Chockfull Thursday: Ticket Alerts, Weekend Festivals, & Lots TONIGHT ~ March 27, 2014

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There is a vast variety of exceptionally fine live music offerings tonight. Plus…

We have the HEADS-UP on this weekend’s FESTIVALS. And…

We have EIGHTEEN fresh TICKET ALERTS in this edition (plus two more reminders of previous alerts), and many of them will give you a jump on everyone else, using the presale passwords we provide.

One thing of special note… three evenings of Appalachian Bluegrass – by way of Canada – with the fiddling magic of the amazing APRIL VERCH BAND – commence tonight at the Ojai Concert Series at 7 pm (see listing), and continue Friday night at 8 pm at McCabe’s in Santa Monica, and Saturday at 8 pm at Caltech in a show presented by the Pasadena Folk Music Society. Pick one, because she is not to be missed.

Speaking of TICKET ALERTS, Tuesday’s edition brought you a bunch of ’em, too (and they are NOT repeated here), plus fresh NEWS, and THREE REVIEWS of albums that were released that day. It’s still available, at a separate click.

But let’s not miss anything happening TONIGHT. After we bring you, as always, a few notations on today’s history and some special birthdays. Let’s get started!


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MARCH 27th in history…

Today is “NATIONAL SINGING COWGIRLS DAY,” apparently proclaimed officially somewhere, by some obscure governing body or other. And there is an appropriate show to commemorate it tonight at 8 pm at the Coffee Gallery Backstage; see the events listings.

Today’s birthdays include…

√  Musician / recording artist BUDDY MONDLOCK.

√  WILHELM C. ROENTGEN (1845), who, in 1895 at the age of 50, discovered x-rays, high-frequency short-wave rays produced by a stream of electrons. For this, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1901. And today, units of exposure to x-rays are measured in Roentgens.

Now, YESTERDAY we missed some key birthdays. So belated happy birthday to:

√  KELLY ZIRBES aka “KELLY Z” of the roadhouse blues band KELLY’S LOT.

√  American poet ROBERT FROST (1874) who did not attend school until the age of 12, but went on to earn the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1924, 1931, 1937, and 1943. And he recited an original poem at the Inauguration of President John F. Kennedy in 1961, and was awarded the Congressional Medal by President Kennedy at the White House on March 26, 1962, on his 88th birthday.

√  SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR (1930) the first woman to serve on the US Supreme Court.
 
 
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In this edition…

Thursday’s live music & art events…
♪  TICKET ALERTS
♪  FESTIVALS (in Southern Cal)
♪  FESTIVALS (elsewhere)
♪  ONGOING MUSIC & ART EVENTS
♪  THURSDAY’S LIVE MUSIC & ART EVENTS
 
 
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1)  JUST ANNOUNCED: at CITY NATIONAL GROVE OF ANAHEIM
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SHAWN COLVIN & STEVE EARLE bring their "Songs & Stories, Together On Stage" nationwide summer tour to the City National Grove of Anaheim, on May 24, at 8 pm.
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Presale tix: Thu, Mar 27, 10 am-10 pm, with password: SONGS, at:
http://m.ticketmaster.com/event/09004C759ACEAFE5?artistid=734797&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1&brand=nederlanderla&camefrom=cfc_ndrcon_ned_Mar26

This is a dinner event. A three course prix fixe dinner including salad, entree options, and dessert is available for purchase for $30. If you plan on the dinner, they recommend arriving at 6 pm. Dinner concludes at 7:30 pm. Go to www.citynationalgroveofanaheim.com for menu details.

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2)  JUST ANNOUNCED: at the SANTA BARBARA BOWL

JOAN BAEZ & THE INDIGO GIRLS play the Santa Barbara Bowl, Jul 2, at 7 pm.
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Presale tix, Fri, Mar 28, 10 am-10 pm, with password: DIXIE, at:
http://m.ticketmaster.com/event/09004C74E28DD067?artistid=733021&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1&brand=nederlanderla&camefrom=cfc_ndrcon_ned_Mar26

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3)  JOAN BAEZ, with THE INDIGO GIRLS, Thu, Jul 3;
Presale tix: Fri, Mar 28, 10 am-10 pm, with password: DIXIE, at:
http://m.ticketmaster.com/event/09004C6DB4598B84?artistid=733021&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1&brand=greektheatre&camefrom=cfc_ndrcon_grk_March26
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On sale to public: Sat, Mar 29, at 10 am.

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4)  SARAH McLACHLAN, Sat, Jun 28;
Presale: Fri, Mar 28, 10 am-10 pm, with password: ANGEL, at:
http://m.ticketmaster.com/event/09004C64BD316A4B?artistid=741472&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1&brand=greektheatre&camefrom=cfc_ndrcon_grk_March26
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On sale to public: Sat, Mar 29, at 10 am. Multi-platinum and Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Sarah McLachlan brings her “Shine On” Tour 2014 to Southern Cal, to coincide with her forthcoming new album “Shine On,” out May 6th on Verve Records.

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5)  JOHN ANDERSON and TRACY LAWRENCE, two bigtime country music singer-songwriters, play two local shows:
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a)  Sat, Mar 29, 8 pm, at the Valley Performing Arts Center (18111 Nordhoff St, Northridge 91330). Tix available at 818-677-3000.
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b)  Sun, Mar 30, 8 pm, at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center (750 W Lancaster Bl, Lancaster 93534). Tix available at 661-723-5950.

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6)  “MASTERS OF TRADITION,” a top Irish group with DAVID POWER on uillean pipes, MARTIN HAYES on fiddle, CATHAL HAYDEN on fiddle, MAIRTIN O'CONNOR on accordion, SEAMIE O'DOWD on guitar, DENNIS CAHILL on guitar, and IARLA Ó LIONAIRD on vocals, plays two shows on Sun, Mar 30, at 2 & 7 pm, in Royce Hall’s CAP series on the UCLA Campus in Westwood 90095. Tix now available at 310-825-2101 or 310-825-4401.

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7)  YOUNG IRELAND with TOM CORBETT plays twice locally:
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a)  On Sat, Mar 29, for the San Diego Folk Heritage series at San Dieguito United Methodist Church (170 Calle Magdalena, Encinitas 92024). Tix at 858-566-4040.
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b)  On Sun, Mar 30, in a 3 pm matinee, at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena. Make reservations at 626-798-6236.

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8)  EAGLES play Fri, Oct 3, at the Honda Center in OC. Tix available now, while they last, at the usual outlets.

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9)  RAUL DI BLASIO, Sat, May 31;
Presale: Thu, Mar 27, 10 am-10 pm, with password: CORAZON, at:
http://m.ticketmaster.com/event/09004C6CF18DAEB9?artistid=853761&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=40&brand=greektheatre&camefrom=cfc_ndrcon_grk_March26
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On sale to public: Fri, Mar 28 at 10 am.
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Argentine jazz pianist Raúl di Blasio makes his Greek Theatre debut on Sat, May 31, at 8 pm.

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10)  “THE DROP: MARY GAUTHIER,” in conjunction with the Americana Music Association, is a rare performance-interview with a folkie, celebrating her CD release at the GRAMMY Museum, Mon, Apr 21; 8 pm. Tix sales begin Mar 27 at Noon. All proceeds benefit the GRAMMY Museum. Tix at 213-765-6803 or online at www.grammymuseum.org

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11)  “THE DROP: CARLENE CARTER” is Tue, April 15, at 8 pm at the GRAMMY Museum. It’s a performance-interview celebrating the release of “Carter Girl,” her personal homage to her Carter Family roots and to the ethos that has been the foundation of much of America's music for almost 90 years.
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It’s Carlene Carter's first album of new recordings this decade, set for release April 8, and produced by Don Was and mixed by Bob Clearmountain. As the daughter of June Carter Cash and country music great Carl Smith, the granddaughter of Mother Maybelle Carter and stepdaughter of Johnny Cash, Carlene says it has been her lifelong goal to make this record. The album revisits both classic Carter Family repertoire as well as original songs that relate to Carlene's connection with her musical and familial roots.
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Willie Nelson guests on "Troublesome Waters" and Kris Kristofferson joins Carlene on "Black Jack David" while the unmistakable voice of Vince Gill is heard harmonizing on "Lonesome Valley 2003." "Blackie's Gunman" is a duet with Elizabeth Cook, whom Carlene calls her "adopted sister." Cook is heard on six of the album's twelve tracks. The participation of Lorrie Carter Bennett, daughter of Anita Carter, as well as Joe Breen, Carlene's husband, underscores the continuing Carter Family connective tissue that the album celebrates.
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The evening is hosted by Scott Goldman, Vice President of The GRAMMY Foundation and MusiCare., Carlene will discuss her musical upbringing and how it affected the making of the new album, and she will perform a few songs. Doors at 7:30 pm.
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Tix now on sale at 213-765-6803 or online at www.grammymuseum.org. All proceeds benefit the GRAMMY Museum.

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12)  GAVIN DeGRAW plays the City National Grove of Anaheim, Tue, Apr 29, at 8pm. Tix available now, at:
http://m.ticketmaster.com/event/09004B67D9EABA7D?artistid=859779&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=60&brand=nederlanderla&camefrom=cfc_ndrcon_ned_Mar26
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An Irish contemporary rocker with a folksy vibe, DeGraw shot to fame in 2004 with "I Don't Want To Be," a millennial anthem that became the theme song for CW teen drama "One Tree Hill."

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13)  UNDER THE STREETLAMP, plus GENTLEMAN'S RULE, Fri, May 2, at 7:30 pm. Tix available at:
http://www.greektheatrela.com/events/event_details.asp?id=2753
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Under the Streetlamp, kicks off The Greek Theatre, L.A.'s 2014 season with their early rock & roll, doo wop and Motown classics. Opening the show is the acapella sensation, Gentleman's Rule.

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14)  3rd Annual "LOS LOBOS CINCO DE MAYO FESTIVAL" with LOS LOBOS, plus OZOMATLI, MARIACHI EL BRONX, and more, Sat, May 3, at 6:30 pm. Tix available at:
http://www.greektheatrela.com/events/event_details.asp?id=2754

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15)  “THE DROP: INGRID MICHAELSON,” is Tue, April 8, at 8 pm at the GRAMMY Museum in L.A. Tix go on sale Thu, Mar 27, at noon. (Presales were available only to Amex holders.)
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After a two-year hiatus, singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson is back with a new album, her fifth, and a studio album titled “Lights Out,” which gets released April 15 (but will be available at this event). She’s come a long way since her first platinum break-out single, “The Way I Am,” was released seven years ago. Her past records have always been written only by Michaelson herself, with one producer, recording in one location. For this new album, Michaelson decided it was time to take a risk and branch out of her comfort zone. She recorded “Lights Out” in Los Angeles, New York and Nashville, alongside six different producers and ten respectable co-writers, including the talented Katie Herzig, Mat Kearney, Trent Dabbs, A Great Big World, and Busbee (Katy Perry, Pink, Lady Antebellum.) Her most personal album to date, Michaelson didn’t hold back, drawing inspiration from the darkest moments of her life over the past couple of years. The result? An intense and thoughtful piece of work. Hosted by Vice President of The GRAMMY Foundation and MusiCares Scott Goldman, the evening will feature both an interview with Michaelson and a performance. Doors at 7:30 pm.
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$20 tix available at 213-765-6803 or online at www.grammymuseum.org. All proceeds benefit the GRAMMY Museum.

