Tuesday Muse & NEWS ~ music & art, Mar 11, 2014

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This edition is LOADED with News Features. Plus, if you’re staying home tonight (or tomorrow night), we have plenty of our “Music-on-TV” listings. Of course, if you’re thinking of going out, we provide tempting options and encouragement.

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Tuesday Birthdays…
Guitarist PAT KELLEY, who performs tonight at Viva Cantina at 8 pm.
 
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In this edition…

♪  NEWS FEATURES
.  1)  OZOMATLI PLAYS CD RELEASE SHOW, FREE TONIGHT AT AMOEBA HOLLYWOOD
.  2)  RE-ISSUE OF LOS LOBOS’ 1976 DEBUT, “SÍ SE PUEDE!,” COMES OUT TODAY
.  3)  INTERVIEW WITH MASTER OF AUDIO FOR SOUND DESIGN, DAVE WHITEHEAD
.  4)  THE HOWLIN’ BROTHERS SWEEP MAGAZINE COVERS & RADIO, NOW AT SXSW
.  5)  “TOWARD A SEASON OF PEACE,” COMMISSIONED AND PERFORMED BY PACIFIC SYMPHONY AS A SYMBOL FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE, DUE MARCH 25 ON NAXOS
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♪  TICKET ALERTS
♪  MUSIC-on-TV (through Thursday morning)
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Tuesday’s live music & art events…
♪  ONGOING MUSIC & ART EVENTS
♪  TUESDAY’s MUSIC & ART EVENTS
 
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1)  OZOMATLI PLAYS CD RELEASE SHOW, FREE TONIGHT AT AMOEBA HOLLYWOOD

Tonight at 6 pm, they return for a live FREE show at Amoeba, Hollywood. The sometimes folky, other times pop-classical, sometimes hardcore rock ‘n pop, sometimes electro-groove that makes us cringe, OZOMATLI often seems to be having a musical identity crisis. As much as anything, that places them prominently among L.A.’s musical prodigal sons. Tonight’s homecoming is to play songs from their new album, “Place in the Sun,” out today, March 11, on Vanguard Records. They will sign copies of the new album after their set, and you can purchase a copy at Amoeba and get it signed.

“Place in the Sun” is the eighth album by multi-genre, multi-cultural Grammy-winning band Ozomatli. The album takes the band’s street-party consciousness to new heights of eclecticism. Produced by the band and long-time friend, world renowned engineer Robert Carranza and featuring collaborations with the legendary Eurythmics guitarist Dave Stewart and Xandy Barry of WAX LTD, “Place in the Sun” is just the latest proof of the band’s relentless vitality. Shifting gears from electro-cumbia to garage rock, hip-hop, and Pérez Prado mambo, Ozomatli infuses a DJ party mix with dynamic live band chops and attitude.

Bursting onto the L.A. stage with their first eponymously titled album in June 1998, Ozomatli capitalized on being the talk of the live music scene, particularly their show-stopping gigs at venues such as Dragonfly, Opium Den and The Viper Room. By 1999, they were touring with Carlos Santana and soon won a Grammy for 2001’s “EMBRACE THE CHAOS” and a Latin Grammy for 2004’s “STREET SIGNS.” After nearly twenty years together, having toured internationally, collaborated with the Boston and New York Pops orchestras, and served as Cultural Ambassadors for the U.S. State Department, Ozo’s more recent accomplishments have ranged from being the first band to be asked to give a musical talk at the TED Conference to their most recent album, “OZOMATLI PRESENTS OZOKIDZ.”

When they were formed, Ozomatli symbolized an emerging, multicultural Los Angeles. Over the years Ozomatli has become the ultimate jam band, pulling together the strands of creativity into a unique rhythmic machine. And learning to live together, like the city they represent, has made their music even stronger. “We’ve worked hard to create a space for ourselves, our own place in the sun, so to speak,” said guitarist and composer Raúl Pacheco. “We’re coming out with this new record to remind people that we still care about making new music.”

A recurring theme of “Place in the Sun” is how the band has learned to deal with life’s responsibilities, struggles, and raising a modern family. (Asdru) Sierra says “Brighter” was written to convey the importance of showing his kids the way through rough patches in life. In fact, the collaboration with Stewart came as a result of the two experiencing fatherhood together. “We met about 12 years ago-- our kids were in the same preschool – and we’ve been friends ever since.”

Sierra and Pacheco in particular both feel strongly about balancing parenthood with the rigors of recording and being on the road. Sierra says he wrote the breezy ballad “Only Love” for his wife, who stood by him through their years of marriage. “This album is about growth, as a man, and a father,” said Sierra. “But we’re still striving for that world sound, the real touch with Latin, and hip-hop and everything else we’re doing.”

One of the album’s most powerful songs, “Burn It Down,” offers a significant clue to the band’s past, present and future. Evoking Ozo’s stubborn idealism, the song suggests that battles can be won or lost, but sometimes the best thing is to let it all go and start fresh. “The idea behind that song is that sometimes there’s a point where you just have to burn it down, let it go and move on,” said Pacheco. “The tune was inspired by North African guitarists like Omar Moktar Bombino and it’s the liveliest track on the album. The Band in a room with the record button on!”

The title track, “Place in the Sun,” is a garage-rock homage that pushed them all to think about what the band has accomplished. “I thought, what does it really mean to create your space in this world?” Pacheco asked, and together, the band found the answer. “For us it means the work it takes, the struggle it takes and the joy we had once we got it.”

OZOMATLI plays a free in-store mini concert tonight at 6 pm at Amoeba Music, 6400 Sunset Bl, Hollywood; 323-245-6400;  HYPERLINK "http://www.amoeba.com" www.amoeba.com.


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♪  NEWS FEATURE #2

√  RE-ISSUE OF LOS LOBOS’ 1976 DEBUT, “SÍ SE PUEDE!,” COMES OUT TODAY

by Cary Baker

Today’s album re-release, for the first time in a digital format, is on Fantasy Records — just prior to the national “Cesar Chavez Day” and the forthcoming Chavez biopic by Diego Luna.

