reported back on April 6th, if you can't afford to hit the venues to kick-off your weekend -- or even if you can -- you tell your DVR to stock-up Friday tunefulness so you can marinade your senses when you're ready.
Friday's musical TV broadcast scene always centers on KLCS, L.A.'s PBS-affiliate station that's owned by the Los Angeles Unified School District. Their lineup changes often, but it's always strong on Fridays.
Plus, we'll pause to repeat what we said at the beginning of this month: If you still don't know about RFD TV, you haven't read our periodic postings for Music-on-TV. It's in your cable or satellite "basic-plus" package and available with any of those new apps like Sling TV.
RFD has always proclaimed itself as "America's favorite rural network," and all through this past winter, it kept adding to its formidable lineup of Roots-Americana music programming. It's inclusive of so much that's good, with performances by today's up-and-comers and resurrected shows from "back when" with legends who look impossibly young, performing on long-gone stages. And we are your "Guide" to take you through all of it.
Drum roll, maestro....
ALL LISTINGS ARE FOR FRIDAYS.
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11-11:30 am - "HEART TO HEART CLASSICS" airs a 2018 edition. The focus is always bluegrass and trad country music. On RFD.
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11:30 am-noon - "NASHVILLE ON THE ROAD" airs 1970s episodes of country music and trad country performers in "different outdoor locations." On RFD.
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Noon-12:30 pm - "TRU COUNTRY" (2017-present) brings performances by today's artists, with an emphasis on traditional, not Nashvul pop. On RFD.
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1-1:30 pm - "THE PORTER WAGONER SHOW" is back in a series of 2017 remixes of a vintage live-performance showcases of a multitude of Americana artists and songs by the host. On RFD.
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1:30-2 pm - "POP GOES THE COUNTRY" is currently airing 1974 episodes with performances. On RFD.
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2-3 pm - "BIG JOE POLKA SHOW CLASSICS" brings 2018 remixes with a compilation of "classics" from past shows.
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3-4 pm - "WOODSONGS" airs editions from 2015-2018 with Bluegrass and Folk-Americana artists, ensembles, and bands, some of them legends, stretching from the show's vaults of "season 17" through "season 19." This is a show that the rest of the nation has celebrated for years, but that we have only recently been allowed to discover on L.A. television, Tuesdays at 11 pm on KLCS, in addition to Friday afternoons on RFD. (We had the host and a cast member musician from "Woodsongs" on our long-gone L.A. broadcast radio show, way-back-when, helped build its web radio listener base, and have been fans ever since.) And, y'know, ever since "ACL" and that show that replaced "A Prairie Home Companion" on NPR both went into unpredictable explorations of annoying pop with only occasional Roots-Americana? Well pardner, "WOODSONGS" is all the more vital in our musical universe. On RFD.
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4-4:30 pm - "JIMMY STURR SHOW" is currently re-airing 2017 episodes with performances from the Historic Paramount Theatre. On RFD.
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4:30-5 pm - "THE DUTTONS THROUGH THE YEARS" brings a new 2018 edition most every week. On RFD.
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5-6 pm - "COUNTRY'S FAMILY REUNION" is in the midst of airing multiple parts of its focus on "HONKYTONK," a newly recut mini-series originally seen in 2015. Performing guests are country, alt-country, trad-country, and Americana "stars of the past, present, and future." On RFD.
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MUSIC HAPPENS ON OTHER CHANNELS FRIDAY EVENINGS. We list those, too!
RFD does other things for a few hours, and is back with music at 7:30 for an hour, and then gets tuneful again from 9-10 pm every Friday.
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7:30-8:30 pm - "THE JIMMY DEAN SHOW" has been unearthing fine episodes from the mid-'60s, with performances by the likes of EDDY ARNOLD, BUCK OWENS, CONNIE SMITH, MERLE HAGGARD, ROGER MILLER, LINDA GAYLE, and JIM HENSON'S original Muppet, the dog ROWLF. On RFD.
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8-8:30 pm - "SUN STUDIO SESSIONS" recently has been re-airing 2012 & 2013 editions. It's often blues-based performances from the studio where Elvis started. On KLCS.
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NOT MUSIC, BUT COOL...
8-8:30 pm - "REDACTED TONIGHT" brings a fresh weekly edition that is the week's only "can't-miss" show on TV for the Guide staff. Host Lee Camp and his talented crew bring the ONLY presentation of the world's sociopolitical antics that will make you laugh as well as cry, as they cover a lot of ground that corporate mainstream media won't touch. It re-airs again later tonight, 11:29 pm-midnight. It's on RT AMERICA, via cable, Direct TV, or simulcast at RT.com, and all past eps are archived on YouTube.
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8:30-9 pm - "BLUEGRASS UNDERGROUND" brings episodes from 2015 (season 7) through the present in a free-range mix. It isn't always Bluegrass, but when it isn't, it's usually Folk-Americana. On KLCS.
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9-10 pm - "COUNTRY'S FAMILY REUNION" re-airs "HONKYTONK Pt. 1," a newly recut edition originally seen in 2015. Performing guests are country, alt-country, trad-country, and Americana "stars of the past, present, and future." On RFD.
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9-10 pm - "AUSTIN CITY LIMITS" brings episodes from 2015 (season 40) through the present. ACL isn't reliably Roots-Americana as it was for years, so check the specific listing. On KLCS.
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9-10 pm - "LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER" has been airing episodes of the current "season 43" on Fridays. It's a classical music series that isn't at all stuffy. On PBS SoCal (aka KOCE).
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10-11 pm - SPECIAL TONIGHT (April 27) is "INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY / CUBA" with more than 50 world-renowned in a 2018 all-star concert at the Gran Teatro de la Habana in Havana, Cuba. On PBS SoCal (aka KOCE).
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10-11 pm - "FRONT AND CENTER" airs editions from the 2018 season that range from rock 'n roll to roots. On KLCS.
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11 pm-midnight - "LIVE FROM THE ARTISTS DEN" has recently been re-airing their 2016 season. The acts range from rock 'n roll to roots. On KLCS.
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FINALLY...
If you're getting in late? Most of the KLCS Friday evening music lineup repeats from 2 am-5 am, sometimes with a double-dose of "Front and Center" from 5-6 am, so check specific listings.
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R.I.P. -- RANDY SCRUGGS, BLUEGRASS LEGEND; CHARLES NEVILLE, of the NEVILLE BROTHERS; KENNY O'DELL, COUNTRY HIT SONGWRITER
It seems like every time we get ready to publish a new edition of the Guide, word arrives that the world has lost another talented musician. This time we expected to bring you the sad news of two, but before we could do that, it happened once more. We are collectively deprived of all the ways that these special individuals touched our hearts and consciousness with their artistic expressions, and we offer our humble condolences and sympathy to their families and loved ones.
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The following is the Recording Academy™ statement re: RANDY SCRUGGS
dated April 18, 2018:
Four-time GRAMMY® winner Randy Scruggs was a celebrated musician, producer, and songwriter. Throughout his extensive career, he collaborated with an impressive roster of fellow country and bluegrass artists, including Johnny Cash, Vince Gill, Alison Krauss, and Dolly Parton, among many others. He earned his first GRAMMY in the Best Country Instrumental Performance category for "Amazing Grace" at the 32nd GRAMMY Awards® and went on to win three additional GRAMMYs in the same category for "A Soldier's Joy," "Foggy Mountain Breakdown," and "Earl's Breakdown." As the son of bluegrass pioneer and Recording Academy™ Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Earl Scruggs, Randy continued his family's musical legacy and was one of Nashville's most esteemed producers and session players, leaving a lasting mark on Music City. Our thoughts go out to his family, friends, and collaborators during this difficult time.
- Neil Portnow, President/CEO, Recording Academy
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The following is the Recording Academy™ statement re: CHARLES NEVILLE
dated April 26, 2018:
GRAMMY® winner Charles Neville, with the Neville Brothers, created some of the most renowned R&B and soul music to emerge from New Orleans in the 1970s and beyond. Charles' smooth yet powerful saxophone style was prevalent on the ensemble's hit tracks, including "Fire On The Mountain" and "Yellow Moon," among others. The Neville Brothers earned three GRAMMY nominations between 1989 and 1999, with the well-known recording "Healing Chant" earning a GRAMMY Award in the Best Pop Instrumental Performance category for 1989. Prior to finding success with the Neville Brothers, Charles toured with many respected R&B artists such as Johnny Ace, B.B. King, and Jimmy Reed. His dedication to the music community of New Orleans will continue to be recognized by fans and peers for years to come. Our condolences go out to his family and friends during this difficult time.
-- Neil Portnow, President/CEO, Recording Academy
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On March 30, the Recording Academy™ issued their statement re: KENNY O'DELL:
GRAMMY® winner Kenny O'Dell was a renowned songwriter, recording artist, and advocate for musicians' rights. He was a force in the country music field, best known for having penned hit tracks for artists including Charlie Rich, the Judds, and Kenny Rogers, among others. He earned three GRAMMY nominations for his songs: "Mama He's Crazy" (recorded by the Judds) and the Charlie Rich-sung "Behind Closed Doors," which won the GRAMMY for Best Country Song for 1973 and also earned a Song Of The Year nod. Kenny leaves a lasting legacy as a proponent for songwriters and dedicated member of the Nashville music community. Our condolences go out to his family, friends, and collaborators during this difficult time.
- Neil Portnow, President/CEO, Recording Academy
Guide contributor MICHELE MAROTTA sent us her personal remembrance of KENNY O'DELL:
"I first met Kenny O’Dell when I was 13 years old - in 1969. He recorded on our 'Vegas' label. A band named 'The Rose Garden' had recorded 'Next Plane To London' in 1967/68 and had a huge hit with the song. Next Plane to London was also recorded in German, and was number one in the European market for months.
"Kenny was the perfect southern gentleman. He was an incredible father and grandfather. I last heard from Corki, his wife of 45 years, in 1990. I still have the postcard she wrote to me. Kenny inspired me to write and, as an impressionable 13-year-old, I hung on to his every word. He was one of the people who inspired me to write. I remember my father telling me how professional Kenny was, and I always remembers what my dad said. Kenny would go into the studio, do what needed to be done, and leave. Kenny never wasted time. He was the ultimate professional. Those are the words I’ve always carried with me - in studio or filming - don’t waste time."
At this year’s NAMM, I ran into a mutual friend - Duane Eddy., who told me that Kenny’s wife Corki passed away in October 2017. I don’t know what Kenny passed away from - I am positive it was from a broken heart. He loved Corki and was lost when she passed. I am devastated. The man from Antlers, Oklahoma was an inspiration to many and will be greatly missed.
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NOTE: We have made some LATE ADDITIONS, including a Sunday afternoon (2 pm) web concert by BETTMAN & HALPIN. Look for the "(Late addition)" tag atop the new listings.
SECOND NOTE: for everyone with AXS TV, Sunday is BOB DYLAN DAY until 4 pm. Great way to get ready for "DYLANFEST" on May 6th in Torrance (see our write-up for that one).
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Edition # 1,725.
Of course you know that the last two weekends were the overhyped and horrendously expensive Coachella Music Festival. So this weekend, with the wreckage cleaned up, the Polo Grounds in Indio host the horrendously expensive STAGECOACH FESTIVAL, with its delightful lineup of Roots-Americana stars on the two "B" stages, and the apocalyptically loud Nashvul Pop Country millionaires aping thar fahke ackscents and dispensing their country rap and dog-divorce-pickup-truck sameness on the "A" stages.
BUT NEVER FEAR. Stagecoach does not suck all the oxygen out of the room. In addition to bunches 'n abundances of concerts all over Southern Cal, Saturday is the annual South Pasadena "ECLECTIC MUSIC FESTIVAL"! Saturday & Sunday is the "VICTORIAN FAIR OF THE FAR WEST," loaded with music you won't hear elsewhere, and both these festivals are FREE!
You'll also find your guide to the CONCERT SCENE through the weekend and the coming week, and upcoming FESTIVALS that'll be here before you know it. And we update our rundown of MUSIC ON TV on Fridays.
Finally, we pay respects to three music legends who have taken the stage for the last time.
Let's get started!
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Contents / In this Edition...
1) This Weekend's Best Live Music & Events -- Fri, Apr 27 through Sun, Apr 29
2) Mid-Week's Best Offerings
3) Next Weekend's Best -- Fri, May 4- Sun, May 6
4) Select Events After Next Weekend
5) Good Music on TV -- An Every-Friday Phenom
6) R.I.P. -- Randy Scruggs, Bluegrass Legend; Charles Neville, of the Neville Brothers; Kenny O'Dell, Country Hit Songwriter
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THIS WEEKEND'S BEST LIVE MUSIC & EVENTS -- FRI, APR 27 THROUGH SUN, APR 29
FESTIVALS FIRST, right up front. Then, everything else is presented chronologically, by start time and date.
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FESTIVALS THIS WEEKEND...
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Sat & Sun, Apr 28 & 29, FREE FESTIVAL:
1-5 pm - Annual "VICTORIAN FAIR OF THE FAR WEST" is FREE at the Homestead Museum, 15415 E Don Julian Rd, City of Industry, CA 91745; www.homesteadmuseum.org
* This is the same venue that hosts the delightful "Ticket to the Twenties" Festival every October. This weekend, travel back in time and explore Los Angeles during the Victorian era. Enjoy live music, dancing, food trucks, and more. Admission is free; bring spending money for food & shopping. Victorian dress is encouraged.
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Delights & diversions, both days, include:
• Live music by the Philadelphia Quadrille Band with dance demonstrations & lessons by the Yesteryears Dancers & Renée Camus & Dancers.
• Pianist Dennis Aguilar in La Casa Nueva, the museum's 1920s mansion.
• Costumer Natalie Meyer's Victorian undergarments fashion shows.
• Ernest Miller of Rancho La Merced Provisions on the triumphs and challenges of food preservation during the Victorian era.
• Demonstrations by the Freeway Lace Guild, Society for Calligraphy, & the Friendship Square Quilt Guild.
• Pie eating contests (bring extra clothes if you plan to enter!)
• Shopping for handmade & vintage wares from a selection of merchants & making tussie mussie bouquets.
• Food trucks: Piaggio on Wheels, Ragin Cajun On Wheels, The Greasy Wiener, & Bakerytruck.
• Workshops on making adobe bricks, making rope, and a variety of crafts.
• Learning about animals you'd find on a Victorian rancho at Giddy Up Ranch's petting zoo!
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Special on Saturday only, April 28:
• Performances by the Hsi Lai Temple's Youth Orchestra at 2:30 & 4:15 pm.
