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THIS EDITION IS NOW OBSOLETE. Events updates moved to a new edition on Nov 22, at:
https://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2019/11/november-is-waning-but-music-is-fine.html
News items, etc, are always retained, and the records of who played where and when are always archived, and may be useful for a long time to come.
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Welcome, welcome, welcome!
This is being published with as much as we had time, now, to describe for you. So check back for updates. (When we add things, we'll note it, right up top. We won't leave you wondering.)
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Let's start with
November birthdays
Nov 6 Glenn Frey
Nov 7 Joni Mitchell
Nov 8 Bonnie Raitt
Nov 9 Mary Travers
Nov 12 Neil Young
Nov 17 Gordon Lightfoot
Nov 20 Joe Walsh
Nov 21 Dr. John
Nov 26 Tina Turner
Nov 26 John McVie
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A grab-it quickie...
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We're calling your attention to a film festival listing, because it's FREE, BUT THE TICKETS ARE ALMOST GONE:
Mon, Nov 11, FREE FILM FESTIVAL:
10 am-4 pm - "VETERANS DAY FILM FEST" aboard the Battleship Iowa, docked as a nonprofit museum on the L.A. Harbor waterfront at 250 S Harbor Bl, San Pedro CA 90731
* RSVP NOW - tickets are free and nearly gone: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/veterans-day-film-festival-at-the-historic-battleship-iowa-tickets-78478520367
* The Iowa's first-ever film festival debuts the Emmy Award winning documentary, "The Last Signal," and screens the superb WWI documentary, "They Shall Not Grow Old," with a live Q&A by Emmy Award winning director Kyle Olson.
* Throughout the day, enjoy free family-friendly activities on the fantail of the ship, including mural painting and "Vicky the Dog story time" with author Carole Hershman (Vicky was the ship's mascot once upon a time).
* Food & drink available for purchase from Mike Caccavella Catering.
* Ship tours will be offered throughout the day at regular admission rates. All active, reserve and retired military receive free self-guided tour admission. Tours start at 10 am and the last tour is at 4 pm.
* Screening schedule, directions and parking info, and more, at the link above.
10 am-4 pm - "VETERANS DAY FILM FEST" aboard the Battleship Iowa, docked as a nonprofit museum on the L.A. Harbor waterfront at 250 S Harbor Bl, San Pedro CA 90731
* RSVP NOW - tickets are free and nearly gone: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/veterans-day-film-festival-at-the-historic-battleship-iowa-tickets-78478520367
* The Iowa's first-ever film festival debuts the Emmy Award winning documentary, "The Last Signal," and screens the superb WWI documentary, "They Shall Not Grow Old," with a live Q&A by Emmy Award winning director Kyle Olson.
* Throughout the day, enjoy free family-friendly activities on the fantail of the ship, including mural painting and "Vicky the Dog story time" with author Carole Hershman (Vicky was the ship's mascot once upon a time).
* Food & drink available for purchase from Mike Caccavella Catering.
* Ship tours will be offered throughout the day at regular admission rates. All active, reserve and retired military receive free self-guided tour admission. Tours start at 10 am and the last tour is at 4 pm.
* Screening schedule, directions and parking info, and more, at the link above.
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Words we can use
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Words we can use
as songwriters or artists in other genres,
or simply as survivors of insane times...
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"All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence."
-- Martin Luther King, Jr.
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-- Martin Luther King, Jr.
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"Nothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accomplishment."
-- Thomas Carlyle
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"It's simple ... go the extra mile and you will stand out from the crowd."
-- Robin Crow
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-- Thomas Carlyle
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"It's simple ... go the extra mile and you will stand out from the crowd."
-- Robin Crow
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"Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude."
-- Ralph Marston
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"Excellence is more fun than mediocrity."
-- Leonard Berry
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-- Ralph Marston
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"Excellence is more fun than mediocrity."
-- Leonard Berry
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Leonard Cohen's sekf-imposed question: “These are the final days, this is the darkness, this is the flood,” he told LA Weekly. “The catastrophe has already happened and the question we now face is: what is the appropriate behaviour in a catastrophe?”
Cohen's answer: “Ring the bells that still can ring / Forget your perfect offering / There is a crack in everything / That’s how the light gets in.”
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Every day another man reach out his hand.
Every moment there's a shiftin' in the sand.
Every whisper in the wind
Brings a good man back again.
Settle me down in my dreams tonight
Tomorrow's another day to blow my blues away."
-- Arlo Guthrie
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And finally, for the impending approach of "Black Friday"...
"'Something's missing.' This commonly heard and felt sentiment is expressed by people of all ages in widely diverse circumstances. To ease the unsettling discontent, confusion and grief around the elusive missing pieces, something or someone eventually gets used to fill up the empty places inside.
"Shopping for more stuff. Creating busy-ness and stress. Addictively reaching for foods, drugs, alcohol and sex. Joining the frenzy of competitive sports and political battles. Filling the void with a bigger house, a new car, a better body, a different lover or spouse, another baby, a grander guru, a more impassioned social cause, a trendy tattoo or body piercing, the latest technological gadgets, a hip pair of sunglasses or shoes."
-- Susan Weed
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Cohen's answer: “Ring the bells that still can ring / Forget your perfect offering / There is a crack in everything / That’s how the light gets in.”
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Every day another man reach out his hand.
Every moment there's a shiftin' in the sand.
Every whisper in the wind
Brings a good man back again.
Settle me down in my dreams tonight
Tomorrow's another day to blow my blues away."
-- Arlo Guthrie
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And finally, for the impending approach of "Black Friday"...
"'Something's missing.' This commonly heard and felt sentiment is expressed by people of all ages in widely diverse circumstances. To ease the unsettling discontent, confusion and grief around the elusive missing pieces, something or someone eventually gets used to fill up the empty places inside.
"Shopping for more stuff. Creating busy-ness and stress. Addictively reaching for foods, drugs, alcohol and sex. Joining the frenzy of competitive sports and political battles. Filling the void with a bigger house, a new car, a better body, a different lover or spouse, another baby, a grander guru, a more impassioned social cause, a trendy tattoo or body piercing, the latest technological gadgets, a hip pair of sunglasses or shoes."
-- Susan Weed
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EVENTS! First, here's something
EVENTS! First, here's something
continuing,
and very worth seeing...
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NOW OPEN, daily:
10 am-5 pm - "EGYPT'S LOST CITIES" exhibition at the Reagan Library, 40 Presidential Dr, Simi Valley CA 93065
* Akin to your best fantasies of Atlantis, these are artifacts recovered from beneath the sea.
* One day as the Mediterranean sun beat down on the bay of Aboukir, two bustling cities of ancient Egypt slipped into the sea without a whisper of wind, buried for centuries.
* These cities, before they sank beneath the waves, were known throughout the world as cultural centers of power, of wealth, of trade, and novel artistry.
* Time may have eroded the memory of a civilization, but not the mystery -- or the breathtaking artifacts -- of what it was.
* This exhibition runs Oct 5, 2019–Apr 12, 2020.
* Open seven days a week, except Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.
* Facility features a nice cafeteria-style cafe.
* TIX include the exhibition and the 125,000 square feet of all the permanent exhibits and displays, including Air Force One; you need to allow three to four hours to enjoy all of the galleries and grounds. Gen'l adm $29.95, discounts for youth, kids, seniors; active US military get in free. Free parking. Tix available in advance or at the door. It's worth adding the $7 "audio tour." Online adv. tix:
https://www.reaganfoundation.org/library-museum/online-ticket-sales/
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NOW OPEN, daily:
10 am-5 pm - "EGYPT'S LOST CITIES" exhibition at the Reagan Library, 40 Presidential Dr, Simi Valley CA 93065
* Akin to your best fantasies of Atlantis, these are artifacts recovered from beneath the sea.
* One day as the Mediterranean sun beat down on the bay of Aboukir, two bustling cities of ancient Egypt slipped into the sea without a whisper of wind, buried for centuries.
* These cities, before they sank beneath the waves, were known throughout the world as cultural centers of power, of wealth, of trade, and novel artistry.
* Time may have eroded the memory of a civilization, but not the mystery -- or the breathtaking artifacts -- of what it was.
* This exhibition runs Oct 5, 2019–Apr 12, 2020.
* Open seven days a week, except Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.
* Facility features a nice cafeteria-style cafe.
* TIX include the exhibition and the 125,000 square feet of all the permanent exhibits and displays, including Air Force One; you need to allow three to four hours to enjoy all of the galleries and grounds. Gen'l adm $29.95, discounts for youth, kids, seniors; active US military get in free. Free parking. Tix available in advance or at the door. It's worth adding the $7 "audio tour." Online adv. tix:
https://www.reaganfoundation.org/library-museum/online-ticket-sales/
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MUSIC-MUSIC-MUSIC
& more!
Here's what's happening,
chronologically,
by date and start time.
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(We'll add more as the month moves along.)
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Friday
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Fri, Nov 8:
7 pm - MT. JOY plays the Wiltern Theatre, 3790 Wilshire Bl, Los Angeles, CA 90010; 213-388-1400
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Fri, Nov 8:
7 pm - KEVIN BURKE, IRISH MASTER FIDDLER, plays the Fiddler's Crossing concert series, this time at Mountain Bible Church, 630 Maple St, Tehachapi CA 93561
* If you go and spend the night, you can visit the FREE modular model train exhibition, 10 am-5 pm Sat, 10-3 Sun, at Tehachapi Valley Parks & Recreation, Aspen Builders Activity Center Inc., 410 West D St, Tehachapi, CA 93561
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Fri, Nov 8:
7 pm - CALIFORNIA GUITAR TRIO plays the Museum of Making Music, 5790 Armada Dr, Carlsbad, CA 92008; 760-438-5996
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Fri, Nov 8:
7:30 pm - DAVID WILCOX plays the AMSD Concerts series at Sweetwater Community Church, 5305 Sweetwater Rd, Bonita CA 91902; 619-201-0520
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Fri, Nov 8:
8 pm - SUSAN WERNER plays the famous concert hall in back of McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica CA 90405; 310-828-4497
7 pm - MT. JOY plays the Wiltern Theatre, 3790 Wilshire Bl, Los Angeles, CA 90010; 213-388-1400
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Fri, Nov 8:
7 pm - KEVIN BURKE, IRISH MASTER FIDDLER, plays the Fiddler's Crossing concert series, this time at Mountain Bible Church, 630 Maple St, Tehachapi CA 93561
* If you go and spend the night, you can visit the FREE modular model train exhibition, 10 am-5 pm Sat, 10-3 Sun, at Tehachapi Valley Parks & Recreation, Aspen Builders Activity Center Inc., 410 West D St, Tehachapi, CA 93561
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Fri, Nov 8:
7 pm - CALIFORNIA GUITAR TRIO plays the Museum of Making Music, 5790 Armada Dr, Carlsbad, CA 92008; 760-438-5996
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Fri, Nov 8:
7:30 pm - DAVID WILCOX plays the AMSD Concerts series at Sweetwater Community Church, 5305 Sweetwater Rd, Bonita CA 91902; 619-201-0520
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Fri, Nov 8:
8 pm - SUSAN WERNER plays the famous concert hall in back of McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica CA 90405; 310-828-4497
* TIX, $25, + $4.50 per ticket online or by phone. Adv. online at: https://www.store.mccabes.com/cart.php
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Fri, Nov 8:
8 pm - LETICIA BLUMETTE & THE SILVER THREADS play the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena CA; reserv. by phone, 7 days, 10 am-10 pm, at 626-798-6236
* Acclaimed Linda Ronstadt tribute band; and since Linda had to retire from singing, this might be as good as it gets.
* Press/reviews:
□ “Leticia Blumette tears it up with her powerhouse room-filling voice.” The Ventura Star
□ “Leticia Blumette has a voice that gripped the room with emotion” The Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle review of their show at the Historic Hemet Theater.
□ Irish music promoter John Corteen, after a show in Co Cork, Ireland, wrote: “After Leticia sang “Blue Bayou”, the audience stood up and applauded and a chill went up my spine. Brilliant!”
