ST. PATRICK’s DAY Features! & Various & Sundry Monday Events ~ March 17, 2014

.
Today, much to its benefit and enjoyment, the whole world is IRISH for the day! It’s time for Erin to go Braugh. Or braless.

More than ever, the start times are soooo early that you’ll need to start at the beginning of the event write-ups. (Some venues that will go until 2 am, after starting as early as 6 am!)

For those who just can’t go out, we include MUSIC-ON-TV listings (those are listed AFTER the live events in venues), so you won’t feel totally left-out. Otherwise, the focus of this edition is (drum roll, or bodhran roll)… St. Patrick’s Day events.

The Guide published LOTS of News Features & CD Releases and Reviews this past week, and many important Ticket Alerts. All are still available right here at separate clicks. Peruse. Use. Enjoy. But go out tonight.

And travel safely and responsibly. Word is, there will be a HEAVY police presence on the roads and freeways, to make sure everyone does that.
 
 
<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>
 
In this edition…


♪  ST. PATRICK’S DAY MONDAY CELEBRATIONS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
♪  MUSIC-ON-TV today / tonight
 
<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>
 
 
♪  ST. PATRICK’S DAY MONDAY CELEBRATIONS (and some other events) IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~ 
Monday, March 17, 2014
~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~ 


Mon, Mar 17, in downtown L.A.:
6 am-2 am  42nd FREE Annual "L.A. ST. PATRICK'S DAY STREET PARTY" happens on the pedestrian-only (for the day) stagger zone of the blocks between 6th & 7th Streets and Wilshire Bl., centered on its sponsor-of-record, Casey's Irish Pub, 613 S Grand Av, L.A. 90017.
+
This is Los Angeles’ most famous celebration. With Casey's in the lead, nine downtown L.A. bars take part in the block party. 20,000 revelers are anticipated, who will consume more than 300 kegs of beer and 100 cases of whiskey.
+
The outdoor scene is huge, but can be musically incongruous, depending on when you're there. Inside the jam-packed 10,000 square feet of Casey's, there's Irish music all day and night. And you can find Irish music or Celtic rock in some of the other nearby watering holes.
+
As the Huffington Post says, "For Casey's Irish Pub in Downtown, simply opening just as they would any other night isn't enough. So for St. Patrick's Day, Casey's is opening its doors at 6 am and not closing them down until the city forces them to at 2 am." And that's not all, the blocks between 6th-7th Street and Wilshire will be shut down to make room for 500 kegs of beer and the 15,000 guests that are expected to show up and celebrate with them. To say that the attendees of this all-out block party are going to rage would be an understatement."
+
Ride the subway -- the Metro Red or Purple Lines to the 7th St/Metro Center Station, and walk. You can return to that station to catch the Blue Line to Chick Hearn Station for the L.A. Live! festivities in the plaza by Staples Center.

++++++

Mon, Mar 17, in L.A.:
6 am-2 am  TOM BERGIN’S, one of L.A.’s oldest Irish pubs, hosts a St. Patricks Day celebration with four outdoor bars, a beer truck and food, plus flowing beer, whiskey, their famous Irish coffee, and more, at 840 S. Fairfax Av, L.A.; 323-936-7151; www.tombergins.com
+
Free; no tickets or cover.

++++++

Mon, Mar 17, in Santa Monica:
6 am-2 am  LIVE IRISH MUSIC following an “Irish Breakfast Soda Bread Contest,” then Irish music all day and night at O'Brien's Irish Pub, 2226 Wilshire Bl, Santa Monica; 310-829-5303; www.obriensla.com

++++++

Mon, Mar 17, in downtown L.A.:
8:30 am  “IRISH CIVIC DAY” proclamation at Los Angeles City Hall, 200 N Spring St, L.A.
+
139th Irish Civic Day Ceremonies in Los Angeles City Hall Council Chambers under the auspices of Councilman Tom LaBonge and in association with Terry Anderson and the Irish Fair Foundation (www.irishfair.org).
+
The event honors Margaret Cleary and Dennis O'Neil as “Irish Man and Woman” for 2014, plus other distinguished members of the Irish & Irish-American Community. Live entertainment includes bagpipers, Irish Dancing and Irish Music.

