Spotlight Events: Acoustic Americana Music Guide, July 11, 2011

  
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Summer brings an abundance of free concerts in parks and elsewhere, plus the seasonal offerings at the big outdoor venues, plus the always active schedules at many, many acoustic-music-friendly venues. There are even some mid-summer ACOUSTIC MUSIC FESTIVALS! So dig right in, and find some musical delights!
     
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               SPOTLIGHT EVENTS
     
                         from THE ACOUSTIC AMERICANA MUSIC GUIDE
     
                                                                                          July 11, 2011 edition
     
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ALSO check the site (www.acousticmusic.net) for the fresh edition of the Guide's NEWS FEATURES!
     
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SPOTLIGHT EVENTS are freshly updated in this edition.
     
     
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July, 2011...
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Mon, Jul 11:
7 pm SILENT MOVIE CLASSICS WITH LIVE MUSIC, with the Oscar-winning "Best Picture of 1923," Paramount's "The Covered Wagon" and WILL RYAN & THE CACTUS COUNTY COWBOYS performing their new score by WILL RYAN, BENEDIKT BRYDERN and DEAN MORA, at The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, 8949 Wilshire Bl, Beverly Hills.
     The evening brings multiple films, including rare, never-before-seen 3-D images from LON CHANEY's "Phantom of the Opera" (3-D glasses provided). Plus MORE classic silent film surprises. "The Covered Wagon," The main feature, includes ALAN HALE, one actor you may know from his much-later TV career; it stars J. WARREN KERRIGAN and LOIS WILSON, and features the star of THOMAS EDISON's 1910 film "Frankenstein," CHARLES OGLE.
     That's the silent part. Now for the live performance of sound for this special night.
     Think you’ve never heard WILL RYAN’s voice? Well, you – and your entire family – have been hearing him for decades, as Tigger, Eeyore, Goofy, Yosemite Sam, and hundreds of characters for whom he’s been the voice. That includes the speaking and singing voice of Eugene on Radio Adventures in Odyssey. His songwriting is marvelous. Will has written songs for Patti LaBelle and the Pointer Sisters, and his originals have been recorded by Jonathan Winters, George Gobel, Alan Young, and even Mr. T.
     A true all-star band, tonight's lineup of WILL RYAN & THE CACTUS COUNTY COWBOYS features internationally-performing conductor/composer BENEDICT “BENNY” BRYDERN (Hot Club Quartette, Janet Klein & Her Parlor Boys) on violin, JOHN “PRESTO” REYNOLDS (Janet Klein & Her Parlor Boys and many other notable bands) on guitar and banjo, KATIE CAVERA (in-demand '20s and '30s music specialist) on upright bass, multi-instrumental wunderkind CHLOE FEORANZO on clarinet (and maybe a lot more), RANDY WOLTZ on percussion, film composer DEAN MORA on piano, and WILL RYAN on guitar and humidophone.
     Band leader WILL RYAN has two Gold Records, an Emmy and an Annie Award, BMI’s Pioneer Award, a nomination for the Writers Guild Award, he's the long-time Official Troubadour of the City of Burbank, and a whole lot more.
     This special screening with live performance of the new score is a ONE NIGHT ONLY event, open to the public. More info (if you dig for it) is at www.Oscars.org and you can get advance tix with no processing fee (what a concept) at http://sa1.seatadvisor.com/sabo/servlets/EventSearch?presenter=AMPAS&venue=OSCARS-LINWOOD,OSCARS-GOLDWYN,OSCARS-HIGHLANDhttp://sa1.seatadvisor.com/sabo/servlets/EventSearch?presenter=AMPAS&venue=OSCARS-LINWOOD,OSCARS-GOLDWYN,OSCARS-HIGHLAND . Tickets are only $5!
     
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Tue, Jul 12:
6 pm MOUNTAIN DULCIMER WORKSHOP with DON PEDI in a “rare West Coast visit and concert;” both events in Downey. Check him out at www.donpedi.com. Strumming and Fingering Techniques Workshop is 6-8 pm; complimentary refreshments 8-8:30 pm; concert is 8:30-10 pm. Workshop is $20; concert is $10; or attend both for $25. Spaces limited, make reservations promptly at dulcimer@scdh.org or 562-861-7049 or 562-665-3418.
     
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Tue, Jul 12:
8:30-10 pm MOUNTAIN DULCIMER CONCERT with DON PEDI in a “rare West Coast visit and concert;” in Downey. Check him out at www.donpedi.com. Strumming and Fingering Techniques Workshop is 6-8 pm; complimentary refreshments 8-8:30 pm; concert is 8:30-10 pm. Workshop is $20; concert is $10; or attend both for $25. Spaces limited, make reservations promptly at dulcimer@scdh.org or 562-861-7049 or 562-665-3418.
     
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Wed, Jul 13:
Noon-1:30 pm 2011 season debut of the PERSHING SQUARE FREE SUMMER LUNCHTIME CONCERT SERIES brings THE BROKEN NUMBERS BAND to Pershing Square 532 South Olive St. Los Angeles 90013; www.laparks.org/pershingsquare; 213-847-4970.
     This self-described “Folk/Country/Rock/Americana” band brings MICHAEL WHITESIDE on banjo, guitar & vocals; TYLER WHITESIDE on drums, harmonica & vocals; JACOB LIPMAN on fiddle, piano & organ; COREY GRAHAM LOVETT on vocals, guitar & harmonica; and CHRIS SOUSA on bass. More at www.thebrokennumbersband.com. If you work downtown, grab some take-out food at Grand Central Market and check 'em out.
     
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Wed, Jul 13:
6:30-9 pm monthly HAMMERED DULCIMER SESSION at Culver Palms United Methodist Church, Room 6, 4464 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City 90230 (Near 405 Fwy & Culver Bl.) You can come at 5 pm and join the group for dinner at Tender Greens at 9523 Culver Bl, Culver City 90232; RSVP to bgershman@socal.rr.com (Barbara Gershman).
     
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Wed, Jul 13:
8-10 pm monthly LAWIM SINGER-SONGWRITER NIGHT with performances by ALAN O'DAY, MEGAN ARIAL, DANNIELLE DeANDREA, AMANDA LAMB, & JOHN TOWNSEND, at M Bar & Restaurant, 1253 N Vine St (Fountain & Vine Plaza), Hollywood 90038; www.mbaronline.com. Event info at www.lawim.com   
     It's an evening of original music from the longest running singer-songwriter night in L.A., named by the editor in 2008 in its earlier incarnation as one of the best monthly music events in town. Come early for the industry / artist networking hour before the show.
     Hosted by multi-platinum singer-songwriter-recording artist Harriet Schock. Doors open at 7 pm for food, full bar & networking; open seating, no reservations - be sure to arrive early. $10 admission plus $10 food / drink venue minimum.
     
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Wed, Jul 13:
8 pm LAUREN ADAMS performs with her formidable all-star ensemble, THE LAUREN ADAMS BAND, featuring MARK "POCKET" GOLDBERG, NICK KIRGO, DEBRA DOBKIN, & PHIL PARLAPIANO, at Mare'ka in Studio City.
     
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Wed, Jul 13:
8 pm MARINA V plays at King King, 6555 Hollywood Bl (at Whitley), Hollywood; www.kingkinghollywood.com; 323-960-9234.
     
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Thu, Jul 14:
4-7 pm WHEN PIGS FLY! performs at the South Pasadena Farmers Market, 905 Meridian Av (at Mission Bl), South Pasadena 91030; www.farmernet.com/events/one-cfm?venue_id=822.
     Bring chairs or a blanket for seating. You can ride the Gold Line light rail to the Mission Station and you're right there. Music is in the grassy park at the Gold Line end of the market near the food booths.
     