□ The Santa Barbara Independent: “Leticia Blumette, has a powerful voice with a sassy sexiness, an authentic delivery, and is at ease with the material.”
* This past year, in addition to touring Ireland, they have appeared in Las Vegas at Reality TV Star “Count” Danny Koker’s venue, Count Vamp’d, Canyon Club in Agoura, Alcazar Theater in Carpenteria, CA, Discovery, Ventura, Tortoise Rock Casino in 29 Palms, Cocopah Casino in AZ, and the Historic Hemet Theater.
* TIX: $20
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Fri, Nov 8:
8 pm - PATSY O'BRIEN & DICK HENSOLD bring their CELTIC & IRISH music to
Alva’s Showroom, 1417 W 8th St, San Pedro CA 90732; 310-519-1314
* The duo also plays Pasadena tomorrow night at 8 pm; see listing.
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Fri, Nov 8:
8 pm - THE HEALERS, featuring Johnny Main, Tommy Elfif, Henry Carvajal, JR Lozano, Mike Hightower, and Chef Denis, plus on the other stage, the BOBBY BLUEHOUSE BAND, at the Arcadia Blues Club, 16 E Huntington Dr, Arcadia CA
* TIX: advance online gets a nice discount; even at the door, this venue is always reasonably priced; adv: http://arcadiabluesclub.eventbrite.com
* Fun venue, much bigger than its storefront entrance would lead you to believe. Two stages for continuous music, pool tables, full bar, menu items (generous portions, two can share), dance areas, happy patrons. But bring earplugs. Seriously.
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Fri, Nov 8:
8 pm - THE LIVING SISTERS concert, + Wine Tasting, 7 pm-7:45 pm, at the Grand Annex, 434 W 6th St, San Pedro CA 90731; 310-833-6362 or 310-833-4813
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Fri, Nov 8:
8 pm - LETICIA BLUMETTE & THE SILVER THREADS play the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena CA; reserv. by phone, 7 days, 10 am-10 pm, at 626-798-6236
* Acclaimed Linda Ronstadt tribute band; and since Linda had to retire from singing, this might be as good as it gets.
* Press/reviews:
□ “Leticia Blumette tears it up with her powerhouse room-filling voice.” The Ventura Star
□ “Leticia Blumette has a voice that gripped the room with emotion” The Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle review of their show at the Historic Hemet Theater.
□ Irish music promoter John Corteen, after a show in Co Cork, Ireland, wrote: “After Leticia sang “Blue Bayou”, the audience stood up and applauded and a chill went up my spine. Brilliant!”
□ The Santa Barbara Independent: “Leticia Blumette, has a powerful voice with a sassy sexiness, an authentic delivery, and is at ease with the material.”
* This past year, in addition to touring Ireland, they have appeared in Las Vegas at Reality TV Star “Count” Danny Koker’s venue, Count Vamp’d, Canyon Club in Agoura, Alcazar Theater in Carpenteria, CA, Discovery, Ventura, Tortoise Rock Casino in 29 Palms, Cocopah Casino in AZ, and the Historic Hemet Theater.
* TIX: $20
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Fri, Nov 8:
8 pm - PATSY O'BRIEN & DICK HENSOLD bring their CELTIC & IRISH music to
Alva’s Showroom, 1417 W 8th St, San Pedro CA 90732; 310-519-1314
* The duo also plays Pasadena tomorrow night at 8 pm; see listing.
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Fri, Nov 8:
8 pm - THE HEALERS, featuring Johnny Main, Tommy Elfif, Henry Carvajal, JR Lozano, Mike Hightower, and Chef Denis, plus on the other stage, the BOBBY BLUEHOUSE BAND, at the Arcadia Blues Club, 16 E Huntington Dr, Arcadia CA
* TIX: advance online gets a nice discount; even at the door, this venue is always reasonably priced; adv: http://arcadiabluesclub.eventbrite.com
* Fun venue, much bigger than its storefront entrance would lead you to believe. Two stages for continuous music, pool tables, full bar, menu items (generous portions, two can share), dance areas, happy patrons. But bring earplugs. Seriously.
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Fri, Nov 8:
8 pm - THE LIVING SISTERS concert, + Wine Tasting, 7 pm-7:45 pm, at the Grand Annex, 434 W 6th St, San Pedro CA 90731; 310-833-6362 or 310-833-4813
* In perfect harmony but rarely seen together, L.A. based artists INARA GEORGE (The Bird and the Bee), BECKY STARK (Lavender Diamond), ELENI MANDELL, and ALEX LILLY join forces "weaving together '40s pop, '50s doo-wop, folk and country elements in a seamless mélange. It's lightweight, [like] a perfect soufflé." - L.A. Times.
* Spotlight on Alex Lilly: she has played keys and sung back-up on tour with Beck, Lorde and the bird and the bee. Her debut album "2% Milk" was released earlier this year on the newly-founded Release Me Records. The New York Times says, “Lilly’s songs are full of musicianly gamesmanship, with hopscotching melody lines and unconventional synthesizer tones." The L.A. Record describes her music as “light, but not slight, with a punchy beat and engaging twisty-turny melodies.”
* TIX, $27-$53, at: https://grandvision.secure.force.com/ticket/
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Fri, Nov 8:
8 pm - BENISE presents "Fuego!" in the Janet & Ray Scherr Forum Theatre, Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Center, 2100 Thousand Oaks Bl, Thousand Oaks CA 91362; 805-449-2787
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* Spotlight on Alex Lilly: she has played keys and sung back-up on tour with Beck, Lorde and the bird and the bee. Her debut album "2% Milk" was released earlier this year on the newly-founded Release Me Records. The New York Times says, “Lilly’s songs are full of musicianly gamesmanship, with hopscotching melody lines and unconventional synthesizer tones." The L.A. Record describes her music as “light, but not slight, with a punchy beat and engaging twisty-turny melodies.”
* TIX, $27-$53, at: https://grandvision.secure.force.com/ticket/
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Fri, Nov 8:
8 pm - BENISE presents "Fuego!" in the Janet & Ray Scherr Forum Theatre, Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Center, 2100 Thousand Oaks Bl, Thousand Oaks CA 91362; 805-449-2787
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Saturday
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Today marks thirty years since social protests in Leipzig, Germany, led to the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Which led in astonishingly rapid succession to the end of communist East Germany, the reunification of East and West Germany with a single democratically-elected government, the end of the Iron Curtain, the end of Soviet domination of Eastern Europe, the fall of the Soviet Union and its empire of oppression, and the establishment of popularly-elected new governments in Russia and a dozen nations declaring their self-determination.
Much of it became possible because Mikhail Gorbachev, the last-ever premiere of the Soviet Union, had shocked everyone when he declared policies of "glastnost" (openness) and "perestroika" (restructuring) -- driven by a collapsing Soviet economy. But, in the end, it was the power of the people, demonstrated in uprisings and demands for a better life and a better world, that brought freedom to their homelands.
It's amazing what can happen when someone decides it is worth speaking truth to power, worth risking death standing-up in the face of armed troops, paramilitary police, and civilian employees of a state that watches everything.
If everything before was oppressed for purposes of power and control, everything today is monetized -- and ginned-up economic justifications are crafted to disguise the motives of cultural intolerance for a new Berlin Wall on steroids, along the southern U.S. border. That transference works on its target population, far better than any indoctrination ever did in societies where everything was a lie.
Which makes us wonder when all of us will finally, collectively, rise-up against the new destroyer of freedom, the ubiquitous hegemony of industrial espionage and its insidious predictive analytics that makes us all mooing cattle in the corporatocracy's rodeo of exploitation with its pervasive round-up and branding.
Thing is, the real Berlin Wall of today exists in the popular conscience, where it is the product of continually nurtured opinion-guidance, taste-making, and product branding. Even your altruism is used against you. You try to be your brother's keeper, and the empire of cyberspying knows when you donate a bit of your hard-earned bucks to alleviate, or at least make a dent, in somebody else's desperate needs. They harvest and sell your record of charity, and immeduately you are overwhelmed with appeals for every needy cause there is -- and a bunch of fake ones too, as the predators also fatten the beast when they buy your infornation.
The most symbolic wall of oppression fell 30 years ago today. Now the question is, when will we see past its cynical replacement? When will we recognize and angrily reject the meticulously crafted campaigns of distraction, diversion, obfuscation, scapegoating and manipulation? All of it is driven by pulling the primordial strings of our fear-based instincts, often packaged with righteous bearing of false witness.
Unless we do see it, recognize it for what it is, and stop it -- and soon -- nothing will keep us from being oblivious funders of regime-change wars for oil, extractive exploiters bent on our own Nero-esque comforts. And, mooing for more, we will be routed down the walled-in cattle chutes as complicit participants in destruction of the planet's biosphere.
It's not difficult to understand, once you step back and get an overview: manipulating our desires and blinding our thought processes is continuously profitable for an oligarchical, kleptocratic, kakistocric class whose wealth-enabled power and control exceeds anything history has ever seen.
Capitalism did not save us from military domination and the thought police of "the communist menace." The inborn desire for free expression and self-actualization did. Today's question is, when will the kleptocratic capitalists' Cyberian control of our lives -- with its labyrinthine walls of hear-all, see-all, track-all, analyze-all, remember-all -- bring us all to a Leipzig moment?
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Sat, Nov 9:
4 pm - CHRIS LUQUETTE & FRIENDS play the Deep End Sessions in Santa Paula, CA 93060
* Reservations get directions from David Bunn, at: deependsessions@gmail.com
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Sat, Nov 9:
5 pm - LENNY HANSELL, DON REED & DENNIS ROGER REED play the Middle Ridge Winery Tasting Gallery, 54301 N Circle Dr, Idyllwild CA 92549; 951-659-9000
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Sat, Nov 9:
6 pm - ADRIAN BELLUE & NICK JOHNSON play SOHo Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St, Santa Barbara CA 93101; 805-962-7776
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Sat, Nov 9:
7:30 pm - DAVID WILCOX plays the Ruth Shannon Center for the Performing Arts, at Whittier College, 6760 Painter Av, Whittier CA 90601; 562-907-4203
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Sat, Nov 9:
8 pm - THE SUSIE GLAZE NEW FOLK ENSEMBLE play the famous concert hall in back of McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica CA 90405; 310-828-4497
4 pm - CHRIS LUQUETTE & FRIENDS play the Deep End Sessions in Santa Paula, CA 93060
* Reservations get directions from David Bunn, at: deependsessions@gmail.com
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Sat, Nov 9:
5 pm - LENNY HANSELL, DON REED & DENNIS ROGER REED play the Middle Ridge Winery Tasting Gallery, 54301 N Circle Dr, Idyllwild CA 92549; 951-659-9000
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Sat, Nov 9:
6 pm - ADRIAN BELLUE & NICK JOHNSON play SOHo Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St, Santa Barbara CA 93101; 805-962-7776
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Sat, Nov 9:
7:30 pm - DAVID WILCOX plays the Ruth Shannon Center for the Performing Arts, at Whittier College, 6760 Painter Av, Whittier CA 90601; 562-907-4203
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Sat, Nov 9:
8 pm - THE SUSIE GLAZE NEW FOLK ENSEMBLE play the famous concert hall in back of McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica CA 90405; 310-828-4497
* They've taken their repertoire way beyond bluegrass, and they work their way through heritage and contemporary acoustic music with delightful aplomb.
