Thursday has plenty goin’ on!

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Plus, the Guide’s TICKET GIVE-AWAY may still have some FREE pairs of tickets for a great show! See the info just below or in sidebar at left, depending on which edition you are reading…
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HAPPY CHANUKAH, or Hanukah!
We saw a poster yesterday with Harrison Ford in his Star Wars’ role of Han Solo: “Put the ‘Han’ back in Hanukah…” Hope that doesn’t offend anyone…
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Today's quote:
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"I read (in my underground bunker) that December 21 actually marks the end of the world on the Mayan calendar. I don’t generally believe in all these mystical apocalyptic rumors, but then I also read that the Spice Girls Musical just debuted in London earlier this week so maybe this REALLY is the end." - Koffeehouse Music.
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1) Thursday’s FREE STUFF TO DO
2) Thursday’s MUSIC ON TV
3) Thursday’s FESTIVALS
4) Thursday’s CONCERTS, CLUB GIGS, SHOWCASES, & other LIVE events
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1) Thursday’s FREE STUFF TO DO:
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FREE MUSEUM DAYS IN SOUTHERN CAL...
Want to do something special for the holidays, and the budget isn't there? Or you have out-of-town guests to entertain, and you want them to have good memories, but can't afford to take 'em to see the Mouse? Here's just the thing! Many local museums offer free admission days! These can get crowded, so go early. Here are the ones we know, today and tomorrow:
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Thu, Dec 13:
• Hammer Museum, 11 am-9 pm.
• Skirball Culture Center, Noon-5 pm.
• Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), 5-8 pm.
• Japanese American National Museum, 5-8 pm.
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• Long Beach Museum of Art, 11 am-3 pm.
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2) Thursday’s MUSIC-on-TV:
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Thu, Dec 13, on TV:
4-5 pm “JOHNNY CASH LIVE AT MONTREAUX” Switzerland, in a 2006 performance with JUNE CARTER CASH (for one song); he does 17 songs. On Ovation.
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Thu, Dec 13, on TV:
8-9 pm “LIVE FROM DARYL’S HOUSE” brings a musical visit with SHELBY LYNNE. (Repeats at 11 pm.) New, 2012, on Palladia.
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Thu, Dec 13, on TV:
9-10 pm MUMFORD & SONS and EMMYLOU HARRIS guest on “CMT CROSSROADS.” On Palladia.
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Thu, Dec 13, on TV:
9-11 pm “GREAT PERFORMANCES” brings “THE THOMASHEFSKYS: MUSIC & MEMORIES OF A LIFE IN THE YIDDISH THEATER” a 2012 look at Bessie & Boris Thomashefsky, grandparents of San Francisco Symphony music director Michael Tilson, who were integral to the development of American Yiddish musical theater in NYC. (Repeats Friday, 6-8 am & noon-2 pm.) On PBSOC.
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Thu, Dec 13, on TV:
10:30-11 pm “TENNESSEE SPECIAL: ROUND” is a 2012 edition of “MUSIC VOYAGER” with singer-songwriters BUDDY MILLER, DARRELL SCOTT, ELIZABETH COOK, and GUY CLARK performing at the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum. (Repeats 4:30-5 am tonight.) On KLCS, the L.A. School District PBS station.
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Thu, Dec 13, on TV:
11 pm-midnight “LIVE FROM DARYL’S HOUSE” brings a musical visit with SHELBY LYNNE. New, 2012, on Palladia.
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Thu night / Fri AM, Dec 13 / 14, on TV:
Midnight-1 am NORAH JONES guests on “STORYTELLERS” in a repeat of an excellent 2012 episode. On Palladia.
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Thu night / Fri AM, Dec 13 / 14, on TV:
1-2:30 am “OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II: DREAMS” (2012) profiles the lyricist-librettist (1895-1960) whose work includes ”Show Boat,” “Carousel,” and “South Pacific.” A 2012 production with lots of Broadway stars. On KOCE, aka PBS SoCal.
