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HAPPY THANKSGIVING ! As we all prepare our turkey demolition plans, we’re thankful for the WONDERFUL abundance of live music – as members of the audience and when we’re on stage – and we’re thankful for ALL the good things in our lives!
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“QUICKIE ACCESS” TO “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” PICKS, & NEWS FEATURES –
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1) “Show-Of-The-Week” Picks, Wednesday & Thanksgiving Day…
2) This WEEKEND’s “Show-of-the-Week” Picks, November 26-28
3) End of Nov / First Days of Dec: “Shows-of-the-Week,” Nov 29-Dec 5
4) In Yo’ Face (Book)…
5) Image vs. Substance in Cultureless Pop Culture…
6) John McCutcheon to Play Smothers Theatre in January
7) KPFK Adds a New “Public Radio Int’l” Show – Is More Possible?
8) New Holiday Comedy to Debut at Long Beach’s Found Theatre
9) Hollywood Master Chorale Offers Interfaith Holiday “Feast”
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(Our regular feature, “We’d Like You to Meet…” is combined this week with News Feature #6, above…)
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1) “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” PICKS, WEDNESDAY & THANKSGIVING DAY…
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Wednesday, November 24th's “Show-Of-The-Week” pick:
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* 7 pm “BATTLE OF THE BLUES HARPS” with KIM WILSON, ROD PIAZZA & THE MIGHTY FLYERS, JAMES HARMAN, DOUG MacLEOD, DARRELL MANSFIELD, and more, at Golden Sails Best Western Hotel, Crystal Ballroom, Long Beach.
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Thursday, November 25th's “EVENT-OF-THE-WEEK” picks:
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* 11:30 am 6th annual “THANKSGIVING AT THE LEARNING GARDEN,” hosting the “Program for Torture Victims” staff and clients in celebrating this American holiday, with potluck holiday feasting on traditional and international food, and Americana roots music, at the Learning Garden, at Venice High School, 13000 Venice Bl, Venice 90066; 310-722-3656; learninggardenmaster@yahoo.com. (Bring a dish to feed 10 and you’re invited.)
* 5 pm “CNN’s HEROES” promises to be inspiring, and the promo for it includes acoustic live music performances with JOHN BON JOVI and a big musical ensemble who all look and sound great. (Broadcast at 5 pm Pacific, 8 pm Eastern. Check you local cable listings.)
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING !
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2) THIS WEEKEND’S “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” PICKS, NOVEMBER 26-28
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Friday, November 26th’s “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” picks:
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* 7 pm DOUG MacLEOD, acoustic bluesmaster, plays Lucille’s BBQ in Long Beach.
* 8 pm “SONGS FROM THE DAYS OF THE BYRDS AND BEYOND,” by JOHN YORK (the BYRDS) with BILLY DARNELL (The EVERLY BROTHERS), at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena.
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Saturday, November 27th’s “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” picks:
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* 2 pm "AN IRISH CHRISTMAS" with DARREN MAGUIRE, the brilliant "Riverdance" star, and DAVID MUNNRLLY, the button accordion wizard, at Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza.
* 3 pm.DAVE MORRISON with GREG KRUEGER, GENEVIEVE ADELL, and LUKE HALPIN, plus a set by PHIL WARD, at a house concert.
* 7 pm CHRISTOPHER BURGAN TRIO (he’s the guitarist for WE FIVE) at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena.
* 7 pm DOUG MacLEOD, acoustic bluesmaster, plays Lucille’s BBQ in Long Beach.
* 8 pm BERNIE PEARL BLUES BAND plus BOBBY BLUEHOUSE opening at the Arcadia Blues Club in Arcadia.
* 8 pm Surf guitar legend DICK DALE and his musician son JIMMY DALE play an all-acoustic evening at The Fret House in Covina.
* 9 pm-1 am WUMBLOOZO plays Joe's Great American Bar & Grill, 4311 W Magnolia, Burbank
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Sunday, November 28th’s “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” picks:
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* 2 pm "AN IRISH CHRISTMAS" with DARREN MAGUIRE, the brilliant "Riverdance" star, and DAVID MUNNRLLY, the button accordion wizard, at the Irvine Barclay Theatre in Irvine.
* 7 pm “THE GENERATIONS TRIO” and “THE LINDY SISTERS” bring a veritable “USO Show” to the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena. NOTE: This WAS postponed, and now it's "back on track," and it WILL happen.
* 9 pm, on TV - "NOVEMBER CHRISTMAS" on "HALLMARK HALL OF FAME" has music by Kerrville New Folk Winner ERNEST TROOST, stars SAM ELLIOTT & JOHN CORBETT, on CBS.
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3) END OF NOV / FIRST DAYS OF DEC: “SHOWS-OF-THE-WEEK,” NOV 29-DEC 5
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The first weekend of December arrives with an exceptionally rich offering of acoustic music. And the days leading to it aren’t bad. It’s all here (though we’re sure to add more, as additional shows are announced).
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Monday, November 29th’s “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
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* 7 pm FOY WILLING'S RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE featuring CODY BRYANT return to their favorite corral (chorale?) for their monthly potluck dinner-and-a-show at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena. Yee-Hah!
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Tuesday, November 30th’s “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
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* 7 pm THE SWINGIN’ ARMANI BROTHERS return for their monthly potluck dinner-and-a-show at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena. A bit campy, sure, but with fine musicianship. This is proving to be L.A.’s best monthly cabaret dinner show.
* 5:30-8:30 pm "HAPPY HOUR HANG" is an "EVENT-OF-THE-WEEK FOR ARTISTS," sponsored by LA Women in Music (LAWIM), open to all, is a networking opportunity for folks in music and the music biz; this time, it happens at The Fox and Hounds in Studio City.
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Wednesday, December 1st’s “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” picks:
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* (in San Diego) 7:30 pm “AN IRISH CHRISTMAS IN AMERICA” at the “AMSD” concert series, San Diego.
* 8 pm JOHN McLAUGHLIN & THE 4th DIMENSION play the “UCLA Live” series in Royce Hall, on the campus in Westwood.
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Friday, December 3rd’s “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” picks:
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* 7:30 pm RONNY COX, stellar singer-songwriter & famous actor, plays the Sherman Oaks Presbyterian Church concert series, in Sherman Oaks.
* 7:30 pm “RUMPELSTILTSKIN” with puppets, as the old German folk / fairy tale is presented by “Tears of Joy” at Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz at Le Lycée Français de Los Angeles; good event for children.
* 8 pm BORDER RADIO – KELLY McCUNE & her all-star band – return to the Coffee Gallery Backstage, Altadena.
* 9:30 pm KEN O'MALLEY brings his authentic and original Irish music on 6 & 12 string, with his powerful vocals, to the Cock N Bull Pub, Santa Monica.
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Saturday, December 4th’s “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” picks:
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* 3 & 8 pm “ALOHA CONCERT SERIES” brings AARON SALA to the Ruth Shannon Center for the Performing Arts, Whittier.
* 7 pm KATE WALLACE AND DOUG CLEGG, award -winning Santa-Barbara-based songwriters, bring their Americana music to the Coffee Gallery Backstage, Altadena.
* 7:30 pm MOSCOW NIGHTS play the “Ojai Concert Series” in Matilija Auditorium, Ojai.
* 8 pm JAMES LEE STANLEY at Boulevard Music, Culver City.
* 8 pm “ALOHA CONCERT SERIES” brings AARON SALA to the Ruth Shannon Center for the Performing Arts, Whittier.
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Sunday, December 5th’s “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” picks:
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* 12:45 & 3 pm PETER HIMMELMAN plays the Skirball Cultural Center atop Sepulveda Pass, L.A.
* 2 pm annual “COWBOY CHRISTMAS CONCERT” with THE SONS OF THE SAN JOAQUIN and JENNIFER LIND in the Wells Fargo Theatre at the Autry National Center (Autry Museum) Griffith Park, L.A.
* 4 pm 29th annual “LOS ANGELES HOLIDAY CAROLING” for shut-ins, at four senior care centers and a restaurant, with many top award-winning musicians and stars of film, TV, and stage, all in the West San Fernando Valley.
* 7 pm “ALICE COLTRANE TRIBUTE” with a host of all-star musicians paying tribute to jazz legend Alice Coltrane at the “UCLA Live” series in Royce Hall, on the campus in Westwood.
* 7 pm “RANDY SPARKS & FRIENDS” plus JENNIFER LIND opening, at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, Altadena.
* 7 pm THE DITTY BOPS return for “one very special show” at McCabe’s, Santa Monica.
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4) IN YO’ FACE (BOOK)…
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Seems we can no longer use the word “face,” unless we want to get sued. We can’t “face the music.” Bob Schieffer can’t “Face the Nation” anymore (despite the fact that the show has been on TV for more than 50 years). We’ll need to “Contemplate your countenance,” because, now, we can’t “Look you in the face.”
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Social network cyber site Facebook has been granted a registered trademark for the word “Face,” and, suddenly, they own the word and all uses of it.
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Here at the Guide, our climbing gear, parkas, sleeping bags and daypacks come from outdoor gear manufacturer North Face. Must they now come from North-Oriented Side of the Mountain?
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Will military parades precede “Forward, MARCH,” with “left (or right) – PROFILE”-?
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Will comedians be able to develop self-effacing humor? How can we play hockey with a Face-Off? Can anorexic models stomp down the runway without putting on their face? Will football lose the Face Mask Penalty? Will baseball catchers and umpires be forced to take the diamond without their protective _______ masks?
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Let’s face it, this is a really bad idea.
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5) IMAGE VS. SUBSTANCE IN CULTURELESS POP CULTURE…
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“I can see Dirty Dancing from my house.” – Tweet received at CNN.
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It seems that SARAH PALIN’s grassroots campaign to get tea baggers to run-up the phone votes on “Dancing with the Stars” has fallen short. Maybe the fifteen minutes are over for her poster-child for teenage pregnancy, daughter BRISTOL, who clopped around the stage each week with her thunder thighs as her most prominent feature. Despite the dancing prowess of Bristol’s talented partner, and her publicity hound mama grizzly getting tons of camera time each week (between swings of her fish-killing club), and all those tea baggers on the robo phone, it all fell short. A real and accomplished dancer, JENNIFER GREY (and her partner) finally won Wednesday night.
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And still, so-called reality TV shines only for LISA THE ICE ROAD TRUCKER, whose devotion to becoming more proficient at her profession is as compelling as her natural beauty. Meanwhile, “American Karaoke” (or idol or something) fails to book even one real working musician who tours and writes and performs their own original songs.
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Point is, why are so many Americans enamored with watching wannabe’s when they could go see – or themselves become – can be’s? Proficiency as a musician is like proficiency at anything else. It’s about substance, rather than image: if you study and apply yourself and practice diligently and with devotion, you CAN be. But then, the entire Palin phenomenon defines the unearned, unaccomplished, unsubstantial image of celebrity, doesn’t it? Go ahead, Sarah: “Refudiate” that.
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6) JOHN McCUTCHEON TO PLAY SMOTHERS THEATRE IN JANUARY
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Johnny Cash called him, "The most impressive instrumentalist I've ever heard."
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The Washington Post wrote, "He has an uncanny ability to breathe new life into the familiar. His storytelling has the richness of fine literature."
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On Friday, January 7, 2011, at 8 pm in the Smothers Theatre at Pepperdine University Malibu, you’ll have a chance to find out why. And you shouldn’t delay getting tickets.
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Multiple Grammy nominee, multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and storyteller John McCutcheon is America's balladeer. He sings of the nation's heritage, channeling the conscience of our people into streams of poetry and melody. He writes about subjects both small and great, from a child's haircut to human dignity – issues eternal and enduring. As an instrumentalist, he is a master of a dozen different traditional instruments, including guitar, banjo, autoharp, and, most notably, the beautiful hammer dulcimer. He’s been at it so long his website is www.folkmusic.com
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No one remembers when the neighbors started calling the McCutcheons to complain about the loud singing from young John's bedroom. But it didn't seem to do much good. Seems that after a shaky, lopsided battle between piano lessons and baseball – he was a mediocre pianist and an all-star catcher, John had "found his voice" thanks to a cheap, mail-order guitar and a used book of chords.
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From such inauspicious beginnings, McCutcheon has emerged as one of our most respected and loved folksingers.
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His latest, two-CD, album, “Untold” (2009, Appalseed Productions), showcases his double-barreled talents as both a singer-songwriter-instrumental virtuoso and a world-class storyteller. The set's first CD was recorded live at the 2008 “National Storytelling Festival” in Jonesborough, TN. The second CD, says his label, “features some of the most compelling and popular songwriting of McCutcheon's career.”
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McCutcheon's songwriting has been hailed by critics and singers around the globe. His 30 recordings have won every imaginable honor, including seven Grammy nominations. He has produced over 20 albums for other artists, from traditional fiddlers to contemporary singer-songwriters to educational and documentary works.
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His books and instructional materials have introduced budding players to the joys of their own musicality. His commitment to grassroots political organizations has put him on the front lines of many of the issues important to communities and workers.
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Even before graduating summa cum laude from Minnesota's St. John's University, this Wisconsin native literally "headed for the hills," forgoing a college lecture hall for the classroom of the eastern Kentucky coal camps, union halls, country churches, and square-dance halls.
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His apprenticeship to many of the legendary figures of Appalachian music imbedded in him not only a love of homemade music but a sense of community and, as he says, “rootedness.” The resulting music, whether traditional or from his huge catalog of original songs, has the profound mark of place, family, and strength. With it is McCutcheon’s storytelling, in a style that’s been compared to Will Rogers and Garrison Keillor.
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The Washington Post described McCutcheon as folk music's "Rustic Renaissance Man." The Dallas Morning News says, "Calling John McCutcheon a 'folksinger' is like saying Deion Sanders is just a football player..."
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Besides his usual circuit of major concert halls and theatres, McCutcheon is equally at home in an elementary school auditorium, on a festival stage, or at a farm rally. He’s been called “a whirlwind of energy, packing five lifetimes into one.”
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In the past few years alone he has headlined at over a dozen different festivals in North America, including repeated performances at the National Storytelling Festival, recorded an original composition for Virginia Public Television involving over 500 musicians, toured Australia for the sixth time, toured Chile in support of a women's health initiative, appeared in a Woody Guthrie tribute concert in New York City, given a featured concert at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, taught performance art skills at a North Carolina college, given symphony pops concerts across America, served as president of the fastest-growing local in the Musicians Union, and performed a special concert at the National Baseball Hall of Fame. This is all in his "spare time." His "real job," he's quick to point out, is father to two grown sons.
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McCutcheon feels most at home performing live. It’s brought his music into the lives and homes of one of the broadest multi-generational audiences of any contemporary folk musician. McCutcheon takes the stage to produce what critics describe as "little feats of magic," "breathtaking in their ease and grace...," "like a conversation with an illuminating old friend."
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He performs Friday, January 7, 2011, at 8 pm in the Smothers Theatre at Pepperdine University, 24255 Pacific Coast Hwy, Malibu. Tickets are now on sale at 310-506-4522 or www.arts.pepperdine.edu. Tix are $25 gen’l or $10 for full-time Pepperdine students.
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7) KPFK ADDS A NEW “PUBLIC RADIO INT’L” SHOW – IS MORE POSSIBLE?
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In a bold departure, L.A.,’s Pacifica affiliate KPFK 90.7 FM has begun airing Public Radio International’s “SMILEY & WEST RADIO SHOW,” hosted by TAVIS SMILEY and CORNELL WEST. The show will be broadcast on Saturdays at 11 am beginning November 27, following the inaugural show this past Friday, November 19.
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Tavis Smiley is one of the nation’s leading public media hosts and commentators as well as a best selling author and philanthropist. His PBS TV show, aired in L.A. on KCET, often features acoustic music performances and interview segments with musicians of many genres, so there’s reason to be hopeful about the possibilities of this new venture.
