Monday Music Scene & More ~ Feb 10, 2014

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Ahh, yes. What’s the “more” in today's title?
'Tis Theatre! Read on, McDuff!

February 10th in History…

Today is the birthday of:
√  Olympic swimming champ MARK SPITZ, and
√  Musician CHAPPELL HOLT.

√  And it’s the birthday of religiously-motivated TV political commentator GLENN BECK.

It is also the officially-proclaimed “Umbrella Day,” just missing “Toothache Day,” and we’re sure some will find that calendric convergence cause to chuckle.
 
 
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In this edition…

♪  PICKS for MONDAY
♪  MUSIC-ON-TV
♪  ONGOING MUSIC & ART EVENTS
♪  MONDAY-Only MUSIC & ART EVENTS
 
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√  Award-winning virtuosos of song RICHARD BERMAN and SANDY CASH, backed by DAN LEVITT and GARY LYNCH, play the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena, 8 pm.

√  “PRE-OSCARS FREE SCREENING / FILMMAKER PANEL” event, with two French shorts nominated for the Oscar®, both in French with English subtitles, at Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz in L.A., 7:30 pm.

√  CLOSING NIGHT for a fine wee bit o’ local Irish Theatre, and the final performance of Samuel Beckett's “I’LL GO ON,” at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City, 8 pm.

√  On TV: “PETE SEEGER: THE POWER OF SONG” (2007) is the wonderful musical biopic of the late folksinging icon. On Palladia, showing twice, 6-8 pm & 9-11 pm.
 
 
 
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♪  MUSIC-ON-TV

We’re Olympics junkies, but we know not everyone is. So, in addition to our reports on live face-to-face shows in venues, here ya go…

Mon, Feb 10, on AXS TV:
8:50 am (Pacific)  “Steve Winwood” brings his smooth delivery, high-spirited melodies, and a velvet voice.  Winwood performs his hits like "Why Can't We Live Together," "Back in the High Life," and "Dear Mr. Fantasy," then his voice smolders through "Can't Find My Way Home."

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Mon, Feb 10, on AXS TV:
9:50 am (Pacific) “Seal” brings his one-of-a-kind husky baritone voice, perfect for any genre. He's delighted fans and earned critical acclaim while staying true to classic, honest songwriting in his remarkable two-decade career. In a stunning performance, he evokes an era when music vividly captured emotion and romance.

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Mon, Feb 10, on AXS TV:
11 am  “Sting Live in Berlin” is culled from Sting's critically acclaimed world tour, “Symphonicity.” This show features many of his greatest hits, including "Roxanne," "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic," "King of Pain," and more, all re-imagined for symphonic arrangement. Featuring special guest Branford Marsalis.

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Mon, Feb 10, on Palladia:
5-6 pm  RAY LaMONTAGNE performs and talks on a 2011 edition of “STORYTELLERS.”

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Mon, Feb 10, on Palladia:
6-8 pm  “PETE SEEGER: THE POWER OF SONG” (2007) is the wonderful musical biopic of the late folksinging icon. Repeats 9-11 pm.

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Mon, Feb 10, on Palladia:
8-9 pm  WILLIE NELSON & SHERYL CROW do a 2002 episode of “CROSSROADS.”

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Mon, Feb 10, on KLCS:
9-10 pm  MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY, PAM TILLIS, & RON SEXSMITH perform on a 2009 edition of “LEGENDS & LYRICS.” Murph does “Boy from the Country,” “Wildfire,” and more. Tillis does three songs, and Sexsmith does one.

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Mon, Feb 10, on Palladia:
9-11 pm  “PETE SEEGER: THE POWER OF SONG” (2007) is the wonderful musical biopic of the late folksinging icon. 
 
 
 
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Continuing through Feb 23,
live theatre,
in South Pasadena:
3 pm  "FROM The BEST of The FEST" presented by the L.A. Women's Theatre Festival and the Fremont, at the Fremont Centre Theatre, 1000 Fremont Av, South Pasadena 91030; 626-441-5977.
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This powerful "From the Best of the Fest" Benefit highlights some of the multicultural and multi-disciplined performers from the L.A. Women's Theatre Festival from 1996-2013. The Annual Festival honors the achievement of extraordinary women in theatre.

Runs Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays at 8 pm, Sundays at 3 pm. Tickets are $25 at the door, cheaper in advance; $20 general, $15 students and seniors..

Tix and info at:www.FremontCentreTheatre.com or toll-free at 866-811-4111.
 
 
 
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Mon, Feb 10, 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 10, 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 10, 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 at 8; see 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 10, 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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Dance at 7, music session at 8 pm.
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Info on Gaelic language classes and more at www.celticartscenter.com

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Mon, Feb 10, in L.A.:
7:30 pm  “PRE-OSCARS FREE SCREENING / FILMMAKER PANEL” event, with two French shorts nominated for the Oscar®, both in French with English subtitles, at Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz, 10361 W Pico Bl, Los Angeles 90064.
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Screening are:
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√  "Mr. Hublot," directed by Laurent Witz and co-directed by Alexandre Espigares. Mr. Hublot lives in a world where characters made partially of mechanical parts, driving huge vehicles, rub shoulders with each other -- a world where the giant scale of machines and the relentless use of salvaged materials reign supreme. (11 mins, 48 secs).
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√  "Avant que de Tout Perdre (Just Before Losing Everything)," directed by Xavier Legrand. While her children pretend to go to school, Miriam hurries to pick them up and take them to her work place. She explains to her boss that she has to leave the region in a rush. (29 mins).
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Screening is followed by a Q&A with "Mr. Hublot" director Alexandre Espigares and animation supervisor Mickaël Coëdel, and from "Avant que de tout perdre," Q&A with director Xavier Legrand and producer Alexandre Gavras.
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This event is made possible with the help of the Film & TV Department of the French Embassy in Los Angeles.
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FREE, but reservations required at:
rsvp.trk@lyceela.org
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Include your name, email address, phone number, and number of people attending.

