Festivals, Concerts, Music News, Video Picks, through August's End, "to Infinity... and Beyond!"... (2016)

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This week has plenty of notable mid-week tunefulness, AND, gee-whiz golly-gosh, Saturday is one of those alignment-of-the-planets kinda days & nights when EVERYTHING is happening! So we figured you best get started early.

Here ya go! Ball in your court for the medal round. Enjoy!


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CONTENTS / IN THIS EDITION

1) Festivals! Second-Half of August

2) This Week: Live Music & Events, Monday Through Friday

3) This Weekend: August 20 & 21, Live Music & Events

4) After this Week, through August's End: Live Music, etc.

5) September Festivals, Concerts, Events

6) October Festivals, Concerts, Events

7) November's Events... Except, Er, Uhh... (that damned election)

8) This Week's Music Video: "Wasting Away Again in My Coupe De Ville."

9) More Videos: Lisa Haley & the Zydecats & their 20th Anniversary Romp

10) Scottish Pipe Band from "On the Day" Doc. Film; Special Thru Aug 15

Let's get started!


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# 1 news feature


FESTIVALS! SECOND-HALF OF AUGUST


Arranged chronologically by start date and time of day, through August...
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Fri, Sat & Sun, Aug 19, 20 & 21: Annual "SUMMERGRASS BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL" with performances Friday (3-10 pm; shorter opening day sched) by ROCKY NECK, CHRIS HENRY, BURNING HEARTS, BLUEGRASS, ETC., and more; Saturday (10 am-10 pm) by THIS JUST IN, ROCKY NECK, CHRIS HENRY, BURNING HEARTS, BLUEGRASS, ETC., VIRTUAL STRANGERS, VINTAGE MARTINIES, GIBSON BROS., DAVID PARMLEY, and more; and performances Sunday (10 am-10 pm) by SWEET TIDINGS, GONE TOMORROW, ROCKY NECK, VINTAGE MARTINIES, GIBSON BROS., DAVID PARMLEY, and more, at the Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum, 2040 N Santa Fe Av, Vista 92083 (San Diego Co). (We told you alllll about it, months ago.)
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Sat, Aug 20, Noon-8 pm "L.A. TACO FESTIVAL" in Grand Park, downtown L.A. Tacos may be taking center stage at this festival, but FREE live music and dance performances, plus the purchasable creations local taco masters, round-out the reasons to catch this summer event. Caution: We do not know what musical genre(s) you will experience, but we 'spect at least some of that delightful trad Mexican/Southwestern folk music with horns, oversized guityars, and accordions. Ride the Red/Purple Line Subway to City Hall Station and you're right there at the bottom end of the spacious stood-on-end park.
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Sat, Aug 20, 5:30 pm: "FESTIVAL OF THE AUGUST MOON" brings a full program of musicians, dancers, and artists of Chinese, Vietnamese and Japanese cultures, in the New Mission Theater at Rancho Cordillera del Norte, 9015 Wilbur Av, Northridge 81324; 818-993-1669; manager@elisabethwaldomusic.com. We don't bring you a lot of "world" music, but this one looks like a good program in a very intimate venue. Get tix PROMPTLY if you want to go!
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Fri, Aug 19, 6-10 pm Weekly "MONROVIA FAMILY FESTIVAL" has lots of live acoustic music throughout old downtown Monrovia, plus carnival rides, food, and all kinds 'o things with FREE admission. Of particular interest is the FREE 8-10 pm "KATTYWOMPUS CONCERT & JAM" at Dollmakers Kattywompus, 412 S Myrtle Av, Monrovia 91016; 626-357-1091. For info on the event and the url to watch LIVE on the web, call Jennifer Ranger, 626-357-1091.
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Sun, Aug 21, all day: Annual "JAZZ in the PINES FESTIVAL" in Idyllwild. LISA HALEY & THE ZYDECATS play at noon. Full info & sched., www.idyllwildjazz.com
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Sat, Aug 27, 11 am-7:30 pm: "VENICE BEACH MUSIC FEST" at Windward Plaza Park in Venice. Some of the best in local music, art, and literature is on display at this multi-genre, quite eclectic and FREE annual fest. And hey, the beach, before the Labor Day crush? Escaping the heat? Put us in coach, we're ready to play.
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Sun, Aug 28, 9 am-6 pm: 17th Annual "ELVIS FESTIVAL" on Historic Main Street in Garden Grove (OC). Themed "The King Lives On," this FREE festival celebrates everything Elvis, including a car show, "Elvis" & "Priscilla" on stilts, a trivia contest, memorabilia sales, food, and more. Wear your blue suede shoes and grab you a hunka-hunka pie, momma'baby.
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Aug 29-Sep 1: Annual "WESTERN ARTS ALLIANCE CONFERENCE" this year is in downtown L.A. Though it's for "members," which are arts institutions and venue bookers, most live performances are held in local venues, and some are scheduled when those venues are open to patrons. Since the acts are literally from everywhere imaginable, this is a unique opportunity to partake of some live performances you wouldn't see here otherwise, and to catch a lot of acts from other places in a short few days. Beyond that? Ball in your court. Do some web searches each day, starting now, using the organization's name. Fresh listings will appear as gigs are booked for acts to audition or showcase under normal performance conditions.
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# 2 news feature


THIS WEEK: LIVE MUSIC & EVENTS, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY


Festivals are NOT repeated here; they're in the # 1 news feature. Separate listings are here for concerts and such, each day, Monday through Friday.

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Mon, Aug 15, 6-10 pm: Pianoman MARC BOSSERMAN plays solo at the Parkway Grill in Pasadena. Details, www.marcbosserman.com/gigs; Download some of Marc's original music (and see why we like this guy) at: www.marcbosserman.bandcamp.com
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Mon, Aug 15, 7-9 pm, DENNIS G & THE ZYDECO TRAIL RIDERZ play the "ZYDECO AT THE FORD" Zydeco Dance Workshop Fundraiser at the John Anson Ford Ampitheater, 2580 Cahuenga Blvd East, Los Angeles 90068 One of the Ford Theatre JAM Session series in the historic John Anson Ford Theatre. There will be a dance lesson by Karen Redding, followed by an open dance to our music.

This is a free event open to the public. And, hey, you KNOW the summer is not complete without catching a performance at the Ford. It's the baby sister of the Hollywood Bowl, with all the same amenities and only a tiny traffic jam. Plus, this event is FREE.