In 1976, LOS LOBOS was “just another band from East L.A.,” and an archetype garage band (except that they were good. Really good). In 1976, CESAR CHAVEZ had gotten Coca-Cola to sponsor Art Brambila’s groundbreaking Latin entertainment television show, “The Mean Salsa Machine.” Television and music producer Brambila wanted to do something in return for Chavez and the United Farm Workers. The idea of “Sí Se Puede!” (Yes We Can!) came to him.

“I was grateful but undecided on how I was to make good on my own promise to him,” recalls Brambila. “After thinking long and hard I decided to record an album that would honor his union and represent it with dignity. I could utilize the talents of many local artists I’d worked with in my earlier years as a record producer and the union could sell it at rallies, marches, and huelgas.”

After reviewing over 120 songs and speeches from UFW marches, Brambila began to create the list of songs for the album. Inspired by his work, he wrote “Mañana Is Now,” the only all-English song for the LP. As the song choices were coming together, he knew who he wanted to record and arrange the music — that band from East L.A., LOS LOBOS, then comprised of David Hidalgo, Louie Pérez, Cesar Rojas and Conrad Lozano. This would be the band’s first released recording, a full two years ahead of their groundbreaking EP “Just Another Band from East L.A.”

With an unknown band in 1976, Brambila’s passion and tenaciousness were in full swing, and he continued to get key people to sign on to his project. HERB ALPERT, President of A&M Records, donated studio time. In addition to Los Lobos, singers like Carmen Moreno from Fresno, Geree Gonzales of East L.A., the Salas brothers of Lincoln Heights, and Tigre Rodriguez from Phoenix all agreed to participate.

In January 1977, Brambila assembled his cast at A&M’s studio on La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles — with CAROLE KING and THE CARPENTERS in the studios next door and down the hall. By early February, he had recorded all the music and vocals with the professional singers and needed only to add the vocals on “Mujeres Valientes” and “De Colores.”

After a long search, he found a kids’ choir in a small Catholic school in East L.A., made up of eight-year-olds, to bring the right sound to “De Colores.” The search for the right singer for “Mujeres Valientes” was not long or far, but Brambila’s power of persuasion was on high again as he finally convinced his brother, RAUL BRAMBILA, to do the honors.

In March, 1977, the United Farm Workers Union was presented with 5,000 albums of “Sí Se Puede!” The statement on the back of the album reads: “This album mirrors the spirit and vitality that have sustained the farm workers through good times and bad for more than a decade. It celebrates the love and solidarity we share as a people united in a common struggle. It is a tribute to the artists who donated their talents to support the cause. It will be cherished within the movement, and it will help bring our message to friends and supporters everywhere.” —Cesar Chavez.

Almost 40 years later, on the verge of “Cesar Chavez Day,” which happens March 31, “Sí Se Puede!” once again rises to honor Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers. History has come full circle, despite the changes in technology. Today’s release of “Sí Se Puede” is digital-only on the Fantasy Records label.

Track listing: All arrangements and instrumentation by Los Lobos:
1. “De Colores” — Los Lobos with Santa Isabel School Children's Choir
2. “Huelga en General” — Los Lobos with Carmen Moreno
3. “Yo Estoy con Chavez” — Los Lobos with Ramon “Tiguere” Rodriguez
4. “Mujeres Valientes” — Los Lobos with Raul Bambila
5. “Mañana Is Now” — Los Lobos with Geree Gonzalez and Tierra
6. “Telingo Lingo” — Los Lobos
7. “Corrido de Delores Huerta #39” — Los Lobos
8. “Chicanita de Aztlan” — Los Lobos with Diana Cruz
9. “Sangre Antigua” – Los Lobos with Carmen Moreno
10. “No Nos moveran” — Los Lobos with Geree Gonzalez, Carmen Moreno, Tierra and Conrad Lozano

In addition to the re-released album that’s now available, we can look forward to “Chavez,” the upcoming film directed by DIEGO LUNA, about the life of American labor leader Cesar Chavez, who cofounded the United Farm Workers. The film stars MICHAEL PENA as Chavez. JOHN MALKOVICH co-stars as the owner of a large industrial grape farm who leads the opposition to Chávez's organizing efforts.


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♪  NEWS FEATURE #3

√  INTERVIEW WITH MASTER OF AUDIO FOR SOUND DESIGN, DAVE WHITEHEAD

The NAMM Show always puts us in contact with folks we would never meet otherwise. Often, that enables us to learn about technical innovations or how various pros in music or stagecraft or lighting – or in this case, sound – use specific systems or manufacturers’ product lines.

Here, we’ll look, through the eyes of a pro, at iZotope, an audio tech company that will tell you they “make innovative products that inspire and enable people to be creative.” Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the company has spent over a decade developing award-winning products and audio technologies for professionals and hobbyists alike. Used by millions of people in over 50 countries, iZotope products are a core component of GRAMMY-winning music studios, Oscar and Emmy-winning film and TV post production studios, and prominent radio studios, as well as basement and bedroom studios across the globe. Through a robust licensing program, iZotope also powers products made by industry partners such as Adobe, Avid, Microsoft, and Sony. iZotope was recently honored with an Emmy® Award for Outstanding Achievement in Engineering Development for its flagship audio repair suite, RX®.

DAVE WHITEHEAD is a part of the multi-award-winning audio team at New Zealand’s Park Road Post Production, with credits that include “Elysium,” the “Lord of The Rings” series, and most recently, “The Hobbit.” In a job where creativity on a deadline is standard, Whitehead is constantly being challenged to find new solutions to keep things fresh. He sat down for an interview in Cambridge, MA in February, to talk about one company’s integrated line of sound gear. Read on to find out why iZotope, and its plug-ins, RX 3 and Iris, have earned a spot in his permanent arsenal of audio tools.

Dave was interviewed by Martina McConnon.

Q: What role does audio play in sound design?

DW: “Great audio files are the building blocks for any great sound design project. In an ideal world, we have new recordings made with great mics through great preamps, in great spaces. The world is far from ideal and that’s not always the case. That’s where products like RX 3 come in to play. Trying to align the perfect frequencies and timbres to drive the emotion on screen is what sound design for film is all about.”