* TIX, $20, + $4.50 per ticket online or by phone. Adv. online at: https://www.store.mccabes.com/cart.php
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Sat, Nov 9:
8 pm - RICHARD THOMPSON plus ELIZA GILKYSON play the "Lobero Live" concert series at Lobero Theatre, 33 E Canon Perdido St, Santa Barbara CA 93101; 805-963-0761
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Sat, Nov 9:
8 pm - BENISE performs "FUEGO!" at the Cerritos Performing Arts Center, Lyric Theatre, 12700 Center Court Dr, Cerritos CA 90703; 562-916-8501 or 800-300-4345
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Sat, Nov 9:
8 pm - PATSY O'BRIEN & DICK HENSOLD bring their CELTIC & IRISH music to the Pasadena Folk Music Society concert series in Beckman Institute Auditorium (aka "Little Beckman") at California Institute of Technology, 400 S Wilson Av, Pasadena CA 91106; 626-395-4652
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Sat, Nov 9:
8 pm - LAURENCE JUBER the multiple Grammy-award-winning guitarist who led Paul McCartney's WINGS, plays Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City CA 90230; 310-398-2583
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Sat, Nov 9:
8 pm - EVAN MARSHALL brings his multi-instrumental mastery to the Fret House, 309 N Citrus Av, Covina CA 91723; 626-339-7020
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Sat, Nov 9:
8 pm - RICHARD THOMPSON plus ELIZA GILKYSON play the "Lobero Live" concert series at Lobero Theatre, 33 E Canon Perdido St, Santa Barbara CA 93101; 805-963-0761
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Sat, Nov 9:
8 pm - BENISE performs "FUEGO!" at the Cerritos Performing Arts Center, Lyric Theatre, 12700 Center Court Dr, Cerritos CA 90703; 562-916-8501 or 800-300-4345
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Sat, Nov 9:
8 pm - PATSY O'BRIEN & DICK HENSOLD bring their CELTIC & IRISH music to the Pasadena Folk Music Society concert series in Beckman Institute Auditorium (aka "Little Beckman") at California Institute of Technology, 400 S Wilson Av, Pasadena CA 91106; 626-395-4652
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Sat, Nov 9:
8 pm - LAURENCE JUBER the multiple Grammy-award-winning guitarist who led Paul McCartney's WINGS, plays Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City CA 90230; 310-398-2583
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Sat, Nov 9:
8 pm - EVAN MARSHALL brings his multi-instrumental mastery to the Fret House, 309 N Citrus Av, Covina CA 91723; 626-339-7020
* He's amazing, astonishing, and so good he can get delightfully playful, on both mandolin and fiddle. And he'll probably bring something else, too.
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Sat, Nov 9:
9 pm - JUDY COLLINS plus BROOKE RAMEL play the Canyon Montclair, 5060 E Montclair Plaza, Space #202, Montclair CA
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Sat, Nov 9:
6:30 pm - LILY WILSON with WALDO BLISS, ROB ALLEN & LICITY COLLINS plays the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena CA; reserv. by phone, 7 days, 10 am-10 pm, at 626-798-6236
* Lily Wilson was a favorite live performer on our old "Tied to the Tracks" broadcast radio show in Los Angeles. Her music has a way of drawing the listener in and reminding us of the simple beauty of life. Her voice has been described as being “soothing in some other worldly way.”
* Of her newest release, “Harbour,” Lily says, “With all the craziness in the world right now, I am reminded of the things I have to be thankful for. This group of songs feels like a twinkling harbour filled with welcoming front porches and real friends.” (If that doesn't grab ya, nothing will.)
* Waldo Bliss plays a mixture of original and cover tunes. Acoustic, electric and bass guitar lay under beautiful three part harmony vocals. They have opened for The Bangles, America, Petula Clark along with Mickey Dolenz among others. Waldo Bliss likes to say that they play “Music for the Inside of Your Body.”
* Rob Allen is an amazing guitarist and writer. He brings absolute artistry to the instruments that he designs and makes. He played guitar in Melissa Ethridge’s band for years as well as being a brilliant solo artist. He has a full website for his artistically made instruments.
* Licity Collins creates intimate folk music layered with classic rock bravado, and personal spoken word prose. NPR’s Here & Now recently described her as “writing and singing full frontal.” Licity says of her music, "I like cognitive dissonance and my people like to look each other in the eye."
* TIX: $20
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Sat, Nov 9:
8 pm - ARTUR MENEZES, Winner, "BLUES GUITARIST OF THE YEAR 2018," plus on the other stage, the BOBBY BLUEHOUSE BAND, at the Arcadia Blues Club, 16 E Huntington Dr, Arcadia CA
* TIX: advance online gets a nice discount; even at the door, this venue is always reasonably priced; adv: http://arcadiabluesclub.eventbrite.com
* Fun venue, much bigger than its storefront entrance would lead you to believe. Two stages for continuous music, pool tables, full bar, menu items (generous portions, two can share), dance areas, happy patrons. But bring earplugs. Seriously.
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Sat, Nov 9:
9 pm - JUDY COLLINS plus BROOKE RAMEL play the Canyon Montclair, 5060 E Montclair Plaza, Space #202, Montclair CA
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Sat, Nov 9:
6:30 pm - LILY WILSON with WALDO BLISS, ROB ALLEN & LICITY COLLINS plays the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena CA; reserv. by phone, 7 days, 10 am-10 pm, at 626-798-6236
* Lily Wilson was a favorite live performer on our old "Tied to the Tracks" broadcast radio show in Los Angeles. Her music has a way of drawing the listener in and reminding us of the simple beauty of life. Her voice has been described as being “soothing in some other worldly way.”
* Of her newest release, “Harbour,” Lily says, “With all the craziness in the world right now, I am reminded of the things I have to be thankful for. This group of songs feels like a twinkling harbour filled with welcoming front porches and real friends.” (If that doesn't grab ya, nothing will.)
* Waldo Bliss plays a mixture of original and cover tunes. Acoustic, electric and bass guitar lay under beautiful three part harmony vocals. They have opened for The Bangles, America, Petula Clark along with Mickey Dolenz among others. Waldo Bliss likes to say that they play “Music for the Inside of Your Body.”
* Rob Allen is an amazing guitarist and writer. He brings absolute artistry to the instruments that he designs and makes. He played guitar in Melissa Ethridge’s band for years as well as being a brilliant solo artist. He has a full website for his artistically made instruments.
* Licity Collins creates intimate folk music layered with classic rock bravado, and personal spoken word prose. NPR’s Here & Now recently described her as “writing and singing full frontal.” Licity says of her music, "I like cognitive dissonance and my people like to look each other in the eye."
* TIX: $20
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Sat, Nov 9:
8 pm - ARTUR MENEZES, Winner, "BLUES GUITARIST OF THE YEAR 2018," plus on the other stage, the BOBBY BLUEHOUSE BAND, at the Arcadia Blues Club, 16 E Huntington Dr, Arcadia CA
* TIX: advance online gets a nice discount; even at the door, this venue is always reasonably priced; adv: http://arcadiabluesclub.eventbrite.com
* Fun venue, much bigger than its storefront entrance would lead you to believe. Two stages for continuous music, pool tables, full bar, menu items (generous portions, two can share), dance areas, happy patrons. But bring earplugs. Seriously.
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Sunday
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Last night and tonight are bringing record cold temperatures to 30 million Americans. It's early November, and winter doesn't arrive for six more weeks. Yet the mercury is emulating mid January. It was expected to snow last night in Nashville, where it never snows -- and in dozens of cities farther north, where it never snows this early.
We really, really, really hope that a Climate Change Deniers' Sunbathing Picnic / Golf Tournament is scheduled today for, say, Albany, New York.
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Sun, Nov 10:
2 pm - LARRY WILDER plays a bargain matinee at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena CA; reserv. by phone, 7 days, 10 am-10 pm, at 626-798-6236
* With acclaimed performances in 27 states and 9 European countries, plus Knott's Berry Farm, Magic Mountain, music festivals, arts consortia, house concerts and colleges, he's a "good get" for L.A.'s best intimate acoustic venue.
* LARRY WILDER delivers a thoroughly engaging Americana show, bringing the heart and soul of the West, the back roads, the shady front porches, and the barn dance. His music engages all ages. Whether a rollicking Kingston Trio number or a cowboy song, or tunes from across the Americana spectrum, you will be part of the fun.
* You'll get an afternoon of original and traditional songs, compelling stories, and stellar musicianship on guitar and banjo. And you can sing along, feel part of our rich music heritage.
* TIX: $15.
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Sun, Nov 10:
7 pm - INCENDIO plays the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena CA; reserv. by phone, 7 days, 10 am-10 pm, at 626-798-6236
* Playing 130 dates a year at places as diverse as the Sundance Film Festival, National Gallery of Art in Washington DC, Huntington Arts Festival on Long Island, Ford Amphitheater, California World Festival, the Strawberry Music Fest in Yosemite, the Levitt Pavilions in Memphis TN, Westport CT, Bethlehem PA, Arlington TX, and locally, Pasadena CA, they currently have a new hit record.
* Their latest summer release, "The Shape of Dreams" has been hitting #1 on the Amazon.com mp3 charts since its release and is playing on radio stations across the US, as well as Pandora and Spotify.
* INCENDIO is Jim Stubblefield (guitar), Liza Carbe (bass and guitar), and Jean-Pierre Durand (guitar). This evening the group is joined by drummer Tim Curle.
* TIX: $20
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Sun, Nov 10:
7 pm - BENISE performs "FUEGO!" at the "Lobero Live" concert series at the Lobero Theatre, 33 E Canon Perdido St, Santa Barbara CA 93101; 805-963-0761
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Sun, Nov 10:
7:30 pm - CHARLEY CROCKETT plays the Troubadour, 9081 Santa Monica Bl, West Hollywood CA 90069; 310-276-6168
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Sun, Nov 10:
8 pm - CALIFORNIA GUITAR TRIO plus MONTREAL GUITAR TRIO play the famous concert hall in back of McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica CA 90405; 310-828-4497
2 pm - LARRY WILDER plays a bargain matinee at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena CA; reserv. by phone, 7 days, 10 am-10 pm, at 626-798-6236
* With acclaimed performances in 27 states and 9 European countries, plus Knott's Berry Farm, Magic Mountain, music festivals, arts consortia, house concerts and colleges, he's a "good get" for L.A.'s best intimate acoustic venue.
* LARRY WILDER delivers a thoroughly engaging Americana show, bringing the heart and soul of the West, the back roads, the shady front porches, and the barn dance. His music engages all ages. Whether a rollicking Kingston Trio number or a cowboy song, or tunes from across the Americana spectrum, you will be part of the fun.
* You'll get an afternoon of original and traditional songs, compelling stories, and stellar musicianship on guitar and banjo. And you can sing along, feel part of our rich music heritage.
* TIX: $15.
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Sun, Nov 10:
7 pm - INCENDIO plays the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena CA; reserv. by phone, 7 days, 10 am-10 pm, at 626-798-6236
* Playing 130 dates a year at places as diverse as the Sundance Film Festival, National Gallery of Art in Washington DC, Huntington Arts Festival on Long Island, Ford Amphitheater, California World Festival, the Strawberry Music Fest in Yosemite, the Levitt Pavilions in Memphis TN, Westport CT, Bethlehem PA, Arlington TX, and locally, Pasadena CA, they currently have a new hit record.
* Their latest summer release, "The Shape of Dreams" has been hitting #1 on the Amazon.com mp3 charts since its release and is playing on radio stations across the US, as well as Pandora and Spotify.
* INCENDIO is Jim Stubblefield (guitar), Liza Carbe (bass and guitar), and Jean-Pierre Durand (guitar). This evening the group is joined by drummer Tim Curle.
* TIX: $20
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Sun, Nov 10:
7 pm - BENISE performs "FUEGO!" at the "Lobero Live" concert series at the Lobero Theatre, 33 E Canon Perdido St, Santa Barbara CA 93101; 805-963-0761
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Sun, Nov 10:
7:30 pm - CHARLEY CROCKETT plays the Troubadour, 9081 Santa Monica Bl, West Hollywood CA 90069; 310-276-6168
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Sun, Nov 10:
8 pm - CALIFORNIA GUITAR TRIO plus MONTREAL GUITAR TRIO play the famous concert hall in back of McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica CA 90405; 310-828-4497
* TIX, $30, + $4.50 per ticket online or by phone. Adv. online at: https://www.store.mccabes.com/cart.php
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Sun, Nov 10:
8 pm - DAVID WILCOX plus BROOKE RAMEL play the Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano CA 92675; 949-496-8927
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Sun, Nov 10:
9 pm - JUDY COLLINS plays the Canyon at The Rose Theatre, 300 E Colorado Bl, Pasadena CA 91129; 818-879-5016
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Sun, Nov 10:
8 pm - DAVID WILCOX plus BROOKE RAMEL play the Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano CA 92675; 949-496-8927
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Sun, Nov 10:
9 pm - JUDY COLLINS plays the Canyon at The Rose Theatre, 300 E Colorado Bl, Pasadena CA 91129; 818-879-5016
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Mon, Nov 11, FREE FILM FESTIVAL:
10 am-4 pm - "VETERANS DAY FILM FEST" aboard the Battleship Iowa, docked as a nonprofit museum on the L.A. Harbor waterfront at 250 S Harbor Bl, San Pedro CA 90731
* RSVP NOW - tickets are free and nearly gone: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/veterans-day-film-festival-at-the-historic-battleship-iowa-tickets-78478520367
* The Iowa's first-ever film festival debuts the Emmy Award winning documentary, "The Last Signal," and screens the superb WWI documentary, "They Shall Not Grow Old," with a live Q&A by Emmy Award winning director Kyle Olson.