The Guide's zydeco dance instructor pal Karen Redding says, "Yes, siree! Talk about beautiful August nights. Sponsored by the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, we're very fortunate that The Ford has included Zydeco in its annual JAM session series this year. Come out to The Ford for this rare event! As you can see by the photo, this is a jewel of a venue. Nestled snugly in the Hollywood hills on the other side of the 101 (Hollywood) Freeway from the Hollywood Bowl, The Ford was just renovated last year and I can't wait to see it!"

Dancers and listeners and everyone who loves authentic Louisiana music and dance are all invited to join me in a one-hour dance lesson followed by live music performed by DENNIS G & THE ZYDECO TRAIL RIDERZ.

At 7 pm, FREE, you can "Learn to 'Do the Zydeco'" with Karen Redding. She tells the Guide, "In the one-hour class that starts promptly at 7 pm, we'll cover basic footwork, moving from open to closed dance position, hand-toss, some easy fun moves and turns. No partner, no problem! We rotate! If there's time, we can do either a line dance or quick basic waltz review. I will adjust the level of instruction for the level of the dancers who come, so mark your calendars and show up. Starting at 8 pm, attendees can dance for another hour or so to LIVE ZYDECO performed by L.A.'s hottest new Zydeco band -- or just listen and enjoy.

"Even if you already know how to dance, please come join us for this very rare opportunity to dance to your favorite Zydeco tunes in this jewel of a venue. I would really appreciate it if you could join us to help work with beginning students and spread the gospel of Zydeco.With your support, Zydeco will return in the future.

"This venue is very special. You will make new friends and have memories that will last a lifetime, dancing under the starry skies in the warm summer air. Gentlemen, your presence is especially appreciated so the ladies have more dance partners. Couples and singles welcome! This event will start exactly on time, so plan ahead for parking and transportation time if you park on the street or in the lot offsite. Arrive early and enjoy the terraced patio for balmy outdoor dining. Snacks and sandwiches are available to purchase or bring your own."

FREE. Reservations not required but appreciated. Plenty of parking available in the main parking lot. Event info:
http://louisianadancela.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e3744e54a8c9d3ac4d3cd656c&id=027a962a13&e=e3d598f318