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Thu, Jul 14:
8 pm Texas music star CAROLYN MARTIN with bassist DAVE MARTIN at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena; info, www.coffeegallery.com; reservations, 626-798-6236.
     No less than VINCE GILL wrote in Guitar Player magazine, “Carolyn Martin is a great swing singer. It’s rare to hear a singer that really swings these days, and she certainly does.”
     A 2011 inductee into the Texas Western Swing Hall of Fame, CAROLYN MARTIN is a multiple award-winning western swing singer and guitarist. Carolyn's performances combine classic western swing, jazz standards, and new material into a high energy show. Carolyn will be accompanied at the Coffee Gallery Backstage by upright bassist Dave Martin.
     Carolyn has been described as “… a winning throwback to the days where emotion was measured and artful rather than loud and histrionic.” From European concert halls to intimate venues at home in Nashville, fans have come to know Carolyn as a vocalist with a unique sense of musical style, a charismatic stage presence and a voice that exudes passion and experience – the soulful elegance that is the very essence of music.
     Carolyn was named as the 2008 and the 2010 Western Swing Female Vocalist of the Year by the Academy of Western Artists. Her CD, “Swing” was a nominee for the Western Music Association Western Swing Album of the Year and as named as one of the Top 10 western swing albums of the year by DJ’s around the world. Carolyn’s latest project, “Cookin’ With Carolyn”, has been nominated by the WMA as both the Western Swing Album of the Year and the Album of the Year, and Carolyn has been nominated for the Outstanding Female Vocalist award by the WMA.
     RANGER DOUG, of the Grammy-winning RIDERS IN THE SKY, says, “I have grown increasingly in awe of Carolyn’s talent: her taste, her musical sensibility, the thoughtfulness and care she brings to every line of every song she sings.”
     JUNI FISHER, the Western Music Association 2009 Female Performer of the Year, says, “Carolyn is absolutely, positively the best!”
     
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Fri, Jul 15:
8-10:30 pm FUR DIXON & STEVE WERNER play their CD RELEASE SHOW for their latest album, "Songs of the Open Road" at McCabe's, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica 90405; 310-828-4497. You should note that the scheduled closure of the 405 Fwy won't happen until midnight, so you can get over the Sepulveda Pass - and off the entire freeway system - in plenty of time after the show.
    Certainly and deservedly one of L.A.fs favorite new folk duos, these two have toured and played lots of places to great acclaim. Their originals are so good you wonder they arenft waaaay up the Folk & Americana Charts. They mix-in some traditional favorites with their splendid vocal harmonies and Stevefs fabulous Merle Travis-style picking.
    Fur and Steve tell us, "We'll be performing 'Songs of the Open Road' in its entirety plus all your favorite Fur and Steve songs. The concert features the death defying skills of John McDuffie on steel guitar, Brantley Kearns on fiddle, Paul Marshall on bass, and from Conjunto Los Pochos, Otoño Lujan on accordion."
    Fur adds, “It's Steve's Birthday! Cake Anyone?” And you can meet Fur's Mom, Betty, from NYC. It'll be the first time she sees them perform live in concert.
    This all-ages show will likely sell-out. It's the duo's only L.A. performance this summer, and with their all-star band, to boot. If you like to eat at Norm's at Pico & Sepulveda, just remember that this time, you should do that before the show - that way you can be home before the midnight closure of the 405 Fwy. Advance tix online at http://store.mccabes.com/home.php?cat=249. Tickets $15.
     
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Fri, July 15:
8 pm ERNEST TROOST plus JOHN ZIPPERER & FRIENDS play a fine double-bill at the “CAMARILLO CAFÉ CONCERT SERIES,” at Camarillo Community Center, 1605 E Burnley St (NE corner, Carmen & Burnley), Camarillo. An Open mic precedes the featured acts (signups start at 7:30). ERNEST TROOST is a Kerrville New Folk winner and L.A.’s resident expert practioner of the Piedmont Blues style. Zipperer and his band received their first airplay on “Tied to the Tracks,” en-route to getting featured sets at Folk Alliance conferences. Info, WhatsHappening@CamarilloCafe.com - more at www.CamarilloCafe.com; 805-523-2682. Sponsored by Pleasant Valley Recreation & Parks District. Produced by Gary & Kathy Lynch.
    Ernest Troost, a Kerrville New Folk Award winner, has an evocative songwriting style. He combines folk and Piedmont blues style guitar picking with timeless stories and colorful character portrayals drawn from the American past and present. Ernest is an award-winning composer of scores for films and television, including the quirky scores for the Oscar-nominated animated short Dr. DeSoto and the much-loved cult classic Tremors. From his hipster jazz for the Sundance film Beat, to the majestic orchestra and choir for the MGM historical epic One Man's Hero, to the edgy delta minimalism of HBO's Lesson Before Dying, and the playfully eclectic score for the Campbell Scott film Crashing, Ernest's music always uniquely supports the filmmaker's vision. Check out www.ErnestTroost.com for more.
    John Zipperer has performed and taught with such greats as Tim Bogert (Vanilla Fudge, Cactus), Doane Perry (Jethro Tull) Dave Sutton and many other notable members of the Los Angeles music community. His focus on new material and new approaches to familiar material makes every performance fresh and keeps audiences coming back again and again. John will be joined by Friends Tara Sitser (vocals, keyboard, percussion), Ed "The Spoon Man" Terry (spoons, vocals) and Jim Van Booven (vocals, acoustic & electric bass). More at www.JohnZipperer.com     
    The evening begins with an open mic. Here’s the schedule:
7:30 pm - Doors open - open mic signups begin
8:00 pm - Open mic
8:30 pm - John Zipperer & Friends
9:20 pm - Break (refreshments and snacks available)
9:40 pm - Ernest Troost
$10 at the door.
     
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Fri, Jul 15:
8 pm THE SALTY SUITES (Scott Gates, Chelsea Williams and Chuck Hailes) at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena; info, www.coffeegallery.com; reservations, 626-798-6236.
     
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Sat, Jul 16:
11 am Folksinger HEIDI SWEDBERG does a free performance sponsored by the Topanga Banjo•Fiddle Contest organization at the Woodland Hills Library, 22200 Ventura Bl, Woodland Hills 91364.
     
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Sat, Jul 16:
8 pm ROD MELANCON + CHAD WATSON & PAM LOWE at Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City; www.boulevardmusic.com; 310-398-2583. Venue’s web site has a helpful local dining guide.
     Hailing from South Louisiana, the roots/country singer/songwriter Melancon has been likened to a young Johnny Cash and Steve Earle. He’ll perform selections from his critically acclaimed self titled debut album. Performing and sharing the stage with Rod are country singer/songwriters Chad Watson and Pam Lowe.
www.myspace.com/rodmelanconmusic     
     A great article link regarding Rod is www.nodepression.com/profiles/blogs/the-timeless-voice-and     
Tickets at Blvd Music or by phone with a major credit card. A $1 service charge per ticket is added on phone orders. Doors at 7:30 pm for the best seats; those with advance tix get in first.
     
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Sat, Jul 16:
8 pm JACK TEMPCHIN plays “The Living Tradition” series at the Downtown Community Center, 250 E. Center St, Anaheim; 714-955-3807.
     
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Sat, Jul 16:
8 pm THE OUTWEST CONCERT SERIES presents JOHN BERGSTROM, cowboy balladeer, in a celebration of his new CD, “Ghosts and Legends” with JOHN NELSON and special guest GEORGE DICKEY, at Outwest, 24265 Main St, Newhall (Santa Clarita); reservations, 661-255-7087. Light refreshments will be provided. Recommended donation: $20.
     
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Sat, Jul 16:
8 pm A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS plus LITTLE RED RADIO play the outdoor summer concert series at Pershing Square 532 South Olive St. Los Angeles 90013; www.laparks.org/pershingsquare; 213-847-4970.
     
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Sat, Jul 16:
8-11 pm DULCIMANIA with NORM JACOBSON and BARBARA GERSHMAN on hammered dulcimer and BRAD MOORE on mountain dulcimer at Alta Coffeehouse, 506 31st St, Newport Beach; info, Norm Jacobson, norm@dulcimania.com. No cover, and the band says “the coffee and food are great.”
     