++++++

Mon, Mar 17, in Murrieta:
11 am-2 am  LIVE IRISH MUSIC all day and night, with some of it by HIGHLAND WAY,  at the Shamrock Irish Pub & Eatery, 39252 Winchester Rd #145, Murrieta 92563; 951-696-5252; www.theshamrockirishpubandeatery.com
+
More at:
www.highlandway.us
and
www.facebook.com/highlandwayproductions

++++++

Mon, Mar 17, in WeHo:
Noon-10 pm  “ROCK ‘n REILLY’S ST. PATROCK’S FESTIVAL” at Rock & Reilly’s, 8911 W Sunset Bl, West Hollywood 90069; 310-360-1400; http://rnrpub.com
+
The West Hollywood Irish pub hosts a huge festival that boasts 12 bars,100+ kegs, music from DJs, carnival games, and a free photo booth. If you work up an appetite, fill-up on food from Dough Pizzeria, the Grilled Cheese Truck, and Germany’s Famous Bratwurst.
+
Tickets cost $20 and proceeds support the House of Blues Foundation.

++++++

Mon, Mar 17, in Hollywood:
2 pm-2 am  “HOLLYWOOD ST PATRICK’S DAY PUB CRAWL” is centered at the Outpost, 1624 N Cahuenga Bl, Hollywood 90028. There are numerous participating bars and nightclubs, and some have live Irish music.
+
Check-in is 2-10 pm. Presented by CaliforniaNightlife.com, which bills this as “The Official Saint Patrick's Day PubCrawl in Hollywood.” Their promo says, “It's time to put those Shamrocks on and head out to the World Famous Pub Crawl! Get ready for some real shenanigans at over a dozen or more Venues! All around and along the Walk of Fame. With some mind numbing drink specials! The Specials for at least 3 hours at each location.”
+
The guaranteed specials for registered participants are:
√  $2 Beers
√  $3 Well Drinks
√  $4 Shots
√  Official St. Patrick's Day Pubcrawl After Party at Outpost, 10 pm-2 am with a Live DJ, when “Prices increase only $1.”
+
Here is how it works: 1) Buy your ticket; 2) You MUST Check-in at the Outpost between 2 & 10 pm. You may register anytime between those times, but don't miss the final cutoff time. Keep in mind some locations will start and stop participating in the drink specials at different times throughout the night, but new ones will begin; 3) At Registration, you will be given a map with the bar locations and when they're participating in the drink specials.
+
Registration is at two locations:
√  Outpost Hollywood 1624 N Cahuenga Bl 90028
√  Pig N Whistle 6714 Hollywood Bl 90028
+
They caution: “Wear Green or get Booed!” Must be 21+ to participate – “Do Not Drive- Take a cab, limo, walk, or arrange a designated driver.”
+
Ticket options:
Single, $15.65
4-Leaf Clover, $39.92
Lucky 7, $66.29
Super Dozen, $103.22
+
Tix, and explanations of the various options, at:
www.eventbrite.com/e/hollywood-st-patricks-day-pubcrawl-monday-317-tickets-10209838903?aff=es2&rank=5&sid=2ecf599eacda11e38be3123138204015

++++++

Mon, Mar 17, in SFV (Reseda):
2-10 pm  “MEXICAN ST. PATRICK’S DAY” at El Patron Mexican Restaurant & Cantina, 5545 Reseda Bl, Los Angeles 91356.
+
Shura begorrah and ola, jefe. It’s St Patrick's Day at El Patron, wher they’re playing “St. Patricks Day tunes” and featuring food and drink specials, including a green margarita.
+
Walk-ins are welcome, reservations can be made by calling 818-643-3033. More at www.elpatronla.com

++++++

Mon, Mar 17, in L.A.:
3-8 pm  FREE Annual "ST. PATRICK'S DAY FESTIVAL" brings live Irish music, an L.A. Kings Fan Fest, Irish Dancers, a Beer Garden, and that nebulous unspecified "more," at the L.A. LIVE complex, where festivities fill the plaza by Staples Center, 800 W Olympic Bl, Los Angeles 90015.
+
Parking at L.A. Live ranges from about $10 to $30 depending on the lot selected. Sooo... Catch the Blue Line light rail (L.A.-Long Beach line) to Chick Hearn Station; connect with Red & Purple & Expo lines at 7th Street/Metro Center, or just walk down Figueroa to Olympic, past the GRAMMY Museum, from that station.

