GROOVES

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Highlights

Rock/Pop

Hal Willner’s Harry Smith Project continues at UCLA’s Royce Hall, April 26. Elvis Costello, Beck, Marianne Faithful, Philip Glass, PJ Harvey, T-Bone Burnett & Sam Phillips, Todd Rundgren, David Thomas, Van Dyke Parks, David Johansen, Percy Heath, Steve Earle, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, The Folksmen, Mary Margaret O’Hara, Bob Neuwirth, Gavin Friday, Bill Frisell, Smokey Hormel, Don Byron, Victoria Williams, and many others make up this stellar lineup. Having cut his teeth on Saturday Night Live during its glory days, Hal Willner, as music producer, brought unsung heroes and music gods alike to grace the SNL stage. In 1981, he organized a compilation LP Amarcord Nino Rota that brought together seemingly disparate musicians to pay homage to the man who created the musical poetry for Fellini’s movies. This is Willner’s brilliance, bringing together musicians from a variety of genres with the gestalt of mutual musical love for some overlooked composer, or a fresh appraisal of someone already celebrated. 
The Blue Shadows at The Derby 4/30. Also known as the “Red Devils,” the Blue Shadows’ long standing Monday night sardine-packed shows at the old King King were notorious. On any given night, you might find legendary sax god Lee Alvin wailin’ with the band, while Bruce Springsteen or Mick Jagger waltzed past the long line to see what all the fuss was about.
Yngwie J. Malmsteen at The House of Blues. The thinking man’s classically trained guitar god/heavy metler, hope he plays his brilliant version of “Wipeout.”

Jazz, Classical

Roy Haynes at Catalina Bar & Grill 4/26 –4/29. This magical drummer’s jazz resume is astounding. He’s played with the likes of Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, and the list goes on. A must see for any jazz lover. Featuring Ron Blake on sax, Dwayne Burno on bass and Jason Lindner on piano.
Larry Golding’s B3 Organ Trio at The Jazz Bakery (Thu 4/26 - Sun 4/29)
Best of LA in Trumpet at Lunaria (4/26)

Reading, Performances

Gelin Yan at Duttons Brentwood 4/26. The author reads and signs “Lost Daughter of Happiness.”
A Conversation with Katha Pollitt at Track 16 Gallery, 4/27. Bergamot Station, Building C-12525 Michigan Avenue, Santa Monica, call 310.264.4678 for more info.Chitra 
Mark Doty, Richard Howard, Heather McHugh, Carl Philips at The Getty 4/27
Ira Glass at Royce Hall 4/27
Divakaruni at Duttons Brentwood 4/30. The author reads and signs “The Unknown Errors of Our Lives.”

The Week Ahead

Thursday, April 26

KXLU presents: Q and Not U, Build your own Monster, Ted Leo, Hyphen at Spaceland 
The Delphines (featuring Kathy Valentine from the Go Go’s), others at 14 Below 
Club Spinoza at Space 6507 (Formerly Club Lingerie). Attention 60’s fiends: ride a scooter and get in free to this new Mod tea party.

Friday, April 27

Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Martha Wainwright at The Knitting Factory
Sophie B. Hawkins at House of Blues.

Saturday, April 28

Loudon Wainwright III at McCabe’s 
Leon Russell at The Knitting Factory
Sick of It All at The Whisky
Munkafest, Soulcracker at 14 Below

Sunday, April 29

Wailing Souls, Quinto Sol, Bonzai Tribe at The Roxy
Justin Roberts at McCabe’s (children’s matinee, 11am)
All Banjo Band of San Fernando Valley at The Old Towne Music Hall, El Segundo

Monday, April 30

Jack Tempchin’s Big Mondays at The Joint.