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Thu night / Fri AM, Dec 13 / 14, on TV:
2:30-4 am “MUDDY WATERS & THE ROLLING STONES” is a new 2012 show that documents the 1981 night when the Stones jammed with legendary blues greats MUDDY WATERS, BUDDY GUY, JUNIOR WELLS, and LEFTY DIZZ, at Chicago’s Checkerboard Lounge. On KOCE, aka PBS SoCal.
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EARLY Fri, Dec 14, on TV:
6-6:30 am “MUMFORD & SONS UNPLUGGED” is a fine 2011 all-acoustic performance. On Palladia.
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9-11 pm “GREAT PERFORMANCES” brings “THE THOMASHEFSKYS: MUSIC & MEMORIES OF A LIFE IN THE YIDDISH THEATER” a 2012 look at Bessie & Boris Thomashefsky, grandparents of San Francisco Symphony music director Michael Tilson, who were integral to the development of American Yiddish musical theater in NYC. (Repeats noon-2 pm.) On PBSOC.
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EARLY Fri, Dec 14, on TV:
8-8:30 am “GUITAR MADE EASY” is the instruction series with RAL[H PAUL. On G4-West.
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3) Thursday’s FESTIVALS:
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Ongoing, Dec 12-23, in downtown Los Angeles:
11 am-6 pm 9th Annual “WINTER HOLIDAY FESTIVAL” at Pershing Square’s “DOWNTOWN ON ICE” brings a Snow Zone with tons of real snow, ice skating on the outdoor rink, and live entertainment, some of it quite good. Info and schedules, www.laparks.org.
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Ongoing, through Christmas:
Annual “LAS POSADAS” with music and a nightly procession, at El Pueblo Historical Monument and on adjacent Olvera Street, Birthplace of Los Angeles, across from Union Station. Warm-up with a cup or two of champurrado. Info and schedules, www.calleolvera.com.
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4) Thursday’s CONCERTS, CLUB GIGS, SHOWCASES, OPEN MICS and other “Go-&-do” LIVE events:
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Thu, Nov 8, in Long Beach:
5 pm KEN O'MALLEY brings his authentic and original Irish music to The Auld Dubliner, 71 S Pine Av, Long Beach 90802; www.aulddubliner.com.
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Thu, Nov 8, in Burbank:
5-8 pm “BELIEVE IN THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS” at the Holiday Inn Downtown Burbank, 150 E Angeleno Av, beautiful downtown Burbank; www.downtown-burbank.org.
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It’s an evening revelry of old fashion fun with caroling by the VAN BLOEM SINGERS and introducing the group HARMONY, directed by SHARON MATHU. Includes visits with Santa, hot cocoa and cookies. Free.
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Thu, Dec 13, in Redondo Beach:
6 pm ANDY & RENEE of the Dylan tribute band HARD RAIN play their originals and folk-rock classics at Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore, 2810 Artesia Bl, Redondo Beach 90278; 310-542-6000. Support this local, independent bookstore that features concerts! Tonight, it’s a concert, wine tasting, with 20% discounts on your Holiday shopping. $20 donation requested, and portion of proceeds goes to the Foodbank.
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Thu, Nov 8, in SFV (Canoga Park):
6 pm “WEST VALLEY OLD-TIME JAM” at Jerry's Pizzeria, 22035 Sherman Way, Canoga Park 91303; 818-346-3033. Grab your instrument and take part in a revival of early 1900s pre-bluegrass old-time music.
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Thu, Dec 13, near UCLA:
6 pm Weekly “THURSDAY NIGHT SOFA JAM” at Westwood Music, 1627 Westwood Bl, Los Angeles 90024; 310-478-4251.
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Thu, Dec 13, in SFV (Canoga Park):
6 pm “WEST VALLEY OLD-TIME JAM” at Jerry's Pizzeria, 22035 Sherman Way, Canoga Park 91303; 818-346-3033.
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Thu, Dec 13, in L.A.:
6-10 pm Monthly “L.A. ART WALK” along Gallery Row in downtown Los Angeles brings a self-guided tour of art exhibition venues, some with live music, and some street-scene revelry. Info and locations, http://downtownartwalk.org/galleries.