++++++

Mon, Mar 17, in Los Feliz (L.A.):
All day-2 am  “ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARTY” with lots of live Irish music and revelry at the Tam O’Shanter, 2980 Los Feliz Bl, Los Feliz; www.lawrysonline.com/tam-oshanter; 323-664-0228.
+
“Irish or not, Tam O’Shanter is the place to be this St. Patrick’s Day. Technically a Scottish pub, Tam O’Shanter goes all out with live music,bag pipers and a tented parking lot for other festivities. The full menu is available with an added special Irish menu for the day. Reservations will be required for dining room seating.” -- Review by Kristine G. Bottone.
+
See the Guide’s listing for “MESSHALL’S ST. PATRICK’S DAY” for a nearby dining alternative stopover that should be less crowded.

++++++

Mon, Mar 17, in Long Beach:
All day & evening  “SHAMROCK & ROLL” at the Queen Mary, 1126 Queens Highway, Long Beach,CA 90802.
+
This began Saturday with a big multi-stage festival, and concludes late tonight. Spend St. Paddy’s Day on the high seas – well, sort of. When you consider how many Irish immigrants arrived in America aboard steamships, this is quite the appropriate place to celebrate. The legendary ocean liner’s festivities began Saturday with, as their advertising indicated, an “amazing line-up of live entertainment, upbeat Celtic rock music, dancing, drinking, dining and more.” They’re still at it, through today and tonight.
+
More at 877-342-0738 or www.queenmary.com

++++++

Mon, Mar 17, in OC (Newport Beach):
All day & night “ST. PATRICK’S DAY CELEBRATION” with live Irish music following “special breakfasts and Pub Favorites,” with two bands, VAN DIEMAN’S BAND during the day, and THE DROPPERS at night, at Muldoon's Irish Pub, 202 Newport Center Dr, Newport Beach; 949-640-4110; www.muldoonspub.com

++++++

Mon, Mar 17, in Santa Monica:
All day & evening  “SPECIAL IRISH MENU” at Ye Olde King’s Head, celebrating with a special Irish menu that includes leek and potato soup, corned beef and cabbage, Irish smoked salmon with Irish brown bread, Irish beef stew and more, including green beer, Guinness, Harp, Magners, and other libations, at 116 Santa Monica Bl, Santa Monica; 310-451-1402; www.yeoldekingshead.com

++++++

Mon, Mar 17, in L.A.:
All day-2 am  “THE OAKS ST. PATRICK’S” at the Oaks Tavern in L.A.
+
The Oaks celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with $5 green beer, Guinness, Smithwick’s, Harp and more, and plenty of corned beef and hash to help you keep up your Irish cheer.

++++++

Mon, Mar 17, in NoHo:
4-11:30 pm  “ST. PATRICK’S DAY STOUT TASTING” at Bar One Beer & Wine Parlour, 12518 Burbank Bl, North Hollywood 91607.
+
Okay, so it WAS an Irish Catholic holiday. THESE people bill it as “The high-holiday of beer drinkers.” They add, “Make sure to wear plenty of green and bring your hankering for some good stouts and Irish reds. We’ll be blasting Irish ditties on the sound system, and airing plenty of exciting Irish themed films on the tellies. Prepare to swing to and fro with comrades in arms and pint in hand, as we’re all Irish on this grand day. If you are fond of craft stouts, we’ll be featuring a tasting flight of several top notch and small production dark delicacies.”
+
BEERS INCLUDE:
√  Anderson Valley Wild Turkey Bourbon Barrel Stout
√  Cismontame Brewing Black's Dawn Imperial Stout
√  Shipyard Smash Blueberry

++++++

Mon, Mar 17, in L.A.:
4 pm  “ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARTY” at Angel City Brewery, where you can celebrate downtown with plenty of green beer (Berliner Weisse in this case), live Irish music and food from the Reuben Truck; doors at 4 pm, official party begins at 7 pm; at 216 S Alameda St, downtown L.A.; 213-622-1261; www.angelcitybrewery.com

++++++

Mon, Mar 17, in Long Beach:
Time tba  LIVE IRISH MUSIC at the Auld Dubliner, 71 South Pine Street Long Beach; 562 437-8300; www.aulddubliner.com

++++++

Mon, Mar 17, in Los Feliz:
All day  “MESSHALL’S ST. PATRICK’S DAY” offers an on-the-way dining alternative to the crowded Tam O’Shanter; it’s at the Messhall Kitchen, 4500 Los Feliz Bl, L.A.; 323-660-6377; www.messhallkitchen.com
+
Celebrate with a variety of Irish-themed cocktail specials while you dine on Irish classics like corn beef and cabbage, corned beef hash with home fries and a fried egg and more.