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The show’s other host, Cornell West, is a Professor at Princeton University where he teaches in the Center for African American Studies and the Department of Religion. He, too, is a best-selling author.
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Tavis Smiley said, “Dr. West is a long-time friend and I am honored that he has agreed to go on this journey with me. This new venture, ‘Smiley & West,’ will not only set the pace for tomorrow’s news but will be a conduit for the insightful conversation that America is thirsting for. I’m excited that alongside one of America’s greatest thinkers, we will encourage, enlighten and empower the listeners together.”
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Cornell West added “Many of America’s most important discussions aren’t necessarily happening in the boardroom or between the pundits on cable television. Rather they’re happening at BBQs, cocktail parties, barbershops, and salons between real people. With this new endeavor, Smiley & West, Tavis and I hope to really tap into the concerns of everyday people.”
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KPFK Program Director Alan Minsky says, “We are absolutely thrilled to be bringing ‘Smiley & West’ to our station. Cornell West embodies the passionate, prophetic tradition of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; and, as such, his contributions to the national dialogue have always been in total harmony with the mission of Pacifica Radio.”
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Still, it’s a bold departure for KPFK, which has, for the past few years, shunned both Pacifica network programming and other syndicated programs available for purchase. Instead, the station has gone with a vast mosaic of local shows, determined by the station’s local programming advisory committee. That process has, at times, resembled scenes from the “Survivor” TV show, wherein ad hoc coalitions of disparate interests protect one another’s pet shows, whether or not they have much of an audience. That’s been a key reason why KPFK has had so many pledge drives, struggling to raise enough money to keep the station on the air. Pacifica stations do not accept any corporate funding, from anywhere, so they are wholly dependent on raising money from listeners.
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Syndicated shows include programs from PRI, the chief supplier to NPR affiliates, and the distributor of “Smiley & West.” Programs from the extensive PRI catalog sometimes become available, provided they are not picked-up first by one of the local NPR affiliates, KPCC or KCRW. Currently, no L.A. station airs any of the many offerings from the extensive NPR music packages. Given KPFK’s financial struggles, it’ll be interesting to see if their addition of a new PRI show will lead to more. The possibilities are there.
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8) NEW HOLIDAY COMEDY TO DEBUT AT LONG BEACH’S FOUND THEATRE
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A brand-new live theatre holiday comedy, "SOMBERTON SENIOR RESIDENCE PRESENTS 'THE NUTCRACKER," arrives at the Found Theatre, December 3 to 18 & January 7 to 22.
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From the folks who put the "fun" in "A Dysfunctional Family Xmas" comes a brand-new comedy that puts "the nuts" in "The Nutcracker." Everybody's seen the classic – but nobody's seen it like this. When a young man performing community service decides to put on a production of the world's most famous ballet – and to stage it in a rest home – things are bound to get a little crazy.
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That premise enables the rest of us to celebrate the Holidays with what the theatre is already calling “a signature Found Theatre comedy:”
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It seems that half the people we know are dealing with elder care issues these days, with grandparents or parents or other family patriarchs. So, this play should provide some moments – and hopefully plenty of laughs – that might make personal realities easier to face. The production company promises that it’s “Funny, incisive, uplifting...and the best evidence yet that the arts improve everybody's lives.”
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The show runs at The Found Theatre, 599 Long Beach Bl, Long Beach 90802; www.foundtheatre.org, December 3 to 18 & January 7 to 22, evenings at 8:30 pm, plus matinees at 2 pm on January 9 & 16. Tickets are $15. Information & reservations, 562-433-3363 or info@foundtheatre.org.
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9) HOLLYWOOD MASTER CHORALE OFFERS INTERFAITH HOLIDAY “FEAST”
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It’s “an enticing menu of musical treats from Handel’s Messiah to sacred Hebrew liturgical works and carols, too.”
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The Hollywood Master Chorale is inviting community members of all faiths to celebrate “A Holiday Feast,” Sunday, December 19, at 7 pm, at Hollywood United Methodist Church. To clarify, the feast is for the aural appetite – it’s not one of edible victuals.
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"Choral music is an essential part of how many people celebrate their Holidays,” says Jeffrey Bernstein, Music Director. “The music on this program explores a great range of emotions, from ebullience and joy to the quiet introspection that the shorter days and earlier evenings seem to inspire. But the highlight, I think, is that immortal masterpiece, Handel's Messiah. The lightness and perfection of the work is so appealing, and the music so eminently hummable. It's little wonder it's been a 'greatest hit' for 265 years, as our audience will rediscover for themselves."
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Celebrating the diversity of the Los Angeles community has always been important to the Hollywood Master Chorale (HMC). Last season’s concerts ranged from Faure’s Requiem to a celebration of movie musicals created in West Hollywood.
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“The holiday season celebrates love, hope, joy and peace – concepts all of us venerate, regardless of what faith we observe,” says Lyndia Lowy, President of the HMC Board of Directors. “Our program – with excerpts ranging from Handel’s Messiah to Hebrew liturgical works – reflects the beauty of these sentiments and enlivens our spirits. At the same time, the evening will provide a much needed respite from the hustle and stress that invariably accompany the holidays.”
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Excerpts from the Messiah include some of the most beloved and familiar choruses from the work, including “And the Glory of the Lord,” “Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs,” “All We Like Sheep,” “For Unto Us A Child Is Born,” and “Hallelujah,” plus, the program includes beloved carols, the “Wassail Song” and pieces less commonly associated with the holiday season, like “Dona Nobis Pacem” from Bach’s B minor Mass. Organist Edward Murray returns to accompany the Chorale.
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Although Hannukah, the Jewish holiday that commemorates the establishment of the last independent Jewish state before the contemporary creation of the current State of Israel, falls during the first week of December – prior to this year’s musical “feast” – Lowy emphasizes that the concert will include works from the Hebrew liturgical tradition.
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“In years past, we’ve performed pieces that celebrate Hannukah,” Lowy concedes. “But this year we look forward to presenting something slightly different, yet every bit as inspiring and beautiful. We’ll perform “Yihyu Lerazon” from Ernst Bloch’s Sacred Service and “Samachti B’Omrim Li” from Psalm 122.”
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The Hollywood Master Chorale (HMC) is celebrating its 16th season as a non-profit vocal organization comprised of men and women who share a passion for the art of choral music and a dedication to service in their community. The volunteer Chorale is known for its ability to perform a diverse repertoire, including Baroque, Classical and contemporary music. They’ve played the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, the Torrance Invitational Song Festival, various summer concert series and mayoral installations.
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Tickets for the concert, which includes a reception following the performance, are available for $15. Purchase tickets at www.tix.com or the Hollywood Master Chorale’s website, www.hollywoodmasterchorale.org.
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Hollywood United Methodist Church is located at 6817 Franklin, Av in Hollywood 90028. Parking is available at the church’s lot and at the nearby Hollywood & Highland complex.
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RECENT NEWS FEATURES (in the past 30 days):
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November 19 edition’s News Features are available at
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http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2010/11/acoustic-americana-music-guide-nov-19.html
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The topics are…
1) Workshop: “How To Work The Media,” for Artists & Presenters, Sat, Nov 20
2) Weekend “Show-of-the-Week” Picks, Friday-Sunday, Nov 19-21…
3) This Weekend’s Festival Scene…
4) The Guide’s “Guide” – How to Have A Marvelous Sunday…
5) 2011 “National Folk Festival” Is Worth $10-15 Million
6) “The Most Celebrated Theater In La County” Has A Music Series
7) Google’s Mistakes Have Nearly Caused Wars – The Shooting Kind
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November 17 edition’s News Features (repeats of part of the Nov 11 edition, after the weekend events happened) are available at
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The topics are…
1) “How to Work the Media” Workshop – returning, November 20
2) MIKE + RUTHY (from THE MAMMALS): CD Release Tour Hits So Cal
3) Caltech Folk Music Society Announces Winter Season Shows
4) Change – and a Comment – for “L.A. County Holiday Celebration”
5) “Red Horse” – Touring Trio, and #1 CD by Top Songwriters
ELIZA GILKYSON, JOHN GORKA & LUCY KAPLANSKY
6) NEW CHRISTY MINSTRELS Are Still at it, in Various Ensembles
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November 11 edition’s News Features are available at
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http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2010/11/acoustic-americana-music-guide-nov-11.html
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The topics are…
1) Weekend “Show-of-the-Week” Picks, Friday-Sunday, Nov 12-14…
2) This Weekend’s Festival Scene: A Saturday of Fun Choices…
3) SHERYL CROW to Play Free Show in L.A., November 16
4) MIKE + RUTHY (from THE MAMMALS): CD Release Tour Hits So Cal
5) ACOUSTIC EIDOLON Returns for Three Shows this Weekend
6) Caltech Folk Music Society Announces Winter Season Shows
7) Change – and a Comment – for “L.A. County Holiday Celebration”
8) “Red Horse” – Touring Trio, and #1 CD by Top Songwriters
ELIZA GILKYSON, JOHN GORKA & LUCY KAPLANSKY
9) NEW CHRISTY MINSTRELS Are Still at it, in Various Ensembles
10) “How to Work the Media” Workshop – returning, November 20
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November 5 edition’s News Features are available at
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The topics are…
1) Weekend “Show-of-the-Week” Picks, Friday - Sunday, Nov 5-7…
2) This Weekend’s Southern Cal Festivals, Friday - Sunday…
3) Renowned Storyteller, Battling Deadly Disease, Does Book Signing Of His Life’s Work, with Readings; a Triumph of Community, Sunday, Nov 7
4) Free Weekly Series with Recording Stars Makes Move to SFV
5) Tix Alert: Tom Paxton to Play L.A. in January
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November 1 edition’s News Features are available at
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The topics are…
1) “The Guide’s” Guide to the California Ballot Propositions
2) $3 Billion on a Midterm Election, but Nothing for the Arts?
3) Politics, & That Halloween Candy: Is Either Digestible?
4) Free Weekly Series with Recording Stars Makes Move to SFV
5) Independent Music Awards Has Friday Deadline
6) Leslie Perry Book Signing: Triumph of Community, November 7
7) Tix Alert: Tom Paxton to Play L.A. in January
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October 28 edition’s News Features are available at
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The topics are…
1) Lotsa Halloween Events (Grab Christine O’Donnell’s Broom…)
2) This Weekend’s “Show-Of-The-Week” Picks
3) Politics & Halloween – A Strange & Appropriate Meeting
4) $3 Billion on a Midterm Election, but Nothing for the Arts?
5) “The Guide’s” Guide to the California Ballot Propositions
6) And Now for Something Completely Different: Oct 30
7) Booksigning is a Triumph of Community, Coming November 7…
8) Deadline is October 31: (Extended From Oct 27) Songwriters, Enter Your “Fire Songs”
9) Top Western Group is Southern Cal-Based, & Releasing New CD
10) Sign-Up now to Join Celebrities: Holiday Caroling for Shut-Ins
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www.acousticmusic.net or at
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Updated Wednesday, Nov 24. All “recurring events” are included in this edition through November 30, with MANY additional listings of upcoming events through the rest of 2010 and into 2011.
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SCOTT JOPLIN, the great pianist-composer and impresario of a genre with a new tempo called “ragged time” music – Ragtime – was born on this date in 1868 in Texarkana, Texas. In 1899, music publisher John Stark released the sheet music for the young Joplin’s “Original Rag” – the first published piece of ragtime music – creating a nationwide sensation. Stark quickly followed with publication of Joplin’s “Maple Leaf (Rag)” which remains one of the all-time most famous jazz compositions. Scott Joplin may have been the first person of color in American history to have his music published under his own name. In our time, Joplin is recognized worldwide as a genius, though he would die in New York City on April 11, 1917, without ever hearing a single recorded piece of his wonderful, revolutionary music.
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7 pm “BATTLE OF THE BLUES HARPS” with KIM WILSON, ROD PIAZZA & THE MIGHTY FLYERS, JAMES HARMAN, DOUG MacLEOD, DARRELL MANSFIELD, and more, at Golden Sails Best Western Hotel, Crystal Ballroom, 6285 E Pacific Coast Hwy, Long Beach 90803; 562-498-6942. Event info & tix, www.southlandblues.com/harpbattle.htm
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7:30 pm "THANK YOU-PRE-THANKSGIVING - HAPPY 2nd ANNIVERSARY PARTY" at Stories Books & Café, 1716 Sunset Bl, Echo Park 90026; www.storiesla.com; 213-413-3733.
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8 pm TAYLOR MADE, the JAMES TAYLOR Tribute Band, at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 91001; reservations 626-794-2424; venue phone 626-398-7917; info www.coffeegallery.com. (“the venue named in FolkWorks as L.A.’s best intimate acoustic listening room venue”).
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This is a group of musicians “dedicated to bringing the uplifting, soulful and memorable sounds of legendary singer-songwriter JAMES TAYLOR to be enjoyed in any setting.” They add, “Paying close attention to the details of each song, we have crafted a sound that captures the live and recorded experience of listening to James Taylor in concert. The next best thing to JT himself.”
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JAMES TAYLOR is STEPHEN BOCK on lead vocals and acoustic guitar, DARRYL LIEBERSTEIN on bass and vocals, SHERYL BRAUNSTEIN on vocals, PRESTON GOULD on horns and vocals, DEV DOSAJ on keyboards and vocals, HUGH LAXINETA on electric guitars, and CLARK PARDEE on drums.
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CGB impresario Bob Stane says, “Whether you are listening to the full band or the ‘unplugged’ version, you will be hearing classic JT tunes like ‘Fire and Rain,’ ‘Mexico,’ and ‘Shower the People,’ or his famous cover tunes like ‘You've Got A Friend’ and ‘How Sweet It Is.’ We believe you will close your eyes and marvel at the way TAYLOR MADE brings the music of James Taylor and his band to life!” Tix, $15.
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8 pm “GIVING THANKS ON THANKSGIVING EVE” with BILL BURNETT (THE BACKBONERS) & friends, for a free show on the Coffee Gallery FRONT stage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 91001; venue phone 626-398-7917.
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The Pilgrims, who were essentially refugees from England, arrived in the New World on December 21, 1620, at a place they named Plimouth. Their voyage had been arduous, and their survival in their first year was tenuous. They were assisted in basic survival by Native American Indians, with whom they celebrated their “Thanks Giving” nearly a year after their arrival. While the approximate anniversary became a New England holiday of sorts, it took nearly 20 years of effort in the 1800s by Sara Josepha Hale before President Abraham Lincoln issued an 1864 proclamation of Thanksgiving Day as the last Thursday in November. But that lacked the authority of an official holiday. That would come under President Franklin Roosevelt, though he set the date a week earlier, to space it farther from Christmas during economic hard times. Some people celebrated both days, a week apart, though there was some confusion, since tradition is hard to alter. Congress, during the FDR years, passed an act returning Thanksgiving to the last Thursday of November, and making it an official holiday. No turkey has been safe, ever since – except two, each year, who receive a Presidential Pardon. And, as we’ve all seen, many turkeys have sought Presidential Pardons…
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11:30 am 6th annual “THANKSGIVING AT THE LEARNING GARDEN,” hosting the “Program for Torture Victims” staff and clients in celebrating this American holiday, with potluck holiday feasting on traditional and international food, and Americana roots music, at the Learning Garden, at Venice High School, 13000 Venice Bl, Venice 90066; 310-722-3656; learninggardenmaster@yahoo.com.