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Thu, Dec 13, in Ventura:
6:30 pm SONGMAKERS monthly “ROUND TABLE PIZZA SONG CIRCLE” at Round Table Pizza, 4255 E Main St, Ventura 93003.
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Thu, Dec 13, in SFV (NoHo):
7:30 pm Monthly "N.S.A.I. SONG CIRCLE” sponsored by Nashville Songwriters Los Angeles and hosted by SETH JACKSON, brings a songwriter line-up that includes JEANNIE WILLETS, at Cahuenga General Store (formerly Hallenbeck's), 5510 Cahuenga Bl, North Hollywood 91601. $10 at door.
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Thu, Dec 13, in Anaheim:
8 pm DWIGHT YOAKAM plays the City National Grove of Anaheim, 2200 E Katella Av, Anaheim 92806; 714-712-2700.
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GRAMMY winning, multi-platinum selling recording artist and actor DWIGHT YOAKAM is touring his latest release, “3 Pears,” his latest Warner Bros album. The album balances his country core with a fiercely independent embrace of rock, Americana, pop and soul. Produced by Yoakam, “3 Pears” coalesces around buzzing guitars and vulnerable ballads as he explores the emotional extremes of his musical persona. "Heart Like Mine" puts a country garage-band spin on a classic pop / rock melody, while "Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (and Loud, Loud Music)" is thrashing, 21st-century cowpunk. "Waterfall" takes an unusual, dreamy stab at embracing intimacy, and "Long Way To Go" elegantly refines the concept of personal commitment. "Trying" surrounds an ultra-sensitive vocal performance with a ragged, soulful production.
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Yoakam has sold more than 25 million albums worldwide, placing him in an elite cadre of global superstars. He has 12 gold albums and nine platinum or multi-platinum albums, including the triple-platinum This Time. More than 30 singles have charted, with 22 going Top 20, including the incomparable hits "Honky Tonk Man," "Please Please Baby," "Little Ways," "I Sang Dixie," "It Only Hurts When I Cry," "Fast as You" and "Thousand Miles from Nowhere." He's won two GRAMMY awards and earned a staggering 21 nominations.
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Thu, Dec 13, in Burbank:
8 pm WILL RYAN & THE CACTUS COUNTY COWBOYS, one of L.A.’s absolute best and still unknown folk-Americana bands, plays Viva Cantina, 900 Riverside Dr, Burbank 91506; 818-515-4444. Park free across the street at Pickwick Bowl. Venue has good Mexican food, full bar. All ages show. No cover.
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Thu, Dec 13, in Altadena:
8 pm “THE BYRDS & BEYOND” with former BYRDS members JOHN YORK with BILLY DARNELL, joined by bass player CHAD WATSON, at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 91001; reservations 626-798-6236 (10 am-10 pm); venue phone 626-398-7917; info www.coffeegallery.com. (“The venue named by the Guide’s editor, writing in FolkWorks, as L.A.’s best intimate acoustic listening room venue”).
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A former member of the legendary folk-rock band, The Byrds, John York has played with The Mamas and the Papas, Dr. John, Johnny Rivers, Rick Danko, Richard Manuel, The Sir Douglas Quintet, Rolling Stones keyboardist Nicky Hopkins, and Blues legend Lightin' Hopkins. Joining him on stage will be Billy Darnell, who played guitar for the Gene Clark Byrds, The Everly Brothers, Dr. John and Doug Kershaw, and Roger McGuinn, and Chad Watson, legendary bass player for Janis Ian, Delaney Bramlett, Charlie Rich, Freddy Fender and countless other artists. The show is filled with familiar Byrds tunes for sing-along, fine original songs and great interpretations of songs from the era. Tix, $20.
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Thu, Dec 13, in SFV (Chatsworth):
8 pm COLDWATER CANYON plays the Cowboy Palace, 21635 Devonshire St, Chatsworth; 818-341-0166. It’s their “8th day of Christmas” give-a-way night, with someone winning two pairs of New Year’s Eve tickets. Go early for free dance lesson at 7 pm. Real honky-tonk, full bar. No cover.
