Mighty Fine Music Tonight, October 17, 2014 (tonight only in this edition)

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The latest NEWS editions are still relevant, and we have the early report on the weekend in the Oct 14 Edition. We’ll have plenty more, added to that, for you soon, with the full weekend.

But not now, because that would delay telling you about TONIGHT. And we want you to know what’s out there for your Friday frolics.

We will remind you that THIS WEEKEND brings the annual FOLK ALLIANCE REGION WEST “FAR WEST” MUSIC CONFERENCE in Oakland, California (at the Marriott City Center, 1001 Broadway, Oakland 94607). We ’spect you know and are already there if you’re so inclined. But if this tidbit baffles you, Google the title. Folk Alliance is something you should know about. (We gave you all the early-bird registration info, and artist showcase sign-up stuff, months ago, y’know.)

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♪ TONIGHT’S EVENTS…
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Fri, Oct 17, in Palmdale:
6 pm Monthly "DESERT SONG OPEN MIC" at Butlers Coffee, 40125 10th St West, Suite I, Palmdale (near the Antelope Valley Mall).
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Producers say, "We intend that the show run briskly from 6 pm sharp until 9 pm. Signups begin at 5:30 pm, for 15 slots. Each slot is 10 minutes. Standby signups will be taken, but will not play unless the show runs short."
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Free show, but one-item purchase minimum (food or beverage).
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More on acoustic music events in the High Desert in the calendar at: http://desertsong.net

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Fri, Oct 17, in Monrovia:
6:30-10 pm Weekly “MONROVIA FAMILY FESTIVAL” features plenty of live acoustic music in venues, restaurants, bars, and on street corners in the charming old downtown, and the 8 pm KATTYWOMPUS CONCERT and JAM with all comers at Dollmakers Kattywompus, 412 S Myrtle Av, Monrovia 91016; 626-357-1091.

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Fri, Oct 17, in San Diego:
6:30 pm Monthly “WALT RICHARDS SLOW JAM” at San Carlos Recreation Center, 6445 Lake Badin Av, San Diego.

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Fri, Oct 17, in Rolling Hills:
7-9 pm Monthly “OPEN MIC NITE” at Amuse - The Palos Verdes Music Center, 43C Peninsula Center, Rolling Hills 310-377-7838.

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Fri, Oct 17, in San Pedro:
7:30-10:30 pm ANDY & RENEE (of the award-winning HARD RAIN) play Ports O' Call Restaurant, 1200 Nagoya Way, San Pedro 90731; reservations, 310-833-3553.

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Fri, Oct 17, in Altadena:
7:30 pm RICHARD SMITH plays the house concert series produced by harmonica virtuoso David Naiditch in Altadena. Reservations get directions at 626-298-0531.

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Fri, Oct 17, in Santa Monica:
8 & 10 pm CHRIS SMITHER plays McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica 90405; 310-828-4497.
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McCabe’s booker, Lincoln Myerson, says, “…one of our favorite performers Chris Smither returns to McCabe's with a 40 year career retrospective album Still On The Levee and a tribute cd Link Of Chain (featuring the likes of friends Loudon Wainwright III, Bonnie Raitt, and Dave Alvin performing Smither favorites) in tow. Drawing from a deep well of influences, Smither crafts a folk blues that is uniquely his own. The New York Times says, "With a weary, well-traveled voice and a seriously intricate finger-picking style, Mr. Smither turns the blues into songs that accept hard-won lessons and try to make peace with fate." This is one of the most anticipated shows of our year. The 8 pm show is sold out, but a few tickets remain for Chris' 10PM performance. Don't miss out.”
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Tix for 10 pm show, $24.50. 8 pm is SOLD OUT.