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Sat, Jul 16:
PADDY'S PIG brings their fine and fun Irish music to the Tam O'Shanter, 2980 Los Feliz Bl, L.A.; 323-664-0228. More at www.paddyspigla.com     
     
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Sat, Jul 16:
11:30 pm PALADINO plays a late headliner set at The Old Town Pub, 66 N Fair Oaks Av, Pasadena 91103. PALADINO is “a new psych/folk/country/punk band offering an interesting slant on a lot of country, alt country, punk, roots folk and old time Americana themes.” Band members are veterans of L.A. and NYC based-bands, most notably former members of The Mooney Suzuki, Grand Mal, the Adam Green band, and, locally, Amanda Jones and Michelle Vidal. Check out their music at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Paladino/170759909645703?sk=app_2405167945. Come earlier for sets by StOnYAtTi & Friends at 9 pm and
5th & Birmingham at 10:30 pm. Venue is 21+. $5 cover.
     
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Sun, Jul 17:
9 am-noon WHEN PIGS FLY! performs at the Long Beach Southeast Farmers Market at Alamitos Bay Marina, E Marina Dr, south of E 2nd, Long Beach; http://www.farmernet.com/events/one-cfm?venue_id=608 .
     
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Sun, Jul 17, free festival:
11 am-4 pm annual BOULEVARD MUSIC SUMMER FESTIVAL with performances by BERNIE PEARL, JAMES LEE STANLEY, TRACY NEWMAN, RICK SHEA, CHAD WATSON, FRANK GIFFEN, SABRINA AND CRAIG, CERVES MCNEIL, BORDER RADIO, GREGOR WALNUM, ED MUNTER, PETER MCGOWAN, THE DOZIERS, WESTSIDE VOICES, PAUL ARNOLDI, CHRIS SMITH, Blvd staff and teachers, & more, at Veteran's Park, 4117 Overland Av (at Culver), Culver City. See some of the finest local and nationally known talent in a 5 hour variety show of folk, blues, country, jazz, & pop, plus Gary Mandell's “all new jokes about the music business.” Bring a picnic lunch, a blanket or lawn chair, and enjoy a great afternoon of live music in Culver City. Free.
     
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Sun, Jul 17:
1-4 pm New CELTIC / AMERICANA / BLUEGRASS JAM in new music venue, first and third Sundays, every month, at Connolly's Kitchen, 1453 Foothill Bl, La Verne; www.connollyskitchen.com; 909-593-6322. It's ostensibly a beginner Celtic jam, with Americana & Bluegrass welcome, hosted by Raul Blacksten and Betsy Brandel. They say, “Learn the vagaries of hornpipes, multitudinous jigs and more. Good music, good eats, good time!” Venue is off the 210 Fwy at Foothill, left on Wheeler into the Wells Fargo/CVS Plaza, tucked back in the corner.
     
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Mon, Jul 18:
8 pm “AN EVENING WITH TODD RUNDGREN” at the Grammy Museum’s Clive Davis Sound Stage, 800 W Olympic Bl, L.A. 90015; www.grammymuseum.org; 213-765-6803.
    Wait for it. This one has a serious blues connection. It’s a chance to hear Rundgren perform blues and engage in discussion about his prolific career as well as his current album, “Todd Rundgren's Johnson,” a tribute to British Invasion interpretations of legendary bluesman ROBERT JOHNSON's compositions.
    Right off the heels of his summer tour, Rundgren remains rock's original Renaissance Man. An acclaimed record producer, composer, songwriter, and recording artist , Rundgren is widely regarded as the acknowledged godfather of the marriage of music and multimedia. Having founded and fronted The Nazz, the quintessential ’60s power-pop psychedelic band, in 1969 he left the band to pursue a solo career, recording his debut offering, the classic “Runt.” But it was 1972's seminal “Something/Anything?,” on which he played all the instruments, sang all the vocal parts, and acted as his own producer, that catapulted Todd into the superstar limelight. Among Rundgren's impressive 50+ production projects are albums by Patti Smith, Cheap Trick, Psychedelic Furs, XTC, Grand Funk Railroad, and Hall & Oates, and of course Meat Loaf's perennially multi-platinum debut "Bat Out Of Hell." After the interview, led by GRAMMY Foundation and MusiCares Vice President Scott Goldman, Rundgren will take audience questions and perform a selection of songs.
    Doors open at 7:30 pm for the best seats. Tix, $25, available starting Wednesday, June 22 at noon at the Museum Box Office. All proceeds benefit The GRAMMY Museum.
     
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Wed, Jul 20:
Noon-1:30 pm PERSHING SQUARE FREE SUMMER LUNCHTIME CONCERT SERIES brings singer-songwriter GILLI MOON to Pershing Square 532 South Olive St. Los Angeles 90013; www.laparks.org/pershingsquare; 213-847-4970. Check out her music and broad-spectrum presence as an artist at www.gillimoon.com. This Aussie expatriate is an energetic bundle of dynamite who performs barefoot regardless of season and writes songs that cross many genres and include plenty in the realms of new folk and acoustic pop. Grab s take out lunch at Grand Central Market and check out her live performance.
     
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Wed, Jul 20:
8 pm “GREAT GUITARS: GARY LUCAS” at the Grammy Museum’s Clive Davis Sound Stage, 800 W Olympic Bl, L.A. 90015; www.grammymuseum.org; 213-765-6803.
    GRAMMY-nominated songwriter and composer Gary Lucas does an on-stage interview and performance. Regarded as a "thinking man's guitar hero,” Gary Lucas continues to catch the attention of critics everywhere, as he tours the world relentlessly, both solo and with several different ensembles. His longtime band Gods and Monsters, once included the late singer Jeff Buckley. After the interview, Lucas will take questions from the audience and perform a selection of songs. GRAMMY Foundation and MusiCares Vice President Scott Goldman, himself a great guitarist, will conduct the interview as well as play a few tunes on stage with Lucas.
    Doors open at 7:30 pm. Tix, $15. Tickets can be purchased at the Museum Box Office starting Wednesday, June 22 at noon. All proceeds benefit The GRAMMY Museum.
     
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Wed, Jul 20:
8 pm AMANDA ABIZAID plays “Musique du Monde” at the at M Bar & Restaurant, 1253 N Vine St (Fountain & Vine Plaza), Hollywood 90038; www.mbaronline.com. Doors at 7 pm; tix $10.
     
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Thu, Jul 21:
MEIKO & TOM FREUND play Open Borders, 125 W Thousand Oaks Bl, Thousand Oaks 91360; www.openborders2011.com; email openbordersmedia@gmail.com; 805-497-1018. This new venue is kid-friendly and wheelchair accessible and has already booked some first-rate talent. Coming up here are two Grammy-winning bands, the PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND on Friday, July 22, and THE KLEZMATICS on Saturday, July 23.
     
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Fri, Jul 22:
The Grammy-winning PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND at Open Borders, 125 W Thousand Oaks Bl, Thousand Oaks 91360; www.openborders2011.com; email openbordersmedia@gmail.com; 805-497-1018. This new venue is kid-friendly and wheelchair accessible and has already booked some first-rate talent. Coming up tomorrow here is another Grammy-winning band, THE KLEZMATICS.
     
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Fri, Jul 22 & Sat, Jul 23:
8:30 pm DOLLY PARTON plays two nights at the Hollywood Bowl, 2301 N Highland Av, Hollywood 90068; 323-850-2000 213-480-3232.
     