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Here’s MORE, through the end of DECEMBER
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Fri, Dec 14, in L.A.:
7 pm “BLUEGRASS JAM SESSION” at the Coffee Connection, 3838 Centinela Av (corner Sepulveda & Centinela), Los Angeles; 310- 773-6753.
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Sat, Dec 15, in Santa Barbara:
7:30 pm JACKIE EVANCHO, the way-beyond-prodigy great 12-year-old vocal phenom, performs “SONGS FROM THE SILVER SCREEN” with the Santa Barbara Symphony, at the Granada Theatre, 1214 State St, Santa Barbara 93101; www.granadasb.org; 805-899-2222. Get tix early, this will likely sell-out. Tix range from $47.50 to $175.50. (A $200 pledge to KOCE, aka PBS SoCal, gets you an Orchestra ticket while they last.)
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Sat, Dec 15, in San Diego:
7:30 pm “A HAWAIIAN SLACK-KEY CHRISTMAS” for the holidays, presented by the “AMSD CONCERT SERIES,” 4650 Mansfield St, San Diego; 619-303-8176.
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Sat, Dec 15, in Santa Monica:
8 pm SUSIE GLAZE & THE HILONESOME BAND play the "FOLKWORKS CONCERT SERIES" at the Santa Monica History Museum, 1350 7th St, Santa Monica.
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Winner of the "Just Plain Folks 2006 Music Award" for "Best Roots Album," and named by the Guide's editor as FolkWorks Magazine’s Pick for "Best Bluegrass Album of 2005" for the band’s debut album, "Blue Eyed Darlin'."
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Susie Glaze & The Hilonesome Band have appeared at the Hollywood Bowl, The Broad Stage, CalTech Folk Society, The Freight & Salvage Coffee House, on RICH WARREN's WFMT radio show “Folkstage, “ and at numerous nationally-known festivals, including the Grass Valley Bluegrass Festival, San Francisco Bluegrass & Old Time Festival, and at top venues, including Don Quixote’s International Music Hall. They've done the coveted hour-long performance-intetview on radio's "FolkScene" with Howard and Roz Larman, and are Southern California live-concert favorites at McCabe’s Guitar Shop, Skirball Cultural Center, the Coffee Gallery Backstage, Boulevard Music, the Fret House, the Folk Music Center in Claremont, and in various festival and concert settings for the California Traditional Music Society.
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Their most recent recording, "Live at the Freight & Salvage," was released in 2011 and features guest banjo virtuoso BILL EVANS.
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Their newest studio album, "White Swan," will be released in early 2013. It is highly anticipated by their many fans, and this concert will include new songs that are on the upcoming CD, together with fan favorites and traditional Apallachian mountain music.
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Sat, Dec 15, in Pasadena:
8 pm PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND presents “A CREOLE CHRISTMAS” for the Caltech Public Events series, in Beckman Auditorium “aka “Big Beckman”), on the Caltech campus, Pasadena; 626-395-4652. Mention the Caltech Folk Music Society when you buy your tix and get a discount.
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Sat, Dec 15, in Santa Barbara Co (Los Olivos):
8 pm PETER FELDMANN & THE VERY LONESOME BOYS play the Santa Ynez Valley Grange Hall, Los Olivos; 805- 688-9894.
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Sat, Dec 15, in Culver City:
8 pm ROB ICKES & JIM HURST play Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City; 310-398-2583.
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Sat, Dec 15, in L.A.:
8 pm SQUARE DANCE with old-time music by TRIPLE CHICKEN FOOT at the American Legion Hall, 227 S Av 55, Los Angeles. Info, 213-210-5631.
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Sat, Dec 15, in Lancaster:
8 pm Third Annual “BIG BAND CHRISTMAS SHOW” at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center, 750 W Lancaster Bl, Lancaster 93534; www.lpac.org; 661-723-5950. Tix $24 & $19.
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Sun, Dec 16, in Lancaster:
3 pm “CHRISTMAS WITH THE CELTS” at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center, 750 W Lancaster Bl, Lancaster 93534; www.lpac.org; 661-723-5950. Tix $29 & $19.