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Fri, Oct 17, in Altadena:
8 pm Performing hosts SUSIE GLAZE & THE HILONESOME BAND bring their bluegrass-flavored Americana to their monthly “WOODSHED SESSIONS” with musical guest DON RAYMOND at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 92675; reservations, 626-798-6236.
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The Woodshed Sessions presents a new show each month with new songs in development from the band and their special guests, Southern California's finest singer/songwriters.
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Susie Glaze & The Hilonesome Band has been likened to the classic British bands Pentangle and Fairport Convention in that they blend classic folk music with rough-edged stories of tragedy and fate, all with orchestral arrangements sounding like chamber music gone folk! A lush newgrass Americana folk fusion quintet presenting gorgeous eclectic blends of mountain folk and exciting new grassy and Celtic-inspired originals, all with the remarkable voice of Susie Glaze. Winner of the Just Plain Folks 2006 Music Award for Best Roots Album for their debut CD "Blue Eyed Darlin,'" The Hilonesome Band is Steve Rankin on mandolin, Rob Carlson on guitar and dobro, Fred Sanders on bass and Mark Indictor on fiddle, showcasing the songwriting of lead guitarist Carlson. The band has appeared at many premier venues and festivals on the West Coast, including Berkeley’s Freight & Salvage, McCabe's Guitar Shop, The Broad Stage, the Hollywood Bowl, and CalTech Folk Music Society among others. In 2011 their live album “Live at the Freight & Salvage” was released, this their first recording to include new fiddler Mark Indictor who joined the ensemble in 2010. Their most recent studio CD “White Swan” was released in March of 2013 to critical acclaim from No Depression, FolkWorks, Pop Matters, M Magazine for Musicians, Music News Nashville and FolkWords UK among others, and it has been charting in the Top 50 on the Roots Music Report's Combined Internet and Terrestrial Folk Chart since its release in March of 2013.
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Check out their two new music videos ~ "The Millionaire" http://youtu.be/K-dNdnoPx4I "Harlan County Boys." http://youtu.be/Tm_GBpwmggM
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From the Review of “White Swan” on No Depression: “From skilled instrumentation bluegrass jams, Appalachian vocals, sweet high lonesome harmonies and old-time folk influences, White Swan sings with the richness of a tapestry of American music that weaves together each genre through song-craft, clear production and authentic performance in such a seamless way, it feels like we're hearing just one genre; great American music.”
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"The best new band I've never heard of!" -Dan Crary "…does something with a song that only great singers can do..." -- KCSN, Northridge, CA. "One of the most beautiful voices in bluegrass and folk music today" -- KPFK's FolkScene. "Her singing is impressive at all ranges…" -- Bluegrass Unlimited. "The band is tight, great picking, and beautiful vocals and harmony" -- Che Greenwood, KVMR, Nevada City, CA. "She held the audience in the palm of her hand…." -- Scott Valley Bluegrass Festival. "She can blow the roof off any joint lucky enough to book her" -- Entertainment Weekly.
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More at www.susieglaze.com and www.youtube.com/susieglaze
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Tix, $20.