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For the 6th year in a row The Learning Garden has extended an invitation to the clients and staff of Program for Torture Victims to enjoy this quintessential American holiday on the tree-shaded patio. Garden Master David King says, “Everyone is invited to bring whatever dish, 'potluck' style, you feel is the very embodiment of Thanksgiving. We have the turkey lined-up as well as mashed potatoes – everything else is open for everyone. You can't have too much of anything on Thanksgiving! In keeping with our ecological policies, please bring your own plates and service ware. Too much food for only two hands! We've always had a wonderful Thanksgiving event with all the typical trimmings - and usually a few surprises thrown-in, as well. We've come to love the offerings of food from a diverse group of people from different continents and cultures. We extend an invitation to you and your family to join us on Thanksgiving Day to carve-up a turkey and probably a faux-turkey as well.”
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5 pm “CNN’s HEROES” promises to be inspiring, and the promo for it includes acoustic live music performances with JOHN BON JOVI and a big musical ensemble who all look and sound great. (Broadcast at 5 pm Pacific, 8 pm Eastern. Check you local cable listings.)
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8 pm “SONGS FROM THE DAYS OF THE BYRDS AND BEYOND,” by JOHN YORK (the BYRDS) with BILLY DARNELL (The EVERLY BROTHERS), at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena.
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7 pm DOUG MacLEOD, acoustic bluesmaster, plays Lucille’s BBQ, 711 Carson St. Long Beach; 562-938-7427; www.lucillesbbq.com. MORE AT www.doug-macleod.com
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8 pm B.B. CHUNG KING plus BOBBY BLUEHOUSE opening at the Arcadia Blues Club, 16 E Huntington Dr, Arcadia 91006; 626-447-9349; www.arcadiabluesclub.com. B.B. CHUNG KING at 10:30 pm, Bobby Bluehouse at 8. More at http://srv.ezinedirector.net/?n=4175622&s=93914888. Tix, $15.
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8 pm “SONGS FROM THE DAYS OF THE BYRDS AND BEYOND,” by JOHN YORK (the BYRDS) with BILLY DARNELL (The EVERLY BROTHERS), at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 91001; reservations 626-794-2424; venue phone 626-398-7917; info www.coffeegallery.com. (“the venue named in FolkWorks as L.A.’s best intimate acoustic listening room venue”).
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It’s a rare chance to see a singer-songwriter and former member of the legendary folk-rock band, The Byrds, together with another top-drawer musician of the era, again performing the BYRDS legendary catalogue.
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JOHN YORK is an ex-Byrd, having played with ROGER McGUINN, CLARENCE WHITE and GENE PARSONS in the “Easy Rider” period of that legendary band. Later he played with ex-Byrd GENE CLARK in a band that included RICK DANKO and RICHARD MANUEL from THE BAND and NICKY HOPKINS, piano player for the ROLLING STONES. Prior to joining the Byrds, John was a member of the SIR DOUGLAS QUINTET and then he was the bass player for THE MAMAS AND THE PAPAS. He is proud of the fact that he played bass for blues legend LIGHTIN' HOPKINS. Over the years, JOHN YORK has been a constant musical creative force in support of acts like DR. JOHN, JOHNNY RIVERS, RICHARD MANUEL, and ROLLING STONES keyboardist NICKY HOPKINS. Recently, John completed a new solo album, “Fanfare For 2,” and a second album, “West Coast Revelation,” a collaboration with rock legend KIM FOWLEY. He is currently touring with BARRY McGUIRE in the "Trippin' the Sixties" show.
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7 pm CHRISTOPHER BURGAN TRIO (he’s the guitarist for WE FIVE) at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena.
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8 pm BERNIE PEARL BLUES BAND plus BOBBY BLUEHOUSE opening at the Arcadia Blues Club in Arcadia.
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8 pm Surf guitar legend DICK DALE and his musician son JIMMY DALE play an all-acoustic evening at The Fret House in Covina.
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2 pm "AN IRISH CHRISTMAS" with DARREN MAGUIRE, the brilliant "Riverdance" star, and DAVID MUNNRLLY, the button accordion wizard, at Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, Countrywide Performing Arts Center, 2100 E Thousand Oaks Bl, Thousand Oaks; 805-449-2787. Box Office, 800 449 2787. (Thanks to Tom McConville, host of "The Irish Hour," you caqn use code "Irish" for $10 discount for seniors and code "Thunder" for $10 discount for general public.)
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3 pm.DAVE MORRISON with GREG KRUEGER, GENEVIEVE ADELL, and LUKE HALPIN, plus a set by PHIL WARD, at a house concert. Reservations get directions at www.davemorrison.com. $15.
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7 pm CHRISTOPHER BURGAN TRIO at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 91001; reservations 626-794-2424; venue phone 626-398-7917; info www.coffeegallery.com. (“the venue named in FolkWorks as L.A.’s best intimate acoustic listening room venue”).
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His latest CD, “Breakfast In The Sunroom,” was awarded a rare CD Baby “Editor’s Pick” in both “Fingerstyle” and “Folk Rock” categories. In addition, he is an ASCAPlus award winner, and his song "Run To Mama," from the CD “Love, Hope Faith,” is a staple at Dodger Stadium during Dodgers baseball home games.
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The music media celebrates him and his records. “Burgan is his own man musically” – Pasadena Weekly; “Reminiscent of the late Michael Hedges‘ best works” – San Diego Troubadour; “Inspired” – San Gabriel Valley Tribune; "Integrity, honesty, and powerful guitars” – San Gabriel Valley Examiner; “A feast for the ears... melodic and moving” – GC News.
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7 pm DOUG MacLEOD, acoustic bluesmaster, plays Lucille’s BBQ, 711 Carson St. Long Beach; 562-938-7427; www.lucillesbbq.com. MORE AT www.doug-macleod.com
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7:30 pm CHRIS VALENTI performs a full set at Genghis Cohen, 740 N Fairfax Av, L.A. 90046; www.genghiscohen.com; 323-653-0640.. The wonderfully funny comedian & singer-songwriter says, "Come join me. You've got to entertain your out-of-town visitors, bring Aunt Franny and Grandpa to the show. They'll love it. I've got a couple new songs and other new material. The new tunes will be the three week old internet sensation '50 Ways To Lose Your Blubber' and the brand new soon-to-be wedding day hit 'Repress Me With Your Love.' Plus all your typical Emotional Wreck holiday favorites. Aunt Franny's going to bust apart laughing. Grandpa will probably just wink at you. The show starts at 7:30, so you'll get Franny and Grandpa home in plenty of time for early bed. Or we all can spend the rest of the night over cocktails and t-day horror stories. Genghis Cohen is a great place to bring your guests for dinner. They serve excellent Chinese food. Either eat beforehand in the restaurant or during the show in the theater. Franny's going too enjoy spotting all the stars that dine there; Grandpa will drool over the cute Asian waitresses.There's plenty of free parking. The cover is $8, cheaper than Harry Potter and far more musical. Eat everything you see Thursday. We'll sing about how you'll burn it off." More at www.ChrisValentiMusic.com and www.funnyordie.com/chrisvalenti
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TRACY NEWMAN & THE REINFORCEMENTS play Butler's Coffee, 40125 10th St West, Suite I, Palmdale 93551; 661-272-9530; www.butlerscoffee.com/music.html. Tracy says, "It’s a very cool music venue -- great smoothies and sweet things... as if you’ll need more food. This is our third or fourth time there. Look how we all fit in the car! Ample parking. If you live anywhere near Palmdale, come on out."
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8 pm BERNIE PEARL BLUES BAND plus BOBBY BLUEHOUSE opening at the Arcadia Blues Club, 16 E Huntington Dr, Arcadia 91006; 626-447-9349; www.arcadiabluesclub.com. BERNIE PEARL BLUES BAND at 10:30 pm, Bobby Bluehouse at 8. More at http://srv.ezinedirector.net/?n=4175623&s=93914888. Tix, $10.
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8 pm Surf guitar legend DICK DALE and his musician son JIMMY DALE play an all-acoustic evening at The Fret House, 309 N Citrus Av, Covina; 626-339-7020; frethouse@earthlink.net; www.frethouse.com. Doors at 7:30 pm for best seats.
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9 pm-1 am WUMBLOOZO plays Joe's Great American Bar & Grill, 4311 W Magnolia, Burbank; 818-729-0805. Harmonica maverick DR FUN tells us, “This is the official kick off to the newly released CD ‘Caught in the Act Live at the Voodoo Cave.’ This CD has garnered much attention....the CD won for ‘best self-produced CD’ and is in Memphis awaiting further judging, a major blues promoter loved it sooo much that he personally called and invited them to play at the Julian Blues Bash Festival in June 2011 and AMOEBA RECORDS has it in their store (you have to ask for it cuz it already sold out). So, unless you are too stuffed or escorting out of town guests to the fav SoCal spots, come on down to Joe's and see the band live and get the new CD. Dance off those extra Thanksgiving calories!” More at www.wumbloozo.com
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(5b) Saturday’s RECURRING
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THERE ARE 22 (yep, Twenty-two!) ADDITIONAL EVENTS, TODAY & TONIGHT!
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Included are today & tonight’s weekly and monthly residencies, series, showcases, workshops, open mics and other acoustic music events that are scheduled in advance to happen today and tonight, from northern Santa Barbara County to south Orange County, from downtown L.A. to the valleys to the Inland Empire, from the desert to the sea.
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http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2010/08/saturday-fourth-last-saturday-of-month.html
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2 pm "AN IRISH CHRISTMAS" with DARREN MAGUIRE, the brilliant "Riverdance" star, and DAVID MUNNRLLY, the button accordion wizard, at the Irvine Barclay Theatre in Irvine.
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7 pm "THE GENERATIONS TRIO" and "THE LINDY SISTERS" bring a veritable “USO Show” to the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena. NOTE: This WAS postponed, and now it's "back on track," and it WILL happen.
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9 pm, on TV - "NOVEMBER CHRISTMAS" on "HALLMARK HALL OF FAME" has music by Kerrville New Folk Winner ERNEST TROOST, stars SAM ELLIOTT & JOHN CORBETT, on CBS.
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http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2010/03/sundays-radio-web-radio-tv-acoustic.html
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2 pm "AN IRISH CHRISTMAS" with DARREN MAGUIRE, the brilliant "Riverdance" star, and DAVID MUNNRLLY, the button accordion wizard, at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Dr, Irvine; 949-854-4646; www.thebarclay.org.. (Thanks to Tom McConville, host of "The Irish Hour," you caqn use code "Irish" for $10 discount for seniors and code "Thunder" for $10 discount for general public.)
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7 pm BOBBY KIMMEL & BK SPECIAL at McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl (Pico at 31st), Santa Monica 90405; www.mccabes.com; 310-828-4403; tix, 310-828-4497. More at www.bkspecial.com. Tix, $15.
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NOTE: This WAS postponed, and now it's "back on track," and it WILL happen.
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7 pm "THE GENERATIONS TRIO" and "THE LINDY SISTERS" bring a veritable “USO Show” to the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 91001; reservations 626-794-2424; venue phone 626-398-7917; info www.coffeegallery.com. (“the venue named in FolkWorks as L.A.’s best intimate acoustic listening room venue”).
+Venue impresario Bob Stane raves, “Blended and perfected is what many refer to as the harmony of the two older guys and ‘the kid.’ Now add to the mix three beautiful and talented ladies know as THE LINDY SISTERS who reminisce in song, dance and costume with the same harmonic excellence as the Andrews Sisters and the McGuire Sisters and now you have a show that radiates with ‘CHARMONY.’”
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THE GENERATIONS TRIO and THE LINDY SISTERS combine their two unique individual performances into one big USO-type show, making sure there is plenty to enjoy for all generations. The show features a variety of vocals as sung with the big bands and plenty of songs from the ’40s, ’50s and ’60s, as well as a blend of patriotic and country favorites.
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Bob Stane adds, "THE GENERATIONS TRIO emulates the style of those famous harmony groups, like THE LETTERMAN, THE VOGUES, and THE STATLER BROTHERS, singing tunes that stick in your mind long after the show is over, with words you can actually understand and sing along to. We can't fit a ’40 Ford Coupe or a 1957 Chevy into The Coffee Gallery Backstage, but just hop into the back seat and the music will be there. Two groups, one price!” Tix, $20.
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8 pm PIRATES OF THE BLACK SWAN perform for the "HOLLYWOOD CHRISTMAS PARADE" outdoors at Winter Wonderland, one block east of Highland at 6724 Hollywood Bl, Hollywood 90028. They tell us it's time to "deck the halls with canon balls." More at www.piratesoftheblackswan.com.
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9 pm "NOVEMBER CHRISTMAS" on "HALLMARK HALL OF FAME" has music by Kerrville New Folk Winner ERNEST TROOST, stars SAM ELLIOTT & JOHN CORBETT, on CBS.
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THERE ARE 42 (Yikes, Forty-two!) ADDITIONAL EVENTS, TODAY & TONIGHT!
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Included are today & tonight’s weekly and monthly residencies, series, showcases, workshops, open mics and other acoustic music events that are scheduled in advance to happen today and tonight, from northern Santa Barbara County to south Orange County, from downtown L.A. to the valleys to the Inland Empire, from the desert to the sea.
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http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2010/07/sunday-fourth-last-sunday-of-month-in.html
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American author LOUISA MAY ALCOTT was born on this day in 1832 in Germantown, Pennsylvania. She lived most of her life in New England, where Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau were among her friends, and Nathaniel Hawthorne was a neighbor. Her first major book, “Hospital Sketches,” was published in 1863, after her volunteer service as a nurse in the Civil War – an experience that gave her typhoid. Her early stories were published in the “Atlantic Monthly” and she is best remembered for her books “Little Women” and “Little Men.” She has never gone from popularity. A 1933 biography of her, for children, “Invincible Louisa,” won its author, Cornelia Meigs, the 1934 Newbury Medal. It still reads well.
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(1) Monday’s “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” picks:
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7 pm FOY WILLING’S RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE featuring CODY BRYANT return to their favorite corral (chorale?) for their monthly potluck dinner-and-a-show at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena.
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http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2010/03/mondays-radio-web-radio-tv-acoustic.html
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Mon, Nov 29; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
7 pm FOY WILLING’S RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE featuring CODY BRYANT return to their favorite corral (chorale?) for their monthly potluck dinner-and-a-show at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena; reservations, 626-794-2424; info, www.coffeegallery.com.
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Hey, what a way to get rid of all that leftover turkey – just make it your contribution to tonight’s potluck, and eat all the stuff that other people bring! The Riders themselves always bring food to get things started, and the feed and the musical range ride are both scrumptious.
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Wild West ragtime piano dinner & cocktail hour with “Fingers” Livingston providing dinner music, starts at 7 pm.
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After that, it’s all those melodious western favorites, and as venue impresario Bob Stane says, “Hard-swinging cowboy tunes, burning tempos, hot harmonies. Songs that tug at the heart. Songs written with their bare hands mixed with well-crooned silver screen classics. All alive and kickin’.”
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This outfit is one of the best bands of multi-instrumentalists anywhere, with drums, guitars, fiddles, mandolins, bass, harmonica, penny whistle, steel guitar, keyboard, accordion and an occasional sax and trumpet. They kindle all the warm glowing romance of the west while infusing it with new spirit and fire. They sing the present as well as giving a well-tuned nod to the sound born in Hollywood almost 70 years ago. They are, just as their forebears in the original lineup, musicians from studios, clubs, sound stages and concert halls who’ve come together to play a style and sound that remains timeless. There are precious few musical ensembles who can lay claim as “An American tradition,” and these guys can. And they add, “Reinvented under the influence of a lot of coffee.”
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Today’s Riders croon on with Cody Bryant, Cowboy Mike Ley, “Relaxin’ Jackson” (aka mandolin & fiddle virtuoso Evan Marshall), “Fingers” Livingston, and the King of the Cowboy Drummers, Landon McCoy.