• Tales from Los Angeles’ City Cemetery - Finding Lulu & Annie Jenkins: A Cold Case Revisited by Sara Dietler & Monica Strauss at 1:30 & 2:30 pm.
• Forget Me Not: Death and Mourning in the Victorian Era by Sarah Chavez of the Order of the Good Death at 3:30 & 4:30 pm.
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Special on Sunday only, April 29:
• Misty Lee reveals the tricks of Victorian Spiritualists at 1:30, 2:30, 3:30, & 4:30 pm.
• Talks about Sherlock Holmes and the life of Victorian doctors by staff from the Southern California Medical Museum at 1:30 & 3:30 pm.
• Performances by the Workman High School Dancing Lobos at 1:30 & 3:45 pm.
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Sat, Apr 28, FREE FESTIVAL:
3 pm-10 pm - 10th annual "SOUTH PASADENA ECLECTIC MUSIC FESTIVAL & ART WALK" at various venues, indoors and out, throughout downtown South Pasadena, CA; http://theeclectic.rocks
* The Guide has been a fan of this one since its first year.
* For starters, get there by riding the Gold Line light rail to the South Pasadena/Mission Station. That'll deposit you right next to one of the outdoor stages, inside one corner of this sprawling festival.
* To locals, it's "The Eclectic," and South Pasadena’s wonderful event returns with Grammy nominated, multi-platinum selling BIG BAD VOODOO DADDY headlining the event. To fans, "BBVD" and they're incomparable kings of swing who recently released their eleventh album, “Louie, Louie, Louie,” dedicated to jazz legends Louis Armstrong, Louis Jordan and Louis Prima.
* See the complete lineup, with stages and set times, at: http://theeclectic.rocks/lineup-2018
* Other notable music acts include retro-nouveau-rockabilly-jump-swing from MAUREEN AND THE MERCURY 5; afrobeat vibes from MEXICO68; flamenco, blues and Latin twang from TWANGUERO; mesmerizing vocals and graceful piano from Grammy winner DARLENE KOLDENHOVEN; and the crowd pleasing sounds of Chicago from hometown favorite THE SOUTH PASADENA TRANSIT AUTHORITY.
* There's a strong lineup of Americana singer-songwriters playing at the Fretted Frog Stage, plus jazz in two venues, an open-mic opportunity, and lots and lots more music.
* “We expect to have a lot of dancing this year,” said Music Director BRAD COLERICK. “Over 50 musical acts in a variety of genres will make this an unforgettable evening for all.” The Eclectic’s 14 stages include 4 outdoor venues, plus stages inside the Library Community Room, Calvary Church, South Pas Theatre Workshop and nearby intimate venues.
* “We’ve grown from a small stage and a few hundred local people attending to having thousands celebrate the 10th anniversary of The Eclectic. This continues to be a grass roots and volunteer-driven event, and is one of the last ‘free’ music festivals in the San Gabriel Valley,” said LAURIE WHEELER, Chamber President. She adds, “What an opportunity for the entire family to enjoy South Pasadena – the music, the arts, the shopping and dining – there’s something for just about everyone.”
* The Eclectic’s headline art event, The Art Experience, is an interactive art installation by Stephen Hsiao that features South Pas’ iconic “Astride Aside” sculpture (also known as “The Walking Man”) stopped in time through the magic of light and shadows. Art coordinator Hope Perello describes The Art Experience as “a special experience, something you won’t find just going to an art gallery”.
* Other art events include art openings at SugarMynt and SPARC galleries, family art activities making collages and writing haikus and more. And visit Artisans’ Alley, a unique marketplace that features 26 artists and makers selling unique art and handmade goods.
* The Eclectic is family-friendly and free to attend. This year’s Eclectic features a new, more walkable footprint – for the first time directly on Mission Street in South Pasadena. The stages and art events are all within easy walking distance of the South Pasadena Metro Station, a very convenient way to travel to the festival. The event begins at 3 pm, with Big Bad Voodoo Daddy taking the stage at 8:30 pm.
* The Eclectic is produced by the South Pasadena Chamber of Commerce in partnership with DeepMix Entertainment and the City of South Pasadena, and is supported by Eclectic Friends of the Arts, a nonprofit 501(C)(3) organization.
* Donations to The Eclectic Friends of the Arts in South Pasadena help keep the music free.
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Fri-Sun, Apr 27-29, FESTIVAL:
The enormous "STAGECOACH FESTIVAL" brings multiple stages, with top roots-Americana artists and bands playing the small stages, and Nashvul pop-country acts on the big stages, all spread out across miles of parking and polo fields outside Indio, CA.
* The Guide brought you word of tickets when they first went on sale, and the lineup.
* Full info at: www.stagecoachfestival.com
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Fri, Sat & Sun, Apr 27-29, FESTIVAL - (well, sort of) ... concludes this weekend:
"THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED)" runs 7-9 pm evenings, with 2-4 pm Sat & Sun matinees - it gives the Bard a comedic treatment at the Arbor Court Community Theatre, 858 W Jackman St, Lancaster, CA 93534.
* As we've reported previously, this runs Thu, Apr 19 - Sun, Apr 29.
* For many years, the Palmdale Playhouse produced a highly reputable Shakespeare Festival. Sadly, that's long gone. But in its place (sort of) is this event in neighboring Lancaster.
* This is billed as a "hilarious presentation of everything Shakespeare ever wrote in 90 minutes. With such a monumental feat you can imagine that things are bound to go wrong... very wrong." (Actually, we were not aware that Shakespeare had written anything in just 90 minutes. But we'll play along.)
* Watch the three actors in each show "buffoon their way through The Complete Works of William Shakespeare... er... (Abridged)."
* Ask one of the cast members or creative team for a coupon to receive $5 off.
* Caution - The front row of the audience is a splash zone.
* There are quite a few innuendos, and non-kids friendly humor. Recommended for audiences 13 and up. Or really really mature 10 and up.
* Adults over 18 will enjoy if you are less mature. And fans of William Shakespeare will be rolling in hysteria.
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SCHEDULES (remaining performances)...
Fri, Apr 27 - 7 pm: Dan Swaney, William J. Swartzbaugh, Joan Williamson
Sat, Apr 28 - 2 pm: Rob O'Brien, William J. Swartzbaugh, Joan Williamson
Sat, Apr 28 - 7 pm: Dan Swaney, Marco Aguilar, Joan Williamson
Sun, Apr 29 - 2 pm: Rob O'Brien, Marco Aguilar, Joan Williamson
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* Doors 30 minutes before show time.
* Tix: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3318880
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HERE'S EVERYTHING ELSE we recommend this weekend, presented chronologically, by day start time.
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FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2018
TODAY'S BIG SHOW(S): SARA PETITE waaay down in Julian, CA at 6 pm; RICK RUSKIN and JAMES LEE STANLEY at the Coffee Gallery Backstage at 8 pm.
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Fri, Apr 27:
6 pm - SARA PETITE brings her singer-songwriter brilliance to Wynola Red Barn, 4355 Highway 78, Julian, CA 92036; 760-765-1004.
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Fri, Apr 27:
7 pm - THE STRING REVOLUTION plays the Museum of Making Music, 5790 Armada Dr, Carlsbad, CA 92008; 760-438-5996.
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Fri, Apr 27:
7 pm - RYANHOOD performs at Fiddler's Crossing, 206 East F St, Tehachapi, CA 93561; 661-823-9994.
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Fri, Apr 27:
8 pm - "TAO: DRUM HEART" at the Poway Center for Performing Arts, 15498 Espola Rd, Poway, CA 92064; 858-668-4797.
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Fri, Apr 27:
8 pm - RICK RUSKIN plus JAMES LEE STANLEY play a double-bill of top-notch singer-songwriter originals and a few classics at the most prolific acoustic music venue in L.A., the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena, CA 92675; reservations, call 626-798-6236.
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Fri, Apr 27:
8 pm - THE DEER plus JOSIAH & THE BONNEVILLES play a double-bill at the famous concert hall in back of McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica, CA 90405; 310-828-4497.
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Fri, Apr 27:
8 pm - MITCH HAYES plays Lenny’s Smokehouse, 23360 Lake Manor Dr, Chatsworth, CA 91311; 818-348-8100.
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Fri, Apr 27:
6:30 pm-9 pm - TRADITION IRISH TUNES WITH THE QUINNS is an every-Friday affair at La Arcada Bistro, 1112 State St, Santa Barbara, CA.
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SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2018...
TODAY'S BIG SHOW(S), both FREE: (1) The annual South Pasadena "ECLECTIC MUSIC FESTIVAL" on Saturday only (see Festivals, up-front); (2) Annual "VICTORIAN FAIR OF THE FAR WEST" at the Homestead Museum in City of Industry, Sat & Sun.
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Sat, Apr 28:
1 pm-4 pm - "OLD TIME MUSIC JAM" is a monthly "TRADITIONAL SOUTHERN FIDDLE & BANJO" open session outdoors under the big oak trees at Audubon Nature Center in Debs Park, 4700 N Griffin Av, Highland Park; off the 110 Fwy, Los Angeles, CA 90031; 323-221-2255.
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Sat, Apr 28:
2 pm & 7:30 pm - "TAO: DRUM HEART" plays the main stage at the Broad Stage, 1310 11th St, Santa Monica, CA 90401; 310-434-3200.
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Sat, Apr 28:
5 pm-6:45 pm - "THE LIVING TRADITION FOLK MUSIC JAM" is a monthly event for all comers (acoustic instruments only) at the Anaheim Downtown Community Center, 250 E Center St, Anaheim, CA.
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Sat, Apr 28:
7 pm - INCENDIO returns with its string-based musical mastery to the most prolific acoustic music venue in L.A., the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena, CA 92675; reservations, call 626-798-6236.
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Sat, Apr 28:
7 pm - MISKEY MOUNTAIN BOYS play "The Kingsley Sessions," Kingsley Av, Pomona, CA 92676; reservations required - contact Patti Amelotte at 310-995-7171 or patti@pattiamelotte.com
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Sat, Apr 28:
8 pm - ART GARFUNKEL plays the Lancaster Performing Arts Center, 750 W Lancaster Bl, Lancaster, CA 93534; 661-723-5950.
* The Metrolink train will get you to Lancaster, and it's less than a half-mile walk to the first-class venue. But the last train leaves long before the show is over, so you'd need to spend the night and catch the train back on Sunday.
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Sat, Apr 28:
8 pm - GORDON LIGHTFOOT, the master Canadian songsmith, plays the Saban Theatre, 8440 Wilshire Bl, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; 323-655-0111.
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Sat, Apr 28:
8 pm - DEBBIE DAVIES plus the BOBBY BLUEHOUSE BAND play the Arcadia Blues Club, 16 E Huntington Dr, Arcadia CA.
* The venue says it's a celebration for the Bobby Bluehouse Band turning 61. Who'da thunk it?
* Advance tix save money at www.arcadiabluesclub.com
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Sat, Apr 28:
8 pm - LA SANTA CECILIA plays the Soka Performing Arts Center in the Black Box Theatre, 1 University Dr, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656; 949-480-4278.
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Sat, Apr 28:
8 pm - CLAUDE BOURBON, guitarist extraordinaire, plays the "Pasadena Folk Music Society" concert series in Beckman Institute Auditorium, aka "Little Beckman," at Caltech, 400 S Wilson Av, Pasadena, CA 91106.
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Sat, Apr 28:
8 pm - DIRTY CELLO plays the Grand Annex, 434 W 6th St, San Pedro, CA 90731; 310-833-6362.
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Sat, Apr 28:
8 pm - MAVIS STAPLES, one of the true music legends still performing, plays the Carpenter Performing Arts Center at Cal State Long Beach, 6200 Atherton St, Long Beach, CA 90815; 562-985-7000.
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Sat, Apr 28:
8 pm - NATHAN McEUEN & NATALIE GELMAN team-up to play Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City, CA 90230; 310-398-2583.
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Sat, Apr 28:
8 pm - THE DUSTBOWL REVIVAL plays the famous concert hall in back of McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica, CA 90405; 310-828-4497.
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Sat, Apr 28:
9 pm - KEN O'MALLEY brings his authentic and original Irish songs and multi-instrumental talents to his monthly residency at Griffins Of Kinsale, 1007 Mission St, South Pasadena, CA; 626-799-0926.
* NOTE: this is a venue for the annual "SOUTH PASADENA ECLECTIC MUSIC FESTIVAL," happening today and tonight; see the Guide's write-up.
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SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 2018...
TODAY'S BIG SHOW(S): (1) Annual "VICTORIAN FAIR OF THE FAR WEST" FREE at the Homestead Museum in City of Industry; (2) DIRTY CELLO plays a matinee at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2:30 pm; (3) ART GARFUNKEL at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, 7:30 pm.
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(Late addition)
Sun, Apr 29:
9:30 am-12:30 pm - MODAL TEASE with BELINDA THOM, aka FIDDLING MAMA B, performs free at the Atwater Village Farmer's Market in LA.
* To beat the anticipated heat, they have an earlier start time. Even though it'll be nice and cool out there.
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Sun, Apr 29:
10:30 am - JESS PENNER plays the "MATINEE KIDS' SHOW" series at McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica, CA 90405; 310-828-4497.
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Sun, Apr 29:
1:15 pm-4 pm - TOM BALL AND KENNY SULTAN play their weekly residency at Cold Spring Tavern, 5995 Stagecoach Road, Santa Barbara, CA; 805-967-0066.
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(Late addition)
Sun, Apr 29, ONLINE CONCERT:
2 pm (PDT) BETTMAN & HALPIN, the fine duo of fiddler/vocalist STEFPHANIE BETTMAN & mandolinist/multi-instrumentalist/vocalist LUKE HALPIN.
* Well-known on the California Roots-Americana music scene, and as individual artists as well as their work together here, in films and on stage before their move to Colorado. They're both talented songwriters, as well as steeped in the repertoire of folk-roots classics.
* You can wait for their annual return to L.A. on a concert tour, or catch 'em live today on the web.
* Attend the online concert today from anywhere, at:
https://www.concertwindow.com/182450-bettman-halpin
* Once you click on the link under "Upcoming Shows" you will see "Buy Ticket" in red. Click that, and a window comes-up to allow you to pay whatevery you want to join the live stream.
* You will be able to leave comments and send likes and hearts while they are playing. Stefanie says, "Please let us know you are there! We might even be able to play a few requests (our own songs)."
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Sun, Apr 29:
2 pm - CONJUNTO JARDIN plays the concert series at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Long Beach, 5450 E Atherton St, Long Beach, CA 90815; 562-597-8445.
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Sun, Apr 29:
2:30 pm - DIRTY CELLO plays a matinee at the most prolific acoustic music venue in L.A., the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena, CA 92675; reservations, call 626-798-6236.