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Mon, Dec 17, in OC (Costa Mesa):
7:30 pm JACKIE EVANCHO, the way-beyond-prodigy great 12-year-old vocal phenom, brings her “SONGS FROM THE SILVER SCREEN” show to Orange County Performing Arts Center, Segerstrom Hall, 600 Town Center Dr, Costa Mesa; 714-556-2787; www.ocpac.org. Get tix early, this will likely sell-out. Tix range from $37.50 to $139.50. (A $200 pledge to KOCE, aka PBS SoCal, gets you an Orchestra ticket while they last.)
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Road sign: “Warning: Mayan Calendar Doomsday Ahead”
(The ancient Mayan calendar ends on December 21, 2012, if you didn’t know…)
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Fri & Sat, Dec 21 & 22, at UCLA:
8 pm "CHRISTMAS 101" with RUFUS WAINWRIGHT, MARTHA WAINWRIGHT and the McGARRIGLE-WAINWRIGHT CLAN with special guest musicians including EMMYLOU HARRIS, VAN DYKE PARKS, CARRIE FISHER, and more, at the Center for the Art of Performance (CAP) series in Royce Hall, on the UCLA campus in Westwood; 310-825-2101.
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A TICKETS GIVE-AWAY for BOTH NIGHTS happens Dec 12 & 13, at noon, each day, readers of the ACOUSTIC AMERICANA MUSIC GUIDE, in cooperation with the Center for the Art of Performance. Be on either of the Guide’s two home sites at that time on those dates to win!
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Sat, Dec 22, in OC (San Juan Capistrano):
10 am-noon Monthly “BLUEGRASS & OLD-TIME JAM SESSION” welcomes all levels at C. Russell Cook Park, near the corner of Calle Arroyo & Calle del Campo, San Juan Capistrano; 949-498-5871.
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Sat, Dec 22, in Long Beach:
8 pm “JUDY COLLINS: A HOLIDAY CONCERT” at Richard & Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center, on the CSULB campus, 6200 Atherton St, Long Beach; 562-985-7000.
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Sat, Dec 22, at UCLA:
8 pm "CHRISTMAS 101" with RUFUS WAINWRIGHT, MARTHA WAINWRIGHT and the McGARRIGLE-WAINWRIGHT CLAN with special guests, play the Center for the Art of Performance (CAP) series in Royce Hall, on the UCLA campus in Westwood; 310-825-2101.
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Sat, Dec 29, in San Diego:
7:30 pm PETER ROWAN plays the “AMSD CONCERT SERIES” at 4650 Mansfield St, San Diego; 619-303-8176.
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Sat, Dec 29, in Agoura Hills:
8 pm DONAVON FRANKENREITER at The Canyon Club, 28912 Roadside Dr, Agoura Hills; www.canyonclub.net; 818-879-5016.
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Sat, Jan 5, in Agoura Hills:
8 pm STEVE SESKIN, CRAIG CAROTHERS, & DON HENRY play “RUSS AND JULIE'S HOUSE CONCERT” series in Oak Park (in the Agoura Hills / Westlake Village area); 818-707-2179.
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Sat, Jan 12, in Santa Barbara Co (Goleta):
7:30 pm THE NATHAN McEUEN BAND plays the “SONGTREE CONCERT SERIES” at Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Church, 820 N Fairview Av, Goleta; 805-403-2639.
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Sat, Jan 12, at UCLA:
8 pm STEVE EARLE & ALLISON MOORER plus THE LIVING SISTERS play the Center for the Art of Performance (CAP) series in Royce Hall, on the UCLA campus in Westwood; 310-825-2101.
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Wed, Jan 16, in Malibu:
8 pm DAILEY & VINCENT play the Pepperdine University Center for the Arts, 24255 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu; 310-506-4522.
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Fri, Jan 18, in Altadena:
8 pm MARY McCASLIN & RICK SHEA play the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena; 626-798-6236.
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Sat, Jan 19, in OC (Anaheim):
7:30 pm MARY McCASLIN & RICK SHEA play “THE LIVING TRADITION” concert series at Anaheim Downtown Community Center, 250 E Center St, Anaheim; 714-955-3807.