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16)  TORI AMOS, plus an opening act tba, Wed, Jul 23, at 7:30 pm. Tix available at:
http://www.greektheatrela.com/events/event_details.asp?id=2769
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In support of her 14th studio recording, “Unrepentant Geraldines,” Tori Amos’ worldwide tour includes this L.A. stop.

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17)  BRYAN FERRY, with guest DAWN LANDES, plays the Santa Barbara Bowl, Sat, Apr 19, at 7 pm. Tix available now, at:
http://m.ticketmaster.com/event/09004C2EE1DD9B60?artistid=735061&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1&brand=nederlanderla&camefrom=cfc_ndrcon_ned_Mar26

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18)  “MEHFIL MASSIVE: SOUTH ASIAN RELIGIONS REMIXED THROUGH POETRY & MUSIC” happens Wed, April 23, at 7:30 pm, in USC’s Bovard Auditorium. Admission is free and open to everyone, but reservations are required, and these events do fill-up. Reserve online beginning Thu, Mar 27, at 9 am, at www.VisionsandVoices.usc.edu
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Legendary South Asian musicians and poets come together to celebrate and investigate the rich diversity of South Asian spiritual influences. In Mughal courts, nightly mehfils brought these performers together and elevated their collaborations to high art. This tradition will get a 21st-century update in a landmark evening featuring performances by internationally renowned diasporic South Asian artists, including Sufi-influenced rock guitarist Salman Ahmad, vocalist and ten-string double-violin master Gingger Shankar, Mumbai-based dubstep DJ Bandish Projekt and hip hop artist and producer Brooklyn Shanti in collaboration with award-winning poets Kazim Ali, Tarfia Faizullah, Bhanu Kapil, Mandeep Sethi and Amarnath Ravva.

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Ticket REMINDERS (one more time, before they’re sold-out)

19)  RODRIGUEZ, Fri, May 30, at 7:30 pm. Tix available at:
http://www.greektheatrela.com/events/event_details.asp?id=2758

Legendary singer-songwriter, Sixto Rodriguez (aka Rodriguez), makes his Greek Theatre, LA debut on Friday, May 30. Well-known in the U.S. for his 2012 Oscar award-winning documentary, “Searching for Sugar Man,” Rodríguez's fame and music have now reached audiences worldwide.

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20)  JACK JOHNSON, plus MICHAEL KIWANUKA,  Aug 27 & 28, at 7 pm. Tix available at:
http://www.greektheatrela.com/events/event_details.asp?id=2725
 
 
 
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Thu, Mar 27–Sat, Mar 29,
FESTIVAL,
at UCLA:
“TUNE-IN FESTIVAL L.A.” presented by the Center for the Art of Performance (CAP), in Schoenberg and Royce Halls, on the campus at UCLA in Westwood.
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Tune-In Festival L.A. celebrates award-winning ensembles that are changing the landscape of contemporary music one note at a time; features performances by IMANI WINDS and others.
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The festival includes informative talks, festive libations, interactions with impeccable artists, and above all, four distinct virtuosic, creative and buoyant live performances by IMANI WINDS and SIMON SHAHEEN, ETHEL and KAKI KING, yMUSIC, and EIGTH BLACKBIRD.
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FESTIVAL DAY 1:
√  Tune-In Festival L.A. kicks off with a welcome celebration, toast and conversation between CAP UCLA Artistic and Executive Director Kristy Edmunds and composer Mohammed Fairouz.
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√  The innovative L.A.-based ensemble QUATTRO performs a free pre-concert in the Schoenberg courtyard starting at 6:30 pm.
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√  IMANI WINDS featuring Simon Shaheen, plus the ZAFIR PROJECT perform at 8 pm in Schoenberg Hall.
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√  The talented UCLA students of globally-inspired quartet TAHKT DIRTY performs during intermission. Dig deeper into the sounds and soul of contemporary performers and composers via the festival’s on-site Pop-Up Library.
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FESTIVAL DAY 2:
√  Two powerful and inventive ensembles performing two riveting programs that span centuries, genres, ideas and emotions and would make famed composer Arnold Schoenberg himself proud. You can attend two concerts plus join attendees for music and drinks and interactions with the performers on the serene Schoenberg patio.
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√  UCLA student group OMG BRASS TRIO performs during the break between the two programs.

FESTIVAL DAY 3:
√  The Festival closes with a bang, featuring a pre-show artist talk on the Royce Terrace, performance by student group OMG STRING QUARTET and a thrilling on-stage collaboration from the Tune-In Festival L.A. ensembles.
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√  The Festival’s Pop-Up Library will be open for you to learn more and share your thoughts. You can stick around afterwards and meet the artists.
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Buy one ticket to any event and get one ticket free with offer code: CONTEMPORARY
Tickets available at: http://cap.ucla.edu/tuneinla/


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Fri & Sat, Mar 28 & 29,
FESTIVAL,
in SFV (Chatsworth);
6th Annual “BUCKFEST” celebrating the music of BUCK OWENS and the icons of THE BAKERSFIELD SOUND, at the Cowboy Palace, 21635 Devonshire St, Chatsworth.
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Starts both nights at 8 pm. Artists include Ted Russell Kamp, The Far West, The Poedunk Poets, Jackson Tanner, Jason Charles Miller, Theresa Spanke, Michael Ubaldini, The MacAnanys, Sara Petite, and Ben Dukes.
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This is L.A.’s last real honky tonk. Full bar, lots of fun. Go early for the free dance lesson.


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Thu-Sun, Mar 27-30,
FILM FESTIVAL,
in San Pedro:
11th annual “L.A. HARBOR INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL” at the vintage art deco Warner Grand Theatre in historic downtown San Pedro, with plenty of places to eat nearby; Warner Grand Theater, 434 W 6th St, San Pedro 90731; 310-833-4813; HYPERLINK "http://www.grandvision.org/"www.grandvision.org.
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A quality offering of film screenings that you are unlikely to find anywhere else (outside the big film festivals) is what this is all about. And the venue is breathtaking.
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The Battleship Iowa, San Pedro’s newest attraction, and a festival sponsor, notes “Veterans and Active Duty Military receive free admission on a first-come, first-seated basis.”
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Full info, schedules & tix:
www.laharborfilmfest.com or call 800-838-3006.


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Sat, Mar 29,
FESTIVAL,
in Claremont:
Noon-11 pm  “BALKAN FEST” is a world music festival with performances by NEVENKA, VESELBA DANCE WORKSHOPS, with a concert and a dance party, at Pendleton Dance Center at Pomona College Claremont, 210 E 2nd St, Claremont 91711. 
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Presented by Pomona College in collaboration with world music venue Café Aman.
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Info and tix by emailing madelyntaylor@hotmail.com or ianpricebey@hotmail.com
 
 
 
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Wed-Sun, Mar 26-30,
FESTIVAL,
in Seattle:
Annual "MOISTURE FESTIVAL" in Seattle, WA, includes the inimitable SOURDOUGH SLIM. Full info at www.moisturefestival.org
 
 
 
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Ongoing, Mar 7-Apr 19, in Sierra Madre:
(Times vary, by night)  “CIVIL WAR THEMED LIVE THEATRE,” in three period-music-related productions, at the Sierra Madre Playhouse, 87 W Sierra Madre Bl, Sierra Madre; 626-355-4318; www.sierramadreplayhouse.com.

Nick Smith, veteran storyteller and co-producer of the Pasadena Folk Music Series (formerly the Caltech Folk Music Series), says, “I’m historical advisor for their current productions. The main one, "Battledrum," (Mar 7-Apr 19) is a short musical drama about drummer boys during the Civil War. There are also two performances of a show called "Glory Hallelujah," (Mar 30 & Apr 13) which is letters and music from the Civil War.”
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Each performance opens with an opening talk by a historian, leading into the play. Nick tells us, “I will be doing [the historian’s opening] for some of the performances. I’m also helping select the readings and music for the other production. It’s been busy.”
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Also in the series, ""THE PLAYER KING," for one show only, Mar 28, 7 pm; it’s about John Wilkes Booth, the actor who assassinated Abraham Lincoln.
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Tix and info, at:
http://sierramadreplayhouse.org/playhouse

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Ongoing, through Apr 6,
FILM FESTIVAL,
on Catalina Island:
The Annual “FESTIVAL OF FILM NOIR” at the Avalon Ballroom on Catalina Island. You will need to arrange ferry passage to Catalina Island and back, in addition to choosing tickets for specific films and events. Get event info from the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles: www.adsla.org or 310-659-3326.

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Ongoing, through Mar 29, in Pasadena:
“SPOTLIGHT VISUAL ARTS SEMIFINALISTS EXHIBITION” at the Armory Center for the Arts, 145 N Raymond (across from Memorial Park and the Levitt Pavilion), Old Pasadena.
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The exhibition brings the work of thirty Spotlight visual arts applicants, selected as semifinalists, 15 each in Two-Dimensional Art, and Photography. Their work is being exhibited at the Armory Center for the Arts for three weeks, commencing with an opening reception on March 8. You may also view their work online (search for the new site). Altogether, there are 124 semifinalists in all Spotlight performing arts categories.

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ONGOING at the Getty, through Jun 1, in L.A.:
“JACKSON POLLOCK’S MURAL,” and “HATCHED! CREATING FORM WITH LINE,” are two concurrent temporary exhibitions at the Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Dr, L.A. 90049; 310-440-7300; parking is $10.

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ONGOING at the Getty, through Jun 8, in L.A.:
“A ROYAL PASSION: QUEEN VICTORIA & PHOTOGRAPHY” and “HIROSHI SUGIMOTO: PAST TENSE” are two concurrent temporary exhibitions at the Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Dr, L.A. 90049; 310-440-7300; parking is $10.

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ONGOING at the Getty, through Jun 22, in L.A.:
“HEAVEN AND EARTH: BYZANTINE ILLUMINATION AT THE CULTURAL CROSSROADS” is a new temporary exhibition at the Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Dr, L.A. 90049; 310-440-7300; parking is $10.
 
 
 
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Thursday, March 27, 2014
TODAY / TONIGHT ONLY
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Thu, Mar 27, in Long Beach:
5 pm  KEN O'MALLEY brings a solo show of his authentic and original Irish music to the Auld Dubliner, 71 S Pine, Long Beach 90802; 562-437-8300.

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Thu, Mar 27, in South Pasadena:
5 pm  BARRY “BIG B” BRENNER plays his blues residency at the Firefly Bistro, 1009 El Centro St, South Pasadena 91030; 626-441-2443.

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Thu, Mar 27, in VC (Camarillo):
5:30 pm  SONGMAKERS monthly “CAMARILLO ROUND TABLE PIZZA SONG CIRCLE” at Round Table Pizza in Camarillo 93010. Info at www.songmakers.org

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Thu, Mar 27, in Agoura:
6 pm  “AGOURA IRISH SESSION” is a structured jam at Brendan’s Irish Pub & Restaurant, 1755 E Daily Dr, Camarillo 93010; 888-811-5818.

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Thu, Mar 27, in SFV (Universal City):
6-9 pm  Piano man MARC BOSSERMAN plays the Hilton Universal in Universal City.
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Marc tells us, “It's a great space. Huge atrium. Kawai Grand piano. And I'm singing and playing--everything from Stephen Foster to Bruno Mars! The food is great. And it's at Universal Studios so you just never know who might be hanging out.”