* Throughout the day, enjoy free family-friendly activities on the fantail of the ship, including mural painting and "Vicky the Dog story time" with author Carole Hershman (Vicky was the ship's mascot once upon a time).
* Food & drink available for purchase from Mike Caccavella Catering.
* Ship tours will be offered throughout the day at regular admission rates. All active, reserve and retired military receive free self-guided tour admission. Tours start at 10 am and the last tour is at 4 pm.
* Screening schedule, directions and parking info, and more, at the link above.
10 am-4 pm - "VETERANS DAY FILM FEST" aboard the Battleship Iowa, docked as a nonprofit museum on the L.A. Harbor waterfront at 250 S Harbor Bl, San Pedro CA 90731
* RSVP NOW - tickets are free and nearly gone: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/veterans-day-film-festival-at-the-historic-battleship-iowa-tickets-78478520367
* The Iowa's first-ever film festival debuts the Emmy Award winning documentary, "The Last Signal," and screens the superb WWI documentary, "They Shall Not Grow Old," with a live Q&A by Emmy Award winning director Kyle Olson.
* Throughout the day, enjoy free family-friendly activities on the fantail of the ship, including mural painting and "Vicky the Dog story time" with author Carole Hershman (Vicky was the ship's mascot once upon a time).
* Food & drink available for purchase from Mike Caccavella Catering.
* Ship tours will be offered throughout the day at regular admission rates. All active, reserve and retired military receive free self-guided tour admission. Tours start at 10 am and the last tour is at 4 pm.
* Screening schedule, directions and parking info, and more, at the link above.
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Mon, Nov 11, benefit:
6:30 pm - "MOVEMBER" gets our attention because artists we knew died of prostate cancer, and besides, this event has BEER, and it's the "Opening Charity Event" for The Brews Hall, 21770 Del Amo Circle, Torrance CA
* During their lifetime, 1 in 6 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer. It’s also one of the most detectable and treatable forms of cancer.
* November is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month and kicks off with Torrance Memorial’s “Pints for Prostate” -- the pints being beer.
* In conjunction with the National Movember Foundation, the event encourages men to get regular tests and exams.
* It also draws on the “universal language of beer” and to come try the first beers from BUZZROCK & George Lopez Brewing Co. and hear from Lawrence Flechner, MD and Keith Chumley, MD on the importance of early detection and men’s health. Speakers include Dr. Keith Chumley and Dr. Lawrence Flechner.
* TIX, $20 donation; reservations recommended at 310-517-4704
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6:30 pm - "MOVEMBER" gets our attention because artists we knew died of prostate cancer, and besides, this event has BEER, and it's the "Opening Charity Event" for The Brews Hall, 21770 Del Amo Circle, Torrance CA
* During their lifetime, 1 in 6 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer. It’s also one of the most detectable and treatable forms of cancer.
* November is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month and kicks off with Torrance Memorial’s “Pints for Prostate” -- the pints being beer.
* In conjunction with the National Movember Foundation, the event encourages men to get regular tests and exams.
* It also draws on the “universal language of beer” and to come try the first beers from BUZZROCK & George Lopez Brewing Co. and hear from Lawrence Flechner, MD and Keith Chumley, MD on the importance of early detection and men’s health. Speakers include Dr. Keith Chumley and Dr. Lawrence Flechner.
* TIX, $20 donation; reservations recommended at 310-517-4704
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Mon, Nov 11, FREE event:
7:30 pm - "BLACK GRACE," a "Visions and Voices Signature Event" in Bovard Auditorium on the USC main campus in University Park, 3551 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA 90089
* Admission is free, but reservations are required (beginning Mon, Oct 7, 9 am), at: http://visionsandvoices.usc.edu/events/listing.php?event_id=30282565866038
* New Zealand–based contemporary dance company BLACK GRACE draws from Samoan and Pacific Islander roots to create stunning and innovative performances that reach across social, cultural, and generational barriers.
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7:30 pm - "BLACK GRACE," a "Visions and Voices Signature Event" in Bovard Auditorium on the USC main campus in University Park, 3551 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA 90089
* Admission is free, but reservations are required (beginning Mon, Oct 7, 9 am), at: http://visionsandvoices.usc.edu/events/listing.php?event_id=30282565866038
* New Zealand–based contemporary dance company BLACK GRACE draws from Samoan and Pacific Islander roots to create stunning and innovative performances that reach across social, cultural, and generational barriers.
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Mon, Nov 11:
8 pm - IAIN MATTHEWS & STEVE POSTELL play the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena CA; reserv. by phone, 7 days, 10 am-10 pm, at 626-798-6236
* Iain Matthews (Fairport Convention) & Steve Postell (Immediate Family producer), arrive with over 60 albums between them. This West Coast tour brings them for a special duo performance.
* Iain Matthews is a founding member of British folk-rock bands Fairport Convention and Matthews Southern Comfort. He has recorded with the likes of Nanci Griffith and Elliott Murphy.
* Steve Postell, singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer for the Immediate Family (with Danny “Kootch” Kortchmar, Waddy Wachtel, Leland Sklar, Russ Kunkel), has also worked with David Crosby, John Oates, Robben Ford, Jennifer Warnes, and more.
* TIX: $20
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Mon, Nov 11:
8 pm - RICHARD THOMPSON plus ELIZA GILKYSON play Solo Acoustic for two nights (Mon & Tue) at the Teragram Ballroom, 1234 W 7th St, Los Angeles CA 90017; 213-689-9100
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Mon, Nov 11:
8 pm - CHARLEY CROCKETT plays the Belly Up Tavern, 143 S Cedros Av, Solana Beach / San Diego CA 92075; 858-481-9022
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* Iain Matthews (Fairport Convention) & Steve Postell (Immediate Family producer), arrive with over 60 albums between them. This West Coast tour brings them for a special duo performance.
* Iain Matthews is a founding member of British folk-rock bands Fairport Convention and Matthews Southern Comfort. He has recorded with the likes of Nanci Griffith and Elliott Murphy.
* Steve Postell, singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer for the Immediate Family (with Danny “Kootch” Kortchmar, Waddy Wachtel, Leland Sklar, Russ Kunkel), has also worked with David Crosby, John Oates, Robben Ford, Jennifer Warnes, and more.
* TIX: $20
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Mon, Nov 11:
8 pm - RICHARD THOMPSON plus ELIZA GILKYSON play Solo Acoustic for two nights (Mon & Tue) at the Teragram Ballroom, 1234 W 7th St, Los Angeles CA 90017; 213-689-9100
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Mon, Nov 11:
8 pm - CHARLEY CROCKETT plays the Belly Up Tavern, 143 S Cedros Av, Solana Beach / San Diego CA 92075; 858-481-9022
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Tue, Nov 12:
8 pm - RICHARD THOMPSON plus ELIZA GILKYSON play Solo Acoustic for two nights (Mon & Tue) at the Teragram Ballroom, 1234 W 7th St, Los Angeles CA 90017; 213-689-9100
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Wed, Nov 13:
7:30 pm - THE HONEY WHISKEY TRIO plays the "Fireside Concert Series" at Borchard Community Center, 190 Reino, Newbury Park CA 91320
* No advance tix or adv reservations; arrive early to get in and get a good seat.
* Info: Bob Kroll, 805-499-2930, or folksgr1@aol.com
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Wed, Nov 13:
8 pm - DAVID GANS AND CRAIG MARSHALL play the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena CA; reserv. by phone, 7 days, 10 am-10 pm, at 626-798-6236
* The soulful and passionate David Gans joins forces with Guitarist and original founding member of Cubensis, Craig Marshall.
* David Gans brings several elements: country-blues-style fingerpicking; loop-based improvisations created live in the moment; sweetly-sung ballads, original or borrowed; Grateful Dead songs reinterpreted to suit his voice and guitar; wry observations of the music-festival subculture and the larger world; soulful and passionate political commentary; and favorites from the folk-rock canon of the last 50 years. Mix and match - it's never the same show twice, but it's always worth a listen.
* Guitarist Craig Marshall is the last remaining original founding member of Cubensis, having started the band in 1987 after becoming dissatisfied with the Dead’s all-too-infrequent appearances in Southern California. Self-taught, he learned to play guitar by slowing-down Grateful Dead records to half speed and studying Jerry Garcia’s unique style. Now a master, his instruments are handcrafted by Godfrey Daniels Guitar Works, by luthier John Carruthers, and newly by Phred Musical Instruments, complete with electronic routing, amplification and effects as used by the late great Jerry Garcia.
* TIX: $20
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7:30 pm - THE HONEY WHISKEY TRIO plays the "Fireside Concert Series" at Borchard Community Center, 190 Reino, Newbury Park CA 91320
* No advance tix or adv reservations; arrive early to get in and get a good seat.
* Info: Bob Kroll, 805-499-2930, or folksgr1@aol.com
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Wed, Nov 13:
8 pm - DAVID GANS AND CRAIG MARSHALL play the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena CA; reserv. by phone, 7 days, 10 am-10 pm, at 626-798-6236
* The soulful and passionate David Gans joins forces with Guitarist and original founding member of Cubensis, Craig Marshall.
* David Gans brings several elements: country-blues-style fingerpicking; loop-based improvisations created live in the moment; sweetly-sung ballads, original or borrowed; Grateful Dead songs reinterpreted to suit his voice and guitar; wry observations of the music-festival subculture and the larger world; soulful and passionate political commentary; and favorites from the folk-rock canon of the last 50 years. Mix and match - it's never the same show twice, but it's always worth a listen.
* Guitarist Craig Marshall is the last remaining original founding member of Cubensis, having started the band in 1987 after becoming dissatisfied with the Dead’s all-too-infrequent appearances in Southern California. Self-taught, he learned to play guitar by slowing-down Grateful Dead records to half speed and studying Jerry Garcia’s unique style. Now a master, his instruments are handcrafted by Godfrey Daniels Guitar Works, by luthier John Carruthers, and newly by Phred Musical Instruments, complete with electronic routing, amplification and effects as used by the late great Jerry Garcia.
* TIX: $20
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Thursday
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Today in history: a forgotten Moon milestone
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| Astronaut Pete Conrad retrieves the camera from Surveyor 3, after the robotic lander had sat two years inside a crater on the Moon. "Intrepid," the Apollo 12 spacecraft's lunar module, is in the background where it made the first-ever precision landing on another world. NASA photo. |
The second mission to land humans on the Moon was Apollo 12. It launched fifty years ago today, on November 14, 1969.
The best part of the story is what happened when the landing module, Intrepid, headed into a crater and safely touched down on November 19. Mission Commander Pete Conrad stepped out onto the lunar surface, and he saw, about 200 meters away, Surveyor 3. That was a robotic spacecraft sent two years earlier by NASA to help determine if a manned landing was even possible.
Conrad and fellow astronaut Alan Bean walked to the unmanned spacecraft, and the iconic images from the Apollo 12 mission are of Conrad working on the Surveyor craft -- including taking off its camera, which was returned to Earth for analysis.
That very different "lunar" sample enabled scientists, for the first time, to study the wear and tear on materials, circuits, and components after they had spent two years on the lunar surface, exposed to vacuum, extreme temperatures, ionizing radiation and micrometeorite bombardment. It was a quiet milestone for science.