Q: Why is efficiency important in your projects nowadays?

DW: “Most of the projects I work on have large concepts that must be realized in a very short space of time. You pull all the insight you can from the script, artwork, personal research, the film footage and the director’s brief. You then have to dive in with your own concept. That process is usually one of discovery, parsing the good from the bad—and the plain ugly, which is actually exactly what you're after sometimes. So, efficiency is everything—from naming your field recordings to saving your plugin settings.

“Creating plug-in chains is a daily practice and is one of the cornerstones to designing sound (along with getting great field recordings). When you’re in a real hurry, you need intuitive plug-ins that are easy to move around. I find the interfaces of iZotope plug-ins easy to navigate, which means they become an extension of your thoughts, ultimately improving your creative output.

“I used to twiddle with plug-ins and find a great sound, then tweak the settings a bit more and that magic sound I had would be gone. I learned my lesson early and record anytime I hear something good come out of my speakers.”

Q: Which iZotope tools are you currently using?

DW: “I have used all of iZotope’s products in the past year, but I have my favorites. I use Ozone at some stage on any given day. In sound design you’re trying to make the perfect sound for any given moment so I am constantly working a single sound to get the most out of it.

“Ozone allows me to literally punch a sound into shape. The Multiband Dynamics are where I tend to shape sounds the most and coupled with the Harmonic Exciter and Stereo Imaging you can seriously augment and transform something meek into a monster.

“Iris is awesome! It’s the perfect stinger machine. The day it came out I made a few hundred stingers for Elysium. It’s also excellent for creating ambient loops and alien textures, musical tonalities and drones.

“Trash 2 hit my plug-ins folder late last year and I didn’t really play with it much at first. Turns out that was my loss. The distortion is like no other. You can create your own distortion algorithms or choose one of the presets as a starting point. The control over the distortion is phenomenal, especially with multi-band control, which allows razor sharp harmonic shaping across multiple frequencies. Then there’s the convolution section. This is a great sound design tool and I will be exploring it heavily this year on a couple of Sci-Fi films.”

Q: How did you use RX 3 in any of your recent projects?

DW: “I’ve used Spectral Repair to remove birds and insects from many recordings during The Hobbit. It’s preferable to start with a perfect recording, but nowadays if a few birds tweet while I’m recording, I’m not as concerned as I know I now have the tools to fix it.

“The Declick module is great to help tame the crackles and pops of a fire. You can get the warm roar of the flames without the clicks, which will always aggravate the re-recording mixers. I sometimes use Alloy 2’s Transient Shaper for this also, to subtly take down the attack on sounds with a sharp attack, like drips.

“Occasionally, I will teach the RX 3 Denoiser what noise is and record that noise only as a sound effect. You can get some really cool results. But I’m also removing noise from files constantly and have found myself using the new Dialogue Denoiser, usually in Manual mode, for real time noise reduction. It’s quick and the results are great, which are the two things I like most while in salvage and repair mode. It’s quick and effective noise reduction.

“Dereverb has also opened up the palette of usable material. We have recorded great material indoors over the years that you really can’t use on exterior scenes without gating or EQ’ing drastically. Dereverb helps transform these for multiple uses.

“RX 3 has changed my thinking on older recordings that were once deemed unusable.”

Q: When have you had to fix audio that was recorded less than perfectly?

DW: “This is a constant practice and not always because something was recorded poorly, but more frequently because you want to hone in on one particular element within a recording. Like a surgeon, you can isolate and attenuate, or export components of the audio. For example, I’ve isolated selected cicadas in a jungle to tame the cacophony into a quiet jungle. I’ve lowered wind in trees to better isolate the tree creaks. The list goes on and on.

“When I started out, I had terrible mics, worse recorders and even worse preamps. RX 3 has really allowed me to revisit old material and revamp it. I remembered recording a bee in 1991 and found the old DAT tape. I loaded it, removed the birds and noise on the recording and used it in The Hobbit.

“I also record vocal FX at the desk in my studio quite often. I have a noise profile saved and can quickly remove the noise before working with the material, which is handy too!”

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About iZotope RX 3:
RX 3 is an industry-leading audio repair solution for audio engineers, post production professionals, broadcasters, podcasters, archivists, forensic specialists, videographers and more. Work up to six times faster than before thanks to processing enhancements and a redesigned user interface. Remove or reduce reverb, clean up dialogue on the fly, recall session details with the new RX Document format, and much more with the new RX 3.

There’s plenty of info on the iZotope product line at:
www.izotope.com

Specifics on the RX 3 and RX 3 Advanced are available at:
www.izotope.com/rx3


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♪  NEWS FEATURE #4

√  THE HOWLIN’ BROTHERS SWEEP MAGAZINE COVERS & RADIO, NOW AT SXSW

by John Porter

In Southern California, we don’t have many reasons to be jealous of other places for much of anything. Until it’s time for “South by Southwest,” that multiplicity of festivals for film, music, theatre, books, and whatever else they’ve added this year in Austin, Texas. If we were there, one act we would rush to see is THE HOWLIN’ BROTHERS.

Their latest album, “HOWL,” finished last year at Number 30 on the “Americana Radio Top 100 Year-End Chart.” The band began this year on the January covers of both “Acoustic Guitar” and “Vintage Guitar” Magazines.

After showcasing at the Folk Alliance International Conference in Kansas City, Missouri in February, this week they land at the SXSW Music & Media Conference in Austin, where they’ll play March 11th-15th.

In between the big conference and the big festival, a performance they taped for the PBS series “Sun Studio Sessions” began airing nationally late last month, and will make it to Los Angeles TV on KLCS soon. And already, there’s word of their next album, “TROUBLE,” a studio project produced by Brendan Benson, due out April 15th.

Their “Sun Studio Session - EP,” was released in North America last October 15th and will be released in Europe late this year, on September 29, 2014.

The music press has raved about the little EP:

With the headline, “FORGET DUCK DYNASTY, WE’D RATHER HANG WITH THE HOWLIN’ BROTHERS,” Lee Zimmerman began his “Random Pickings” column in “The Bluegrass Situation” December 31, 2013.