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Sun, Apr 29:
3 pm - MITCH HAYES plays the Brewyard Beer Company, 906 Western Av, Glendale, CA; 818-409-9448.
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Sun, Apr 29:
4 pm - "TAO: DRUM HEART" brings its tour to the Musco Center for the Arts at Chapman University, One University Dr, Orange, CA 92866; 844-626-8726.
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Sun, Apr 29:
4 pm-7 pm - "TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION" is a weekly event, every Sunday at the Auld Dubliner, 71 S Pine Ave., Long Beach, CA 90802; 562-437-8300.
* Note: Irish "sesuins" differ from other jams -- these are structured and players are expected to understand the "rules."
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Sun, Apr 29:
4:30 pm-7:30 pm - "SANTA BARBARA TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION" happens every Sunday at La Arcada Bistro, 1112 State St., Santa Barbara, CA;
* Note: Irish "sesuins" differ from other jams -- these are structured and players are expected to understand the "rules."
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Sun, Apr 29:
6 pm - RICK RUSKIN plays the Ophir Studio, 11180 Ophir Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90024; 310-367-2220.
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Sun, Apr 29:
7 pm - CLAUDE BOURBON plays the "CASA TORTOOGA HOUSE CONCERTS" series in Bonita, CA; reservations get directions via email, to tortoog@cox.net
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Sun, Apr 29:
7 pm - THE WHYMAN PROJECT plays the most prolific acoustic music venue in L.A., the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena, CA 92675; reservations, call 626-798-6236.
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Sun, Apr 29:
7:30 pm - ART GARFUNKEL plays the Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Av, Los Angeles, CA 90012; 323-850-2000.
* The Red/Purple Line subways will get you to the bottom of the hill (Grand Park/City Hall Station), but by the time the show ends, most of what connects with the subway will have stopped running.
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Sun, Apr 29:
7:30 pm - THE JACK OF HEARTS BAND plus JAMIE DANIELS play a double-bill for the "DARK THIRTY HOUSE CONCERTS" series in Lakeside, CA 92040; reservations get directions, at 619-443-9622.
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Sun, Apr 29:
7:30 pm-11 pm - "IRISH MUSIC SESSION" every Sunday at O'Brien's Irish Pub & Restaurant, 2226 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90403; 310-829-5303.
* Note: Irish "sesuins" differ from other jams -- these are structured and players are expected to understand the "rules."
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Sun, Apr 29:
8 pm - YU OOKA GROUP featuring blues legend BARBARA MORRISON and MICHAEL PAULO, play Alvas Showroom, 1417 W 8th St, San Pedro, CA 90732; 310-519-1314.
* This venue invites you to bring your own food and drink; hot take-out food is available at several places within a few blocks.
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Sun, Apr 29:
8 pm - THE DUSTBOWL REVIVAL plays the famous concert hall in back of McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica, CA 90405; 310-828-4497.
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Sun, Apr 29:
9:30 am-2:30 pm - "BLUEGRASS BRUNCH" runs every Sunday with live music at Urban Solace, 3823 30th St, San Diego, CA 92104; 619-295-6464.
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Sun, Apr 29:
10:30 am-noon - "TRADITIONAL IRISH SESSION" is a participatory session every Sunday at the House of Ireland, 665 Pan American Plaza, San Diego, CA.
* Note: Irish "sesuins" differ from other jams -- these are structured and players are expected to understand the "rules."
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# 2 news feature...
MID-WEEK'S BEST OFFERINGS
Things get rolling again on Wednesday. All our picks are presented chronologically, by start time and date.
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Wed, May 2:
12:10 pm - "MUSIC AT NOON" series presents CLAUDE BOURBON at the Pasadena Presbyterian Church, 585 E Colorado Bl, Pasadena, CA 91101.
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Wed, May 2:
4 pm & 7 pm - LISA SANDERS & BROWN SUGAR play two shows today at the California Center For The Arts in the Center Theatre, 340 N Escondido Bl, Escondido, CA 92025; 800-988-4253.
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Wed, May 2, ONLINE; not music, but cool:
6-7 pm (Pacific) - "CREATING A POLITICS MORE ALIGNED WITH OUR HEARTS" is a free one-hour "telesummit" with DENNIS KUCINICH, in conversation with host MARIANNE WILLIAMSON.
* want a political leader who puts PEACE above the interests of the corporate state?
* Live online at: www.loveamericatour.com
OR, since that link may be jammed...
-- You can join the call online at: https://instantteleseminar.com/Events/107397894
-- You can join the call via phone, using the dial-in number and access code:
-- Phone Number: 425-440-5010
-- Access Code: 440435#
* DENNIS KUCINICH opposed the Iraq War and has been a tireless voice for peace abroad and progressive prosperity at home. That's why the neocon-neoliberal warconomy alliance worked to get him out of Congress.
* Watch a video preview at: http://sistergiant.com/marianne-williamson-dennis-kucinich-conversation/
* Marianne tells us, "As I travel around the country talking about the intersection of politics and spiritual values, I have met wonderful people running for political office. One of them is former US Congressman Dennis Kucinich, who is now running for Governor of Ohio. I would like to invite you to join Dennis and me for a free one-hour telesummit on Wednesday, May 2 at 9 pm ET / 6 pm PT. Our conversation will address where America is now, where it can go in the future and how we can re-create politics to be more aligned with our hearts. (Ohioans, please remember that early voting has already begun and the Democratic primary date is May 8!) I hope you will join us. To our greater future, Marianne."
* Learn more about Dennis Kucinich at: https://kucinich.com/
* If you're interested in helping elect Dennis Kucinich Governor of Ohio, go to: http://Kucinich.com/build
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Wed, May 2:
7 pm - Weekly "WINE & SONG SERIES" presents CLAUDE BOURBON, at Arroyo Seco Golf Clubhouse, 1055 Lohman Ln, South Pasadena, CA 91030; tix, 323-255-1506.
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THURSDAY, MAY 3, 2018
TODAY'S BIG SHOW: "TRIBUTE TO TEXAS TROUBADOURS" at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 8 pm.
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Thu, May 3:
7 pm - LAURIE LEWIS & THE RIGHT HANDS play the Del Mar Powerhouse, 1658 Coast Bl, Del Mar, CA 92014; 858-635-1363.
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Thu, May 3:
7 pm - "TRIBUTE TO TEXAS TROUBADOURS" is a mini-festival in an evening, and you'll need to jump on tix right away; it's a show with Rick Shea, Coyote Moon, Tim Tedrow, Owen Goldman, Michael Ann Azoulai, Rj Chesney, Neil Rosengarden, Levi Petree, Joel Bennett and Robbie Mangiardi, Kassidy Heal, Pam Loe, Al Bonahmme, and Chad Watson, at the most prolific acoustic music venue in L.A., the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena, CA 92675; reservations, call 626-798-6236.
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Thu, May 3:
7:30 pm - MOSTLY KOSHER plays the Sierra Madre Playhouse, 87 W Sierra Madre Bl, Sierra Madre, CA 91024; 626-355-4318.
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Thu, May 3:
7:30 pm - CLAUDE BOURBON plays the "Wooden Hall Concerts" series at Alhecama Theatre, 914 Santa Barbara St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.
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Thu, May 3:
8 pm - EVA B. ROSS BAND plus the MONK INSTITUTE ENSEMBLE and SUPERDEVOICHE play Schoenberg Hall at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, 445 Charles E Young Dr East, Los Angeles, CA.
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NEXT WEEKEND'S BEST -- FRI, MAY 4- SUN, MAY 6
Presented chronologically, by start time and date.
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FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2018
TODAY'S BIG SHOW(S): ELLIS PAUL at McCabe’s, 8 pm; JANET KLEIN & HER PARLOUR BOYS at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 8 pm.
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Fri, May 4:
6 pm-9 pm - WILD ROSE IRISH BAND plays their residency (first, third & fifth Fridays) at Brendan’s Irish Pub & Restaurant - Agoura Hills, 30315 Canwood St, Agoura Hills, CA 93010; 888-874-9400.
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Fri, May 4:
6 pm-10 pm - DROPKICK MICKEYS play their residency (first, third & fifth Fridays) at Brendan’s Irish Pub and Restaurant - Newbury Park, 495 N Ventu Park Rd, Newbury Park, CA.
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Fri, May 4:
6:30 pm-9 pm - TRADITION IRISH TUNES WITH THE QUINNS is an every-Friday residency at La Arcada Bistro, 1112 State St., Santa Barbara, CA.
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Fri, May 4:
7 pm - SEAN WATKINS (of NICKEL CREEK) plays the Museum of Making Music, 5790 Armada Dr, Carlsbad, CA 92008; 760-438-5996.
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Fri, May 4:
7 pm - SWING RIOTS play Pocock Brewing Company, 24907 Avenue Tibbitts, Ste B, Santa Clarita, CA 91355.
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Fri, May 4:
7:30 pm - ERIC ANDERSEN plays the AMSD Concerts series at Laura R. Charles Theater at Sweetwater High School, 2900 Highland Av, National City, CA 91950; 829-303-8176.
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Fri, May 4:
8 pm - RANKY TANKY plays the ArtPower series in The Loft, at the University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr. Price Center East, San Diego, CA 92093; 858-822-3199.
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Fri, May 4:
8 pm - ELLIS PAUL plays the famous concert hall in back of McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica, CA 90405; 310-828-4497.
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Fri, May 4:
8 pm - JANET KLEIN & HER PARLOUR BOYS bring their delightful (and sometimes rather naughty) music of the nineteen-teens and twenties to the most prolific acoustic music venue in L.A., the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena, CA 92675; reservations (10 am-10 pm, 7 days), call 626-798-6236.
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Fri, May 4:
8 pm - THE PLOUGHBOYS bring their Celtic musicality for their monthly first-Friday residency at the Tam O' Shanter Ale & Sandwich Bar Lounge, 2980 Los Feliz Bl, Los Feliz, CA 90039; 323-664-0228.
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Fri, May 4:
9 pm - KEN O'MALLEY plays his monthly first-Friday Irish music residency at Gallagher's, 2751 E Broadway, Long Beach, CA.
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SATURDAY, MAY 5, 2018
TODAY'S BIG SHOW: Too, too much wonderfulness. Read and pick!
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(Late addition)
Sat & Sun, May 5-6, FREE FESTIVAL:
56th annual "SIERRA MADRE ART FAIR" in Memorial Park, 222 W Sierra Madre Bl, Sierra Madre, CA
* This features good live music on the park's permanent stage, plus a small impromptu stage, mid-park.
* Every year features some Folk-Americana and roots string music performers.
* There are plenty of art exhibitors in many mediums, from sculpture to photography and every kind of painting and illustrations.
* Food vendors always offer a good variety, and you can buy and eat with a good view of the main stage.
* Harder to find is the plant sale from the local botanical society, with good ornamentals, house and yard plants, and cheap prices.
* It's the annual benefit for the Sierra Madre Library.
* Runs 9:30 am to 6 pm Saturday, 9:30 am to 5 pm Sunday.
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Sat, May 5:
Noon-2 pm - MURPHY'S FLAW plays their first & third Saturday bluegrass residency at Viva Rancho Cantina, 900 Riverside Dr, Burbank, CA 91506; 818-845-2425.
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Sat, May 5:
2 pm & 8 pm - PASADENA SYMPHONY plays its "BEETHOVEN SPECTACULAR SEASON FINALE" in Ambassador Auditorium, 131 S St John Av, Pasadena, CA 91105; www.pasadenasymphony-pops.org
* DAVID LOCKINGTON, conductor, and ANGELO XIANG YU, "Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition" winner, lead the season's closing program.
- Beethoven, Violin Concerto
- Beethoven, Symphony No. 3 "Eroica"
* Double your fun with the ultimate Beethoven experience with his one and only violin concerto and the heroic symphony that changed it all.
* Angelo Xiang Yu brings his "stupendous technique" (Art Fuse) to the composer's stunning, virtuosic Violin Concerto, while Music Director David Lockington leads the orchestra on Beethoven's majestic Symphony No. 3, “Eroica” to close out the season.
* Go early to enjoy a drink or a bite in the luxurious Symphony Lounge.
* Want to Learn More About the Music? Go early for Insights, a pre-concert discussion with Music Director David Lockington one hour prior to curtain. As a teaser, here are a few fast facts about the works being performed:
* Notes: Beethoven - Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
• As the first major violin concerto of the late Classical period, Beethoven's groundbreaking work initially met with unfavorable reviews. It wasn't until 13 year-old Joseph Joachim performed it in London with Mendelssohn conducting that it found popularity.
• With his one and only violin concerto, Beethoven virtually reinvented the genre, setting the stage for a rash of challenging virtuoso violin works by performer-composers like Niccoló Paganini that soon took Europe by storm.
* More notes: Beethoven - Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55, "Eroica"
• Beethoven originally dedicated this piece to Napoleon as the hero of the French Revolution, but famously erased it so vigorously when Napoleon declared himself emperor that he tore the manuscript.
• With its constantly modulating keys, rhythmic shifts, large dynamic leaps and unfamiliar harmonies, this innovative symphony had a truly revolutionary impact on Vienna’s friendly but conservative audience, who took a few years to warm to it.
* Seats selling fast; tickets at 626-793-7172 or www.pasadenasymphony-pops.org
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Sat, May 5, FESTIVAL:
5 pm - "SOKA UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL" at Soka Performing Arts Center, Peace Lake Area of the campus, 1 University Dr, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656; 949-480-4278.
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Sat, May 5:
7 pm - BRYAN BOWERS, master of the autoharp, with Anna Schaad-Montgomery on fiddle and viola, and Geoff Goodhue on guitar and mandolin, play Fiddler's Crossing, 206 East F St, Tehachapi, CA 93561; 661-823-9994.
* This is the best reason you'll have this summer to hit the road to Tehachapi for a concert; tix are $20.
* Go for the day and visit the Cesar Chavez Nat'l Monument, the Tehacahapi Depot Museum, and the famous Tehachapi Loop, where the trains wrap over themselves to climb the hill. In town is a delightful German bakery and on the edge of town is superb BBQ.
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Sat, May 5:
7 pm - THE LICATA BROTHERS plus CARBE-DURAND (from INCENDIO) team-up to play the most prolific acoustic music venue in L.A., the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena, CA 92675; reservations, call 626-798-6236.
* This is the venue that launched the LICATA BROTHERS; since then, they've performed in New Orleans, Memphis, and England. See them before they only play the big venues.