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Thu, Mar 27, in OC (Fountain Valley):
6-10 pm  Weekly “BLUEGRASS JAM” at Orange County Archery, 18792 Brookhurst St, Fountain Valley 92708.

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Thu, Mar 27, in VC (Ojai):
7 pm  The APRIL VERCH BAND plays the “OJAI CONCERT SERIES” at the Ojai Valley Woman's Club, 441 E Ojai Av, Ojai; 805-665-9952; HYPERLINK "http://www.ojaiconcertseries.com/"www.ojaiconcertseries.com.
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“Energetic, virtuosic, tradition-celebrating fiddling and dazzling step dancing” is the short description. Seeing them, you’ll have much more to say.
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April Verch has never sounded more comfortable in her skin than she does now, in the second decade of her career as an internationally touring Canadian fiddler, step dancer and singer-songwriter. Her ninth album, Bright Like Gold, captures a woman who’s fleshed out her identity and is in full command of her gifts, a woman who’s grown from a prodigy into an enduring artist—one of music’s most unforgiving public transitions — with grace and grit to spare.
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She’s of a generation far more likely to have spent its formative years taking in MTV than taking part in any sort of traditional music scene, and yet practically from birth she was immersed in folk music and dance from her native Ottawa Valley, a melting pot of Franco-Celtic flavors brought by the hard-working loggers who settled the area. The April Verch Band — rounded out by bassist and clawhammer banjo player Cody Walters and guitarist Hayes Griffin, who has a Masters in jazz improv from the New England Conservatory—is an energetic, virtuosic, tradition-celebrating outfit, not to mention one that’s not soon forgotten when they depart the stage.
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It doesn’t hurt that the thrilling grand finale involves Verch fiddling and step dancing — and often executing two entirely different intricate rhythmic patterns — at once.
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Check her out online at: http://aprilverch.com
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$20 advance tix at: www.ojaiconcertseries.com; $25 at door. Kids under age 15 are half price. Young ones on laps are free.

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Thu, Mar 27, in OC (Irvine):
7-9 pm  “PAUL WILLIAMS SONGFEST” brings many “name” folkies to sing solos and honor Grammy, Golden Globe, and Academy Award winning singer, songwriter, composer PAUL WILLIAMS, at the University Synagogue, 3400 Michelson Dr, Irvine 92612.
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Featured performers include:
Arlene Kole • Nadine Risha • Daniel Nahmod • Harold Payne • Mark Wood • Kris Shelton • Erica Turrell • Angelica • Rob Turrell • Avery Burdette • Bob Pope • Darby Walker
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Paul Williams will share stories of inspiration behind his most famous songs, including “Just an Old Fashioned Love Song,” “We've Only Just Begun,” “Evergreen,” “Rainy Days and Mondays,” “The Rainbow Connection,” and more. Paul will perform "Touch," which was on the Grammy winning “Album of the Year.”
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Arlene Kole (the Koles) tells us, “I'm honored to be one of the soloists for the Paul Williams Songfest! Come here Paul talk about each of his hits and hear them performed by various artists. I'll be singing ‘I Won't Last A Day Without You.’”
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More at: www.facebook.com/events/1399041607024974/
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Reserved seats are $47, online at cslnewportmesa.ticketleap.com or at www.ocspiritualcenter.com. There’s a vip option: reserved seat plus access to the “Paul Williams Meet & Greet Reception” with photos, autographs and more: $47 + $97 = $144. All proceeds support the CSL Music Program.

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Thu, Mar 27, at USC:
7 pm  BODYTRAFFIC and the Work of Barak Marshall perform free in Bovard Auditorium, on the USC Campus in University Park (L.A.)
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Los Angeles dance company BODYTRAFFIC presents the work of innovative Israeli choreographer Barak Marshall in “an inspiring and enchanting performance.” BODYTRAFFIC is a nonprofit company with a mission to create world-class dance in Los Angeles while supporting and fostering Jewish art, and was named one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch” in 2013.
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Thu, Mar 27, in downtown L.A.:
7:30 pm  RECOVERED VOICES play the L.A. Music Center, 631 W 2nd St (at Hope St), downtown L.A. (Music Center complex includes Ahmanson Theatre, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Mark Taper Forum, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Disney Concert Hall outdoor amphitheatre, & REDCAT); details at www.musiccenter.org

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Thu, Mar 27, in Burbank:
7:30 pm  WHITEY O'KANE BAND plays Viva Cantina, 900 W Riverside Dr, Burbank 91506.
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Thu, Mar 27, in Echo Park (L.A.):
7:30 pm  SCOTT SCHULTZ presents “BUSted – True Tales about getting around Los Angeles by People Who Don’t Drive,” at Stories Books & Café, 1716 Sunset Bl, Echo Park 90026; www.storiesla.com; 213-413-3733.
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Thu, Mar 27, in Altadena:
8 pm  WILL RYAN & THE CACTUS COUNTY COWBOYS plus THE SEGUARO SISTERS at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena.
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Will Ryan (Gold Records) has the best unknown band of hugely accomplished individual musicians in all of L.A. Seriously. They are “The Official Singing Cowboy Band of Hollywood.”
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Venue impresario Bob Stane most recently describes them as “Big Band stuff with outstanding humor. Tongue-in-cheek flavor of the West.” That’s part of it. They’re more like a 1930s movie studio band that played soundtracks for all the cantina scenes in the western movies. And with originals that have thoroughly modern relevance, like the comedic “Ding Dong Daddy of Abu Dabai,” about how warped we are over oil. Two of their members have logged over 60,000 performances at Disneyland. One has a GRAMMY. What else do you want to know? Except that THE SEGUARO SISTERS, who debuted here with them last month, had the house on its feet cheering. Wear your cowboy hat. Or not. But give your horse a scoop from the bag of good oats, and go.
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WILL RYAN, winner of 2 Gold Records, BMI’s Pioneer Award for songwriting, featured in multiple Oscar-nominated films, and self-styled “King of the Radio Cowboys,” is joined by “CHAPARRAL KATIE” CAVERA, the band’s “Mona Lisa of Melody, the Garbo of the Banjo, the Helen of Troy of Western Skiffle,” plus WESTY WESTENHOFER, their “Maharajah of Musical Mirth, the Yo-Yo Ma of the Tuba,” and JOHN “PRESTO” REYNOLDS, “Prince of the Plectrum, The Grand Kahuna of the Git-Tar.” (If Will is that creative with simple promotion, you can imagine the superior quality of his songwriting.)
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Plus, THE SAGUARO SISTERS, Southern California’s newest musical sensation, the ensemble of SHONA, KATRIONA and KARONA. Maybe you’ve heard their singing (every week!) on Pacifica Radio, or caught their acting on the syndicated series “Adventures in Odyssey.” Or maybe you’ve read about them in Club House Magazine. See ‘em an’ hear ‘em in person, and delight to soaring Western Skiffle harmonies with” the most runcible repertoire in the West!” (A Will Ryan quote, and we don’t know what “runcible” means, either.) Johnny Crawford (son of “The Rifleman”) calls the Saguaro Sisters “The greatest new vocal sound West of the Great Divide!”
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Thu, Mar 27, in Hermosa Beach:
8 pm  “TRIBUTE TO WOODSTOCK” is a special night by ANDY & RENEE & HARD RAIN, named the Best Band in the South Bay for 2013, with musical friends Craig Gross, Dave Crossland, Dave Leahy and Scott Gerber, play a tribute to the music of Woodstock, “Live at the Lounge” at the Comedy & Magic Club, 1018 Hermosa Av, Hermosa Beach 90254; 310-372-1193.
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Thu, Mar 27, in Hollywood:
8 pm  LINDA PERHACS plus opening act JIM CAMACHOplay the “Hollywood Forever Presents” concert series in the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
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Writing of LINDA PERHACS, the promo notes in a roundabout way, “Sometimes it seems as if the world is full of Great Lost Records. Every few weeks, a diligent and adventurous label will uncover some neglected album from the cusp of the ’60s and ’70s and present it as a true classic. Many of these records are pretty good, and act as testament to the creativity and fecundity of the music scene in America back then. Few of them, however, have a really enduring afterlife: following the miracle of rediscovery, most recede into a new kind of limbo, in the shape of a lavishly annotated CD package rather than as dusty, overpriced vinyl. LINDA PERHACS’ ‘Parallelograms’ is one of those exceptions that proves the rule; the American equivalent to Vashti Bunyan’s ‘Just Another Diamond Day.’
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“An uncanny mix of Aquarian folk and ethereal, avant-garde treatments, ‘Parallelograms’ was created in the heart of hippy country, L.A.’s Topanga Canyon, by a dental hygienist who was inspired by nature and by the cultural revolution going on around her. “
‘I’m not a drug user,’ she says now, still living on Topanga Canyon Boulevard. ‘I never was in the ‘60s and ‘70s, but I loved those people because they were dealing with energies, and our conversation level would be very deep. I’m deeply intuitive, I see and hear things the average person might not experience.’
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“’Parallelograms’ was produced by one of Perhacs’ dental clients, Leonard Rosenmann, a film composer who had written the scores for ‘Rebel Without A Cause’ and ‘Barry Lyndon.’ Over nine months, with a host of experienced players on call – ‘I felt like a street urchin being schooled by Picasso,’ she says – Rosenmann fleshed out Perhacs’ astonishing and intuitive musical vision.
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“When ‘Parallelograms’ was finished, it sounded like a masterpiece, but the Kapp label pressed it so badly that, Perhacs says, ‘I could only bear to listen to it once. I then threw my copy of my own record away.’ Promotion was negligible, sales non-existent. Obscurity beckoned.
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“In the internet age, though, obscurity can be discreetly transformed into a kind of niche immortality. As the 21st Century began, and Perhacs recovered from a grim bout of pneumonia, she learned that ‘Parallelograms’ had become a cult album. A CD reissue on The Wild Places imprint followed in 2003, but Perhacs’ reputation only continued to grow. Devendra Banhart was particularly evangelical, and tempted Perhacs back into a studio in 2007 to provide backing vocals on his reconstruction of the vintage Topanga vibe, ‘Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon.’ Disparate and unlikely fans revealed themselves: Swedish death metal group Opeth covered ‘Parallelograms;’ Daft Punk placed ‘If You Were My Man’ in their Electroma movie.
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“’I first bought Parallelograms on vinyl when I was in New York on tour,’ remembers Ramona Gonzalez of the L.A. group Nite Jewel. ‘I carried it under my arm to a crowded party, shut the door to the room that had a turntable, turned it on, and laid on the ground. I probably listened to it a dozen times while tears filled my eyes.’
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“And slowly, Perhacs began making music again. In 2010, she performed live for the very first time, at a tribute show (organized by the internet radio station, Dublab) that connected her to a new generation of L.A. musicians supernaturally attuned to her vision. ‘I never personally wanted to be the center of attention, with all that pressure on you,’ she says. ‘I didn’t need it for any personal reason. But I got hooked when I did the show for Dublab. On the Food Channel nowadays, they mix spices from all parts of the world. There are no limits, and that’s how I felt when I met all these young artists. I wanted more.’
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“Perhacs fell into auspicious and hip young company, tentatively negotiating a return to musical activity with the help of Gonzalez and Julia Holter. Inspiration came, too, from listening to ‘Francisco,’ a Milton Nascimento song that Devendra Banhart had passed on to her, and from watching ‘Inside Björk,’ a documentary which showed the Icelandic singer escaping from the pressures of performance by sailing up close to a majestic iceberg.
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“Fittingly, though, it was one of Perhacs’ own spiritual experiences in nature that proved the catalyst for resolving all her ideas into a new album. On May 20, 2012, she watched a solar eclipse from her bedroom window. ‘I was just overwhelmed by the beauty,’ she recalls. ‘A whole new song concept poured into me, faster than I could write it down. I settled down afterwards, and I had all these scattered pages in front of me. For weeks afterwards I kept trying to find an hour in my busy schedule to put the pieces together, but nothing felt right. One day I was frustrated, because I had to get back to responsibilities and the workaday world, and I went to that same window and I said, ‘God, this is never going to happen unless I find someone to help me. I need a full arranger, I need good recording capability close to home, these concepts come into my head faster than I can catch them and arrange them.’
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“’Two days later this email came through from Fernando Perdomo. I get a lot of messages but something said, ‘Answer that email right away.’
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“Perdomo, it transpired, was a skilled musician and producer who’d just moved from Florida into Perhacs’ LA neighborhood. Along with another dedicated and gifted Perhacs fan, Chris Price, the trio began recording the eclipse song, ‘River Of God,’ and what became the new album’s title track, ‘The Soul of All Natural Things.’ It’s a remarkable follow-up album, one that sustains and extends the aesthetic mission of its 43-year-old predecessor. Julia Holter and Ramona Gonzalez contribute, too, on a set of 12 new songs which Mojo has already called ‘a spectrally hypnotic work of prismatic beauty.’
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“’Linda is a fierce and disciplined, yet open-minded, visionary,’ says Holter. ‘She’s probably a musical virtuoso, with an incredible vocal range and a discerning ear, and she likes to try out different sets of harmonies and wild timbres. But she always has a story to tell and takes the message as seriously as the music.’ As a consequence, ‘The Soul of All Natural Things,’ for all its apparent serenity, is also a subtly polemical album, full of exhortations to take a step out of our frantic everyday lives. ‘We get too far out of balance and we must find a way to get back to our polestar,’ Perhacs says. ‘I felt that people needed to be reminded of that. My music isn’t just recreational, it’s not just entertainment. I have a deeper purpose. My soul is giving itself to the people; I want them to be helped, I want them to be lifted. If you follow a fad, it’s very temporary. If you center yourself in something that is eons old, you line yourself up with the highest vibrations in the universe: more light within, more inspiration within, more love within.’
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“Lofty aspirations, perhaps, but they typify this new age of Linda Perhacs’ music. ‘Linda,’ says Sufjan Stevens, who is releasing ‘The Soul of All Natural Things’ on his Asthmatic Kitty label, ‘has a prophetic voice that speaks beauty and truth with the kind of confidence and hope that has been lost for decades. There is nothing more real in music today.’”
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Tix, $27.50, at:
http://hollywoodforever.ticketfly.com/event/469731?utm_source=MEL&utm_medium=59945

