Grooves

St. Teresa Stone
Mirror contributing writer

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Thursday, June 15

Westside: 
A Flock of Seagulls, Rogues March, Charlie's Bad Dog Food at 14 Below. It's time to get out the Aqua Net and Wet 'n' Wild, shape 'n' spray your hair into a stiff flying U shape on top of your head, goop on lots o' electric blue eyeliner underneath your eyelids, dab a touch of frosty pink lipstick on your bottom lip - and that's just the beauty regime for the boys! Girls, hold on to your leg warmers and put your pony tail on the side, it's an 80's extravaganza!
The Double Zeros, Sweet William, Alien Fashion Show, Dibs, The Other Kind at The Joint. Sure to be a packed house tonight, what with the wild and shakin' sounds of The horn-acious Double Zeros blowin' it like there's no tomorrow. Get there early though, you don't wanna be standing out on the sidewalk all night, waiting for the lightweights to leave early so you can take their place.
Jazz Debutantes at Van Gogh's Ear. After a brief hiatus, the amazing Jazz Debutantes are back in coffeehouseland. Understated, cool and smooth, this is what some hard core hep cats do in their spare time. Sip your latte, noodle around in your journal and pretend you're in Paris, soaking in the red hot and cool jazz that wafts up from basement clubs.
Benefit for Sojourn Services For Battered Women & Their Children at Molly Malone's. Get out of the house tonight to support this Santa Monica-based nonprofit support group's cause. The show features Olivia Reardon, Walls Have Ears, Madame Medusa and speaker Elizabeth Jones.

Jane Burnett & Spirits of Havana at The Jazz Bakery
Radio Ranch Straight Shooters at The Culver Saloon
Lysa Flores, Josh Young, Dan McKenzie at Temple Bar
Anika Paris, Sarah Nicole at Antiquity (The Gig W.L.A)
Kristen Lee, 2 But Not 2 at Rusty's Surf Ranch
Ethan Elkind, Jeremiah at Anastasia's Asylum
Riders of The Purple Sage at Viva Fresh

‘Round Town:
The Specials, Neville Staple, Danny Dean & The Homewreckers at The Key Club. The Specials! Pioneering ska band shows 'em how it's done tonight.
Slack Babbath, Jazz From Hell at Al's Bar
Ghetto Blaster, Scott Family Truckster, Irving, Rilo Kiley at The Silverlake Lounge
White Out, Dot, Godzik Pink and others at Spaceland
Thunderosa, Truckadelic, Los Creepers, Horchata, Primitive Rollers at The Whorehouse (The Garage)
Gwen Mars, Electrolux, All The Madmen, Tuscaurora at The Cadillac Club (Goldfingers)
The Wayward Boys, Christine Gibbs, The Freeloaders, Brian Mitchell at The Mint
Catahoula, Grant Langston, Big Joe at Genghis Cohen
Bird York, Zoe, Doll's Head, Symphony Kings and others at The Gig (Hollywood)
Polyester at The Lava Lounge
Undermind, Son Del Sur, Ray Stephan, Thyme, Juliet & The Torch Ensemble at Luna Park
Sally Taylor at Vynyl
Fan Mail, Prick, Negative 8, Phallus, PHD, Loathe at The Whisky
BOYSETSFIRE, Ann Beretta, The Icarus Line, 18 Visions at The Troubadour
Michael Quercio, Heather & Kurt, Wendie Colter, Morley Bartnoff, Leisure McCorkle, Candypants at Highland Grounds
Fanmail, Negative 8, Phallus, PHD, Loathe, 6 Gig at The Whisky

Friday, June 16

Westside:
Tin Hat Trio at McCabe's. Chamber music extraordinaire with Rob Burger on accordion/piano, Mark Orton on guitar, and Carla Kihlstedt on violin. Their second album (Helium) features guest vocals by Tom Waits.
Ray Condo, "Grindstone" Party at The Culver Saloon. Once again, the Culver brings us a meat-n-potato show with rockabilly cowboy Condo and the folks at rockabilly's own "Grindstone" magazine.
James Intveld, Becky Barksdale at Rusty's Surf Ranch
Joshua Stevens, Eric David, Generous Juice, Go Unnoticed at The Joint.

