June 13 events, Acoustic Americana Music Calendar & News 2008

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"Tied to the Tracks"
ACOUSTIC AMERICANA
MUSIC CALENDAR & NEWS
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Events for June 13, 2008
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copyright (c) © 2008, Larry Wines. All rights reserved.
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June calendar, as a continuous read, is now at http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com, along with each day’s updated post of events, and our newest popular feature, the anniversaries of things that happened on that date.
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Each day’s updated events and anniversaries is still at www.myspace.com/laacoustic – for the time being. Because Myspace is suddenly accepting only short posts, we must go through the ponderous process of listing events there in small blocks, usually one day at a time – so, the calendar will move to another site, and that will happen soon.
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FUTURE EVENTS are posted into 2009 on our myspace site, where reading them curiously requires that you use the “Older Entries” button that appears when you click “View All” – going “back” to the future… just one of the many myspace aberrations.
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LATEST NEWS FEATURES were posted separately on June 7 and appear on both sites; previous news features posted May 31 on myspace, where earlier editions are still available by using the “View All” button, and if you want to journey farther back than recent editions, use the “Older Entries” button as many times as necessary to go all the way back to when acoustic music was made by indigenous natives pounding on hollow logs with rocks.
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FRIDAY, JUNE 13
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Today’s anniversaries:
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ALEXANDER THE GREAT died on this date in 323 BC, at age 33. He had conquered and forged an empire from the Mediterranean to India. He left no successor, and within a year, his empire crumbled into warring factions.
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PEASANTS REVOLT marched into London on this day in 1381. The Black Death of the Plague had depleted the population and the workforce, driving wages higher, byt Parliament refused to recognize higher wages, causing a peasant revolt. At one point, 14-year-old King Richard II agreed to the peasant’s demands, including the abolition of serfdom. But the murder of peasant leader Wat Tyler and the display of his head on a pole caused the peasant army to fragment, and they were butchered by the King’s army. The King then rescinded all his concessions, and the rights of mankind would need to await another era.
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LAFAYETTE ARRIVES in 1777, as a result of the efforts of Benjamin Franklin and others. The Marquis de Lafayette was emblematic of the new support of France for the American colonists in their revolution against British rule, and that alliance would be crucial.
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MERIWETHER LEWIS, with an advance party of the Lewis & Clark Expedition, reached the Great Falls of the Missouri River on this day in 1805. It confirmed that Lewis had reasoned correctly when he chose a fork where two rivers converged. The wrong choice would have led them away from the Shoshone Nation, who they needed to meet to obtain horses. Ironically, the “wrong” river – the Marias – would have led them to an easy pass through the Northern Rockies into the Columbia River drainage, but they would not have known where they were, and would not have gotten horses.
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CHRISTY MATTHEWSON threw the second no-hitter of his career in 1905, in his best year. He would finish the season 31-9, with an ERA of 1.28, and his New York Giants would win the World Series over Connie Mack’s Philadelphia Athletics, largely on the strength of Matthewson’s three World Series complete game shutouts in six days.
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HOMEOWNERS GET MORTGAGE RELIEF in 1933, as the first 100 days of the FDR administration passes the Home Owners Refinancing Act. Too bad nobody in Congress in 2008 can emulate that example from the last Great Depression.
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MAJOR BOWES, originator of the radio “Amateur Hour,” died in 1946. It was the oldest predecessor of “American Idol,” though Bowes seems to have found people with talent.
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MIRANDA RIGHTS were established by a Supreme Court ruling on this date in 1966, when the court found that every suspect must be advised of their Constitutional rights before being interrogated by police. Ernesto Miranda, for whom all this is named, was convicted based on a confession that was apparently coerced. Once overturned by the High Court, he was re-tried, and found guilty, anyway. He was imprisoned until 1972, and was stabbed to death in 1976, in an incident involving a card game. A year later on this day, Justice THURGOOD MARSHALL was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Lyndon Johnson as the first black man on the High Court.
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THE BEATLES LAST #1 HIT reached the top of the charts on this day in 1970, after the band had broken-up in April. The song was “The Long and Winding Road.”
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THE PENTAGON PAPERS began to be published in the New York Times on this day in 1971. The revelations of lies to justify the US involvement in Vietnam brought the end of the last bastion of support in America for the war. The secret papers were leaked by Daniel Ellsberg, a Pentagon employee who had turned against the war. Ahead would be the Nixon administration’s efforts to discredit Ellsberg, including the break-in by the White House “plumbers” at Ellsberg’s psychiatrist’s office, in a prelude to the Watergate break-in.