Free tickets available at the Ford's website or at: http://louisianadancela.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e3744e54a8c9d3ac4d3cd656c&id=5cab6bc715&e=e3d598f318
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Mon, Aug 15, 7 pm: LEROY MACK & GLORYLAND play Cody's Viva Cantina in the Riverside Rancho Room, 900 Riverside Dr, Burbank 91506; 818-845-2425.
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Mon, Aug 15, 7:30 pm: BROMBIES play their long-running weekly BLUEGRASS residency at Cody's Viva Cantina, 900 Riverside Dr, Burbank 91506; 818-515-4444. (One of TWO bluegrass events here tonight.)
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Mon, Aug 15, 8 pm Monthly "BASC BLUEGRASS CONCERT" presented by the Bluegrass Assoc. of Southern Cal at Cody's Viva Cantina, 900 Riverside Dr, Burbank 91506; 818-515-4444. (One of TWO bluegrass events here tonight.)
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Mon, Aug 15, 9 pm: REBECCA KLEINMANN QUARTET & FABIANO NASCIMENTO play the Blue Whale Jazz Club, 123 Astronaut E S Onizuka St, #301, Los Angeles 90012; 213-620-0908.
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Mon, Aug 15, 9-11 pm Weekly "CELTIC ARTS CENTER IRISH MUSIC SESSION presented by the Celtic Arts Center at the Mayflower Club, 4843 Laurel Canyon Bl, Studio City; 818-760-8322.
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Tuesday, August 16
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Tue, Aug 16, 6:30-9:30 pm: Pianoman MARC BOSSERMAN plays the Red Restaurant and Bar; piano/vocals. Details, www.marcbosserman.com/gigs; Download some of Marc's original music (and see why we like this guy) at: www.marcbosserman.bandcamp.com
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Tue, Aug 16, 7-9:30 pm: Weekly "SONGWRITERS SERENADE" all-acoustic showcase hosted by JC HYKE at Matt Denny's Ale House Restaurant & Bar, 145 E Huntington Dr, Arcadia 91006. No cover, Venue has full menu and full bar.
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Tue, Aug 16, 8 pm: THE LION SONS play the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 92675; reserv (10 am-10 pm, 7 days) 626-798-6236.
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Tue, Aug 16 (& every other Tuesday) 8-11 pm: DENNIS G & THE ZYDECO TRAIL RIDERZ play The Little Easy Bar, 216 W 5th St, Los Angeles. Loaded with atmosphere in the historic Alexandria Hotel. Good food, drinks and Louisiana music in downtown L.A.
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Tue, Aug 16, 8 pm: "THE DROP: MIKE POSNER" sponsored by Amoeba. Currently on tour with Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas, the GRAMMY Museum welcomes singer-songwriter and producer Mike Posner to the Clive Davis Theater for an intimate discussion on his new album "At Night, Alone," and career, moderated by Scott Goldman, Vice President of the GRAMMY Foundation and MusiCares. The conversation will be followed by a special performance. Non-refundable / non-transferable tix at 213-765-6800 or www.grammymuseum.org
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Tue, Aug 16, 8 pm KEN O'MALLEY plays his residency of authentic and original Irish music at Finn McCool, 2702 Main St, Santa Monica 90405; 310-452-1734.
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Tue, Aug 16, 8-11 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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Wednesday, August 17
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Wed, Aug 17, 7-10 pm SONGMAKERS monthly "UKULELE SONG CIRCLE" at Instrumental Music, 1501 E Thousand Oaks Bl, Thousand Oaks. Info, call Pat Cronin, 805-236-7958.
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Wed, Aug 17, 7:30 pm: "ARDENT STUDIOS: 50 YEARS OF MUSIC HISTORY," featuring Jody Stephens, Mike Mills, Jesse Valenzuela, Luther Russell, and Adam Hill. The GRAMMY Museum and Ardent Studios will celebrate the legendary studio's 50th anniversary with an intimate evening featuring Jody Stephens, Mike Mills, Jesse Valenzuela, Luther Russell, and Adam Hill. Panelists will discuss their experiences and the studio's rich history with moderator Scott Goldman, Vice President of the GRAMMY Foundation and MusiCares. The discussion will be followed by a special performance. Non-refundable / non-transferable tix at 213-765-6800 or www.grammymuseum.org
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Wed, Aug 17, 8 pm JACKSON BROWNE plays the Greek Theatre in Griffith Park, 2700 N Vermont, Los Angeles 90027; 213-480-3232.
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Wed, Aug 17, 8:30-11:30 pm: Weekly "IRISH SESSION" led by MICHAEL KELLY of SLIGO RAGS, at Griffins Of Kinsale, 1007 Mission St, South Pasadena; 626-799-0926.
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Thu, Aug 18, 5-8 pm KEN O'MALLEY plays his weekly residency of authentic and original Irish music at the Auld Dubliner, 71 S Pine Av, Long Beach 90802; 562-437-8300.
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Thu, Aug 18, 6:30-9:30 pm Twice-monthly "FOUNTAIN VALLEY BLUEGRASS JAM" at Orange County Archery, 18792 Brookhurst St, Fountain Valley 92708. Info, contact Shelah Spiegel, 714-454-1976, or ifiddler@yahoo.com
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Thu, Aug 18, 7 pm, "MARINA DEL REY'S SUMMER CONCERT SERIES" presents PUCCINI’S 'MADAMA BUTTERFLY," at Burton Chace Park in Marina del Rey. Bring blankets and snacks for this family-friendly FREE outdoor summer concert.
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Thu, Aug 18, 7 pm BOB BAKER MARIONETTES play their annual FREE show at the Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts, 85 E Holly St, Pasadena 91103; 626-683-3230. Generations of L.A. kids have enjoyed them in their own theatre, a landmark and true institution.
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Thu, Aug 18, 7-9 pm; Twice-monthly "SAN DIEGO OLD TIME FIDDLERS JAM" at Boll Weevil Restaurant, 9330 Clairemont Mesa Bl, San Diego (Clairemont Mesa); 858- 571-6225.
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Thu, Aug 18, 7:30 pm: MAVIS STAPLES plays this year's landmark edition of the FREE summer "Twilight Dance Series" at the Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica 90401; 310-396-0799
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Thu, Aug 18, 7:30 pm: LISA HALEY & THE ZYDECATS play the " Director's Choice Concert" at the Muckenthaler Cultural Center, 1201 W Malvern Av, Fullerton 92833; www.themuck.org. Lisa says, "Come out and dance!"
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Thu, Aug 18, 8 pm MUSIC MAKER BLUES REVUE is billed as "Southern boogie all-stars," at the Skirball Cultural Center's FREE Thursday night summer concert series, at 2701 N Sepulveda Bl, Los Angeles 90049; 310-440-4578. Most of this series is "world music," so catch this ROOTS-AMERICANA show and show the venue they need to book more Americana acts!
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Thu, Aug 18, 8 pm: KARLA BONOFF plays the Lobero Theatre, 33 E Canon Perdido St, Santa Barbara 93101; 805-963-0761.
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Thu, Aug 18, 8 pm: HIROYA TSUKAMOTO plays the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 92675; reserv (10 am-10 pm, 7 days) 626-798-6236.
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Thu, Aug 18, 8-11 pm: Weekly "HONKY TONK HACIENDA" is a central Americana music event in L.A., with a different lineup of bands every Thursday all summer at El Cid, 4212 W Sunset Bl, Los Angeles 90029; 323-668-0318.
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Thu, Aug 18, 9 pm: RICK SHEA plays the Cinema Bar, 3967 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City 90230; 310-390-1328. The little venue is the size of a postage stamp and barstool seating is competitive. But it's a fun place with good people.
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Friday, August 19
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Fri, Aug 19, 5:30-9:30 pm: Pianoman MARC BOSSERMAN plays a venue named Deliteful Meals. Details, www.marcbosserman.com/gigs; Download some of Marc's original music (and see why we like this guy) at: www.marcbosserman.bandcamp.com
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Fri, Aug 19, 6:30-9 pm: Weekly "TRADITION IRISH TUNES WITH THE QUINNS" at La Arcada Bistro, 1112 State St, Santa Barbara.
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Fri, Aug 19, 7 pm TIM & MYLES THOMPSON play the Canon House Concerts in Santa Barbara 93105. Reservations get directions at: rgclosson@gmail.com
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Fri, Aug 19, 7:30 pm MARIACHI FLOR DE TOLOACHE play the FREE summer concert series at FIG at 7th, 735 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles 90017. Ride the Red/Purple Line Subway to Metro Center and you're right there.
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Fri, Aug 19, 8 pm: "ROOTS ON THE RAILS REVUE" with DAVE ALVIN & MARY GAUTHIER, plus RICK SHEA & CHRISTY McWILSON, is a much-anticipated show at McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica 90405; 310-828-4497. Waste NO time getting tix for this, or you'll be left-out (we told you WEEKS ago.)
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Fri, Aug 19, 8 pm: KARLA BONOFF plays the FREE summer concert series at Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts in Memorial Park, 85 E Holly St, Pasadena 91103; 626-683-3230. Her gigs at the two Levitts are easily among the very best FREE folk concerts of the summer.
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Fri, Aug 19, 8 pm: BEN HARPER & THE INNOCENT CRIMINALS play the Hollywood Bowl, 2301 N Highland Av, Hollywood 90068; 323-850-2000 or 213-480-3232.
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Fri, Aug 19, 8 pm THE BURGANS & CHAN, alums of WE FIVE, return to the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 92675; reserv (10 am-10 pm, 7 days) 626-798-6236.
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Fri, Aug 19, 8 pm: WHISKEY SUNDAY plays Ireland’s 32, 13721 Burbank Bl, Van Nuys 91401; 818-785-4031.
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Fri, Aug 19, 8-10 pm BEACH MOVIE NIGHTS: "FINDING NEMO," at the Dockweiler Youth Center. FREE screening on the beach.
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Fri, Aug 19, 8-11 pm: THE PLOUGHBOYS play their weekly Irish music residency at the Tam O' Shanter Ale & Sandwich Bar Lounge, 2980 Los Feliz Bl, Los Feliz 90039; 323-664-0228.
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THIS WEEKEND: AUGUST 20 & 21, LIVE MUSIC & EVENTS


Festivals are NOT repeated here; they're in the # 1 news feature. Separate listings are here for Saturday's & Sunday's concerts & events.

