GROOVES

The Taming of the Shrew, Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum.

St. Teresa Stone
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Thursday Aug 24

Westside:
Zachary Richard, Lisa Haley & The Zydecats, Zydeco Party Band at The Twilight Dance Series (Santa Monica Pier). While they may not be serving crawdads, this balmy summer evening on the pier is the closest you’ll get to being in N’Awlins on a balmy summer night….
Denny Zeitlin, David Friesen at The Jazz Bakery
Tempo 70, Five Degrees of Soul, Very Be Careful, Guiro Mama, DJs Jacob & Robert (Room 802) at Temple Bar
Butterflow, Cosmosis, Jes Breiden, Power Chicken, Natalie Wattre at 14 Below
Ras Michael & The Sons of Negus, Mongoose, Redemption Seven Fold, Detour Posse and many others at The West End

‘Round Town
Phranc at Fais Do Do
The Mumbletypegs, Spink, Michael Whitmore Some’tet, Samuel Bing at The Silverlake Lounge
Fancy Pants, Sidekick, Pissant at Al’s Bar
Tight Bros, 400 Blows at The Smell
KRS-One, Blood of Abraham at The Key Club

Friday, Aug 25

Westside:
Peter Stampel at McCabe’s. Peter Stampfel, one of the Holy Modal Rounders, sometime Fug and now decades later out on his own. An aficionado of folk music and bluegrass, Stamfel (and crew) have taken trad ascoustic music and turned it on it's ear. Imagine Marcel Duchamp, papa of the Dadaists hooking up with the HeeHaw TV show music crew and you've some idea of Stampfel's wonderfully absurd take on music. The only time this imaginative blend ever creeped into the pop consciousness was when the song, "(We Like) Boobs a Lot" became an old-school FM radio hit. If you were there in the day, you don't wanna miss this show and if all this is new to you, then don't miss the boat for this rare performance. 
Candye Kane at The Culver Saloon. Blues belter, sweet country crooner, scat jazz gal and sex-positive activist, this full figured gal just returned from her smash European tour and is now making the rounds throughout the US. A songwriter in her own right who’s titles include "7 Men a Week," (on men) "I’m In Love With A Girl," (on bisexuality) and "Three Strikes and You’re Out," (on spousal abuse). This bawdy, gutsy woman is sort of a cross between early Dolly Parton, Patsy Cline, Koko Taylor and Debbie Harry. Catch her now, before she leaves town again.
Stone Poets, Glide, Cleveland (Formerly Agnes Gooch), Horny Toad at 14 Below
Quetzal, DJ Haul, Clyde’s Ride at Temple Bar
Cry On Cue, Lindsay Russell, Startlight Drifters at Rusty’s Surf Ranch

‘Round Town:
Dave Alvin & The Guilty Men, Los Straitjackets at The Roxy. Singer, songwriter, poet, producer and "King of California," Dave Alvin brings his gritty, soulful, down home brand of thoughtful roots rock to the Sunset Strip tonight. Whether or not scenesters and shmoozers will appreciate his thinking-man’s brand of rock and roll remains to be seen, but there’ll bound to be lots of old friends and now-famous fans sprinkled in the audience, and perhaps even a surprise jam session ‘round closing time...
The Dickies, ADZ, St. Walkin’ Cheetahs at The Foothill. Hurry hurry, hurry, these vintage punk rockers are back once again and bound to play such favorities as "Stuck in A Pagoda With Tritia Toyota" whipping the crowd into a frenzy and creating chaos and thrills just like back in the eighties....
Sparks at The Key Club. Here’s a funny little anecdote from none other than the Mirror’s own CD critic, Tony Peyser: "Years ago, I ran into Russell outside a movie theater, introduced myself and pointed out that we both went to Palisades High. I then mentioned that while I was student body president there, I helped arrange for his first band, Half Nelson, to perform at the school. Russell didn't remember the gig but asked how the show was. I blurted out, "Terrible" and suddenly wished I'd been more diplomatic. He stared at me a while and then replied, "You know ... we haven't changed." Funny thing is, I actually remember Half Nelson!