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PIONEER 10 became the first man-made object to leave the Solar System on this day in 1983. It had been launched on March 2, 1972, to explore Jupiter as a fly-by mission.
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BENNY GOODMAN, legendary bandleader, jazz man and clarinet player, died in 1986.
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DESMOND TUTU MEETS P.W. BOTHA in 1986, in a turning point on the road to end apartheid in South Africa. Tutu was the 1984 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, and Botha was the President of white-ruled South Africa. Botha was a hard-linere who wouldn’t yield – until he was forced by chaos and protests to resign his office in 1989.
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TODAY’S EVENTS:
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Fri-Sun, Jun 13-15; near Santa Barbara:
20th annual “LIVE OAK MUSIC FESTIVAL” at Live Oak Camp, on Hwy 154, in the Santa Ynez Valley, near Lake Cachuma and Goleta; www.liveoakmusic.org; 805-781-3030. This year’s lineup includes NANCI GRIFFITH, DAN HICKS AND THE HOT LICKS, MIKE MARSHALL’S MANDOLIN EXTRAVANGANZA, CHORO FAMOSO, PONCHO SANCHEZ, NAPPY BROWN, THE DERAILERS, QUEEN OMEGA, WITH SOUL MAJESTIC, BABA KEN AND THE NIGERIAN BROTHERS, GIBSON BROTHERS, EILEN JEWELL, INGA SWEARINGEN, CAMPBELL BROTHERS, THE STAIRWELL SISTERS, BANSHEE IN THE KITCHEN, CACHE VALLEY DRIFTERS, WHISKEY CHIMP, RESINATION, DON LAMPSON, RACHEL SEDACCA, LOUIE ORTEGA AND THE BURNERS, BUNGEE JUMPING COWS, GOVE COUNTY STRING QUARTET. Also plenty of workshops and vendors. Entertainment runs Fri, 3:45 pm-midnight; Sat, 8 am-midnight; Sun, 8 am-10 pm. See festival site for schedules, artist bios, etc.
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This is always a wonderful festival. Every year, it’s produced as a benefit for KCBX public radio, as the station’s principal annual fund-raiser. Camping is additional; car camping $25, RV (anything over 22 ft) is $55; parking / camping for motorcycles and disabled camping (with reserv) are free. A “Full festival pass” is required to qualify for camping; prices shown include a $5 web-order discount: adults $115, ages 13-17, $75, age 4-12, $35. Individual days (no camping) available for $35 adult or teen, $15 child.
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Fri-Sun, June 13, 14, 15; in Victorville:
32nd Annual “HUCK FINN JUBILEE” the annual big-deal bluegrass festival on Father's day Weekend, at Mojave Narrows Regional Park, just over Cajon Pass in the Mojave Desert, near Victorville; info & tix, 951-341-8080; www.huckfinn.com. This is “the big one” in Southern Cal for bluegrass fans. Newsweek called Huck Finn "One of eight great American festivals."
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Lineup includes:
THE NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND, DOYLE LAWSON AND QUICKSILVER, THE DAN TYMINSKI BAND, SCOTT GATES & PACIFIC OCEAN BLUEGRASS BAND, THE NATIONAL BLUEGRASS PLAYOFFS, and many more. 15-year-old mandolin wunderkind Scott Gates will perform with the NGDB. Runs 7 am-11 pm Fri & Sat, 7 am-8 pm Sun.
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Tix went on sale Jan 7, and camping tix always go fast. Reserved camping and adv tix are strongly recommended. This year brings more electrical hook-ups for RVs in Camp Area 1,2,3 behind the Main Stage and in the SWBA "Entertainers Camp” Area. RV non hook-up sites can also be reserved for a small fee in both areas. All parking and fishing are free. Adv tix by phone, mail or web are $10 LESS THAN SHOWN HERE. Prices at gate require cash payment. Adult 4-day (includes Thu, Fri, Sat camping) $85; adult 3-day (includes Fri, Sat camping) $80; junior 3-day (includes Thu, Fri, Sat camping) $20; Daily admission (no camping; cash at gate) adults, Fri $15, Sat $20, Sun $20; juniors (ages 6-11), $5 any one day; kids under age 6 are free.