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Sat, May 5:
7:30 pm-10:30 pm - GRATEFUL DUDES BLUEGRASS continue the longest-running bluegrass residency in Southern California, every first Saturday at Vincenzo's Newhall, 24504 Lyons Av, Newhall, CA.
* Venue specializes in pizza that's a little pricey; bring a friend or two and share a large.
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Sat, May 5:
8 pm - QUETZAL plus MARIACHI FLOR DE TOLOACHE play the Valley Performing Arts Center, 18111 Nordhoff St, Northridge, CA 91330; 818-677-3000.
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Sat, May 5:
8 pm - ANGÉLIQUE KIDJO plays an off-campus show for the CAP-UCLA series at the Theatre at Ace Hotel, 929 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90015; 213-623-3233.
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Sat, May 5:
8 pm - JIM LAUDERDALE plays Pappy and Harriet’s Place, 53688 Pioneertown Rd, Pioneertown, CA 92268; 760-365-5956.
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Sat, May 5:
8 pm - PHIL SALAZAR & THE KINFOLK, favorites far 'n wide in the roots music world, play the "CAMARILLO CAFE" concert series at Camarillo Community Center, 1605 E Burnley St, Camarillo, CA 93010; 805-814-9366.
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Sat, May 5:
8 pm - CAPITOL STEPS, the long-running musical-comedy ensemble who began as DC staffers, play the California Institute of Technology "Public Events Series" in Beckman Auditorium (aka "Big Beckman," the wedding-cake building), 332 S Michigan Ave., Pasadena, CA 91106; 626-395-4652.
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Sat, May 5:
8 pm - ERIC ANDERSEN plays the famous concert hall in back of McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica, CA 90405; 310-828-4497.
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Sat, May 5:
8 pm - TONY FURTADO WITH JOHN REISCHMAN & LUKE PRICE play a local all-star string music night at Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City, CA 90230; 310-398-2583.
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Sat, May 5:
8 pm - PASADENA SYMPHONY plays its "BEETHOVEN SPECTACULAR SEASON FINALE" in Ambassador Auditorium, 131 S St John Av, Pasadena, CA 91105; www.pasadenasymphony-pops.org
* See 2 pm listing for full write-up.
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Sat, May 5:
9 pm - G BURNS JUG BAND plays their first Saturday residency at the Black Cat Bar, 4246 University Av, San Diego, CA; 619-280-5834.
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SUNDAY, MAY 6, 2018
TODAY'S BIG SHOW: "DYLANFEST," starts at noon (see listing).
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Sun, May 6:
9 am-noon - CLIFF LATIMER & LAURA OSBORN play their first Sunday string roots music gig at Atwater Village Farmers Market, 3250 Glendale Bl, Los Angeles, CA.
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Sun, May 6:
9:30 am-2:30 pm - "BLUEGRASS BRUNCH" runs every Sunday with live music at Urban Solace, 3823 30th St, San Diego, CA 92104; 619-295-6464.
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Sun, May 6:
10:30 am-noon - "TRADITIONAL IRISH SESSION" is a participatory session every Sunday at the House of Ireland, 665 Pan American Plaza, San Diego, CA.
* Note: Irish "sesuins" differ from other jams -- these are structured and players are expected to understand the "rules."
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Sun, May 6:
10:30 am SARA LOVELL plays the "MATINEE KIDS' SHOW" series at McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica, CA 90405; 310-828-4497.
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Sun, May 6:
11 am-2 pm - Monthly "OLD-TIME MUSIC JAM" every first Sunday at Viva Rancho Cantina, 900 Riverside Dr, Burbank, CA 91506; 818-845-2425.
* Info: steve@urbanoldtime.com
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Sun, May 6, FESTIVAL:
Noon-8 pm - "DYLANFEST" is the annual celebration of the timeless and broadly influential music of BOB DYLAN, with an enormous lineup of performers and no repeats of any song. Hosted by ANDY & RENEE and their multiple-award-winning band HARD RAIN, at the Torrance Cultural Center, outdoors on the shaded Torino Plaza, 3330 Civic Center Dr, Torrance, CA 90503.
* Advance tixc and plenty of info at: www.andyandrenee.com
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Sun, May 6:
Noon-2 pm - MURPHY'S FLAW plays their twice-monthly bluegrass brunch residency, first & third Sundays, at Viva Rancho Cantina, 900 Riverside Dr, Burbank, CA 91506; 818-845-2425.
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Sun, May 6:
1 pm-3 pm - Monthly "BLUEGRASS JAM" every first Sunday at El Camino College, 16007 Crenshaw Bl, Torrance, CA 90506.
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Sun, May 6:
1:15 pm-4 pm - TOM BALL AND KENNY SULTAN play their weekly residency at Cold Spring Tavern, 5995 Stagecoach Road, Santa Barbara, CA; 805-967-0066.
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Sun, May 6:
2 pm - RANKY TANKY plays the Carpenter Performing Arts Center at Cal State Long Beach, 6200 Atherton St, Long Beach, CA 90815; 562-985-7000.
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Sun, May 6:
2 pm - WALT KEALE plays a matinee at the most prolific acoustic music venue in L.A., the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena, CA 92675; reservations, call 626-798-6236.
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Sun, May 6:
3 pm - HANNEKE CASSEL TRIO plays the "David Naiditch House Concerts" series, co-presented by Buffalo Head House Concerts; show is in Altadena, CA
Reservations get directions from Gayle Smashey, at: gaylesmashey@gmail.com
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Sun, May 6:
4 pm-7 pm - "TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION" is a weekly event, every Sunday at the Auld Dubliner, 71 S Pine Ave., Long Beach, CA 90802; 562-437-8300.
* Note: Irish "sesuins" differ from other jams -- these are structured and players are expected to understand the "rules."
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Sun, May 6:
4:30 pm-7:30 pm - "SANTA BARBARA TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION" happens every Sunday at La Arcada Bistro, 1112 State St., Santa Barbara, CA;
* Note: Irish "sesuins" differ from other jams -- these are structured and players are expected to understand the "rules."
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Sun, May 6:
7 pm - ERIC ANDERSEN plays the most prolific acoustic music venue in L.A., the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena, CA 92675; reservations, call 626-798-6236.
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Sun, May 6:
7:30 pm-11 pm - "IRISH MUSIC SESSION" every Sunday at O'Brien's Irish Pub & Restaurant, 2226 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90403; 310-829-5303.
* Note: Irish "sesuins" differ from other jams -- these are structured and players are expected to understand the "rules."
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Sun, May 6:
8 pm - KEB’ MO’, Louisiana music legend, plays the Belly Up Tavern, 143 S Cedros Av, Solana Beach, San Diego, CA 92075; 858-481-9022.
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Sun, May 6:
8 pm - LAURIE LEWIS AND THE RIGHT HANDS play the concert series at Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City, CA 90230; 310-398-2583.
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# 4 news feature...
SELECT EVENTS AFTER NEXT WEEKEND
Only a few so far, but ALL ARE GOOD 'UNS!
Presented chronologically, by start time and date.
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Thu-Sun, May 10-13, FESTIVAL:
Annual "GATOR BY THE BAY FESTIVAL" presented by San Diego’s Bon Temps Social Club at Spanish Landing Park, 2326 India St, San Diego, CA 92101; 619-234-8612; www.gatorbythebay.com
* This is a long-running, very-big-deal Cajun-Zydeco festival with music, dancing, and Louisiana cuisine.
* In addition to all the events at the main site, there's also a Thursday Kickoff concert at another venue, 6 pm-10:30 pm, with Sonny Landreth, Shana Morrison & Caledonia, and the ZZymzzy Quartet.
* Thursday, 6 pm-10:30 pm, the festival gets underway at the park, with performers through the weekend that include the Pine Leaf Boys, The Revelers, Horace Trahan & The Ossun Express, Keith Frank & The Soileau Zydeco Band, Dextor Ardoin, Gospel According to Earl Thomas, Carolyn Wonderland, Mr. Zipp, Café R&B, Vaud & The Villains, and more.
* Friday, it runs 3:30 pm-10:30 pm.
* Saturday, it's 10:30 am-8 pm.
* Sunday, it wraps-up with performances from 10:30 am-7 pm.
* Tix and full info at: www.gatorbythebay.com
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Thu-Sat, May 17-19th, FESTIVAL:
"13th-Ever 'LOS ANGELES OLD TIME SOCIAL'" returns with concerts, workshops, square dancing and more, at multiple L.A. venues.
* Featured performers include RICHIE STEARNS & ROSIE NEWTON, OZARK HIGHBALLERS, CLINTON DAVIS, YO PITZY JUG BAND, ECHO MOUNTAIN, DAVID BRAGGER & SUSAN PLATZ, HAVE MORE FUN STRINGBAND, and dance caller extraordinaire SUSAN MICHAELS.
* Though not affiliated with the annual "Topanga Banjo Fiddle Contest & Folk Festival" which happens on Sunday, May 20, the two festivals, both excellent, are designed to interlock into a four-day tuneful run that's the best musical start to your roots-music summer.
* "Kick Off Party" for the Old Time Social is Thu, May 17, 8 pm, at Tropico De Nopal Gallery, 1665 Beverly Bl, L.A. CA 90026; tix $10, ages 21+.
* CONCERT is Fri, May 18, 8 pm, at The Velaslavasay Panorama, 1122 W 24th St, L.A. CA 90007; advance tix below. Features Echo Mountain (Los Angeles); Richie & Rosie (NY); Ozark Highballers (AR); House Band with David Bragger & Susan Platz; Yo Pitzy Jugband (Los Angeles); Clinton Davis (San Diego); Have More Fun Stringband (Los Angeles).
* WORKSHOPS, FAMILY DANCE, CAKEWALK & SQUARE DANCE, are Sat, May 19, Noon–11 pm, at American Legion Post 206, 227 N Avenue 55, Highland Park (L.A.) CA 90042:
• Saturday ticket options: $20 for the day (workshops included) or $10 for the evening dances only.
• Family Dance 6 pm
• Cakewalk 7:30 pm
• Square Dance 8 pm
• Callers are Susan Michaels (Seattle) and Rookie Callers (L.A.)
• Bands are Hollywood Boll Weevils (Family Dance – L.A.); Ozark Highballers; Rosie Newton & Richie Stearns.
• WORKSHOPS are Noon–6 pm saturday, and include:
"Upstairs" Saturday Workshops:
- Noon-2 pm - Sacred Harp Shape-Note Singing
- 2-4 pm - Square Dance Calling—Susan Michaels
- 4-5 - Cajun Dancing with Ira Bernstein
- 5-6 - Flatfooting with Ira Bernstein and Ruth Alpert
"Downstairs" Saturday Workshops:
- Noon-1 pm - Italian & New Mexican Music with Paul Rangell & Emily Abbink
- 1-2 pm - Cajun Guitar with Eric Thompson
- 2-3 pm - Cajun Fiddle with Suzy Thompson
- 3-4 - Old-Time Fiddle & Bowing of African American Fiddler Will Adam with David Bragger
- 4-5 - Old-Time Fiddle with Bob Willoughby
- 5-6 - Old-Time Banjo with Rafe Stefanini
(Contact David Bragger for sign-ups and more info, at: davidbragger (at) gmail.com)
* FULL INFO, SIGN-UPS, & TIX (find the bar at the top of their page, or you'll miss everything); tix at: http://losangelesoldtimesocial.com/
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Sat, May 19, FESTIVAL:
10:30 am-9:30 pm Annual "CLAREMONT FOLK FESTIVAL" makes its return after a two-year hiatus, with performances by Dave Alvin & The Guilty Ones, The Crooked Jades, Bula: Bomba, Snap Jackson, Mostly Kosher, Fivaceous, Squeakin' Wheels, Tom Freund, Mick Rhodes, Ellen Harper, Harris Harper, Kent Basocke, and more, at Studio Arts Theatre and Sontag Greek Theater, on the campus of Pomona College, 300 E Bonita Av, Claremont, CA 91711.
* More in the next edition.
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Sun, May 20, FESTIVAL:
Annual "TOPANGA BANJO FIDDLE CONTEST & FOLK FESTIVAL" at Paramount Ranch, in the Santa Monica Mountains Nat'l Recreation Area, Agoura Hills, CA.
* DEADLINES ARE NEARING FOR CONTESTANT ENTRIES, and for the best volunteer assignments (a few hours volunteering gets you in FREE). So don't dawdle!
* Full info at www.topangabanjofiddle.org
* More in the next edition.
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# 5 news feature...
GOOD MUSIC ON TV -- AN EVERY-FRIDAY PHENOM
As we reported back on April 6th, if you can't afford to hit the venues to kick-off your weekend -- or even if you can -- you tell your DVR to stock-up Friday tunefulness so you can marinade your senses when you're ready.
Friday's musical TV broadcast scene always centers on KLCS, L.A.'s PBS-affiliate station that's owned by the Los Angeles Unified School District. Their lineup changes often, but it's always strong on Fridays.
Plus, we'll pause to repeat what we said at the beginning of this month: If you still don't know about RFD TV, you haven't read our periodic postings for Music-on-TV. It's in your cable or satellite "basic-plus" package and available with any of those new apps like Sling TV.
RFD has always proclaimed itself as "America's favorite rural network," and all through this past winter, it kept adding to its formidable lineup of Roots-Americana music programming. It's inclusive of so much that's good, with performances by today's up-and-comers and resurrected shows from "back when" with legends who look impossibly young, performing on long-gone stages. And we are your "Guide" to take you through all of it.
Drum roll, maestro....
ALL LISTINGS ARE FOR FRIDAYS.
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11-11:30 am - "HEART TO HEART CLASSICS" airs a 2018 edition. The focus is always bluegrass and trad country music. On RFD.
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11:30 am-noon - "NASHVILLE ON THE ROAD" airs 1970s episodes of country music and trad country performers in "different outdoor locations." On RFD.
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Noon-12:30 pm - "TRU COUNTRY" (2017-present) brings performances by today's artists, with an emphasis on traditional, not Nashvul pop. On RFD.
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1-1:30 pm - "THE PORTER WAGONER SHOW" is back in a series of 2017 remixes of a vintage live-performance showcases of a multitude of Americana artists and songs by the host. On RFD.
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1:30-2 pm - "POP GOES THE COUNTRY" is currently airing 1974 episodes with performances. On RFD.
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2-3 pm - "BIG JOE POLKA SHOW CLASSICS" brings 2018 remixes with a compilation of "classics" from past shows.
