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Friday, December 13, 2013
Special edition: Music on TV, Friday through Sunday, Dec 13-15, 2013
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There's an astonishing amount of televised music performances this weekend -- enough to provoke this special edition to cover it.
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In addition, there are FOUR other editions of the Acoustic Americana Music Guide, all current:
√ Dec 13 Editorial on a revolution that isn't.
√ Dec 12-15 weekend events.
√ Dec 16 and beyond, waaay into the future.
√ Dec 10, with NINE News Features & Reviews.
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Music on TV...
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Fri, Dec 13, on TV:
8-8:30 pm "BLUEGRASS UNDERGROUND" returns to KLCS with the Season 3 opener, with OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW. Repeats 2-2:30 am. On KLCS.
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Fri, Dec 13, on TV:
8:30-9 pm "JAMMIN' AT HIPPIE JACK'S" brings the series' Season 8 premiere with THE JOMPSON BROTHERS. Repeats 2:30-3 am. The first of three different episodes of the series, all airing on two different PBS channels this weekend. On KLCS.
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Fri, Dec 13, on TV:
9-10 pm "AUSTIN CITY LIMITS" is a 2011 repeat with not-really-rootsy jam band WIDESPREAD PANIC celebrating its own 25th anniversary with a career-spanning set. Repeats 3-4 am. On KLCS.
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Fri, Dec 13, on TV:
9-10 pm "MUSIC'S GONNA GET YOU THROUGH" is a 2010 documentary about a music camp for visually-impaired young adults led by blind New Orleans pianist HENRY BUTLER. Repeats 5-6 am & 11 am-noon Saturday. On PBS World.
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Fri, Dec 13, on TV:
10-11 pm "FRONT & CENTER" is new to KLCS, with a 2013 episode with English singer-songwriter JAKE BUGG. Repeats 4-5 am. On KLCS.
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Fri, Dec 13, on TV:
10-11 pm "CONDUCTING HOPE" is a 2013 documentary about the EAST HILL SINGERS, a prison choir in Kansas. Repeats 6-7 am & Noon-1 pm Saturday, and 9-10 am Sunday. On PBS World.
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Fri, Dec 13, on TV:
10-11 pm "INSTRUMENTS OF CHANGE" (2013) is a documentary about the "Lunchtime Lively Arts" series and the Fine Arts Conservancy helped integrate and revitalize downtown Miami. Repeats 7-8 am & 1-2 pm Saturday, and 10-11 am Sunday. On PBS World.
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Fri night / early Sat, Dec 14, on TV:
2-2:30 am "BLUEGRASS UNDERGROUND." See Fri 8-8:30 pm. On KLCS.
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Fri night / early Sat, Dec 14, on TV:
2:30-3 am "JAMMIN' AT HIPPIE JACK'S." See Fri 8:30-9 pm. On KLCS.
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Fri night / early Sat, Dec 14, on TV:
3-4 am "AUSTIN CITY LIMITS." See Fri 9-10 pm. On KLCS.
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Fri night / early Sat, Dec 14, on TV:
3:30-4:30 am "STARS AND THEIR GUITARS" is a mystery program. But if you're just getting in from a gig, or you have insomnia... It's on "PBS+."
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Fri night / early Sat, Dec 14, on TV:
4-5 am "FRONT & CENTER" is new to KLCS, with a 2013 episode with English singer-songwriter JAKE BUGG. On KLCS.
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Fri night / early Sat, Dec 14, on TV:
4:30-5 am "JAMMIN' AT HIPPIE JACK'S" brings a 2013 edition with GOOSE CREEK SYMPHONY." The second of three different episodes of the series, all airing on two different PBS channels this weekend. On "PBS+."
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Early Sat, Dec 14, on TV:
5-5:30 am "JAMMIN' AT HIPPIE JACK'S" in its one-airing-only and longtime awkward time spot brings a 2013 episode with SCOTT MILLER & THE COMMONWEALTH." The third of three different episodes of the series, all airing on two different PBS channels this weekend. On KLCS.
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Early Sat, Dec 14, on TV:
5-6 am "MUSIC'S GONNA GET YOU THROUGH." See Fri 9-10 pm. Repeats 11 am-noon. On PBS World.
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Early Sat, Dec 14, on TV:
5-5:30 am GRACE POTTER & THE NOCTURNALS perform on a 2012 edition of "STORYTELLERS" on Palladia.
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Early Sat, Dec 14, on TV:
5-6 am "FRONT & CENTER" airs the 2013 Season 2 concluding episode with THE RIDES, a blues-rock with BARRY GOLDBERG, KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD, and STEPHEN STILLS. On "PBS+."
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Early Sat, Dec 14, on TV:
5:30-6 am "THE PIANO GUY" airs a 2011 edition that teaches how to play "This Land is Your Land" and "On Top of Old Smoky." Also, playing tunes using only black keys. On KLCS.
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Early Sat, Dec 14, on TV:
6-7 am "CONDUCTING HOPE." See Fri 10-11 pm. Repeats Noon-1 pm Saturday, and 9-10 am Sunday. On PBS World.
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Sat, Dec 14, on TV:
11 am-noon "MUSIC'S GONNA GET YOU THROUGH." See Fri 9-10 pm. On PBS World.