"The Howlers return with a digital EP walking the line between rockabilly and bluegrass cut at Sun. Their music is 100-proof old-time energy with a righteous blend of banjo, fiddle, guitar, harmonica, and harmonizing vocals. Powerful stuff." –  MD, in Vintage Guitar Magazine, Feb 2014 issue.

"This is the house that Sam Phillips built, and it has changed little over the years. The studio is the same sweaty room with no air conditioning. I bet that sweat conjures up some powerful ghosts. In their session, The Howlin' Brothers' they add a slight rockabilly twist to their normal style. One wonders if they planned it that way, or if the magic of their surroundings took over. It really doesn't matter, whatever their motivation, the result was a session that showcased a talented band that treated their surroundings with an appropriate reverence. I think Sam Phillips would have given The Howlin' Brothers a contract and a Cadillac." – Chip Frazier, in “Twangville,” Nov 11.

"Maybe it's the ghostly grooves of Elvis and Johnny Cash still trapped in the Sun Studio's walls, but The Howlin' Brothers' originals fit seamlessly alongside traditional standards, everything in its right place. If you didn't know the songs, you wouldn't be able to guess which is which: the energy of Memphis's legends shines through everything the Brothers do, either new or old. The short track list swings the group briskly through it's string-band paces, from raucous hootenanny tunes to lonesome blues to rousing, near-religious numbers like "Til I Find You."" – Carena Liptak, in “Buzz & Howl,” Nov 9.

"The mystique of the studio is equal only to the ghosts in residence, whether real or imaginary. The Howlin' Brothers walked in and through osmosis or telephony, recorded a classic set of songs, dripping with Sun Studio mojo" – Kath Galasso, in “Our Vinyl,” Oct 24.

"When The Howlin' Brothers bound into a song you can feel the history of American music come alive." – Chris Parton, in “CMT Edge.”

"This is the coolest f*cking record I've heard in a long time!!! These guys just knocked it out of the park!" - Bill Hurley, in “The Alternate Root.”

The little EP’s track list, for those who know their music by haven’t heard the disc, is: “Dixie Fried” (2:23); “Til I Find You” (3:53); “Troubled Waltz” (3:09); “Take Me Down” (3:22); “Charleston Chew” (2:29); “Tennessee Blues” (4:11).

PBS will broadcast the entire session and interviews on over 100 stations in early 2014. “Sun Studio Sessions” 2014 episode #8 will repeat in many markets – in some, such as Los Angeles, as many as 36 times throughout the year.

The CBC in Canada posted a feature with a link to stream the EP, at – http://ning.it/1fm2mCz

You can watch PLENTY of the Howlin’ Brothers’ VIDEOS online:

♪ "Dixie Fried" live from The Alternate Root studio - http://vimeo.com/75690704
♪ "Tennessee Blues" live from Sun Studio - http://bit.ly/15zPgsh
♪ "Big Time" (official) video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J64oDnOYY6w
♪ Exclaim! TV's cool performance video of "Gone" -http://ning.it/1ayfMdf
♪ Folk Alley performance of "Tell Me That You Love Me" -  HYPERLINK "http://bit.ly/16IcFKa" http://bit.ly/16IcFKa
♪ Folk Alley performance of "Mama Don't You Tell Me" - http://bit.ly/19KjY9n
♪ Folk Alley performance of "Gone" (posted 6.29) -http://bit.ly/19MeHdT
♪ WFUV - 90.1 FM (NYC) in-studio video performance of "Delta Queen" - http://bit.ly/17zq4Fq
♪ WFUV - 90.1 FM (NYC) in-studio video performance of "Big Time" - http://ning.it/19tm9xR
♪ RELIX Magazine rooftop performance of "Big Time" - http://bit.ly/1951tMn
♪ "My Dog Can't Bark" live from The Grey Eagle (5.11.13) - http://ning.it/11J8U9u
♪ The Alternate Root TV posted "Gone" on Vimeo May 8th - http://vimeo.com/65774804
♪ Music City Roots live performance of "Big Time" -http://en.musicplayon.com/play?v=325055

Two great radio stations shot quick videos of the guys at SXSW last year; those are:
♪ "Big Time" (WFUV) - http://ning.it/1544Vja
♪ "Big Time" (KUTX) - http://bit.ly/WYJdN2 & "Gone" (KUTX) -http://ning.it/15Hln9c

♪ Finally, check-out their live Audiotree video performance of "Gone," at - http://bit.ly/X4GouT

Their CD, “HOWL”…

The iTunes (US) buy link is: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-sun-studio-sessions-ep/id720963565

Their first national / international release, “HOWL,” produced by Bendan Benson, was released March 5, 2013 in the U.S. (via Readymade, distributed via Thirty Tigers) and May 21 last year in Canada (via Dine Alone, distributed via Universal). It was released in Europe October 8 (via CRS).

“HOWL” appeared on many of the year-end “best of” lists for 2013, including those at “All Over The Place Radio” (#95); “Alternate Root Magazine” (#81); “Americana Radio Top 100 Year End Chart” (#30, but it actually peaked at #6 in May and was on the chart for 24 weeks, very probably the highest-charting new act at that format all year); “The Austin Chronicle” (#9 - Jim Caliguiri’s list); “BlowUpRadio” (#4 & #18); “Buzz & Howl” (#2 Americana, #29 Overall); “Country Fried Rock” (#8); “Daytrotter” (#15); “Folk Club” (#10); “Fried Gold Music” (where “Charleston Chew” was the #26 song for the year); “Harmonica Dunn” (top 7); “Michael Doherty’s Music Log” (#1); “Overstuffed Radio” (#95); “Popa’s Tunes” (#16); “SONGbiscuit” (#13); and “Tupelo Honey” (KRVM – Top Songs of 2013, where “Tennessee Blues” came in at #19).

If you’re headed to Austin, we hope you catch them. Otherwise, content yourself with all those video links. Once you start, we reckon you’ll plant yourself to watch ’em all.