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Fri-Sun, Jun 13-15:
Annual “PLAYBOY JAZZ FESTIVAL” at the Hollywood Bowl Sat & Sun, with other events at various L.A. venues. Tonight is a “Pre-Jazz Warm Up” party at the Sagebrush Cantina, 23527 Calabasas Rd, Calabasas; 818-222-6062.
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Fri-Sun, Jun 13, 14, 15; in Nevada:
Annual “CARSON CITY RENDEVOUS” with MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY, DAVE STAMEY, SOURDOUGH SLIM, TOM HIATT, RICHARD ELLOYAN, in Mills Park, Williams St, Carson City, NV; 775-883-1976; www.carsoncityrendezvous.com. Event includes lots of music, historical re-enactments, and evening concerts in the neighboring Pony Express Pavilion venue. A Nevada Arts Council grant now supports traditional and folkloric singing, dancing, and music of early Nevada, as well as a celebration of the ethnic groups that, from earliest days, have comprised the Silver State’s population.
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Fri-Sun, Jun 13, 14, & 15; in Washington State:
“RODEO WEEK END” COWBOY POETRY, MUSIC & DANCE, in Bickleton, WA, with BODIE DOMINGUEZ, SMOKE WADE, JIM AASEN, COYOTE JOE. Includes shows 3-5 pm Fri, 8 pm Sat, and a 7 am “Cowboy Breakfast,” with music & poetry.
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Fri, every week:
6-9 pm DAVE OSTI and DEANNA COGAN jam out on acoustic classic rock tunes every Friday at the Mayan Bar, 311 W Foothill Bl, Monrovia.
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Fri, every week:
6-8 pm OPEN MIC at Fendi's Café, 539 East Bixby Rd (near Atlantic), Long Beach; 562-424-4774.
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Fri, Jun 13:
6:30-10 pm “DANCE DOWNTOWN” presents GRUPO MODERNO playing Cumbia dance music, at the Music Center Plaza, 135 N Grand Av, downtown L.A.; 213-972-3660; www.musiccenter.org. Dance floor provided. You don't need a partner. No matter what your dance style of choice or level of expertise, spend a Friday evening dancing under the stars on the Music Center Plaza. UPCOMING EVENTS: Swing dance on June 27; Bollywood / Bhangra on July 11; Samba on July 25. Information is subject to change. In case of rain, events are cancelled. Parking available in the Music Center garage for $8 (weekends). Public transit, on MTA’s bus or the Metro Red Line subway, is available; info at 1-800-Commute (weekdays) or www.mta.net. Free event.
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Fri, Jun 13 (& Sat, Jun 14):
6:30-11:30 pm KRISTIN KORB plays at Shutters on the Beach, 1 Pico Bl, Santa Monica; 310-587-1707; www.shuttersonthebeach.com. Kristin says, "There is nothing better than watching the sun set at the beach, chillin' with your friends, and enjoying some good food. Shutters is the place for extraordinary people watching, relaxing on the couch, and spoiling yourself without having to drive too far. You never know who is going to be there!" The delightful Kristin has performed live on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks” with her alter ego group, COW BOP. She is an amazing standup bass player and vocalist. Info, www.kristinkorb.com. Tonight’s jazz show is all ages, with a drink cover, otherwise free.
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Fri, Jun 13:
6:30-9:30 pm LUIS OLIART at Chino Towne Center, in the courtyard near Mimi Café, Chino 92880. Take the Grand / Edison offramp off Hwy 71.
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Fri, Jun 13:
7-10 pm ASTRID CHEVALLIER, CRAZY AUNT MARY, ANNETTE CONLON, ARLENE KOLE, BETSY USHER, and KELLY’S LOT play a “Nette Radio and GoGirlsMusic Night” showcase at The Talking Stick, 1630 Ocean Park Bl, Santa Monica 90405; 310-450-6052. KELLY’S LOT has performed live on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks,” and they just completed a European tour; and you can enjoy a slideshow of that at www.myspace.com/kellyslot. Check out their new CD, “The Light, and more, at www.KellysLot.com.