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Mon, Feb 10, in Altadena:
8 pm  RICHARD BERMAN and SANDY CASH play the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena.
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RICHARD BERMAN? Here’s an impressive introduction: "This man has the gift." ~ the late Utah Phillips, legendary figure in American folk music. Utah said that after hearing Massachusetts-based singer-songwriter Richard Berman sing at the Kerrville Folk Festival's Ballad Tree in 1992.
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Richard has used that gift to write insightful songs that range from the humorous (as in his “Monopoly,” to be featured in the upcoming documentary “Under the Boardwalk”) to the poignant, to songs of requited love. Along with his own life experiences and those of people close to him, Richard has drawn inspiration from sources as diverse as the Old and New Testaments, Greek mythology, and oral histories from the Civil Rights movement.
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He has won numerous songwriting contests around the country, beginning with the 1992 Napa Valley Folk Festival. His six CDs have been on many folk DJs’ lists as top releases in their respective years. His “Love, Work and Play,” and “Dreamer,” were chosen “One of the Best Folk Albums” of 1996 and 1998, respectively by Rich Warren, host of "The Midnight Special" on WFMT in Chicago – the longest continuously-running folk radio show in the country. Of his most recent CD, “Now and Then” (2008), Bill Hahn of WFDU noted, “One word for this CD would be ‘Brilliant’.”
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Richard will be accompanied on stage by DAN LEVITT and GARY LYNCH, two wonderful Southern California musicians. Dan plays a unique style of banjo that has the instrument sounding lush and harp-like. His sound can be heard on his newly released and widely praised CD “Fancy That!” Gary Lynch plays numerous instruments and sings in his Ventura County-based band, “KG,” but will be confined to providing his excellent bass accompaniment and an occasional vocal harmony for Richard’s songs.
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SANDY CASH, whom Richard introduces as “a wonderful songwriter and performer living in Israel.” Christine Lavin says, "Sandy Cash has impeccable taste...a gorgeous, rich voice [and] an ear for clever lyrics...I'm so happy to know that she is out there singing songs like these in her part of the world. Lucky them!" American-born, Israel-based singer-songwriter Sandy Cash is one of Israel’s most popular English-language entertainers. With a professional background in both theater and opera, Sandy’s songs employ drama and humor to describe her life as an American immigrant to Israel, and as a citizen of the changing and challenging Middle East. At the same time, Sandy’s songs shine a light on the life of a mom trying to raise relatively sane children in a crazy part of the world.
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Sandy’s most recent disc, :Voices From the Other Side,” was named one of the “Top 25 Folk Releases of 2012” by the hosts of NPR affiliate radio show “The Back Porch.” Bob McKenzie, writing for Soundbytes, Canada, says, Sandy has “...the power and broad interpretive style of a Bette Midler or Barbra Streisand... Sandy Cash has a very special gift, that more than a singer, she is an excellent storyteller.” More at www.sandycash.com
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Tix, $15, and it will likely sell-out (the Guide gave you a “Ticket alert”). Reservations, 626-798-6236, 10 am-10 pm, seven days. There’s more on the venue’s website, at www.coffeegallery.com

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Mon, Feb 10, in Santa Barbara:
8 pm  “TRUE BLUES” with performances by GUY DAVIS, COREY HARRIS, and ALVIN YOUNGBLOOD HART, has left L.A. and plays tonight in UCSB Campbell Hall, 574 Mesa Rd, Santa Barbara 93106; 805-893-3535.

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Mon, Feb 10, in Burbank:
8 pm  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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On this stage in the back room, Mike, Les, Mike, Eric, and Sterling will be rockin' it up. THE BROMBIES play bluegrass on the other stage, beginning at 7:30 pm – see 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 10,
Irish theatre,
in Culver City:
8 pm  CLOSING NIGHT for a fine wee bit o’ local Irish Theatre, and the final performance of Samuel Beckett's “I’LL GO ON,” at the Kirk Douglas Theatre, 9820 W Washington Bl, Culver City 90232; Phone 213-628-2772 for tix.
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This intriguing work extracts indelible characters from the Beckett trilogy “Molloy,” “Malone Dies,” and “The Unnamable.” It’s been hailed by The Times Literary Supplement as "one of the most remarkable, most original, and most haunting prose works of the century.”
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Barry McGovern, Ireland's greatest interpreter of Samuel Beckett (last seen as Godot's Vladimir), returns to the opus he helped develop for the stage 25 years ago and has performed over 200 times all over the world.
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"Compelling performance, McGovern is one of the greatest storytellers of our day." ~ Peter McGowan, Irish Arts & Entertainment
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More at www.centertheatregroup.org
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Special Ticket Stub Bonus Offer: Bring your ticket stub from “I'll Go On” to O'Brien's Irish Pub at 23rd & Wilshire in Santa Monica and Get two burgers for the price of one. Offer Expires: February 20.
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Free covered parking, after 6 pm on weeknights and all day on weekends, is available under Culver City's City Hall at Culver Blvd and Duquesne Avenue. Enter on Duquesne.

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Mon, Feb 10, 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 10, 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; www.kulakswoodshed.com
 
 
 
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