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Sat, Jul 23:
10 am-6 pm Annual "MUSIC IN THE MOUNTAINS FESTIVAL" with LOONEY'S FORTUNE PATTI AMELOTTE, GEORGIANNA HENNESSY, MATT TONGE, WHEN PIGS FLY! JIM COPE, BEA ROMANO, JIM ROMANO, MARIANNE SCANLON, LEGACY, BARBARA GERSHMAN, PATTY MCCOLLOM, SENARA, DIANE GRADY, SANDI HUCKABY, CAROL POTTER, WAKE THE BARD, MICHAEL & STEPHANIE ADAMS, CLARE BELLEFEUILLE-RICE, PAT & SANDI HUCKABY, with workshops, concerts and jams all day long at beautiful Green Valley Lake, at a cool 7000 ft elevation in the San Bernardino Mountains. Info, www.green-valley-lake.com/MITM_info.html; or contact Sandi Huckaby, 909-867-7105 or huckaby49@yahoo.com.
     Workshops include: Patti Amelotte - hammered dulcimer; Leo Kretzner - mountain dulcimer; Georgianna Hennessy – fiddle; Patty McCollom – pennywhistle; Matt Tonge – guitar; Monika White – spoons; Michael Ballard – bones; TBA – Ceili dancing.
     LOONEY'S FORTUNE will be celebrating the release of their first CD.
     
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Sat, Jul 23:
11 am-5 pm “DAY OF THE COWBOY & COWGIRL” with Grammy winners RIDERS IN THE SKY, a Square Dance with THE BEES KNEES and caller SUSAN MICHAELS and many varied western-theme activities and performances at the Autry National Center (Autry Museum) 4700 Western Heritage Way, Griffith Park, L.A. 90027.
     In conjunction with the “National Day of the Cowboy” in the US and Canada, it's the Autry's second year with a big event (last year's “day of” broke attendance records).
     The all-ages activities include a Cowboy Stage Show with World Champion Gunslinger JOEY DILLON; lassoing with KANSAS CARRADINE & LANDON SPENCER; Screenings throughout the day of GENE AUTRY's original science fiction western, “The Phantom Empire;” demonstrations of roping, leather crafting, panning for gold, blacksmithing; a chuck wagon display; hands-n children's crafts and activities; grand opening of the museum's new “Colt Revolver and the American West” exhibition; complimentary museum admission all day with event ticket; Western History Gallery tours; a museum scavenger hunt; Story Time in the galleries; an outdoor BBQ (so good it sold-out early last year); a western marketplace. Emcee for the day is ROB WOLFSKILL of the TUMBLING TUMBLEWEEDS.
     Visitors of all ages are encouraged to dress western; no firearms (including replicas) are allowed on the premises.
     More info at www.TheAutry.org. Event tickets include complimentary museum admission: $10 adults; $6 seniors and students age 13-18; $4 for children age 3-12; free for active military personnel and veterans.     
     
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Sat, Jul 23:
“NATIONAL DAY OF THE COWBOY” brings many western music and cowboy poetry celebrations throughout the US and Canada (it’s the national day in both nations). Check the local event listing sources in your area.
     
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Sat, Jul 23:
Noon ASSOCIATION OF FINGERSTYLE GUITARISTS SEMINAR at Mo's Fullerton Music. More when we know it, or check www.afg.org      
     
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Sat, Jul 23:
8 pm THE SYNCOPATHS, the great contra dance band, in concert at the Caltech Folk Music Society series tonight in Beckman Institute Auditorium, and performing at a contra dance the next day, at Dabney Lounge, both on the Caltech Campus in Pasadena.
     The Syncopaths, http://www.syncopaths.com, a tremendous contra dance band (and much more), delighted listeners on radio's Tied to the Tracks with a performance that's often cited now, a few years later. The Syncopaths are ASHLEY BRODER on mandolin, RYAN McKASSON on fiddle & viola, CHRISTA BURCH on vocals, bodhran, shakers, and foot percussion, and JEFFREY SPERO on keyboards. You can expect plenty of lively reels, waltzes and original tunes, of course, and this well-rounded group showcases the fine singing of Christa Burch on ballads, traditional songs and originals.
     All are involved in performing and recording with other folks and most of them are music instructors.
     RYAN McKASSON, http://www.ryanmckasson.com, an amazing and imaginative fiddler, was the youngest winner ever of the National Scottish Fiddle Championship in 1996. He has recorded with his sister and others as THE McKASSONS, and with ALISDAIR FRASER & NATALIE HAAS on their album, "Highlander’s Farewell.
     JEFFREY SPERO, http://www.jeffandgigi.com, is one of the premiere dance pianists on the west coast, and an amazing player. He is also an accomplished dance caller. Both of them are composers.
     CHRISTA BURCH, http://www.christaburch.com, was inspired early on by the music of SILLY WIZARD and has a recent solo CD, "Love of the Land," a fine collection of well-performed songs from the Irish, Scottish, Australian, Canadian and American folk traditions.
     ASHLEY BRODER, a multi-instrumental Western States Picking Champion, http://www.ashleybroder.com, has toured extensively, performed several times on Tied to the Tracks, is currently working on a solo album, and continues to contribute her amazing mandolin abilities to several bands.
     Check out a couple of informal YouTube videos to get an idea of their range. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbzSOFMPTks&feature=related, features them playing amidst a roomful of dancers, and in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9Myzccyet8, Christa sings the beautiful traditional song, “The Blackest Crow.”
     Tickets for this show are $15 for adults and $5 for Caltech students and children, and they can be ordered by calling the Ticket Office at 626-395-4652, visiting the Ticket Office, or purchased for cash at the door. (You can also buy tickets for Loafer's Glory on August 13 and Kristina Olsen on September 17. More on the web page at http://folkmusic.caltech.edu including info on upcoming shows.)
     The next day, Sunday, July 24, THE SYNCOPATHS play a contra dance in Dabney Lounge with caller Susan Michaels, beginning at 3:30 pm; for info on that, check out http://www.contra.caltech.edu/dance_072411.shtml for details of that one.
     
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Sat, Jul 23:
Grammy-winning THE KLEZMATICS play Open Borders, 125 W Thousand Oaks Bl, Thousand Oaks 91360; www.openborders2011.com; email openbordersmedia@gmail.com; 805-497-1018. This new venue is kid-friendly and wheelchair accessible and has already booked some first-rate talent.
     
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Sat, Jul 23:
8 pm DOUG MacLEOD & JESSE MacLEOD at Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City; www.boulevardmusic.com; 310-398-2583. Venue’s web site has a helpful local dining guide.
     Known in the blues world for his superb songwriting, powerfully rhythmic acoustic guitar wizardry, warm vocals, and wit, MacLeod does an unforgettable live performance. The stories and the inspired the songs he performs can draw an audience in like a moth to a light. Plus a unique talent in his own right singer/songwriter Jesse is quickly establishing himself as a bright new artist. More at www.doug-macleod.com and www.jessemacleod.com. 
     Tickets at Blvd Music or by phone with a major credit card. A $1 service charge per ticket is added on phone orders. Doors at 7:30 pm for the best seats; those with advance tix get in first. Tickets $15.
     
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Sun, Jul 24:
11 am 5 pm Annual “SEA CHANTEY FESTIVAL” with THE JACKSTRAWS, KEN GRAYDON, RAGGLE TAGGLE, FLASH PACKET, GILMAN CARVER, TRIBUTE TO JOHNNY WALKER, JEFF PEKAREK, abpard the docked sailing vessel Star of India, 1492 N Harbor Dr, San Diego 92101; 619-234-9153.
     
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Sun, Jul 24:
3:30 pm THE SYNCOPATHS play a contra dance with caller SUSAN MICHAELS at Dabney Lounge on the Caltech Campus in Pasadena. See Saturday night, July 23, 8 pm, for lots of info on this wonderful band. And, check out http://www.contra.caltech.edu/dance_072411.shtml for details of today's dance.
     
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Sun, Jul 24:
7 pm FRANK FAIRFIELD, the wizard of old time banjo and delightfully appropriate vocals, plays McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica 90405; 310-828-4497.
     
