Live Music this week -- Jan 23 2018 quickie edition

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We promised you NAMM attendees that we'd be mindful of your presence in town this week, and help you -- and all our regular readers -- find your way to some live music events that you'd likely miss otherwise.

We'll also have a NAMM NEWS EDITION that includes live performances along with some recommended booths on the exhibit floor... but it's not quite ready yet.

And YES, that enormous MUSIC NEWS EDITION we promised you is still having the last parts attached and the bolts tightened, so look for it in a day or two.

Meantime, get out and get tuneful!

Events are chronological, day-by-day, by start times.

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Tuesday
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Tue, Jan 23:
7 pm Weekly "SONGWRITER SERENADE" hosted by JC HYKE at Matt Denny's Ale House on Huntington Dr in Arcadia.
* All the acts do about four songs apiece.
* It's a strong lineup, with PHIL WARD; HUNTER SCOTT;RANDALL LAMB from Central California "making a rare LA appearance and hopefully playing 'Right Wing Jesus,'" says Phil; and guitar wizard BARRETT TAGLIARINO.
* No cover, full menu and bar.
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Tue, Jan 23:
8 pm THE SECRET SISTERS, plus SMOOTH HOUND SMITH, play The Moroccan Lounge, 901 E First St, Los Angeles, CA 90012.
* Tix: $20.
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Tue, Jan 23:
8 pm MOOD INDIGO at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Altadena, CA; phone for reservations, (10 am-10 pm, 7 days), 626-798-6236.
* It's "the spirit of spangled gowns swirling to the infectious pulse of swing. It is a song sung in harmony, sad, sweet, or swung."
* Most of all, Mood Indigo is the irresistible chemistry of David Jackson, John Reynolds, and Casey MacGill.
* Tix: $20.
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Tue, Jan 23:
8 pm L.A. PHIL NEW MUSIC GROUP plays the Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Av, Los Angeles, CA 90012; 323-850-2000.
* A program of experimental new music instead of more traditional and familiar classical works.
* Tix: $20-$59, at http://laphil.com
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Thursday
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Thu, Jan 25:
7 pm "DAVID HARVEY PRESENTS" brings performances by SKIP HELLER & BIRDIE JONES, MARC PLATT, BILL BURNETT, and "A Word" with DYLAN BRODY, at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Altadena, CA.
* No reservations for this show; just get there to get a good seat for a good show.
* $10 at the door.
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Friday
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Fri-Sun, Jan 26-28, and Fri-Sun, Feb 2-4:
"SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL" at the Warner Grand Theatre, 478 W 6th St, San Pedro, CA 90731; 310-548-2493.
* Presented by Encore South Bay, this is a professionally produced musical hit starring talented local children and adults.
* In Dr. Seuss fashion, here's the promo:
"Local children, neighbors and friends will be there,
The Cat in the Hat will be quite debonair,
Horton and the Grinch will find their joy,
And ENCORE will bring a smile to every girl and boy ...and their parents."
* Tix and info: http://www.encoresouthbay.org/
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Fri, Jan 26:
8 pm THE BAREFOOT MOVEMENT bring their delightful and youthful bluegrass to the legendary concert hall in back of McCabe's Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica, CA 90405; 310-828-4497; www.mccabes.com
* JUST ADDED, Jan 12...
* They're festival faves, and this'll sell-out promptly.
* Tix, $17.50.
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Fri, Jan 26:
8 pm TAKING THE WEEKEND OFF FOR NAMM: the Arcadia Blues Club, 16 E Huntington Dr, Arcadia CA.
* Returning next weekend with performances by artists in town for NAMM. Fri and Sat shows. (See listings.)
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Multiple Performances This Weekend
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Fri-Sun, through Jan 28:
"SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS" at the Broad Stage / Theatre at the Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center, 1310 11th St, Santa Monica, CA 90401; www.thebroadstage.org