'Round Town
Los Van Van at The Conga Room. The Cuban legends are back, right here on Wilshire Blvd tonight. 
Beachwood Sparks, Vue, Waxwings at Spaceland
Eek-A-Mouse, Honeytrap, Crucial Yard Crew at The Roxy
Pink Martini at The El Rey
New Wet Kojak, Distortion Felix, Earlimart at The Troubadour
Sumack, Deathray, Kara's Flowers at The Whisky
Cowboy Mouth, Beth Hart Band at The House of Blues

Saturday, June 17

Westside:
Big Sandy & The Lucky Stars' CD release party at The Culver Saloon. Rockabilly fillies unite! Big Sandy's here to hypnotize your feet like Blue Jean Bop!
The Rockinghams, Paul Galaxy & The Galactics at Rusty's Surf Ranch. Surf's up on the pier tonight with surf-a-billies Paul Galaxy & The Galactics.
Jules Shear at McCabe's
Birthday Suit, Exploiting Eve, Mind's Eye, MI5 at The Joint.

‘Round Town:
Otherstar People, Lumirova, Champion, Thumpurr, Electrolux, Sellouts at Spaceland
Stan Ridgeway, Five X Beavers, Eddie Cunningham at The Roxy
Los Amigos Invisibles, DJ Francisco (From Argentina) at Vynyl
Full Metal Racket, Helen 55, Blind By Choice, 3rd Strike, Pitbull at The Troubadour
WAR at The House of Blues

Sunday, June 18

Westside:
Robyn Hitchcock & Grant Lee Phillips on KCRW. Live performance of their "twisted and beautiful music" on The Open Road at 10 pm, KCRW (89.9) webcast live at www.kcrw.com
Deluxe at The West End
Cubensis at 14 Below
The Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl. Hosted by Bill Cosby and featuring an astounding lineup: Dianne Reeves, Boney James & Rick Braun, Counte Basie Orchestra, Los Van Van, Bid Bad Voodoo Daddy, Oxomatli, The Regina Carter Quintet, The John Scofield Band, Richard Bona, Mingus Amingus, The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Winton Marsalis, Celia Cruz, Ruben Blades & Editus, Lou Rawls, Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, The Elvin Jones Jazz Machine, Norman Brown, The David Sanchez Sextet, Bonesoir and others. 310.449.4070. (Also on Sat - call for lineup)

Monday, June 19

Tracy & The Hindenberg Ground Crew, Trinket at The Joint. More art punk with Tracy &THGC, also Trinket, whose "sound and style puts them somewhere near the intersection of The Runaways and The Andrew Sisters." Free!
Robbie Krieger, Milkweed, Dogma, Hipjnosis at The Whisky
Fantomas at The Troubadour. Doors guitarist brings it on home to the strip tonight.
Flogging Molly at Fais Do Do

Tuesday, June 20

No Means No at Spaceland
Optiganally Yours, Creekbird, Eleni Mandell Thingy, Mercury Program at Fold (Silverlake Lounge)
Robyn Hitchcock, Grante Lee Philips at The Troubadour
Soul Power (James Brown tribute), Proud Mary (Tina Turner tribute) at The House of Blues

Wednesday, June 21

Groovy Ghoulies, Calien Crime Syndicate, Halo Friendlies at The Troubadour
Crowbar at The Whisky
Taj Mahal at The House of Blues

Upcoming:

L7 at The El Rey 6/23
Hootenanny 2000 - Chriss Isaak, Reverend Horton Heat, The Knitters, Royal Crown Revue, Lee Rocker, Dave Edmunds, Slim Jim, Hank Williams III, Dave Vanian, Cadillac Tramps, Blasters, 8 1/2 Souvenirs, Kingbees, James Intveld, Hot Rod Lincoln, Road Kings, Russell Scott, Amazing Crowns, Kim Lenz, Los Infernos, Still Dreadful, Joe Wood, 3 Bad Jacks, Billy Kernkamp, Riverboat Gamblers at Oak Canyon Ranch 7/1
Sonic Youth at The Wilshire Theatre 7/26
The Go Go's, The B-52's, The Psychedelic Furs at The Greek 8/3