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Foy Willing started the band in Hollywood in 1943. He co-starred in over two-dozen westerns and released records on four major labels. He shared the silver screen with Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Gene Autry, and Monte Hale, and recorded with jazz saxophonist Plas Johnson and with Louis Prima. Jerry Garcia named a band after them. Sinatra sang with them. The Andrew Sisters toured with them. The legacy is alive and well. More at www.codybryant.com and www.ridersofthepurplesage.com
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THERE ARE 19 (Nineteen!) ADDITIONAL EVENTS, TODAY & TONIGHT!
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Included are today & tonight’s weekly and monthly residencies, series, showcases, workshops, open mics and other acoustic music events that are scheduled in advance to happen today and tonight, from northern Santa Barbara County to south Orange County, from downtown L.A. to the valleys to the Inland Empire, from the desert to the sea.
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http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2010/08/monday-fifth-monday-when-month-has-one.html
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SAMUEL LANGHORNE CLEMENS – MARK TWAIN – was born on this day in 1835 in Florence, Missouri, then spent most of his youth in Hannibal, the Mississippi River town he would make famous. In addition to immortalizing himself as a novelist, writer and observer and decades-ahead-of-his-time commentator on society and the human condition, he was a musician who wrote original tunes for his banjo.
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WINSTON CHURCHILL, famous Prime Minister of Britain during the darkest days of the Second World War, was born on this day in 1874. His mother was American. He flunked out of several schools, en-route to becoming a master of the English language, a prolific author, and an amateur painter.
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7 pm THE SWINGIN’ ARMANI BROTHERS return for their monthly potluck dinner-and-a-show at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena. A bit campy, sure, but this is L.A.’s best monthly cabaret dinner show.
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5:30-8:30 pm "HAPPY HOUR HANG," sponsored by LA Women in Music (LAWIM), open to all, is a networking opportunity for folks in music and the music biz; this time, it happens at The Fox and Hounds in Studio City.
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http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2010/03/tuesdays-radio-web-radio-tv-acoustic.html
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5:30-8:30 pm "HAPPY HOUR HANG" sponsored by LA Women in Music (LAWIM), open to all, is a networking opportunity for folks in music and the music biz; this time, it happens at The Fox and Hounds, 11100 Ventura Bl, Studio City 91604; www.thefoxandhounds.com. Meet new people... re-connect with old contacts... find that new job opportunity. Bring a friend and your business cards - Introduce yourself & make the hour work for you.Happy Hour prices until 7 pm: $ Beers + $1 off Wine & Well Drinks. Special 1/2 off Appetizers. Full bar and regular food menu also available for purchase. Busines Card Drawing for LAWIM Swag Bag (includes one year FREE membership OR extension of your current membership.) The Fox and Hounds regular entertainment starts at 9 pm, with Bob Cowsill. FREE area street parking + lot behind the venue.
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Tue, Nov 30; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
7 pm THE SWINGIN’ ARMANI BROTHERS return for their monthly potluck dinner-and-a-show at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena; reservations, 626-794-2424; info, www.coffeegallery.com.
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Hey, what a way to get rid of all that leftover turkey – just make it your contribution to tonight’s potluck, and eat all the stuff that other people bring!
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It’s a “potluck-plus,” since it features some catered Italian food. In addition to the evening of music, there’s a drawing for an Armani mandolin signed by the band, and other Italiana-flavored giveaway items. As for the music? Ah, Piasano! Tap your toe and sway to classic Neopolitan Italian folk music with a little Frank & Dino thrown-in, and a guest of two belting-out some splendid Italian opera. There’s violin, mandolin, guitar, bass and percussion by the Brothers, who, very often, suspiciously in certain light, look remarkably like some members of the Riders of the Purple Sage – but in pinstripes.
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Venue impresario Bob Stane says, “Legend has it the Brothers stowed away on a freighter carrying olive oil from the old country to pursue their musical dreams in the Small Apple. See them before their green cards expire! The Coffee Gallery has cleverly stolen them away from a nearly endless tour of Italian restaurant lounges to perform for you… Bob Stane consumed gallons of lattes in his caffeinated and fevered pursuit of this unsung and largely cult act, so that you, his loyal music lovers, could enjoy them in the safe and relaxing confines of the Coffee Gallery. Jackson Armani [aka Evan Marshall] will dazzle you with his mandolin virtuosity and his oh so romantic violin, and Codio [aka Cody Bryant] will croon the night away. Relax, dance the tarantella with a ‘Stranger In The Night’ and sing along with your new-found Italian friends to ‘That’s Amore.’ Come hungry!”
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THERE ARE 26 (yep, twenty-six!) ADDITIONAL EVENTS, TODAY & TONIGHT!
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http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2010/08/tuesday-fifth-tuesday-when-month-has.html
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7 pm “CLASSICAL KALEIDOSCOPE CONCERT SERIES” begins its 6th season tonight with “TROUBLED WATERS: THE ROMANTIC & CLASSICAL SONATAS OF MOZART & SCHUMANN” performed live by musicians (tba) in the Cay Mortenson Auditorium at Arcadia Public Library, 20 W Duarte Rd, Arcadia 91006; www.library.ci.arcadia.ca.us; 626-821-5567. Series runs three Wednesday night concerts, tonight, March 2, and April 20, all at 7 pm. Info on this program and the series, 626-821-5569.
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7:30 pm “AN IRISH CHRISTMAS IN AMERICA” at the “AMSD” concert series, 4650 Mansfield St, San Diego; info & tix, 619-303-8176 or www.acousticmusicsandiego.com. More on the show and the tour at www.irishchristmasinamerica.com
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Wed, Dec 1; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm JOHN McLAUGHLIN & THE 4th DIMENSION at UCLA Live, Royce Hall, 340 Royce Dr, on the UCLA campus at Royce Dr between Westwood Bl and Hilgard Av, Westwood; www.uclalive.org; info 310-825-4401; UCLA ticket office 310-825-2101.
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Considered by many critics and fans to be one of the greatest guitar players of all time, JOHN McLAUGHLIN has famously performed with MILES DAVIS and also with his own historic bands, THE MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA, SHAKTI, and THE GUITAR TRIO. Through a career spanning four decades, McLaughlin’s reputation and artistry as a virtuoso guitarist and adventurous improviser has remained constant. For the 4th DIMENSION, he has enlisted multi-instrumentalist GARY HUSBAND to play percussion and keyboards along with Jeff Beck drummer MARK MONDESIR. Plus, there’s ETIENNE MBAPPÉ, an extraordinary young bassist from Cameroon, to complete the rhythm section. Tix, $43-83 ($15 for UCLA students).
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7:30 pm RONNY COX, stellar singer-songwriter & famous actor, plays the Sherman Oaks Presbyterian Church concert series, at 4445 Noble Av, Sherman Oaks; 818-788-3330; www.shermanoakspc.org. More at www.ronnycox.com
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7:30 pm “RUMPELSTILTSKIN” with puppets, as the old German folk / fairy tale is presented by “Tears of Joy” at Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz at Le Lycée Français de Los Angeles, 10361 W Pico Bl, L.A. 90064; info & tix, www.theatreraymondkabbaz.com; 310-0286-0553.
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Jacob and Wilhelm, the Brothers Grimm, collected many old folk / fairy tales. Much as the Lomax’s would do a hundred years later with American folk song, the brothers sought, heard and wrote down the old tales, enhancing the excitement of the story lines and characters. The brothers published three books of these stories between 1812 and 1822. Tears of Joy theatre company performs the play here, one night only, with bunraku style puppets. More at www.tojt.com
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Fri, Dec 3; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm BORDER RADIO at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 91001; reservations 626-794-2424; venue phone 626-398-7917; info www.coffeegallery.com. (“the venue named in FolkWorks as L.A.’s best intimate acoustic listening room venue”).
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Remember those great days of radio from across the border, when the music was great, and the people who programmed it understood that listeners’ musical sensibilities were most attuned to hearing music that was good, rather than easy to pigeon-hole in a narrowly-defined genre? Well, that’s the premise of this band.
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KELLY McCUNE & her all-star band evoke the days when radio had you anticipating each song, especially if you could hear it during those halcyon days of mega-mega-wattage radio from across the border. They mix Southwestern folk, Appalachian bluegrass, strong instrumentals, and Kelly’s marvelous vocals. They were a festival favorite before taking a three-year hiatus, and they’re back as wonderful as ever, with new originals that shine alongside their previous favorites.
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A well-loved acoustic band, they began playing in the Los Angeles area in 2000. Then there was a hiatus of a few years. They’ve been making a return to their stomping grounds at the Coffee Gallery Backstage every few months since this past spring, when they reformed the band. They’re as good as ever, ready to resume their place on the festival circuit, and ready to charm you with their handwritten songs, soulful folk and bluegrass style, tinged with cowboy swing, all backed up with some serious instrumental prowess.
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Border Radio is KELLY McCUNE on sweet lead vocals, MIKE STROMBERG on dobro and guitar, movie soundtrack fave MARK INDICTOR on smokin' fiddle, and ROBERT STARON on bass.
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8 pm SHAWN JONES plus BOBBY BLUEHOUSE opening at the Arcadia Blues Club, 16 E Huntington Dr, Arcadia 91006; 626-447-9349; www.arcadiabluesclub.com. Shawn Jones at 10:30 pm, Bobby Bluehouse at 8. More at http://srv.ezinedirector.net/?n=4175624&s=93914888. Tix, $15.
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8 pm JACKSH*T & FRIENDS perform "A Very Sh*tty Christmas," which is, says the venue, the group’s “Yuletide Extravaganza, featuring those three wise men from Cotochtan, plus their special friends,” at McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl (Pico at 31st), Santa Monica 90405; www.mccabes.com; 310-828-4403; tix, 310-828-4497. This runs two nights, Dec 3 & 4.
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9:30 pm KEN O'MALLEY brings his authentic and original Irish music on 6 and 12 string, with his powerful vocals, to the Cock N Bull Pub, 2947 Lincoln Bl, Santa Monica 90405; 310-399-9696; www.cocknbullbritishpub.com. More at www.kenomalley.com
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9 am-2 pm annual “HOLIDAY SNOW FESTIVAL” at Arcadia Community Center, 375 Campus Dr, Arcadia 91007; 626-574-5113; www.ci.arcadia.ca.us. Features live music, holiday entertainment, crafts, “trolley train” rides, dual sled runs and two snow play areas. Carl’s Jr food available 11:30 am-1:30 pm. Event info, 626-574-5113. Free parking and shuttle service from Santa Anita Race Track (enter Gate 4). Free event.
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Sat, Dec 4; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
3 & 8 pm “ALOHA CONCERT SERIES” brings AARON SALA at the Ruth Shannon Center for the Performing Arts, on the campus at Whittier College, 6760 Painter Av, Whittier; 562-907-4203; www.shannoncenter.org.
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AARON SALA was such a hit when he last played this series a few years ago that they’ve been trying to get him back ever since. He played then NATALIE ALI & BARRY KIMOKEA, in the ensemble that’s been recognized as “The Three Tenors of Hawaii.” This time, Aaron does a solo show.
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The annual series brings seven shows for its 2010-2011 season. Tix, including new “facilities surcharges,” $48.
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Sat, Dec 4; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
7 pm KATE WALLACE AND DOUG CLEGG, award -winning Santa-Barbara-based songwriters, bring their Americana music to the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena; reservations, 626-794-2424; info, www.coffeegallery.com.
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Award -winning songwriters Kate Wallace and Doug Clegg bring considerable musical history and talent to their show--their styles are different, but together they make for an evening of great Americana music.
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Generally performing as solo artists, Maverick Magazine in Britain says about Kate, “Wallace’s music waxes a rich artful beauty of which only the most accomplished are capable.. She proves herself to be an exquisite exponent of her craft.” while Doug --who plays everything from mandolin, guitar and fiddle to accordion, drums and steel guitar, “plays like lightning, sings like thunder” according to the Boston Globe. Each is a New Folk Finalist at the Kerrville Folk Festival and both have had long successful careers as touring singer/songwriters. They perform everything from contemporary folk and blues to bluegrass, country and other assorted roots Americana music, and compliment each other beautifully.
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Each artist spends much of the year traveling, teaching and recording/ playing. This will be their second appearance at The Coffee Gallery Backstage. Kate has a brand-new CD called “Ruby Slippers” and Doug has just released his newest project, “A Moment, a Lifetime.” More information on each artist is available at www.katewallace.com and www.dougclegg.net
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In addition to their solo efforts as artists, they both do a considerable amount of studio work on other artists’ projects and they book the popular Trinity Backstage acoustic music concert series in Santa Barbara www.trinitybackstage.com, every 4th Saturday of the month. Tix, $20.
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Sat, Dec 4, in San Diego:
7 pm ROBIN HENKEL & ALLEN SINGER play the “San Diego Folk Heritage” series in Templars Hall in Old Poway Park, 14134 Midland Rd, Poway (San Diego); 858-566-4040; www.sdfolkheritage.org. More at www.robinhenkel.com and www.allensinger.com
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Sat, Dec 4; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
7:30 pm MOSCOW NIGHTS play the “Ojai Concert Series” in Matilija Auditorium, 703 El Paseo Rd, Ojai; tix & info, 805-646-8907; www.ptgo.org. They are amazing, having delighted audiences all over the world. More at www.russianfolk.com
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Sat, Dec 4; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm JAMES LEE STANLEY at Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City; www.boulevardmusic.com; 310-398-2583. Venue’s web site has a helpful local dining guide. More info later, or check www.jamesleestanley.com. Tix go on sale Nov 20; $15.
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Sat, Dec 4; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm “ALOHA CONCERT SERIES” brings AARON SALA at the Ruth Shannon Center for the Performing Arts, on the campus at Whittier College, 6760 Painter Av, Whittier; 562-907-4203; www.shannoncenter.org. Shows at 3 & 8 pm; see 3 pm listing for details.
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Sat, Dec 4:
8 pm CHRIS DUARTE plus BOBBY BLUEHOUSE opening at the Arcadia Blues Club, 16 E Huntington Dr, Arcadia 91006; 626-447-9349; www.arcadiabluesclub.com. Shawn Jones at 10:30 pm, Bobby Bluehouse at 8. More at http://srv.ezinedirector.net/?n=4175625&s=93914888.
Chris Duarte at 10:30, Bobby Bluehouse at 8. Tix, $20.
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Sat, Dec 4:
8 pm JACKSH*T & FRIENDS perform "A Very Sh*tty Christmas," which is, says the venue, the group’s “Yuletide Extravaganza, featuring those three wise men from Cochtotan, plus their special friends,” at McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl (Pico at 31st), Santa Monica 90405; www.mccabes.com; 310-828-4403; tix, 310-828-4497. This runs two nights, Dec 3 & 4.
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Sun, Dec 5; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
12:45 & 3 pm PETER HIMMELMAN plays the Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N Sepulveda Bl, L.A.; 310-440-4578; www.skirball.org. More at www.peterhimmelman.com
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Sun, Dec 5; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
2 pm annual "COWBOY CHRISTMAS CONCERT" with THE SONS OF THE SAN JOAQUIN and JENNIFER LIND in the Wells Fargo Theatre at the Autry National Center / Autry Museum of the American West, 4700 Western Heritage Way, Griffith Park, L.A. 90027; 323-667-2000; www.theautry.org. Tix, $15 for Autry or WMA members, $20 gen'l admission.
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Sun, Dec 5; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
3 pm PETER HIMMELMAN plays the Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N Sepulveda Bl, L.A.; 310-440-4578; www.skirball.org. More at www.peterhimmelman.com. (Shows at 12:45 & 3 pm.)
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Sun, Dec 5; an “EVENT-OF-THE-WEEK” for Artists:
4 pm 29th annual “LOS ANGELES HOLIDAY CAROLING” for shut-ins, at four senior care centers and a restaurant, all in the West San Fernando Valley.