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Sat, Jan 19, in Claremont:
7:30 pm “SONGMAKERS VARIETY EVENING” with JEAN PICKARD & DON TRUBY, HARMONISTAS, and MERLIN SNIDER, at the “GELENCSER HOUSE CONCERT” series in Claremont. Reservations get directions at 909-596-1266.
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Sat, Jan 19, in Pasadena:
8 pm SEVERIN BROWNE & JAMES HURLEY play the “CALTECH FOLK MUSIC SOCIETY” series in Beckman Institute Auditorium (aka “Little Beckman”) on the Caltech campus in Pasadena; 626-395-4652. Park in either of two lots at the end of Michigan Av, south off Del Mar.
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Tue, Jan 22, in Malibu:
8 pm MARC COHN, performing songwriter who wrote “Walking in Memphis,” plays the Pepperdine University Center for the Arts, 24255 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu; 310-506-4522.
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Fri, Jan 25, in SFV (Northridge):
8 pm THE CLAIRE LYNCH BAND plays a concert sponsored by the Bluegrass Association of Southern California (BASC) at Mission Theater, Rancho Cordillera del Norte, 9015 Wilbur Av, Northridge.
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Sat, Jan 26, in San Diego:
7:30 pm JOHN JORGENSON QUINTET brings their splendid gypsy swing to the “AMSD CONCERT SERIES” at 4650 Mansfield St, San Diego; 619-303-8176.
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Sat, Jan 26, in Agoura Hills:
8 pm THE EDITED TRIO, the excellent ensemble of Brett Perkins, David Zink & Mark Davis, plays “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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Fri, Feb 1, in San Diego:
7:30 pm RAY WYLIE HUBBARD plays the “AMSD CONCERT SERIES” at 4650 Mansfield St, San Diego; 619-303-8176.
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Fri & Sat, Feb 1 & 2, in Santa Monica:
8 pm & 10 pm JORMA KAUKONEN plays two shows on each of two nights at McCabe's, 3101 W Pico Bl, Santa Monica; 310-828-4403 or 310-828-4497.
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Fri, Feb 1, at UCLA:
8 pm VIEUX FARKA TOURE plays the Center for the Art of Performance (CAP) series in Royce Hall, on the UCLA campus in Westwood; 310-825-2101.
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Fri & Sat, Feb 1 & 2, in Santa Monica:
10 pm JORMA KAUKONEN plays two shows (8 & 10 pm) on each of two nights at McCabe's, 3101 W Pico Bl, Santa Monica; 310-828-4403 or 310-828-4497.
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Feb 2 & 3, 2013, FESTIVAL, in Elko, NV,
a “SHOW-of-the-WEEK” pick:
Annual “NATIONAL COWBOY POETRY FESTIVAL” with lots of top award-winning western music and, yep, cowboy poetry. Acts known so far include TOM RUSSELL, doing two concerts and a songwriting workshop, and “a hundred great cowboy acts” including RAMBLIN’ JACK ELLIOTT, and PAUL ZARZSYKSI. There are “tons of exhibits on the West” and much more at this depth-of-winter indoor festival. It’s important to book early, because lodgings fill-up for a hundred miles or more. Info at www.westernfolklife.org/National-Cowboy-Poetry-Gathering-General-Info/national-cowboy-poetry-gathering-home-page.html.
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Sat, Feb 2, in Santa Monica:
8 pm & 10 pm JORMA KAUKONEN plays two shows on each of two nights at McCabe's, 3101 W Pico Bl, Santa Monica; 310-828-4403 or 310-828-4497.
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Fri, Feb 8, 2013, a “SHOW-of-the-WEEK” pick:
8 pm THE CAMPBELL BROTHERS play the Smothers Theatre, on the campus at Pepperdine University, 24255 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu; 310-506-4522.
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Sat, Feb 9, in SFV (Van Nuys):
7:30 pm RICHARD BERMAN plays the “NOBLE HOUSE CONCERT” series in Van Nuys. Reservations get directions at 818-780-5970.
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Sat, Feb 9, in Santa Barbara Co (Goleta):
7:30 pm FREEBO with JERRY DONAHUE play the “SONGTREE CONCERT” series at Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Church, 820 N Fairview Av, Goleta; 805-403-2639.