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♪  NEWS FEATURE #5

√  “TOWARD A SEASON OF PEACE,” COMMISSIONED AND PERFORMED BY PACIFIC SYMPHONY AS A SYMBOL FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE, DUE MARCH 25 ON NAXOS

The worlds of Folk-Americana and classical music aren’t always at far ends of the spectrum. Take the example of soprano HILA PLITMANN, involved with the project in this story, an artist about whom USA Today wrote, “Her emotional interpretation of ‘Blowin’ in the Wind’ unleashes startling fury and despair.” Wait a minute. A BOB DYLAN song, by a classical, orchestral soprano, one whom the L.A. Times calls a performer with “tremendous vocal and physical grace” -? Of course, things go infinitely beyond that. Here, they combine an American Composers’ Project with international folk culture influences.

Orange County-based PACIFIC SYMPHONY announced their newest recording on March 10. It’s a three-part oratorio crafted by one of the most sought-after composers of his generation, RICHARD DANIELPOUR, and it comes-out on the Naxos label on March 25. Pacific Symphony, led by Music Director CARL ST. CLAIR, is the largest orchestra formed in the United States in the last 40 years, and is recognized as an outstanding ensemble making strides on both the national and international scene as well as in its own community of Southern California.

Written for the Persian holiday of Nowruz in 2012, “Toward a Season a Peace” was premiered by Pacific Symphony, conducted by Music Director Carl St.Clair, in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall in Orange County, California. The work features Pacific Chorale (Artistic Director John Alexander) and Grammy-winning soprano Hila Plitmann. By weaving together sacred passages with texts by the great Sufi poet Rumi, Danielpour explores violence and war in the name of religion, using the season of spring as a metaphor for change and transformation. The work was commissioned for the Symphony’s 2012 American Composers Festival, “Nowruz—Celebrating Spring,” presented in collaboration with the Farhang Foundation.

This CD marks the third recording of works commissioned during the last two seasons. It continues the momentum of the Symphony’s American Recordings Project, which launched in September 2012 with the release of Philip Glass’ “The Passion of Ramakrishna” by Orange Mountain Music and continued with a CD of works by Michael Daugherty on the Naxos label in April 2013. Two more recordings featuring Symphony-commissioned works by prominent American composers are scheduled to be released in the near future. These include: William Bolcom’s “Songs of Lorca” and “Prometheus” (commissioned for the composer’s 75th birthday) and James Newton Howard’s “I Would Plant a Tree.”

“Through our American Composers Festival’s commissioned works and general repertoire, Pacific Symphony is, in a very personal way, connecting with our community of Orange County,” says Music Director Carl St.Clair. He continues, “Our powerful collaboration with Farhang and the Southern Californian Persian community during the 2012’s Nowruz Festival is an example of how music is bringing us together. Richard Danielpour’s expansive choral work, ‘Toward a Season of Peace’ reminds us that we can, and should, come together and unite for a greater good—with peace, understanding, tolerance, respect, friendship and ultimately, love.”

Nowruz, which means “New Day,” is the celebration of the Persian New Year. Taking place on the first day of spring, it marks the most joyous and important celebration that spreads from Iran to their neighbors in Asia. Persians from various religious, ethnic and linguistic backgrounds come together to greet the New Year and hope for a better year to come. Inspired by this time for renewal and reconciliation, Danielpour, an American composer with a Persian memory, wrote “Toward a Season of Peace” to honor his Iranian ancestry and culture.

The three-part oratorio is cast in seven movements, with the first part composed of texts dealing primarily with ideas of war, conflict and destruction. The second part begins with the famous litany of Ecclesiastes and culminates with a setting of the Lord’s Prayer, invoking the choice between war and peace, and part three sings of the promise of peace through forgiveness and the transformation that this brings about.

“We live in a sick world that needs a lot of healing,” says Danielpour. “Over time, I’ve realized that has borne itself out more and more in the work I’ve written. I am not interested so much in politics as in humanitarian issues, but often times, what is political crosses over and becomes humanitarian. I’m interested in human beings, in fairness, in fair treatment, in justice, in people not being used as pawns for others’ political games. And that, in that sense, when something crosses over, that’s where you’ll find me.”  \\

Danielpour’s distinctive American voice is part of a rich neo-Romantic heritage with influences from pivotal composers like Britten, Copland, Bernstein and Barber. He has been commissioned by some of the world’s leading musical institutions — including earlier works for Pacific Symphony (“An American Requiem,” “Mirrors,” and the newly orchestrated version of “A Child’s Reliquary”); the New York Philharmonic (“Toward the Splendid City” and “Through the Ancient Valley”); The Philadelphia Orchestra (“Violin Concerto”); the San Francisco Symphony (“Symphony No. 2,” “Song of Remembrance” and the “Cello Concerto”); Pittsburgh Symphony (“Concerto for Orchestra,” celebrating the orchestra’s centennial, and “A Woman’s Life”); Baltimore Symphony (“The Awakened Heart”); National Symphony (“Voices of Remembrance”); the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (“Piano Quintet” and “Sonnets to Orpheus, Book 1,” for Dawn Upshaw); Absolut Vodka (“Piano Concerto No. 2”); the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival (“Sonnets to Orpheus, Book 2”); the Isaac and Linda Stern Foundation (“River of Light,” for violinist Sarah Chang); Concertante (“Kaddish”); and most recently, the Sejong Soloists (“Lacrimae Beati”).

Among Danielpour’s awards are a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship, a Charles Ives Fellowship and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, five MacDowell Colony Fellowships, a Jerome Foundation Award and a Rockefeller Foundation Grant.

Plitman, who is featured on the new Danielpour release, maintains a vibrant and extraordinarily diverse professional life in film music, musical theater and songwriting, among her accomplishments, and she regularly premieres works by many of today’s leading composers.

The Los Angeles Times calls soprano Hila Plitmann a performer with “tremendous vocal and physical grace,” while USA Today wrote: “Her emotional interpretation of ‘Blowin’ in the Wind’ unleashes startling fury and despair.” Of her extensive soundtrack work as a soloist for the Hollywood blockbuster “The Da Vinci Code,” CNN said: “Plitmann’s glissandi sail above the petty pulpits of earthly doctrine with an ethereal ease that argues for Plitmann’s pairing with [Kathleen] Battle or Dawn Upshaw.”