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Sun, Jul 24:
7:30 pm GUY DAVIS plays the AMSD Concert Series, 4650 Mansfield St, San Diego 92116; 619-303-8176.
     
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Wed, Jul 27:
Noon-1:30 pm PERSHING SQUARE FREE SUMMER LUNCHTIME CONCERT SERIES brings THE UNDERCOVER GIRLS to Pershing Square 532 South Olive St. Los Angeles 90013; www.laparks.org/pershingsquare; 213-847-4970.
     
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Wed, Jul 27:
1:45-2:30 pm EILEEN CAREY with PAUL MARSHALL (I See Hawks in L.A.) performs at the Orange County Fair in Costa Mesa.
     
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Thu, Jul 28:
6-9 pm: HORSEPLAY, the band of STEVE LINSKY, GORDON ROBERTS, PETER TE & TJ ZEILER, plays the world famous Ojai Deer Lodge, 2261 Maricopa Hwy, Ojai 93023; info, 805-910-7560. The band says, “Come on out for a great reasonably priced meal, a drink or two and good entertainment. Mention this Horseplay invite and order the discounted chef’s chicken special! There will be special guest appearances! or email Horseplay.band@gmail.com, more at www.horseplay.yolasite.com.”     
     
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Thu, Jul 28:
7 pm Acoustic Celtic band MOLLY’S REVENGE with special guest vocalist CHRISTA BURCH (The Syncopaths) plays the 17th annual Culver City Summer Music Festival series (8 Thursdays, different acts) in the palm-lined courtyard of Culver City's City Hall, 9770 Culver Bl (at Duquesne Av), downtown Culver City.
     Molly's Revenge is a dynamic, acoustic Celtic band with the classic combination of bagpipes, whistle, fiddle, and song – set against a backdrop of guitar, bouzouki, and mandola accompaniment. Singer and bodhrán player Christa Burch possesses a singular voice that's warm, supple, expressive and intimate.
     This popular series is curated by producer Gary Mandell of Culver City’s Boulevard Music (home of a fine year-round acoustic concert series.)
     Parking is free underneath City Hall; additional parking is free for the first two hours in designated structures in the downtown area (parking on streets can get you ticketed, so be careful). The courtyard opens at 4:30 pm. No glass containers or alcoholic beverages allowed. More info, call 310-253-5716. Free.
     
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Thu, Jul 28:
7-8:30 pm I SEE HAWKS IN L.A. play the Whittier Summer Concert in the Park series in
Parnell Park, 15390 Lambert Rd, Whittier. Free outdoor concert sponsored by the City of Whittier.
     
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Fri, Jul 29:
7:30 pm LOS LONELY BOYS and LOS LOBOS at the Greek Theatre, , 2700 N Vermont, Griffith Park, L.A. 90027; 213-480-3232.
     
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Fri, Jul 29, festival on the Central Coast:
7:30 pm 11th Annual REDWOOD DULCIMER DAYS begins tonight with a faculty concert oat the Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist, 125 Canterbury Dr, Aptos. Suggested donation $15 general; $12 student/senior.
     Main festival is Saturday and requires separate tickets; see that listing. Reservations and info, www.redwooddulcimerday.com    
     
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Sat & Sun, Jul 30 & 31:
Noon-10 pm Annual “LONG BEACH CRAWFISH FESTIVAL” with performances today by MARK ST. MARY LOUISIANA BLUES AND ZYDECO BAND, ANDRE THIERRY & ZYDECO MAGIC, BLUESBOX BAYOU BAND, BENNIE & THE SWAMP GATORS, A.J. GIBBS - THE MYDECO KING, THE HIGH STEPPERS NEW ORLEANS BOOGIE BAND, plus dancing and children's activities.
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On Sunday, Noon-10 pm, performances by STEP RIDEAU & THE ZYDECO OUTLAWS, LEROY THOMAS, BONNE MUSIQUE ZYDECO, ROYALE GARDEN DIXIELAND BAND, A.J. GIBBS - THE MYDECO KING, THE HIGH STEPPERS NEW ORLEANS BOOGIE BAND, plus dancing and children's activities, all at Rainbow Lagoon, Shoreline Village Dr, Long Beach 90802.
     
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Sat, Jul 30, festival on the Central Coast:
9 am 11th Annual REDWOOD DULCIMER DAYS with performances by LEO KRETZNER, PETER TOMMERUP, NEAL HELLMAN, & RON BEARDSLEE at "Boomeria," 60 Verde Dr, Bonny Doon, CA, in the hills above Santa Cruz, approximately 20 minutes from town. It's an “enchanted outdoor setting among majestic redwood forest. Features a three story castle, catacombs, a swimming pool and a massive working pipe organ.” Reservations and info, www.redwooddulcimerday.com    
     In addition, there's a faculty concert on Friday, July 29, at 7:30 pm at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist, 125 Canterbury Dr, Aptos. Suggested donation $15 general; $12 student/senior.
     It's a full day of instruction, jam sessions, socializing and outdoor relaxation with some of most inspiring instructors available anywhere. Loaner instruments are available at no extra charge. Instruction this year covers a wide variety of styles, including Italian, Scandinavian, early music, French waltzes, Celtic, and American blues. Registration now open, $45 in advance, $55 at the door.
     
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Sat, Jul 30:
1-4 pm FREE COMMUNITY JAM - ALL ACOUSTIC INSTRUMENTS, co-sponsored by The Living Tradition and Southern California Dulcimer Heritage, at Mo's Music, 121 N Harbor (at Amerige), Fullerton; info, 714-267-4567. Organizers say “Stop by! Bring an instrument! Fretted & hammered dulcimer players welcome!”
     
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Sat, Jul 30:
4 pm 9 pm “BIG BEAR MOUNTAIN TWILIGHT MUSIC FESTIVAL” with SLIGO RAGS at Big Bear Discovery Center, 40971 North Shore Dr/ Hwy 38, Fawnskin 92333.
     
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Sat, Jul 30:
7 pm KEN O'MALLEY & THE TWILIGHT LORDS play the “Concerts in the Park” series in Central Park, 27150 Bouquet Canyon Rd, Santa Clarita 91350.
     
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Sat, Jul 30:
8 pm CLIFF WAGNER AND HIS OLD #7 at Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City; www.boulevardmusic.com; 310-398-2583. Venue’s web site has a helpful local dining guide.
     Their sizzling sound that utilizes bluegrass, blues, and honky tonk combined with modern lyrics preserves the "High Lonesome Sound" of traditional music. Combine that with great harmony singing and exciting instrumentals done with electrifying fiddle, banjo, mando, guitar & bass and you have The Old #7. More at www.oldnumber7.net   
     Tickets at Blvd Music or by phone with a major credit card. A $1 service charge per ticket is added on phone orders. Doors at 7:30 pm for the best seats; those with advance tix get in first. Tickets $15, on sale Jul 16.
     
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Sat, Jul 30:
8 pm THE DUO TONES, play "Acoustic Surf Duo" at The Fret House, 309 N Citrus Av, Covina; 626-339-7020; frethouse@earthlink.net; www.frethouse.com. More at www.pjmoto.com/specialty/duo_tones.php. Tix, $15.
     
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Sat, Jul 30:
8 pm LOS LONELY BOYS and LOS LOBOS play the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio 92203.
     
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Sun, Jul 31:
Noon-10 pm Annual “LONG BEACH CRAWFISH FESTIVAL” concludes with performances by STEP RIDEAU & THE ZYDECO OUTLAWS, LEROY THOMAS, BONNE MUSIQUE ZYDECO, ROYALE GARDEN DIXIELAND BAND, A.J. GIBBS - THE MYDECO KING, THE HIGH STEPPERS NEW ORLEANS BOOGIE BAND, plus dancing and children's activities, all at Rainbow Lagoon, Shoreline Village Dr, Long Beach 90802.
     
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Sun, Jul 31:
7 pm LOS LONELY BOYS and LOS LOBOS play Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay, 2241 Shelter Island Dr, San Diego.
     