It was only possible thanks to Apollo 12's precision landing. Now remember, when Apollo 11 landed, Neil Armstrong had to take manual control away from a computer that would have crashed the first lunar landing in a boulder field. So it landed a long way from the intended place. For a "rendezvous" with Surveyor, this landing had to be precise after coming from 248,500 miles away.
Thanks to unsung hero Ewen Whitaker, it was. An unassuming Englishman living in the Arizona desert, without the aid of computers or GPS, he had an indispensible skill -- patience. He, to an unprecedented degree, had developed an exhaustive knowledge of the geography of the Moon. Whitaker pinpointed where the robotic Surveyor spacecraft had landed two years earlier, and he enabled Apollo 12 to hit the bullseye on safe ground within sight -- and easy walking distance -- of the pioneering dead robot.
It required, and achieved, the first-ever precision landing on another world.
That's something that will prove necessary as we approach the time when multiple landings are required to establish each base on the Moon -- and at long last, on Mars. It'll be "back to the future" of 1969.
There's another irony. Astronaunt Alan Bean, who took the photo, had promptly fried Apollo 12's only video camera when he inadvertently pointed it at the Sun. Bean was so haunted by it that he went on to become the world's most renowned space artist for many decades.
You can read a longer account of Apollo 12's landing, including the time Bean met Whitaker, it's in the piece by Timothy Swindle from the University of Arizona, written Nov 12. It's at:
https://theconversation.com/apollo-12-fifty-years-ago-a-passionate-scientists-keen-eye-led-to-the-first-pinpoint-landing-on-the-moon-126100
You can see galleries of the space art of astronaut Alan Bean, at:
https://www.alanbean.com/
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The best part of the story is what happened when the landing module, Intrepid, headed into a crater and safely touched down on November 19. Mission Commander Pete Conrad stepped out onto the lunar surface, and he saw, about 200 meters away, Surveyor 3. That was a robotic spacecraft sent two years earlier by NASA to help determine if a manned landing was even possible.
Conrad and fellow astronaut Alan Bean walked to the unmanned spacecraft, and the iconic images from the Apollo 12 mission are of Conrad working on the Surveyor craft -- including taking off its camera, which was returned to Earth for analysis.
That very different "lunar" sample enabled scientists, for the first time, to study the wear and tear on materials, circuits, and components after they had spent two years on the lunar surface, exposed to vacuum, extreme temperatures, ionizing radiation and micrometeorite bombardment. It was a quiet milestone for science.
It was only possible thanks to Apollo 12's precision landing. Now remember, when Apollo 11 landed, Neil Armstrong had to take manual control away from a computer that would have crashed the first lunar landing in a boulder field. So it landed a long way from the intended place. For a "rendezvous" with Surveyor, this landing had to be precise after coming from 248,500 miles away.
Thanks to unsung hero Ewen Whitaker, it was. An unassuming Englishman living in the Arizona desert, without the aid of computers or GPS, he had an indispensible skill -- patience. He, to an unprecedented degree, had developed an exhaustive knowledge of the geography of the Moon. Whitaker pinpointed where the robotic Surveyor spacecraft had landed two years earlier, and he enabled Apollo 12 to hit the bullseye on safe ground within sight -- and easy walking distance -- of the pioneering dead robot.
It required, and achieved, the first-ever precision landing on another world.
That's something that will prove necessary as we approach the time when multiple landings are required to establish each base on the Moon -- and at long last, on Mars. It'll be "back to the future" of 1969.
There's another irony. Astronaunt Alan Bean, who took the photo, had promptly fried Apollo 12's only video camera when he inadvertently pointed it at the Sun. Bean was so haunted by it that he went on to become the world's most renowned space artist for many decades.
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| "Surveyor III, I Presume" is the title chosen by prolific and acclaimed space artist Alan Bean for this scene. He painted himself with fellow astronaut and Apollo 12 mission commander Pete Conrad retreiving components from the robotic "Surveyor" craft they found on the Moon. Bean played on the famous quote by journalist Henry Stanley, who searched two years for explorer Dr. David Livingstone, missing after in set out in 1864 to find the source of the Nile. Upon finding Livingstone, Stanley's greeting was, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume." |
https://theconversation.com/apollo-12-fifty-years-ago-a-passionate-scientists-keen-eye-led-to-the-first-pinpoint-landing-on-the-moon-126100
You can see galleries of the space art of astronaut Alan Bean, at:
https://www.alanbean.com/
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EVENTS TODAY/TONIGHT...
Thu, Nov 14:
7 pm - SONS OF MYSTRO play the Museum of Making Music, 5790 Armada Dr, Carlsbad CA 92008; 760-438-5996
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Thu, Nov 14:
7:30 pm - "OFF OF MY HEAD STORYTELLING" the fun series produced by storyteller Ty Fance, brings Cara Lopez Lee, Rich Tackenberg, Roy Cruz, Pam Noles, Ashton Cynthia Clarke, and John Gonzales to the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena CA 91001
* Reservations by phone only, 7 days, 10 am-10 pm, at: 626-798-6236
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Thu, Nov 14:
8 pm - PETER ASHER & ALBERT LEE play the Grand Annex, 434 W 6th St, San Pedro CA 90731; 310-833-6362
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Thu, Nov 14:
8 pm - SERGIO MENDES plays Soka Performing Arts Center, 1 University Dr, Aliso Viejo CA 92656; 949-480-4278
7 pm - SONS OF MYSTRO play the Museum of Making Music, 5790 Armada Dr, Carlsbad CA 92008; 760-438-5996
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Thu, Nov 14:
7:30 pm - "OFF OF MY HEAD STORYTELLING" the fun series produced by storyteller Ty Fance, brings Cara Lopez Lee, Rich Tackenberg, Roy Cruz, Pam Noles, Ashton Cynthia Clarke, and John Gonzales to the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena CA 91001
* Reservations by phone only, 7 days, 10 am-10 pm, at: 626-798-6236
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Thu, Nov 14:
8 pm - PETER ASHER & ALBERT LEE play the Grand Annex, 434 W 6th St, San Pedro CA 90731; 310-833-6362
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Thu, Nov 14:
8 pm - SERGIO MENDES plays Soka Performing Arts Center, 1 University Dr, Aliso Viejo CA 92656; 949-480-4278
* A true music legend, and he's still out there doing it.
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Fri, Nov 15:
7:30 pm - DENNIS ROGER REED & DON SEGIEN play Alta Coffee, 506 31st St, Newport Beach CA 92663; 949-675-0233
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Fri, Nov 15:
7:30 pm - DAN FRECHETTE & LAUREL THOMSEN play the San Diego Folk Heritage series at Templars Hall in Old Poway Park, 14134 Midland Rd, Poway CA 92064; 858-566-4040
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Fri, Nov 15:
8 pm - CHUCK PROPHET plays the famous concert hall in back of McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica CA 90405; 310-828-4497
7:30 pm - DENNIS ROGER REED & DON SEGIEN play Alta Coffee, 506 31st St, Newport Beach CA 92663; 949-675-0233
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Fri, Nov 15:
7:30 pm - DAN FRECHETTE & LAUREL THOMSEN play the San Diego Folk Heritage series at Templars Hall in Old Poway Park, 14134 Midland Rd, Poway CA 92064; 858-566-4040
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Fri, Nov 15:
8 pm - CHUCK PROPHET plays the famous concert hall in back of McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica CA 90405; 310-828-4497
* TIX, $25, + $4.50 per ticket online or by phone. Adv. online at: https://www.store.mccabes.com/cart.php
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Fri, Nov 15:
8 pm - JOHN YORK, former esteemed member of THE BYRDS, plays the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena CA 91001
* Reservations by phone only, 10 am-10 pm, 7 days, at: 626-798-6236
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Fri, Nov 15:
8 pm - JOHN YORK, former esteemed member of THE BYRDS, plays the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena CA 91001
* Reservations by phone only, 10 am-10 pm, 7 days, at: 626-798-6236
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Sat, Nov 16, on broadcast & web RADIO:
6 am-8 am - FOLK AMERICANA radio show hosted by ART PODELL (New Christy Minstrels) brings a live on-air performance by SUSIE GLAZE, in addition to spinning records old 'n new.
* This is the show that appears sporadically, on an inscrutable schedule. Catch it while you can, which is to say, this morning.
* On KPFK 90.7 FM in Southern California, online worldwide at www.kpfk.org
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Sat, Nov 16:
3 pm - COCO DOLENZ with ALEX JULES team-up at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena CA 91001
* Reservations by phone only, 7 days, 10 am-10 pm, at: 626-798-6236
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Sat, Nov 16:
7 pm - "THE ART OF THE PROTEST SONG" presented by the very talented cast of Marty Axlerod, Britta Lee Shain, Ernest Troost, Aireene Espiritu, & Tom Corbett, at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena CA 91001
* Reservations by phone only, 7 days, 10 am-10 pm, at: 626-798-6236
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Sat, Nov 16:
7 pm - LISA RICHARDS brings her singer-songwriter goodness to the "Camarillo Cafe" concert series at Camarillo Community Center, 1605 E Burnley St, Camarillo CA 93010; 805-814-9366
* She's on tour from Australia. Read below to check-out the acclaim she's receiving.
* "One of the best songwriters we've ever heard, with a smart and stylish presence on stage. Don't miss her!" -- Fiddler's Crossing, Oct 2019.
* "Lisa Richards’s voice is delightfully unusual...but slowly the timbre reveals its delicate duplicity. On the one hand Richards sounds like a sweet young girl who is trying to find her place in the world. On the other, she sounds commanding and confident...Richards is a simple yet powerful songwriter who has beautifully encapsulated the intricacies of the human condition."
-- Emily Ritchie for "The Australian."
* "Pioneering a modern brand of folk-jazz, Lisa is a songwriter like no other with a truly unbelievable voice- incomparable to anyone else." -- World of Music for Medium.com
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Sat, Nov 16:
7:30 pm - MARA KAYE plays the "Southern Pacific Sessions" series at Kalabash School of Music, 5725 La Jolla Bl, La Jolla CA 92037
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Sat, Nov 16:
7:30 pm - DAN FRECHETTE & LAUREL THOMPSEN plus THE MACMAMMALS play "The Living Tradition" concert series at Anaheim Downtown Community Center, 250 E Center St, Anaheim CA 92805; 714-955-3807
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Sat, Nov 16:
7:30 pm - DAVE ALVIN plus CHUCK PROPHET team-up to play a real wowsa of a show at the Ruth Shannon Center for the Performing Arts, at Whittier College, 6760 Painter Av, Whittier CA 90601; 562-907-4203
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Sat, Nov 16:
8 pm - ALEX DE GRASSI plays the famous concert hall in back of McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica CA 90405; 310-828-4497
3 pm - COCO DOLENZ with ALEX JULES team-up at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena CA 91001
* Reservations by phone only, 7 days, 10 am-10 pm, at: 626-798-6236
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Sat, Nov 16:
7 pm - "THE ART OF THE PROTEST SONG" presented by the very talented cast of Marty Axlerod, Britta Lee Shain, Ernest Troost, Aireene Espiritu, & Tom Corbett, at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena CA 91001
* Reservations by phone only, 7 days, 10 am-10 pm, at: 626-798-6236
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Sat, Nov 16:
7 pm - LISA RICHARDS brings her singer-songwriter goodness to the "Camarillo Cafe" concert series at Camarillo Community Center, 1605 E Burnley St, Camarillo CA 93010; 805-814-9366
* She's on tour from Australia. Read below to check-out the acclaim she's receiving.
* "One of the best songwriters we've ever heard, with a smart and stylish presence on stage. Don't miss her!" -- Fiddler's Crossing, Oct 2019.
* "Lisa Richards’s voice is delightfully unusual...but slowly the timbre reveals its delicate duplicity. On the one hand Richards sounds like a sweet young girl who is trying to find her place in the world. On the other, she sounds commanding and confident...Richards is a simple yet powerful songwriter who has beautifully encapsulated the intricacies of the human condition."