Born and raised in Jerusalem and currently living in London, Plitmann has accumulated an impressive catalogue of professional recordings, appearing on the Decca, Telarc, Naxos, CRI, Reference Recordings and Disney labels. The “Da Vinci Code Soundtrack” (Decca) was a worldwide bestseller, spending several weeks on the Billboard charts. Both Paul Revere’s “Ride” (Telarc), and “Da Vinci Code” received Grammy nominations, and in 2009 Plitmann won the Grammy for Best Classical Vocal Performance for her work on the Naxos recording of John Corigliano’s song cycle “Mr. Tambourine Man” with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Plitmann can also be heard on the soundtrack of the film “New York, I Love You.” She has been awarded the coveted Sony ES Prize for her outstanding contribution to the vocal arts.

Pacific Symphony offers moving musical experiences with repertoire ranging from the great orchestral masterworks to music from today’s most prominent composers, highlighted by the annual American Composers Festival and a series of multimedia concerts called by the annual American Composers Festival and a series of multimedia concerts called “Music Unwound.”

The Symphony is dedicated to developing and promoting today’s composers and expanding the orchestral repertoire—illustrated through its many commissions and recordings, in-depth explorations of American artists and themes at the American Composers Festival. The Symphony’s innovative approaches to new works received the ASCAP Award for Adventuresome Programming in 2005 and 2010. In 2010, the Symphony was named one of five orchestras profiled by the League of AmPacific Symphony’s newest recording of a three-part oratorio crafted by one of the most sought-after composers of his generation, Richard Danielpour, is set to be released by Naxos on March 25. Written for the Persian holiday of Nowruz in 2012, “Toward a Season a Peace” was premiered by Pacific Symphony, conducted by Music Director Carl St.Clair, in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall in Orange County, Calif. The work features Pacific Chorale (Artistic Director John Alexander) andGrammy-winning soprano Hila Plitmann. By weaving together sacred passages with texts by the great Sufi poet Rumi, Danielpour explores violence and war in the name of religion, using the season of spring as a metaphor for change and transformation. The work was commissioned for the Symphony’s 2012 American Composers Festival, “Nowruz—Celebrating Spring.”

This CD marks the third recording of works commissioned during the last two seasons. It continues the momentum of the Symphony’s “American Recordings Project,” which launched in September 2012 with the release of Philip Glass’ “The Passion of Ramakrishna” and continued with a CD of works by Michael Daugherty in April 2013. Two more recordings featuring Symphony-commissioned works by prominent American composers are scheduled to be released in the near future. These include William Bolcom’s “Songs of Lorca” and “Prometheus,” commissioned for the composer’s 75th birthday, and James Newton Howard’s “I Would Plant a Tree.”

There’s more about Pacific Symphony, including tickets for performances, at:
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Tue, Mar 11, on KCET LINK:
10:30-11 am "NEW ORLEANS: THE PERFECT MUSICAL STORM" is a 2011 edition of "MUSIC VOYAGER."the Good stuff. (Repeats Thu, 10:30-11 am: Sat, 10:30-11 am & 4:30-5 pm.

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Tue, Mar 11, on Palladia TV:
Noon-1 pm  SMOKEY ROBINSON performs on "LIVE FROM DARYL'S HOUSE."

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Tue, Mar 11, on Palladia TV:
1-2 pm  ADELE performs on the Season 5 premiere of "LIVE FROM THE ARTISTS DEN," taped in 2012 in Santa Monica. (Repeats Wed, Mar 12, 5-6 pm.)

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Tue, Mar 11, on Palladia TV:
3-4 pm  THE BEACH BOYS are among the performing guests on a 2012 edition of "LATER... WITH JOOLS HOLLAND."

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Tue, Mar 11, on KLCS TV:
8-9:35 pm "CELTIC THUNDER: HERITAGE" is a 2011 performance by the big cast, taped in New York. (Repeats Mar 17, 9-10:30 pm. Also airs on KCET Wed, 2-3:30 pm & Sat, 11 pm-1 am; on KCET LINK, Wed, 12:30-2 am & Fri, 12:30-2 am.)

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Tue, Mar 11, on PBS SoCal TV:
9-10:30 pm "UNDER THE STREETLAMP" is a 2014 performance by the vocal quartet filmed in Chicago. PBS SoCal is aka KOCE.

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Tue, Mar 11, on KCET LINK:
9:30-11 pm "JESSE COOK LIVE AT BATHURST" is the flamenco guitar virtuoso in a 2013 concert in Toronto. (Repeats Thu, 9:30-11 pm.)

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Tue, Mar 11, on KCET LINK:
11 pm-12:30 am  "JOE BONAMASSA: TOUR DE FORCE" is a 2013 performance compilation from several London venues. (Repeats Thu, Mar 13, 11 pm-12:30 am. Also on KCET on Wed, Mar 12, 9:30-11 pm.)

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Tue, Mar 11, on Ovation TV:
11-11:30 pm  TOM PETTY is profiled on a 2013 edition of "MUSIC MAVERICKS."

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Tue, Mar 11, on Ovation TV:
11:30 pm-midnight  BILLY JOEL is profiled on a 2014 edition of "MUSIC MAVERICKS."

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Tue night / Wed AM, Mar 11/12, on Ovation TV:
Midnight-12:30 am  PHIL COLLINS is profiled on a 2014 edition of "MUSIC MAVERICKS."

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Tue night / Wed AM, Mar 11/12, on PBS SoCal:
3:30-5 am "UNDER THE STREETLAMP: ROLL" is another 2014 performance by the vocal quartet filmed in Chicago. PBS SoCal is aka KOCE. (Repeats Sat, 4-5:30 pm.)

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4-5 am "ECHOES OF CREATION" is a 2010 production with music performed by DAVID ARKENSTONE narrating a journey through the ancient forests, glaciers, and waterways if Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. (Repeats 4-5 am Friday.)


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Wed, Mar 12, on VHCRW TV:
8-9 am  HEART is profiled on "BEHIND THE MUSIC: REMASTERED" with interviews with ANN & NANCY WILSON, their bandmates, Nancy's husband / film director Cameron Crowe, and family & friends.