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3-4 pm - "WOODSONGS" airs editions from 2015-2018 with Bluegrass and Folk-Americana artists, ensembles, and bands, some of them legends, stretching from the show's vaults of "season 17" through "season 19." This is a show that the rest of the nation has celebrated for years, but that we have only recently been allowed to discover on L.A. television, Tuesdays at 11 pm on KLCS, in addition to Friday afternoons on RFD. (We had the host and a cast member musician from "Woodsongs" on our long-gone L.A. broadcast radio show, way-back-when, helped build its web radio listener base, and have been fans ever since.) And, y'know, ever since "ACL" and that show that replaced "A Prairie Home Companion" on NPR both went into unpredictable explorations of annoying pop with only occasional Roots-Americana? Well pardner, "WOODSONGS" is all the more vital in our musical universe. On RFD.
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4-4:30 pm - "JIMMY STURR SHOW" is currently re-airing 2017 episodes with performances from the Historic Paramount Theatre. On RFD.
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4:30-5 pm - "THE DUTTONS THROUGH THE YEARS" brings a new 2018 edition most every week. On RFD.
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5-6 pm - "COUNTRY'S FAMILY REUNION" is in the midst of airing multiple parts of its focus on "HONKYTONK," a newly recut mini-series originally seen in 2015. Performing guests are country, alt-country, trad-country, and Americana "stars of the past, present, and future." On RFD.
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MUSIC HAPPENS ON OTHER CHANNELS FRIDAY EVENINGS. We list those, too!
RFD does other things for a few hours, and is back with music at 7:30 for an hour, and then gets tuneful again from 9-10 pm every Friday.
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7:30-8:30 pm - "THE JIMMY DEAN SHOW" has been unearthing fine episodes from the mid-'60s, with performances by the likes of EDDY ARNOLD, BUCK OWENS, CONNIE SMITH, MERLE HAGGARD, ROGER MILLER, LINDA GAYLE, and JIM HENSON'S original Muppet, the dog ROWLF. On RFD.
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8-8:30 pm - "SUN STUDIO SESSIONS" recently has been re-airing 2012 & 2013 editions. It's often blues-based performances from the studio where Elvis started. On KLCS.
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NOT MUSIC, BUT COOL...
8-8:30 pm - "REDACTED TONIGHT" brings a fresh weekly edition that is the week's only "can't-miss" show on TV for the Guide staff. Host Lee Camp and his talented crew bring the ONLY presentation of the world's sociopolitical antics that will make you laugh as well as cry, as they cover a lot of ground that corporate mainstream media won't touch. It re-airs again later tonight, 11:29 pm-midnight. It's on RT AMERICA, via cable, Direct TV, or simulcast at RT.com, and all past eps are archived on YouTube.
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8:30-9 pm - "BLUEGRASS UNDERGROUND" brings episodes from 2015 (season 7) through the present in a free-range mix. It isn't always Bluegrass, but when it isn't, it's usually Folk-Americana. On KLCS.
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9-10 pm - "COUNTRY'S FAMILY REUNION" re-airs "HONKYTONK Pt. 1," a newly recut edition originally seen in 2015. Performing guests are country, alt-country, trad-country, and Americana "stars of the past, present, and future." On RFD.
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9-10 pm - "AUSTIN CITY LIMITS" brings episodes from 2015 (season 40) through the present. ACL isn't reliably Roots-Americana as it was for years, so check the specific listing. On KLCS.
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9-10 pm - "LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER" has been airing episodes of the current "season 43" on Fridays. It's a classical music series that isn't at all stuffy. On PBS SoCal (aka KOCE).
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10-11 pm - SPECIAL TONIGHT (April 27) is "INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY / CUBA" with more than 50 world-renowned in a 2018 all-star concert at the Gran Teatro de la Habana in Havana, Cuba. On PBS SoCal (aka KOCE).
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10-11 pm - "FRONT AND CENTER" airs editions from the 2018 season that range from rock 'n roll to roots. On KLCS.
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11 pm-midnight - "LIVE FROM THE ARTISTS DEN" has recently been re-airing their 2016 season. The acts range from rock 'n roll to roots. On KLCS.
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FINALLY...
If you're getting in late? Most of the KLCS Friday evening music lineup repeats from 2 am-5 am, sometimes with a double-dose of "Front and Center" from 5-6 am, so check specific listings.
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# 6 news feature...
R.I.P. -- RANDY SCRUGGS, BLUEGRASS LEGEND; CHARLES NEVILLE, of the NEVILLE BROTHERS; KENNY O'DELL, COUNTRY HIT SONGWRITER
It seems like every time we get ready to publish a new edition of the Guide, word arrives that the world has lost another talented musician. This time we expected to bring you the sad news of two, but before we could do that, it happened once more. We are collectively deprived of all the ways that these special individuals touched our hearts and consciousness with their artistic expressions, and we offer our humble condolences and sympathy to their families and loved ones.
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The following is the Recording Academy™ statement re: RANDY SCRUGGS
dated April 18, 2018:
Four-time GRAMMY® winner Randy Scruggs was a celebrated musician, producer, and songwriter. Throughout his extensive career, he collaborated with an impressive roster of fellow country and bluegrass artists, including Johnny Cash, Vince Gill, Alison Krauss, and Dolly Parton, among many others. He earned his first GRAMMY in the Best Country Instrumental Performance category for "Amazing Grace" at the 32nd GRAMMY Awards® and went on to win three additional GRAMMYs in the same category for "A Soldier's Joy," "Foggy Mountain Breakdown," and "Earl's Breakdown." As the son of bluegrass pioneer and Recording Academy™ Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Earl Scruggs, Randy continued his family's musical legacy and was one of Nashville's most esteemed producers and session players, leaving a lasting mark on Music City. Our thoughts go out to his family, friends, and collaborators during this difficult time.
- Neil Portnow, President/CEO, Recording Academy
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The following is the Recording Academy™ statement re: CHARLES NEVILLE
dated April 26, 2018:
GRAMMY® winner Charles Neville, with the Neville Brothers, created some of the most renowned R&B and soul music to emerge from New Orleans in the 1970s and beyond. Charles' smooth yet powerful saxophone style was prevalent on the ensemble's hit tracks, including "Fire On The Mountain" and "Yellow Moon," among others. The Neville Brothers earned three GRAMMY nominations between 1989 and 1999, with the well-known recording "Healing Chant" earning a GRAMMY Award in the Best Pop Instrumental Performance category for 1989. Prior to finding success with the Neville Brothers, Charles toured with many respected R&B artists such as Johnny Ace, B.B. King, and Jimmy Reed. His dedication to the music community of New Orleans will continue to be recognized by fans and peers for years to come. Our condolences go out to his family and friends during this difficult time.
-- Neil Portnow, President/CEO, Recording Academy
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On March 30, the Recording Academy™ issued their statement re: KENNY O'DELL:
GRAMMY® winner Kenny O'Dell was a renowned songwriter, recording artist, and advocate for musicians' rights. He was a force in the country music field, best known for having penned hit tracks for artists including Charlie Rich, the Judds, and Kenny Rogers, among others. He earned three GRAMMY nominations for his songs: "Mama He's Crazy" (recorded by the Judds) and the Charlie Rich-sung "Behind Closed Doors," which won the GRAMMY for Best Country Song for 1973 and also earned a Song Of The Year nod. Kenny leaves a lasting legacy as a proponent for songwriters and dedicated member of the Nashville music community. Our condolences go out to his family, friends, and collaborators during this difficult time.
- Neil Portnow, President/CEO, Recording Academy
Guide contributor MICHELE MAROTTA sent us her personal remembrance of KENNY O'DELL:
"I first met Kenny O’Dell when I was 13 years old - in 1969. He recorded on our 'Vegas' label. A band named 'The Rose Garden' had recorded 'Next Plane To London' in 1967/68 and had a huge hit with the song. Next Plane to London was also recorded in German, and was number one in the European market for months.
"Kenny was the perfect southern gentleman. He was an incredible father and grandfather. I last heard from Corki, his wife of 45 years, in 1990. I still have the postcard she wrote to me. Kenny inspired me to write and, as an impressionable 13-year-old, I hung on to his every word. He was one of the people who inspired me to write. I remember my father telling me how professional Kenny was, and I always remembers what my dad said. Kenny would go into the studio, do what needed to be done, and leave. Kenny never wasted time. He was the ultimate professional. Those are the words I’ve always carried with me - in studio or filming - don’t waste time."
At this year’s NAMM, I ran into a mutual friend - Duane Eddy., who told me that Kenny’s wife Corki passed away in October 2017. I don’t know what Kenny passed away from - I am positive it was from a broken heart. He loved Corki and was lost when she passed. I am devastated. The man from Antlers, Oklahoma was an inspiration to many and will be greatly missed.
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Boilerplate? Where's the main pressure gauge? And the firebox?
What "boilerplate"? Who came up with that goofy term for the basic essential informational stuff...
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Sunday, April 22, 2018
Monday's Top Event: Not Music, But One to Change the Way You See Things... Mon, April 23, 2018
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Professor RICHARD D. WOLFF -- you've seen him on that compelling two-hour KCET special. You've heard him on Pacifica radio, and seen him on Amy Goodman's "Democracy Now!" and on "Redacted Tonight VIP." The Guide has written about him before, as the economist who offers a doable plan for changing our society so that everyone who works will gain opportunity, instead of all the advantages going to the banksters and the offspring of the mega-rich.
HE IS IN L.A. FOR A VERY SPECIAL NIGHT, with a NEW PRESENTATION!
LA Progressive • Democracy@Work • Occidental College Present:
Richard D. Wolff -- He hosts the weekly hour-long radio program "Economic Update" on Pacifica Radio and writes regularly for "The Guardian," "Truthout.org," and the "MRZine."
He is the author of several important books, including "Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism," "Occupy the Economy: Challenging Capitalism," and "Capitalism Hits the Fan: The Global Economic Meltdown and What to Do About It."
HIS NEW PRESENTATION MONDAY NIGHT IS --
"Trump, Capitalism's Crisis, and a New Way Forward."
The thought-provoking economist returns to Los Angeles to discuss the divisive crisis of capitalism under President Donald Trump and he draws upon decades of research to outline better solutions.
"US capitalism's instability and deepening inequality since the 1970s has destroyed its "middle class," overturned its old politics (Trump), and sharply divided its culture," says Prof. Wolff. "Basic social change is underway. There is a new way forward if we stop denying capitalism's decline as the problem we must solve."
Professor of Economics Emeritus from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Wolff is currently a Visiting Professor in the Graduate Program in International Affairs at the New School University in New York.
Info, contact: 213-434-4643 • dick_and_sharon@laprogressive.com
TICKETS:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/richard-wolff-trump-capitalisms-crisis-and-a-new-way-forward-tickets-44354613844
Monday night's event, 7 pm-9:30 pm, happens at:
Occidental College, 1600 Campus Rd, Choi Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA 90041
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The Guide waves copyright for this edition. Please share it freely and help assure a full audience, so Professor Wolff will be willing to return again!
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Professor RICHARD D. WOLFF -- you've seen him on that compelling two-hour KCET special. You've heard him on Pacifica radio, and seen him on Amy Goodman's "Democracy Now!" and on "Redacted Tonight VIP." The Guide has written about him before, as the economist who offers a doable plan for changing our society so that everyone who works will gain opportunity, instead of all the advantages going to the banksters and the offspring of the mega-rich.
HE IS IN L.A. FOR A VERY SPECIAL NIGHT, with a NEW PRESENTATION!
LA Progressive • Democracy@Work • Occidental College Present:
Richard D. Wolff -- He hosts the weekly hour-long radio program "Economic Update" on Pacifica Radio and writes regularly for "The Guardian," "Truthout.org," and the "MRZine."
He is the author of several important books, including "Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism," "Occupy the Economy: Challenging Capitalism," and "Capitalism Hits the Fan: The Global Economic Meltdown and What to Do About It."
HIS NEW PRESENTATION MONDAY NIGHT IS --
"Trump, Capitalism's Crisis, and a New Way Forward."
The thought-provoking economist returns to Los Angeles to discuss the divisive crisis of capitalism under President Donald Trump and he draws upon decades of research to outline better solutions.
"US capitalism's instability and deepening inequality since the 1970s has destroyed its "middle class," overturned its old politics (Trump), and sharply divided its culture," says Prof. Wolff. "Basic social change is underway. There is a new way forward if we stop denying capitalism's decline as the problem we must solve."
Professor of Economics Emeritus from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Wolff is currently a Visiting Professor in the Graduate Program in International Affairs at the New School University in New York.
Info, contact: 213-434-4643 • dick_and_sharon@laprogressive.com
TICKETS:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/richard-wolff-trump-capitalisms-crisis-and-a-new-way-forward-tickets-44354613844
Monday night's event, 7 pm-9:30 pm, happens at:
Occidental College, 1600 Campus Rd, Choi Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA 90041
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The Guide waves copyright for this edition. Please share it freely and help assure a full audience, so Professor Wolff will be willing to return again!
Saturday, April 21, 2018
A Weekend of FESTIVALS (the best one is FREE!) plus Benefit Shows & Earth Day News. April 21 & 22, 2018
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Let's jump right in. We include some benefit concerts, too. Some of the FESTIVALS are both days, some are Saturday OR Sunday only. As always, we try'n list things chronologically. But by the time you see Sunday listings, remember to go back to the beginning for the Sat AND Sun events.
Then we follow the listings with a special NEWS FEATURE for EARTH DAY:
"LAST OF THE ATLANTIC WHALES? Not a single whale calf seen this year -- Seismic Air Guns, Oil, and Greed may Un-Do Decades of Conservation Efforts"
You'll want to bookmark it before you venture forth, seeking fun.
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First, the Fests! Giddyup!
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Sat & Sun, Apr 21 & 22, FREE FESTIVAL:
25th annual "SANTA CLARITA COWBOY FESTIVAL" is FREE Saturday & Sunday, April 21 & 22 at Wm. S. Hart Park in Newhall (Santa Clarita) CA
* The big news is, this year the festival's main events are FREE! Now, the full scope of the 25th annual festival includes ticketed evening concerts and off-site events that began Wednesday in multiple venues, and all that is at their website.
* This is one of the finest events in Southern Cal for lovers of traditional Americana music, everything from fiddles and mandolins and six-and-twelve strings to Native American flute, from 150-year-old cowboy ballads deriving from old Irish tunes to contemporary Western music -- which has nothing to do with today's so-called "country" music.
* That item just above? Well, as Don Edwards says, "Western music is still outdoor music. Country music has become indoor music." The Guide adds that Western music does NOT utilize "thet fahke ackk-scent" that is indigenous only to "a seeks-block stretcha Muuuuusic Row in Nashvul" -- and Western music is not about dogs, cheatin' and divorces, and pickup trucks. Western music is about life on the land, being out in the elements, the splendor of the sunrise, and celebrating just being alive.