     
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August, 2011...
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Wed, Aug 3:
8 pm LISA HALEY & THE ZYDECATS play the “Redlands Bowl Summer Music Festival” series in the Redlands Bowl, 25 Grant St, Redlands 92373.
     
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Thu, Aug 4:
7 pm 17th annual CULVER CITY SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL brings rock and rockabilly from guitar legend ALBERT LEE, backed by the CARL VERHEYEN BAND in the palm-lined courtyard of Culver City's City Hall, 9770 Culver Bl (at Duquesne Av), downtown Culver City.
     Guitar legend Albert Lee has been voted Guitar Player magazine's “Best Country Guitar Picker” five times and he is the recipient of two Grammy Awards for Best Instrumental (2002 and 2009). Lee has been a member of The Crickets and Emmylou Harris' Hot Band (and others), and he tours on a regular basis with Gerry Hogan’s Hogan’s Heroes and Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings. Backing Lee tonight is the Carl Verheyen Band. Carl became lead guitarist for the band Supertramp in 1985 and is one of L.A.’s top session guitarists and a guitar virtuoso who tours throughout the US, Germany, France, Italy and the UK. The other band members performing tonight are Carl's regulars, Dave Marotta on bass and Walfredo Reyes, Jr on percussion.
     This festival is a series (8 Thursdays, different acts) curated by producer Gary Mandell of Culver City’s Boulevard Music (home of a fine year-round acoustic concert series.) More info, call 310-253-5716. Free.
     
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Fri–Sun, Aug 5-7, in the Gold Rush Country:
37th Annual KINDRED GATHERING is, this year, in Fair Play, CA, near Placerville, as close as it’s likely to be in 2-3 years. Headliners are “A bunch of wonderful players! You!”
    This legendary mountain dulcimer event welcomes hammered dulcimers and all other instruments with open arms. We know of a fretted / hammered / tuba jam a few years back. This is described as “a wonderful, loose, under-the-radar event, which moves to a different site up and down the west coast every year.” Google it or check www.scdh.org for info.
     
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Sat, Aug 6, in Ojai:
7:30 pm THE WICKED TINKERS perform at Dancing Oak Ranch, on Hwy 150, 6 miles
from Hwy 101 (4585 Casitas Pass Rd, Ventura, for GPS locating) Prepare yourself for a wild ride with WICKED TINKERS. Pioneers of the growing Tribal Celtic movement, the
Wicked Tinkers play haunting, heart-pounding bagpipes, Australian didgeridoo & bronze-age Irish horn. Sit back and be transported to an earlier time in Scotland & Ireland when battle cries filled the air and strange, unheard-of creatures roamed the night. Or better
yet, get on your feet and let your body move to ancient rhythms and forgotten sounds.
Tix are $18 in advance or $20 at the gate (under age 16, free).
     
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Sat, Aug 6:
8 pm SNAP JACKSON & THE KNOCK ON WOOD PLAYERS at Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City; www.boulevardmusic.com; 310-398-2583. Venue’s web site has a helpful local dining guide.
     An acoustic quartet hailing from Stockton blending Americana, bluegrass, soul, and Old Time music to create a unique, fresh, and energetic sound. Banjo, fiddle, guitar, upright bass, uke and even mountain dulcimer. Amazingly gifted with outstanding vocal and instrumental skills. “Energetic, talented, creative” - California Bluegrass Association.
     More at knockonwoodplayers.com.      
     Tickets at Blvd Music or by phone with a major credit card. A $1 service charge per ticket is added on phone orders. Doors at 7:30 pm for the best seats; those with advance tix get in first. Tickets $15, on sale Jul 23.
     
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Sat, Aug 6:
8 pm THE UNTOUCHABLES plus ZOOT SUIT REVUE play the outdoor summer concert series at Pershing Square 532 South Olive St. Los Angeles 90013; www.laparks.org/pershingsquare; 213-847-4970.
     
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Wed, Aug 10:
Noon-1:30 pm PERSHING SQUARE FREE SUMMER LUNCHTIME CONCERT SERIES brings THE HODADS to Pershing Square 532 South Olive St. Los Angeles 90013; www.laparks.org/pershingsquare; 213-847-4970.
     
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Sat, Aug 13:
11 am THE HOLLOW TREES, an Americana Band with plenty of material for children, does a free performance sponsored by the Topanga Banjo•Fiddle Contest organization at the Pasadena Public Library, 285 E Walnut Av, Pasadena 91101.
     
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Sat, Aug 13:
7 pm LISA HALEY & THE ZYDECATS play the “Altadena Summer Concert Series” in the amphitheater at Farnsworth Park, 568 E Mount Curb Av, Altadena 91001.
     
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Sat, Aug 13:
7:30 pm THE CACHE VALLEY DRIFTERS play the “Song Tree Concert Series” at Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 820 N Fairview Av, Goleta 93117; info & tix, SongTree@cox.net or 805-403-2639.
     
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Sat, Aug 13:
8 pm LOAFER'S GLORY plays the Caltech Folk Music Society series in Beckman Institute Auditorium, on the campus at California Institute of Technology, Pasadena 91106; 626-395-4652.
     
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Sat, Aug 13:
8 pm STAN RIDGWAY & MICHELLE SHOCKED play the outdoor summer concert series at Pershing Square 532 South Olive St. Los Angeles 90013; www.laparks.org/pershingsquare; 213-847-4970.
     MICHELLE SHOCKED received her first international exposure in Europe, with her debut album, The Texas Campfire Tapes which was recorded at the Kerrville Folk Festival on a cassette recorder. Her break into U.S. came with the release of her 1988 album, Short Sharp Shocked on college radio rotations around the country, which was met with strong acclaim from listeners. The songs of Short Sharp Shocked are mostly about what it was like to grow up in rural Texas. Every song on this album is a gem.
     She signed with Mercury in 1987. Captain Swing and Arkansas Traveler were recorded in 1989 and critically acclaimed. Captain Swing's style is not exactly swing, because it's also rock and roll. Arkansas Traveler includes a little swing, a little folk, and a bit of bluegrass.
     Michelle recorded and independently distributed Kind Hearted Woman in 1994 after leaving Mercury. In 1995, she contributed an original song to the soundtrack for the film Dead Man Walking called "Quality of Mercy". In 1996, she released a studio version of an underground release of Kind Hearted Woman.
     Starting in 2002 with the release of Deep Natural, Shocked established her own label, Mighty Sound. On May 12, 2009 she released her newest album, Soul of My Soul, on Mighty Sound. Shocked continues to make music as an independent artist and currently lives in Downtown Los Angeles.
     STAN RIDGWAY, songwriter-guitarist and original Wall Of Voodoo vocalist, has taken a long and influential road. Raised in L.A., Ridgway began his love affair with Southwestern gothic 30 years ago as front man and co-founder of vanguard electro-art punks Wall of Voodoo, who he originally formed with the intention of scoring low-budget horror films.
     Ridgway sang on the band's debut EP and first two albums, Dark Continent and Call of the West (which included the accidental MTV hit "Mexican Radio"). His darkly humorous, and richly cinematic musical tales of the ironies inside the American Dream have been compared to other classic songwriting iconoclasts like Randy Newman, Tom Waits, Johnny Cash and even hard boiled mystery writers like Raymond Chandler and Jim Thompson, as well as twisted film makers like David Lynch and Quentin Tarantino.
     Over the years, Ridgway has performed live on stage with The Cramps, Brian Wilson, U2, Devo, The Pixies, Van Dyke Parks, The Residents, Dave Alvin, Pere Ubu, Peter Case, Bill Frisell, Los Lobos, Ry Cooder, Colin Hay, The Stranglers, The Handsome Family, XTC, The English Beat, Psychedelic Furs, The Clash, The Go Go's, Rickie Lee Jones, Sam The Sham, Johnny Thunders, and many others. 2011 brings his tour in support of his new solo album "Neon Mirage." His stage performance will highlight songs from his deep catalog of past classic solo albums and Wall Of Voodoo favorites. Stan Ridgway’s Pershing Square show will bring song, story and spoken word.
     