-- Emily Ritchie for "The Australian."
* "Pioneering a modern brand of folk-jazz, Lisa is a songwriter like no other with a truly unbelievable voice- incomparable to anyone else." -- World of Music for Medium.com
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Sat, Nov 16:
7:30 pm - MARA KAYE plays the "Southern Pacific Sessions" series at Kalabash School of Music, 5725 La Jolla Bl, La Jolla CA 92037
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Sat, Nov 16:
7:30 pm - DAN FRECHETTE & LAUREL THOMPSEN plus THE MACMAMMALS play "The Living Tradition" concert series at Anaheim Downtown Community Center, 250 E Center St, Anaheim CA 92805; 714-955-3807
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Sat, Nov 16:
7:30 pm - DAVE ALVIN plus CHUCK PROPHET team-up to play a real wowsa of a show at the Ruth Shannon Center for the Performing Arts, at Whittier College, 6760 Painter Av, Whittier CA 90601; 562-907-4203
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Sat, Nov 16:
8 pm - ALEX DE GRASSI plays the famous concert hall in back of McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica CA 90405; 310-828-4497
* TIX, $25, + $4.50 per ticket online or by phone. Adv. online at: https://www.store.mccabes.com/cart.php
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Sat, Nov 16:
8 pm - JIM KWESKIN & FRIENDS play Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City CA 90230; 310-398-2583
* The king of the '60s jug band revival is still at it, and it's still a whole lotta fun.
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Sat, Nov 16:
8 pm - SERGIO MENDES & BEBEL GILBERTO play the CAP UCLA series in Royce Hall, on the UCLA Campus in Westwood CA 90095; 310-825-4401
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Sat, Nov 16:
8 pm - JIM KWESKIN & FRIENDS play Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City CA 90230; 310-398-2583
* The king of the '60s jug band revival is still at it, and it's still a whole lotta fun.
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Sat, Nov 16:
8 pm - SERGIO MENDES & BEBEL GILBERTO play the CAP UCLA series in Royce Hall, on the UCLA Campus in Westwood CA 90095; 310-825-4401
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Sunday
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Today is the 148th birthday of the National Rifle Association, ubiquitous in popular culture as "The NRA." Once upon a time the NRA was devoted to teaching gun safety for hunting and target shooting. But for decades, the organization has been an extremist lobbying group and a front for the major manufacturers of weapons of war and ammunition for which they have helped merchants of death develop a major market among the civilian population. The NRA's primary purpose now, as expressed by Chris Carr of the organization "Everytown for Gun Safety," is "promoting their 'guns everywhere' agenda."
The NRA and its allies in the U.S. Senate and White House have been holding-up all gun safety legislation from becoming law — blocking laws that would have saved, and can still save, lives now. In 2018 and again in Virginia earlier this month, voters handed defeats to NRA-backed candidates at the polls. Across America, the people elected a Gun Sense Majority to the U.S. House of Representatives. Carr says of his organization's supporters, "We helped elect governors and state legislators who passed gun safety laws in states across the country. And the U.S. House passed four strong gun safety bills, including background checks on all gun sales and historic research funding for gun violence prevention."
Yet no changes were made to federal law. Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell has blocked, from reaching a vote in the US Senate, every single gun measure passed by the US House of Representatives. This is not how the US Constitution says the Congress is supposed to work.
Despite election outcomes in 2018 and this year, the lingering influence of the NRA still holds an absolute ability to be a road block on Capitol Hill. Key lifesaving measures that passed the House remain blocked in the Senate by McConnell and his cadre of NRA-backed politicians.
There have been EIGHTY-SEVEN school shootings so far this year in America, including the one last week at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, California. That, despite literally millions of people participating in the "March for Our Lives" events organized nationwide by high school student survivors of the firearm mass murder that happened on their campus, Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The Guide joined with the vast majority of the arts community as participants in the marches then, and we remain steadfast now, in demanding candidates commit to, and public officials enact, immediate and effective legislation to end the NRA's stranglehold on politics, and common sense laws be enacted to protect public safety.
And our birthday message to the NRA? You have made your organization reviled. It has a rapidly vanishing opportunity to return to its roots as a teacher of gun safety and organizer of safe target shooting events, which can lead those who learn to fame in competing, even in the Olympics. But, if you continue to pursue your current status as a sellout advocate for profits by gun manufacturers who seek to put weapons of war in every American household? Then your organization will not see many more birthdays -- public demand will righteously put you out of business, and you will be responsible not only for a trail of tombstones, but for losing the opportunity to teach gun safety and be responsible advocates in the future. You will, in short, remove yourselves from society's future.
Meantime, on this date of the NRA's birthday, we will think of all the lost birthdays of young victims who had their lives ended in school shootings.
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SUNDAY'S EVENTS...
Sun, Nov 17, FESTIVAL:
All-day/evening - "McUKE FEST 2019" All-Day Festival with workshops, strum-a-longs, an open mic, and all star performances, in the famous concert hall, upstairs facilities, and in general, taking-over, at McCabes Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica CA 90405
* All-event passes available until they sell-out; otherwise, separate ticket for the 8 pm "ALL-STAR UKULELE CONCERT" featuring CRAIG CHEE & SARAH MAISEL, ALEX DE GRASSI, CRAIG McCLELLAND, DANIEL WARD and special guest SUPERBROKE.
* Schedule:
◇ 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM: HEIDI SWEDBERG & THE SUKEY JUMP BAND plus UKULELE PETTING ZOO
◇ 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM: INTRO TO FINGERPICKING FOR UKULELE with Craig McClelland
◇ 1 PM - 2:15 PM: FLAMENCO SEVILLANAS FOR UKULELE with Daniel Ward
◇ 3 PM - 4:15 PM: BEGINNING CHORD MELODIES FOR UKULELE with Sarah Maisel
◇ 4:30 PM - 5:45 PM: INTRO TO SOLOING/THEORY FOR UKULELE with Craig Chee
◇ 8 PM - 10:30 PM: McUKE FEST 2019 ALL-STAR CONCERT (CRAIG CHEE & SARAH MAISEL /ALEX DE GRASSI /CRAIG McCLELLAND /DANIEL WARD /SUPERBROKE)
* EVENING CONCERT TIX, $25, + $4.50 per ticket online or by phone. Adv. online at: https://www.store.mccabes.com/cart.php
* FULL EVENT PASS (INCLUDES ALL CLASSES & CONCERTS) $160; scroll-down at: https://www.mccabes.com/group-lessons/
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All-day/evening - "McUKE FEST 2019" All-Day Festival with workshops, strum-a-longs, an open mic, and all star performances, in the famous concert hall, upstairs facilities, and in general, taking-over, at McCabes Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica CA 90405
* All-event passes available until they sell-out; otherwise, separate ticket for the 8 pm "ALL-STAR UKULELE CONCERT" featuring CRAIG CHEE & SARAH MAISEL, ALEX DE GRASSI, CRAIG McCLELLAND, DANIEL WARD and special guest SUPERBROKE.
* Schedule:
◇ 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM: HEIDI SWEDBERG & THE SUKEY JUMP BAND plus UKULELE PETTING ZOO
◇ 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM: INTRO TO FINGERPICKING FOR UKULELE with Craig McClelland
◇ 1 PM - 2:15 PM: FLAMENCO SEVILLANAS FOR UKULELE with Daniel Ward
◇ 3 PM - 4:15 PM: BEGINNING CHORD MELODIES FOR UKULELE with Sarah Maisel
◇ 4:30 PM - 5:45 PM: INTRO TO SOLOING/THEORY FOR UKULELE with Craig Chee
◇ 8 PM - 10:30 PM: McUKE FEST 2019 ALL-STAR CONCERT (CRAIG CHEE & SARAH MAISEL /ALEX DE GRASSI /CRAIG McCLELLAND /DANIEL WARD /SUPERBROKE)
* EVENING CONCERT TIX, $25, + $4.50 per ticket online or by phone. Adv. online at: https://www.store.mccabes.com/cart.php
* FULL EVENT PASS (INCLUDES ALL CLASSES & CONCERTS) $160; scroll-down at: https://www.mccabes.com/group-lessons/
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Sun, Nov 17:
10:30 am - HEIDI SWEDBERG & THE SUKEY JUMP BAND play the Sunday Morning Kids Concert Series, plus a UKULELE PETTING ZOO in the famous concert hall in back of McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica CA 90405; 310-828-4497
10:30 am - HEIDI SWEDBERG & THE SUKEY JUMP BAND play the Sunday Morning Kids Concert Series, plus a UKULELE PETTING ZOO in the famous concert hall in back of McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica CA 90405; 310-828-4497
* TIX, $10, + $4.50 per ticket online or by phone. Adv. online at: https://www.store.mccabes.com/cart.php
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Sun, Nov 17:
3 pm - THE KINGSTON TRIO play the McCallum Theatre, 73000 Fred Waring Dr, Palm Desert CA 92260; 760-340-ARTS or 866-889-ARTS
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Sun, Nov 17:
3 pm - “SING US HOME” PERFORMANCE SHOWCASE with Melinda Browne, Olivia Gadson, Randy Miller, Vicki Vincent, Suwon Weaver, Charlie Harrison, at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena CA 91001
* Reservations by phone only, 7 days, 10 am-10 pm, at: 626-798-6236
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Sun, Nov 17, free concert:
5 pm - BILL CUNLIFFE, Grammy Award-winning arranger, jazz pianist, and composer-in-residence, brings his trio to the "JAZZ VESPERS" series at All Saints Church, 132 N. Euclid Av, Pasadena CA (Across from City Hall─two blocks N of Colorado Bl).
* Bill Cunliffe is joined by Joe La Barbera on drums and Mike Gurrola on bass. Christina Honchell offers a meditation.
* Bill is known for his innovative and swinging recordings and compositions. He began his career as pianist and arranger with the Buddy Rich Big Band and worked with Frank Sinatra, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Benny Golson, and James Moody. He has since established himself as a solo artist and bandleader, with more than a dozen albums under his name.
* Parking available in the lot north of the Church, and on the street; validated parking is available in the Plaza las Fuentes (entrance under California Pizza Kitchen on Union St.)
* If you would like to use the elevator for accessibility, arrive five minutes early.
* Free, no reservations required, child care is provided. A goodwill offering is accepted.
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Sun, Nov 17:
3 pm - THE KINGSTON TRIO play the McCallum Theatre, 73000 Fred Waring Dr, Palm Desert CA 92260; 760-340-ARTS or 866-889-ARTS
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Sun, Nov 17:
3 pm - “SING US HOME” PERFORMANCE SHOWCASE with Melinda Browne, Olivia Gadson, Randy Miller, Vicki Vincent, Suwon Weaver, Charlie Harrison, at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena CA 91001
* Reservations by phone only, 7 days, 10 am-10 pm, at: 626-798-6236
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Sun, Nov 17, free concert:
5 pm - BILL CUNLIFFE, Grammy Award-winning arranger, jazz pianist, and composer-in-residence, brings his trio to the "JAZZ VESPERS" series at All Saints Church, 132 N. Euclid Av, Pasadena CA (Across from City Hall─two blocks N of Colorado Bl).
* Bill Cunliffe is joined by Joe La Barbera on drums and Mike Gurrola on bass. Christina Honchell offers a meditation.
* Bill is known for his innovative and swinging recordings and compositions. He began his career as pianist and arranger with the Buddy Rich Big Band and worked with Frank Sinatra, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Benny Golson, and James Moody. He has since established himself as a solo artist and bandleader, with more than a dozen albums under his name.
* Parking available in the lot north of the Church, and on the street; validated parking is available in the Plaza las Fuentes (entrance under California Pizza Kitchen on Union St.)
* If you would like to use the elevator for accessibility, arrive five minutes early.
* Free, no reservations required, child care is provided. A goodwill offering is accepted.