* See feature story in this edition.
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Fri-Sun, through Jan 28:
"SHAKESPEARE HIS WIFE AND THE DOG" in the Edye at the Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center, 1310 11th St, Santa Monica, CA 90401; www.thebroadstage.org
* See feature story in this edition.
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Saturday
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Sat, Jan 27, FREE FESTIVAL:
3 pm-midnight "NIGHT ON BROADWAY" returns with four stages, six theaters, hundreds of acts, artists, and experiences in downtown L.A.
* L.A. City Councilmember Jose Huizar is continuing the movement of "Bringing Back Broadway" with another year of "Night on Broadway," the free arts and music festival.
* Most of the music is not folk-friendly. But it's all free and there are some big-name acts. Here it, listed by venue:
- Broadway Stage: The B-52s • War • LA SANTA CECILIA • Raul Pacheco & the Immaculate Conception
- Million Dollar Theatre: Angelica Maria • Antonio Aguilar Jr. • Lupita Infante • Margarita Luna • Omar Arreola • Esteban Leon • Mariachi Orgullo de Mexico • Tierra Blanca Dance Company • Ballet Folklorico Eterna Juventud • Paso de Oro Dance Company • Ballet Folklorico Raices de Mexico • Ballet Folklorico Orgullo Mexicano • Ballet Folklorico Las Estrellas • Blanca Araceli
- Los Angeles Theatre: Lucent Dossier Experience • John Kelley • Piepshow • Jason Esun • Drew Holly • Randy J
- Palace Theatre: TEASE, If You Please!
- Globe Theatre: DAM FUNK • Funkmosphere • Sweater Funk • Shiro Schwarz
- Orpheum Theatre: Dead Meadow • Morgan Delt • Sugar Candy Mountain • JJUUJJUU • FRANKIE AND THE WITCH FINGERS • The Entire Universe • Mothlight
- Theatre at Ace Hotel: Los Angeles Negros de Guillermo Lynch • Buyepongo • Los Romanticos de Mexico • Quitapenas • Combo Chimbita • Chulita Vinyl Club • Los Apson
- DTLA PROUD Block Party: PICKLE • Joseph Eid • Rasputin’s Marionettes • Exposure Drag • Tito Soto • Sasha Colby • Gia Gunn • The Hound • Puteria • New Jalisco Extravaganza Show • DJ Bounce House • David Oh • Brian Starr • David Banjela • Sindri Salad • Josh Peace • Stanley Frank • Tony Soto • Men in Heels • Team Ferosha • DJ Addiction • Pinche Queen
- Viva! Stage: Inner Wave • Jasper Bones • SPEAK • August Eve • Prettiest Eyes • Los Blenders • Dreamlover • The Pantones • Mu$ty Boyz
- Ladies First Stage: Bella Fiasco • Them Jeans • Bianca Oblivion & Suga Shay (Club Aerobics) • DJ Zo • Honey • Val Fleury (Nap Girls) • NALA • Lani Love • Denise Zavala (Percussion) • Jessica Reynoso • Madame Gandhi • Ezinma
* The best description of this big event is at the "Do LA" site: http://dola.com/nightonbroadway2018
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Sat, Jan 27:
7 pm JANET KLEIN & HER PARLOUR BOYS at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Altadena, CA; phone for reservations, (10 am-10 pm, 7 days), 626-798-6236.
* It's the charming and risque songs of the 1920s delivered by a group with the power to transport you through time.
* You'll hear ragtime, early jazz, Tin Pan Alley, and more, from the Charleston to boop boop be doop.
* Tix, $20.
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Sat, Jan 27:
7:30 pm BETTMAN & HALPIN play their "10 year Anniversary Concert" at the Shannon Center for the Performing Arts, 6760 Painter Av, Whittier CA 90601; www.shannoncenter.org
* Ever since fiddle wizard Stephanie Bettman and her partner, multi-instrumentalist acoustic string musician Luke Halpin, left Southern California to make their home in Denver, their concert appearances here have become a scarce big deal -- especially since their growing fame has them playing in so many other places.
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Opens Sat, Jan 27:
L.A. OPERA PRESENTS "CANDIDE" at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion at the L.A. Music Center, downtown L.A.
* Details, schedule, and tix at: www.laopera.org
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Sat, Jan 27:
8 pm Scotland's fine singer-songwriter-guitarist JIM MALCOLM plays the "PASADENA FOLK MUSIC SOCIETY" concert series in Beckman Institute Auditorium (aka "Little Beckman") at Caltech in Pasadena. Parking is still free, but it has changed, so look at the venue's website:
www.pasadenafolkmusicsociety.org