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Sat, Aug 13:
8 pm COW BOP at Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City; www.boulevardmusic.com; 310-398-2583. Venue’s web site has a helpful local dining guide.
     Mix swingin' grooves, thrilling riffs, sweet vocals (Pinto Pam), and tons of fun and you have only begun to describe Cow Bop. Formed in 2003 by acclaimed guitarist BRUCE FORMAN, this jazz and western swing band has toured extensively throughout the country, exciting audiences with their unique brand of American music. More at www.cowbop.com     
     Tickets at Blvd Music or by phone with a major credit card. A $1 service charge per ticket is added on phone orders. Doors at 7:30 pm for the best seats; those with advance tix get in first. Tickets $15, on sale Jul 30.
     
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Sat, Aug 13:
8 pm GYPSY KINGS play the Greek Theatre, 2700 N Vermont, Griffith Park, L.A. 90027; 213-480-3232.
     
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Sun, Aug 14:
3-5 pm “FREE SUMMER CONCERTS AT THE PETER STRAUSS RANCH” brings SABRINA & CRAIG plus TRACY NEWMAN & THE REINFORCEMENTS, two top-notch singer-songwriter-folk groups, for a free performance co-sponsored by the National Park Service and the Topanga Banjo•Fiddle Contest organization at Peter Strauss Ranch, 30000 Mulholland Hwy (2 blks from Troutdale Rd), in Santa Monica Mtns Nat’l Rec Area, near Agoura Hills; 818-382-4819.
    SABRINA & CRAIG (www.SabrinaandCraig.com) won the 2010 vocal competition at the Topanga Banjo Fiddle Contest. "Excellent musicanship and arrangements... solid songwriting with some of the best two-part harmonies..." - Folkworks.
    Although their musical tastes vary dramatically, they've found a way to bring that wide array of musical tastes into harmony, creating their own original music and unique arrangements of select cover songs. Sabrina & Craig's signature sound is rooted in their heartfelt connection. They envelop audiences in luscious harmonies anchored by Craig's finely-crafted guitar voicings and award-winning finger-style playing.
    "Sabrina & Craig weave thoughtful stories, people and moments into their songs, sprinkling each observation with intelligence and wit while wrapping them in the cloak of gorgeous, memorable melodies." - Wildy's World.
    TRACY NEWMAN (www.TracyNewman.com) is an Emmy and a Peabody Award-winning TV writer and producer. She started as a staff writer on Cheers. In 1997, she won top awards for co-writing the ground-breaking "Coming Out" episode of Ellen. In 2001 she co-created the ABC comedy According to Jim, which recently finished its 8th and final season of production. Tracy has been playing guitar and writing songs since she was 14. Her CD, A Place in the Sun, enjoys global airplay after its debut on Tied to the Tracks. Her band, The Reinforcements, are Gene Lippmann, Rebecca Leigh, John Cartwright, John O'Kennedy, and Doug Knoll.
     
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Sun, Aug 14:
7 pm INCENDIO plays the LACC Summer Music Concert series at 425 Pennisula Dr, Los Angeles 96367.
     
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Sun, Aug 14:
8 pm GYPSY KINGS play the Greek Theatre, 2700 N Vermont, Griffith Park, L.A. 90027; 213-480-3232.
     
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Mon, Aug 15:
7:30 pm B.B. KING plays Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay, 2241 Shelter Island Dr, San Diego 92106; 619-523-1010.
     
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Wed, Aug 17:
Noon-1:30 pm PERSHING SQUARE FREE SUMMER LUNCHTIME CONCERT SERIES brings award-winning folksinger-songwriter JAMES LEE STANLEY to Pershing Square 532 South Olive St. Los Angeles 90013; www.laparks.org/pershingsquare; 213-847-4970.
     
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Wed, Aug 17:
7:30 pm STEVE MARTIN & THE STEEP CANYON RANGERS play Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay, 2241 Shelter Island Dr, San Diego 92106; 619-523-1010.
     
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Thu, Aug 18:
7:30 pm STEVE MARTIN & THE STEEP CANYON RANGERS play the Orange County Performing Arts Center's Segerstrom Hall, 600 Town Center Dr, Costa Mesa; 714-556-2787.
     
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Fri-Sun, Aug 19-21:
Annual “BIG BEAR LAKE COWBOY GATHERING” at Big Bear Lake Performing Arts Center, 39707 Big Bear Bl, Big Bear Lake 92315.
     
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Fri-Sun, Aug 19-21, festival, in Vista (N San Diego Co):
Annual SUMMERGRASS bluegrass festival at the Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum in Vista. Here's the basic lline-up:
> Friday Aug 19
3 pm Prairie Sky
4 pm Loafer's Glory
5 pm Windy Ridge
6 pm Dinner Break
7 pm Old Town Road
8 pm Loafer's Glory
9 pm Grascals
> Saturday Aug 20
10 am Plow
11 am Sara Petite
Noon Wayne Taylor & Appaloosa
1 pm Lunch Break
2 pm Grascals
3 pm Next Generation
4 pm Gone Tomorrow
5 pm Loafer's Glory
6 pm Dinner Break
7 pm Grascals
8 pm Wayne Taylor & Appaloosa
9 pm Bluegrass Etc.
> Sunday Aug 21
9 am Sweet Tidings
10 am BladeRunners
11 am Bluegrass Etc.
Noon Kids on Stage
12:30 pm Next Generation
1:15 pm Lunch Break
2 pm Wayne Taylor & Appaloosa
3 pm Bluegrass Etc.
4 pm Bladerunners
Tickets, etc, at www.summergrass.net. More info soon.
     
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Fri, Aug 19:
6 pm SLIGO RAGS play Baily's Old Town Temecula, 28699 Old Town Front St, Temecula 92590; 951-676-9567.
     
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Sat & Sun, Aug 20 & 21, in Ventura:
Inaugural VENTURA FOLK FESTIVAL "BOUND FOR GLORY" in Mission Park, 180 E Main St, Ventura 93001. Scheduled to perform (so far) are RAMBLIN JACK ELLIOTT, JOHN DOE, J.D. SOUTHER, PETER CASE, THE WHITE BUFFALO, CHRIS PIERCE, SHANE ALEXANDER, TOM CORBETT, PHIL SALAZAR, JAY NASH, TONY LUCCA, MATT DUKE, B. WILLING, JUSTINE BENNETT, DELANEY GIBSON, TED LENNON, 50 STICKS OF DYNAMITE, PHIL CODY, TALL TALES AND THE SILVER LINING, THE KINFOLK, RINCON RAMBLERS, LEE KOCH, JAMIE DRAKE, DAN WILSON, SETH PETTERSEN, & GARRISON STARR. Organizers say that tickets and info are promised soon. Check www.facebook.com/Venturafolkfestival?sk=info or www.venturarocks.com/index.htm
     
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Sat, Aug 20:
7:30 pm HOUSTON JONES plays “The Living Tradition” series at the Downtown Community Center, 250 E Center St, Anaheim; 949-646-1964.
     
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Sat, Aug 20:
8 PM Two-Time Grammy Winner LAURENCE JUBER at Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City; www.boulevardmusic.com; 310-398-2583. Venue’s web site has a helpful local dining guide.
     The former lead guitarist for McCartney's band Wings (1978-81) and featured on the hit singles Goodnight Tonight and Coming Up, Juber won the first ‘Best Rock Instrumental’ Grammy award. Voted #1 Guitarist by the readers of Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine, Juber offers superb arrangements of pop and classic songs. His playing has been featured on the scores of films such as Pocahontas. Worlkshop also this afternoon, see the class and workshop pages. (Laurence also does a Workshop; see the venue's website. Buy a concert ticket and get $5 off the workshop price.) More at www.laurencejuber.com     
     Tickets at Blvd Music or by phone with a major credit card. A $1 service charge per ticket is added on phone orders. Doors at 7:30 pm for the best seats; those with advance tix get in first. Tickets $17.50, on sale Aug 6.
     