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Sat, Aug 20, 2 pm STEPHEN KALINICH, CARLA OLSON, JOHN YORK, NEIL ROSENGARDEN, & PAUL ZOLLO present a formidable matinee "AFTERNOON TO HONOR THE SONGWRITER AND THE POET" at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 92675; reserv (10 am-10 pm, 7 days) 626-798-6236. Get reservations right away, because with that formidable lineup, this'll probably sell-out.
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Sat, Aug 20, 6-8 pm: LAUREN ADAMS & her excellent band to play her CD RELEASE SHOW at Genghis Cohen, 740 N Fairfax Av, Los Angeles 90046. It's a FREE event, as folk artist LAUREN ADAMS brings her exceptional full band of seasoned pros to celebrate her new album, "Somewhere Else." The quite impressive lineup of musicians on stage -- each a recording artist and L.A. music scene stalwart in his/her own right -- are Lauren, Nick Kirgo, Debra Dobkin, Mark "Pocket" Goldberg, Dave Frase, Hank VanSickle, and Lisa Turner. Full info on the new album and the band are at: http://www.laurenadams.com/

At her site, you can listen to Lauren talk about songwriting and her process -- in "The STANDING ‘O’ PROJECT" -- and watch the video for "Somewhere Else," which premiered at "Songwriting UK."

Full disclosure: the Guide has been very impressed for a long time. Take this quote: "Lauren’s song 'Thirsty,' title track to one of her albums, evokes lost country and western from a time before Nashville lost the western part and turned it all into dysfunctional relationship, red-state-trailer-park rock." -- Larry Wines, The Acoustic Americana Music Guide, 2012.

Heartfelt and full of emotion, Adams always adds her sense of humor making the music fun and upbeat. As she has done on her previous three releases, with "Somewhere Else," Adams delivers quality songwriting in the Carol King / Eagles / Lucinda Williams vein: deep Americana roots and vivid storytelling delivered by a group of tasteful, compassionate players including her producer and friend Nick Kirgo (Nels Kline of Wilco, JD Souther, Vonda Shepard), Mark 'Pocket' Goldberg and Dave Fraser). Lauren Adams’ songs evoke lots of places and times and themes. You hear everything from the Florida Everglades to L.A.'s Laurel Canyon. There’s wood and steel and sweet harmonies at one turn and fuzz guitar and drums at the next. But the song remains king.