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This event always brings out many top award winning musicians and stars of film, TV, and stage, who are all there, in the words of event founder VINCENT LEINEN, “to bring happiness and/or enlightenment to the elderly, to care-givers, and to participants in the event itself during the holiday season. He adds, Together we have the power to make a difference and to make the world a better place!”
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Vincent says, “The tradition of caroling for the elderly began for me in high school while singing at local senior care centers with the St. Mary Catholic Youth Association in Dow City, Iowa (pop. 498). It then continued while attending the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Now, as a resident of Los Angeles, the tradition has since evolved, grown, and expanded into a series of festivities celebrated across the country. This includes the large-scale, must-attend holiday event (est. 200 participants) in Los Angeles. This enjoyable and rewarding community service project is open to entertainers, singers and musicians of all talent levels and ages.”
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Vincent continues, “It is a very fulfilling opportunity to give and to receive joy, happiness, and holiday spirit to and from the elderly residents, care-givers, and participants, while enhancing one’s own perspective or appreciation of life, health, and family. Bottom line: Everyone greatly benefits from the festivities.”
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A full media blitz promoting this event will be launched to many major Los Angeles Metro radio, television, and newspaper outlets, local church bulletins etc., to promote the festivities and overall theme during the holiday season.
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Vincent’s invitation to the arts community contains an element of urgency: “All effort given to support, promote, and participate in this heart-warming activity would be especially appreciated, since your contribution and presence would greatly enhance the festivities for all involved. Please RSVP ASAP!”
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So many artists take part that an RSVP is needed so you CAN take part. You can get more details at www.ReachfortheStars.com/caroling and you can reach Vincent at 818-342-9336.
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Sun, Dec 5; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
7 pm “ALICE COLTRANE TRIBUTE” with a host of all-star musicians, to pay tribute to jazz legend Alice Coltrane at UCLA Live, Royce Hall, 340 Royce Dr, on the UCLA campus at Royce Dr between Westwood Bl and Hilgard Av, Westwood; www.uclalive.org; info 310-825-4401; UCLA ticket office 310-825-2101.
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It’s appropriate this is at UCLA, the site of ALICE COLTRANE’s historic 1976 recording “Transfiguration.” Led by KYP MALONE (TV on the Radio, Rain Machine) and co-curated by famed record producer IAN BRENNAN, the night will feature inspirational and improvisatory music via mini sets and onstage collaborations from legendary saxophonist PHAROAH SANDERS, guitarist NELS CLINE (Wilco), acclaimed Dutch free-improvisation drummer HAN BENNINK, free jazz saxophonist DANIEL CARTER, and others. Lineup subject to change. Tix, $28-48 ($15 for UCLA students).
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Sun, Dec 5; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
7 pm “RANDY SPARKS & FRIENDS” plus JENNIFER LIND opening, at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 91001; reservations 626-794-2424; venue phone 626-398-7917; info www.coffeegallery.com. (“the venue named in FolkWorks as L.A.’s best intimate acoustic listening room venue”).
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RANDY SPARKS, the founder of the uber-famous folk revival group THE NEW CHRISTY MINSTRELS, does from time-to-time reassemble as many of the alumni as will fit on one stage. Not that it’s always the same group. When your members have included the likes of BARRY McGUIRE (famous for his banned-on-the-radio ’60s anthem, “Eve of Destruction”), and KENNY ROGERS (pre FIRST EDITION), and an underage pre-Emmy and Peabody Award-winning TRACY NEWMAN, and so many more who graduated to lead or star in their own bands or groups or as solo folk or rock acts, you could craft an entire season of “Where Are They Now?” just tracking-down former band members.
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RANDY SPARKS is himself quite a character. For Randy, the presumed radicalism of the ’60s often takes the form these days of comedic ditties from a decidedly conservative perspective; some are blatant in their “politically incorrect” expressions. Perhaps some of that can be explained when you know he was the best-known protégé of the late BURL IVES, and he cared for Ives in his final declining months. Ives was the Disney-movie-favorite folksinger who famously (or infamously) cooperated with HUAC – the House Un-American Activities Committee – during the McCarthy Era.
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Randy Sparks is a complex guy. He is devoted to his music charity. He still gets ’60s folk revival-era Baby Boomers singing along with big smiles, when he plays the group’s classics instead of his own newer material. And he is possessed with the artist’s penchant for a certain measure of disorganization, telling us, “I'm generally communicating with media people at the last minute, but this time I'm early,” as, for the first time ever, he sends us info a full three to four months (gasp) in advance.
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His smaller show, is a reprise (with who-knows-who-will-sign-on-at-the-last-minute-to-perform) as “RANDY SPARKS & FRIENDS” on December 5 at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena, no doubt owing to his ancient and continuing association with Bob Stane, pre-dating Bob’s years running the Ice House as a combination folk music haven / comedy shop.
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Those wanting to experience a (perhaps) larger cast, officially bearing the name of THE NEW CHRISTY MINSTRELS, can get tickets for their show at the Cerritos Performing Arts Center on January 9, 2011.
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In typically Randy Sparks fashion, he adds, “I suppose I ought to mention The McCallum Theater in Palm Desert on the 16th of January, also.”
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But what of the storied NEW CHRISTY MINSTRELS -? Randy tells us, “My restored group is phenomenal these days. We have not been in concert anywhere that we haven't been asked back, and that’s gratifying. I'm 77 years old and likely couldn't get a job at Burger King, but I'm still gainfully employed, albeit we all work for a non-profit organization these days: The ‘New Christy Minstrels Foundation.’ Our goal is to give back to the schools; we NEVER charge schools for our performances.”
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He continues, “Our concert at Cerritos is a return visit. We were there on a Sunday afternoon in November of 2007, and we sold EVERY seat. We're looking to repeat that accomplishment, and we're already pretty far along, as all of the main floor $60 seats are gone. Half the house has already been sold, and we have [three] months to go. We are very quietly big business these days. We had 19 concerts in the month of October alone. What recession?”
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RANDY SPARKS & FRIENDS is, he says, “a lesser offering, and we'll be holding court at Bob Stane's place on the 5th of December.”
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Lesser offering? Randy undoes that notion rather quickly. He says, “That's the day that JENNIFER LIND, our new superstar (she is one of the ladies in the NCM, but also has an ongoing career as a soloist, and has the BEST self-produced CD that I have EVER heard!)”
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Randy points out that JENNIFER LIND is opening for THE SONS OF SAN JOAQUIN at The Gene Autry Theater that same day, in the afternoon.
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At this evening’s show in Altadena, Randy tells us, “BECKY JO [BENSON] and I may join Jennifer onstage for a couple of songs. The '& Friends' part of my smaller group consists of BECKY JO BENSON, JENNIFER, & CHUCK COLE. We're unrestricted at Bob's [Coffee Gallery Backstage] showroom, so our program is wildly entertaining and great fun for me. I'm able to sing my best stuff: ‘Sluts With Tattoos,’ ‘The Man In The Moon Mooned Me,’ and ‘The Only Thing More Ferocious Than A Polar Bear Is A Bi-Polar Bear.’ Of course, we also perform the songs that the people come to hear.”
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We did mention Randy’s “politically incorrect” songs.
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As for the audiences Randy draws – with both his “& Friends” show and his NCM reunion productions – he says, “They are most kind to us wherever we work, and it's thrilling to actually be in demand.”
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Sun, Dec 5; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
7 pm THE DITTY BOPS return for “one very special show” at McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl (Pico at 31st), Santa Monica 90405; www.mccabes.com; 310-828-4403; tix, 310-828-4497.
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Fri, Dec 10; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
ANAIS MITCHELL & THE HADESTOWN ORCHESTRA and their “folk opera” makes its McCabe's debut, plus opening act NeeMA, at McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl (Pico at 31st), Santa Monica 90405; www.mccabes.com; 310-828-4403; tix, 310-828-4497. Anais Mitchell is presenting the music of Hadestown featuring Thao Nguyen, Sean Hayes, John Elliott, and the Hadestown Orchestra/Michael Chorney sextet. Opening the evening is NEeMA, the Canadian chanteuse and protege of Leonard Cohen, who produced her debut.
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Fri, Dec 10:
8 pm JOE WALLA plus BOBBY BLUEHOUSE opening at the Arcadia Blues Club, 16 E Huntington Dr, Arcadia 91006; 626-447-9349; www.arcadiabluesclub.com. Joe Walla at 10:30, Bobby Bluehouse at 8. More at http://srv.ezinedirector.net/?n=4175626&s=93914888. Tix, $10.
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Sat, Dec 11, a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
7 pm THE TUMBLING TUMBLEWEEDS, top award-winning Western group, touring their brand-new CD, "Blaze Across the West," at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 91001; reservations 626-794-2424; venue phone 626-398-7917; info www.coffeegallery.com. (“the venue named in FolkWorks as L.A.’s best intimate acoustic listening room venue”).
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The group launched their career at this world-famous little venue, and any time they return, it’s a celebration for those who saw their first show, and for those on stage.
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If the real west is a state of mind, it should surprise no one that not a herd of Texans, but rather a Southern-California-based outfit, THE TUMBLING TUMBLEWEEDS, are the current holders of the top awards bestowed by both entities who recognize the best in Western music. The Tumbleweed’s growing fan base will be happy to know the sophomore CD is set for release on Saturday, November 13 (as of the Guide’s October press time).
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The group won top honors from both the Academy of Western Artists and the Western Music Association following release of their debut album in 2008. Even before arrival of the new CD, the group is currently nominated for the 2010 Western Music Association "Outstanding Entertainer-Group Award" of 2010. With no Grammy specifically for western music, those are the top honors in the genre.
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They’ve been performing the material from their brand-new “Blaze Across the West” album for the past few months, including their new originals when they headlined the “National Day of the Cowboy & Cowgirl” this summer, which set attendance records at the Autry Museum in L.A.’s Griffith Park.
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To simply call this group a charming throwback to the SONS OF THE PIONEERS (complete with matching outfits) denies the originality the Tumbleweeds inject. Sure, they began as a tribute to that classic cowboy group. But they’ve grown their own identity. Among those who celebrate their music and performance? "Great Harmony, creative arrangements, keeping the tradition alive!" raves “RANGER DOUG” (aka DOUGLAS B. GREEN), of the Grammy-winning RIDERS IN THE SKY.
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Band members “TUMBLEWEED ROB” WOLFSKILL, “BIG CADE” PARENTI, CHRIS ACUFF and “BABYFACE” R.J. MILLS, are accompanied on the new CD by featured players JEAN SUDBURY on fiddle and “SMOKIN’ DAN” DUNGAN on bass.
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The group’s second album is being released both as a CD and digital download. The physical CD is available at www.thetumblingtumbleweeds.com, and on www.CDBaby.com, and digital download is available on iTunes and CDBaby.
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The new album includes five of their original tunes, “The Mighty Santa Fe,” ”Lazin’ Down the Trail,” “Sleepin’ on a Mountain,” “California,” and “So Now You’ve Gone,” each co-written and arranged by the group. As with their debut album, The quartet of Tumbling Tumbleweeds vocalists (and practitioners of fancy footwork) are accompanied on the recorded tracks by Sudbury on fiddle and Dungan on bass. In addition, the album features some notable musical guests.
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TUMBLEWEED ROB says, “We… wanted to go for a more lavish sound on this album and we are thrilled to have some of our friends in the western music world join us on this recording to add to our sound.”
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The result of these collaborations has produced the swing tune, “The Mighty Santa Fe,” featuring the group’s western music pal RIC STEINKE of OPEN RANGE on steel guitar; “Sleepin’ on a Mountain,” featuring “Harmonicowboy” GARY ALLEGRETTO on harmonica (he’s up for a “Grammy consideration”); “California,” a rollicking ranchera-styled homage to the group’s home state, featuring “conjunto norteno” style accordion master OTONO LUJAN of LOS POCHOS. And there’s a medley of swing classics, “You’re Getting Tired of Me” and “You Waited Too Long,” connected with an original Tumbleweeds tune, “So Now You’ve Gone,” making up the album’s “Lost Love Medley” and featuring Steinke once more on steel guitar.
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“We feel strongly about continuing to present the classic songs of the West that folks have come to expect from us,” asserts TUMBLEWEED ROB. He says the group wants to, “share our own thoughts and feelings about what the West means to us. That’s why we included a selection of both classic and original songs on this album.” Tix price, tba.
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Sat, Dec 11; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
7:30 pm BAYOU SECO plays the “SongTree” concert series at 820 N Fairview Av, Goleta; 805-403-2639. Show and series info, www.songtree.org. More at www.bayouseco.com
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Sat, Dec 11; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 & 10 pm DAN HICKS & THE HOT LICKS present "HOLIDAZE IN HICKSVILLE" - CD release concert for the upcoming “Crazy For Christmas” album, at McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl (Pico at 31st), Santa Monica 90405; www.mccabes.com; 310-828-4403; tix, 310-828-4497. This band is an-star outfit, with standout fiddler RICHARD CHON (SONS OF THE SAN JOAQUIN, SADDLE CATS), songs that were hits, and more that should’ve been. Highly musical, highly entertaining, even before we hear their “Hicksville” take on Holiday material. More at www.danhicks.net. Tix, $26.50.
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Sat, Dec 11; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm CHRIS STUART & BACKCOUNTRY bring their splendid West Coast bluegrass to Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City; www.boulevardmusic.com; 310-398-2583. Venue’s website has a helpful local dining guide.
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With a repertoire of classics and fine originals by Chris Stuart and banjo master JANET BEAZLEY, it’s no wonder they play a far-flung circuit of bluegrass festivals. Remember to request “50 Naked Pentecostals in a Pontiac.” It’s based on a true story that coulda come right out of Keith Olbermann’s “Oddball” feature. More at www.chrisstuart.com
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Sat, Dec 11; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm RONNY COX plays the “Caltech Folk Music Society” series at the CALTECH FOLK MUSIC SOCIETY series in Beckman Institute Auditorium (“Little Beckman”) on the campus, 322 S Michigan Av, Pasadena; 626-395-4652, or toll-free 888-2CALTECH (1-888-222-5832). More on the Caltech Folk Music Series at www.folkmusic.caltech.edu - and check-out other music on campus at Caltech Presents / Caltech Public Events series at www.events.caltech.edu.
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RONNY COX is a famous screen and TV actor who played Woody Guthrie’s sidekick in “Bound for Glory,” and he’s known to millions from his first film role, which included playing the “Dueling Banjos” guitar part in “Deliverance.” More recently, Ronny Cox played slithery corporate snakes in “RoboCop” and “Total Recall.” He’s played the President of the United States 20-some times, and had the recurring role as the Senator who kept trying to shutdown TV‘s “Stargate.” Ronny is a fine songwriter and folk singer who earned “Listener Favorite” honors on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks.” He charms crowds with self-teasing humor, tart progressive insight, and a lulling Southwestern folk sound. His repertoire is a smart mix of witty ditties, bluesy swing tunes, heart-on-sleeve Romances, and real-life anthems. Ronny’s newest CD, "Songs... with Repercussions" was reviewed in FolkWorks (www.folkworks.org/content/view/36151/167) by the Guide’s editor, en-route to its reaching # 1 on the Folk DJ playlist, and finishing as # 48 for the entire year. Ronny’s all-star accompanists – award-winning musicians in their own rights – join him for this performance. They are Austin-based KAREN MAL on mandolin, and RADOSLAV LORKOVIC on accordion and keyboards. More at www.ronnycox.com.
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The campus ticket office handles the Folk Music Society’s advance tickets, takes credit cards, and is open Noon-5 pm, Mon-Fri; their number is 626-395-4652. As the date gets close, this will likely sell-out. Tickets are $15, $5 for children and Caltech students.