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Thu, Mar 27, in Silver Lake (L.A.):
8 pm  Weekly "HONK TONK HACIENDA" brings its weekly show to El Cid, 4212 W Sunset Bl, Silver Lake 90029; www.ElCidLA.com; 323-668-0318.
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Thu-Sat, Mar 27-29, in OC (Costa Mesa):
8 pm  PACIFIC SYMPHONY performs Chopin's “Piano Concerto No. 1” and Strauss’ "Ein Heldenleben," for three nights in Segerstrom Hall at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Dr, Costa Mesa; 714-556-2787; www.ocpac.org
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Dominated by a brilliant piano part that the composer wrote to showcase his extraordinary virtuosity, Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1 is a perfect vehicle for the remarkable Yulianna Avdeeva. Followed by "Ein Heldenleben," Strauss' monumental tone poem depicting confidence, unrest, the battle of life, love and serenity.
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Thu, Mar 27, in SFV (Chatsworth):
8 pm  An UNDISCLOSED AMERICANA / ALT-COUNTRY / TRAD COUNTRY / HONKY TONK BAND plays the Cowboy Palace, 21635 Devonshire St, Chatsworth; 818-341-0166.
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Thu, Mar 27, in Valencia:
8:30 pm-12:30 am  HUMBLE HOOLIGANS, a big hit at the recent Irish Fest, play the Tilted Kilt in Valencia.
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Thu, Mar 27, in L.A. (atop Sepulveda Pass):
8 pm  The GUY MENDILOW ENSEMBLE plays the Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N Sepulveda Bl, L.A. 90049; 310-440-4500; HYPERLINK "http://skirball.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=DYygpwGiAAEAAAE8AAFIjg"www.skirball.org.
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Thu, Mar 27, in Murrieta:
8 pm  An UNDISCLOSED (AND PROBABLY IRISH) BAND plays the Shamrock Irish Pub & Eatery, 39252 Winchester Rd #145, Murrieta 92563; 951-696-5252; www.theshamrockirishpubandeatery.com

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Thu, Mar 27, in Hermosa Beach:
8:30 pm  THE DUSTBOWL REVIVAL plays Saint Rocke, 142 Pacific Coast Highway, Hermosa Beach 90254; 310-372-0035.

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Thu, Mar 27, in Silverlake (L.A.):
9 pm  THE APPLESEED CAST at the Satellite, 1717 Silverlake Bl, Silverlake (L.A.)
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"While both the mainstream and underground music media has been frantically scouring the scene in search of this generations definitive band, The Appleseed Cast has fit the mold for the majority of it,” says the promo for this one. May be innovative, and maybe that includes interesting. Or maybe just out there. Somewhere.
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Thu, Mar 27, in SFV (Sherman Oaks):
9 pm  Weekly “ACOUSTIC CORDIALE” showcase at Café Cordiale, 14015 Ventura Bl, Sherman Oaks 91423; 818-789-1985.

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Thu, Mar 27, in L.A.:
9 pm  “L.A. HOOTENANNY” happens at Villains Tavern, 1356 Palmetto St, near downtown Los Angeles 90013; 213-613-0766.
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Guil- Vocals, Guitar, Pugilist
Todd- Vocals, Guitar, Communications
Eric- Vocals, Guitar, Underwater Demolition
Cody- Vocals, Washtub Bass, Edged Weapons
Kevin- Drums, Engineer, Poisons
Nick aka Knuckles- Electric Bass, Tuhon
Gerard- Lead Guitar, Ballistics
Tim- Banjo, Jester, sniper
Mars- Lead Guitar, Pharmacology
Ben- Harmonica, Sax, Interpreter
Miranda- Fiddle, Demolitions
Dustin- Vocals, Hoofer
Jessica- Vocals, Diva
Sally- M.I.A

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Thu, Mar 27, in Burbank:
10 pm  REVEREND MARTINI'S PSYCHO THURSDAY with THE QUARANTEDS and DJ Von Badsville, at Viva Cantina, 900 Riverside Dr (next to L.A. Equestrian Center), Burbank; 818-845-2425 or 818-515-4444; www.vivacantina.com.
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Yesterday’s edition brought you TICKET ALERTS, NEWS, and THREE CD reviews of albums that were released yesterday (it’s still available, at a separate click).

TODAY, we bring you only events you can go out and experience, in person, tonight. After we bring you today’s birthdays.


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MARCH 26 in history…

√  Today is the birthday of House Minority Leader NANCY PELOSI.

Today brings two special days, both officially-declared (somewhere in the world).

√  It’s “Make Up Your Own Holiday Day,” and it’s

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Mar 26-30, FESTIVAL, in Seattle:
Annual "MOISTURE FESTIVAL" in Seattle, WA, includes the inimitable SOURDOUGH SLIM. Full info at www.moisturefestival.org
 
 
 
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Ongoing, Mar 7-Apr 19, in Sierra Madre:
(Times vary, by night)  “CIVIL WAR THEMED LIVE THEATRE,” in three period-music-related productions, at the Sierra Madre Playhouse, 87 W Sierra Madre Bl, Sierra Madre; 626-355-4318; www.sierramadreplayhouse.com.

Nick Smith, veteran storyteller and co-producer of the Pasadena Folk Music Series (formerly the Caltech Folk Music Series), says, “I’m historical advisor for their current productions. The main one, "Battledrum," (Mar 7-Apr 19) is a short musical drama about drummer boys during the Civil War. There are also two performances of a show called "Glory Hallelujah," (Mar 30 & Apr 13) which is letters and music from the Civil War.”
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http://sierramadreplayhouse.org/playhouse

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FILM FESTIVAL,
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The Annual “FESTIVAL OF FILM NOIR” at the Avalon Ballroom on Catalina Island. You will need to arrange ferry passage to Catalina Island and back, in addition to choosing tickets for specific films and events. Get event info from the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles: www.adsla.org or 310-659-3326.

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Ongoing, through Mar 29, in Pasadena:
“SPOTLIGHT VISUAL ARTS SEMIFINALISTS EXHIBITION” at the Armory Center for the Arts, 145 N Raymond (across from Memorial Park and the Levitt Pavilion), Old Pasadena.
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ONGOING at the Getty, through Jun 1, in L.A.:
“JACKSON POLLOCK’S MURAL,” and “HATCHED! CREATING FORM WITH LINE,” are two concurrent temporary exhibitions at the Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Dr, L.A. 90049; 310-440-7300; parking is $10.

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ONGOING at the Getty, through Jun 8, in L.A.:
“A ROYAL PASSION: QUEEN VICTORIA & PHOTOGRAPHY” and “HIROSHI SUGIMOTO: PAST TENSE” are two concurrent temporary exhibitions at the Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Dr, L.A. 90049; 310-440-7300; parking is $10.

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ONGOING at the Getty, through Jun 22, in L.A.:
“HEAVEN AND EARTH: BYZANTINE ILLUMINATION AT THE CULTURAL CROSSROADS” is a new temporary exhibition at the Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Dr, L.A. 90049; 310-440-7300; parking is $10.
 
 
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Wed, Mar 26, in Burbank:
6-11 pm  A full evening with CODIO & THE SWINGING ARMANIS, plus DEBRA PRICE & GUIDO ARMANI’s CLASSICAL HOUR on one stage, and on the other stage, GLEN ROBERTS BIG BAND -- recently named “Best Free Big Band Event” in L.A. Weekly’s prestigious “Best of LA” issue – plus REVEREND MARTINI'S ROCKABILLYHOP ‘N HANG, all 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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√  DEBRA PRICE & GUIDO ARMANI’s CLASSICAL HOUR happens at 7 pm.
√  GLEN ROBERTS BIG BAND at 7 pm, named “Best Free Big Band Event” in LA Weekly’s prestigious “Best of LA” issue.
√  REVEREND MARTINI'S ROCKABILLYHOP ‘N HANG at 10 pm.
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Wed, Mar 26, in Torrance:
6-8:30 pm  ANDY & RENEE, leaders of HARD RAIN, named the Best Band in the South Bay for 2013, play their residency at the Buffalo Fire Dept., 1261 Cabrillo Av, Torrance 90501; 310-320-2332.

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Wed, Mar 26, in Murrieta:
6:30 pm  “THE SHAM JAM” OPEN MIC, hosted by HUNTER & SIMON, at the Shamrock Irish Pub & Eatery, 39252 Winchester Rd #145, Murrieta 92563; 951-696-5252; www.theshamrockirishpubandeatery.com

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Wed, Mar 26, in Santa Monica:
7-11 pm  THE GET DOWN BOYS play their every-Wednesday residency at Areal, 820 Main St, Santa Monica.
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Wed, Mar 26, in L.A.:
7-11 pm  “IRISH TRAD SESSION” is a structured jam at Tom Bergin's Public House, 840 S Fairfax Av, Los Angeles; 323-936-7151.