++++++

Mon, Mar 17, in Burbank:
Time tba  “IRISH ROCK OUT” and “Sing & Dance the night away” at Joe's Great American Bar & Grill, 4311 W. Magnolia Bl, Burbank 91505; 818-729-0805; www.joesgreatbar.com

++++++

Mon, Mar 17, in L.A.:
Time tba   “THE PIKEY’S ST. PATRICK’S” as, oddly enough, Hollywood’s English Pub celebrates the holiday with chef Ralph Johnson’s Irish-inspired menu creations, at The Pikey, 7617 W Sunset Bl, L.A.; 323-850-5400; www.thepikeyla.com
+
Dine on Irish stew with dumplings, colcannon with pork sausage, Guiness ice cream with Irish whiskey and cooking, and more, including Guinness floats, Irish coffees, and “Irish whiskey flight.”

++++++

Mon, Mar 17, in WeHo:
All day  “THE CHURCHILL’S ST. PATRICK’S” at The Churchill, 8384 W 3rd St, West Hollywood; 323-655-8384; www.the-churchill.com
+
Celebrate with a special Gold & Greens cocktail (Clover green juice with Kettle One Citron and agave) and $5 glasses of Guinness and $6 Tullamore Dew shots on St. Patty’s Day,

++++++

Mon, Mar 17, in WeHo:
All day  “THE HUDSON’S ST. PATRICK’S” at The Hudson, 1114 N Crescent Heights Bl, West Hollywood; 323-654-6686; www.thehudsonla.com
+
$5 Guinness and $6 Tullamore Dew shots…

++++++

Mon, Mar 17, in Westlake Village:
All day & evening  “FOUR SEASONS ST. PATRICK’S” at the Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village, 2 Dole Drive, Westlake Village. fourseasons.com/westlakevillage
+
Get in the Irish spirit at the Bar and Lookout outdoor lounge at the Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village. Executive Chef Alex La Motte offers-up a “Get Lucky” menu of Irish pub favorites including the “Lucky” jalapeño buffalo wings and cheddar Guinness poutine. Additionally, enjoy Four Seasons’ bottled green beer, $4 Guinness, and “Dublin Donkey” cocktail, a variation of the classic mule made with Bushmill’s Irish Whiskey, ginger beer, lime, and Angostura Bitters. You can take your chances in the “Luck o’ the Draw” drawing to win an overnight stay at the hotel.

++++++

Mon, Mar 17, in L.A.:
All day  “ST. PATRICK’S AT CAFÉ ROCKENWAGNER” includes 3 Square Café & Bakery and Rockenwagner Bakery locations. Chef Hans Rockenwagner celebrates the holiday by offering a variety of St. Patrick’s Day specials at his three outposts. Dine on seasonal specials like one pot slow cooked corn beef and cabbage with red potatoes, roasted beet soup with avocado creme fraiche, Rueben sandwich with fennel slaw and green beer on tap at Cafe Rockenwagner. Three locations; see their website: www.rockenwagner.com

++++++

Mon, Mar 17, in L.A.:
All day  “FRANKLIN’S ST. PATRICK’S” at . Franklin & Company, 5923 Franklin Av, L.A.; 323-463-1552; www.franklinandcotavern.com
+
Kick off your holiday over Bloody Maureens (Guinness and Bloody Mary mix), shots of Jameson with pickle backs, corned beef hash sliders, onion rings with Guiness ketchup and $5 Guinness drafts.