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Sat, Dec 11:
8 pm ROD PIAZZA & THE MIGHTY FLYERS plus BOBBY BLUEHOUSE opening at the Arcadia Blues Club, 16 E Huntington Dr, Arcadia 91006; 626-447-9349; www.arcadiabluesclub.com. Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers at 10:30, Bobby Bluehouse at 8. Tix, $20.
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Mon & Tue, Dec 13 & 14; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm "FREE COFFEE & DOUGHNUTS - SONGS FROM THE GREAT DEPRESSION(S), 1929 / 2010" at NEIGHBORHOOD UNITARIAN CHURCH, 301 N Orange Grove Bl, Pasadena 91103. Tix, $35 & $27.
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Fri, Dec 17; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm “SONGS FROM THE DAYS OF THE BYRDS AND BEYOND,” with ex-BYRDS JOHN YORK & BILLY DARNELL, at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 91001; reservations 626-794-2424; venue phone 626-398-7917; info www.coffeegallery.com. (“the venue named in FolkWorks as L.A.’s best intimate acoustic listening room venue”).
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They just did this show here, a couple months back, and created such a buzz that venue impresario Bob Stane had to find a way to bring them back. Hence, a second rare chance to see two former members of the legendary folk-rock band, THE BYRDS.
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JOHN YORK played bass for blues legend LIGHTIN' HOPKINS. Over the years, as a performing singer-songwriter, John has been a constant musical creative force in support of acts like THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS, DR. JOHN, JOHNNY RIVERS, RICK DANKO, RICHARD MANUEL, SIR DOUGLAS QUINTET, & ROLLING STONES keyboardist NICKY HOPKINS. Recently, John completed a new solo album, “Fanfare For 2,” and another CD, “West Coast Revelation,” a collaboration with rock legend KIM FOWLEY.
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BILLY DARNELL joins John on stage. A veteran performer, Billy was with John in a later BYRDS band with GENE CLARK. He has also played guitar for THE EVERLY BROTHERS, DR. JOHN AND DOUG KERSHAW.
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The show is filled with familiar Byrds tunes for sing-along, fine original songs and great interpretations of songs from the era, and, adds Bob Stane, “The best music this side of Bob Dylan and The Band. Come join us for an evening of great artistry and entertainment.” Tix, $15.
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Sat, Dec 18; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm THE WITCHER BROTHERS, perhaps the top bluegrass / newgrass act to develop from West Coast roots, performs at Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City; www.boulevardmusic.com; 310-398-2583.
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Getting this band back together isn’t easy, because its members are in demand for tours with their other bands. Noted for their powerfully energetic instrumental solos, tight 3-part harmonies, and heartfelt original material by guitarist TONY RECUPIDO, there’s still no question that THE WITCHER BROTHERS deliver one hot show. They’ll bring their fine repertoire of traditional and contemporary bluegrass, original compositions and bluegrass gospel. The band features top fiddler GABE WITCHER, a member of the PUNCH BROTHERS with CHRIS THILE, and MICHAEL WITCHER, that hot Dobro player from MISSY RAINES & THE NEW HIP (who had their radio debut a few years back on “Tied to the Tracks”). It’s an evening with masters of the mandolin, bass, banjo, fiddle and guitar, and a rare reappearance of the group playing together.
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Sat, Dec 18:
8 pm Special “HOLIDAY SHOW” featuring Songmakers MERLIN & DEBBIE SNIDER,
JIM ST. OURS, GEMINI, SOUTH COAST, DAN LEVITT, DESERT WIND TRIO, KG,
JACK ZIGRAY, MIKE DAVIS, & STAN CADRANEL, at the “CAMARILLO CAFÉ CONCERT SERIES,” at Camarillo Community Center, 1605 E Burnley St (NE corner,
Carmen & Burnley), Camarillo; info, 805-523-2682, email
WhatsHappening@CamarilloCafe.com and website, www.CamarilloCafe.com.
Sponsored by Pleasant Valley Recreation & Parks District. Produced by
Gary & Kathy Lynch.
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Sun, Dec 19; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
7 pm MURRY HAMMOND plus MURRY HAMMOND at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 91001; reservations 626-794-2424; venue phone 626-398-7917; info www.coffeegallery.com. (“the venue named in FolkWorks as L.A.’s best intimate acoustic listening room venue”).
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ALEXA WOODWARD is a banjo-playing singer-songwriter whose last album charted in the top 200 college radio charts in the United States and was played on numerous National Public Radio programs. She’s been likened to Sufjan Stevens, Judy Garland, and Neko Case. Her songs have been aired on national television in the US and in Australia (Fox’s “So You Think You Can Dance” and feature documentary "Twilight in Forks" in the US and “The Wall” in Australia). She received acclaim as a semifinalist in New York's largest songwriting contest, Jezebel Music's “Williamsburg Live Songwriter Competition.”
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ALEXA WOODWARD’s haunting banjo songs blend her southern roots with the urban folk sounds of Boston and New York. With a distinctive banjo playing style and lyrics that carry the listener into stories of raw human experience, Woodward is well received by audiences across the US – having played over thirty states – and in Scandinavia.
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She’s been celebrated in the local media: "Woodward’s songs are like mountain music with an MFA... [she] impresses both in concert and on disc, making her someone for Americana connoisseurs to keep an eye on." – Michael Berrick, LA Weekly
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More at www.myspace.com/alexawoodward and www.alexawoodward.org
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MURRY HAMMOND, practitioner of railroad and train songs.
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"I wonder which came first for Murry Hammond, his fascination with trains or his love of country music. Locomotives have inspired scores of country and western songs from ‘Waiting for a Train’ to ‘Let the Train Blow the Whistle,’ which have made them metaphors for loneliness, wanderlust, death, freedom, imprisonment, and so on and so forth. Possibly only zombies have more allegorical potential. Hammond's day-job band, the Old 97s, is named after a train song (‘Wreck of the Old 97’), and his first album as a solo artist, ‘I Don't Know Where I'm Going But I'm on My Way,’ is a collection of originals and mostly covers that employ trains as vehicles for a spiritual journey, casting life's tribulations (the death of his father, the hard times in the Old 97s) as treacherous mountain passes and arduous treks along miles of tracks until it reaches a heavenly destination. It can be heavy listening, but Hammond's ear for odd, droning soundscapes, his fondness for shuffling brushed-snare beats, and his liberal take on old songs lend it a sense of real discovery." – Stephen M. Deusner, February 20, 2009, in Pitchfork.com.
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You can hear Murry Hammond at www.old97s.com . Tix, $15.
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Sun, Dec 19; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
7 pm annual “BOULEVARD MUSIC FREE HOLIDAY SHOW” at Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City; www.boulevardmusic.com; 310-398-2583. It’s a fun-filled evening as staff, music teachers, families and friends congregate for “the one evening” when the music store and concert venue transforms into “the house of schmooze,” as proprietor Gary Mandell says. Gary promises and surprises and repeatedly mentions free cookies, along with something called “Kathy’s Kholesterol Krunch.” Venue’s website has a helpful local dining guide, but save room for the free cookies. Free event.
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Tue, Dec 21; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
7 pm SCOTT GATES & NATHAN McEUEN play the “BLUEGRASS AT THE BRAEMAR” series sponsored by the Bluegrass Association of Southern California (BASC) at Braemar Country Club, 4001 Reseda Bl, Tarzana; 818-705-8870.
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Fri, Dec 24; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
3-6 pm 51st Annual “L.A. COUNTY HOLIDAY CELEBRATION” brings 23 music and dance groups to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion of the Music Center, 135 N Grand Av, downtown L.A. 90012, for a free live performance. Attend free or catch it on KCET TV broadcast channel 28, or check your local cable listings (or www.kcet.org) and it’s live on radio on KPFK 90.7 FM. Info, www.HolidayCelebration.org; hotline, 213-972-3099.
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For half a century, it’s been an annual big deal for indie musicians, youth performance troupes, and seasoned touring pros fresh off the road and home for the holidays. The musicians and dancers are from across L.A. County – one of the few times each year that the local talent pool is showcased in a major media event – and the broadcast of the show has been nominated for an Emmy. For many years through this year, a condensed version of the previous year’s show airs nationally on PBS (that’ll change when KCET goes indie on January 1). The performance is produced by the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, and lighting, sound, sets and broadcast sound and visual images are first-rate, even if the hosts are always an uneven mix of seasoned mic jockeys and embarrassingly awkward anointed “celebrities.”
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But it’s what’s on stage that matters. Since 1964, the program “honors the spirit of many cultures and holiday traditions through music, song and dance.” In recent years, the lineup has included notable folk-Americana artists like Grammy-nominee Lisa Haley & the Zydecats and bluegrass and blues acts. Some years are more “folky” than others, and some feature more acoustic renaissance singer-songwriters and bands than other years. There are always acts that can be called “world folk.”
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Acts performing this year are:
(* denotes first-time participants in the show)
ALBERT McNEIL JUBILEE SINGERS
ANTICS PERFORMANCES
CHRISTIAN'S COMMUNITY CENTER CATHEDRAL CHOIR
COLBURN CHILDREN’S CHOIR
ELLIOT DEUTSCH BIG BAND *
GABRIELLA AXELRAD EDUCATION FOUNDATION *
GAY MEN'S CHORUS OF LOS ANGELES
HALAU O LILINOE *
HARMONIC BRONZE HANDBELL ENSEMBLE
JUNG IM LEE KOREAN DANCE ACADEMY
LOCH AND KEY *
LOS ANGELES CHILDREN’S CHORUS YOUNG MEN’S ENSEMBLE *
L.A. CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MUSIC ASSOCIATION WOMEN’S CHORALE *
MARIACHI SOL DE MEXICO DE JOSE HERNANDEZ
MR. VALLENATO *
NDM BOLLYWOOD *
PACIFICO DANCE COMPANY
PALMDALE HIGH SCHOOL CHORAL UNION
PHILIPPINE CHAMBER SINGERS OF LOS ANGELES
SALVATION ARMY TABERNACLE CHILDREN’S CHORUS
SANTA MONICA CHORUS *
SOUTH BAY CHILDREN’S CHORUS
YOUNG ANGELS CHOIR
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The show runs 3-6 pm, and it’s free, but you can’t just show up and expect to get in. No, we don’t know why this year’s show is cut back from the usual six hours to just three. It’s still a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick, because this is free and the Dorothy Chandler is a wonderful place to enjoy live music – even if, unlike past years, we don’t see Grammy noms and winners in the lineup. Still, we are certain if you want to get into the Music Center to see it live, you’ll need to get there earlier than you think.
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This year, wristbands are required for entry. Limit is one wristband per person. They’re available free at the site, first-come, first-served, starting at 11:30 am. Expect a very long line early, mostly because of the sprinkling of children’s performing troupes in which parents want to see their kids on stage. Once you have your wristband, you “do not have to wait in line.” There is a second chance to get in, though it will involve uncertainty and requires waiting in a different line: producers say, “When all wristbands have been distributed, standbys will be tracked in order of arrival and admitted if seats are vacated.” Doors open at 2:30 pm.
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The Guide suggest this: get in line early to get your wristband at 11:30, then ride the Red Line subway to the ice rink in Pershing Square; rent skates (cheap) and take a few turns on the ice; then walk through the subway station and out the other end to grab a bite at Grand Central Market (a landmark since 1917); catch the subway back before the 2:30 door opening at the Music Center. You’ll escape the elbowing crowds in the suburban shopping malls and make a fun day of it downtown.
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Now, for our comment. It’s needed, because politicians are, once again, seeking to exploit the contributions of artists to the community.
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We’re supposed to tell you that the Holiday Celebration is “a gift from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors” – but we are revolted by the idea that the media is asked to help a bunch of self-aggrandizing politicians pat themselves on the back. The five-member Board of Supervisors are, after all, the same crowd who routinely names public buildings after themselves, every time a multimillion-dollar facility is constructed using taxpayers’ money. In one case, a large new five-story courthouse bears the name of a sitting County Supervisor – and contains a “family museum” to his sireage and offspring, housed in a marble-floored-and-columned space paid for by the people.
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So, we’d like to know how it is that sitting politicians are allowed to give themselves, at taxpayer expense, the daily presence – and advantage at election time – of important public facilities, individually named and dedicated to themselves?
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Shouldn’t THAT kind of thing be a genuine honor, one reserved for, like, after they’re dead, or least retired, and only IF the honoree’s career had gone unblemished? Examples abound of office-holders leaving a bad smell, so why should ANY sitting politician be given the ego trip of any tax-supported monument to him or her self?
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But this is a piece about a holiday show, so we’ll be charitable and not rant further – now that you have the picture on what the politicians wanted us to tell you about “their gift to you” – without their noting that the participating acts perform for free.
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Parking for the annual holiday show is free in the Music Center parking garage (a big deal where parking is usually $7 a half-hour). There will be free entertainment on the Music Center Plaza outside the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion before the show, starting at 12:30 pm. Beginning at 3, the Holiday Celebration will be screened live on the JumboTron in the Music Center Plaza, where folding chairs are available for those who can’t get inside. The big Christmas tree towers above the plaza, so it’s a nice setting if the weather is pleasant, even if you don’t get inside.
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Fri, Dec 31:
“NEW YEARS EVE” with blues bands COREY STEVENS, BOBBY BLUEHOUSE, DAVE MELTON, HOWARD DEERE, WALTER THOMPSON AND FRIENDS, at the Arcadia Blues Club, 16 E Huntington Dr, Arcadia 91006; 626-447-9349; www.arcadiabluesclub.com. Venue is now taking reservations for this annual “New Years Eve / Fan Appreciation Night” music party. Advance tix are only $20.
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Tue, Jan 9, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
THE NEW CHRISTY MINSTRELS reunite to play the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, 12700 Center Court Dr, Cerritos; info, 562-916-8501; 800-300-4345; tix, 562-467-8818; www.cerritoscenter.com. Tix now available, and going fast.
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RANDY SPARKS, the founder of the uber-famous folk revival group THE NEW CHRISTY MINSTRELS, does from time-to-time reassemble as many of the alumni as will fit on one stage. Not that it’s always the same group. When your members have included the likes of BARRY McGUIRE (famous for his banned-on-the-radio ’60s anthem, “Eve of Destruction”), and KENNY ROGERS (pre FIRST EDITION), and an underage TRACY NEWMAN, and so many more who graduated to lead or star in their own bands or groups or as solo folk or rock acts, you could craft an entire season of “Where Are They Now?” just tracking-down former band members.
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RANDY SPARKS is himself quite a character. For Randy, the presumed radicalism of the ’60s often takes the form these days of comedic ditties from a decidedly conservative perspective; some are blatant in their “politically incorrect” expressions. Perhaps some of that can be explained when you know he was the best-known protégé of the late BURL IVES, and he cared for Ives in his final declining months. Ives was the Disney-movie-favorite folksinger who famously (or infamously) cooperated with HUAC – the House Un-American Activities Committee – during the McCarthy Era.
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Randy Sparks is a complex guy. He is devoted to his music charity. He still gets ’60s folk revival-era Baby Boomers singing along with big smiles, when he plays the group’s classics instead of his own newer material. And he is possessed with the artist’s penchant for a certain measure of disorganization, telling us, “I'm generally communicating with media people at the last minute, but this time I'm early,” as, for the first time ever, he sends us info a full three to four months (gasp) in advance.
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In typically Randy Sparks fashion, he adds, “I suppose I ought to mention The McCallum Theater in Palm Desert on the 16th of January, also.”