You can go early and order dinner; venue is known for its Chinese food. Make sure they seat you in the music hall, and be early enough to get a seat at what'll be a capacity crowd for this FREE show.
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Sat, Aug 20, 6 pm: EDDIE BERMAN plays the FREE "Tiny Porch Concerts" series co-sponsored by the Nat'l Park Service at Peter Strauss Ranch in Santa Monica Mtns Nat'l Rec. Area, 30000 Mulholland Hwy, Agoura Hills, 91301.
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Sat, Aug 20, 6-11 pm: "ROOFTOP CINEMA SERIES" presents "HOOK" at Corporate Center Pasadena on South Lake. Kids and adults gather for one of the modern cinematic retellings of the Peter Pan adventure. It's FREE. There's a live DJ and free parking.
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Fri, Aug 19, 6-10 pm Weekly "MONROVIA FAMILY FESTIVAL" has lots of live acoustic music throughout old downtown Monrovia, plus carnival rides, food, and all kinds 'o things with FREE admission. Of particular interest is the FREE 8-10 pm "KATTYWOMPUS CONCERT & JAM" at Dollmakers Kattywompus, 412 S Myrtle Av, Monrovia 91016; 626-357-1091. For info on the event and the url to watch LIVE on the web, call Jennifer Ranger, 626-357-1091.
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Sat, Aug 20, 6:30-10:30 pm: Weekly "BLUEGRASS CONCERT SERIES" brings different bands each Saturday to Me N Ed's Pizza Parlor, 4115 Paramount Bl, Lakewood 90712; 562-421-8908.
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Sat, Aug 20, 7 pm TAYLOR MADE James Taylor Tribute Band plays the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 92675; reserv (10 am-10 pm, 7 days) 626-798-6236.
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Sat, Aug 20, 7:30 pm: THE PASADENA POPS explore "COLE PORTER'S WORLD" with MICHAEL FEINSTEIN conducting, at the LA County Arboretum, just south of the 210 Fwy at the Baldwin exit in Arcadia. Gates open at 5:30 pm for picnicking. Concert begins at 7:30 pm. It's an evening solely devoted to one of America’s most beloved musical icons, Cole Porter. "Smart and sophisticated with a naughty boy’s streak for mischief, Porter was in that rare echelon of songwriters who wrote both words and music," says Feinstein. But that's not all. Feinstein gives you a veritable backstage pass into his world for an evening of classics with "I’ve Got You Under My Skin," "I Love Paris," "Night and Day" and many more of your favorites. Lawn Tickets start at $25. Table seats, $45 - $132 (some sections sold-out early; we warned you weeks ago.) Tix at: https://pasadenasymphony-pops.secure.force.com/ticket or by phone at 626-793-7172.
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Sat, Aug 20, 7:30 pm KARLA BONOFF plays the " AMSD Concerts" series in the Laura R. Charles Theater at Sweetwater High School, 2900 Highland Av, National City 91950 (South San Diego Co.)
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Sat, Aug 20, 7:30 pm: RANDI DRISCOLL plays Seth and Tony's House Concerts series in the Highland Park/Eagle Rock area, Los Angeles 90042. Includes dinner at 6 pm.
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Sat, Aug 20, 8 pm: MARLEY’S GHOST plays the monthly "LIVING TRADITION" concert at Anaheim Downtown Community Center, 250 E Center St, Anaheim 92805; 714-955-3807; www.thelivingtradition.org. Advance tix strongly recommended so you don't see a "sold out" sign. These guys have been around a long time, they're based in the Pac NW and don't get down here nearly often enough.
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Sat, Aug 20, 7-10 pm: DUANE THORIN & FRIENDS play a FREE night at Pub Nowhere, 1220 W Burbank Bl, Burbank; 818-556-6550. The superbly talented Duane says, "great guests, including the amazingly entertaining RASPIN STUWART (who, in addition to his musical prowess, is the founder of Boulevard magazine), singer KATHY SANDERS and MARC -- I do quite a few duets with Kathy -- plus DONNA BEA and more to be announced. Lots of tunes and jamming. We might make you sing, too! Bring some friends, it is a friendly little old fashioned place. Bring your appetite. There is very nice homemade food there. (Artichokes, people, artichokes!) No cover charge. We have a tip jar if you like us :) ."
Help? www.mapquest.com/us/california/business-burbank/pub-nowhere-369327740
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Sat, Aug 20, 8 pm: THE GIPSY KINGS play the Greek Theatre in Griffith Park, L.A., 2700 N Vermont, Los Angeles 90027; 213-480-3232.
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Sat, Aug 20, 8 pm STAN RIDGWAY, the great L.A.-based bluesman, plays McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica 90405; 310-828-4497.
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Sat, Aug 20, 8 pm NATALIE GELMAN plus LILY WILSON play Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City 90230; 310-398-2583. The Guide folks are longtime fans of Lily Wilson. She's a fine songwriter, good guitarist, and fine vocalist.
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Sat, Aug 20, 8 pm BERKLEY HART plus GARY STOCKDALE play the "Camarillo Cafe" concert series at Camarillo Community Center, 1605 E Burnley St, Camarillo 93010 (VC); 805-523-2682. For lovers of exceptionally good songwriting and male voices with the performance chops to make their own material meaningful, powerful, and memorable, THIS is your show. Bring extra bucks to buy CDs, because you won't want to leave without taking them with you.
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Sat, Aug 20, 8 pm YUVAL RON plus the SWING RIOTS QUIRKTETTE team-up for a FREE evening in partnership with FolkWorks at the Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts in Memorial Park, 85 E Holly St, Pasadena 91103; 626-683-3230. Ride the Gold Line light rail to Memorial Park Station and you're right there. Enjoy the food truck offerings or bring a picnic (but no alcohol is allowed).
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Sat, Aug 20, 8 pm: MARIACHI LOS COMPEROS DE NATI CANO play the FREE summer concert series at Levitt Pavilion Los Angeles in MacArthur Park, 2230 W 6th St, Los Angeles 90057; 213-384-5701.
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Sat, Aug 20, 8 pm: WHISKEY SUNDAY plays Ladyface Alehouse, 29281 Agoura Rd, Agoura Hills 91301; 818-477-4566.
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Sat, Aug 20, 8 pm: Weekly "SONGWRITER'S SQUARE" showcase hosted by BILL BERRY at the Lyric-Hyperion Theatre & Café, 2106 Hyperion Av, Los Angeles (Silverlake); 310-947-9019.
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Sat, Aug 20, 8-10 pm: "FREE SUMMER MOVIE" in NoHo: "GRAVITY" in North Hollywood Park. Free screening of "Gravity" AND free popcorn! Plus, what'll it be like to see all that high-speed space junk whizzing past you in the great outdoors under a dark sky?
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Sat, Aug 20, 9 pm-1 am: LEVI PETREE Album Release Party, plus NOCONA, at Villains Tavern, 1356 Palmetto St, Los Angeles 90013. You won't need to get your eyes checked: Jacob Penniston on accordion with Levi, while Paul Rathje is away.
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Sun, Aug 21, 9 am PASADENA FOLK MUSIC SOCIETY presents "SUNDAY MORNING BLUEGRASS GOSPEL IN THE GARDEN" featuring ERIC UGLUM & BUD BIERHAUS (aka THE VINTAGE MARTINS) at Arlington Gardens, 275 Arlington Dr, Pasadena 91105; 626-395-4652.
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Sun, Aug 21, 9:30 am-2:30 pm: Weekly "BLUEGRASS BRUNCH" at Urban Solace, 3823 30th St, San Diego 92104; 619-295-6464.
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Sun, Aug 21, 10:30 am MARK LEWIS & THE KITE KIDS play "PETER ALSOP’S KIDS CONCERTS" at the Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N Topanga Canyon Bl, Topanga 90290; 310-455-3723.
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Sun, Aug 21, 11 am THE HOLLOW TREES play a "Family Concert and CD Release Party" show at Cody’s Viva Cantina, 900 Riverside Dr, Burbank 91506; 818-845-2425. FREE with a one-item menu or bar purchase. Park free across the street.
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Sun, Aug 21, 1-3 pm: Monthly "WESTERN MUSIC JAM" at the Autry National Center / Autry Museum of the American West, 4700 Western Heritage Way, Griffith Park, Los Angeles 90027; 323-667-2000. Museum is across the giant parking lot (free parking) from the L.A. Zoo entrance. Co-sponsored by the WESTERN MUSIC ASSOCIATION California Chapter. All performers get free admission, as do WMA members. Those who come to listen and enjoy pay regular museum admission. It's delightfully air conditioned inside where the jam is held. Go early and enjoy lunch at the museum's cafe (tasty sandwiches, chili, etc.)
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Sun, Aug 21, 2 pm: THE BROAD STAGE PRESENTS: "THE HEIDI CHRONICLES," by Wendy Wasserstein, in a new series of play readings performed by SANTA MONICA REP, at the Broad Stage at the Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center, 1310 11th St, Santa Monica 90401. TV writer-producer Betsy Borns will lead a post-show discussion after the performance. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the Tony Award, the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, the Outer Critics Circle Award, the Drama Desk Award, the Hull-Warriner Award and the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. It's a coming of age story set against the backdrop of the women's liberation movement from the '60s through the '80s. This Pulitzer Prize winner from Wendy Wasserstein is a moving examination of the progress of a generation, from the socially and politically activist sixties to the success-oriented eighties-a time during which the status of American women underwent profound, and sometimes unsettling, change. As women around the world reach the highest levels of corporate, social, and political power, this play examines how we got here. Funny, touching, and written with rare grace and sensitivity. Tix at: www.thebroadstage.com
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Sun, Aug 21, 2-5 pm: Occasional "BLUEGRASS BEGINNING & INTERMEDIATE JAM" happens third & fourth Sundays in EVEN months at the Fret House, 309 N Citrus Av, Covina 91723; 626-339-7020.
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Sun, Aug 21, 4 pm CLAUDIA LENNEAR & THE NEW ASHGROVE PLAYERS are the opening act at the Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts summer concert series in Memorial Park, 85 E Holly St, Pasadena 91103; 626-683-3230. Ride the Gold Line light rail and you're right there. Enjoy the food truck offerings or bring your own picnic (no alcohol; allowed). THE CHAMBER BROTHERS are the headliners at 7 pm, also FREE.
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Sun, Aug 21, 4:30-7:30 pm: Weekly "SANTA BARBARA IRISH SESSION" at La Arcada Bistro, 1112 State St, Santa Barbara. Info, Willie Quinn, 805-965-5742.
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Sun, Aug 21, 5:30-9 pm: Pianoman MARC BOSSERMAN plays Larsen's Steakhouse in Valencia. Details, www.marcbosserman.com/gigs; Download some of Marc's original music (and see why we like this guy) at: www.marcbosserman.bandcamp.com
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Sun, Aug 21, 7 pm: THE CHAMBERS BROTHERS, featuring JOE & WILLIE CHAMBERS, play the FREE Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts summer concert series in Memorial Park, 85 E Holly St, Pasadena 91103; 626-683-3230. Ride the Gold Line light rail and you're right there. Enjoy the food truck offerings or bring your own picnic (no alcohol; allowed). Come early for the opening act at 4 pm, CLAUDIA LENNEAR & THE NEW ASHGROVE PLAYERS, also FREE.
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Sun, Aug 21, 7 pm-10 pm: Weekly "IRISH TRAD SESSION" at O'Brien's Irish Pub on Main St., 2941 Main St, Santa Monica 90405.
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Sun, Aug 21, 7:30 pm THE GYPSY KINGS play Humphrey's Concerts by the Bay, 2241 Shelter Island Dr, San Diego 92106; 619-523-1010.
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Sun, Aug 21, 7:30 pm: WE THE FOLK play their weekly residency at the historic and classy old Culver Hotel, 9400 Culver Bl, Culver City; 310-558-9400; info, contact Sean O'Hara, at 925-216 8993 or wethefolkmusic@gmail.com
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Sun, Aug 21, 7:30-11 pm: Weekly "IRISH MUSIC SESSION" at O'Brien's Irish Pub & Restaurant, 2226 Wilshire Bl, Santa Monica 90403; 310-829-5303.
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AFTER THIS WEEK, THROUGH AUGUST'S END: LIVE MUSIC, ETC.