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Sat, Feb 9, in Pasadena:
8 pm JOANNA CAZDEN and DEBRA COWAN play the “CALTECH FOLK MUSIC SOCIETY’s” 30th Anniversary Concert in Beckman Institute Auditorium (aka “Little Beckman”) on the Caltech campus in Pasadena; 626-395-4652. Park in either of two lots at the end of Michigan Av, south off Del Mar.
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Tue, Feb 12:
8 pm “MARDI GRAS FROM NEW ORLEANS” with the ALLEN TOUSSAINT BAND plus THE DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND at the Center for the Art of Performance (CAP) series in Royce Hall, on the UCLA campus in Westwood; 310-825-2101.
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Thu, Feb 14, in Long Beach:
BONNIE RAITT plays the Terrace Theater, Long Beach. More later.
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Fri, Feb 15, in San Diego:
7:30 pm ELLIS PAUL plays the “AMSD CONCERT SERIES” at 4650 Mansfield St, San Diego; 619-303-8176.
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Fri, Feb 15, 2013, in Agoura Hills, a “SHOW-of-the-WEEK” pick:
8 pm OTTMAR LIEBERT, one of the planet’s greatest guitarists, plus LUNA NEGRA, at The Canyon Club, 28912 Roadside Dr, Agoura Hills; www.canyonclub.net; 818-879-5016.
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Sat, Feb 16, in San Diego:
7:30 pm JOHN GORKA plays the “AMSD CONCERT SERIES” at 4650 Mansfield St, San Diego; 619-303-8176.
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Sat, Feb 16, in Indio:
BONNIE RAITT plays the Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio. More later.
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Sun, Feb 17, in San Diego:
7:30 pm GUY DAVIS plays the “AMSD CONCERT SERIES” at 4650 Mansfield St, San Diego; 619-303-8176.
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Sun, Feb 17, in L.A.:
7:30 pm THE CHIEFTAINS, one of the all-time best and most influential Irish bands, plays Walt Disney Concert Hall, at the Music Center in downtown L.A.
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Sat, Feb 23, at UCLA:
8 pm ROBERT RANDOLPH PRESENTS THE SLIDE BROTHERS, the band of CALVIN COOKE, AUBREY GHENT, CHUCK CAMPBELL, & DARICK CAMPBELL, plus special guest OTIS TAYLOR, at the Center for the Art of Performance (CAP) series in Royce Hall, on the UCLA campus in Westwood; 310-825-2101.
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Sat, Feb 23, in Agoura Hills:
8 pm SMALL POTATOES, the marvelous folk duo from Chicago, plays “RUSS AND JULIE'S HOUSE CONCERT” series in Oak Park (in the Agoura Hills / Westlake Village area); 818-707-2179.
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Sat, Feb 23, in San Diego:
BONNIE RAITT plays the Copely Symphony Hall, San Diego. More later.
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Fri, Mar 1, in Claremont:
7:30 pm STEVE GILLETTE & CINDY MANGSEN play the “GELENCSER HOUSE CONCERT” Series in Claremont. Reservations get directions at 909-596-1266.
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Sat, Mar 2, in SFV (Van Nuys):
7:30 pm STEVE GILLETTE & CINDY MANGSEN play the “NOBLE HOUSE CONCERT” series in Van Nuys. Reservations get directions at 818-780-5970.
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Sun, Mar 3, in Malibu:
8 pm PETER YARROW of PETER, PAUL & MARY, plays Pepperdine University Center for the Arts, 24255 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu; 310-506-4522.
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Sat, Mar 9, in Santa Barbara Co (Goleta):
7:30 pm STEVE GILLETTE & CINDY MANGSEN play the “SONGTREE CONCERT SERIES” at Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Church, 820 N Fairview Av, Goleta; 805-403-2639.
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Sat, Mar 9, in Pasadena:
8 pm DAVID MALLETT plays the “CALTECH FOLK MUSIC SOCIETY” series in Beckman Institute Auditorium (aka “Little Beckman”) on the Caltech campus in Pasadena; 626-395-4652. Park in either of two lots at the end of Michigan Av, south off Del Mar.
