Monday before the gath’ring storm ~ Feb 24, 2014

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The impresarios of live music venues everywhere are celebrating that things are back to normal.

* Dasvidania, Sochi.
** Goodbye, Sochi.
*** до свидания, Сочи.

Ah, yes. Olympics withdrawal. We may have to fill a roasting pot full of bricks, soap-down the driveway, and sneak-out wearing tastelessly colorful clothing as we propel the pot, preceding with a broom worked furiously while yelling semi-incoherent monosyllabic sounds.

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February 24th in History…

√  On this day in 1848, gold was discovered at the just-built sawmill of immigrant trading post operator John Sutter. It set-off one of the greatest rapid migrations in human history, the CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH. Most of what we think about as the history of the American West, good and bad, derived from that moment.

√  Today is the birthday of American prima ballerina MARIA TALLCHIEF (1925), born to an Osage Native American father and a Scotch-Irish mother.


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In this edition…

♪  MUSIC-ON-TV (late addition)
♪  TICKET ALERTS
♪  Fresh NEWS FEATURES
.  √  ONES TO WATCH: THE SLEEPY MAN BANJO BOYS
.  √  “DANCING WITH THE STARS” CALLED-OUT FOR GOING TO RECORDED MUSIC
.  √  NEXT TIME SOMEBODY TURNS THEIR NOSE UP AT STRIPPED-DOWN,
ELEMENTAL ACOUSTIC MUSIC…
.  √  "PUBLIC PRACTICE" COMING TO THE L.A. MUSIC CENTER
♪  ONGOING MUSIC & ART EVENTS
♪  MONDAY’s MUSIC & ART EVENTS


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♪  MUSIC-ON-TV (late addition)

Mon, Feb 24, on BET-TV:
9-11 pm Annual "BET HONORS" includes an award to ARETHA FRANKLIN. Repeats 8-10 Thu, and 10 pm-midnight Sat, 10 pm-midnight Mar 3.

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Mon, Feb 24, on KLCS-TV:
9-10 pm "LEGENDS & LYRICS" repeats a 2009 show with performing guests CHARLIE DANIELS, PHIL VASSAR, JIMMY WEBB, COWBOY JACK CLEMENT, and singer-songwriter MIKE MUSICK.

 

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♪  TICKET ALERTS


√   JAMES TAYLOR & HIS ALLSTAR BAND play the Hollywood Bowl June 7. American Express bought the rights, and initial tix sales, starting Tuesday, Feb 25, through Mar 7, are only by American Express Card. Everyone else can buy what's left after that. Those exclusive sales are via Ticketmaster, which adds its always exorbitant "processing" charge.

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√  “INCONNU À CETTE ADRESSE” (“Address Unknown”) with famous French actors Thierry Lhermitte & Patrick Timsit happens Apr 26 & 27 at Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz in L.A. Tix go on sale Tue, Feb 25, at 10 am.
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"Address Unknown" ("Inconnu à cette adresse") is the novel published just before the outbreak of World War II, written as a series of letters between a Jewish art dealer living in San Francisco and his business partner who had returned to Germany in 1932. It is credited with exposing, early on, the dangers of Nazism to the American public.

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√  We’ve had well over FIFTY ticket alerts in the past 10 days or so. Check recent editions, before everything you’d want to see is sold-out.



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♪  Fresh NEWS FEATURES


√  ONES TO WATCH: THE SLEEPY MAN BANJO BOYS

They have performed on “The Late Show with David Letterman,” NBC’s “Today Show,” and on BBC 1 Television. They’ve played the stages of the Grand Ole Opry, Ryman Auditorium, and Carnegie Hall, and their popularity continues to accelerate. Sleepy Man Banjo Boys just launched the first single on February 19, from their upcoming album, “Run,” due out later this year.

You hear phrases tossed about all the time, things like, “The next generation of bluegrass and roots music.” It fits this young trio of brothers. They are 16-year-old Tommy Mizzone on guitar, 15-year-old Robbie Mizzone on fiddle and lead vocals, and 11-year-old Jonny Mizzone on banjo, and they have made quite an entrance on the music scene.

Altogether, their YouTube videos have now eclipsed over 20 million views. Check them out at www.YouTube.com/sleepymanbanjoboys

Surprisingly, the new single marks the first time the group has contributed vocals to their own songs. Take a look at the results at:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgUZlC8Q0rI

Sleepy Man Banjo Boys previously released two indie albums, “America’s Music,” and “The Farthest Horizon.” Both charted on the Billboard Bluegrass Album Charts, at No. 8 and No. 3, respectively.

From New Jersey, a state known more for rock music than for bluegrass, the Mizzone brothers fell in love with the unique sounds of J.D. Crowe, Ralph Stanley, Tony Rice and Earl Scruggs, who they discovered on YouTube. With “Run,” the band is creating a sound “that honors their roots and cuts their path for the future,” says their promo, continuing, “The result is a unique blend of instrumentation and vocal harmonies that showcase their musical gifts and passion for acoustic roots music.”

“We continue to grow as a band and are settling in to our own sound,” said Tommy. “With vocals, we want to continue to grow our fan base and attract more young people to this style of music.”