August festivals are NOT repeated here; they're in the # 1 news feature. Concerts, events, etc, are listed chronologically by date and start time.
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Mon, Aug 22, 8 pm: "A TRIBUTE TO LANGSTON HUGHES: STORIES, POEMS, JAZZ & THE BLUES," presented by the GRAMMY Museum and WordTheatre®. The GRAMMY Museum is hosts A WordTheatre® Tribute To Langston Hughes: Stories, Poems, Jazz & The Blues. This one-night-only event will feature an impressive cast of TV/film paying tribute to Langston Hughes. Participants will include Sterling K Brown, Jerrika Hinton, Keith David, Lynn Whitfield, Jason George, rapper PJ Bucknor, Ryan Michelle Bathe, and Reign Morton. Non-refundable / non-transferable tix at 213-765-6800 or www.grammymuseum.org
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Tue, Aug 23, 6 pm: LISA HALEY & THE ZYDECATS play the "Memorial Park Concert Series" sponsored by the Senior Center (all ages welcome) in what's otherwise known as Levitt Pavilion in Memorial Park, 85 E Holly St, Pasadena 91103; www.pasadenaseniorcenter.org/events/concerts-in-the-park. Take the Gold Line light rail to Memorial Park station and you're right there. They have cheap eats while they last, or bring your own picnic (but no alcohol.)
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Thu, Aug 25, 7 pm: LISA HALEY & THE ZYDECATS play the FREE Idyllwild Community Center Concert series, 26150 Hwy 243, Idyllwild 92549; www.idyllwildsummerconcerts.org
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Thu, Aug 25, 8 pm: SPOTLIGHT: THE WILD FEATHERS. General on sale tix: August 11 at noon. The GRAMMY Museum welcomes Nashville-based rock group The Wild Feathers to the Clive Davis Theater for an intimate conversation on their latest album, Lonely Is A Lifetime, which was inspired in part by Gram Parsons. The evening will be hosted by Scott Goldman, Vice President of the GRAMMY Foundation and MusiCares, and will include a special performance. Non-refundable / non-transferable tix at 213-765-6800 or www.grammymuseum.org
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Fri, Aug 26: YES is touring their big show, "THE ALBUM SERIES: DRAMA + TOPOGRAPHIC 1 & 4" at City National Grove of Anaheim.
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Sat, Aug 27, 6-9 pm: "SATURDAYS OFF THE 405" series brings DIANE COFFEE at the Getty Center. Diane Coffee, the stage persona of SHAUN FLEMING, plays the Getty Center's free evening concert series.
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Mon, Aug 29, 8 pm: "THE DROP: RICH ROBINSON" sponsored by Amoeba. The GRAMMY Museum welcomes Rich Robinson to the Clive Davis Theater for an intimate conversation on his latest solo album "Flux" (Eagle Rock Entertainment) and a special performance, hosted by singer-songwriter and music journalist PAUL ZOLLO. Non-refundable / non-transferable tix at 213-765-6800 or www.grammymuseum.org
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Tue, Aug 30, 8 pm: "THE DROP: CORINNE BAILEY RAE," sponsored by Amoeba at the Grammy Museum. SOLD OUT. Info, www.grammymuseum.org
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# 5 news feature


SEPTEMBER FESTIVALS, CONCERTS, EVENTS


Festivals first...

Fri-Sun, Sep 9-11, see sched: 32nd Annual "TALL SHIPS FESTIVAL" happens at sea and aboard docked vessels and in the friendly land-based facilities of the Ocean Institute, 24200 Dana Point Harbor Dr, Dana Point 92629; 949-496-2274. Most events, including plenty of maritime music, sea chanteys, and the like, happen September 10 & 11, 2016, from 10 am-5 pm. Beyond that, there are plenty of specifics -- starting Fri, Sep 9 -- that require advance planning, and some of those need extra tickets that sell-out well in advance. Complete info in the Guide's # 3 feature story in our Aug 12 edition (http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2016/08/mid-august-musicality-this-weekend-in.html ). Advance online tix for Tall Ships Festival, ocean sails & special events, available now at: www.ocean-institute.org/tall-ships-festival-tickets
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Sat, Sep 24, all day: Annual "IRVINE GLOBAL VILLAGE FESTIVAL" features LISA HALEY & THE ZYDECATS and many other bands, all FREE, at Col. Bill Barber Marine Corps Memorial Park, 4 Civic Center Plaza, Irvine 92606; www.cityofirvine.org/globalvillage
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Sun, Sep 25, all day: Annual "ADAMS AVENUE STREET FAIR" brings multiple acoustic genres on multiple stages all along Adams Av in San Diego, and features LISA HALEY & THE ZYDECATS as one of the bands on the Blues Stage at Hawley Bl & Adams Av. Complete info on the event at: www.adamsaveonline.com/StreetFair/default.htm
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September's Concerts & Other Events...