Clubs

14 Below - Thu 6/15: A Flock of Seagulls, Charlie's Bad Dog Food, Rogues March. Fri 6/16: Sticky Fingers (Stones tribute), Synchronicity (Police tribute), Heart Breaker (Pat Benatar tribute). Sat 6/17: The English Beat's Dave Wakeling, Horny Toad, Isom. Mon 6/19: Mezzo, Stratosphere, Protoculture. Tue 6/20: Gingersol, Son of Jerel. Wed 6/21: Omnia, Freaks, Hank Plank & The 2 x 4's. Thu 6/22: Ritchie Cotten, Honeypig. 1348 14th St., Santa Monica 310.451.5040
Culver Saloon - Thu 6/15: Radio Ranch Straight Shooters. Fri 6/16: Grindstone Party with Ray Condo & The Ricochets. Sat 6/17: Big Sandy, Lucky Stars CD release party. Tue 6/20: The Barndance with Patty Booker, Mojo Monkeys, Desert Soul. Thu 6/22: Michael Dart, Fri 6/23: James Intveld. 11513 Washington Blvd., Culver City. 310.391.1519 http://people.we.mediaone.net/chuckandco (barndance online: www.ElectricEarl.com/BDance.html)
Liquid Lounge - Gotham Hall presents: Thursdays: Mr. Parrish (House & Hip Hop), Fridays & Saturdays: 2 DJs, 3 Dance floors and 5 bars. Wednesdays International Techno, Tuesdays 70's & 80's Retro DJ 420. Sundays DJ William "the best salsa in LA." (800) 384-8865 ext. 0 or go to www.gothamhall.com or www.salsasundays.com
Harvelle's – Downhome westside spot since 1931. Thursdays: Christina Vierra & The Whippin' Boys. Mondays: Open mic night with The New Breed. Tuesdays: Gas House Dave. Fri 6/16: King Brothers (one night only). Sat 6/17: Blowin' Smoke and The Fabulous Smokettes. Sun 6/18: Max Bangwell ("knife edge blues"). 1432 Fourth St., Santa Monica 310.395.1676
Lush - Tuesdays: College Night with 80's dance music. Fri and Sat: Live Disco, no cover. 2020 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica. 310.829.1933
McCabes - Fri 6/16: TIN HAT TRIO Chamber music extraordinaire with Rob Burger on accordion/piano, Mark Orton on guitar, and Carla Kihlstedt on violin. Their second album (Helium) features guest vocals by Tom Waits. Sat 6/17: Jules Shear. 3101 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 310 828.4403 www.mccabes.com
O'Briens Irish Pub & The Oar House - Thursdays: Original Irish folk rock with Ann Marie Montade, Fridays: The Lads, Irish rock straight from Dublin , Mondays: open mic night, Tuesdays: Groove Voodoo. Check them out on St. Paddy’s day – there’s sure to be an all out Irish celebration.
Scruffy O’Shea’s - Tuesdays: Fab Four (Beatles tribute), Wednesdays: Peace Frong (Doors tribute), Sat 6/17: Chick Night with Corday, Cat Blue's, Laura Coyle, Ali Handal. Fri 6/23: Atomic Punks (early Van Halen tribute) 822 Washington Blvd., Marina Del Rey 310.821.2653
St. Mark's - Live Reggae every Wednesday. 23 Windward Ave., Venice Beach. 310.289.3256 Sundays: "a weekly ritual of Hi-Octane Percussion & Global Funk" Featuring each week: Rhythm Room. Every 2nd & 4rth Sunday is Absynthe featuring "Gothic Industrial" with DJs Noah and Seraphim. (Go to www.fiendish.org or call 323.660.6663 for info.) Mondays: Clockbuoy with DJ’s Transistor Cricket, DJ Jose (Dublab), Carlos Nino, Nomadic Urchin. To get on their mailing list, email whatbands@aol.com. 1026 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica 310.393.6611
Temple Bar - Thu 6/15: Lysa Flores, DJ Soup, Josh Young, Dan McKenzie. Fri 6/16: Fischer P, Clyde's Ride, Robert Walter's 20th Congress. Sat 6/17: Slowrider, DJ Mason, Acid Reign, Blues Experiment. Mon 6/19: Trulio Disgracias, special guests. Fri 6/23: LA Music 2000 with DJ Mason, Damon Aaron, Eyedentity, Legend of Phoenix (featuring Tre of Pharcyde), Sat 6/24: Vibe #5, Todd Washington, Flowerchild, Weapon of Choice. Sun 6/25: The Rhythm Room All Stars, Dakah (40 piece hip hop orchestra). Mon 6/26: Free Music Monday with Elements, Mockingbird, Rub-A-Dub. Tue 6/27: Old Sol, Freakjuice, Liquid Sunshine. Wed 6/28: Melanie Hersch, Toddy. To get on their mailing list, email whatbands@aol.com. 1026 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica 310.393.6611
The Friendship - 112 W. Channel, Santa Monica.
The Gig (West) - Thu 6/15: Goth night with Antiquity, featuring Anika Paris, Sarah Nicole. Fri 6/16: Trip, Straight Betty, Brideprimer, In Bloom. Sat 6/17: Love & Madness, Solebyrd, Olio, Bliss. 11637 W. Pico Blvd., W.L.A. 310.444.9870
The Joint - Thu 6/15: Sweet William, Alien Fashion Show, Double Zeros, Dibs, The Other Kind. Fri 6/16: Joshua Stevens, Eric David, Generous Juice, Go Unnoticed. Sat 6/17: Birthday Suit, Exploiting Eve, Mind's Eye, MI5. Mon, 6/19: Tracy & The Hindenberg Ground Crew with Trinket, "with a sound and style that puts them somewhere near the intersection of The Runaways and The Andrew Sisters." Monday, 6/26: Tracy & The Hindenberg Ground Crew with Candypants, Sympathy for the Record Industry recording artists and "about the snappiest, grooviest band bopping around these days.:" Plus, "THE BUST" VIDEO WORLD PREMIERE. "SEE cops dancing with frenzied abandon!! SEE the Keystone Swats bungle yet another assignment!! SEE "THE BUST", the first video from Tracy and the Hindenburg Ground Crew's most recent album, "KING FELIX." 8771 W. Pico. 310.275.2619
The West End - Thursdays: Live World music with Dodo Munoko, La Rumba Band, and DJ Ron Miller, Fridays: The Funky Hippeez, Flashback Saturdays with The M-80's. Tuesdays: Band showcase night. The West End. 5th & Arizona in Santa Monica. 310.313.3292 www.westendclubs.com