* As we wrote this, Jim Malcolm, the "ultimate Scots troubadour" was still at home in Perthshire, starting to pack for his US West Coast tour, which will bring him to Caltech.
* Jim was lead vocalist for Old Blind Dogs (who are coming to Caltech on Feb 23) for about eight years, but he later went back to performing solo in favor of spending more time sharing his own compositions and traditional vocal interpretations.
* Jim writes original songs and covers lots of traditional songs, including compositions by some of Scotland's great writers, such as Robert Burns.
* He plays a bit of harmonica, too.
* Plus, Jim is a very funny guy and, between songs, we'll get exposed to stories about life in Scotland, the country's history, his travels, and more.
* Listen to him sing Robert Burns' "Rantin Rovin Robin" at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2PyL-CarPA
* See him perform the traditional "Flowers of Edinburgh" to sample both his music and his humor, at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYq0l-MmBnw
* His own song, "Neptune," is a moving plea to respect our fragile oceans before it's too late. It's at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZHQbCMPPK4
* Jim has a broad repertoire and a brand new recording out, "Spring Will Follow On," which will be available for purchase at the show.
* In a review of Jim's album, "Alive in Perth," Clive Pownceby wrote in "Living Tradition," "...here is a troubadour of substance playing guitar and harmonica with exemplary precision. Relaxed and amongst friends on his own patch at the Goodlyburn Theatre, he hit a peak that night last August, forging a very personal communion. His expressive voice, whether complementing a filigree picked guitar on the bittersweet 'The First Cold Day' or regaling us with tall tales, is warm and engaging." The reviewer concludes, "With a hushed reverence in the theatre at times, the whoops and yells at the end tell you that this gently-paced set has hit its collective spot."
* Tickets are $20 for adults and $5 for Caltech students and children. You can order by phone by calling the Caltech Ticket Office at 626-395-4652. Online tickets are available until Thursday, January 25.
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Sat, Jan 27:
8 pm ACTION SKULLS, featuring John Cowsill, Bill Mumy, and Vicki Peterson, in the legendary concert hall in back of McCabe's Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica, CA 90405; 310-828-4497; www.mccabes.com
* Tix, $20.
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Sat; Fri-Sun, Jan 26-28, and Fri-Sun, Feb 2-4:
"SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL" at the Warner Grand Theatre, 478 W 6th St, San Pedro, CA
* See Friday write-up for details.
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Sat, Jan 27:
8 pm TAKING THE WEEKEND OFF FOR NAMM: the Arcadia Blues Club, 16 E Huntington Dr, Arcadia CA.
* Returning next weekend with performances by artists in town for NAMM. Fri and Sat shows. (See listings.)
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Sunday
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Sun; Fri-Sun, Jan 26-28, and Fri-Sun, Feb 2-4:
"SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL" at the Warner Grand Theatre, 478 W 6th St, San Pedro, CA
* See Friday write-up for details.
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Sun, Jan 28:
7 pm ANDY CORWIN and THE HONEY-LULUS…..back for their fourth encore. SONG, DANCE, FUNNYBONE EXERCISE and lovely South Seas picking’ at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Altadena, CA; phone for reservations, (10 am-10 pm, 7 days), 626-798-6236.
* Andy Corwin is currently a member of the renowned 1960's vocal trio, The Limeliters, and the Nashville-based comedy duo, actual size. He is an alumni of the 90's political satire group, The Foremen. The Austin, Texas-based musician, singer and songwriter with a gentle style, a warped sense of humor and outrageous repertoire of folk, bluegrass and country tunes.
* The Honey-Lulus (Kate Friedricks, Justeen Ward and Christina Linhardt) are three charming and talented wahines who will perform vintage songs of the islands and dance like the swaying palms, live and in color. They promise to make your "retro tiki" dreams come true with their ukuleles and vocal harmonies that conjure up warm breezes, happy hukilaus and sunny shores.
* Tix, $20.
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