The new single, “Run,” is available for digital download on iTunes and Amazon MP3. More details about their forthcoming album are promised in coming weeks.

The Sleepy Man Banjo Boys 2014 tour schedule includes:

♪  MerleFest on April 26
♪  Stagecoach, in Indio, April 27
♪  The New Orleans Jazz Festival, May 1
♪  Romp on June 28.

You’ll find much more at www.sleepymanbanjoboys.com


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√  “DANCING WITH THE STARS” CALLED-OUT FOR GOING TO RECORDED MUSIC

Jean Sudbury, a Southern-California award-winning full-time musician who has worked as a member of everything from her innovative acoustic string duo SUDBURY & RAMOS (with Ruben Ramos), to recent Western Music “Group of the Year” THE TUMBLING TUMBLEWEEDS, to numerous symphony orchestras. Jean is speaking up for her fellow working musicians, unemployed this season from a mega-hit TV series. Here’s what she had to say this morning:

“The Winner of today's ‘Ultimate BS Award’ is ‘Dancing with the Stars’ executive producer Conrad Green, who commented… on the introduction of recorded music to the show.

[Green said,] ‘We feel that some types of music and types of songs, a lot of modern music particularly, is so produced that it's impossible for an 18-piece band to replicate that sound.’ [as reported in what Green told] The Hollywood Reporter.”

Green continued, "You get to a point where you're forcing a band to try and do a sound that they just literally can't pull off."

Jean concluded with, “I award him a banana peel on the tread of his shoes.”

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The editor chimes-in: Sadly, that’s where we are when overcooked, artificialized, processed sound replaces musical instruments and the musicians who play them. We enjoy the intellectual expressions of Professor Stephen Hawking, but we find it difficult to listen to the device he must use to speak. How and why supposed “artists” and their record labels determined that people with viable human voices should be electronically processed to sing like Stephen Hawking’s artificially-produced voice, while being accompanied the sounds of an electrocution, is one of the great mysteries of our time. Perhaps second only to why in the hell anybody pays to listen to it.


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√  NEXT TIME SOMEBODY TURNS THEIR NOSE UP AT STRIPPED-DOWN, ELEMENTAL ACOUSTIC MUSIC…

Just assume your haughtiest manner and say to them:

"Beauty is the purgation of superfluities."
~ Michelangelo (aka Michelangelo Buonarroti), sculptor, painter, architect, and poet (1475-1564).


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√  "PUBLIC PRACTICE" COMING TO THE L.A. MUSIC CENTER

Public Practice, a program of "Active Arts" at the L.A. Music Center, invites you to step out of your garage, your living room and your home and practice at unexpected hours in surprising outdoor spaces at The Music Center.

Okay, when they ask, "Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to make music outdoors?" they obviously are not thinking of Folk-Americana musicians. Still, their invitation to "Step outside and discover something new with... Amateur musicians of every background... [at] The Music Center and Grand Park… [where musicians] practice their instruments among trees, fountains, traffic and random passersby, creating a unique space to play their music," does sound like fun.

To join in this mass "Go outside and play" event, you need to apply by March 15.

View video:
http://vimeo.com/m/51717259

Full info:
www.musiccenter.org/events/activearts/Public-Practice/



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♪  ONGOING MUSIC & ART EVENTS


Dark Mondays, but ONGOING (through March 16), in Santa Monica:
1 & 4:30 pm  "CIRQUE DU SOLEIL" presents "TOTEM" under the Big Top at the Santa Monica Pier.
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"TOTEM" plays the Santa Monica Pier:
Tue-Fri, 8 pm
Sat, 4:30 & 8 pm
Sun, 1 & 4:30 pm
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"TOTEM traces the fascinating journey of the human species from its original amphibian state to its ultimate desire to fly. The characters evolve on a stage evoking a giant turtle, the symbol of origin for many ancient civilizations. Inspired by many founding myths, TOTEM illustrates, through a visual and acrobatic language, the evolutionary progress of species. Somewhere between science and legend, TOTEM explores the ties that bind Man to other species, his dreams and his infinite potential." -- the show's promo.
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"Spectacular, artful. Breathtaking and deliciously ironic." -- The Toronto Star.
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"TOTEM is visually ravishing" -- The Boston Globe.
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Tix by phone, at 800-450-1480.
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Tix & info online, at:
http://m.cirquedusoleil.com/en/shows/totem/americas/usa/california/santa-monica.aspx



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Mon, Feb 24, in Pasadena:
6-10 pm  Piano man MARC BOSSERMANN plays the Parkway in Pasadena. More at www.marcbosserman.com/gigs

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Mon, Feb 24, in Culver City:
6:30 pm  “NEW WESTSIDE BLUEGRASS JAM” at the Industry Cafe & Jazz, 6039 Washington Bl, Culver City 90232; 310-202-663.