Coffeehouses,
Cafes & Readings

Anastasia's Asylum - Live music nightly, no cover. 1028 Wilshire, Santa Monica. 310.394.7113
Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center- Critically acclaimed events, and weekly reading groups, including: Monday Night Fiction led by Pi Ware, focusing on developing short stories, stories and novels, 8pm. Tuesdays: Taller De Escritura En Espanol (Poesia y Prosa). Federico Luduena conducted this workshop for 5 years in Buenos Aires. Wednesday Night Poetry, LA's longest running and legendary workshop. Thursdays, 8pm: new Beat Writing Class with with Venice West poet Philomene Long. "Beat writing," says Philomene, "is a distinctly American literary form inspired by the rhythms of jazz and the controlled accident of Zen. I will start you off in this process. I will not promise I can stop it.". Saturdays 10:30 to 1pm: Seminar on the work of Hannah Arendt - Thinking and Acting in the Era of Unreality. Events Calender: Fri 6/16, 7pm: A.D. WINANS, LINDA LERNER and RAINDOG, AD WINANS recently published Scar Tissue and Remembering Bukowski and received the Kenneth Patchen Prize. LINDA LERNER’s recent book is ANYTIMEBLUES . RAINDOG is editor of Lummox Press and his latest chapbook is Paper Heart Vol. 3. Also on Fri 6/16, 8:30 PM: DENNIS COOPER and DAVID TRINIDAD. DENNIS COOPER’s most recent books are Period (Grove) and All Ears (Soft Skull). DAVID TRINIDAD’s latest book is Plasticville (Turtle Point). Sat 6/17, 10 am - 1 PM: Finding Absurdity, Writing Truth: A Workshop with NANCY AGABIAN. Cost: $25. Also on Sat 6/17, 5pm: Opening of "LEGAL PAPERWORK," with BARBECUE & SILENT AUCTION. 100 Los Angeles and national artists were asked to do a drawing on yellow 
legal pad paper. Sun 6/18 June, 7:30 pm: Life Stories Performance Readings from YOKO ASANA, ANDREA ASKOWTIZ, MARINA BOROWICK, ALEX FIORI, KRISTI MARIE JONES, ANN RUDOLPH, KEIKO SAMUELS, & JOANIE WILK, with host TERRIE SILVERMAN. You can also call for schedule at 310.822.3006. 681 Venice Blvd., Venice.
Cow's End - Thursdays - Jeff Lee host open mic night, 7:30 signs ups, Fridays & Saturdays features live, original music -34 Washington Blvd, Venice. 310.574.1080
Midnight Special Bookstore - Open and featured readings, political discussions & groups, renowned authors and reading circles, computer and technology groups, science fiction book club and much more. Events Calender: Thu 6/15, 7:30pm: ADVENTURES IN TIME & SPACE Ongoing science-fiction/speculative fiction book discussion group. Fri 6/16: Open reading featuring Ben Porter Lewis. Sat 6/17, 3:30pm: Marxism study: The Revolutionary Process and the Role of
Revolutionaries Today. To register call 310.393-2923. Sun 6/18, 3pm: Editors of Really Great Books feature: A GUIDE TO LA's GREATEST DINERS, DIVES, CAFETERIAS, AND COFFEE HOUSES with a unique neighborhood food tasting event. Mon 6/19, 7:30pm: Matthew J. Pallamary will read & discuss LAND WITHOUT EVIL. Features the demise of the rainforest and the indigenous cultures that dependent upon it. Tue 6/20: FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting) disussion group. Wed 6/21: LA Monthly Review Discussion Group. 1318 3rd Street Promenade, Santa Monica. 310.393-2923 www.msbooks.com
Mystic Joe - 2311 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica 310.829.6224
Novel Cafe - Mondays: Open mic comedy with Larry Tompkins. Tuesdays: "Poetry & Selected Undefinables" hosted by Michael Slobotzky, signups 7:30 - 212 Pier Ave., Santa Monica, no cover. 310.396.8566
Rae’s Lounge - Thursdays: No cover country with longtime local-band promoter Ronnie Mack of the Barndance fame. 10939 Venice Blvd 310.202 8464
Un-Urban Coffee House - Sundays: Spoken word open mic, Mondays: "Songwriter Soiree" open mic, Tuesdays: Harve Mann Jam Night, Wednesdays: Komedy Crunch, open mic, 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica 310 315 0056
Van Go's Ear - Thursdays: Jazz Debutantes with Nozomi on vocals. Sip your latte, noodle around in your journal and pretend you're in Paris, soaking in the red hot and cool jazz that wafts up from basement clubs and drifts like smoke through the meandering alleys and sidewalk culture of a nicotine, caffeine and sugar high. Free. 8:30 pm to 12 midnight - 769 Main Street, Venice
Wednesday’s House – 70’s black-velvet paintings & tea cyber-café, Wednesdays: Open mic hosted by Interbang editor Heather Hoffman 2409 Main Street, Santa Monica 310.452.4486
Writers in Focus - Fridays: Series curated by L.A. poet Laurel Ann Bogen. Free with museum admission 7pm ($7/$5) Gallery 303, Anderson Bldg., L.A. County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire 323.857.6000