++++++

Mon, Mar 17, various locations:
All day  “IRISH NACHOS” and other oddball offerings prevail all this month at Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar locations. Celebrate the holiday all month with fried potatoes covered in homemade chili, jack & cheddar cheeses, sour cream, onions, tomatoes, and homemade pickled jalapenos. They offer Half & Halfs (Harp Lager topped with Guinness) or a James and Ginger cocktail with Jameson Irish Whiskey & Gosling Ginger beer with fresh lime. See their website for locations; www.lazydogrestaurants.com

++++++

Mon, Mar 17, in Valley Center:
6 pm  HIGHLAND WAY plays the “ST. PATRICK’S DAY CELEBRATION” at Valley View Casino & Hotel, 16300 Nyemii Pass Rd, Valley Center 92082.
+
More at:
www.highlandway.us
and
www.facebook.com/highlandwayproductions

++++++

Mon, Mar 17, 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.
+
Dance at 7, music session at 8 pm.
+
Info on Gaelic language classes and more at www.celticartscenter.com

++++++

Mon, Mar 17, in SFV (Sherman Oaks:
All day & evening  “ERIN GO BRAGH (Ireland forever)” includes special dinners and live Irish music at Cafe Cordiale, 14015 Ventura Bl, Sherman Oaks 91423 (3 blocks W of Woodman, N side of street, parking in rear); www.cafecordiale.com; 818-789-1985.

++++++

Mon, Mar 17, in Hollywood:
(Evening)  Annual "LOS ANGELES ST. PATTY'S FEST" at the Arena Nightclub, 6655 Santa Monica Bl, Hollywood 90038.
+
This one features live entertainment -- past featured performers at the St. Patty’s Fest include the Pasadena Pipes and Drums Band and the World Champion Irish Dancers -- and tix options include dinner and plenty of drinks.
+
Tix cost about $35 per person and include food and drinks at the event.

++++++

Mon, Mar 17, includes two FREE
“SINGLES MIXERS”
for St. Patrick‘s Day:
(1)  in Santa Monica:
7-9 pm  “BAY PIG ST. PATRICK’S FREE SOCIAL MIXER” at the Charleston, 2460 Wilshire Bl, Santa Monica 94403.
+
BayPay Members and non-members are all invited, and it’s free. Just pay for what you drink.

+ = + = + = + = +

2)  7-10 pm  “ST. PATTY’S EYE SPY SINGLES MIXER AGES 20s AND 30s,” at the Steingarten L.A., 10543 W Pico Bl, Los Angeles 90064.
+
Sponsors tell us, “What to Expect at this St. Patty’s Eye Spy Singles Mixer: 1. Great for people tired of the bar scene 2. 80% of the people co alone so come by yourself and make some new friends 3. Meet singles in one night from the local area 4. Our event is to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, we want you to come out to ge lucky and meet some new faces. We will have an icebreaker g calledEYE SPY to help you meet cool people over playing a fun game. Don’t miss out on this fun opportunity. We will expl everything at the event, but here are the basic's, you get a card asks you to find someone in the room that fits that criteria. W you arrive or pay for your ticket, we will ask you for some fun f about yourself. When you reply, the funny facts or clues will b used in the game. If not, we have some fun scavenger clues for you, too. Every time you get a match, you get a ticket that enters you into the drawing to win cheesy prizes that are not worth taking home, but are about fun.”
+
It’s FREE if you wear green. If you don’t and you prepay, you get a steep discount on the ticket. Of course, you can wear something that isn’t green, and you’ll pay. Either way, reserve. With no green attire, you’ll pay $25 at the door with the discount if you text in advance to Jessie @ 619-602-9758. That gets your name on the list, green or not.

+++




++++++

Mon, Mar 17, 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.
+
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.
+
Another show on the other stage also starts at 7:30; see separate listing.
+
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).

