Friday: UPDATE to the Morning Edition – July 26, 2013

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HOT NEWS for EVERYWHERE:
Web radio network FOLK ALLEY (www.folkalley.com) broadcasts LIVE Friday through Sunday from the granddaddy of all folk fests, the annual “NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL” in Newport, Rhode Island. Free, beginning at 11:30 am (Pacific) Friday. (We've heard from our readers that they are listening and enjoying it, and thanking us for telling everyone about the webcast. You're welcome.)
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THIS, as-promised, is a late update with BUNCHES O' LATE ADDITIONS to this morning's "tide-ya-over quickie edition." STILL coming later this evening is our “Last Days of July, and into August – Music for July 27-31 and beyond,” with tons 'n tons o' concerts indoors & out, festivals, tuneful times, and a whole lot more of the umm-umm goodness of summer. That'll be along in a rather huuuuuge edition.
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In this edition.
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1) FESTIVALS Friday through Sunday
2) Friday's CONCERTS, etc with many LATE ADDITIOMS
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FESTIVALS
Friday through Sunday…
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Fri-Sun, Jul 26-28,
FESTIVAL,
in the Eastern Sierra:
5th Annual “JUNE LAKE LOOP MOUNTAIN MUSIC FESTIVAL” includes country, folk, honky tonk, classic and alternative rock, and “fine local talents,” in various venues in the laid-back village of June Lake, in the Eastern Sierra of Mono County, west off US Hwy 395. There’s music, food, dancing and fun in the scenic High Sierra.
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Festival events begin at 11 am Friday at Trout Town Joe’s; officially, the festival runs 7 pm Fr-7 pm Sun.
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Performers include:
♪ JUDY PIAZZA
♪ GOOD MEDICINE
♪ OVER THE EDGE (Best Band of 2013 in Amador County, across the Sierra)
♪ CAVA
♪ BETH FITCHET & STEVE WOOD
♪ MARK TURNBULL
♪ Tribute to the late LARRY ROBINSON
♪ OH! RIDGE
♪ FRONTLOADERS
♪ MUMBO GUMBO
♪ KEVEN BRENNAN BAND
♪ BUSTER BLUE
♪ BONNIE MURRAY TAMBLYN & BLUE HEAVEN (Bonnie is Founding Director for the June Lake LOOP Music Festival, she sometimes performs with her actress & musician daughter, Amber Tamblyn)
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Oddly, you can get there more easily from the west side of the Sierra than from connections on the east side, though Inyo County runs a bus from Mojave to Reno that gets you close. From the west side, Yosemite Regional Transportation System has convenient stops within the June Lake Loop. YARTS provides affordable and comfortable transportation to and from Yosemite National Park and connects to other Buses, Trains and airline services in Central California.
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Full-festival passes, for all three days at all venues, are $75. Individual tickets are available for each event in each venue. The “Kids Music Camp” runs all three days and is free.
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Complete info and schedules for each venue, http://junelakemusic.com
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Mon-Fri, Jul 22-26, in Hollywood:
10 & 11:15 am THE GET DOWN BOYS bring two sessions each day of roots-Americana to the "Summer Sounds: World Music for Kids" series at the Hollywood Bowl, 2301 N Highland Av, Hollywood 90068; 323-850-2000 or 213-480-3232.
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This is the absolute best opportunity to give your kids an immersive experience in Folk-Americana music this summer.
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Daily, Jun 28-Sep 1,
FESTIVAL,
in Laguna Beach:
47th Annual "SAWDUST ART FESTIVAL" at the spacious, art-filled permanent festival grounds, 935 Laguna Cyn Rd, Laguna Beach 92651; 949-494-3030; www.sawdustartfestival.org
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There's music each day on several stages, including acoustic and often, Folk-Americana.
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Sawdust is operated by a non-profit organization dedicated to educating the public and promoting the art created in Laguna Beach. Visitors are invited to shop along sawdust-covered paths through a handcrafted village of fine arts and superb craftsmanship.
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Full summer schedule, including who's-on-what-stage, at http://sawdustartfestival.org/entertainment-schedule
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…through Sat, Jul 27,
MUSIC CAMP,
near Tehachapi:
Annual "CAMP KIYA Family Traditional Music Camp" in Tehachapi Mountain Park, 17350 Water Canyon Rd, Tehachapi 93561; registration and all info, www.campkiya.com
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2) Friday's CONCERTS, etc
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LATE ADDITION…
Fri, Jul 26, in Monrovia:
6-10 pm Weekly “MONROVIA FAMILY FESTIVAL” I old town Monrovia (San Gabriel Valley) includes live music, a vast variety of food offerings, carnival rides, kids activities, and the stalwart “KATTYWOMPUS CONCERT / JAM” of traditional music practitioners who jam acoustically at 8 pm with all comers at Dollmakers Kattywompus, 412 S Myrtle Av, Monrovia 91016; 626-357-1091.
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Fri, Jul 26, in Ventura:
7 pm Monthly “SONGMAKERS BELL ARTS SONG CIRCLE” at Bell Arts Factory, 432 N Ventura Av, Ventura 93001. Info at www.songmakers.org
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Fri, Jul 26, in Ventura:
7:30 pm CHELSEA WILLIAMS, the most successful busking songwriter anywhere, accompanied by musical pals CHUCK HAILES, JOE BAUGH, ELAINE GREGSTON, and DOUG JOHNSON, plays a double header set at Zoey's Café, 185 E Santa Clara St, Ventura 93001. Get more info and advance tix at www.zoeyscafe.com
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Fri, Jul 26, in Long Beach:
7 pm DOUG MacLEOD & DENNY CROY play Lucille’s BBQ, 7411 Carson St, Long Beach 90808; 562-938-7427.