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Wed, Mar 26, in South Pasadena:
7 pm  Weekly "WINE & SONG" brings a lineup of pre-booked recording artists, plus surprise musical guests and performing host BRAD COLERICK, all performing all-acoustic, at Firefly Bistro, 1009 El Centro St, South Pasadena 91030; 626-441-2443; www.WineAndSong.com
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Wed, Mar 26, in OC (Fullerton):
7 pm  Weekly STEVE NOONAN & FRIENDS acoustic show at Bourbon Street, 110 E Commonwealth, Fullerton.
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Wed, Mar 26,
not music but cool,
7 pm  “ANSEL ADAMS: THE WILD AND THE CULTIVATED” is a special program about the renowned nature photographer, at the Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Dr, L.A. 90049; 310-440-7300; parking is $10.

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not music but cool,
at USC:
7 pm  “FRIENDS, BITCHES, COUNTRYMEN: CONTEMPORARY FEMINIST POETICS” in the Ray Stark Family Theatre, School of Cinematic Arts #108, on the USC Campus in University Park, L.A.
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Wed, Mar 26, in WeHo.
8 pm  FREEBO is back from the road with his wonderful band of FUZZBEE MORSE on guitar and flute and CHAD WATSON on bass, at Genghis Cohen, 740 N Fairfax Av (1/2 block N of Melrose) West Hollywood 90046.
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Wed, Mar 26, in L.A.:
8 pm  “THE DROP: CIRCA ZERO” featuring ANDY SUMMERS & ROB GILES, at the GRAMMY Museum, 800 W Olympic Bl, Suite A245, with the entrance on Figueroa Street, at the L.A. Live complex in Los Angeles 90015.
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After 20 years amassing an impressive, mostly instrumental solo discography that often dug deep into exploring his jazz roots, Andy Summers hopped off The Police Reunion Tour in 2008– a 15 month worldwide jaunt that became the third highest grossing tour of all time –with a burning desire to keep rocking. Eager to start a new project, the guitarist, a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer since 2003, began recording material for a rock album in his Venice, California studio. He ultimately felt it lacked the right magic. Fast forward a few years and a fortuitous encounter at Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Rob Giles’ performance at The Troubadour with his band The Rescues, and Summers realized he had found the ideal musical partner. Dubbing themselves Circa Zero, the duo’s 429 Records debut Circus Hero is a whirlwind of intense pop/rock energy, a set of 13 freewheeling, infectious tracks combining Giles’ soaring vocals and harmonies with Summers’ powerful melodies and inventive riffs. Please join us, just one day after the release of Circus Hero, for a discussion, hosted by Vice President of The GRAMMY Foundation and MusiCares Scott Goldman, featuring Andy Summers and Rob Giles. After the interview, the group will perform a selection of songs.
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Wed, Mar 26, in Altadena:
8 pm  HARRY ORLOVE & THE 2 + 1 QUARTET at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena.
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Karen Hammack is a highly in-demand pianist who has toured all over the world as musical director with the likes of pop legend Melissa Manchester, Jazz and Gospel great Niki Haris, and currently with Grammy nominated world music artist Perla Batalla. A master of many styles, she has performed and recorded with Michael McDonald, Don Was, Jackson Brown, jazz greats Chuck Berghofer, Bill Frisell, Eric Marienthal and Larry Koonse, vocalists Tierney Sutton, Gretchen Parlato, and Kate McGarry.
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Wed, Mar 26, in Venice:
8 pm  "SONGWRITERS' ROUND" brings acoustic performances by four performing songwriters at WitZend, 1717 Lincoln Bl, Venice 90291; 310-305-4792; www.witzendlive.com
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Wed, Mar 26, in SFV (Chatsworth):
8 pm  COLDWATER CANYON plays the second of two nights at the Cowboy Palace, 21635 Devonshire St, Chatsworth; 818-341-0166.
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Wed, Mar 26, near LAX:
8 pm  Weekly “GUITAROLOGY” showcase at Melody Bar & Grill, 9132 S Sepulveda Bl, Los Angeles 90045; 310-670-1994.

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Wed, Mar 26, in Burbank:
9-11:30 pm  ORQUESTRA CHARANGOA plays Joe's Great American Bar & Grill, 4311 W Magnolia Bl, Burbank 91505; 818-841-3337.
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Wed, Mar 26, in L.A.:
10 pm  COW BOP plays 7 Grand, 515 W 7th St #2, Los Angeles 90014.
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News, Reviews, & Tuesday Tunefulness ~ music & art, Mar 25, 2014

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There’s plenty in this edition! We start, as always, with a quick nod to history.

March 25 in history…

Legendary singer DION reports, “Susan and I will celebrate our 51st Wedding Anniversary March 25th. In the UK, when you're married 51 years, you receive a personal letter from the Queen of England. Here in the United States of America, I hear they're initiating a new custom –  You get a letter from the IRS.” The Guide cannot verify the veracity of that claim.

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Tuesday Birthdays…

On this day in 1871, GUTZON BORGLUM was born to Danish parents in Idaho. He was the force behind the MT. RUSHMORE MEMORIAL in South Dakota, though he died in 1941 before its completion. And technically, it was never completed. Now, what of the man himself? Certainly a brilliant and gifted sculptor and artist. But was he a racist? It seems so, at least after seeking and getting the commission to carve the Confederate Memorial into Stone Mountain, Georgia. So we have the choice of viewing the monumental works in terms of themselves as singularly towering works of art, or tainting our sensibilities by exploring the inner nature of an artist from another time – a challenge presented by every dead artist.

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In this edition…

♪  TICKET ALERTS
♪  NEWS FEATURES
.  √  PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED JOHNNY CASH ALBUM COMES OUT TODAY
.  √  “BLUE NOTE RECORDS EXHIBIT DEBUTS TODAY AT GRAMMY MUSEUM
.  √  GUITARIST / VOCALIST JIM OBLON’s NEW ALBUM, “SUNSET,” RELEASED TODAY
.  √  New CD out today, March 25: “COUNTRY BOY: A BLUEGRASS TRIBUTE TO JOHN DENVER” with All-Star Lineup / Grammy Winners / Nominees
♪  ONGOING MUSIC & ART EVENTS
♪  TUESDAY’s MUSIC & ART EVENTS
♪  MUSIC-on-TV


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√  YOUNG IRELAND plays a matinee Sun, Mar 30, 3 pm, at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena; reservations, 626-798-6236. $15.

√  THE MAVERICKS with JAMES INTVELD play Apr 3, 8 pm, at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood; doors at 8 pm; tix $35, on sale now.

√  KATE TAYLOR, as in James Taylor's "Sister Kate," plays Mon, Apr 7 at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena; reservations, 626-798-6236, $20.

√  THE DAN BAND plays July 17 at the Roxy Theatre; doors at 8 pm. $25 adv seated, $30 doors seated; on sale Mar 28 at 10 am.

√  THE BOTH the duo of AIMEE MANN & TED LEO plays June 14 at the El Rey Theatre; doors at 8 pm; Tix are general admnission, $25, on sale Mar 29 at 10 am.

√   “WONDERLAND UNBOUND” happens Thursday, April 17, 8 pm, in Doheny Memorial Library on the USC campus in University Park (L.A.) Admission is free and open to everyone, but reservations are “requested,” and without them, you may find it’s full.  Program includes “Incredible spectacle, as ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,’ ‘The Hunting of the Snark,’ and other rare materials from the USC Libraries’ Cassady Lewis Carroll Collection come to life in a multimedia event that will transform Doheny Memorial Library.” It’s a night in celebration of the tenth anniversary of the USC Libraries “Wonderland Award,” to “experience the joy of discovery in a fantastically creative installation that will include digital animation, light projection and much more.” Make online reservations beginning Tuesday, March 25, at 9 am, at:
Isionsandvoices.usc.edu



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#1 News Feature…

√  PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED JOHNNY CASH ALBUM COMES OUT TODAY
Last month, fans of the late Johnny Cash celebrated what would have been his 82nd birthday. Tribute bands like Cash’d Out, One More Round, the Mighty Cash Cats, and the Walking Phoenixes played “Cash Bashes” all over the country. Today, March 25, they, and everyone else, has another reason to celebrate. The Cash estate is releasing “Out Among the Stars,” an album that Johnny Cash recorded in the early 1980s that was never released.

The album's songs were unearthed by the label and Cash's son John Carter Cash in 2012. It includes duets with both Waylon Jennings and June Carter Cash. Two tracks are credited as being written by Johnny Cash: "Call Your Mother" and "I Came to Believe".

Check out the original version of "She Used to Love Me a Lot," at:

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rwRScXqKoXY ]

You can buy or / listen (streaming, in full) to ”Out Among the Stars” on Amazon.com, at:

http://www.amazon.com/Johnny-Cash/e/B000APLVFI/?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&linkCode=ur2&qid=1395098184&sr=1-1&tag=legacy_recordings-20&utm_content=nllink-33739655-Johnny+Cash&utm_medium=email&cid=nl%3A863170072&utm_source=uslegacy-johnnycash&utm_campaign=email%7C20140318

The legacy of Johnny Cash continues, stronger than ever, with the new album, and in Ventura County at the annual “Roadshow Revival” festival on Father's Day Weekend. Full info and tix at:

www.roadshowrevival.com

Go to their website and save up to 35% off tickets with promo code: RSR2014B

If you want to learn more on the unearthing of the lost Johnny Cash album, Pitchfork ran the definitive story. It’s available at:

http://m.pitchfork.com/news/54204-listen-johnny-cash-she-used-to-love-me-a-lot-elvis-costello-mix/?cid=nl%3A852720518&utm_medium=email&utm_source=uslegacy-johnnycash&utm_campaign=email%7C20140304&utm_content=nllink-32d501e2-%22She%20Used%20To%20Love%20Me%20A%20Lot%22 )


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#2 News Feature…

√  “BLUE NOTE RECORDS EXHIBIT DEBUTS TODAY AT GRAMMY MUSEUM

Blue Note President DON WAS to attend opening at the GRAMMY Museum interview tonight will launch exhibition.

(LOS ANGELES) – Today, March 25, 2014, The GRAMMY Museum unveiled “Blue Note Records: The Finest In Jazz,” a new exhibition located in the Mike Curb Gallery on the Museum’s fourth floor. This one-of-a-kind exhibit on one of most-respected and longest-running Jazz labels in the world offers visitors an in-depth look at the legendary record label, currently celebrating their 75th anniversary.

The exhibition will remain on display daily through October 2014. Highlights of the exhibit include:

♪  A baby grand piano belonging to Thelonious Monk
♪  original tape box from Rudy Van Gelder’s recording sessions
♪  Art Blakey’s snare drum
♪  handwritten lyrics & sheet music from various Blue Note artists, past and present
♪  original concert posters, handbills and other ephemera
♪  Francis Wolff’s classic photographs
♪  Blue Note album artwork

Blue Note Records, one of the most-respected and longest-running Jazz labels in the world, was founded when a German immigrant and passionate Jazz fan named Alfred Lion produced his first recording session on January 6, 1939 in New York City. Blue Note has gone on to represent “The Finest In Jazz,” tracing the entire history of the music from Hot Jazz, Boogie Woogie, and Swing, through Bebop, Hard Bop, Post Bop, Soul Jazz, Avant-Garde, and Fusion. Under the leadership of Bruce Lundvall, who reviveS Blue Note in 1984, and the label’s current President Don Was, who took the helm in 2012, the label has emphasized the may historic forms of jazz and numerous modern day incarnations.