* ALL THE DETAILS, PERFORMANCE SCHEDULES FOR BOTH DAYS (MULTIPLE STAGES!), & MORE ARE AT:
www.cowboyfestival.org
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Sat & Sun, Apr 21 & 22, FREE FESTIVAL:
"L.A. TIMES FESTIVAL OF BOOKS" all day, both days, at USC University Park Campus, Los Angeles.
* This is so much more than books. There are 211 sessions with speakers, mostly authors, and a dozen featured music performances.
* Okay, last year we published "the most comprehensive Guide" we had ever published for this event, "Geared for the interests of our readers," making it "a lot easier to find what interests you than it is to use the event's official site and bring-up a separate page for each letter of the alphabet to see what's appealing." But nobody sent nice comments or appreciative words, so we decided to save ourselves the four hours it took to that last year. You can see that we're telling the truth without exaggeration. Go look at last year's edition: http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2017/04/la-times-festival-of-books-guide-april.html
* Oh, it's still a wonderful event, filled with speakers and panels and arts and entertainment and opportunities for Q&A with writers and researchers, and chances to get bargains on the latest books. But you're on your own to learn more about it this time around.
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Sat, Apr 21, FREE FESTIVAL; not music, but cool:
10 am-2 pm 6th annual "MOJAVE EXPERIMENTAL FLY-IN AND PLANE CRAZY SATURDAY" is FREE at the Mojave Air and Spaceport, Mojave, CA
• Event is a fly-in and static display, with a rare chance to see unusual and one-of-a-kind aircraft, flying machines and space vehicles.
• Awards for Best Effort, Best Design, Best Test & Build, and Best Overall.
• There will be a talk by Bill Norton, an instructor at the National Test Pilot School at 11:00 am (note, you need to RSVP and a donation is requested for the talk, see the MTM website).
• The Voyager restaurant is on the field and opens at 7 am.
• There is a banquet Saturday evening with a talk by Zach Reeder, past fly-in award winner and Scaled Composites Project Engineer and Test Pilot. 5 pm Social Hour, 6 pm Dinner. Tickets available at reduced cost on the MEFI website (link below). Pre-Sale $25, Day of $30.
• Includes the North America Europa Fly In and Europa 25th Anniversary Celebration.
• New for 2018 — Indoor RC Flying at Stu Witt Center, noon-5 pm.
• Local newspaper feature at: http://www.desertnews.com/news/article_ec6b3822-3754-11e8-b961-bf172cb647f1.html
• Full info on one or the other of two sites:
http://mojavemuseum.org/events/
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http://mojavemuseum.org/mojave-experimental-fly-in/
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Sat, Apr 21, FESTIVAL:
11 am-4 pm 6th Annual "SIERRA PELONA VALLEY WINE FESTIVAL" is a charity benefit at Reyes Winery, 10262 Sierra Hwy, Sierra Hwy, Santa clarita, CA 91390.
* Live music from several local bands, including "Just Us."
* General public admitted at noon, VIP tix entrance at 11 am.
* Fiddle music and more, with local winemakers including Golden Star Vineyards, plus breweries and spirit producers from across Southern California.
* This area is among California's burgeoning newer winemaking regions.
* Festival goers are treated to gourmet food pairings from highly acclaimed Los Angeles area chefs and artisanal food makers.
* A featured art exhibit displays local artists and craftsmen.
* A raffle includes Wine-and-Dine gift certificates, wines, gift baskets, and a variety of other items.
* The Zonta club of Santa Clarita Valley will benefit from this year‘s wine festival.
* Complete details at the festival website: www.squareup.com/store/sierra-pelona-vintners-association
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FESTIVAL - Sat & Sun, Apr 21 & 22:
10 am The 2018 "CALIFORNIA POPPY FESTIVAL™" at the recently renamed Sgt. Steve Owen Memorial Park, formerly Lancaster City Park, next to the 14 Fwy at Ave L, Lancaster, CA.
* Whether or not the state flower has yet bllomed, or is gonna bloom this year, or already has done its thing for spring, THIS festival purports to celebrate the image of oceands of poppies bursting forth in a sea of orange, blanketing the hillsides -- that is, the hills that haven't been covered in tract houses and pavement, or vast acreages of solar photovoltaic panels.
* This annual event brings two days of music, art, food and fun, especially for the kids, with the new sea mammal show -- yes, in the desert.
* The event's roots are colorful in another way. Years back, politicians in the ultra-conservative Antelope Valley couldn't stand the idea that local organizations were celebrating "Earth Day." But, being opportunistic capitalists, they weren't about to shut it down altogether. So they created this with a replacement focus, since the California Poppy State Park is 20 miles west of town.
* This festival kicks-off spring before the Antelope Valley gets brutally hot for the summer.
* It features an eclectic array of music, dance, magicians, and other performers and events, along with typical carnival food offerings.
** FOR FOLKIES, SUNDAY IS THE ONLY CHOICE. MUSIC INCLUDES:
Sun, 12:30 pm - KA OHANA O KEOLANANI HULA HALAU POLYNESIAN DANCE, Primrose Stage
Sun, 1:30 pm - HULA FROM THE HEART, Primrose Stage
Sun, 2:30 pm - SAVANNAH BURROWS, a songwriting acoustic musician fresh from playing as an evening featured act at the Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival. She does a 45-min set on the Poppy Stage
Sun, 4 pm - CHRIS LANE, joined by TORI KELLY, play modern Nashville country on the Poppy Stage
Plus there's a Sunday-only CAR SHOW, promising over 100 "classic cars from the 1920s through the 1970s."
* All ages.
* Tix: Adults (ages 13-61) $10; Children (ages 6-12) $5; Children (age 5 & under) FREE; seniors (age 62+) $5; discounts for active/retired military; available at gate, cash or credit card, or in advance at: www.poppyfestival.com
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Sat, Apr 21, BENEFIT CONCERT:
2:30-5 pm HONEYSUCKLE POSSUMS, that delightful all-women acoustic roots ensemble, plays a "special fundraiser with all proceeds going to the Unity Shoppe to support those affected by the recent disasters," hosted by St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, 4575 Auhay Dr. Santa Barbara, CA 93110.
* Suggested donation, $15. All-ages show.
* This is to "benefit long-term recovery efforts in Santa Barbara from the devastating fire and mudslide."
* Check out their music at: https://www.reverbnation.com/show/22748700
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FESTIVAL - (well, sort of)... THIS WEEKEND & NEXT... Thu, Apr 19 - Sun, Apr 29:
"THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED)" runs 7-9 pm evenings, with 2-4 pm Sat & Sun matinees - it gives the Bard a comedic treatment at the Arbor Court Community Theatre, 858 W Jackman St, Lancaster, CA 93534.
* IF YOU JOURNEY TO THE "EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT FLY-IN" festival in Mojave, or the "POPPY FESTIVAL" in Lancaster, this is the perfect add-on event.
* For many years, the Palmdale Playhouse produced a highly reputable Shakespeare Festival. Sadly, that's long gone. But in its place (sort of) is this event in neighboring Lancaster.
* This is billed as a "hilarious presentation of everything Shakespeare ever wrote in 90 minutes. With such a monumental feat you can imagine that things are bound to go wrong... very wrong."
* Watch the three actors in each show "buffoon their way through The Complete Works of William Shakespeare... er... (Abridged)."
* Ask one of the cast members or creative team for a coupon to receive $5 off.
* Caution - The front row of the audience is a splash zone.
* There are quite a few innuendos, and non-kids friendly humor. Recommended for audiences 13 and up. Or really really mature 10 and up.
* Adults over 18 will enjoy if you are less mature. And fans of William Shakespeare will be rolling in hysteria.
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SCHEDULES...
Sat, Apr 21 - 2 pm: Rob O'Brien, Marco Aguilar, Joan Williamson
Sat, Apr 21 - 7 pm: Rob O'Brien, William J. Swartzbaugh, Joan Williamson
Sun, Apr 22 - 2 pm: Rob O'Brien, Marco Aguilar, Joan Williamson
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Thu, Apr 26 - 7 pm: Dan Swaney, William J. Swartzbaugh, Joan Williamson
Fri, Apr 27 - 7 pm: Dan Swaney, William J. Swartzbaugh, Joan Williamson
Sat, Apr 28 - 2 pm: Rob O'Brien, William J. Swartzbaugh, Joan Williamson
Sat, Apr 28 - 7 pm: Dan Swaney, Marco Aguilar, Joan Williamson
Sun, Apr 29 - 2 pm: Rob O'Brien, Marco Aguilar, Joan Williamson
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* Doors 30 minutes before show time.
* Tix: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3318880
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Sat, Apr 21:
8 pm (EDT) PACIFIC SYMPHONY, OC's resident wonderful orchestra, takes center stage at CARNEGIE HALL IN NYC for its much-anticipated debut there, capping Carnegie's year-long celebration of composer PHILIP GLASS' 80th birthday. The Guide adds our congratulations to the Irvine-based organization of musical excellence for earning the featured presence there.
* The video about it, by Pacific Symphony Music Director CARL ST.CLAIR, is on YouTube, titled. "We're going to Carnegie Hall!" at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WcCWww67j4&feature=youtu.be&utm
* Several hundred fans have traveled from Southern Cal to New York to partake of the musicality and cheer-on the orchestra musicians in person.
* If your device is infested with social media spyware, you can follow their journey using the hashtag #PSTourCarnegie, or better yet, escape the spies and check-out the Pacific Symphony Blog, where Writer-in-Residence Timothy Mangan is also reporting from New York, at: https://pacificsymphony.blog
* All the deets on their local season, concert tix in our necka th' woods, and more info, are at: www.PacificSymphony.org
* Tix for upcoming Southern Cal shows in their usual venues are available at their box office, 714-755-5799 or boxoffice@pacificsymphony.org
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SUNDAY-SUNDAY-SUNDAY!
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There are numerous EARTH DAY events throughout Southern California. Look for one in your area by using your favorite non-spying, non-tracking browser (we like StartPage, ixQuick, and DuckDuckGo).
We Feature some NEWS FOR EARTH DAY, but first, we recommend one Earth Day event that is kinetic and participatory:
Sun, Apr 22:
9 am-4 pm "CicLAvia - Heart of the Foothills" is a brand new route for 2018, as the massive FREE bicycling-and-human-powered-propulsion event rides again to celebrate Earth Day.
* This route connects the cities of San Dimas, La Verne, the Pomona, and Claremont.
* Streets are closed to cars and open to cyclists, pedestrians, runners and skaters to use as a recreational space.
* This always features live music and entertainment at several rest stops, watering holes, and placves where participating communities want to provide a memorable experience.
* Getting there includes newly-established "Feeder rides" and walks on their website, and an invitation to add your own via email info@ciclavia.org.
* CicLAvia is not a race. There is no starting point or finish line - begin where you like and enjoy the day your way. CicLAvia is two-way traffic, just like regular traffic.
* General event info available at 213-355-8500 or info@ciclavia.org
* Complete info, routes, safety tips, etc, are on their site at: www.cicLAvia.org
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NEWS FOR EARTH DAY
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A Guide Earth Day Special NEWS FEATURE...
LAST OF THE ATLANTIC WHALES? Not a single whale calf seen this year
Seismic Air Guns, Oil, and Greed may Un-Do Decades of Conservation Efforts
The North Atlantic Right Whales are facing extinction. It's that simple. No exaggeration. No Chicken Little "sky-is-falling" hype. Just fact.
For the first time in decades, no new calves have been seen during the recent breeding season for the critically endangered North Atlantic Right Whale population.
The numbers tell an alarming story: Only 100 females of breeding age remain. Only five calves were born in 2017. And at least 17 right whales died last year.
The "right whale" didn't get that name from swimming on one side -- they don't. They were named by whalers who hunted them two centuries ago, because they were the species that yielded the most whale oil, in a time when industrial expansion hadn't yet discovered that petroleum could be exploited instead.
North Atlantic Right Whales barely survived that era. They barely survive at all, now. And they need our help – they need YOU.
A well-respected organization, Oceana, is running an urgent campaign to protect these whales from the growing and new threats that include seismic airgun blasting and offshore drilling. Indeed, the very survival of these critically endangered whales may hang on prompt and specific intervention to stop seismic airgun blasting and offshore drilling.
We cannot expect any help from traditional allies in our federal government's regulatory agencies. For the first time in decades, there are no active campaigns to regulate anything that rich interests want to do, no matter how destructive to the planet and the animals and planets who share it with us. In fact, traditionally monitored and long-regulated generators of poisons, pollutants, and reckless land use for short-term greedy aims are getting free passes and get-out-of-jail-free cards.
We could tell you about dozens of issues that have become critical. National Monuments, under the aegis of the National park Service, that we all believed were protected forever. But that are being given-over to exploiters who will destroy habitats along with the scenery, digging for toxic uranium or leaving cyanide in the poisonous extraction of gold. And the fact that policy based on science is absent because it cuts into somebody's desire to extract profits.
But the crisis these whales face is as urgent as it gets: The Trump administration is moving quickly to green-light seismic airgun blasting and new offshore drilling. This could happen in a matter of days.
During the process to locate oil and gas deposits below the seafloor, seismic airguns shoot dynamite-like bursts -- loud blasts of compressed air -- in our ocean every 10 seconds. This goes on 24 hours a day, for days to weeks on end. Once blasting begins, there’s nowhere for these animals to hide.
Since long before humans appeared on Earth, whales have communicated with sounds -- we call them whalesongs -- that carried for hundreds of miles through the medium of their liquid world. We know from research on ship navigation sonar and military signals that artificial sounds are damaging and can even drive marine mammals to commit suicide by beaching themselves just to get away from the sound pressures that can drive them crazy.
Seismic airgun blasts are so loud that they could cause serious injury or death, outright, and disturb vital behaviors of critically endangered North Atlantic Right Whales in particular, including impacting their ability to communicate, locate their young or hunt for food.
Alex Gray, Director of Digital Engagement for Oceana, says, "We must all refuse to stand by while oil and gas exploration companies and the Trump Administration subject Right Whales to this attack."
As we prepared this story, it occurred to us that if you already belong to an environmental organization, you can ask what they are doing to protect the few remaining whales of this species. Or look into supporting Oceana (http://oceana.org/) which is leading this fight.
Despite the expansion of scientific understanding and unprecedented ability to monitor ocean currents, dissemination of pollutants, climate, weather, migrations, and everything from plastic junk to noise in the oceans, environmental organizations are up against more than at any time since the first Earth Day was observed in 1970. They are challenged in expensive nuisance suits and their work is ridiculed, despite solid science that drives most of their agendas. Grey tells us about the current gains by campaign organizers at Oceana. They have:
• Encouraged more than 15 state governors to state their opposition to offshore drilling activities along their coasts.