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Mon, Feb 24, in SFV (NoHo):
7 pm Weekly “IRISH CéILí DANCE” and “IRISH MUSIC SESSION” (the latter a structured jam), presented by the Celtic Arts Center at the Mayflower Club, 11110 Victory Bl, North Hollywood 91606; 818-760-8322.
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Info on Gaelic language classes and more at www.celticartscenter.com

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Mon, Feb 24, in Burbank:
7:30-10:30 pm  THE BROMBIES play their long-running bluegrass residency on one of the two stages at Viva Cantina, 900 Riverside Dr (next to L.A. Equestrian Center), Burbank; 818-845-2425 or 818-515-4444;  HYPERLINK "http://www.vivacantina.com/" www.vivacantina.com.
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Featuring LA studio star-singer-mandolinist George Doering (who's on the soundtrack of a dozen or more movies) as well as songwriter JoEllen Doering on guitar, the great Bill Bryson (Bluegrass Cardinals, Desert Rose Band, Chris Hillman Band, mucho mas) on bass and bluegrass phenom Patrick Sauber on banjo.
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Another show on the other stage also starts at 7:30; see separate listing.
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All shows on both stages are no cover. Venue is known for its Mexican food and full bar. Okay to park free across the street at Pickwick Bowl (free, nearly unlimited parking for Viva patrons).

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Mon, Feb 24, in Burbank:
7:30 pm  “TROY WALKER versus JIMMY ANGEL,” with BLUES D'LUXX, on one of the two stages at Viva Cantina, 900 Riverside Dr (next to L.A. Equestrian Center), Burbank; 818-845-2425 or 818-515-4444;  HYPERLINK "http://www.vivacantina.com/" www.vivacantina.com.
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In addition, THE BROMBIES play bluegrass on the other stage, beginning at 7:30 pm – see separate listing.
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All shows on both stages are no cover. Venue is known for its Mexican food and full bar. Okay to park free across the street at Pickwick Bowl (free, nearly unlimited parking for Viva patrons).

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Mon, Feb 24, in L.A.:
7:30 pm  “THE RECORD THEATER: ‘MEET THE BEATLES’” is a live event created and hosted by MARVIN ETZIONI of LONE JUSTICE, with former President of Apple Records JACK OLIVER, tonight in the Clive Davis Theater at the GRAMMY Museum, 800 W Olympic Bl, L.A. 90015; 213-765-6803;  HYPERLINK "http://www.grammymuseum.org" www.grammymuseum.org.
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The concept of this is ridiculously simple. It’s “Meet The Beatles!” (Capitol T 2407) in Mono. Imagine a theater. As Chuck Berry would say "the place is packed." Lights go out. An album cover is on the screen. Suddenly, a record is being played. From the first song on side one, to the last song on side two. No phones. No computers. No interruptions. Then a discussion.
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This continues The GRAMMY Museum's celebration of “The Beatles' 50th Anniversary in America” during 2014. The museum promo invites you “to experience the legendary ‘Meet the Beatles!’ in mono, as originally released on vinyl in 1964. After the record ends, former President of Apple Records, Jack Oliver will join Etzioni on stage for a discussion.
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Screaming girls will not be admitted without a parent or guardian.
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Tix, $10 at the Museum Box Office, or online. Doors at 7 pm for the best seats. All proceeds benefit the GRAMMY Museum. More at 213-765-6803 or www.grammymuseum.org

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Mon, Feb 24; Feb 20-25, in OC (Costa Mesa):
8 pm  “LA TRAVIATA,” Verdi's passionate story of a doomed love affair, highlights season 3 of PACIFIC SYMPHONY’s "Symphonic Voices" series in Segerstrom Hall at Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Dr, Costa Mesa; 714-556-2787;  HYPERLINK "http://www.ocpac.org" \t "_blank" www.ocpac.org.
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Once again, opera returns to Orange County as Music Director Carl St.Clair puts Verdi's glorious music on the stage and in the spotlight.
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Go early for the Concert Preview at 7 pm with host Alan Chapman.
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Tix at 714-755-5799 or www.PacificSymphony.org

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Mon, Feb 24, in SFV (Chatsworth):
8 pm  CHAD WATSON BAND plays, followed by the weekly “TALENT CONTEST” with cash prizes, at the Cowboy Palace, 21635 Devonshire St, Chatsworth; 818-341-0166.
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This is L.A.’s last real honky tonk. No cover, full bar, lots of fun. Go early for the nightly free dance lesson.

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Mon, Feb 24, in SFV (NoHo):
8-10:30 pm  Weekly “OPEN MIC” with worldwide webcast at Kulak's Woodshed, 5230-1/2 Laurel Canyon Bl, North Hollywood 91607; 818-766-9913; global web simulcast at www.kulakswoodshed.com
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When you go early and sign-up for the play-slots-lottery, you can let them know you want to hire them to do a multi-camera video shoot and produce a music video of your one-song performance. That puts you in a different category for the drawing for available spots, and it gets you a professionally-produced music video MUCH cheaper than you’ll find anywhere else. More on their website.



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♪  The Guide will be making CH-CH-CHANGES – turn, embrace the change -- in 2014. Some folks will like some, others will not. There will be points of departure to make room (and time) for the new. We’ll do what we can, because as always, we operate with the editor’s motto, “One does what one can.”

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