In addition to the GRAMMY Museum exhibition, Blue Note is celebrating its 75th Anniversary throughout 2014 with a series of exciting live events. These began with a concert on January 8 as part of “NYC Winter Jazzfest” at The Town Hall in New York, featuring Robert Glasper and Jason Moran, two of the label’s leading artists. The label will also be honored or will itself celebrate with book releases, and various vinyl, CD, and digital catalog initiatives, as well as new releases from the label’s current artists.

Capitalizing on the “interactive” craze, Blue Note has launched a Facebook app that allows fans to put their own face into classic Blue Note cover artwork designs by Reid Miles.

At this evening’s launch, Blue Note President Don Was will participate in The GRAMMY Museum’s popular “An Evening With” public program series. Titled, “An Evening with Blue Note Records,” the event will be hosted by GRAMMY Museum Executive Director Bob Santelli as well as the curator of the exhibit, Nwaka Onwusa, and will include a candid interview with the veteran record producer and musician.

At tonight’s special event, guests will hear the stories behind the curation of the exhibit, and learn what’s next for the iconic label. After the discussion, Blanchard will perform along with his band. Doors open at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $40, available while they last at 213-765-6800 or online at www.grammymuseum.org

Enjoying the exhibit is included with regular museum admission, which is $12.95 for adults, $11.95 for senior citizens (65+), and $10.95 for students with I.D. (ages 6-22) and members of the military. GRAMMY Museum members and children age 5 and under are admitted free.

The GRAMMY Museum is located at 800 W Olympic Bl, Suite A245, with the entrance on Figueroa Street, at the L.A. Live complex in Los Angeles 90015.

For exclusive content, join the organization's social networks as a Twitter follower at www.twitter.com/thegrammymuseum and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/thegrammymuseum.


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#3 News Feature…

√  GUITARIST / VOCALIST JIM OBLON’s NEW ALBUM, “SUNSET,” RELEASED TODAY

New album from PAUL SIMON Band member features legends JIM KELTNER and LARRY GOLDINGS

by Betsy Buntin

(Nashville, TN) Jim Oblon is one of those rare talents — a jaw-dropping guitarist, soulful singer and compelling writer. On “Sunset,” released today, March 25, Oblon’s virtuosic Telecaster-driven blues chops and vocals shine on a set of originals, vintage rock & roll, and country blues, all delivered in a neoclassic organ trio setting comprised of legendary session drummer Jim Keltner and renowned GRAMMY-winning organist / pianist Larry Goldings.

Oblon has gained national attention as guitarist, drummer, and vocalist in Paul Simon’s band as well as for his contributions on bass, drums and guitar to Simon’s latest album “So Beautiful or So What.”

Always a believer in the bigger musical picture, Oblon aims to expound upon the legacy of his forbearers without ever becoming an impersonator himself. “Today there’s a ‘blues scene’ with Brylcreem and bowling shirts, all the gear, but it doesn’t have the essence of music,” Oblon asserts. He continues, “I wanted to honor the people who came before me. Maybe I can add a few of my own things, but I want to not lose what was.”

“Sunset” is a showcase for all three musicians – Oblon, Keltner, and Goldings. The album was recorded with the trio playing together in one room. The energy and intensity created by this performance-style recording approach yields tracks that literally seem to pop off the disc. A blues-funk reworking of Little Richard’s “Lucille” gives each of the players a chance to stretch out and strut their inventiveness, musical depth and mastery, as well as their ability to put a fresh spin on an old classic.

Oblon’s soul shines on his two originals, the languid “Desert Sun” and the almost time-suspending instrumental title track, “Sunset.” And his plaintive telecaster, backed by Keltner’s bombastic rhythm bed, lends a particularly vibey feel to Lead Belly’s “When I Was a Cowboy 1911.”

Goldings, featured on piano on “Desert Sun” and “Railroad Bum,” uses the Fats Domino classic “Blueberry Hill” to illustrate why he is considered one of the best Hammond B3 players alive; he delivers a solo that makes you think he’s been waiting his whole life to play this tune.

Rock / session legend Jim Keltner’s performances stand out as almost a “Jim Keltner how-to”: propulsive, yet laid-back, rocking yet swinging, and rhythmically-percussive enough to make you swear there is more than one of him playing.

In 2011, Oblon released a Jim Morrison-esque recording of the traditional song “Where Did You Sleep Last Night,” which was featured in last season’s finale of HBO’s hugely popular vampire drama “True Blood.” Oblon now lives in Nashville, where he’s a fast-rising guitarist on the session scene. His Tuesday night residency at fooBAR in East Nashville is becoming the buzz event of the week among musicians and those in the know. Whether you’re there to hear him or not, this is a welcome album.

“SUNSET” is out today on Compass Records. More at www.compassrecords.com


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#4 News Feature…

√  New CD out today, March 25: “COUNTRY BOY: A BLUEGRASS TRIBUTE TO JOHN DENVER” with All-Star Lineup / Grammy Winners / Nominees

(This story originally appeared in the Guide on Feb 12, 2014.)

Grammy-nominated bluegrass band SPECIAL CONSENSUS announced today in Nashville that they are preparing to release their guest-laden project featuring DALE ANN BRADLEY, JOHN COWAN, JIM LAUDERDALE, CLAIRE LYNCH, PETER ROWAN, RHONDA VINCENT, MICHAEL CLEVELAND, ALISON BROWN, and more.

Special Consensus is joining forces with contemporary bluegrass music's best on the new album, slated for release on March 25.

“There is a natural affinity between bluegrass musicians and John Denver's repertoire but this is the first purely bluegrass tribute to the iconic singer-songwriter who died in 1997,” says a spokesperson for the band.

“Country Boy” features Special Consensus at the musical center of each track, with a guest cast of Grammy-winning and International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA)-winning vocalists and instrumentalists joining-in. Produced by award-winning musician and Compass Records co-founder ALISON BROWN, the album’s 10 tracks draw from across Denver’s hits and lesser-known songs.

In talking about the genesis for the idea, band founder GREG CAHILL commented, “I’ve met so many people who were affected by John’s music and so many musicians who mention him as an inspiration. It felt like a bluegrass interpretation of his songs would be something really special and might also serve as a way to connect more people to bluegrass music.”

Compass Records tells us, “There is no question that the album achieves some special musical moments – both vocal and instrumental.”

SPECIAL CONSENSUS’ mandolinist RICK FARIS and reigning International Bluegrass Music Association’s Female Vocalist of the Year CLAIRE LYNCH share lead vocal duties on the album’s first track, ‘Wild Montana Skies,’ their vocal lines perfectly complemented by ROB ICKES’ Dobro. On ‘Country Roads,’ Special Consensus guitarist DUSTIN BENSON and the legendary JOHN COWAN swap verses against a tapestry of banjo and fiddle provided by GREG CAHILL and DEL McCOURY BAND fiddler JASON CARTER. And, in a surprise twist, SPECIAL CONSENSUS delivers an all-instrumental version of ‘Thank God I'm a Country Boy,’ with the twin fiddles of label mate MICHAEL CLEVELAND and session ace BUDDY SPICHER and the twin banjos of GREG CAHILL and ALISON BROWN.

The entire cast of featured guests includes Dale Ann Bradley, Jason Carter, Mike Cleveland, John Cowan, Rob Ickes, Jim Lauderdale, Claire Lynch, Peter Rowan, Buddy Spicher and Rhonda Vincent.

SPECIAL CONSENSUS, the motive power behind the project, was founded in 1975 by banjoist Greg Cahill as a showcase for his urban traditionalist take on bluegrass, which encompasses elements of Chicago blues, swing, newgrass, and country music. Over the ensuing 37 years, the group has seen a myriad of personnel changes and has been the breeding ground for some of the best young stars in bluegrass today, and Josh Williams, Chris Jones and Robbie Fulks are just a few names in a long list of former members who have gone on to build solo careers. Special Consensus maintains a busy year round touring schedule, reaching an eclectic demographic through appearances at festivals, listening rooms, “bluegrass in the schools” programs and symphony appearances. Their 2012 release, “Scratch Gravel Road,” achieved a Grammy-nomination for Best Bluegrass Album.

You can catch the quick sneak auditory peak of “Country Boy: A Bluegrass Tribute to John Denver”” on SiriusXM’s “Bluegrass Junction” with Kyle Cantrell today. But the big radio event is the “Track by Track” on SiriusXM’s “Bluegrass Junction” airing March 19 at 8 am Pacific.



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Ongoing, Mar 7-Apr 19, in Sierra Madre:
(Times vary, by night)  “CIVIL WAR THEMED LIVE THEATRE,” in three period-music-related productions, at the Sierra Madre Playhouse, 87 W Sierra Madre Bl, Sierra Madre; 626-355-4318; www.sierramadreplayhouse.com.

Nick Smith, veteran storyteller and co-producer of the Pasadena Folk Music Series (formerly the Caltech Folk Music Series), says, “I’m historical advisor for their current productions. The main one, "Battledrum," (Mar 7-Apr 19) is a short musical drama about drummer boys during the Civil War. There are also two performances of a show called "Glory Hallelujah," (Mar 30 & Apr 13) which is letters and music from the Civil War.”
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Each performance opens with an opening talk by a historian, leading into the play. Nick tells us, “I will be doing [the historian’s opening] for some of the performances. I’m also helping select the readings and music for the other production. It’s been busy.”
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Also in the series, ""THE PLAYER KING," for one show only, Mar 28, 7 pm; it’s about John Wilkes Booth, the actor who assassinated Abraham Lincoln.
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Tix and info, at:
http://sierramadreplayhouse.org/playhouse

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Sun, Mar 23; Mar 21-Apr 6,
FILM FESTIVAL,
on Catalina Island:
The Annual “FESTIVAL OF FILM NOIR” at the Avalon Ballroom on Catalina Island. You will need to arrange ferry passage to Catalina Island and back, in addition to choosing tickets for specific films and events. Get event info from the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles: www.adsla.org or 310-659-3326.

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Ongoing, through Mar 29, in Pasadena:
“SPOTLIGHT VISUAL ARTS SEMIFINALISTS EXHIBITION” at the Armory Center for the Arts, 145 N Raymond (across from Memorial Park and the Levitt Pavilion), Old Pasadena.
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The exhibition brings the work of thirty Spotlight visual arts applicants, selected as semifinalists, 15 each in Two-Dimensional Art, and Photography. Their work is being exhibited at the Armory Center for the Arts for three weeks, commencing with an opening reception on March 8. You may also view their work online (search for the new site). Altogether, there are 124 semifinalists in all Spotlight performing arts categories.

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ONGOING at the Getty, through Jun 1, in L.A.:
“JACKSON POLLOCK’S MURAL,” and “HATCHED! CREATING FORM WITH LINE,” are two concurrent temporary exhibitions at the Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Dr, L.A. 90049; 310-440-7300; parking is $10.

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ONGOING at the Getty, through Jun 8, in L.A.:
“A ROYAL PASSION: QUEEN VICTORIA & PHOTOGRAPHY” and “HIROSHI SUGIMOTO: PAST TENSE” are two concurrent temporary exhibitions at the Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Dr, L.A. 90049; 310-440-7300; parking is $10.