• Activated over 1,200 local, state and federal bipartisan officials to oppose the expansion of offshore drilling.
• Helped organize alliances on both the East and West Coasts representing over 40,000 businesses and 500,000 fishing families.
In addition, we found news features about more.
A seven-year Oceana-led campaign built a groundswell of public support to keep Belize’s waters oil-free. Last December, Belize became the world’s first country to reject all offshore oil.
A recent NPR report cites the efforts of Oceana, in "Fishing Boats 'Going Dark' Raise Suspicion Of Illegal Catches."
The organization is claiming a major victory for another of its campaigns in the announcement by Chile of a dramatic expansion of protected areas in its seas. More than 25 percent of that nation's long coastal ocean zones is now protected, in waters that comprise more than half the entire west coast of South America and around the turbulent seas of the continent's southern tip.
Another of their global campaigns aims to prevent the extinction of the Orca, before its situation becomes as desperate as the Right Whale.
And Oceana is sounding the alarm over the Trump administration's plan for hugely expanded offshore drilling, with facts that show new drilling leases would threaten our nation’s vibrant coastal economies including more than 2.6 million jobs and nearly $180 billion in lost GDP.
All these are points of successful activism that are encouraging. But individually and collectively, they have not yet proven to be enough to save the once numerous Right Whale, now one of the rarest of cetacean species. Saving the species, like any effort, is severable from public sentiment and economic facts in the face of greed and the propaganda and fear campaigns it mounts to protect its insatiable quest for profits. And ultimately, any preservation campaign is only as strong as the support it can muster and sustain -- in the face of Big Oil and a Big Money corporatocracy that funds politicians' election campaigns and re-election war chests.
Washington, D.C.-based Oceana gets a four-star rating from Charity Navigator. You can sign-up for their news and alerts for free, by texting JOIN to 50555 (standard message and data rates may apply, as determined by your phone plan).
Of course, Oceana is not alone. We have more news, with late-breaking developments, about the activities of another effective organization, this one called Climate Hawks Vote.
Last September, the cities of San Francisco and Oakland sued the world’s biggest oil companies for damages related to global warming. Despite increasingly desperate attempts by the polluters to stop the case, it’s moving forward. See "Climate science on trial as high-profile US case takes on fossil fuel industry," in the Guardian. (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/mar/21/climate-science-lawsuit-san-francisco-sues-chevron)
A month ago, on a Wednesday near the end of March, there came an action that could have game-changing repercussions. The judge in the case, William Alsup, convened a formal “tutorial” on climate science. It made the Columbia Law School's Law Review. (http://blogs2.law.columbia.edu/climate-change-litigation/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/case-documents/2018/20180227_docket-317-cv-06011_notice.pdf)
On behalf of the two California cities, esteemed climate scientists Myles Allen and Don Wuebbles presented the science-based data of human-made climate change.
The lawyer for Chevron emphasized climate change “uncertainties.”
That's "a classic tactic from the denier playbook," asserts Brad Johnson, spokesman for Climate Hawks Vote. McClatchy News Service reported it in "Big Oil lawyer emphasizes climate change ‘uncertainties’ in wonky court tutorial." (http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/article206291454.html)
Lawyers for ExxonMobil, Shell and BP, and the other oil companies being sued, remained silent.
"It seems [those] companies could not find any scientists to make their case," says Johnson.
He continues, "In the age of the Kochs and Trump, we need local officials to be our climate champions. This lawsuit is a reminder of the potential power that every single elected official has. But too many are beholden to climate-polluter campaign dollars."
That’s why his organization is pushing politicians at all levels of government to sign the "No Fossil Fuel Money Pledge" — so that we can all know they will fight with us against the influence of big polluters in our political system. Or at least, not be beholden to fight against us and the health of the planet. That multi-organization campaign is detailed in "Tell Our Leaders: Take the No Fossil Fuel Money Pledge." (http://nofossilfuelmoney.org/)
You can check-out Climate Hawks Vote and their work at http://climatehawksvote.com/
Johnson says, "Chevron’s tactics are all too familiar. Calling the science 'unsettled' is the go-to defense of climate-denying politicians who are bought out by companies like Exxon, Chevron, Shell and BP. And they’re not going to get away with subverting reality for their corporate donors anymore."
As to how to achieve that? "Our plan to confront fossil-fueled politics is simple: if the 200,000 members of Climate Hawks Vote get candidates at all levels across the country to take the No Fossil Fuel Money Pledge this year, we can build the fossil-free electoral might we need to fight Exxon and the Koch brothers," says Johnson.
We live in a world saturated with breathless hype. It's the fulfillment of the old song lyric, "Sign, sign, everywhere a sign, Blocking out the scenery, breaking my mind, Do this, don't do that, Can't you read the sign?"
Political protest and activism often proves transitory and ultimately unfulfilling because it leaves us with a sense that we've been exploited by those who say what we want to hear to elect them. And terms of office are short and suck money like a vampire needs blood. Resulting in a political system with no ability to meaningfully address any long-term problem that interferes with some fat cat's short-term profit-taking.
Meanwhile, saving the planet remains an incomprehensibly big task. But saving habitats for individual creatures and plants, and protecting them from destruction in their habitats, is the necessary first step in saving the ecosystems that give the Earth a complex, interdependent, web of life. While stopping pollutants from fouling "the commons" -- the air we all share, and the waterways and oceans that enable life on Earth -- are among the very few the things that require us to do something that isn't simply a nice feel-good thing, or "trending today," or
here until we click the next disposable item. Some things are not optional. Though they have been successful for many thousands or even millions of years, whether they survive human activity in our time is in question.
Thus, we can stay distracted and watch the latest outrage over the latest Trump scandal and allow the corporate interests to laugh all the way to the bank. Or we can act as citizens of planet Earth to save our fellow passengers, the North Atlantic Right Whale. And if we choose the former, the only thing we'll know about a species of whale is what we glean from pictures, read in books and websites, or see in a museum alongside displays of dead dinosaurs and extinct dodo birds.
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♪ The ACOUSTIC AMERICANA MUSIC GUIDE endeavors to bring you NEWS – and views of interest to artists everywhere – more specifically to musicians and the creative community and music makers and fans of acoustic and Folk-Americana music. That includes both traditional and innovative forms. From the deepest roots to today’s acoustic renaissance, that’s our beat. We provide a wealth of resources, including a HUGE catalog of acoustic-friendly venues (now undergoing a major update), and inside info on FESTIVALS and select performances in Southern California in venues from the monumentally large to the intimately small and cozy. We cover workshops, conferences, and other events for artists and folks in the music industry, and all kinds o’ things in the world of acoustic and Americana and accessible classical music. From washtub bass to musical spoons to oboe to viola to banjo to squeezebox, from Djangostyle to new-fangled-old-time string band music, from sweet Cajun fiddle to bluegrass and pre-bluegrass Appalachian mountain music to all the swamp water roots of the blues and the bright lights of where the music is headed now.
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Let's jump right in. We include some benefit concerts, too. Some of the FESTIVALS are both days, some are Saturday OR Sunday only. As always, we try'n list things chronologically. But by the time you see Sunday listings, remember to go back to the beginning for the Sat AND Sun events.
Then we follow the listings with a special NEWS FEATURE for EARTH DAY:
"LAST OF THE ATLANTIC WHALES? Not a single whale calf seen this year -- Seismic Air Guns, Oil, and Greed may Un-Do Decades of Conservation Efforts"
You'll want to bookmark it before you venture forth, seeking fun.
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First, the Fests! Giddyup!
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Sat & Sun, Apr 21 & 22, FREE FESTIVAL:
25th annual "SANTA CLARITA COWBOY FESTIVAL" is FREE Saturday & Sunday, April 21 & 22 at Wm. S. Hart Park in Newhall (Santa Clarita) CA
* The big news is, this year the festival's main events are FREE! Now, the full scope of the 25th annual festival includes ticketed evening concerts and off-site events that began Wednesday in multiple venues, and all that is at their website.
* This is one of the finest events in Southern Cal for lovers of traditional Americana music, everything from fiddles and mandolins and six-and-twelve strings to Native American flute, from 150-year-old cowboy ballads deriving from old Irish tunes to contemporary Western music -- which has nothing to do with today's so-called "country" music.
* That item just above? Well, as Don Edwards says, "Western music is still outdoor music. Country music has become indoor music." The Guide adds that Western music does NOT utilize "thet fahke ackk-scent" that is indigenous only to "a seeks-block stretcha Muuuuusic Row in Nashvul" -- and Western music is not about dogs, cheatin' and divorces, and pickup trucks. Western music is about life on the land, being out in the elements, the splendor of the sunrise, and celebrating just being alive.
* ALL THE DETAILS, PERFORMANCE SCHEDULES FOR BOTH DAYS (MULTIPLE STAGES!), & MORE ARE AT:
www.cowboyfestival.org
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Sat & Sun, Apr 21 & 22, FREE FESTIVAL:
"L.A. TIMES FESTIVAL OF BOOKS" all day, both days, at USC University Park Campus, Los Angeles.
* This is so much more than books. There are 211 sessions with speakers, mostly authors, and a dozen featured music performances.
* Okay, last year we published "the most comprehensive Guide" we had ever published for this event, "Geared for the interests of our readers," making it "a lot easier to find what interests you than it is to use the event's official site and bring-up a separate page for each letter of the alphabet to see what's appealing." But nobody sent nice comments or appreciative words, so we decided to save ourselves the four hours it took to that last year. You can see that we're telling the truth without exaggeration. Go look at last year's edition: http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2017/04/la-times-festival-of-books-guide-april.html
* Oh, it's still a wonderful event, filled with speakers and panels and arts and entertainment and opportunities for Q&A with writers and researchers, and chances to get bargains on the latest books. But you're on your own to learn more about it this time around.
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Sat, Apr 21, FREE FESTIVAL; not music, but cool:
10 am-2 pm 6th annual "MOJAVE EXPERIMENTAL FLY-IN AND PLANE CRAZY SATURDAY" is FREE at the Mojave Air and Spaceport, Mojave, CA
• Event is a fly-in and static display, with a rare chance to see unusual and one-of-a-kind aircraft, flying machines and space vehicles.
• Awards for Best Effort, Best Design, Best Test & Build, and Best Overall.
• There will be a talk by Bill Norton, an instructor at the National Test Pilot School at 11:00 am (note, you need to RSVP and a donation is requested for the talk, see the MTM website).
• The Voyager restaurant is on the field and opens at 7 am.
• There is a banquet Saturday evening with a talk by Zach Reeder, past fly-in award winner and Scaled Composites Project Engineer and Test Pilot. 5 pm Social Hour, 6 pm Dinner. Tickets available at reduced cost on the MEFI website (link below). Pre-Sale $25, Day of $30.
• Includes the North America Europa Fly In and Europa 25th Anniversary Celebration.
• New for 2018 — Indoor RC Flying at Stu Witt Center, noon-5 pm.
• Local newspaper feature at: http://www.desertnews.com/news/article_ec6b3822-3754-11e8-b961-bf172cb647f1.html
• Full info on one or the other of two sites:
http://mojavemuseum.org/events/
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http://mojavemuseum.org/mojave-experimental-fly-in/
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Sat, Apr 21, FESTIVAL:
11 am-4 pm 6th Annual "SIERRA PELONA VALLEY WINE FESTIVAL" is a charity benefit at Reyes Winery, 10262 Sierra Hwy, Sierra Hwy, Santa clarita, CA 91390.
* Live music from several local bands, including "Just Us."
* General public admitted at noon, VIP tix entrance at 11 am.
* Fiddle music and more, with local winemakers including Golden Star Vineyards, plus breweries and spirit producers from across Southern California.
* This area is among California's burgeoning newer winemaking regions.
* Festival goers are treated to gourmet food pairings from highly acclaimed Los Angeles area chefs and artisanal food makers.
* A featured art exhibit displays local artists and craftsmen.
* A raffle includes Wine-and-Dine gift certificates, wines, gift baskets, and a variety of other items.
* The Zonta club of Santa Clarita Valley will benefit from this year‘s wine festival.
* Complete details at the festival website: www.squareup.com/store/sierra-pelona-vintners-association
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FESTIVAL - Sat & Sun, Apr 21 & 22:
10 am The 2018 "CALIFORNIA POPPY FESTIVAL™" at the recently renamed Sgt. Steve Owen Memorial Park, formerly Lancaster City Park, next to the 14 Fwy at Ave L, Lancaster, CA.
* Whether or not the state flower has yet bllomed, or is gonna bloom this year, or already has done its thing for spring, THIS festival purports to celebrate the image of oceands of poppies bursting forth in a sea of orange, blanketing the hillsides -- that is, the hills that haven't been covered in tract houses and pavement, or vast acreages of solar photovoltaic panels.
* This annual event brings two days of music, art, food and fun, especially for the kids, with the new sea mammal show -- yes, in the desert.
* The event's roots are colorful in another way. Years back, politicians in the ultra-conservative Antelope Valley couldn't stand the idea that local organizations were celebrating "Earth Day." But, being opportunistic capitalists, they weren't about to shut it down altogether. So they created this with a replacement focus, since the California Poppy State Park is 20 miles west of town.
* This festival kicks-off spring before the Antelope Valley gets brutally hot for the summer.
* It features an eclectic array of music, dance, magicians, and other performers and events, along with typical carnival food offerings.
** FOR FOLKIES, SUNDAY IS THE ONLY CHOICE. MUSIC INCLUDES:
Sun, 12:30 pm - KA OHANA O KEOLANANI HULA HALAU POLYNESIAN DANCE, Primrose Stage
Sun, 1:30 pm - HULA FROM THE HEART, Primrose Stage
Sun, 2:30 pm - SAVANNAH BURROWS, a songwriting acoustic musician fresh from playing as an evening featured act at the Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival. She does a 45-min set on the Poppy Stage
Sun, 4 pm - CHRIS LANE, joined by TORI KELLY, play modern Nashville country on the Poppy Stage
Plus there's a Sunday-only CAR SHOW, promising over 100 "classic cars from the 1920s through the 1970s."
* All ages.
* Tix: Adults (ages 13-61) $10; Children (ages 6-12) $5; Children (age 5 & under) FREE; seniors (age 62+) $5; discounts for active/retired military; available at gate, cash or credit card, or in advance at: www.poppyfestival.com
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Sat, Apr 21, BENEFIT CONCERT:
2:30-5 pm HONEYSUCKLE POSSUMS, that delightful all-women acoustic roots ensemble, plays a "special fundraiser with all proceeds going to the Unity Shoppe to support those affected by the recent disasters," hosted by St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, 4575 Auhay Dr. Santa Barbara, CA 93110.
