MUSIC FESTIVALS, June 21 & 22, Acoustic Americana Music Calendar & News 2008

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"Tied to the Tracks"
ACOUSTIC AMERICANA
MUSIC CALENDAR & NEWS
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UPDATED guide to the music festivals June 21 & 22, 2008
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copyright (c) © 2008, Larry Wines. All rights reserved.
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MORE UPDATES with additional events happening this weekend have been made ONLY to the Blogspot calendar listings, at http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com
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MYSPACE makes it far too ponderous to add events in multipart listings for each of the two days, so FOR THE LATEST, go the Blogspot calendars!
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SATURDAY’S FESTIVALS, JUNE 21
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Sat, Jun 21:
All day “PASADENA FETE DE LA MUSIQUE” aka “MAKE MUSIC PASADENA” is a monumental city-wide musical event including various venues in Pasadena; info at www.makemusicpasadena.org. It’s a FREE musical celebration throughout the main districts in Pasadena, including Old Town Pasadena, One Colorado, the Playhouse District, and throughout the city. It happens on “World Music Day,” which is also the Summer Solstice.
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On that day, sidewalks, parks, courtyards, alleys, lobbies of buildings and other unconventional performance spaces will become spontaneous musical stages and social gathering places. Professional and amateur musicians will bring their talents to the streets of Pasadena and perform to new crowds.
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A number of artists who have performed live on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks” are performing on the various stages. Look for all of them. They are: DAFNI, SEVERIN BROWNE, KAEDMON, ROSS ALTMAN, BRAD COLERICK, NICOLE GORDON, PETE HOPKINS, KRISTY HANSON, and we hear tell of more.
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Top selling and internationally known artists will perform at SIX themed main stages PLUS 24 “impromptu” stages. What better way to jump start the summer than by dancing in the streets, throughout the day, to these wonderful music performances?
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A few to catch: PASADENA SCOTS, bagpipes & all, noon-1 pm and also JESSICA FICHOT with her accordion & band at 1:30 pm, both on the “Music from Around the World Stage” in the Playhouse District, 15 S El Molino Av. KAEDMON at the “Gamble House Stage” 12:30-1 pm, at 4 Westmoreland Pl. The “PASADENA PUBLIC LIBRARY Stage” brings many favorites of radio’s “Tied to the Tracks,” with the always delightful DAFNI 1:30–2 pm, BEA & JIM ROMANO and their dulcimer-based band 2-2:30 pm, political/socially conscious/historical folk musician ROSS ALTMAN 2:30-3 pm, SEVERIN BROWNE 3:30-4 pm, and the ever-innovative PETE HOPKINS 4-4:30 pm. UKULELE BART plays the Folk Tree stage 1-1:40 pm at 217 S Fair Oaks. STONEHONEY plays 5-6 pm, MEIKO 7-8 pm, and JESSCA HOOP, 8-9 pm, then EVEREST, 9-10 pm, all on the “Emerging Artists” stage at One Colorado Courtyard. KRISTY HANSON plays 4-4:40 pm at “Sunway Clothing Stage,” 1487 E Colorado. WILLOW HALE & BRUCE CERVI (www.willowhale.com) play a half hour set on the “Trio-Gilmor Plaza Stage” at 44 N Madison Av, Old Town Pasadena, 5-5:30 pm. PERLA BATALA plays at 8 pm wrapping-up the all-day “Caltech Presents” part of the event, outdoors on Beckman Mall, on the Caltech campus.
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Be sure to catch some shows at the dedicated “AMERICANA STAGE” at the Armory Center for the Arts, 145 N Raymond, with several notables, and the following schedule:
11 am ERIN ALDEN
Noon To be announced
1 pm BRAD COLERICK - he’s performed live on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks.”
2 pm LAURA CREAMER
3 pm NICOLE GORDON - she’s performed live on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks.”
4 pm JOHN AMOS
5 pm ALISON BLOCK
6 pm MOBETTA LORETTA
7 pm TYRANTS IN THERAPY
8 pm SONIC MOJO
9 pm DEAD ROCK WEST
10 pm DAVID VIDAL, DORIAN CHEAH & FRIENDS
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All performances are FREE and open to the public.