Sat, Sep 3, 7:30 pm: LISA HALEY & THE ZYDECATS play the "Olivas Adobe Concert Series" at historic Olivas Adobe, 4200 Olivas Park Dr, Ventura 92002; www.cityofventura.net/mus
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Wed, Sep 7, 8 pm: "HOMEGROWN: THE RECORD COMPANY." The GRAMMY Museum welcomes Los Angeles-based rock/soul trio THE RECORD COMPANY to the Clive Davis Theater for an intimate performance-interview with a conversation on their rising career and Los Angeles roots, moderated by Scott Goldman, Vice President of the GRAMMY Foundation and MusiCares.
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Thu, Sep 15: GAVIN DeGRAW & ANDY GRAMMER team up to play the Greek Theatre in Griffith Park, L.A., 2700 N Vermont, Los Angeles 90027; 213-480-3232.
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Fri, Sep 16: THE MONKEES play the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood.
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Fri, Sep 16: LOCAL NATIVES play the Greek Theatre in Griffith Park, L.A., 2700 N Vermont, Los Angeles 90027; 213-480-3232.
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Sat, Sep 17, 5-8 pm: "AN EVENING ON BROADWAY" presented as a benefit for the Ocean Institute by the Sand Dollar Guild, at Mission Viejo Country Club (OC). Enjoy dinner and favorite Broadway hits performed by Broadway stars IVAN RUTHERFORD, SHANNON BRENNAN, & ROBERT MEFFE. This special concert is in cabaret setting. Doors at 5 pm. Tix $75 in advance. A special menu and full no-host bar available. Silent auction and 'opportunity drawing" for a fabulous grand prize. Seating is limited and premium table seating is first-come-first-served. Make reservations promptly. Your support of this event benefits the Ocean Institute’s exhibits and outreach programs. Tickets by phone or email from Cathy Nelson, 949-322-9766, or cathynelson92624@gmail.com
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Thu, Sep 22: GLORIA TREVI plays the Arlington Theatre in L.A.
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Wed, Sep 28: ALLEN STONE plays the Majestic Ventura Theater in Ventura.
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# 6 news feature


OCTOBER FESTIVALS, CONCERTS, EVENTS


Festivals first...

Sat & Sun, Oct 1 & 2, 3-7 pm: Annual "TICKET TO THE TWENTIES" FESTIVAL" at the Homestead Museum, 15415 E Don Julian Rd, City of Industry 91745; 626-968-8492; www.homesteadmuseum.org. It's FREE admission and free parking. And if so few hours seem like it can't possibly be much, then you just don't know how to 23 skidoo. It's a weekend of great fun, where you'll celebrate the Roaring Twenties as you enjoy charming live music, dancing to the Charleston (or your best facsimile, off to the side of the ones who really know how), silent films, crafts, historic house tours (the museum has two big ones), games, demonstrations, old car and machinery displays, activities by the L.A. Art Deco Society, and more. They really know how to do this right. So polish-up your Stutz Bearcat. The Guide staff are big fans of this FREE annual event.
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Sat, Oct 8, all day: 1st Annual "FOLKWORKS FOLK/ROOTS FESTIVAL" in Santa Monica is coming together nicely! It'll feature top-notch Folk-Americana, roots, plus the "world music" that the FolkWorks crew loves so much. Tix are now available at: www.fwfolkrootsfestival.com
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October's Concerts & Other Events...

***** TICKET ALERT *****
Tue, Oct 18: WILLIE NELSON & FAMILY play the Pantages Theatre
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# 7 news feature


NOVEMBER'S EVENTS... EXCEPT, ER, UHH... (that damned election)


No. Wait. That godawful election happens in November. "Warning, Will Robinson!," with full mechanical arm flapping. Because the smell from hell will be upon us all. Egads, zounds, odds bodkins, and Harry Potter's invisibility cloak. Where's Marty in the flux-capacitor-equipped DeLorean? Can anybody retrieve that usurped book of winning numbers from Biff the bully? Before someone else he can't intimidate gets branded a butthead and told they're fired? Where's the house with Dorothy and Toto that falls on the witch when you need it? If there's a yellow brick road this time, it's made of yellow snow.

There were Missiles of October in 1962. How many months after November before one of these malevolent megalomaniacs will bumble into a confrontation or the other one will eschew diplomacy in favor of forward-force-projection-based military brinksmanship?

One, who denies global climate change, would enable a free-for-all of drilling rigs and crisscrossing pipelines, and the other accepts climate science but would permanently destroy groundwater basins with fracking for select foundational friends.

This damned election. When, by all that's right and good and fair and honest, ANY third-party should win. Except corporate mainstream media will spend hundreds more hours of airtime between now and then, trivializing both the Greens and the Libertarians. Everybody from the ever-yelling Chris Matthews to outfoxed Chris Wallace to excruciatingly childish Rachel Maddow to erudite Fareed Zakaria will reliably back-up the millions spent by the two big parties to put the full deck of fear cards in play. And jokers will slide from sleeves to quite intentionally make you feel foolish to vote for either third party instead of the unfunny jokes of vampire nominees that Alfred Hitchcock and Rod Serling cooked-up and foisted on us from the great beyond.

So instead of actualizing your ethics and voting for a third party that doesn't have a candidate facing imminent indictment for a RICO conspiracy involving a fake university or government favors for foundation donations? A candidate, who, gasp, makes coherent sense? You'll stare at the Deadman's Hands of marked cards all doctored to be Red and Blue aces and eights.

Abundant revelations will have been obfuscated, and distractions will be relentless, to keep you from learning how the cards are marked. Because you'll be led by pied pipers with their hair on fire, flashing neon that the Ruskies did it (whatever "it" is). You'll ignore or forget the essential fact that the revealed stuff is real.

And with Al Jazeera America gone and John Kerry's demand fulfilled that Congress secretly fund discrediting RT, the corporatocracy's pretense of competitive enterprises (that just happen to share the same agenda) will get the singular message of the partisan duoploly proclaimed and echoed from every strip-mined mountaintop, and carried up from every oil-soaked coast, and delivered along every pothole-ridden highway that austerity never repaired. And so you'll hate yourself as you vote for either of the justifiably reviled candidates of one of the two corporate-owned big parties because a vote for anyone who is reasonable is a vote for the one you revile more than the one everyone else reviles more.

So the Corporacratic Saloon pours rotgut whisky as cheap anesthesia and the game goes on with its thoroughly marked cards. The game where only the fat, smug donkeys and the bloated, depressed and drunk elephants can have a seat at the table. Wearing their tentlike designer mumus with lots of spaces to hide things and their Chinese-made $70 neckties and hundred-dollar Bangladeshi shirts. And you can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave. Even as you try to avoid the oddly unique moment of nausea and getting your hands dirty, contemplating the impending voting booth like the monolith in "2001."