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Sun, Nov 17:
7 pm - RUSS LOCKE, RAY SABO & WILD MOUNTAIN MYSTICS play the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena CA 91001
* Reservations by phone only, 7 days, 10 am-10 pm, at: 626-798-6236
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Sun, Nov 17:
7 pm - "SGT PEPPER LIVE" featuring Robin Zander, Tom Petersson, Rick Nielsen and Daxx Nielsen of Cheap Trick and the Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp camper bands, tonight at The Whisky A Go Go, Hollywood CA
* Produced by Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp as this session's finale concert. The camp's rock star counselors and their bands perform favorite Beatles songs, then all enjoy the performance of "Sgt Pepper Live" for this one night only.
* TIX available at door. Doors open at 6:30 pm.
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Sun, Nov 17:
7:30 pm - TRASHCAN SINATRAS play the AMSD Concerts series at Sweetwater Community Church, 5305 Sweetwater Rd, Bonita CA 91902; 619-201-0520
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Sun, Nov 17:
8 pm - SERGIO MENDES & BEBEL GILBERTO play UCSB Campbell Hall, 574 Mesa Rd, Santa Barbara CA 93106; 805-893-3535
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7 pm - RUSS LOCKE, RAY SABO & WILD MOUNTAIN MYSTICS play the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena CA 91001
* Reservations by phone only, 7 days, 10 am-10 pm, at: 626-798-6236
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Sun, Nov 17:
7 pm - "SGT PEPPER LIVE" featuring Robin Zander, Tom Petersson, Rick Nielsen and Daxx Nielsen of Cheap Trick and the Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp camper bands, tonight at The Whisky A Go Go, Hollywood CA
* Produced by Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp as this session's finale concert. The camp's rock star counselors and their bands perform favorite Beatles songs, then all enjoy the performance of "Sgt Pepper Live" for this one night only.
* TIX available at door. Doors open at 6:30 pm.
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Sun, Nov 17:
7:30 pm - TRASHCAN SINATRAS play the AMSD Concerts series at Sweetwater Community Church, 5305 Sweetwater Rd, Bonita CA 91902; 619-201-0520
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Sun, Nov 17:
8 pm - SERGIO MENDES & BEBEL GILBERTO play UCSB Campbell Hall, 574 Mesa Rd, Santa Barbara CA 93106; 805-893-3535
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Sun, Nov 17, FESTIVAL:
8 pm - "McUKE FEST 2019" ALL-STAR CONCERT featuring Craig Chee & Sarah Maisel, Alex De Grassi, Craig Mcclelland, Daniel Ward, & Superbroke, in 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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8 pm - "McUKE FEST 2019" ALL-STAR CONCERT featuring Craig Chee & Sarah Maisel, Alex De Grassi, Craig Mcclelland, Daniel Ward, & Superbroke, in 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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Monday
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Today starts the weeklong national competition for the "GINGERBREAD HOUSE BUILDING" title, in Asheville, ND.
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Mon, Nov 18:
8 pm - RAVEIS KOLE plays the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena CA 91001
* Reservations by phone only, 7 days, 10 am-10 pm, at: 626-798-6236
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8 pm - RAVEIS KOLE plays the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena CA 91001
* Reservations by phone only, 7 days, 10 am-10 pm, at: 626-798-6236
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Wednesday
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Wed, Nov 20:
SOLD OUT: 8 pm - BRUCE COCKBURN plays the famous concert hall in back of McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica CA 90405; 310-828-4497
SOLD OUT: 8 pm - BRUCE COCKBURN plays the famous concert hall in back of McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica CA 90405; 310-828-4497
* Well, we warned ya it would sell-out, and we even gave ya the link for tix...
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Thursday
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Today is "WORLD PHILOSOPHY DAY."
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Thu, Nov 21:
7:30 pm - YUVAL RON ENSEMBLE plays the splendid Theatre Raymond Kabbaz, 10361 W Pico Bl, Los Angeles CA 90064; 310-286-0553
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Thu, Nov 21:
8 pm - GINGEE plays "ArtPower" at The Loft, at University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, Price Center East, San Diego CA 92093; 858-822-3199
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Thu, Nov 21:
8 pm - ISABELLE STILLMAN & JERRY BURGAN play the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena CA 91001
* Reservations by phone only, 7 days, 10 am-10 pm, at: 626-798-6236
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7:30 pm - YUVAL RON ENSEMBLE plays the splendid Theatre Raymond Kabbaz, 10361 W Pico Bl, Los Angeles CA 90064; 310-286-0553
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Thu, Nov 21:
8 pm - GINGEE plays "ArtPower" at The Loft, at University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, Price Center East, San Diego CA 92093; 858-822-3199
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Thu, Nov 21:
8 pm - ISABELLE STILLMAN & JERRY BURGAN play the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena CA 91001
* Reservations by phone only, 7 days, 10 am-10 pm, at: 626-798-6236
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Friday
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On this day in 1963, the future we should have had was stolen. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated while riding in an open-top car in a parade in his honor in Dallas, Texas. In that single moment, all of us -- including generations not yet born -- were robbed of the future of the future we might have had.
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Today is the nationwide "Take A Train To Work Day," for those of us who live where that's an option. It's being resumed after several years' absence. Steve Sweeney of Kalmbach Media says, "You can interpret that headline at least two ways. If you can, I hope you choose to do both. (a) Take a commuter train into the office (a cab ride if you are a qualified railroader), and (b) If you have them, take one of your model trains, toy trains, or old lanterns, switch locks, or pocket watches to work."
Why? Because you can go back to the future.
Here at the Guide, we support this to increase awareness of the energy-saving, cleaner-air alternatives of rail commuting to sitting in your car in gridlocked traffic. Southern California has several Metrolink commuter lines, plus Amtrak, and the Coaster serves a line from Oceanside to San Diego. Within the L.A. Basin, there is the unglamourous but highly functional Metro Red Line subway and light rail trains -- the Gold Line from Azusa and Pasadena, coming from one end, and East L.A. from the other; the Blue Line from Long Beach; and the Expo Line from Santa Monica, all into downtown Los Angeles. In addition, the Green Line light rail runs east-west below downtown, across toward the South Bay and almost to LAX.
Here at the Guide, we support this to increase awareness of the energy-saving, cleaner-air alternatives of rail commuting to sitting in your car in gridlocked traffic. Southern California has several Metrolink commuter lines, plus Amtrak, and the Coaster serves a line from Oceanside to San Diego. Within the L.A. Basin, there is the unglamourous but highly functional Metro Red Line subway and light rail trains -- the Gold Line from Azusa and Pasadena, coming from one end, and East L.A. from the other; the Blue Line from Long Beach; and the Expo Line from Santa Monica, all into downtown Los Angeles. In addition, the Green Line light rail runs east-west below downtown, across toward the South Bay and almost to LAX.
Get to know the lines, how the buses feed them, and the options you have. After all, we can never be sure when Big Oil will screw us with some new contrived reason why gas is nine dollars a gallon.
As for our including Steve Sweeney's part about taking a model train to work today? More opportunity for awareness. And everybody likes a miniature train going around under the Christmas tree, so you might get tasked to make that happen at work and get a break from your same-old, same-old. Sweeney has his own motivation at Kalmbach Media for wanting to make a holiday out of re-starting "Take A Train To Work Day." His company started it back in the early 2000s with two of the magazines they publish -- "Trains" and "Model Railroader." But the advocacy certainly transcends self-interest.
FRIDAY'S EVENTS...
Fri, Nov 22:
7 pm - MEN OF WORTH, the classic CELTIC/SCOTTISH band, plays Cerro Coso College, 3000 College Heights Bl, Ridgecrest CA 93555
* They also play Santa Barbara Sat, 7:30 pm; see listing.
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Fri, Nov 22:
7:30 pm - GARETH PEARSON plays the first of 2 concerts in different venues for the "Lord Of The Strings Concert Series," this one at the Dana Point Community House, 24642 San Juan St, Dana Point CA 92629; 949-244-6656
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Fri, Nov 22:
8 pm - JANIVA MAGNESS plays the famous concert hall in back of McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica CA 90405; 310-828-4497
7 pm - MEN OF WORTH, the classic CELTIC/SCOTTISH band, plays Cerro Coso College, 3000 College Heights Bl, Ridgecrest CA 93555
* They also play Santa Barbara Sat, 7:30 pm; see listing.
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Fri, Nov 22:
7:30 pm - GARETH PEARSON plays the first of 2 concerts in different venues for the "Lord Of The Strings Concert Series," this one at the Dana Point Community House, 24642 San Juan St, Dana Point CA 92629; 949-244-6656
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Fri, Nov 22:
8 pm - JANIVA MAGNESS plays the famous concert hall in back of McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica CA 90405; 310-828-4497
* TIX, $26.50, + $4.50 per ticket online or by phone. Adv. online at: https://www.store.mccabes.com/cart.php
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Saturday
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Sat, Nov 23:
7 pm - AMANDA ABIZAID performs "Pure Imagination" with the METROPOLITAN MASTER CHORALE at L.A. Valley College Recital Hall, 5800 Fulton Av, Van Nuys CA 91401; 818-947-2600
* AMANDA ABIZAID is highly-respected and thoroughly delightful multi-instrumental singer-songwriter who is as apt to play flute as guitar or piano. You can't put her in a box. Her repertoire includes Middle Eastern blues that she's brought, with critical acclaim, to a top L.A. jazz club.
* STEPHEN STILLS is featured in Amanda's “Walking In Twos” music video, which won its SEVENTH prestigious honor with the win at the "Global Film Festival Awards." The latest? It's been selected as a feature at the "Karnavati International Film Festival." In addition to Stephen Stills and Amanda, her vid creatively features a global cast, the Aeta indigenous children of Haduan Village in the Philippines, and a stunning couple of seconds of Amanda parasailing over a massive waterfall.
* VIEW her seven-time award-winning music vid at: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qz4MPEtkwJg
* After that fully-produced, award-winning version grabs you, check-out the intimate version, wherein Amanda treks through jungles to do hands-on music education with children in remote villages (one of her ongoing passions). It's at: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=582XaWMk7f0
* Yep, we've written glowingly of her before, going waaay back, so hopefully you know her by now. Check-out her latest album and more at:
https://amandaabizaid.com/music/
* TIX for tonight: https://amandaabizaid.com/music/tour-amanda-abizaid-2/
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* AMANDA ABIZAID is highly-respected and thoroughly delightful multi-instrumental singer-songwriter who is as apt to play flute as guitar or piano. You can't put her in a box. Her repertoire includes Middle Eastern blues that she's brought, with critical acclaim, to a top L.A. jazz club.
* STEPHEN STILLS is featured in Amanda's “Walking In Twos” music video, which won its SEVENTH prestigious honor with the win at the "Global Film Festival Awards." The latest? It's been selected as a feature at the "Karnavati International Film Festival." In addition to Stephen Stills and Amanda, her vid creatively features a global cast, the Aeta indigenous children of Haduan Village in the Philippines, and a stunning couple of seconds of Amanda parasailing over a massive waterfall.
* VIEW her seven-time award-winning music vid at: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qz4MPEtkwJg
* After that fully-produced, award-winning version grabs you, check-out the intimate version, wherein Amanda treks through jungles to do hands-on music education with children in remote villages (one of her ongoing passions). It's at: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=582XaWMk7f0
* Yep, we've written glowingly of her before, going waaay back, so hopefully you know her by now. Check-out her latest album and more at:
https://amandaabizaid.com/music/
* TIX for tonight: https://amandaabizaid.com/music/tour-amanda-abizaid-2/
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Sat, Nov 23:
7 pm - GARETH PEARSON plays the 2nd of 2 concerts in different venues for the "Lord Of The Strings Concert Series," this one at the Mission Viejo Civic Center, 100 Civic Center Dr, Mission Viejo CA 92691; 949-244-6656
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Sat, Nov 23:
7 pm - THE COLONEL & HIS STRING BAND, FEATURING BROTHER LEON, plus CHRIS CERNA & THE BLUEGRASS REPUBLIC, perform a house concert in Rialto CA 92377
* Reservations get directions at: 661-305-7866
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Sat, Nov 23:
7 pm - SLIGO RAGS play hookey from their long-running Disneyland residency to play the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena CA 91001
* Reservations by phone only, 10 am-10 pm, 7 days, at: 626-798-6236
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Sat, Nov 23:
7:30 pm - MEN OF WORTH, the classic CELTIC/SCOTTISH band, play the San Diego Folk Heritage concert series at Pilgrim United Church of Christ, 2020 Chestnut Av, Carlsbad CA 92008
* They also play Ridgecrest on the 22nd, 7 pm; see listing.