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Opening today; ONGOING at the Getty, through Jun 22, in L.A.:
“HEAVEN AND EARTH: BYZANTINE ILLUMINATION AT THE CULTURAL CROSSROADS” is a new temporary exhibition at the Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Dr, L.A. 90049; 310-440-7300; parking is $10.



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Tue, Mar 25, in Downey:
5:30-8:45 pm  Monthly “DOWNEY COMMUNITY FOLK MUSIC JAM” hosted by Bea & Jim Romano at the Barbara J. Riley Senior & Community Center, 7810 Quill Dr, Downey 90242.
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Bring acoustic instruments, voices, and guests and join in. All levels welcome. Free event. More on the 'Jam' page at: www.Celticana.net or call 562-861-7049.

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Tue, Mar 25, in VC (Camarillo):
5:30 pm  SONGMAKERS monthly “CAMARILLO SONG CIRCLE” in Camarillo 93010. Info & location,  www.songmakers.org

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Tue, Mar 25, 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 25, 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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No cover. Venue has full menu and full bar. All ages. Show is on a covered patio with plenty of heaters. Free parking in back or on the street.

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Tue, Mar 25, 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 25, in Burbank:
7:30 pm  CHANDLER STATION performs on one of 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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There’s also “JOHN PISANO’S GUITAR NIGHT” on the other stage at 8 pm (see listing).
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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 25, in San Diego:
7:30-11 pm  JOE SANDS FONTENOT CAJUN CREOLE BAND plays Tio Leos, 5302 Napa St, San Diego 92110.

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Tue, Mar 25, 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 25, in Altadena:
8 pm  TOM KELL and CLARKE EDWARD ANDROS play the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena.
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TOM KELL is a veteran L.A. singer-songwriter with seven solo albums to his credit. His records have always been critically acclaimed and he has had many songs covered by other artists including seven by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band alone. He is joined these days by the young and gifted Emiko Woods. They have recorded two CDs together with a third in the works. These two sound as though they have written and sung together their entire lives...don't miss a chance to hear them. Amazing songs, wonderfully delivered.
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CLARKE EDWARD ANDROS brings folk, and more – “it's roots music, it's alternative, it's... who cares... It's music,” says Clarke, who “seeks to bring music with as little preconceived notions as possible. Fact is people have been making music like this for a long time, but one thing remains true that the approach can always be different,” and that’s what Clarke seeks to do. With a passion for collaboration and simple music his songs can turn out to be just what you were looking for or something a little bit different.
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Tix, $15. Reservations, 626-798-6236, 10 am-10 pm, seven days. There’s more on the venue’s website, at www.coffeegallery.com

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Tue, Mar 25, in Burbank:
8 pm  “JOHN PISANO’S GUITAR NIGHT” welcomes welcomes Brazilian guitarist RICARDO SILVERO; 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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There’s also a different show on the other stage at 7:30 pm (see listing).
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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 25, in SFV (Chatsworth):
8 pm  COLDWATER CANYON plays the first of two nights at the Cowboy Palace, 21635 Devonshire St, Chatsworth; 818-341-0166.
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It’s suddenly sparse, the week after PBS pledge drives that trot-out all the concert shows as cash-cows, and the other channels that compete head-to-head with their music performances.

Tue, Mar 25, on GET TV:
4-6 pm "THE PRODUCERS" (1968) is the film version of Mel Brooks wildly funny musical. Stars ZERO MOSTEL & GENE WILDER. (Repeats Thu, 5:50-7:50 am.)

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Tue, Mar 25, on Palladia TV:
6-7 pm  JOE WALSH & FRIENDS perform on a 2012 edition of "CMT CROSSROADS."

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Tue, Mar 25, on Palladia TV:
6-7 pm  STEVIE NICKS & LADY ANTEBELLUM perform on a 2013 edition of "CMT CROSSROADS."

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Tue, Mar 25, on Palladia TV:
8:30-10 pm  TAYLOR SWIFT performs on a 2012 edition of "STORYTELLERS."

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Tue night / Wed AM, Mar 25/26, on Smithsonian TV:
2-3 am  "PLAY ON JOHN: A LIFE IN MUSIC" brings American folk musician JOHN COHEN to perform and be profiled. (Repeats Sun, 7-8 am.)

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Tue night / Wed AM, Mar 25/26, on Palladia TV:
2-3 am  JILL SCOTT performs on the Season 16 opener (in 2012) of "STORYTELLERS."



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Party Cloudy out, Bright Lights in, for Monday’s Music & Art Scene ~ Mar 24, 2014

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Thanks to you, our readers, the Guide continues to enjoy over a quarter-million page views per year.

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Rare opportunities abound tonight at 8 pm:
♪  Texas folk star TISH HINOJOSA is in town for one show with her L.A. pal ANNY CELSI
♪  Quebec star singer ROBERT CHARLEBOIS brings his show "Avec Tambour ni Trompette" tonight only
♪  Musical innovator JON BATISTE does a performance-interview at the Grammy Museum
♪  Plus, there's more live music (of course)
♪  And the Guide’s “Music-on-TV” roundup for those who can’t go out, or who like to record things

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√  Today is the birthday of musician / recording artist MAIA SHARP.

March 24th in History…

√  On this day 25 years ago, the Exxon “Valdez” supertanker ran aground in Alaska’s Prince William Sound, crushing a portion of the ship’s hull and spilling 11 million gallons of oil that killed sea life and aquatic birds for 11,000 square miles. 19 years later, in 2008, the US Supreme Court reduced Exxon’s liability by $5 billion, making the total damages paid by the company just $550 million. Oil from the Valdez continues to be found along the Alaska coast, in some areas in a thick layer of stining goo just 10 inches below the coastal mud. Alaskan towns along the Sound immediately had their fishingdependent economies destroyed, and rates of unemployment, spousal abuse, divorce, and alcoholism all soared and have yet to return to normal in the region. The Exxon Valdez was America’s worst oil disaster, and became a metaphor for environmental disasters that cause economic collapse – and perpetrators getting away with it.
 
 
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Ongoing, Mar 7-Apr 19, in Sierra Madre:
(Times vary, by night)  “CIVIL WAR THEMED LIVE THEATRE,” in three period-music-related productions, at the Sierra Madre Playhouse, 87 W Sierra Madre Bl, Sierra Madre; 626-355-4318; www.sierramadreplayhouse.com.

Nick Smith, veteran storyteller and co-producer of the Pasadena Folk Music Series (formerly the Caltech Folk Music Series), says, “I’m historical advisor for their current productions. The main one, "Battledrum," (Mar 7-Apr 19) is a short musical drama about drummer boys during the Civil War. There are also two performances of a show called "Glory Hallelujah," (Mar 30 & Apr 13) which is letters and music from the Civil War.”
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Each performance opens with an opening talk by a historian, leading into the play. Nick tells us, “I will be doing [the historian’s opening] for some of the performances. I’m also helping select the readings and music for the other production. It’s been busy.”
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Also in the series, ""THE PLAYER KING," for one show only, Mar 28, 7 pm; it’s about John Wilkes Booth, the actor who assassinated Abraham Lincoln.
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Tix and info, at:
http://sierramadreplayhouse.org/playhouse

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Sun, Mar 23; Mar 21-Apr 6,
FILM FESTIVAL,
on Catalina Island:
The Annual “FESTIVAL OF FILM NOIR” at the Avalon Ballroom on Catalina Island. You will need to arrange ferry passage to Catalina Island and back, in addition to choosing tickets for specific films and events. Get event info from the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles: www.adsla.org or 310-659-3326.

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Ongoing, through Mar 29, in Pasadena:
“SPOTLIGHT VISUAL ARTS SEMIFINALISTS EXHIBITION” at the Armory Center for the Arts, 145 N Raymond (across from Memorial Park and the Levitt Pavilion), Old Pasadena.
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The exhibition brings the work of thirty Spotlight visual arts applicants, selected as semifinalists, 15 each in Two-Dimensional Art, and Photography. Their work is being exhibited at the Armory Center for the Arts for three weeks, commencing with an opening reception on March 8. You may also view their work online (search for the new site). Altogether, there are 124 semifinalists in all Spotlight performing arts categories.

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ONGOING 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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Mon, Mar 24, in Pasadena:
6-10 pm  Piano man MARC BOSSERMANN plays the Parkway in Pasadena. More at www.marcbosserman.com/gigs

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Mon, Mar 24, in San Diego:
6:30-8:30 pm  GONE TOMORROW brings their bluegrass to Bistro Sixty, 5987 El Cajon Bl, San Diego 92115; www.bistrosixtysd.com.
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The band tells us, “Steve's been busy changing his banjo strings, and we're hoping that he's got them welded into perfect tuning, so we're excited to play at Bistro Sixty. Plan to join us for San Diego's BEST food and wine, and fun music. Sounds like a great way to celebrate Spring.”
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More at: www.gonetomorrowbluegrass.com

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Mon, Mar 24, in Culver City:
6:30 pm  “NEW WESTSIDE BLUEGRASS JAM” at the Industry Cafe & Jazz, 6039 Washington Bl, Culver City 90232; 310-202-663.

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Mon, Mar 24, in SFV (NoHo):
7 pm Weekly “IRISH CéILí DANCE” and “IRISH MUSIC SESSION” (the latter a structured jam), presented by the Celtic Arts Center at the Mayflower Club, 11110 Victory Bl, North Hollywood 91606; 818-760-8322.
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Dance at 7, music session at 8 pm.
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Info on Gaelic language classes and more at www.celticartscenter.com

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Mon, Mar 24, in Burbank:
7:30-10:30 pm  THE BROMBIES play their long-running bluegrass residency on one of the two stages at Viva Cantina, 900 Riverside Dr (next to L.A. Equestrian Center), Burbank; 818-845-2425 or 818-515-4444;  HYPERLINK "http://www.vivacantina.com/" www.vivacantina.com.
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Featuring L.A. studio star-singer-mandolinist George Doering (who's on the soundtrack of a dozen or more movies) as well as songwriter JoEllen Doering on guitar, the great Bill Bryson (Bluegrass Cardinals, Desert Rose Band, Chris Hillman Band, mucho mas) on bass and multi-instrumentalist bluegrass phenom Patrick Sauber (he plays with Grammy winners’ bands) on banjo.
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Another show on the other stage also starts at 7:30; see separate listing.
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All shows on both stages are no cover. Venue is known for its Mexican food and full bar. Okay to park free across the street at Pickwick Bowl (free, nearly unlimited parking for Viva patrons).

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Mon, Mar 24, in Burbank:
7:30-10:30 pm  TROY WALKER, plus JIMMY ANGEL, and BLUES D’LUXX, play a full evening 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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THE BROMBIES play their bluegrass residency on the other stage, also starting at 7:30; see separate listing.
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All shows on both stages are no cover. Venue is known for its Mexican food and full bar. Okay to park free across the street at Pickwick Bowl (free, nearly unlimited parking for Viva patrons).