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But what of the storied NEW CHRISTY MINSTRELS -? Randy tells us, “My restored group is phenomenal these days. We have not been in concert anywhere that we haven't been asked back, and that’s gratifying. I'm 77 years old and likely couldn't get a job at Burger King, but I'm still gainfully employed, albeit we all work for a non-profit organization these days: The ‘New Christy Minstrels Foundation.’ Our goal is to give back to the schools; we NEVER charge schools for our performances.”
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He continues, “Our concert at Cerritos is a return visit. We were there on a Sunday afternoon in November of 2007, and we sold EVERY seat. We're looking to repeat that accomplishment, and we're already pretty far along, as all of the main floor $60 seats are gone. Half the house has already been sold, and we have [three] months to go. We are very quietly big business these days. We had 19 concerts in the month of October alone. What recession?”
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In addition to this full group show, Randy is out there from with what he calls RANDY SPARKS & FRIENDS, which he says, is “a lesser offering.”
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We have an idea that the “lesser offering” has a decidedly different character. He noted, in advance of the “& Friends” show on December 5, “We're unrestricted at Bob's [Coffee Gallery Backstage] showroom, so our program [there] is wildly entertaining and great fun for me. I'm able to sing my best stuff: ‘Sluts With Tattoos,’ ‘The Man In The Moon Mooned Me,’ and ‘The Only Thing More Ferocious Than A Polar Bear Is A Bi-Polar Bear.’ Of course, we also perform the songs that the people come to hear.”
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We did mention Randy’s “politically incorrect” songs.
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As for the audiences Randy draws with both his “& Friends” show and his NCM reunion productions, he says, “They are most kind to us wherever we work, and it's thrilling to actually be in demand.”
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As for the audiences Randy Sparks draws with both his “& Friends” show and his New Christy Minstrels reunion productions, he says, “They are most kind to us wherever we work, and it's thrilling to actually be in demand.”
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There’s more at www.thenewchristyminstrels.com.
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Wed, Jan 12, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
7:30 pm MURIEL ANDERSON & TIERRA NEGRA play the “Acoustic Voices” series at the Ruth Shannon Center for the Performing Arts, 6760 Painter Av, Whittier; 562-907-4203; www.shannoncenter.org. Tix, $20; seniors & students, $15.
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Wed, Jan 12. 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
ROUND MOUNTAIN “New Mexico's two-man singing folk orchestra” play the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, 12700 Center Court Dr, Cerritos; info, 562-916-8501; 800-300-4345; tix, 562-467-8818; www.cerritoscenter.com. They don’t often get to Southern Cal, and they always impress and make fans when they do. More at www.roundmountainmusic.com & www.myspace.com/roundmountainmusic
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Fri, Jan 14, 2011:
7:30 pm DOYLE DYKES plays the Grace First Presbyterian Church concert series, at 3955 Studebaker Rd, Long Beach; 562-420-3393.
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Sat, Jan 15, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
3 & 8 pm “ALOHA CONCERT SERIES” brings THE MAKAHA SONS at the Ruth Shannon Center for the Performing Arts, on the campus at Whittier College, 6760 Painter Av, Whittier; 562-907-4203; www.shannoncenter.org.
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These guys make an annual trip to play this series, where they are known for delivering “mirth, mayhem, and magical harmonies.”
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The annual series brings seven shows for its 2010-2011 season. Tix, including new “facilities surcharges,” $48.
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Sat, Jan 15, 2011:
8 pm JEFF LARSON & FRIENDS play “Russ and Julie's House Concert” series in Oak Park (in the Agoura Hills/Westlake Village area); Reservations get directions at 818-707-2179.
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Sat, Jan 15, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm “ALOHA CONCERT SERIES” brings THE MAKAHA SONS at the Ruth Shannon Center for the Performing Arts, on the campus at Whittier College, 6760 Painter Av, Whittier; 562-907-4203; www.shannoncenter.org. Shows at 3 & 8 pm. See 3 pm listing for details.
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Sin, Jan 16, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
THE NEW CHRISTY MINSTRELS reunite to play the McCallum Theater in Palm Desert. Tix now available, and going fast. Info, www.thenewchristyminstrels.com.
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RANDY SPARKS, the founder of the uber-famous folk revival group THE NEW CHRISTY MINSTRELS, does from time-to-time reassemble as many of the alumni as will fit on one stage. Not that it’s always the same group. When your members have included the likes of BARRY McGUIRE (famous for his banned-on-the-radio ’60s anthem, “Eve of Destruction”), and KENNY ROGERS (pre FIRST EDITION), and an underage TRACY NEWMAN, and so many more who graduated to lead or star in their own bands or groups or as solo folk or rock acts, you could craft an entire season of “Where Are They Now?” just tracking-down former band members.
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RANDY SPARKS is himself quite a character. For Randy, the presumed radicalism of the ’60s often takes the form these days of comedic ditties from a decidedly conservative perspective; some are blatant in their “politically incorrect” expressions. Perhaps some of that can be explained when you know he was the best-known protégé of the late BURL IVES, and he cared for Ives in his final declining months. Ives was the Disney-movie-favorite folksinger who famously (or infamously) cooperated with HUAC – the House Un-American Activities Committee – during the McCarthy Era.
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Randy Sparks is a complex guy. He is devoted to his music charity. He still gets ’60s folk revival-era Baby Boomers singing along with big smiles, when he plays the group’s classics instead of his own newer material. And he is possessed with the artist’s penchant for a certain measure of disorganization, telling us, “I'm generally communicating with media people at the last minute, but this time I'm early,” as, for the first time ever, he sends us info a full three to four months (gasp) in advance.
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But what of the storied NEW CHRISTY MINSTRELS -? Randy tells us, “My restored group is phenomenal these days. We have not been in concert anywhere that we haven't been asked back, and that’s gratifying. I'm 77 years old and likely couldn't get a job at Burger King, but I'm still gainfully employed, albeit we all work for a non-profit organization these days: The ‘New Christy Minstrels Foundation.’ Our goal is to give back to the schools; we NEVER charge schools for our performances.”
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He continues, “Our concert at Cerritos is a return visit. We were there on a Sunday afternoon in November of 2007, and we sold EVERY seat. We're looking to repeat that accomplishment, and we're already pretty far along, as all of the main floor $60 seats are gone. Half the house has already been sold, and we have [three] months to go. We are very quietly big business these days. We had 19 concerts in the month of October alone. What recession?”
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In addition to this full group show, Randy is out there from with what he calls RANDY SPARKS & FRIENDS, which he says, is “a lesser offering.”
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We have an idea that the “lesser offering” has a decidedly different character. He noted, in advance of the “& Friends” show on December 5, “We're unrestricted at Bob's [Coffee Gallery Backstage] showroom, so our program [there] is wildly entertaining and great fun for me. I'm able to sing my best stuff: ‘Sluts With Tattoos,’ ‘The Man In The Moon Mooned Me,’ and ‘The Only Thing More Ferocious Than A Polar Bear Is A Bi-Polar Bear.’ Of course, we also perform the songs that the people come to hear.”
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We did mention Randy’s “politically incorrect” songs.
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As for the audiences Randy draws with both his “& Friends” show and his NCM reunion productions, he says, “They are most kind to us wherever we work, and it's thrilling to actually be in demand.”
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As for the audiences Randy Sparks draws with both his “& Friends” show and his New Christy Minstrels reunion productions, he says, “They are most kind to us wherever we work, and it's thrilling to actually be in demand.”
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Fri & Sat, Jan 21 & 22; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
TOM PAXTON, the legendary folk star, plays two nights at McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl (Pico at 31st), Santa Monica 90405; www.mccabes.com; 310-828-4403; tix, 310-828-4497.
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Sat, Jan 22, 2011:
8 pm “WALLACE SHAWN: REAL WORLD, FAKE WORLD, DREAM WORLD” is a spoken word performance at UCLA Live, Royce Hall, 340 Royce Dr, on the UCLA campus at Royce Dr between Westwood Bl and Hilgard Av, West L.A.; www.uclalive.org; info 310-825-4401; UCLA ticket office 310-825-2101.
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Writer and actor Wallace Shawn delivers a reading and interpretation from his most recent work, alongside an offering of excerpts from the works of writers and thinkers he admires. Known to stage and film audiences as an extraordinary character actor, Shawn is an Obie Award-winning playwright and best-selling author. His celebrated works include “The Designated Mourner,” and “The Fever,” along with the poignant film “My Dinner with Andre,” which Shawn co-wrote. His most recent work, “Essays,” released in 2009, is a highly personal, often self-deprecating collection of Shawn’s perspective on life, politics, morality and the power of art. Tix, $28-48 ($15 for UCLA students).
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Sun, Jan 23, 2011:
3:30 pm CLAREMONT TRIO with NOKUTHULA NGWENYAMA, viola, plays the “SUNDAYS WITH COLEMAN” 107th season (2010-2011), presented by the Coleman Chamber Music Association in Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium, 322 S Michigan Av, Pasadena; series info 626-793-4191; www.colemanchambermusic.org. Season subscription (6 concerts) $108-$234; single-event tix $24-45.
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Fri-Sun, Jan 28-30, 2011:
“CEAIT FESTIVAL ~ ‘IANNIS XENAKIS: NOW & TOMORROW’” at REDCAT, The Roy & Edna Disney CalArts Theater, at the L.A. Music Center, 631 W 2nd St (at Hope St), inside the Walt Disney Concert Hall complex, downtown L.A. 90012; www.redcat.org; 213-237-2800; www.redcat.org/sites/redcat.org/files/REDCAT_Fall10_Brochure.pdf.
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This is described as “Three scintillating concerts by the legendary pioneer of music and architecture and composers he inspired.”
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Sat, Jan 29; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm KATY MOFFATT plays the CALTECH FOLK MUSIC SOCIETY series in Beckman Institute Auditorium (“Little Beckman”) on the campus, 322 S Michigan Av, Pasadena; 626-395-4652, or toll-free 888-2CALTECH (1-888-222-5832). More on the Caltech Folk Music Series at www.folkmusic.caltech.edu - and check-out other music on campus at Caltech Presents / Caltech Public Events series at www.events.caltech.edu.
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KATY MOFFATT is a genuine folk star who plays too seldom in L.A. Though she lives in Southern Cal, she’s constantly on the festival and prestigious-venue circuit, performing all over the world. She’s been called both “America's Queen of the West” and praised as one of the originators of country rock. Katy got her start on the road as an opener for blues legend MUDDY WATERS, and she’s been the subject of a major feature story in the Wall Street Journal (how many musicians get ink there?) She continues to be a most formidable vocal powerhouse, plus a masterful guitarist and finger-picking phenom. With over 15 albums to her credit, Katy sings classic acoustic country rock songs of fractured love, plus country blues, western classics and originals, and heartfelt ballads. She’s performed live, multiple times, on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks” and debuted an album there. Her newest CD, "Cowboy Girl," on Western Jubilee/Shanachie, has received rave reviews.
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The campus ticket office handles the Folk Music Society’s advance tickets, takes credit cards, and is open Noon-5 pm, Mon-Fri; their number is 626-395-4652. As the date gets close, this will likely sell-out. Tickets are $15, $5 for children and Caltech students.
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Thu, Feb 10, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm “THE ONION EDITORS” bring their satirical spoken word to UCLA Live, Royce Hall, 340 Royce Dr, on the UCLA campus at Royce Dr between Westwood Bl and Hilgard Av, West L.A.; www.uclalive.org; info 310-825-4401; UCLA ticket office 310-825-2101.
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Deadpan satire and journalistic skill collide in the phenomenon that is “The Onion.” Founded in 1988 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the “fake news” newspaper is the notable precursor to such biting, faux-news programs as "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report." Last year, “The Onion News Network,” an online send-up of 24-hour cable TV news, was named a Peabody Award winner and praised as “hilarious, trenchant and not infrequently hard to distinguish from the real thing.” In their UCLA Live debut, current Onion editor JOE RANDAZZO and fellow staffers present a multimedia discussion on the state of media, politics and pop culture, as they offer insight into how the paper’s culture-skewering stories and hilarious headlines are created. Tix, $28-48 ($15 for UCLA students).
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Feb 11, 2011:
8 pm DANIEL HOPE & JEFFREY KAHANE at UCLA Live, Royce Hall, 340 Royce Dr, on the UCLA campus at Royce Dr between Westwood Bl and Hilgard Av, West L.A.; www.uclalive.org; info 310-825-4401; UCLA ticket office 310-825-2101.
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Britain's versatile violinist DANIEL HOPE, the youngest person ever to perform as part of the prestigious BEAUX ARTS TRIO, is joined on piano by JEFFREY KAHANE, music director of the LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA. The duo appears for a stirring performance of Brahms’ Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 78, Regenlied, O. Messiaen’s Théme et Variations, Schulhoff’s Sonata No. 2, Sz. 76 and Franck’s Sonata in A Major.
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DANIEL HOPE is one of the most sought-after violin soloists in music today and has been described by The New York Times as “...a violinist of probing intellect and commanding style.”
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JEFFREY KAHANE is a multitalented conductor and pianist who made his debut at Carnegie Hall in 1983 and regularly appears as a soloist with leading orchestras around the world. Tix, $28-58 ($15 for UCLA students).
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Sat, Feb 12, 2011:
8 pm “COLEMAN ORCHESTRA CONCERTS” brings the COLBURN SCHOOL ORCHESTRA, SIR NEVILLE MARRINER, conductor, to Ambassador Auditorium, 131 S St John St, Pasadena 91105. Program is Ravel’s “Suite from Ma Mer l’Oye (Mother Goose);” Korngold’s “Violin Concerto;” Bartok’s “Concerto for Orchestra.” Info, 213-621-2200 or www.colburnschool.edu. Tix, $10, gen’l admission.
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Sat, Feb 19, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm MAYA ANGELOU at UCLA Live, Royce Hall, 340 Royce Dr, on the UCLA campus at Royce Dr between Westwood Bl and Hilgard Av, West L.A.; www.uclalive.org; info 310-825-4401; UCLA ticket office 310-825-2101.
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Inspiring poet, feminist, author, actress, director and activist Maya Angelou is one of the most recognizable and beloved names in contemporary American literature and one of the most powerful voices in American culture. Her work is vigorous, elegant and wields the power to blur racial and socioeconomic lines. Angelou’s influential “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” is a classic that transcends generations. Her prolific career includes a litany of best-selling works of poetry and prose, and this appearance is a rare chance to celebrate this extraordinary woman in her own notable presence.
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Angelou recited her original poetry at President Bill Clinton’s Inauguration in 1993. Not since John F. Kennedy took office in 1961 was a poet invited to take part. (Kennedy chose Carl Sandberg.) President Barack Obama revived the tradition again at his Inauguration in 2009 (the poet was Elizabeth Alexander, though most people remember that ARETHA FRANKLIN sang, and JOHN WILLIAMS conducted ITZHAK PERLMAN, YO-YO MA, GABRIELA MONTERO, & ANTHONY McGILL). Tix, $33-63 ($15 for UCLA students).
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Sun, Feb 20, 2011:
3:30 pm BORODIN QUARTET plays the “SUNDAYS WITH COLEMAN” 107th season (2010-2011), presented by the Coleman Chamber Music Association in Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium, 322 S Michigan Av, Pasadena; series info 626-793-4191; www.colemanchambermusic.org. Season subscription (6 concerts) $108-$234; single-event tix $24-45.
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8 pm JOHN WATERS: “THIS FILTHY WORLD GOES HOLLYWOOD,” plus opening act ELVIS PERKINS, is an evening of music and one-man theatre at UCLA Live, Royce Hall, 340 Royce Dr, on the UCLA campus at Royce Dr between Westwood Bl and Hilgard Av, West L.A.; www.uclalive.org; info 310-825-4401; UCLA ticket office 310-825-2101.
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As a screenwriter, director, artist, actor, and all-around filth elder, John Waters has become a rotten renaissance man of unprecedented cultural influence. Not only was his movie “Hairspray” turned into a wildly successful Tony Award-winning musical, his recently published memoir, “Role Models,” has been called “alarmingly refined.”