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Fri, Jun 13:
7:30 pm AILISH TYNAN & HUGH TINNEY play the “Friday Nights at the Getty” series at the Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Dr, L.A. 90049; 310-440-7300. Two of Ireland's most celebrated musical ambassadors, soprano Ailish Tynan and pianist Hugh Tinney, perform a recital of songs by Brahms and Faure and arrangements of Irish folksongs by Herbert Hughes from Tynan's recently released CD A Purse of Gold. This concert is part of the Music for Museums series, a collaboration with the National Gallery of Ireland. (Orig scheduled for Fri, Feb 8.) Parking is $8. Admission is FREE; reserv req’d, and are taken beginning Thu, May 22 at 9 am, at 310-440-7300.
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Fri, Jun 13; in Carson City, NV:
7:30 pm “FRIDAY NIGHT CAMPFIRE” at Annual “CARSON CITY RENDEZVOUS” is a concert gala with “MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY & FRIENDS,” in the Pony Express Pavilion, next to Mills Park, Hwy 50, Carson City, NV; www.eventsnevada.com/rendezvous.htm. This year’s Rendezvous brings the sounds of the west with the country music and traditional cowboy songs of MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY (“Wildfire,” “Carolina in the Pines”), DAVE STAMEY (Western Music Assoc. "Entertainer of the Year," winner of “Song of the Year,” and “Songwriter of the Year,” and he’s performed live on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks”), also RICHARD ELOYAN, and performing host LARRY MAURICE. Larry is the multi-year winner of honors as the nation’s top cowboy poet, and he’s also performed on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks.” He tells us that Richard Elloyan is, “one of the area’s finest songwriters and performers,” and he adds, “I get to emcee the darn thing (best seat in the house). Very nice venue. The show will be ‘in the round’ so there won't be a bad seat. Will be a great show.” Concert tix $15 adv, $20 door; $50 for family of 4.
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Fri, Jun 13:
8 pm RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE with mandolin wizard and band member EVAN MARSHALL at the brand-new Covina Performing Arts Center, 104 N Citrus Av, Covina 91723; 626-331-8133; www.covinacenter.com. The Riders of the Purple Sage are equally at home performing with symphonies and atop hay-bale stages. One of the world’s most historic Western bands plays this one as a fundraiser for this brand-new venue. They’re musically wonderful, innovative and virtuosic, they have marvelous originals, and they appeal to a vast audience well beyond those who love traditional western music. And they’re a whole lot of fun to see in a live performance. While they’re no strangers to a big concert stage, their monthly residency at Altadena’s Coffee Gallery Backstage always sells-out at least a month in advance. Hear ‘em tonight and help inaugurate a brand-new performance venue. Tix: $20 gen’l, $40 box seats.
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Fri, Jun 13:
8 pm THE FRISKIE FROLICS with guest JANET KLEIN and an entire quintet, and RICK QUISOL, "The Dimestore Dandy," at Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena . Reservations: 626-398-7917; info www.coffeegallery.com. Janet says, “Oh, so Libertine. In today's music industry, where October's hot property is November's has-been, the fear of obsolescence exerts a powerful influence on many performers. Unless, of course, you're the Frisky Frolics. With a ukulele-driven program of such Tin Pan Alley-era classics as ‘Cake Eatin’ Man’ and ‘My Canary Has Circles Under His Eyes,’ the quintet revels in the outdated, dusty gems from our grandparents' 78 rpm record collections.”
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In the hands of RICK "THE DIMESTORE DANCDY, QUISOL (ukulele, vocals, kazoo), PIERRE LAIK (mandolin), YANOS LUSTIG (sax, piano), CRAIG VENTRESCO ( Lead guitar) and CHRIS "TEEGEE" GREEN (acoustic bass, backing vocals), the band’s Jazz Age ditties shimmer and sway, tickling the funny bone while soothing the soul. But, as a growing number of Frisky Frolics fans can tell you, the group's shows are about far more than music. Performances include vintage clothing and props that further enhance the magic of the long-lost musical treasures. The Frolics offer a unique opportunity to travel back in time to an era when the harsh realities of the Depression were temporarily softened by snappy tunes, droll lyrics, and the occasional ferocious kazoo solo. And, of course, Rick Quisol, "The Dimestore Dandy." Oh, so Libertine. Artists’ info, www.thefriskyfrolics.com and www.myspace.com/thefriskyfrolics.
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Fri, Jun 13:
8 pm SUEDE at McCabe's Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica; 310-828-4497; www.mccabes.com. Artist info, www.johngorka.com. $22.50.