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Wed, Mar 12, on AXS TV:
9 am  “AMERICANA MUSIC HONORS & AWARDS” – From the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, the 2013 Americana Music Honors and Awards features the biggest stars in Americana music, with Stephen Stills, Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell, Dr. John, John Fullbright, Holly Williams, Old Crow Medicine Show, Shovels & Rope, Ken Burns, Ed Helms, Rosanne Cash and many more. Hosted by Jim Lauderdale, Buddy Miller and the Americana All Star Band. (Repeats Fri at 9 am.)

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Wed, Mar 12, on Smithsonian TV:
9-10 am  "PLAY ON, JOHN: A LIFE IN MUSIC" profiles American folk musician JOHN COHEN.

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Wed, Mar 12, on VHCRW TV:
11 am-noon  WEIRD AL YANKOVIC is profiled on "BEHIND THE MUSIC: REMASTERED" from 2012. (Repeats Sun, Mar 16, 7-8 pm.)

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Wed, Mar 12, on Palladia TV:
4-5 pm  MUMFORD & SONS perform on a 2013 edition of "LIVE FROM THE ARTISTS DEN," recorded in L.A.

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Wed, Mar 12, on VHCRW TV:
8-11 pm  "THE BLUES BROTHERS" (1980) is the classicly goofy adventure of DAN ACKROYD, JOHN BELUSHI, and most of the blues world on their "Mission from God" for the Penguin and her orphanage. (Repeats 4-7 pm Thu; 8-11 pm on Mar 18; 4-7 pm Mar 19. Also airs 10 pm-1 am Sat, Mar 15, and 11:30 am-2:45 pm Sun, on VH1.)

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Wed, Mar 12, on KCET TV:
9:30-11 pm "JOE BONAMASSA: TOUR DE FORCE" is a 2013 performance compilation from several London venues. (Also on KCET LINK, Thu, Mar 13, 11 pm-12:30 am.)

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Wed, Mar 12, on Palladia:
10 pm-midnight "JOHN MAYER: WHERE THE LIGHT IS" was taped in concert in Dec 2007 in L.A. and released in 2008.

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Wed, Mar 12, on Ovation TV:
11:30 pm-1 am "ONE NIGHT STAND" is a 2013 backstage look at 24-hour theatrical productions, in which entertainment collaborators must write, cast, rehearse abd perform musicals in only one day.

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Wed night/Thu AM, Mar 12/13, on Palladia:
Midnight-1 am  "SARA BAREILLES: BRAVE ENOUGH" is a 2013 Atlanta performance by the singer-pianist. (Repeats Sun, 11 am-noon.)

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Wed night/Thu AM, Mar 12/13, on VHCRW:
2:30-4 am  ELVIS COSTELLO & THE IMPOSTERS perform in Memphis. (Repeats 5:30-7 pm, Mar 17.)


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THURSDAY TV worth setting your recorder before you leave the house…


Thu, Mar 13, on AXS TV:
8:50 am  “Counting Crows” -- Known to have fun on stage, the ever popular Counting Crows celebrate their 10 year history together by performing fan favorites "Mr. Jones", "Mrs. Potter's Lullaby" and other hits from album Films About Ghosts. Don't miss Adam Duritz rocking out in this very special concert that highlights the band's repertoire of blues, rock and country hits.

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Thu, Mar 13, on AXS TV:
9:50 am  “O.A.R. - Live on Red Rocks” -- College-rock legends O.A.R. perform at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado, playing both classic hits and material from their new album.

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Thu, Mar 13, on Palladia TV:
5-7 pm  "CROSSROADS GUITAR FESTIVAL '07" includes performances by B.B. KING, SHERYL CROW, STEVE WINWOOD, JOHN MAYER, and others.
 
 
 
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Opening Mar 11, running through Jun 1, in L.A.:
“JACKSON POLLOCK’S MURAL,” and “HATCHED! CREATING FORM WITH LINE,” two new temporary exhibitions at the Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Dr, L.A. 90049; 310-440-7300; parking is $10.

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ONGOING (through March 16), in Santa Monica:
8 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
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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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*** "TOTEM" tix are available at a DISCOUNT, March 4 through closing day (March 16), at:
https://tickets.cirquedusoleil.com/mobile/?channel=8&seriesCode=TOTSMA&language=en&lfMix=CDSGP&promoCode=SMSP
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Tue, Mar 11,
not music, but cool,
in Venice and
on the web:
Noon-2 pm (Pacific) "GREENPEACE PUBLIC WEBINAR" and you can attend at G2 Gallery, 1503 Abbot Kinney Bl, Venice 90291; 310-452-2842; www.theg2gallery.com
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Guest is Greenpeace Senior Forest Campaigner Dr. Amy Moas.
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All around the world -- from L.A. to Bangor,Maine to the very heart of the Paradise Forests of Indonesia -- Greenpeace is helping individuals become part of a global movement to save the rainforests. Join Greenpeace Senior Forest Campaigner Dr. Amy Moas to learn more about the issues putting these thriving environments at risk,the work Greenpeace is doing to preserve and protect,and how you can play a role in defending the earth’s great rainforests.
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Info at:
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Venue will have light refreshments.
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The Guide thanks G2 Gallery for the info, and you should know that G2 donates to environmental groups all proceeds from sales of the art the gallery exhibits.

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Tue, Mar 11, FREE, in San Pedro:
6 pm  “THE HEART OF AN IRISH WOMAN” brings Irish actors Sheelagh Cullen, singer Laura Solter, Irish harpist Joanna Mell, and pianist Margaret O' Carroll, in a free event to “take us home to the heart of these great Irishwoman,” at the Grand Annex, 434 W 6th St, San Pedro 90731.
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Tue, Mar 11, in Hollywood:
6 pm  OZOMATLI plays a free in-store mini concert at Amoeba Music, 6400 Sunset Bl, Hollywood; 323-245-6400;  HYPERLINK "http://www.amoeba.com" www.amoeba.com.
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Sometimes folky, sometimes hardcore rock ‘n roll, L.A.’s prodigal sons return for a live show at Amoeba, Hollywood to play songs from their new album, “Place In The Sun,” out today, March 11, on Vanguard Records. They will sign copies of the new album after their set. You can purchase one at Amoeba and get it signed.
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Tue, Mar 11, in Ventura:
6-10 pm  “VENTURA BLUEGRASS JAM” at its new home, Milano’s Italian Restaurant, in the Ventura Marina, 1559 Spinnaker Dr #100, Ventura; 805-658-8311.