* Suggested donation, $15. All-ages show.
* This is to "benefit long-term recovery efforts in Santa Barbara from the devastating fire and mudslide."
* Check out their music at: https://www.reverbnation.com/show/22748700
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FESTIVAL - (well, sort of)... THIS WEEKEND & NEXT... Thu, Apr 19 - Sun, Apr 29:
"THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED)" runs 7-9 pm evenings, with 2-4 pm Sat & Sun matinees - it gives the Bard a comedic treatment at the Arbor Court Community Theatre, 858 W Jackman St, Lancaster, CA 93534.
* IF YOU JOURNEY TO THE "EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT FLY-IN" festival in Mojave, or the "POPPY FESTIVAL" in Lancaster, this is the perfect add-on event.
* For many years, the Palmdale Playhouse produced a highly reputable Shakespeare Festival. Sadly, that's long gone. But in its place (sort of) is this event in neighboring Lancaster.
* This is billed as a "hilarious presentation of everything Shakespeare ever wrote in 90 minutes. With such a monumental feat you can imagine that things are bound to go wrong... very wrong."
* Watch the three actors in each show "buffoon their way through The Complete Works of William Shakespeare... er... (Abridged)."
* Ask one of the cast members or creative team for a coupon to receive $5 off.
* Caution - The front row of the audience is a splash zone.
* There are quite a few innuendos, and non-kids friendly humor. Recommended for audiences 13 and up. Or really really mature 10 and up.
* Adults over 18 will enjoy if you are less mature. And fans of William Shakespeare will be rolling in hysteria.
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SCHEDULES...
Sat, Apr 21 - 2 pm: Rob O'Brien, Marco Aguilar, Joan Williamson
Sat, Apr 21 - 7 pm: Rob O'Brien, William J. Swartzbaugh, Joan Williamson
Sun, Apr 22 - 2 pm: Rob O'Brien, Marco Aguilar, Joan Williamson
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Thu, Apr 26 - 7 pm: Dan Swaney, William J. Swartzbaugh, Joan Williamson
Fri, Apr 27 - 7 pm: Dan Swaney, William J. Swartzbaugh, Joan Williamson
Sat, Apr 28 - 2 pm: Rob O'Brien, William J. Swartzbaugh, Joan Williamson
Sat, Apr 28 - 7 pm: Dan Swaney, Marco Aguilar, Joan Williamson
Sun, Apr 29 - 2 pm: Rob O'Brien, Marco Aguilar, Joan Williamson
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* Doors 30 minutes before show time.
* Tix: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3318880
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Sat, Apr 21:
8 pm (EDT) PACIFIC SYMPHONY, OC's resident wonderful orchestra, takes center stage at CARNEGIE HALL IN NYC for its much-anticipated debut there, capping Carnegie's year-long celebration of composer PHILIP GLASS' 80th birthday. The Guide adds our congratulations to the Irvine-based organization of musical excellence for earning the featured presence there.
* The video about it, by Pacific Symphony Music Director CARL ST.CLAIR, is on YouTube, titled. "We're going to Carnegie Hall!" at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WcCWww67j4&feature=youtu.be&utm
* Several hundred fans have traveled from Southern Cal to New York to partake of the musicality and cheer-on the orchestra musicians in person.
* If your device is infested with social media spyware, you can follow their journey using the hashtag #PSTourCarnegie, or better yet, escape the spies and check-out the Pacific Symphony Blog, where Writer-in-Residence Timothy Mangan is also reporting from New York, at: https://pacificsymphony.blog
* All the deets on their local season, concert tix in our necka th' woods, and more info, are at: www.PacificSymphony.org
* Tix for upcoming Southern Cal shows in their usual venues are available at their box office, 714-755-5799 or boxoffice@pacificsymphony.org
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SUNDAY-SUNDAY-SUNDAY!
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There are numerous EARTH DAY events throughout Southern California. Look for one in your area by using your favorite non-spying, non-tracking browser (we like StartPage, ixQuick, and DuckDuckGo).
We Feature some NEWS FOR EARTH DAY, but first, we recommend one Earth Day event that is kinetic and participatory:
Sun, Apr 22:
9 am-4 pm "CicLAvia - Heart of the Foothills" is a brand new route for 2018, as the massive FREE bicycling-and-human-powered-propulsion event rides again to celebrate Earth Day.
* This route connects the cities of San Dimas, La Verne, the Pomona, and Claremont.
* Streets are closed to cars and open to cyclists, pedestrians, runners and skaters to use as a recreational space.
* This always features live music and entertainment at several rest stops, watering holes, and placves where participating communities want to provide a memorable experience.
* Getting there includes newly-established "Feeder rides" and walks on their website, and an invitation to add your own via email info@ciclavia.org.
* CicLAvia is not a race. There is no starting point or finish line - begin where you like and enjoy the day your way. CicLAvia is two-way traffic, just like regular traffic.
* General event info available at 213-355-8500 or info@ciclavia.org
* Complete info, routes, safety tips, etc, are on their site at: www.cicLAvia.org
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NEWS FOR EARTH DAY
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A Guide Earth Day Special NEWS FEATURE...
LAST OF THE ATLANTIC WHALES? Not a single whale calf seen this year
Seismic Air Guns, Oil, and Greed may Un-Do Decades of Conservation Efforts
The North Atlantic Right Whales are facing extinction. It's that simple. No exaggeration. No Chicken Little "sky-is-falling" hype. Just fact.
For the first time in decades, no new calves have been seen during the recent breeding season for the critically endangered North Atlantic Right Whale population.
The numbers tell an alarming story: Only 100 females of breeding age remain. Only five calves were born in 2017. And at least 17 right whales died last year.
The "right whale" didn't get that name from swimming on one side -- they don't. They were named by whalers who hunted them two centuries ago, because they were the species that yielded the most whale oil, in a time when industrial expansion hadn't yet discovered that petroleum could be exploited instead.
North Atlantic Right Whales barely survived that era. They barely survive at all, now. And they need our help – they need YOU.
A well-respected organization, Oceana, is running an urgent campaign to protect these whales from the growing and new threats that include seismic airgun blasting and offshore drilling. Indeed, the very survival of these critically endangered whales may hang on prompt and specific intervention to stop seismic airgun blasting and offshore drilling.
We cannot expect any help from traditional allies in our federal government's regulatory agencies. For the first time in decades, there are no active campaigns to regulate anything that rich interests want to do, no matter how destructive to the planet and the animals and planets who share it with us. In fact, traditionally monitored and long-regulated generators of poisons, pollutants, and reckless land use for short-term greedy aims are getting free passes and get-out-of-jail-free cards.
We could tell you about dozens of issues that have become critical. National Monuments, under the aegis of the National park Service, that we all believed were protected forever. But that are being given-over to exploiters who will destroy habitats along with the scenery, digging for toxic uranium or leaving cyanide in the poisonous extraction of gold. And the fact that policy based on science is absent because it cuts into somebody's desire to extract profits.
But the crisis these whales face is as urgent as it gets: The Trump administration is moving quickly to green-light seismic airgun blasting and new offshore drilling. This could happen in a matter of days.
During the process to locate oil and gas deposits below the seafloor, seismic airguns shoot dynamite-like bursts -- loud blasts of compressed air -- in our ocean every 10 seconds. This goes on 24 hours a day, for days to weeks on end. Once blasting begins, there’s nowhere for these animals to hide.
Since long before humans appeared on Earth, whales have communicated with sounds -- we call them whalesongs -- that carried for hundreds of miles through the medium of their liquid world. We know from research on ship navigation sonar and military signals that artificial sounds are damaging and can even drive marine mammals to commit suicide by beaching themselves just to get away from the sound pressures that can drive them crazy.
Seismic airgun blasts are so loud that they could cause serious injury or death, outright, and disturb vital behaviors of critically endangered North Atlantic Right Whales in particular, including impacting their ability to communicate, locate their young or hunt for food.
Alex Gray, Director of Digital Engagement for Oceana, says, "We must all refuse to stand by while oil and gas exploration companies and the Trump Administration subject Right Whales to this attack."
As we prepared this story, it occurred to us that if you already belong to an environmental organization, you can ask what they are doing to protect the few remaining whales of this species. Or look into supporting Oceana (http://oceana.org/) which is leading this fight.
Despite the expansion of scientific understanding and unprecedented ability to monitor ocean currents, dissemination of pollutants, climate, weather, migrations, and everything from plastic junk to noise in the oceans, environmental organizations are up against more than at any time since the first Earth Day was observed in 1970. They are challenged in expensive nuisance suits and their work is ridiculed, despite solid science that drives most of their agendas. Grey tells us about the current gains by campaign organizers at Oceana. They have:
• Encouraged more than 15 state governors to state their opposition to offshore drilling activities along their coasts.
• Activated over 1,200 local, state and federal bipartisan officials to oppose the expansion of offshore drilling.
• Helped organize alliances on both the East and West Coasts representing over 40,000 businesses and 500,000 fishing families.
In addition, we found news features about more.
A seven-year Oceana-led campaign built a groundswell of public support to keep Belize’s waters oil-free. Last December, Belize became the world’s first country to reject all offshore oil.
A recent NPR report cites the efforts of Oceana, in "Fishing Boats 'Going Dark' Raise Suspicion Of Illegal Catches."
The organization is claiming a major victory for another of its campaigns in the announcement by Chile of a dramatic expansion of protected areas in its seas. More than 25 percent of that nation's long coastal ocean zones is now protected, in waters that comprise more than half the entire west coast of South America and around the turbulent seas of the continent's southern tip.
Another of their global campaigns aims to prevent the extinction of the Orca, before its situation becomes as desperate as the Right Whale.
And Oceana is sounding the alarm over the Trump administration's plan for hugely expanded offshore drilling, with facts that show new drilling leases would threaten our nation’s vibrant coastal economies including more than 2.6 million jobs and nearly $180 billion in lost GDP.
All these are points of successful activism that are encouraging. But individually and collectively, they have not yet proven to be enough to save the once numerous Right Whale, now one of the rarest of cetacean species. Saving the species, like any effort, is severable from public sentiment and economic facts in the face of greed and the propaganda and fear campaigns it mounts to protect its insatiable quest for profits. And ultimately, any preservation campaign is only as strong as the support it can muster and sustain -- in the face of Big Oil and a Big Money corporatocracy that funds politicians' election campaigns and re-election war chests.
Washington, D.C.-based Oceana gets a four-star rating from Charity Navigator. You can sign-up for their news and alerts for free, by texting JOIN to 50555 (standard message and data rates may apply, as determined by your phone plan).
Of course, Oceana is not alone. We have more news, with late-breaking developments, about the activities of another effective organization, this one called Climate Hawks Vote.
Last September, the cities of San Francisco and Oakland sued the world’s biggest oil companies for damages related to global warming. Despite increasingly desperate attempts by the polluters to stop the case, it’s moving forward. See "Climate science on trial as high-profile US case takes on fossil fuel industry," in the Guardian. (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/mar/21/climate-science-lawsuit-san-francisco-sues-chevron)
A month ago, on a Wednesday near the end of March, there came an action that could have game-changing repercussions. The judge in the case, William Alsup, convened a formal “tutorial” on climate science. It made the Columbia Law School's Law Review. (http://blogs2.law.columbia.edu/climate-change-litigation/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/case-documents/2018/20180227_docket-317-cv-06011_notice.pdf)
On behalf of the two California cities, esteemed climate scientists Myles Allen and Don Wuebbles presented the science-based data of human-made climate change.
The lawyer for Chevron emphasized climate change “uncertainties.”
That's "a classic tactic from the denier playbook," asserts Brad Johnson, spokesman for Climate Hawks Vote. McClatchy News Service reported it in "Big Oil lawyer emphasizes climate change ‘uncertainties’ in wonky court tutorial." (http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/article206291454.html)
Lawyers for ExxonMobil, Shell and BP, and the other oil companies being sued, remained silent.
"It seems [those] companies could not find any scientists to make their case," says Johnson.
He continues, "In the age of the Kochs and Trump, we need local officials to be our climate champions. This lawsuit is a reminder of the potential power that every single elected official has. But too many are beholden to climate-polluter campaign dollars."
That’s why his organization is pushing politicians at all levels of government to sign the "No Fossil Fuel Money Pledge" — so that we can all know they will fight with us against the influence of big polluters in our political system. Or at least, not be beholden to fight against us and the health of the planet. That multi-organization campaign is detailed in "Tell Our Leaders: Take the No Fossil Fuel Money Pledge." (http://nofossilfuelmoney.org/)
You can check-out Climate Hawks Vote and their work at http://climatehawksvote.com/
Johnson says, "Chevron’s tactics are all too familiar. Calling the science 'unsettled' is the go-to defense of climate-denying politicians who are bought out by companies like Exxon, Chevron, Shell and BP. And they’re not going to get away with subverting reality for their corporate donors anymore."
As to how to achieve that? "Our plan to confront fossil-fueled politics is simple: if the 200,000 members of Climate Hawks Vote get candidates at all levels across the country to take the No Fossil Fuel Money Pledge this year, we can build the fossil-free electoral might we need to fight Exxon and the Koch brothers," says Johnson.
We live in a world saturated with breathless hype. It's the fulfillment of the old song lyric, "Sign, sign, everywhere a sign, Blocking out the scenery, breaking my mind, Do this, don't do that, Can't you read the sign?"
Political protest and activism often proves transitory and ultimately unfulfilling because it leaves us with a sense that we've been exploited by those who say what we want to hear to elect them. And terms of office are short and suck money like a vampire needs blood. Resulting in a political system with no ability to meaningfully address any long-term problem that interferes with some fat cat's short-term profit-taking.
Meanwhile, saving the planet remains an incomprehensibly big task. But saving habitats for individual creatures and plants, and protecting them from destruction in their habitats, is the necessary first step in saving the ecosystems that give the Earth a complex, interdependent, web of life. While stopping pollutants from fouling "the commons" -- the air we all share, and the waterways and oceans that enable life on Earth -- are among the very few the things that require us to do something that isn't simply a nice feel-good thing, or "trending today," or
here until we click the next disposable item. Some things are not optional. Though they have been successful for many thousands or even millions of years, whether they survive human activity in our time is in question.
Thus, we can stay distracted and watch the latest outrage over the latest Trump scandal and allow the corporate interests to laugh all the way to the bank. Or we can act as citizens of planet Earth to save our fellow passengers, the North Atlantic Right Whale. And if we choose the former, the only thing we'll know about a species of whale is what we glean from pictures, read in books and websites, or see in a museum alongside displays of dead dinosaurs and extinct dodo birds.
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