Saturday, Aug 26

Westside:
Marshall Crenshaw, Bruce Henderson at McCabe’s. Relegated to that short list of musician's musicians, Marshall Crenshaw has eluded the fame and glory many feel is his due. With a slew of album releases and a TV project this year, he is back on the music radar. Crenshaw did the music for a PBS documentary on baseball's Yogi Berri, "Déjà vu All Over Again." He's got a new album self-deprecatedly titled #447 (as in, "another damn record from this guy!") on Razor & Tie, two albums from Rhino Records, the compilation, This Is Easy! The Best Of Marshall Crenshaw and the eponymous Marshall Crenshaw, his 1982 debut remastered and fortified with bonus tracks. His #447 album is right in sync with the McCabe's ethos, eschewing microchip-based equipment and recording processes, to boot, it was recorded on vintage equipment using as many tube-based things as possible to get an old record, vintage sound. Put THAT in your roots rock pipe and smoke it!
Starlight Drifters, Hollywood Combo at The Culver Saloon
DJ Scotty Boy, Paluka, DC-4, O.D.P. (Formerly Mystic Playground Champion) at 14 Below
Poetry Spark: A Workshop in Children’s Poetry for Elementary Teachers at UCLA. Award winning poet Kristine O’Connell George explores the world of children’s poetry. UCLA, Public Policy Bldg, Room 2270, 8:30 to 4:30 pm. Call 310.825.2960 for complete details.

‘Round Town
Mary Wilson, Royal Crown Revue, Candye Kane, Extra Fancy, Mike Watt, Nona Hendryx, Blues Experiement,, Bobby Matos, Kommunity FK, Quetzal, Pigmy Love Circus, Arco Iris, James Intveld and many others at the Sunset Junction Street Fair. Many bands on many stages, carnival rides, food, street vendors, crowds, heat, what more could a mid summer festival want? (Also on Sunday) At the Sunset Junction - where Sunset and Santa Monica Blvds collide, 3600 - 4400 Sunset Blvd, Silver Lake 10am to 11pm Call 323.661.7771 for more info.

Sunday, Aug 27

Westside:
Carla Bozulich, Extended Organ & Solid Eye at "Sound" (Schindler House). Carla Bozulich (Ethyl Meatplow, Geraldine Fibbers, Scarnella), hosts her "fake party" with an array of suprise house guests. This should be a very cool show, held at the Schindler House, which is hosting an indoor/outdoor summer concert series featuring experimental musicians and sound artists, continuing through September. 323.651.1510, 835 Kings Rd., West Hollywood.
Sunset Junction Street Fair (10am to 10pm, See Sat listing)

Monday, Aug 28

89.9 KCRW presents: Bostich, Terrestre, DJ Jun, Plankton Man, Nino Astronauta at The Roxy. 

Tuesday, Aug 29

Duran Duran at The House of Blues

Wednesday, Aug 30

Tony Gilkyson, Kip Boardman, Randy Weeks at The Tip Jar (The Cinema). 
Duran Duran at The House of Blues

Upcoming

Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks, Jeremy Kay at The Roxy 8/31
Exile Books’ Last Show! 8/31
Black Uhuru, Sly & Robbie at The Palace 9/7
Dick Dale at The Roxy 9/9
O.M.D. at The Key Club 9/21
Hank Williams III, Assjack at The Roxy 8/25