++++++

Mon, Mar 17,
not music, but cool,
in Culver City:
7:30-9:30 pm  "A PEOPLE’S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES" book signing and author's talk, presented by the Center for the Study of Political Graphics (CSPG), at the Sepulveda Peace Center, 3916 Sepulveda Bl, Suite 102, Culver City 90230.
+
CSPG Invites you to a book signing and author’s talk: “A People’s Art History of the United States: 250 Years of Activist Art and Artists Working in Social Justice Movements,” by Nicolas Lampert, artist, activist, author, and full-time faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
+
“When artists join social movements, they become agitators in the best sense of the word, and their art becomes less about the individual and more about the common vision and aspirations of many. Their art challenges power and becomes part of a culture of resistance.” — quote from the new book.
+
Inspired by the work of Howard Zinn, Lampert’s book shows us how art history doesn’t just belong to universities or museums: it is taking place right now in street art and other forms all around us. A People’s Art History of the United States introduces us to key works of American radical art alongside dramatic retellings of the histories that inspired them.
+
Spanning from the abolitionist movement, early labor movements and women’s suffrage, to the Civil Rights movement, AIDS awareness work, and up to the present anti-globalization movement and beyond A People’s Art History of the United States functions as a toolkit for today’s artists and activists to adapt past tactics to the present, utilizing street art, tactical media, and art as a form of civil disobedience. Richly illustrated with over two hundred images, this book is the new go-to resource for everyone who wants to know what activist art can, and already is, doing for our society.
+
“Historical amnesia is rampant in U.S. politics today, no less so in the visual arts where the current wave of social practice art often suffers from a lack of awareness of what came before. This is an original piece of research, pointing us toward a vast territory of reconnection.” — Suzanne Lacy, artist/writer, Otis College of Art and Design.
+
The Center for the Study of Political Graphics is observing “25 Years of Celebrating the Art of Resistance.”

++++++

Mon, Mar 17; Sat-Thu, Mar 15-20,
FILM EVENT,
in L.A.:
7:30 pm  “OSCAR FILM FESTIVAL” at Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz, 10361 W Pico Bl, Los Angeles 90064.
+
Screenings are FREE. Here’s the schedule:
+
√  FRANCE - Saturday, March 15 (+ Opening reception): “Adieu Berthe” and “Mr Hublot” (Academy Award Winner for Best Animated Short).
√  CANADA - Sunday, March 16: “Louis Cyr” and “L'homme le plus fort du monde.”
√  SENEGAL - Monday, March 17: “Aujourd'hui.”
√  BELGIUM - Tuesday, March 18: “La Tendresse” and “Fable domestique” (short movie).
√  SWITZERLAND - Wednesday, March 19: “Win Win.”
√  QUEBEC - Thursday, March 20, screening with closing reception: “Gabrielle.”
+
All films are in French with English subtitles.
+
Please make free reservations, at rsvp.trk@lyceela.org
With - your name - number of people attending - screening(s) you would like to attend
+
FREE.

++++++

Mon, Mar 17, in Altadena:
8 pm  THE MurMURATORS, plus opening act DUANE THORIN, play the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena.
+
Simply put, if you want to actually HEAR Irish music for St. Patrick’s Day, THIS is the place to go, to a respectful listening room with no inebriated celebrants shouting orders for another pint.
+
THE MurMURATORS are a BIG DEAL act with musicians who have been there, done that. They comnprise a tight, contemporary alternative Celtic trio exploring Irish songs, unique in tempo and pleasing to fans of Irish tunes. A scintillating sound unlike any other in Irish Music.
+
THE MurMURATORS are vocalist / guitarist Swan Montgomery, harpist Carol Tatum, and bassist Jim Wootten. Confident as well as respected and accomplished musicians, they forged this new group purposed to create a beautiful and experimental version of Irish music, staged in an entertaining, non-traditional way and generously refreshed with exciting new visions. A-one-of-a-kind show inspired by Irish music’s wit.
+
Born in Drogheda, Ireland, vocalist Swan Montgomery is known for his role as “Robert Plant” in the internationally successful tribute band "Led Zepagain." Montgomery has toured the world in sold out shows in Sarajevo and Japan. Interpreting well-loved Irish tunes in a modern,even “rebellious” manner has been a lifelong desire of Swans. That dream comes true in The MurMurators.
+
Former Windham Hill recording artist Carol Tatum, the harpist for The MurMurators, is best known as the founding member of the neoclassical harp / flute / cello band ANGELS OF VENICE and co-writer for three albums by the Led Zeppelin-inspired rock band “Kingdom Come.” Bassist Jim Wootten, a respected multi-instrumentalist and the nephew of Les Paul and Mary Ford, also performs with Swan Montgomery in LED ZEPAGAIN. Jim plays with select bands of quality, including THE LONG RUN, acclaimed as the world’s premiere Eagles tribute band, and FOUR WAY STREET, a CSNY tribute band.
+
THE MurMURATORS get good press. Here is one review comment:
+
"Wildly original……(sounds like) songs by Robert Plant if, at the end of the 1960s, he decided to record a few Irish standards... virtually every song carries in itself a huge dose of surprise… well arranged and played…Irish songs inspired by classic rock… ‘No Quarter’ by Led Zeppelin (is) the icing on the cake… ~ Rafa Chojnack.
+
More at www.themurmurators.com
Listen to the band at: www.cdbaby.com/cd/themurmurators
or at
http://themurmurators.bandcamp.com
+
Tix, $15. Phone for reservations, because it’ll sell-out by evening: 626-798-6236.