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Tue-Sat, Aug 22-26:
DAVE STAMEY'S BACK-COUNTRY PACK TRIP, led by multiple award-winning western singer-songwriter Dave Stamey, is an annual horse caravan pack trip into the High Sierra, with plenty of music around the campfire every night, Info, www.mammothpack.com     
     
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Wed, Aug 24:
8 pm BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB, the legendary Cuban group, plays the Hollywood Bowl, 2301 N Highland Av, Hollywood 90068; 323-850-2000 213-480-3232.
     
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Thu, Aug 25:
7:30 pm SLIGO RAGS plays the Muckenthaler Cultural Center, 1201 W Malven Av, Fullerton 92833; 714-738-6706.
     
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Fri, Aug 26:
8 pm DAVID GRIER at Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City; www.boulevardmusic.com; 310-398-2583. Venue’s web site has a helpful local dining guide.
Three time winner of the International Bluegrass Association's Guitarist of the Year, Grier has emerged as perhaps the most musically gifted and engaging young guitarist in bluegrass. Also one of the funniest, too. He has also appeared on two Grammy- winning recordings: "True Life Blues-A Tribute to Bill Monroe" and "The Great Dobro Sessions." David will play some tunes from his new CD, Evocative. One of the world痴 finest flatpickers. More at www.davidgrier.com
Tickets at Blvd Music or by phone with a major credit card. A $1 service charge per ticket is added on phone orders. Doors at 7:30 pm for the best seats; those with advance tix get in first. Tickets $17.50, on sale Aug 12.
     
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Sat, Aug 27:
8 pm “FAR-WEST FOLK ALLIANCE BENEFIT” with BORDER RADIO, SUSIE GLAZE & HILONESOME, FUR DIXON & STEVEN WERNER, and MERLIN SNIDER & FRIENDS, at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena; info, www.coffeegallery.com; reservations, 626-798-6236.
     
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Sat, Aug 27:
10 am LISA HALEY & THE ZYDECATS play the “Big World Fun” series at John Anson Ford Amphitheatre, 2580 Cahuenga Bl East, Hollywood 90068; 323-461-3673.
     
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Sat, Aug 27:
7:30 pm LISA HALEY & THE ZYDECATS play Olivas Adobe Historical Park, 4200 Olivas Park Dr, Ventura 92002.
     
     
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September, 2011...
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Remember The Music benefit. You can also get more information at www.rememberthemusic.org

Thu, Sep 1:
Annual “REMEMBER THE MUSIC” benefit concert with Grammy winner SHELBY LYNNE and PATRICK PARK & BRIAN WRIGHT at the historic Yost Theater in Santa Ana.
     One ticket option includes a three course seated dinner for a limited number of supporters. There are two elevated VIP sections and general admission in front of the stage. Presented by Betty's Foundation (www.bettysfoundation.org) and more info is available at their website or at 310-936-2814. All proceeds benefit Alzheimer’s research and awareness.
     Tickets are available now at www.yosttheater.com/calendar/2011/remember-the-music-2011-feat-shelby-lynne  and at http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=3791775. More info coming soon.      
     
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Sat & Sun, Sep 3 & 4:
10 am 10 pm “ORANGE INTERNATIONAL STREET FAIR” with SLIGO RAGS, and others, at Chapman Av & Glassell St, Orange 92866.
     
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Sat, Sep 3:
3 pm ROSS ALTMAN, Legend Award-winning balladeer, does a free performance sponsored by the Topanga Banjo•Fiddle Contest organization at the West Valley Regional Library, 19036 Vanowen St, Reseda 91335.
     
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Thu, Sep 8:
7:30 pm JOHN YORK, former BYRD, plays the Muckenthaler Cultural Center, 1201 W Malven Av, Fullerton 92833; 714-738-6706.
     
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Thu, Sep 8:
8 pm COLIN HAY plays Saint Rocke, 142 Pacific Coast Hwy, Hermosa Beach 90254; 310-372-0035.
     
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Sat & Sun, Sep 10 & 11:
“EQUINOX FOLK MUSIC, DANCE AND STORYTELLING FESTIVAL” with MICK MOLONEY, GINNY HAWKER & TRACY SCHWARZ, OLD SLEDGE, LISSA SCHNECKENBERGER BAND, and more, presented by the California Traditional Music Society at Rancho Cordillera del Norte, 9015 Wilbur Av, Northridge 91324.
     
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Sat, Sep 10:
7 pm RICHARD SMITH & JULIE ADAMS play the Slater-Lunsford House Concert Series in Lancaster; info, www.desertsong.com.
     
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Sat, Sep 10:
7:30 pm GREGORY PAGE plays the San Diego Folk Heritage series at San Dieguito United Methodist Church, 170 Calle Magdalena, Encinitas 92024; 858-566-4040.
     
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Sat, Sep 10:
7:30 pm BERKLEY HART plays the Song Tree Concert Series, at the Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 820 N Fairview Av, Goleta 93117; SongTree@cox.net or 805-403-2639.
     
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Sun, Sep 11:
3-5 pm BEST OF THE 2011 TOPANGA BANJO•FIDDLE CONTESTANTS do a free performance co-sponsored by the National Park Service and the Topanga Banjo•Fiddle Contest organization at Peter Strauss Ranch, 30000 Mulholland Hwy (2 blks from Troutdale Rd), in Santa Monica Mtns Nat’l Rec Area, near Agoura Hills; 818-382-4819. More info soon.
     
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Thu, Sep 15:
7:30 pm SLAID CLEAVES plays the AMSD Concert Series, 4650 Mansfield St, San Diego 92116; 619-303-8176.
     
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Fri-Sun, Sep 16-18:
Annual “MILLPOND MUSIC FESTIVAL” N of Bishop 93514; info at www.inyo.org or contact InyoArts@Inyo.org or 760-873-8014. This is, reliably, year-after-year, the best “end-of-the-summer” traditional and new acoustic music festival in California. If you can drive to Mammoth to ski, this is closer, up the same road. We recommend it even before we know this year’s line-up.
     
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Fri, Sep 16
7:30 pm MARTIN TAYLOR plays the first of two concerts for the “Lord Of The Strings Concert Series,” this one at the Dana Point Community House, 24642 San Juan St, Dana Point; 949-842-2227 or 949-244-6656.
     
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Sat, Sep 17:
7 pm MARTIN TAYLOR plays the second of two concerts for the “Lord Of The Strings Concert Series,” this one at Mission Viejo Civic Center, 100 Civic Center Dr, Mission Viejo; 949-842-2227 or 949-244-6656.
     
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Sat, Sep 17:
7:30 pm TRACY GRAMMER plays “The Living Tradition” series at the Downtown Community Center, 250 E Center St, Anaheim; 714-955-3807.
     
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Sat, Sep 17:
7:30 pm SLAID CLEAVES plays the Folk Music Center, 220 Yale Av, Claremont 91711; 909-624-2928.
     
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Sat, Sep 17:
8 pm BLAME SALLY plays Russ and Julie’s House Concerts in Oak Park (Agoura Hills/Westlake Village area); reservations get directions at 818-707-2179.
     
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Tue, Sep 20:
8 pm SIMON PURE plays the monthly “BASC BLUEGRASS NIGHT” at Viva Cantina, 900 Riverside Dr, Burbank; 818-845-2425. Presented by Bluegrass Association of Southern California.
     
Sat, Sep 24, festival:
9 am-8 pm 17th annual HARVEST FESTIVAL OF DULCIMERS at the Culver Palms United Methodist Church; 4464 Sepulveda Bl; Culver City; info, www.scdh.org.    
     
     
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