And your fight-or-flight mechanism evokes Howard Beale from your permanently internalized acceptance of The Truth of the Network, making you want to scream reflexively, "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take this anymore!" except you know you'll get no sympathy because everyone is at that point, so you don't. Then you recall your Shakespeare and want, with all your heart and soul, to proclaim in your best theatrical voice, "A plague on both your houses!" And stomp off, resolved like Pontius Pilates, the exercise salon guy, with his bowl of water, not to vote at all.

Except you know every thought you have and anything you say when you self-disenfranchise becomes instantly invisible, immediately dismissible. Placing you by default among the millions they have worked so hard to purposefully disenfranchise because "those" people don't vote the right way. As if either big party gave a damn about anybody except their mega-rich donor-class (foreign & domestic), anyway. But if calling-down that plague would take you off the universal monitoring of the cyber-industrial state, you'd call it a beneficial trade, even an act of self-preservation, the ultimate purpose of fight-or-flight. But it won't redeem you, because nothing will erase your continuously-updated cyber profile, and you long ago accepted that because of the free pizza coupons on your cell phone.

The "fight" options aren't looking too good. Will no one save us from this meddlesome fleece?

Are there any month-long music camps that last the whole month of November? In, say, Botswana? ANYWHERE beyond the internet and a kid on a bicycle who throws newspapers? Or can we just join the bears along about Nov. 1st and hibernate until next spring, when it'll all mercifully be OVER? Anybody for rowing around the world without a radio, with the first leg to, say, Australia? That'd have to take at least a couple three months, right?

Or maybe we all need to beat the ever-manipulative capitalist bastards at their own game and buy stock -- in Pepto-Bismol, and in those hideously overpriced pharmaceuticals that treat hangnails and have side effects that include massive memory loss. (Do any prevent puking when political BS can't pass the smell test?)

This electile dysfunction makes you think of every nutjob you've ever run across. Probably a defensive mechanism, searching for someone, anyone, worse than the two predatory candidates you're afraid will come out of your closet at night. The robot is still wildly flapping those mechanical arms warning us. Like the TV bank robbery monitor who can't actually do anything about the robbers -- or the banksters. (How well-timed was THAT ad campaign, given this election?) For the first time ever, that horribly annoying character on the old "Lost in Space" reruns is understandable. No, not the robot. The one who kept shreiking, "Oh! The pain, the PAIN!"



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# 8 news feature


THIS WEEK'S MUSIC VIDEO: "WASTING AWAY AGAIN IN MY COUPE DE VILLE."


Hang on. This is really good.

If you frequent the Coffee Gallery Backstage or you were around when the Ice House hosted a mix of folk music AND comedy, then surely you've been dazzled by the musical performance prowess of DUANE THORIN, who, from time to time has had assorted other identities, from simply THORIN to the anchor of the BOHEMIAN SOUL RUSTLERS, and other things in antiquity that predate our being sentient. He's not only performed at both of those (and plenty of other notable) venues, but he's booked and produced original shows and debuted formidable acts both places.

Well. Turns out our man of surprises has also done one of the absolute best indie music videos we've ever seen. And he's been holding out on us, because he made it way back in 2011.

It was an unrelated conversation that caused him to say that "it" resulted "from a friend sending me the phrase in 2008, 'Some People claim that there's a Banker to Blame'..."

Huh? What was the "it" in question? Did we miss something?

Obviously, yes. And it should not continue to be missed any longer, because it's reeeeeallly good.

Duane says, "I wrote this and made a video... and yes, those are Occupy encampments, and that is my mom..."

It's "Wasting Away Again in My Coupe de Ville." Enjoy!

http://youtu.be/pY8kWINcOXU



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# 9 news feature


MORE VIDEOS: LISA HALEY & THE ZYDECATS & THEIR 20th ANNIVERSARY ROMP


Among the most anticipated bands playing the annual "IRVINE GLOBAL VILLAGE FESTIVAL" (on Sep 24) in OC, and the annual "ADAMS AVENUE STREET FAIR" (on Sun, Sep 25), in San Diego, are LISA HALEY & THE ZYDECATS, favorites at Cajun-Zydeco festivals across the country and throughout Europe. They've been at it a long time -- currently celebrating their 20th year together(!) -- though their youthful energy, with the 10,000-watt gyrating ball of energy that is Lisa, is as fresh as anybody playing Coachella.

See the Guide's listings for their local outdoor concerts on Aug 23 & 25 -- both FREE, and on Sep 3, plus those two Southern Cal festivals.

In 2006 & 2007, Lisa yodeled her way thru 4 now-famous "SlimJim Snapalope Commercials." Lisa tells us, "Snapalopes were very silly marionettes, made from Slim Jims! And hunted in the aisles of the MiniMart."

Here are the music vid links:

a. Snapalope "Trap"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8OJpIC8DS4

b. Snapalope "Camouflage"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL0r1X2Mxao

c. Snapalope "Headlights"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yENA87ptHHo

d. Snapalope "Decoy"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iAKpoMfjso

Yes, that's Lisa playing fiddle.

Plus, while you're in video mode... check-out the EMMY-WINNING "Late Mr. Pete Show," featuring LISA HALEY with her previous musical group, ZYDECO PARTY BAND.

You can see all 13 episodes at:
http://wn.com/the_late_mr_pete_show_1991_channel_5_ktla_los_angeles

These episodes include the EMMY Ceremony, DICK CLARK, STEVE ALLEN, and Lisa & the boys.


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# 10 news feature (reprinted from our Aug 5 edition)


SCOTTISH PIPE BAND FROM "ON THE DAY" DOC. FILM SPECIAL THRU AUG 15


THE SPIRIT OF SCOTLAND PIPE BAND returns to the "World Pipe Band Championships" on Saturday, August 13. The last time they competed on Glasgow Green was at the 2008 Worlds, and few thought they would ever be able to repeat the experiment. But here they are. It will be an amazing day for the participating pipers and fans of traditional Scottish music alike. To celebrate the band's return to the world stage, the documentary filmmakers who made the film, "On the Day," are offering 30% off for the "On The Day" DVD and Box Set, but their offer ends August 15.

Watch the original "ON THE DAY" trailer (contact info is there) at:



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The Guide brings you frequent editions covering MUSIC NEWS, festivals, events (from concerts to film festivals) and ticket alerts, and always available right here on the Guide's Blogspot site.

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