++++++

Mon, Mar 17, in WeHo:
8 pm  BRUCE IN THE USA plays "The World's Greatest Tribute Bands" live at the Whisky A Go Go and live on AXS TV at 8 pm Pacific / 11 pm Eastern.
+
The Guide told you a week ago: You could (then at least) still get FREE tix to attend the live show / broadcast at the Whisky A Go Go, 8901 Sunset Bl, West Hollywood 90069. Free tix available while they last, at:
+
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-worlds-greatest-tribute-bands-on-axs-tv-at-whisky-a-go-go-tickets-5500472060

++++++

Mon, Mar 17, 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
+
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.

++++++

Mon, Mar 17, in SFV (Chatsworth):
8:30 pm  CHAD WATSON BAND plays a “Happy St. Patrick's Day” show & dance at the Cowboy Palace, 21635 Devonshire St, Chatsworth; 818-341-0166.
+
The venue tells us, “We'll have some goodies!” There’s NO weekly “TALENT CONTEST” tonight.
+
This is L.A.’s last real honky tonk. No cover, full bar, lots of fun. Go early for the free dance lesson.

++++++

Mon, Mar 17, in Silverlake (L.A.):
9 pm THE EAGLE ROCK GOSPEL SINGERS, THE SHOW PONIES, and special guests at the Satellite, 1717 Silverlake Bl, Silverlake (L.A.)
+
The Eagle Rock Gospel Singers began as a collective of friends getting together in the summer of 2010. A choir of up to 15 revived the old gospel spirit with songs like “I Shall Not Be Moved,” so that gives you a good idea what to expect. Do ya HEAH me, brothas and sisthas?! Well, alright!
+
Doors at 8:30 pm, show at 9. FREE

++++++

Mon, Mar 17, in downtown L.A.:
9:30 pm-1 am  “THE IRISH TIMES ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARTY” with live music by THE MANSFIELD BAND, at the Irish Times, 3267 Motor Av, Los Angeles 90034.
+
ANITA MANSFIELD says, “A night to be remembered with delicious corned beef and cabbage and the best Guinness in LA.”
+
More at: www.themansfieldband.com
+
$10 cover.

++++++

Mon, Mar 17, in SFV (Van Nuys):
9:30 pm  KEN O’MALLEY & THE TWILIGHT LORDS play the “ST. PATRICK'S DAY CELEBRATION” at Ireland's 32, 13721 Burbank Bl, Van Nuys 91401; www.irelands32. com
  
 
 
<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>


♪  MUSIC-ON-TV today / tonight


Grab a plate of your home-cooked corned beef and cabbage and a pint of stout for a front-row seat at home…

Mon, Mar 10, on Ovation TV:
5-7:30  "LA BAMBA" (1987) is the Hollywood music biopic of RICHIE VALENS, the young music phenom killed in a 1959 plane crash with BUDDY HOLLY and THE BIG BOPPER. Stars Lou Diamond Phillips and Esai Morales.

+ = +

Mon, Mar 17, on VHCRW:
5:30-7 pm  ELVIS COSTELLO & THE IMPOSTERS perform in Memphis.

+ = +

Mon, Mar 17, on AXS TV:
6 pm  “GAELIC STORM - Above The Roses: Live From Milwaukee” is your stay-at-home way too celebrate St. Patrick's Day with the undeniable energy of Celtic favorite Gaelic Storm. Performing from the Riverside Theater in Milwaukee, Gaelic Storm's original songwriting and world grooves bring a contemporary feel to the Irish genre, eliciting a foot-stomping party with every live performance and earning the band three consecutive Billboard #1 albums. ’Tis an ultimate St. Patrick's Day party at home with Gaelic Storm. (Repeats at 9:20 pm.)

+ = +

Mon, Mar 17, on AXS TV:
8 pm  BRUCE IN THE USA plays "The World's Greatest Tribute Bands" live at the Whisky A Go Go and live on AXS TV at 8 pm Pacific / 11 pm Eastern. See the events listings if you want to be there at the Whiskey in WeHo.