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Waters’ one-man vaudeville act, “This Filthy World Goes Hollywood,” sends up show business, the art world, and his own lunatic career in a rapid-fire performance. Dynamic modern-rock recording artist ELVIS PERKINS opens the show with a solo set, and actor MATTHEW GRAY GUBLER hosts as the evening’s emcee. Tix, $28-48 ($15 for UCLA students).
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Sat, Feb 26; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm “WOODY GUTHRIE TRIBUTE,” the new show by COUNTRY JOE McDONALD (Country Joe & the Fish) at the CALTECH FOLK MUSIC SOCIETY series in Beckman Institute Auditorium (“Little Beckman”) on the campus, 322 S Michigan Av, Pasadena; 626-395-4652, or toll-free 888-2CALTECH (1-888-222-5832). More on the Caltech Folk Music Series at www.folkmusic.caltech.edu - and check-out other music on campus at Caltech Presents / Caltech Public Events series at www.events.caltech.edu.
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COUNTRY JOE McDONALD has been touring his “TRIBUTE TO WOODY GUTHRIE” for the past few years to strong audience acclaim. In his highly-entertaining tribute, Country Joe deftly conveys the charm, talent, and social and political consciousness of the legendary folksinger from Oklahoma. It helps to know that McDonald’s father, Worden, shared Oklahoma’s Dust Bowl roots with Guthrie in the ‘20s & ‘30s. Country Joe opens the tribute with a moving performance of Woody’s best-known tune, “This Land is Your Land,” and takes the audience through a journey of 13 Woody Guthrie songs, all in a strong clear voice that doesn’t mimic Guthrie’s style, but conveys the emotion and energy that defines Guthrie. More at www.countryjoe.com.
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The campus ticket office handles the Folk Music Society’s advance tickets, takes credit cards, and is open Noon-5 pm, Mon-Fri; their number is 626-395-4652. As the date gets close, this will likely sell-out. Tickets are $20, $5 for children and Caltech students.
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2 pm WOVEN IMAGE plays the Grace First Presbyterian Church concert series, at 3955 Studebaker Rd, Long Beach; 562-420-3393.
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7 pm “CLASSICAL KALEIDOSCOPE CONCERT SERIES” continues its 6th season tonight with special guest LESLIE GILBERT-LURIE and other performing musicians (tba) in the Cay Mortenson Auditorium at Arcadia Public Library, 20 W Duarte Rd, Arcadia 91006; www.library.ci.arcadia.ca.us; 626-821-5567. Series has one remaining Wednesday night concert, April 20, at 7 pm. Info on this program and the series, 626-821-5569.
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Fri, Mar 4, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm NOEL PAUL STOOKEY (of Peter, Paul & Mary) plays McCabe's, 3101 W Pico Bl, Santa Monica; 310-828-4403 or 310-828-4497; www.mccabes.com
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2:30 pm “SHAMROCK TALES” celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with stories and crafts of the Emerald Isle, in the Cay Mortenson Auditorium at Arcadia Public Library, 20 W Duarte Rd, Arcadia 91006; www.library.ci.arcadia.ca.us; 626-821-5567. Info on this program, 626-821-5566. All ages, free.
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Sat, Mar 19, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
11 am & 2 pm DAN ZANES & FRIENDS make their annual return for two shows at UCLA Live, Royce Hall, 340 Royce Dr, on the UCLA campus at Royce Dr between Westwood Bl and Hilgard Av, West L.A.; www.uclalive.org; info 310-825-4401; UCLA ticket office 310-825-2101.
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UCLA Live series favorite Dan Zanes and his band perform exuberant, handmade music for enthusiastic crowds of kids and kids at heart. Filled with irresistible grooves drawn from a wealth of musical traditions, Zanes, his Brooklyn-based band and his surprising and eccentric special guests, create a rollicking Woodstock for kids, including American traditional songs, dance classics, and smart, inventive originals. The audience is invited to sing along with gusto before things heat up and ultimately evolve into an all-ages dance party. Tix, $18-28 ($15 for UCLA students).
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Sun, Mar 20, 2011:
3:30 pm SCHUMANN TRIO plays the “SUNDAYS WITH COLEMAN” 107th season (2010-2011), presented by the Coleman Chamber Music Association in Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium, 322 S Michigan Av, Pasadena; series info 626-793-4191; www.colemanchambermusic.org. Season subscription (6 concerts) $108-$234; single-event tix $24-45.
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Sat, Mar 23, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
7:30 pm SLIGO RAGS plays the Grace First Presbyterian Church concert series, at 3955 Studebaker Rd, Long Beach; 562-420-3393.
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2:30-4 pm “TOLKIEN DAY” celebrates with live music, readings and more, in the Cay Mortenson Auditorium at Arcadia Public Library, 20 W Duarte Rd, Arcadia 91006; www.library.ci.arcadia.ca.us; 626-821-5567. Info on this program, 626-821-5566. The L.A.-based “Tolkein Society” presents this afternoon of dramatic readings, musical interludes and costumed characters from “The Hobbit,” “The Lord of the Rings,” and other works by J.R.R. Tolkien. All ages, free.
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Sat, Apr 2, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
2 pm BILL FRISELL TRIO: “SELECTED WORKS OF BUSTER KEATON” plays the first of two different shows today at UCLA Live, Royce Hall, 340 Royce Dr, on the UCLA campus at Royce Dr between Westwood Bl and Hilgard Av, West L.A.; www.uclalive.org; info 310-825-4401; UCLA ticket office 310-825-2101.
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The matinee is family-friendly, and the show tonight takes a different focus. Incomparable guitarist BILL FRISELL, along with his bandmates TONY SCHERR and KENNY WOLLESEN, create a live score to the Buster Keaton classics “Go West,” “The High Sign,” and “One Week.” Rediscover the timeless charm of Keaton’s magic, as re-imagined with live music, in an afternoon of film and music the whole family can enjoy. The trio plays another show here tonight at 8 pm, with an adult focus; it, too is a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick. See listing. Tix, $18-28 ($15 for UCLA students).
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Sat, Apr 2, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
3 & 8 pm “ALOHA CONCERT SERIES” brings Grammy winners GEORGE, MOSES & KEOKI KAHUMOKU at the Ruth Shannon Center for the Performing Arts, on the campus at Whittier College, 6760 Painter Av, Whittier; 562-907-4203; www.shannoncenter.org.
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Sat, Apr 2, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm BILL FRISELL TRIO: “SELECTED WORKS OF BUSTER KEATON, JIM WOODRING AND BILL MORRISON” is the second of Frisell’s two different shows today at UCLA Live, Royce Hall, 340 Royce Dr, on the UCLA campus at Royce Dr between Westwood Bl and Hilgard Av, West L.A.; www.uclalive.org; info 310-825-4401; UCLA ticket office 310-825-2101.
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The show tonight takes a different focus, unlike today’s family-friendly matinee. Geniuses collide as iconic guitarist BILL FRISELL and his bandmates TONY SCHERR and KENNY WOLLESEN play original compositions to a truly fantastic collection of visuals that includes classic slapstick comedy from a trio of Buster Keaton classics, the bold illustrations of Seattle animator JIM WOODRING and selections from avant-garde filmmaker BILL MORRISON’s “The Mesmerist.” Frisell’s trio sets this eclectic footage to music with a thrilling live score. The trio plays a matinee here at 11 am today, with a different focus and cheaper tix, intended for families; it, too is a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick. See listing. Tix, $28-43 ($15 for UCLA students).
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Sat, Apr 2, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm RONNY COX & JACK WILLIAMS play “Russ and Julie's House Concert” series in Oak Park (in the Agoura Hills/Westlake Village area); Reservations get directions at 818-707-2179.
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Sat, Apr 2, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm “ALOHA CONCERT SERIES” brings Grammy winners GEORGE, MOSES & KEOKI KAHUMOKU at the Ruth Shannon Center for the Performing Arts, on the campus at Whittier College, 6760 Painter Av, Whittier; www.shannoncenter.org; 562-907-4203. Shows at 3 & 8 pm. See 3 pm listing for details.
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Fri-Sun, Apr 8-10, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
“ARLO GUTHRIE - A WEEKEND OF GUTHRIE IN REDLANDS” is a festival, venue tba. Info, www.BodieHouse.com.
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Fri, Apr 8, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm ARLO GUTHRIE & FRIENDS at UCLA Live, Royce Hall, 340 Royce Dr, on the UCLA campus at Royce Dr between Westwood Bl and Hilgard Av, West L.A.; www.uclalive.org; info 310-825-4401; UCLA ticket office 310-825-2101.
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Son of the illustrious WOODY GUTHRIE and current patriarch of folk music’s most notable family, Arlo Guthrie returns to UCLA Live for an evening of American music tinged with humor, warmth and his endearing and often meandering storytelling style. Guthrie shares timeless tales and unforgettable classic songs as he carries on the Guthrie family legacy. With his singular voice as both a singer-songwriter and social commentator, he has maintained a dedicated fan base that spans the globe. His artistic ventures leave lasting impressions of hope and inspiration, and his inimitable musical ingenuity leaps to new creative heights as he perseveres through the times. Tix, $33-58 ($15 for UCLA students) (310) 825-2101, www.uclalive.org.
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Sun, Apr 10, 2011:
3:30 pm REBEL plays the “SUNDAYS WITH COLEMAN” 107th season (2010-2011), presented by the Coleman Chamber Music Association in Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium, 322 S Michigan Av, Pasadena; series info 626-793-4191; www.colemanchambermusic.org. Season subscription (6 concerts) $108-$234; single-event tix $24-45.
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Apr 14, 2011:
CANCELLED: Poet SEAMUS HEANEY’S spoken word engagement at UCLA Live, Royce Hall, 340 Royce Dr, on the UCLA campus at Royce Dr between Westwood Bl and Hilgard Av, West L.A.; www.uclalive.org; info 310-825-4401; UCLA ticket office 310-825-2101. Event cancelled due to Visa issues. Full refunds or exchanges are available at the point of purchase to patrons who purchased tickets to this event during UCLA Live’s subscription-sales window.
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Apr 15, 2011, in Washington State:
7:30-10 pm RED HORSE - ELIZA GILKYSON, JOHN GORKA & LUCY KAPLANSKY – play the Washington Center for the Performing Arts, 512 Washington St, SE, Olympia WA; 360-753-8586; www.washingtoncenter.org. More at www.facebook.com/pages/Red-Horse/100743976643456. Check out the #1 folk album of October 2010, “Red Horse,” at www.redhouserecords.com
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Apr 16, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm JOHN FLYNN & JOHN WORT HANNAM play the “Bodie House Music Series at the Thousand Oaks Library,” at Grant R. Brimhall Library, 1401 E Janss Rd, Thousand Oaks 91362; 818-621-8309; info, www.BodieHouse.com. Canadian singer-songwriter JOHN WORT HANNAM took L.A. by storm when he toured a number of local venue in October, 2009. At home in the Great White North, he’s won just about every acoustic music award there is.
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7 pm “CLASSICAL KALEIDOSCOPE CONCERT SERIES” concludes its 6th season tonight with special guests RAYNOR CARROLL & AFRICAN AMERICAN DRUMMING and other performing musicians (tba) in the Cay Mortenson Auditorium at Arcadia Public Library, 20 W Duarte Rd, Arcadia 91006; www.library.ci.arcadia.ca.us; 626-821-5567. Info on this program and the series, 626-821-5569.
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Sat, Apr 23, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
2 pm CHRISTOPH BULL performs a stirring BACH ORGAN RECITAL for UCLA Live, Royce Hall, 340 Royce Dr, on the UCLA campus at Royce Dr between Westwood Bl and Hilgard Av, West L.A.; www.uclalive.org; info 310-825-4401; UCLA ticket office 310-825-2101.
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Bull is a UCLA Live favorite. This is a delightful afternoon of classical music on Royce Hall’s glorious Skinner organ from acclaimed organist Christoph Bull, known for his energizing and often eclectic musical interpretation of organ repertoire. Bull will perform a thrilling and ethereal program of Bach on the UCLA campus treasure, which is known as one of the country’s great musical devices of its kind. Tix, $23/28/33 ($15 for UCLA students).
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8 pm BILLY COLLINS and KAY RYAN, two former U.S. Poet Laureates in a spoken word event, at UCLA Live, Royce Hall, 340 Royce Dr, on the UCLA campus at Royce Dr between Westwood Bl and Hilgard Av, West L.A.; www.uclalive.org; info 310-825-4401; UCLA ticket office 310-825-2101.
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BILLY COLLINS, winner of the 2004 inaugural Mark Twain Prize for Humor in Poetry, served as America’s Poet Laureate from 2001-2003. Beloved for his ironic style, Collins is one of the top-selling modern poets and author of nine collections including “Questions about Angels”,” The Art of Drowning,” and “The Trouble With Poetry and Other Poems.”
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In conjunction with this event and April’s National Poetry Month, UCLA Live will launch a poetry-writing contest for the Los Angeles community, with winning submissions to be read onstage in Royce Hall. More details will be available closer to the event. Tix, $28-53.
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Thu, May 12, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
8 pm PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND and THE DEL MCCOURY BAND in a stellar double-bill at UCLA Live, Royce Hall, 340 Royce Dr, on the UCLA campus at Royce Dr between Westwood Bl and Hilgard Av, West L.A.; www.uclalive.org; info 310-825-4401; UCLA ticket office 310-825-2101.
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Two pillars of American music from two distinct lineages come together for an unforgettable evening to celebrate the glory of tradition and the power of newfound collaboration. Starting as a sideman for the legendary “father of bluegrass” Bill Monroe nearly 50 years ago, McCoury has broadened the audience for the genre. During that same period, the legendary Preservation Hall Jazz Band has defined the tradition of New Orleans jazz. Now, they have converged to record and perform an unforgettable mix of bluegrass and traditional jazz. Each band will play individual sets, followed by a soul-stirring joint finale. Tix, $38-63 ($15 for UCLA students).
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3 & 8 pm “ALOHA CONCERT SERIES” brings THE BROTHERS CAZIMERO at the Ruth Shannon Center for the Performing Arts, on the campus at Whittier College, 6760 Painter Av, Whittier; 562-907-4203; www.shannoncenter.org.
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May 22, 2011; a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick:
“L.A. ACOUSTIC MUSIC FESTIVAL” returns after a year of hiatus, with ELLIS PAUL, ELIZA GILKYSON, JIMMY LaFAVE, SARAH LEE GUTHRIE & JOHNNY IRION. This year, it’s a one-day event at the Broad Stage Theatre at the Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center, 1310 11th St, Santa Monica; 310-434-3200; www.thebroadstage.com; www.events.smc.edu. Even before we knew the lineup, we were comfortable recommending it as a “Show-of-the-Week” pick, given the talent that Renee Bodie booked the first year, and the fact that this is a MUCH more manageable venue where costs can be contained and ticket prices should be kept to reasonable limits. The festival is a benefit for the nonprofit California Acoustic Music Project.
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LA Acoustic Music Festival, www.laacousticmusicfestival.com
California Acoustic Music Project, www.californiaacousticmusicproject.org
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Jun 5-10, 2011, in New Orleans:
Annual “NEW ORLEANS TRAD JAZZ CAMP” for all enthusiasts of traditional and New Orleans-style jazz. The first discount price-break deadline for registration is Oct 31, 2010.
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Jun 12-16, 2011:
22nd annual “NORTH AMERICAN JAMES JOYCE CONFERENCE” at the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, and at Caltech in Pasadena. This event takes place in a different locale each year, and this year, Southern Cal fans of James Joyce have it right here at home. Info, www.joyceconference2011.com.
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