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Sat, Mar 16, in Agoura Hills:
8 pm TERRY HOLDER with JERRY HOLDER play “RUSS AND JULIE'S HOUSE CONCERT” series in Oak Park (in the Agoura Hills / Westlake Village area); 818-707-2179.
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Sat, Mar 23, in Pasadena:
8 pm JANIS IAN plays the “CALTECH FOLK MUSIC SOCIETY” series in Beckman Institute Auditorium (aka “Little Beckman”) on the Caltech campus in Pasadena; 626-395-4652. Park in either of two lots at the end of Michigan Av, south off Del Mar.
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Sat, Mar 30, in Lancaster, a “SHOW-of-the-WEEK” pick:
8 pm CRAICMORE at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center, 750 W Lancaster Bl, Lancaster 93534; www.lpac.org; 661-723-5950. Tix $32 & $27.
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Sat, Apr 6, (in Agoura Hills:
8 pm JOHN WORT HANNAM with SCOTT DUNCAN play “RUSS AND JULIE'S HOUSE CONCERT” series in Oak Park (in the Agoura Hills / Westlake Village area); 818-707-2179.
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Sat, Apr 13, in SFV (Van Nuys):
7:30 pm PAUL KAMM & ELEANOR MacDONALD play the “NOBLE HOUSE CONCERT” series in Van Nuys. Reservations get directions at 818-780-5970.
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Sun, Apr 14, in Lancaster, a “SHOW-of-the-WEEK” pick:
3 & 7 pm (two shows) MICHAEL FLATLEY’S LORD OF THE DANCE at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center, 750 W Lancaster Bl, Lancaster 93534; www.lpac.org; 661-723-5950. Tix $52 & $47.
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Thu, Apr 18, in Lancaster:
8 pm TWO CELLOS at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center, 750 W Lancaster Bl, Lancaster 93534; www.lpac.org; 661-723-5950. Tix $29 & $19.
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Sat, Apr 27, in Lancaster, a “SHOW-of-the-WEEK” pick:
8 pm BIG BAD VOODOO DADDY at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center, 750 W Lancaster Bl, Lancaster 93534; www.lpac.org; 661-723-5950. Tix $47 & $42.
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Sat & Sun, May 4 & 5, in SGV (Sierra Madre):
51st Annual “SIERRA MADRE ART FAIR” with two stages of music, lots of it folk-Americana / acoustic renaissance, and many painters, sculptors, photographers, and others exhibiting and selling their work, plus an indoor plant sale, a good variety of food vendors, and much more, sponsored by the Friends of the Sierra Madre Library, in Memorial Park, on Sierra Madre Bl at Hermosa Av, Sierra Madre. Free, all day, both days.
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Sat, May 4, in Lancaster:
8 pm “BIG BAND BLOWOUT” at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center, 750 W Lancaster Bl, Lancaster 93534; www.lpac.org; 661-723-5950. Tix $24 & $19.
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Sat, May 11, in Pasadena:
8 pm SUSIE GLAZE & THE HILONESOME BAND play the “CALTECH FOLK MUSIC SOCIETY” series in Beckman Institute Auditorium (aka “Little Beckman”) on the Caltech campus in Pasadena; 626-395-4652. Park in either of two lots at the end of Michigan Av, south off Del Mar.
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Jun 1, in Lancaster:
8 pm JUICE NEWTON plays the 2013 season’s closing show at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center, 750 W Lancaster Bl, Lancaster 93534; www.lpac.org; 661-723-5950. Tix $32 & $27.
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Sat, Jun 15, FESTIVAL, in Claremont:
10 am-10 pm “CLAREMONT FOLK FESTIVAL” returns after a three-year hiatus, at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Gardens, Foothill & College, Claremont; 909-624-2928.
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Sat, Oct 5, in Pasadena:
8 pm CHRIS PROCTOR plays the “CALTECH FOLK MUSIC SOCIETY” series in Beckman Institute Auditorium (aka “Little Beckman”) on the Caltech campus in Pasadena; 626-395-4652. Park in either of two lots at the end of Michigan Av, south off Del Mar.
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