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Fri, Jul 26, in San Diego:
7:30 pm EILEN JEWELL plays the AMSD Concerts series at 4650 Mansfield St, San Diego 92116; 619-303-8176.
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Eilen Jewell is a reigning princess of Folk-Americana and a formidable musician. This series offers some options with dinner.
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Fri, Jul 26, in Arcadia:
8 pm BOB MALONE plus the ANDY T - NICK NIXON BAND play the Arcadia Blues Club, 16 E Huntington Dr, Arcadia. Venue impresario BOBBY BLUEHOUSE says, “Both bands are off the hook and have major international touring ties. Plus, tomorrow, Saturday, it is Jimmy Thackery and the Drivers. Jimmy is a HUGE bluesworld talent and seems to be one of everyone's favorite performers.”
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But first there’s tonight. BOB MALONE is keyboard player for JOHN FOGERTY and a fine performing songwriter / composer with several top-notch albums to his credit. He just came off a European tour with Fogerty.
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Venue has very reasonable cover charge, good food with generous portions and full bar with specials. But take earplugs. Seriously.
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8 pm "THE SONGS OF HANK WILLIAMS" are being celebrated at the Will Geer Theatricum Bir anucun in Topanga.
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Before his untimely death at 29, Hank Williams wrote some of the best, and best known, songs of the 20th Century.“Cold, Cold Heart”, “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry”, “Jambalaya (On the Bayou)”, “Hey Good Lookin’” and many more Williams favorites performed by special guests will make for a tribute evening filled with heartaches, humor and honesty.Featuring performances by Ruthann Friedman Carlisle, Amy Blaschke, Matt Cartsonis, Paul Chesne, Geordie McElroy, Evan apRoberts, Gwendolyn, Trevor Beld, Matt Van Winkle, Ryan Fuller, Jim Reynolds, Stephen Patt, Liz Eldridge
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Fri, Jul 26, in Ventura:
8 pm MILKDRIVE brings “progressive bluegrass” from Austin to The Mint, 6010 W Pico Bl, Los Angeles 90035; 323-954-9630. Presented by “The Bluegrass Situation.”
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Jazz-grass band MilkDrive features award-winning instrumentalists Brian Beken on fiddle and lead vocals, Noah Jeffries on guitar and harmony vocals, Dennis Ludiker on mandolin and harmony vocals, and Matt Mefford on double bass. But awards reveal nothing about the Austin-based string band’s exhilarating sound. Fueled by equal parts tradition and innovation, MilkDrive delivers a distinctive acoustic experience that crosses genres, geographies, and generations.
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The band’s much-anticipated sophomore studio album, “WAVES,” produced by Bil VornDick, was released in June 2012. It showcases the band’s sophisticated arrangements and fierce musicianship with a number of original compositions, and it notably features guests Noam Pikelny (of Punch Brothers) and Futureman (of Bela Fleck & the Flecktones).
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Dennis Ludiker, Brian Beken and Noah Jeffries met as youngsters competing in the prestigious “National Oldtime Fiddlers’ Contest” in Weiser, Idaho. Eventually they migrated to Austin, where they toured with an eclectic mix of bands and honed their songwriting chops before joining up with bass player extraordinaire Matt Mefford and forming MilkDrive.
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In June 2009, the band recorded and released a live album, “MilkDrive Live ’09,” which spotlights the band’s vigorous picking technique and charismatic writing style. Their debut studio album, “Road From Home,” released in April 2011, combines haunting ballads with their signature instrumentals – “achieving a rootsy feel with a sophisticated edge,” as reviewer Graham Robertson put it, adding that it’s “A fantastic canvas for solo work.”
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Andrew Dansby of the Houston Chronicle calls the MilkDrive repertoire “a virtuosic blast of bluegrassy string-band music.” With labels that range from jamgrass and nu-folk to redneck gypsy jazz, the band has built a following that’s as funky and friendly as they are. The group plays festivals from coast to coast every year, with stops in between at Colorado’s beloved “RockyGrass Festival” and at home at the “Austin City Limits Music Festival.”
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They play only three Southern Cal shows during their formidable national tour:
♪ Zoey’s in Ventura on Thursday
♪ The Mint in L.A. tonight
♪ The Pasadena Folk Music Society series at Caltech on Saturday.
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Fri, Jul 26, in Pasadena:
8 pm KLEZMER JUICE plays the free summer concert series at the Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts, 85 E Holly St (on Raymond between Walnut & Holly), Pasadena 91103; 626-683-3230.
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Fri, Jul 26, in Altadena:
8 pm KRIS COLT, DEANNA D'AMICO, MAUREENA DANICUR, & ANITA MANSFIELD team up for a formidable night of the “Ladies of Celtic & Country” at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 92675; reservations, 626-798-6236.
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This is an encore performance of ”An Evening in the Round, with the Ladies of Celt & Country.” All four women are uber-talented singer-songwriters and successful band leaders, each in her own right. Tonight, they take turns on stage and back each other, Nashville style. Venue impresario Bob Stane notes, "Two blondes, a redhead, and a brunette!"
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More at
www.Anitaandtheyanks.com
www.Deannadamico-white.com
www.Kriscolt.com
www.Maureena.com
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LATE ADDITION…
Fri, Jul 26, in Hollywood:
8:30 pm Annual “KOLLABORATION LOS ANGELES: ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER TALENT COMPETITION” with emcees David & Ray Choi at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre, 2580 Cahuenga Bl East, Hollywood 90068; 323-461-3673.
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next big edition, later today.)
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A full NEWS & REVIEWS edition is due within the next few days.
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