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Sat, Dec 14, on TV:
Noon-1 pm "CONDUCTING HOPE." See Fri 10-11 pm. Repeats 9-10 am Sunday. On PBS World.
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Sat, Dec 14, on TV:
7-9 pm "RADIO UNNAMEABLE" is a 2012 edition of "AMERICA REFRAMED" that tells the story of Bob Fass and his radio show "Radio Unnameable" that became an important voice of '60s counter-culture and featured early performances by BOB DYLAN and ARLO GUTHRIE. Repeats Sat midnight-2 am, and 6-8 am & 2-4 pm Sun. On PBS World.
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Sat, Dec 14, on TV:
7-8 am "INSTRUMENTS OF CHANGE." See Fri 10-11 pm. Repeats 1-2 pm Saturday, and 10-11 am Sunday. On PBS World.
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Sat, Dec 14, on TV:
1-2 pm "INSTRUMENTS OF CHANGE." See Fri 10-11 pm. Repeats 10-11 am Sunday. On PBS World.
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Sat, Dec 14, on TV:
8-9:30 pm "CELTIC THUNDER CHRISTMAS" is a 90-minute 2010 concert before a live audience. On KCET.
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Sat, Dec 14, on TV:
9:30-11 pm "PAVAROTTI IN CENTRAL PARK" is a delightful 1993 performance with LUCIANO PAVAROTTI celebrating Italian song and opera with flautist ANDREA GRIMINELLI and the BOYS CHOIR OF HARLEM. Repeats immediately, 11 pm-12:30 am, and repeats Sunday 4-5:30 pm. On KCET.
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Sat, Dec 14, on TV:
11 pm-12:30 am "PAVAROTTI IN CENTRAL PARK." See 9:30 pm listing. Repeats Sunday 4-5:30 pm. On KCET.
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Sat night / early Sun, Dec 15, on TV:
Midnight-2 am "RADIO UNNAMEABLE." See Sat 7-9 pm. Repeats 6-8 am & 2-4 pm Sun. On PBS World.
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Sat night / early Sun, Dec 15, on TV:
3-3:30 am CARRIE UNDERWOOD performs all-acoustic on a 2012 edition of "UNPLUGGED" on Palladia.
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Early Sun, Dec 15, on TV:
5-6 am SHELBY LYNN is the performing guest on "LIVE FROM DARYL'S HOUSE" on Palladia.
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Early Sun, Dec 15, on TV:
5:30-6 am "THE PIANO GUY" airs a 2011 edition that teaches how to play "Jailhouse Rock," "California Girls," and Jerry Lee Lewis' boogie-woogie riff. On KLCS.
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Early Sun, Dec 15, on TV:
6-8 am "RADIO UNNAMEABLE." See Sat 7-9 pm. Repeats 2-4 pm. On PBS World.
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Sun, Dec 15, on TV:
9-10 am "CONDUCTING HOPE." See Fri 10-11 pm. On PBS World.
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Sun, Dec 15, on TV:
10-11 am "INSTRUMENTS OF CHANGE." See Fri 10-11 pm. On PBS World.
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Sun, Dec 15, on TV:
1:30-4 pm BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, PAUL SIMON, & JOHN FOGERTY are among the performing guests on a 2012 edition of "HARD EOCK CALLING." Don't let the title scare you off -- it's the name of the festival in London's Hyde Park. On Palladia.
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Early Sun, Dec 15, on TV:
2-4 pm "RADIO UNNAMEABLE." See Sat 7-9 pm. On PBS World.
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Sun, Dec 15, on TV:
4-5:30 pm "PAVAROTTI IN CENTRAL PARK." See Sat 9:30 pm listing. On KCET.
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Sun, Dec 15, on TV:
8-9 pm "LATER WITH JOOLS HOLLAND" is a 2013 episode with JAKE BUGG, KACEY MUSGRAVES, MANIC STREET PREACHERS, and other, louder, acts. On Palladia.
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Sun, Dec 15, on TV:
10-11 pm "LATER WITH JOOLS HOLLAND" is a 2013 episode with PAUL McCARTNEY, GARY CLARK JR., and hard rockers, plus an interview with EARTH, WIND & FIRE. On Palladia.
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Sun, Dec 15, on TV:
11 pm-midnight "PAUL McCARTNEY: SOMETHING NEW" is a 2013 music doc about the making of his album, titled, "New." On Palladia.
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Lawrence Wines & Tied to the Tracks.
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The ACOUSTIC AMERICANA MUSIC GUIDE endeavors to bring you NEWS and views of interest to artists everywhere, more specifically to musicians and the creative community, and music makers and fans of acoustic and Folk-Americana music, both traditional and innovative. We provide a wealth of resources, including a HUGE catalog of acoustic-friendly venues, and schedules of performances in Southern California venues large and small. We cover workshops and other events for artists and folks in the music industry, and all kids o’ things in the world of acoustic and Americana and accessible classical music. From washtub bass to musical spoons to oboe to viola to banjo to squeezebox, from Djangostyle to new-fangled-old-time string band music, from sweet Cajun fiddle to pre-bluegrass Appalachian mountain music to proto blues.
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Thank you for this. We are having to stsy home to have $$ for Christmas for the kids. I always look for something we can watch together on tv. When everyone goes to their computers instead, we have no interaction, no conversation. This helps!
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