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Sat, Nov 23:
7:30 pm - KAI NAREZO & FRIENDS play the "Wooden Hall Concerts" seri4s at Alhecama Theatre, 914 Santa Barbara St, Santa Barbara CA 93101
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Sat, Nov 23:
8 pm - KELLY WILLIS & BRUCE ROBISON play the famous concert hall in back of McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica CA 90405; 310-828-4497
7 pm - GARETH PEARSON plays the 2nd of 2 concerts in different venues for the "Lord Of The Strings Concert Series," this one at the Mission Viejo Civic Center, 100 Civic Center Dr, Mission Viejo CA 92691; 949-244-6656
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Sat, Nov 23:
7 pm - THE COLONEL & HIS STRING BAND, FEATURING BROTHER LEON, plus CHRIS CERNA & THE BLUEGRASS REPUBLIC, perform a house concert in Rialto CA 92377
* Reservations get directions at: 661-305-7866
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Sat, Nov 23:
7 pm - SLIGO RAGS play hookey from their long-running Disneyland residency to play the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena CA 91001
* Reservations by phone only, 10 am-10 pm, 7 days, at: 626-798-6236
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Sat, Nov 23:
7:30 pm - MEN OF WORTH, the classic CELTIC/SCOTTISH band, play the San Diego Folk Heritage concert series at Pilgrim United Church of Christ, 2020 Chestnut Av, Carlsbad CA 92008
* They also play Ridgecrest on the 22nd, 7 pm; see listing.
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Sat, Nov 23:
7:30 pm - KAI NAREZO & FRIENDS play the "Wooden Hall Concerts" seri4s at Alhecama Theatre, 914 Santa Barbara St, Santa Barbara CA 93101
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Sat, Nov 23:
8 pm - KELLY WILLIS & BRUCE ROBISON play the famous concert hall in back of McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica CA 90405; 310-828-4497
* TIX NEARLY SOLD-OUT at presstime; don't dawdle!
* TIX, $28.50, + $4.50 per ticket online or by phone. Adv. online at: https://www.store.mccabes.com/cart.php
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Sat, Nov 23:
8 pm - FRANKIE GAVIN, Fiddler from the Irish group DeDANNAN, plays Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City CA 90230; 310-398-2583
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* TIX, $28.50, + $4.50 per ticket online or by phone. Adv. online at: https://www.store.mccabes.com/cart.php
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Sat, Nov 23:
8 pm - FRANKIE GAVIN, Fiddler from the Irish group DeDANNAN, plays Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City CA 90230; 310-398-2583
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Sunday
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Sun, Nov 24:
2 pm - MEN OF WORTH, the classic CELTIC/SCOTTISH band, play the Gelencser House Concerts series in Claremont CA 91711
* Reservations get directions at: 909-596-1266 or singfolk@yahoo.com
* They also play Ridgecrest on the 22nd, 7 pm, and Carlsbad on the 23rd, 7:30 pm; see listings.
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Sun, Nov 24:
2 pm - DIEGO GARCIA: “TWANGUERO” plays the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena CA 91001
* Reservations by phone only, 10 am-10 pm, 7 days, at: 626-798-6236
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Sun, Nov 24:
4 pm - ACOUSTIC ASYLUM plays Alva’s Showroom, 1417 W 8th St, San Pedro CA 90732; 310-519-1314
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Sun, Nov 24:
8 pm - TONGUE-IN-CREEK plus TRACY NEWMAN play the famous concert hall in back of McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica CA 90405; 310-828-4497
2 pm - MEN OF WORTH, the classic CELTIC/SCOTTISH band, play the Gelencser House Concerts series in Claremont CA 91711
* Reservations get directions at: 909-596-1266 or singfolk@yahoo.com
* They also play Ridgecrest on the 22nd, 7 pm, and Carlsbad on the 23rd, 7:30 pm; see listings.
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Sun, Nov 24:
2 pm - DIEGO GARCIA: “TWANGUERO” plays the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena CA 91001
* Reservations by phone only, 10 am-10 pm, 7 days, at: 626-798-6236
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Sun, Nov 24:
4 pm - ACOUSTIC ASYLUM plays Alva’s Showroom, 1417 W 8th St, San Pedro CA 90732; 310-519-1314
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Sun, Nov 24:
8 pm - TONGUE-IN-CREEK plus TRACY NEWMAN play the famous concert hall in back of McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica CA 90405; 310-828-4497
* TIX, $20, + $4.50 per ticket online or by phone. Adv. online at: https://www.store.mccabes.com/cart.php
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Tuesday
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Tue, Nov 26:
7 pm - THE DEAD SOUTH plays the House of Blues, 1055 Fifth Av, San Diego CA 92101; 619-299-BLUE (2583)
* They also play L.A., tomorrow, 7 pm; see listing.
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7 pm - THE DEAD SOUTH plays the House of Blues, 1055 Fifth Av, San Diego CA 92101; 619-299-BLUE (2583)
* They also play L.A., tomorrow, 7 pm; see listing.
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Wednesday
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Wed, Nov 27:
7 pm - THE DEAD SOUTH play the Belasco Theater, 1050 S Hill St, Los Angeles CA 90015; 213-746-5670
* They also play San Diego, Nov 26, 7 pm; see listing
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Wed, Nov 27:
7 pm - SUITCASE JOHNNIE plays Iva Lee's, 555 N El Camino Real, San Clemente CA 92672; 949-361-2855
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Wed, Nov 27:
7 pm - SUITCASE JOHNNIE plays Iva Lee's, 555 N El Camino Real, San Clemente CA 92672; 949-361-2855
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December
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Mon, Dec 2, FREE event:
7 pm - "TURNING LIMITATIONS INTO OPPORTUNITIES: AN EVENING WITH ALI STROKER" is a "Visions and Voices Signature Event" in the Bing Theatre (BIT) on the USC main campus in University Park, 3500 Watt Way, Los Angeles, CA 90089
* Admission is free, but reservations are required (beginning Mon, Nov 4, 9 am), at: http://visionsandvoices.usc.edu/events/listing.php?event_id=30636231473158
* Ali Stroker is the Tony Award–winning actor and first wheelchair user to star in a Broadway production. She will discuss her life, career, and the importance of inclusion, representation, and ending a culture that assumes "ableism" as an unspoken qualification.
* A co-chair of "Women Who Care," which supports United Cerebral Palsy of New York City, and founding member of "Be More Heroic," an anti-bullying campaign that tours the country, Stroker works to improve the lives of others—whether disabled or not—through advocacy as well as the arts.
* She became the first wheelchair user to star in a Broadway production when she originated the role of Anna in Deaf West’s acclaimed 2015 revival of "Spring Awakening." In 2019, she made history again by winning a Tony Award for "Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical" for her portrayal of Ado Annie in the smash Broadway revival of "Oklahoma!"
* On television, Stroker starred in 12 episodes of Oxygen’s "The Glee Project." She placed second in the competition and won a guest role on Fox’s "Glee." She also starred in the Kyra Sedgwick ABC series, "Ten Days in the Valley."
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Fri, Dec 6:
8 pm - "WORDS & MUSIC BY DAN WILSON" in the famous concert hall in back of McCabes Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica CA 90405
* TIX, $25, + $4.50 per ticket online or by phone. Adv. online at: https://www.store.mccabes.com/cart.php
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Sat, Dec 7:
8 pm - THE STEEL WHEELS play the famous concert hall in back of McCabes Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica CA 90405
* TIX, $25, + $4.50 per ticket online or by phone. Adv. online at: https://www.store.mccabes.com/cart.php
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Sun, Dec 8:
8 pm - ROB ICKES & TREY HENSLEY play the famous concert hall in back of McCabes Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica CA 90405
* TIX, $20, + $4.50 per ticket online or by phone. Adv. online at: https://www.store.mccabes.com/cart.php
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Fri, Dec 13:
8 pm - TRACE BUNDY plays the famous concert hall in back of McCabes Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica CA 90405
* TIX, $25, + $4.50 per ticket online or by phone. Adv. online at: https://www.store.mccabes.com/cart.php
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Sat, Dec 14:
8 pm - CHARLIE HUNTER & LUCY WOODWARD play the famous concert hall in back of McCabes Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica CA 90405
* TIX, $26.50, + $4.50 per ticket online or by phone. Adv. online at: https://www.store.mccabes.com/cart.php
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Sun & Mon, Dec 15 & 16:
8 pm - "JACKSH*T HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR MMXIX" gets two nights in the famous concert hall in back of McCabes Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica CA 90405
* TIX, $40, + $4.50 per ticket online or by phone. Adv. online at: https://www.store.mccabes.com/cart.php
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Fri, Dec 20:
THE BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA plays their only Southern Cal date for the 16th Annual "Christmas Rocks! Tour" on Fri, Dec 20 at the lovely McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert, CA.
* TIX, EARLIEST SALE: Wed, Jul 24 at 10 am (local time, in all US markets) through Thu, Jul 25 at 10 pm (local time). Or wait for regular sales to arrive Fri, Jul 26 at 10 am (local time), after the good seats are gone. (It was in the Guide's "Ticket Alerts" in July.)
* Iconic guitarist, songwriter, vocalist and three-time Grammy-Award winner BRIAN SETZER and his 19-piece ORCHESTRA will tour the country on their 16th annual "Christmas Rocks! Tour," presented for the fifth consecutive year by SiriusXM.
* Featuring music from their three best-selling holiday albums and Brian's numerous hits.
* The over 20-city annual, critically-acclaimed, holiday extravaganza launches Nov 15 at the State Theatre in Minneapolis, MN, and wraps-up at the McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert, CA on Dec 20.
* TIX (starting at time above) and more info at: www.briansetzer.com
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January
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Fri & Sat, Jan 10 & 11:
8 pm - DAR WILLIAMS plus special guest SETH GLIER gets two nights in the famous concert hall in back of McCabes Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica CA 90405
* TIX, $40, + $4.50 per ticket online or by phone. Adv. online at: https://www.store.mccabes.com/cart.php
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THE BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA plays their only Southern Cal date for the 16th Annual "Christmas Rocks! Tour" on Fri, Dec 20 at the lovely McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert, CA.
* TIX, EARLIEST SALE: Wed, Jul 24 at 10 am (local time, in all US markets) through Thu, Jul 25 at 10 pm (local time). Or wait for regular sales to arrive Fri, Jul 26 at 10 am (local time), after the good seats are gone. (It was in the Guide's "Ticket Alerts" in July.)
* Iconic guitarist, songwriter, vocalist and three-time Grammy-Award winner BRIAN SETZER and his 19-piece ORCHESTRA will tour the country on their 16th annual "Christmas Rocks! Tour," presented for the fifth consecutive year by SiriusXM.
* Featuring music from their three best-selling holiday albums and Brian's numerous hits.
* The over 20-city annual, critically-acclaimed, holiday extravaganza launches Nov 15 at the State Theatre in Minneapolis, MN, and wraps-up at the McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert, CA on Dec 20.
* TIX (starting at time above) and more info at: www.briansetzer.com
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January
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Fri & Sat, Jan 10 & 11:
8 pm - DAR WILLIAMS plus special guest SETH GLIER gets two nights in the famous concert hall in back of McCabes Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica CA 90405
* TIX, $40, + $4.50 per ticket online or by phone. Adv. online at: https://www.store.mccabes.com/cart.php
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As always, we have lots of MUSIC NEWS features in the works, and they'll be along as we get them dressed, shoes tied, cowlicks combed down, bowties cranked straight, and strings tuned.
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'Til we catch ya on the flip side...
as Buford the Wonder Dog looks on
and in our best Kathy Baker
"Hee Haw" voice: "THAT's all!"
"Hee Haw" voice: "THAT's all!"
Stay tuneful!
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