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Fri, Oct 17, in L.A.:
8 pm BRENDA XU plays Room 5, 143 N La Brea, Los Angeles 90036; 323-938-2504.
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Born in Mainland China, BRENDA XU will be appearing with her 3-piece band consisting of two acoustic guitars and drums/percussion to promote her newest ambient-folk album "For The Winter." After releasing a debut EP and a full-length record in her hometown of San Diego to numerous accolades (including reviews in Performer Magazine and a nomination from the San Diego Music Awards), Brenda Xu (pronounced "shoo") re-located to Seattle where she just released her second album. Her ethereal voice has been compared to artists such as PJ Harvey, Daughter, and Aimee Mann.
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Here’s something from her new album “For The Winter” Press Release: “The five years since Brenda Xu released her debut full-length album ‘A Little Illusion’ have been filled with considerable change, all of which is apparent in her new record ‘For The Winter.’ After receiving numerous accolades for the debut, including a nomination for ‘Best Acoustic Artist’ in the San Diego Music Awards, Brenda relocated to Seattle and took an indefinite hiatus from music, focusing on navigating her way through a new city and finding her place in the Seattle music scene. Slowly, the pieces fell into place: she became friends with Seattle-based producer Don Farwell and began forming a band to support her new songs. The years between Xu’s debut and her newest release, ‘For The Winter,’ are immediately apparent. Not only has her ability as a lyricist grown far beyond her years, but sonically, the album is a noted departure from her past singer-songwriter career, and instead treads the delicate line between washed-out ambient tones and carefully crafted acoustic arrangements. ‘For The Winter’ will transport any listener through a range of seasons and emotions, while reminding us that for every season’s waxings and wanings, they all share one commonality: that they will eventually come again. Summer will continue to be followed by autumn, and winter by spring. As for Brenda Xu, she’s leaving an unusually long winter behind and turning the leaf into her second spring. Press “…beautiful music that can calm the most savage beast.” - Thomas Lee, The Frontloader, Album Review of ‘For The Winter,’ at
www.thefrontloader.com/2014/09/12/brenda-xu-light-of-the-moon/
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“Many fledgling artists are often forced to conceal an unrefined vision and lack of experience behind youthful exuberance…still, every once in a while someone emerges with an album that manages to tap into an unexpected groove and bring a surprising glimpse of fruition to the latent present. Witness Brenda Xu, who has managed to achieve this with ‘It’s True’…despite being sonically sparse, this less-is-more EP is ominously intense.” - Simeon Flick, San Diego Troubadour.
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From a June 2011 article / interview in San Diego Acoustic March 2010 album review of “A Little Illusion” in San Diego Citybeat: “Xu’s rich songwriting skills are evident in every track on A Little Illusion. With a country lilt that sneaks in when you least expect it, Xu opens with a driving beat underneath a velvety-smooth, Suzanne Vega-esque voice and transitions into a captivating combination of acoustic guitar with an ethereal production that sounds almost as if it were being played in reverse. Leaving behind her delicate nature from previous songs, she tears a hole in the album with the standout track, “Count to Ten,” in which she growls under a slapping percussion with a voice seemingly influenced by PJ Harvey. Xu’s abilities as a vocalist on this album appear to be wide-ranging, if not boundless. And joined by the talented musicians with whom she’s surrounded herself, Xu has found a combination that will undoubtedly lead her to success…” -Justin Roberts.

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Fri, Oct 17, in Arcadia:
8 pm COREY STEVENS, plus the BOBBY BLUEHOUSE BAND, at the Arcadia Blues Club, 16 E Huntington Dr, Arcadia 91006; www.arcadiabluesclub.com; 626-447-9349.
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COREY STEVENS released his debut album in 1995, garnering comparisons to Stevie Ray Vaughan, and scored a rock radio hit with the single, "Blue Drops of Rain." "One More Time," from his 1997 follow up, “Road To Zen,” was his highest charting single. It reached the top ten in Radio & Records and #22 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. He is an American blues guitarist from Centralia, Illinois. He began playing guitar at age 11 and moved to Los Angeles after graduating from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale to pursue a career in the music business. Stevens worked as a school teacher for the Los Angeles Unified School District for ten years before signing a recording contract with the independent label, Eureka Records.
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Venue has full bar and offers good food with generous portions. Great place, but bring earplugs. Seriously.
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Substantial discount for advance tix (it’s always very reasonable here, anyway):
http://arcadiabluesclub.ticketleap.com/

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Fri, Oct 17, in Pasadena:
9 pm DAVE GLEASON TRIO, plus openers CALICO THE BAND, play the "CALIFORNIA ROOTS UNION" series at T. Boyle's Tavern, 37 N Catalina Av, Pasadena 91106.
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David Serby tells us, "Calico The Band will fill the room with hypnotic harmonies and vintage Los Angeles twang at 9 pm, after which The Dave Gleason Trio (Dave, Gregory Boaz, and Steve Mugalian) will set the place on fire with some of the most incendiary guitar slinging we've seen in years."
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$5 cover.



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