Dance Clubs:

Lounge 217 – featuring Way Out West (Sun.), Flirt (Wed.) 
217 Broadway, Santa Monica – 310 394. 6336. 
Mercury - Billing itself as "the westside's largest dance floor" and "playing your favorite dance, disco, hip hop, class rock, house, r&b," It also boasts of three full bars. 2941 Main St., Santa Monica. Call for DJ Lineup and info: 310.396.6658
St Mark’s - Tantra Bar, featuring Cotton club (soulful Thursdays), Car Wash (funky Fridays), Higherground (Room Records’ after-hours house nights Mid to 5am – Sat), The Realm (underground-electro Thurs – Fri) 23 Windward Ave, Venice – 310.452.2222
Sugar - Thursdays: Bossa Nova with DJ's Jason Bentley, Bruno Guez, and Jun, featuring Trip Hop, world beat and guest DJs. Fridays: Outrageous with DJs Tim Lawson and Jun spinning UK & trance. Saturdays: DJs Vann and Paul Davidson do progressive, trance and Euro-electronica. Sundays: Science with DJs Raymond Roker and Jun spinning jungle and drum/bass riffs. 814 Broadway, Santa Monica. 310.899.1989
Tempest – (Sat), Goth Absynthe (Sun), Brit Pop Mod Café Bleu (Thu). 7323 Santa Monica Blvd, Weho – 323.850.5115
The West End (Santa Monica) - Roots-rock reggae & live bands with Mystic Wednesday, 70’s spinning & live bands with Friday Night Fever Live, 80’s retro & live bands with Flashback Saturdays, and trance/house music all night at Deluxe.. 1301 Fifth St. 310.313.3293
Tony P’s Tavern ‘70s & ‘80s ( Fri) Swing dancing and live Swing bands (Sat) 4445 Admiralty Way, Marina Del Rey – 310.823.4534
Zabumba – Red hot Brazilian & Latin dancing with live bands weekly. Scorching Fri & Sat nights pack 'em in. 10717 Venice Blvd., W.L.A. 310.841.6525