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Tue, Mar 11, in Signal Hill:
6 pm  Weekly “BLUEGRASS SOUP JAM” at Convert-A-Tape, 2420 Gundry Av, Signal Hill 90755.

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Tue, Mar 11, in San Diego Co (La Mesa):
6:30-9 pm  Monthly “BLUEGRASS NIGHT” at Fuddruckers, 5500 Grossmont Center Dr, La Mesa 91942.

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Tue, Mar 11, in San Diego:
6:30-9:30 pm  Monthly “BLUEGRASS NIGHT” at New Expression Music, 4434 30th St, San Diego 92116; 619-280-9035.

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Tue, Mar 11,
“not-music-but-worthwhile” pick,
at USC:
7 pm  “DON’T LET’S GO TO THE DOGS TONIGHT: An Evening with ALEXANDRA FULLER,” is a “Visions and Voices Signature Event” in the Grand Ballroom, Ronald Tutor Campus Center, on the USC Campus in University Park (L.A.)
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This is presented as a “Town and Gown Reception” with book signing to follow. Admission is free and open to everyone. Reservations required. Each year, USC President Nikias identifies a few books that he believes every USC student should read. This year he highlighted Alexandra Fuller’s “Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood,” a powerful book documenting Fuller’s childhood in Rhodesia during a time of intense struggle. This is a fine opportunity to hear directly from the author in a stirring and intimate exploration of war, family, love and death. “Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight” was a New York Times Notable Book, a finalist for the Guardian’s First Book Award and winner of a Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize. Fuller’s four non-fiction books, at once anti-war stories and love stories, are rooted in the belief that “everything we do is political, from the decision we make to wake up in the morning, to the clothes we put on our bodies, to the words we have the courage to speak.”
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www.visionsandvoices.usc.edu

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Tue, Mar 11, in Arcadia:
7 pm  Weekly "SONGWRITERS SERENADE" tonight brings a lineup of recording artists and performing host JC HYKE, all playing fully acoustic, at Matt Denny's Ale House Restaurant, 145 E Huntington Dr, Arcadia 91006.
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Tue, Mar 11, in SFV (Toluca Lake):
7 pm  Weekly “TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION” is a structured jam at Timmy Nolan's Tavern & Grill, 10111 Riverside Dr, Toluca Lake 91602; 818-985-3359.

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Tue, Mar 11, in Manhattan Beach:
7-10 pm  Monthly “BEACH CITIES FOLK CLUB” music session at the Wayland House 1642 Voorhees Av, Manhattan Beach 90266; 310-376-8760.

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Tue, Mar 11, in San Diego Co (Escondido):
7 pm  “NORTH COUNTY BLUEGRASS & FOLK CLUB” holds its monthly music session at Round Table Pizza, 1161 E Washington Av (at Ash), Escondido 92025.

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Tue, Mar 11, in WeHo:
Time tba  THE ICY HOT CLUB plays “Jazz Tuesdays” at the Moonrise Club in West Hollywood.
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The Icy Hot Club is a Los Angeles-based group that plays modernized Gypsy Jazz music in the style of Django Reinhardt. They often include reworked versions of contemporary pop and rock songs alongside traditional Gypsy Swing, with 3 part vocal harmonies. Generally bringing two guitars, in the hands of Ethan Emerson and Ray Bergstrom, and an upright bass, Icy Hot Club might add violin, clarinet, and / or drums.

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Tue, Mar 11, in Burbank:
7:30 pm  Monthly “BLUEGRASS NIGHT” presented by the BLUEGRASS ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (BASC) 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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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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Tue, Mar 11, in Altadena:
8 pm  HEDGEHOG SWING, plus TRIO DINICU opening, at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena.
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With Luca Pino on guitar, Gage Hulsey on guitar, Kale Stiles on clarinet, and Benj Clarke on bass, HEDGEHOG SWING, formed in 2010, is an acoustic quartet whose founders mostly grew up in Long Beach, playing in the local high school jazz bands. After developing a taste for the gypsy music of Django Reinhardt, the three aficionados studied under their mentor, guitarist Jeff Radaich. The ensemble prides itself on being true to the music of 1930s France, and the style of legendary guitarist Django Reinhardt. They play frequently in Orange County and the greater Los Angeles area, entertaining at private parties, restaurants, street fairs, and other events.
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Tue, Mar 11, in Santa Monica:
8 pm  KEN O'MALLEY DUO, Ken O'Malley & John Breen, deliver authentic and original Irish music at Finn McCool’s, 2702 Main St, Santa Monica 90405; 310-452-1734.

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Tue, Mar 11, in Burbank:
8 pm  “JOHN PISANO’S GUITAR NIGHT” welcomes guitarist PAT KELLEY, and the crowd will be celebrating Pat's birthday tonight; the series brings quite a lineup of virtuosic players every time they do this. 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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Tue, Mar 11, in SFV (Chatsworth):
8 pm  An UNDISCLOSED ALT-COUNTRY, TRAD-COUNTRY, or AMERICANA BAND plays the Cowboy Palace, 21635 Devonshire St, Chatsworth; 818-341-0166.
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Tue, Mar 11, in L.A.:
8 pm  KEALI'I REICHEL plays the Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Av, downtown Los Angeles 90012; 323-850-2000.

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Tue, Mar 11, in Silverlake (L.A.):
9 pm  RUSSIAN RED, BABES, & BELLA DARLING, at the Satellite, 1717 Silverlake Bl, Silverlake (L.A.).
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During the last few years, RUSSIAN RED has become one of the most renowned artists in the Spanish music scene. Russian Red's singer, Lourdes Hernández, has an exceptional voice and an innate ability to read the audience and entertain.
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