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Fri, Jun 13:
8 pm McGRATH PROJECT, aka BOWLING FOR SOUP play a benefit for Hart High School’s Art Department at Rattlesnake Slim’s Coffee, Tea, and Tack, 23127 Lyons Av, Newhall; 661-877-4165; www.myspace.com/rattlesnakeslims. We love the venue’s self-promo: “If you like pre-made concentrated coffee from a plastic bag or tea that comes from concentrate than keep goin’ down Lyons. If you prefer music that is produced by a giant media conglomerate and a computer, than stay away. If your preference for music is generated by Pro-Tools, not by people with talent, than stay away. Yeah, we know that we seem like a hick joint. We would rather be hick than fake. We have the blues all the time. We love Howlin Wolf and Ella. We listen to Billie and Willie. We design our own clothes. We have a nice selection of vintage hand made cowboy shirts perfect for the rockabilly in your family. Oh yeah and we are a tack and saddle shop too. Lets see you try and saddle up at Hollister. We brew our coffee and blend our shakes from beans not bags. We bring in live music Fridays and Satudays. If you want to be on our mailing list than just drop us a line at RattlesnakeSlims@earthlink.net.”
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Fri, every week:
8-10:30 pm THE PLOUGHBOYS play an every-Friday residency at the Tam O'Shanter, 2980 Los Feliz Bl, Los Feliz 90039; www.lawrysonline.com/tamoshanter_gen_info.asp; 323-664-0228. Band member Mark Romano says, “Great food, drinks, dancing, and of course, music!” Info & directions, www.theploughboys.com. All ages, no cover.
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Fri, every week:
8-10 pm ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE, singer-songwriter or band, at Kulak's Woodshed, 5230-1/2 Laurel Canyon Bl, North Hollywood; 818-766-9913; info / web simulcast at www.kulakswoodshed.com. Must be a member of venue in advance to gain entry. No cover, artists are unpaid, and a $10 donation to the venue is expected from each participant & audience member.
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Fri, Jun 13; in VC:
8 pm “FIRESIDE CONCERT” series at Borchard Community Center, 190 Reino Rd corner of Borchard, Newbury Park; info, 805-427-4707; folksgr1@aol.com. $7.
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Fri, Jun 13:
MORTONETTE STEPHENS plays a Benefit Concert, “SHIFT HAPPENS,” as the main event in the “2008 CARL ANDERSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND DRIVE” at Agape International Spiritual Center, 5700 Buckingham Pkwy, Culver City 90230; www.agapelive.com. MORTONETTE STEPHENS will take you on a musical journey “into what’s right in your world.” Mortonette has sung with Capital Records, Barbara Streisand, Quincy Jones, Paul Anka, Elton John, and Linda Ronstadt. She was hired to be vocal trainer, coordinator, and bit player for Alex Haley’s TV series “Roots.” In her ongoing tours in Europe, Mortonette performs as one of the three lead singers in “WILD WOMEN BLUES.” Mortonette has received numerous gold and platinum recording awards for her performances. She sings regularly at the Agape International Spiritual Center in Culver City.
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The concert is a benefit for the scholarship, which supports teens and young adults in pursuit of their dreams of artistic expression, including acting, singing, dancing, composing, visual arts and writing. Past scholarship recipients have pursued playwriting, music composition, acting, and film production. This year’s scholarship parameters include all students who will be matriculating into institutions of higher learning.
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Fri, Jun 13:
9 pm DOO-WAH RIDERS play a special “I LOVE THIS BAR” night at the Cowboy Palace Saloon, 21635 Devonshire St (Devonshire & Owensmouth), Chatsworth 91311; www.cowboypalace.com; 818-341-0166. The Toby Keith hit of that name was filmed at the venue, and someone in attendance tonight will win free tix to Toby Keith’s L.A. concert. Live music here 7 nights a week, sometimes acoustic, sometimes electric. Preceded by free line dance lessons with Marie, 7-9 pm. No cover.
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View all of June at http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com, or listings continue at www.myspace.com/laacoustic with chronological date listings, as separate posts. On myspace, use the “view all” and then, curiously enough, the “older” button to see into the future, all the way into 2009. The calendar will be moving soon, where we won’t need to post events in small increments, and we’ll let you know when and to where. Meantime, the most recent info, both events and news, lives on both the myspace and the blogspot pages.
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copyright (c) © 2008, Larry Wines. All rights reserved.
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