Wednesday, May 2

Blink 182 at The Palladium
Silversun Pickups, New Bethel, Badger King, Equals Awesome at The Fold (Silverlake Lounge)
Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash at The House of Blues, Anaheim
Perla Batalla, Cinco de Mayo concert, noon, Santa Monica College Madison campus. Free. 
Clubs
14 Below – 1348 14th St., Santa Monica 310.451.5040
Club Sugar - 814 Broadway Ave., Santa Monica. 310.899.1989 www.clubsugar.com
Harvelle’s Blues Club – Downhome westside spot since 1931. Tuesdays: Bad Boy Jones. 1432 Fourth St., Santa Monica 310.395.1676 
Liquid Lounge - Gotham Hall presents. (800) 384-8865 ext. 0 or go to www.gothamhall.com or www.salsasundays.com
Lush - 2020 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica. 310.829.1933
McCabes – (see above). Sunday of every month at 7pm: Free Talent Night. 3101 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 310 828.4403 www.mccabes.com.
Rusty’s Surf Ranch - Every other Thursday: Women Who Cook. 256 Santa Monica Pier 310.393.PIER
Scruffy O’Shea’s – 822 Washington Blvd., Marina Del Rey 310.821.2653
St. Mark’s - Live Reggae every Wednesday. 23 Windward Ave., Venice Beach. 310.289.3256 . www.fiendish.org or call 323.660.6663.
Temple Bar –1026 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica 310.393.6611
The Friendship - 112 W. Channel, Santa Monica.
The Gig W.L.A. - 11637 Pico Blvd. 310.444.9870
The Joint – 8771 W. Pico Blvd. 310.275.2619
The West End - 5th & Arizona in Santa Monica. 310.313.3292 www.westendclubs.com

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. Thursdays, 8pm: Beat Writing Class with with Venice West poets Philomene Long & John Thomas. “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.” For info/registration, call (310) 822-3006. Saturdays, 10-1pm and Sundays at 11am: “Life Stories” with Terrie Silverman. Mondays, 8pm: Trinie Dalton’s Fiction Workshop, focusing on short stories, stories, and novels. Tuesdays, 8pm: Venice: Cindy Bailey, Creative Non-Fiction Workshop. FREE. Mondays: Monday Reading Circles, hosted by Will Slattery & Betzi Richardson. 310.822.3006. 681 Venice Blvd., Venice.
Duttons Books Brentwood – Critically acclaimed readings and events. for schedule: 310.476.6263 or go to http://www.duttonsbrentwood.com. 11975 San Vicente Blvd.
Legal Grind – Award winning coffee house offers legal help with your coffee. www.legalgrind.com, or call 310.452.3160. 7640 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica, 90405. 
Metro Rags & Java – Tuesdays: Philosopher’s Café. 1630 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica, 90405. 310.396.8356
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: Fri 4/27, 7:30pm: Physicians for Social Responsibility presents: DIRECT ACTION AGAINST BUSH’S STAR WARS. National Missile Defense (NMD) is the most expensive and controversial weapon’s program in U.S. history. Designed to shoot down incoming missiles, instead, it: “violates the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, threatens to render foreign militaries obsolete, provoking a new arms race will likely fail to work — wasting our nation’s limited resources, is opposed by Nobel prize-winning scientists, physicians, European nations The meeting will discuss a direct action campaign, beginning in May. For more information, call (323) 267-8789. Sat 4/28, 5pm: Christopher Hitchens will read & discuss THE TRIAL OF HENRY KISSINGER. Hitchens demonstrates that “The U.S. is home to an individual whose record of war crimes bears comparison with the worst dictators of recent history and that is ex-Secretary of State and National Security Advisor, Henry A Kissinger. This book investigates Kissinger’s involvement in the war in Indochina, mass murder in Bangladesh, planned assassinations in Santiago, Nicosia and Washington D.C. and genocide in East Timor.” Sat 4/28, 6pm: Erika Lopez will read & discuss HOOCHIE MAMA: The Other White Meat which is the finale to The Trilogy of Tomatoes, “a fun romp through the seal-clubbing world of gentrification.” Tue 5/1, 7pm: FAIR the media watch group, Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting presents their monthly program. Wed 5/2, 7pm: Fluoridation, Santa Monica and What You Should Know. Paul Borraccia, director of Citizens for Safe Drinking Water will speak on money, politics, motives and aliopathic medicine in Santa Monica. Mailing list: Send a blank e-mail to internet@lists.MSBooks.com with SUBSCRIBE as the subject. 1318 3rd Street Promenade, Santa Monica, or go to www.msbooks.com.