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Sat & Sun, Jun 21 & 22:
11:30 am-9 pm 22nd Annual “LONG BEACH BAYOU FESTIVAL” at beautiful Rainbow Lagoon Park, on N side of Shoreline Dr, between Shoreline Village Dr and Linden Av, Long Beach; www.longbeachfestival.com; 562-427-8834. Featuring Grammy Award winner TERRANCE SIMIEN, THE PINE LEAF BOYS, SAVOY-DOUCET, GUITAR SHORTY, DEBBIE DAVIES, BARBARA MORRISON, LINDA HOPKINS & many more. The festival is always superbly well-done, and it’s the principal annual fund-raiser for Comprehensive Child Development, which helps families in the Long Beach area. This year brings THREE stages for the first time (it’s always been two).
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Cajun & Zydeco Bands on Saturday are:
SAN DIEGO CAJUN PLAYBOYS, BONNE MUSIQUE ZYDECO, SAVOY-DOUCET CAJUN BAND, NEW ORLEANS TRADITIONAL JAZZ BAND, CHUBBY CARRIER & THE BAYOU SWAMP BAND, TERRANCE SIMIEN & THE ZYDECO EXPERIENCE (Grammy Winner).
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Cajun & Zydeco Bands on Sunday are:
T-LOU & HIS SUPER HOT ZYDECO BAND, PINE LEAF BOYS, NEW ORLEANS TRADITIONAL JAZZ BAND, CHUBBY CARRIER & THE BAYOU SWAMP BAND, GENO DELAFOSE & FRENCH ROCKIN' BOOGIE (Grammy Nominee).
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Blues Bands are:
GUITAR SHORTY, DEBBIE DAVIES, BARBARA MORRISON, LINDA HOPKINS, MICHAEL WARD, BERNIE PEARL, CASH MCCALL; there’s a “TRIBUTE TO MOTOWN” by SEVILLE BIG DADDYS.
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All ages event. Parking across from site at Marina Green Lot. Adv tix online (w/ adv savings) or buy at the gate. Children 12 & under are free; gen’l, $30 adv (by Jun 13), $35 at gate; Srs (age 60+) & college students (age 18+) $25 per day; teens (ages 13-17) $10 per day.
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Sat, Jun 21:
8 am “RUN LIKE A GIRL 10K” with lots of music, including KELLY’S LOT, at The Rose Bowl in Pasadena. KELLY’S LOT has performed live on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks.” Info, www.montrain.com/runlikeagirl.
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All-day, Sat & Sun, Jun 21 & 22; in NY State, w/ LIVE WEBCAST:
7 am (Pacific time) 2008 “CLEARWATER FESTIVAL” in NY State, with PETE SEEGER, THE KENNEDYS, CHERYL WHEELER, KEVIN SO, THE BLUERUNNERS, MAGPIE, GANDALF MURPHY, THE FELICE BROTHERS, THE SLEEPY HOLLOW STRING BAND, THE STRANGELINGS, and many others, on five stages, at Croton Point Park, on the shores of the Hudson River, Village of Croton-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York; www.clearwater.org/revival/index.html. Runs Sat & Sun, 10 am-dusk, in New York (hence, 7 am simulcast time, Pacific). A joint project of the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc, and Westchester County, NY, the Clearwater music and environmental festival offers music, dance, storytelling, and more, in “a natural park on a river peninsula with sandy beaches and sweeping views of the Hudson, on the Summer Solstice.” Festival Camping, call 845-454-7673 x142 by June 9. “Sail on Tall Ships at the Festival” offers river excursions aboard the sloop “Clearwater,” a replica of a 19th century river sloop, or aboard the schooner “Mystic Whaler,” for a two-hour sail on the Hudson River. Book passage at 800-67SLOOP x107.
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LIVE WEBCAST from the festival on WBAI 99.5 FM, www.wbai.org, Listener-sponsored community radio for peace and justice will broadcast live from the festival. You can listen to the music and sounds from the festival all weekend. (Remember the time zones: the festival begins both days at 10 am Eastern, which is 7 am Pacific. It goes until local dusk in NY, which is about 5 pm Pacific.)
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Sat & Sun, Jun 21 & 22; in Blue Jay / Lake Arrowhead:
10 am-6 pm “BLUE JAY SWASHBUCKLING FESTIVAL” with RON ELY, PIRATES OF THE BLACK SWAN, THE DOXIE CHICKS, at Blue Jay Village (near Lake Arrowhead), 23707 State Rte 189, Blue Jay 92317. Event runs 10 am-6 pm on Sat, 11 am-4 pm on Sun. With the Southern California Pirates Coalition (not affiliated with the big record labels), “Jack Sparrow look-alike” contests for adults and kids, belly dancing, a modern jester, face paintin' for whelps, swashbuckling entertainment, vendors specializing in pirate ware from across the Seven Seas. Pirates and landlubbers alike are welcome. Camping and other overnight accommodations “are within stumblin' distance,” and they tell us, “all are welcome, pirate costumes or not!” Free.