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Mon, Mar 24, in Altadena:
8 pm  Texas folk star TISH HINOJOSA, plus ANNY CELSI, play the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena.
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Tonight, two acclaimed American artists present an acoustic nu folk / pop / roots evening celebrating one of America’s most cherished art forms – songwriting, as Tish Hinojosa (Austin, TX) is joined by her special guest Anny Celsi (Los Angeles, CA).
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TISH HINOJOSA, San Antonio-born and recently returned to Austin, has long been one of Texas folk music’s national treasures, playing all over the globe. She has drawn numerous critical accolades for her borderless approach to music, blending Mexican folk and country music with a modern singer-songwriter sensibility and touches of pop. She has headlined cowboy gatherings and top western music festivals, folk festivals, and contemporary music festivals on two continents.
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With accolades that include playing at the White House at the invitation of President Clinton and Hillary Clinton, Linda Ronstadt recording her own version of Tish’s song “Donde Voy,” and teaming-up with music stars that include Joan Baez, Kris Kristofferson, Dwight Yoakam, Nanci Griffith, Pete Seeger, Flaco Jimenez, and Los Lobos, Hinojosa’s sound has an undeniable and far-reaching appeal.
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Tish’s latest album of originals, “After the Fair,” draws its inspiration from the sights and sounds of the St. Pauli district of Hamburg, Germany, where she lived for the past nine years before moving home to Austin. The album was produced by Berlin musician and producer Moe Jaksch and has just been released in Europe on Colosseum Records. It will be available at the show.
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The Guide’s editor, writing in the Guide, FolkWorks, and other publications, has long celebrated Tish Hinojosa’s clear soprano voice and the melodic structure and lyrical content and messages of her songs. He’s not along. The music press loves her.
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The Washington Post acclaims Tish as “A talented songwriter with an understated but utterly unaffected delivery…vivid…touching… pointed…playful…engaging…A rare gift for melody that’s perfect for Hinojosa’s lovely, relaxed soprano.”
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SPIN Magazine says, “Her songs are richly detailed slices of life… Hinojosa’s is a strong, poetic, sensual, and conscious voice.”
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More on Tish Hinojosa at her official website, www.mundotish.com
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Plus, ANNY CELSI…
Opening the show is Los Angeles singer-songwriter ANNY CELSI. Her style has been described as “beatnik cool,” “pop-noir,” and “slightlydelic pop jangle,” and has evoked comparisons to artists Aimee Mann, Lucinda Williams, Suzanne Vega and Jackie DeShannon. Her 2009 album, “Tangle-Free World,” produced by Nelson Bragg of the Brian Wilson Band, showed influences ranging from Bacharach to The Bangles and back.
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Anny performed for years with the late DUANE JARVIS, and the two complimented each other beautifully. But make no mistake: Anny on her own is, and always has been a formidable artist.
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Anny’s latest self-produced album, “January,” once again has drawn accolades. Maverick Magazine (UK), says of Anny’s latest record, “….it’s just the perfect music; all summery, sunshine pop with gorgeous harmonies abounding…this rootsy, pop-flavoured collection of self-penned songs is a genuine winner.”
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Others celebrate her new record, declaring that it “combines Brill Building hooks with a songwriter’s eye for detail.” In her live shows, Anny always brings “wit, soul and energy to the singer-songwriter format, proving that ‘girl-with-guitar’ has no limits.”
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Anny’s CDs are available at her shows and on her website, and are distributed in Europe through Taxim Records and Blue Rose Records. Much more at: www.annycelsi.com
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Tix, $15. Reservations, 626-798-6236, 10 am-10 pm, seven days. There’s more on the venue’s website, at www.coffeegallery.com

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Mon, Mar 24, in L.A.:
8 pm  Quebec star singer ROBERT CHARLEBOIS brings his show "Avec Tambour ni Trompette" for a unique performance at Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz, 10361 W Pico Bl, Los Angeles 90064.

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Mon, Mar 24, in L.A.:
8 pm  “SPOTLIGHT: JON BATISTE & STAY HUMAN” at the Grammy Museum’s Clive Davis Theatre, 800 W Olympic Bl, L.A. 90015; 213-765-6803;  HYPERLINK "http://www.grammymuseum.org" www.grammymuseum.org.
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Considered by many to be the most innovative and uplifting groups on the scene today, JON BATISTE and his band are revered for their unique approach blending many genres to create a musical mashup that they call "social music," creating a musical and entertaining live show. Batiste is celebrated for “his soulful voice, virtuosic piano chops and dapper sense of style.”
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Although he comes from a renowned lineage of New Orleans musicians in his family, over the last decade he has forged his own artistic path by fusing himself within the fabric of New York City culture. At age 26, Batiste is already the Artistic Director At Large of the National Jazz Museum in Harlem, and he has received a Master’s Degree in Piano from the Juilliard School.
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Batiste brings to mind a young Ray Charles on his latest release, “Social Music,” as he reinterprets America's richest musical traditions through a contemporary lens. Although heavily rooted in jazz, he will tell you that “Social Music” is not about any particular musical tradition more than it is about the intent of the music itself. “The purpose of this music is to bring people together from all walks of life by creating a montage of many different music traditions and playing it with the spirit of inclusiveness,” says Batiste.
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Hosted by Scott Goldman, Vice President of The GRAMMY Foundation and MusiCares, who conducts the performance-interview, Batiste will discuss his soaring career and play a selection of songs.
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Doors at 7:30 pm. All proceeds benefit the GRAMMY Museum. More info and tickets at 213-765-6803 or www.grammymuseum.org

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Mon, Mar 24, in WeHo and on AXS TV:
8 pm  BRUCE IN THE USA tribute to BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN plays "The World's Greatest Tribute Bands" live at the at the Whisky A Go Go, 8901 Sunset Bl, West Hollywood 90069.
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"The Big Man" himself, the late CLARENCE CLEMONS, called them "the greatest tribute ever." Bruce in The USA, says AXS, "is the note-perfect, high-energy, spitting image of Bruce Springsteen and the E St. Band."
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It goes out live on AXS TV at 8 pm Pacific / 11 pm Eastern. As we told you two weeks ago, FREE tix to attend the live show / broadcast at the venue were available (some may still be) at www.eventbrite.com/e/the-worlds-greatest-tribute-bands-on-axs-tv-at-whisky-a-go-go-tickets-5500472060
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Use the same link if you’d like free tix to see the ABBA tribute band, ABBACADADABRA, at the Whiskey on Mar 31.

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Mon, Mar 24, in SFV (Chatsworth):
8 pm  CHAD WATSON BAND plays, followed by the weekly “TALENT CONTEST” with cash prizes, at the Cowboy Palace, 21635 Devonshire St, Chatsworth; 818-341-0166.
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This is L.A.’s last real honky tonk. No cover, full bar, lots of fun. Go early for the nightly free dance lesson.

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Mon, Mar 24, in SFV (NoHo):
8-10:30 pm  Weekly “OPEN MIC” with worldwide webcast at Kulak's Woodshed, 5230-1/2 Laurel Canyon Bl, North Hollywood 91607; 818-766-9913; global web simulcast at www.kulakswoodshed.com
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When you go early and sign-up for the play-slots-lottery, you can let them know you want to hire them to do a multi-camera video shoot and produce a music video of your one-song performance. That puts you in a different category for the drawing for available spots, and it gets you a professionally-produced music video MUCH cheaper than you’ll find anywhere else. More on their website.

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Mon, Mar 24, in Silverlake (L.A.):
9 pm  THE EAGLE ROCK GOSPEL SINGERS, plus their guests, THE DIAMOND LIGHT, JOHN WAYNE BRO, and IVORY DeVILLE, play the Satellite, 1717 Silverlake Bl, Silverlake (L.A.)
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The Eagle Rock Gospel Singers began as a collective of friends getting together in the summer of 2010. They’ve become a choir of up to 15, reviving “the old gospel spirit” with songs like “We Shall Not Be Moved,” so that gives you a good idea what to expect. Do ya HEAH me, brothas and sisthas?!
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Doors at 8:30 pm. Free, if you get there and get in before it’s full.
 
 
 
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♪  MONDAY’s MUSIC-on-TV


Mon, Mar 24, on Ovation TV:
6-9 am  “Moulin Rouge” (2001) is the 3-star musical with NICOLE KIDMAN and EWAN McGREGOR in a visually stunning musical romance set in the famous Paris nightclub.

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Mon, Mar 24, on Palladia:
1-2 pm  BRETT DENNEN is the performing guest on an episode of “Live from Daryl’s House.”

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Mon, Mar 24, on TCM:
5-6:45 pm  “THE FLEET’S IN” (1942) is a musical with William Holden & Dorothy Lamour.

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Mon, Mar 24, on AXS TV:
6:30-8 pm  “JOHN FOGERTY LIVE AT THE STURGIS BUFFALO CHIP” wher the founder of Creedence Clearwater Revival is joined by JEFF BRIDGES for a concert ffrom the famous biker bar.

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Mon, Mar 24, on Smithsonian TV:
7-8 pm  “BLONDIE’S NEW YORK” is a 2014 look at the making of Debbie Harry’s 1978 “Parallel Line” album. She is one of rock & roll's greatest front women. She isn't afraid to use her sex appeal -and that is far from her only talent. Hear her story on Blondie's New York: http://bit.ly/1bMEg3I. (Repeats 2-3 am.)

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Mon, Mar 24, on TCM:
8:45-11:15 pm  “ANCHORS AWEIGH” (1945) is a an Oscar Best Picture nominated musical with Gene Kelly & Frank Sinatra.

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Mon, Mar 24, on AXS TV:
8 pm  BRUCE IN THE USA tribute to Bruce Springsteen plays "The World's Greatest Tribute Bands" live at the Whisky A Go Go in WeHo and live on AXS TV at 8 pm Pacific / 11 pm Eastern.
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"The Big Man" himself, the late CLARENCE CLEMONS, called them "the greatest tribute ever." Bruce In The USA, says AXS, "is the note-perfect, high-energy, spitting image of Bruce Springsteen and the E St. Band." (Repeats at 11:40 pm.)
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More in the live events section, 8 pm listings.

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Mon, Mar 24, on AXS TV:
9:30 pm “TOM PETTY: LIVE FROM GATORVILLE” is a live performance retrospective of the band’s three decade career.

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Mon, Mar 24, on Ovation TV:
11 pm-midnight  “VAN GOGH: PAINTED WITH WORDS” is a 2010 documentary that profiles the life and work of Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890), through his own words, sourced from personal letters he wrote to his bother Theo. Includes reenactments.

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Mon, Mar 24, on AXS TV:
11:40 pm  BRUCE IN THE USA tribute to Bruce Springsteen plays "The World's Greatest Tribute Bands" live at the Whisky A Go Go in WeHo and live on AXS TV at 8 pm Pacific / 11 pm Eastern.
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"The Big Man" himself, the late CLARENCE CLEMONS, called them "the greatest tribute ever." Bruce In The USA, says AXS, "is the note-perfect, high-energy, spitting image of Bruce Springsteen and the E St. Band."
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More in the live events section, 8 pm listings.

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Mon night/Tue AM, Mar 24/25, on PBS SoCal TV:
1:15-2:30 am  “SEVEN DAYS ASHORE” (1944) is a musical with Wally Brown & Alan Carney.

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Mon night/Tue AM, Mar 24/25, on PBS SoCal TV:
2:30-4 am  “Under the Streetlamp: Roll” is a 2014 production of the vocal quartet doing mostly ’50s music.

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One daytime Tuesday; set-your-recorder before you leave…

Tue, Mar 25, on KCET LINK:
10:30-11 am "THE CAPITAL OF SALSA" is a 2011 edition of "MUSIC VOYAGER." That visits the Columbian city of Cali.
 
 
 
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