+ = +

Mon, Mar 17, on KLCS:
9-10:30 pm  "CELTIC THUNDER: HERITAGE" is a 2011 performance by the big cast, taped in New York.

+ = +

Mon, Mar 17, on PBS SoCal TV:
9-10:30 pm  "BURT BACHARACH'S BEST" is a 2013 roundup hosted by ROBERT WAGNER that includes DIONNE WARWICK. (Repeats 3:30-5:30 am tonight.)

+ = +

Mon, Mar 17, on AXS TV:
9:20 pm  “GAELIC STORM - Above The Roses: Live From Milwaukee” is your stay-at-home way too celebrate St. Patrick's Day with the undeniable energy of Celtic favorite Gaelic Storm. Performing from the Riverside Theater in Milwaukee, Gaelic Storm's original songwriting and world grooves bring a contemporary feel to the Irish genre, eliciting a foot-stomping party with every live performance and earning the band three consecutive Billboard #1 albums. ’Tis an ultimate St. Patrick's Day party at home with Gaelic Storm.

+ = +

Mon, Mar 17, on Ovation TV:
10 pm-midnight  "PINK FLOYD: THE WALL" (1982) is Alan Parker's surreal visualization of the LP, tracing the life of an alienated rock star, played by BOB GELDOF.

+ = +

Mon, Mar 17, on PBS SoCal:
10:30-11 pm "RICK STEVES' FESTIVE EUROPE" is a much more musical edition than usual for thus long-running travel show, as the host hits big European festivals. (Repeats early tomorrow, 5-5:30 am.)

+ = +

Tue night/Wed AM, Mar 17/18, on PBS SoCal TV:
3:30-5:30 am  "BURT BACHARACH'S BEST" is a 2013 roundup hosted by ROBERT WAGNER that includes DIONNE WARWICK.

+ = +

Tue night / Wed AM, Mar 18/19, on Ovation TV:
4-5 am  "VERBIER FESTIVAL: JOSHUA BELL" is a performance by violinist JOSHUA BELL, cellist MISCHA MAISKY and pianist EVGENY KISSIN of some of Verbier's compositions at the 2009 festival. (Repeats same time tomorrow. Plus, the final performance from the festival airs 5-6 am tomorrow.)

+ = +

Early Tue, Mar 18, on PBS SoCal:
5-5:30 am  "RICK STEVES' FESTIVE EUROPE" is a much more musical edition than usual for thus long-running travel show, as the host hits big European festivals.

+ = +

WEDNESDAY TV if you’re still nursing that hangover…

Wed, Mar 19, on AXS TV:
8:45 am  ANDERS OSBORNE -- Between the potency of his incredibly deep songwriting, his soulful vocals and his subtle, expert guitar work, New Orleans' Anders Osborne is a true musical treasure. Recently named the “Big Easy's Entertainer of the Year,” Osborne has no plans for slowing down. Witness Anders Osborne bring his music to the larger-than-life Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Colorado’s beautiful venue in the Front Range near Denver.

+ = +

Wed, Mar 19, on AXS TV:
9:25 am  “UMPHREY’S McGEE, Live From Red Rocks” brings the progressive, funky, melodic and everything-in-between legendary act recorded live at Colorado’s beautiful venue in the Front Range near Denver.

+ = +

Wed night / Thu AM, Mar 19/20, on Ovation TV:
5-6 am  "VERBIER FESTIVAL: 2011" is a performance by violinist GABOR TAKACS-NAGY and pianist LARS VOGT of some of Verbier's compositions at the 2011 festival concludes the series -- for now.
 
 
 
<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>
More, soon, as always.
<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>
 
 
♪  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.”
 
<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>
.
Direct to the current editions /
.
MOBILE-DEVICE-FRIENDLY editions load quickly at
.
www.acousticamericana.blogspot.com
.
<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>
.
CONTACT US / Questions / Comments / SUBSCRIBE to our notices, etc., all at
.
tiedtothetracks@hotmail.com
.
<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>
Contents copyright © 2014,
Lawrence Wines & Tied to the Tracks.
All rights reserved.
<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>
.
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.
.
The Acoustic Americana Music Guide. We’re on it.
.
<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>
.