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Sat, Jun 21:
3 pm- late at night “SUMMER SOLSTICE WITH THE TOPANGA ROCK & ROLL SOCIETY” at Topanga Seed & Feed, 106 S Topanga Cyn Bl (in Pine Tree Circle across from the post office), Topanga 90290. Park on the boulevard, inside the white lines, so the music lovers won’t hog the whole parking lot. Celebrate the longest day of the year, the Seed & Feed’s anniversary, the Topanga Days volunteers, and Jewels’ Birthday (from City Fritter) who tells us, “this old broad can still rock!” The agenda includes making curry, and you are invited to pitch-in to direct traffic or sell t-shirts and beer.
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Here's the schedule:3 pm set-up and warm-up jam; bring your instruments, all are welcome to play.4 pm CHRISTOPHER HAWLEY - Venice guitar man5 pm CITY FRITTER with special guests; http://myspace.com/cityfritter 6 pm NORTHSTAR SESSION - dreamy harmonies7 pm ZANE SAUREZ – Jewels says, “this guy rocks “8 pm “Jam, jam, jam until we're toast!”
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Sponsors add, “There will be food and drink but feel free to B.Y.O. whatever....we'll have icy coolers for your cooling pleasure. You may also want a hat, sunscreen, and folding chairs. This event is FREE FREE FREE (but bring some singles for the tip jar!)”
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Sat & Sun, Jun 21 & 22; in the OC:
10 am-7 pm Annual “GREAT AMERICAN IRISH FAIR” with THE FENIANS, DUBLIN 4, SLIGO RAGS, many more, at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, 8800 Irvine Center Dr, Irvine; Info, www.irishfair.org.
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Sat, Jun 21:
Annual 2008 “LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL” continues today, runs Jun 19 through Jun 29, showcasing more than 100 feature films, alongside star-studded premieres, outdoor screenings, live musical performances, and a Family Day. Info and sched at www.lafilmfest.com.
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Sat, Jun 21:
6 pm-midnight “WORLD PEACE FOR LIFE EVENT 2008” at The Los Angeles Convention Center, downtown L.A. (See “Saturday’s other events,” below, for info.)
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Sat-Sun, Jun 21-22; in Colorado:
The TELLURIDE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL (www.bluegrass.com/telluride) continues (began Thu, Jun 19), as much acoustic roots music as bluegrass, it includes the prestigious Telluride Troubadour singer-songwriter competition. If you're looking for an early summer road trip, this one is fabulous. Tix went on sale in Dec, and it always sells-out. The venue is in the bottom of a box canyon, 10,000 ft above the sea, in Telluride, Colorado, and the view to the left of the stage includes a 600 waterfall. You must go, at least once.
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For those who just need to get out of town, and want an escape with a lot of music, consider the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, then the South Park Music Tour in Central Colorado, which is a FREE festival of all music genres, June 26-29 (see calendar listing). Now, THAT’s a Rocky Mountain High!
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Sat, Jun 21; in Oklahoma:
Annual “SUMMER JAMBOREE” in Gene Autry, OK.
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SUNDAY’S FESTIVALS, JUNE 22
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IN ADDITION TO THE ALL-WEEKEND-LONG FESTIVALS LISTED FOR SATURDAY, here are two more that are Sunday festivals:
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Sun, Jun 22:
Noon-8 pm “MALIPALOOZA” at Malibu Bluffs Park, corner of Malibu Canyon Rd & Pacific Coast Hwy; www.Malipalooza.com. Lots of music, including, at 7 pm, KELLY’S LOT, who have performed live on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks.”
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Sun, Jun 22; in Oakland:
2 pm 3rd Annual “BLUEGRASS FOR THE GREENBELT” with LAURIE LEWIS AND THE RIGHT HANDS (TOM ROZUM, SCOTT HUFFMAN, CRAIG SMITH and TODD PHILLIPS) with THE WRONGLERS and HOT BUTTERED RUM at Dunsmuir Historic Estate, 2969 Peralta Oaks Ct, Oakland. Benefit Concert for Greenbelt Alliance, benefit concert / festival to raise funds for and awareness of the organization. $25 mbrs, $40 gen’l, children under age 12 are free.
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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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