Clubs

14 Below - Thu 8/24: Solstice Records present Butterflow with special guests, Tugga, Cosmosis, Jes Briedenn, Natalie Wattre, Power Chicken. Fri 8/25: Stone Poets, Glide, Horny Toad, Cleveland (formerly Agnes Gooch). Sat 8/26: Paluka, Champion, DC-4, O.D.P. DJ Scotty Boy. 8/28: Crypt, Orchid. 8/29: James Marsters, Bent Kitty, Basement. 8/30: Lady J., Obvious Wish, All Rise, Casting Runes. 8/31: Blast Prone Click, Ceramic Holiday, Ten Year Rain, Citrus. 9/1: The David Nelson Band, Radio I Ching. 1348 14th St., Santa Monica 310.451.5040
Cinema Bar - No cover country and rockabilly bar. Mondays: Ronnie Mack, Wednesdays: The Tip Jar with Dan Janisch plus Bruce White and friends. Wed: 8/30 Kip Boardman & Tony Gilkyson doing their new project yet to be named...3967 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City. 310.390.1328
Culver Saloon - 8/25: Candye Kane. 8/26: Stardust Drifters. 9/1: Three Bad Jacks. 9/2: Ramblin’ James. 9/9: Big Sandy. 9/15: Red Meat. 9/16: Cavecat Sammy. Wednesdays: The Jon Burton Blues Band (no cover). 11513 Washington Blvd., Culver City. 310.391.1519 
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. 1432 Fourth St., Santa Monica 310.395.1676
Liquid Lounge - Gotham Hall presents: Thursdays: Mr. Parrish (House & Hip Hop), Fridays & Saturdays: 2 DJs, 3. Wednesdays International Techno, Tuesdays 70's & 80's Retro DJ 420. Sundays DJ William. (800) 384-8865 ext. 0 or go to www.gothamhall.com or www.salsasundays.com
Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel - 9/10: Stephen Collins performs "Women I've Kissed For Money" with a Q&A to follow. 10/15: Annie Reiner, poet, artist and playwright joins James Ragan, poet and director of USC's Pro writing Program perform poetry in The Papillon Fireside Lounge. For more info call 310.285.24381700 Ocean Ave. 310.458.6700 or Loew's jazz hotline: 310.576.3115
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 - First Sunday of every month at 7 PM: FREE TALENT NIGHT, featuring our talented and dedicated signups plus featured McStaff performers. 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.
Rusty’s Surf Ranch- Mondays: Karaoke & 8-Ball Tourney with the Big Kahuna. Tuesdays: "Women Who Cook" (no cover). Sundays: Free Karoaoke with The Big Kahuna. Wednesdays: Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps. Thu 8/17: Culture, Mongoose (see Thu listing) www.twilightdance.org. 256 Santa Monica Pier 310.393.PIER
Scruffy O’Shea’s - Tuesdays: The Fab Four (Beatles tribute). Wednesdays: Peace Frong (Doors tribute) Thursdays: Comedy 8-10 with 2 bands. 8/25: Atomic Punks (tribute to Early Van Halen) Sat 8/26: Under The Sun, Rush & Genesis 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 – Manifest, 8/24: 5 Degrees of Soul, 8/25: Wozani, Legend of Phoenix, 8/26: Queztal. Mondays: DogFysh Trio, Short Films every Thursday in July. Mailing list, email whatbands@aol.com. 1026 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica 310.393.6611
Typhoon- Mondays: Bruce Lofgren’s sextet, Wake Turbulence, performs every Monday night at Typhoon, except the last Monday of the month when After Burner appears. After Burner features Bruce Lofgren's 18-piece Jazz orchestra. According to Tony Gieske, "...They could take your breath away whether they flew in formation or stunted all alone against the night sky visible through the picture windows of this dashing venue." Pan Asian restaurant and adjoining Sushi Bar Santa Monica Municipal Airport, 3221 Donald Douglas Loop South. Second floor of the main airport administration building. 310-390-6565. 
The Brig- Mondays: Trip-hop & acid jazz with Star Lounge. 1515 Abbott Kinney.
The Friendship - 112 W. Channel, Santa Monica.
The Gig W.L.A.- Thu 8/24: Closed for private party. Fri 8/25: Every Single Saturday, Thyme, The Spirit Theory, Groovestone. Sat 8/26: Darling Violetta, Sent by Jenna, Gift? Five & Dime. 11637 Pico Blvd. 310.444.9870
The Joint - Thu 8/24: Moxy, St. Friday, Ana Robles, Strawberry Hill, The Other Kind. Fri 8/25: All Rise, Grift, Lenen, Belly Love, The Dreamer. Sat 26: The Shagw ells, Ma Rones, Edge Wise. 8771 W. Pico Blvd. 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

Poetry & Performances
at Coffeehouses and Other Spaces

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. February's sessions will be led by Venice Beat poet, John Thomas. 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.". Beginning Sunday, 8/20, from 11 am to 2pm, the Life Stories Workshop with Terrie Silverman. Workshop runs for nine weeks, culminating in a peformance. Call 310.281.3175 for details. Featured readings and events closed for Aug., but classes and workshops continue. 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
Duttons Books Brentwood - Fri 8/25: Chuck Freadhoff reads and signs from his novel Blue Rain. 11975 San Vicente Blvd. 310.476.6263. www.duttonsbrentwood.com
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: Fri, 8/25, 8:00pm, open reading with featured poet Pat Bowser. Sun 8/27, 10:30 AM -- The Linux Users of Los Angeles [LULA] hold their monthly "Install Fest" More info: http://www.lula.org/ Thu, 7:30 pm -- Internet and Web Development. A different topic will be discussed each month relating to design and implementation of websites. Topics range from homepage design, uploading instruction and evaluations of graphical HTML tools. If you want to build your own website this session is for you.Call for more info: 310.393-2923. Mailing list: Send a blank e-mail to internet@lists.MSBooks.com with SUBSCRIBE as the subject. 1318 3rd Street Promenade, Santa Monica. 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
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. 310.841.6525s