GROOVES

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Highlights

Rock, Pop

Suzanne Vega, Marshall Crenshaw at UCLA’s Royce Hall 10/4. An acoustic lover’s delight and a chance to see some pretty big names in a fairly intimate venue.
Street Walkin’ Cheetahs, Bubble, The Hangmen, Superbees at The Knitting Factory 10/4. Balls to the wall trash rock for the ripped fishnet n’ leather crowd...
Dead Moon, Leaving Trains at Spaceland 10/6.
Black Eyed Peas, Betty Blowtorch, Los Super Elegantes, Flash Express, special guests at The El Rey 10/11. Rock babes Betty Blowtorch have been burning the walls of the garage so hot they’re now considered sort of the new L7
Los Straitjackets, Big Sandy at The Mint 10/9. Big things happening at this small neighborhood joint.

Jazz, Classical

Tom Harrell Quintet at The Jazz Bakery (Through Sunday)
Eddie Reed at Suzy Q’s 10/5 (310) 203-7899

Readings,
Performances

Judi Brand, Cathy Colman, Marion Solomon, Peter Gethers, Sonya SonesLiane Enkelis, Peter Levinson at Dutton’s Brentwood this week (see listings)
Mercury Contamination and Public Health at The Midnight Special Bookstore. 10/9. Mercury is “a heavy metal that causes neurological damage, particularly in fetuses and children.” This discussion will be presented by Johanna Congleton, a public health organizer for the Physicians for Social Responsibility - LA, who will present data on mercury pollution and how it affects public health. 7:30pm. FREE.

The Week Ahead

Thursday, Oct 4

Johnny X & The Grodles at The Smell (213) 625-4325
Tight Bros. From Way Back When, Cherry Valance, Cutthroats 9, C Average at Spaceland
Blue Hawaiians at The Lava Lounge
Von Steins, Marc Spitz Freestyle at The Fold (Silverlake Lounge)

Friday, Oct 5

Estradasphere at The Knitting Factory
Disturbed, Drowning Pool, Adema, Stereomud, Systematic at The Hollywood Palladium
One Night Stand, Mama’s Boys at BB King’s

Saturday, Oct 6

World Music at the John Anson Ford Amphitheater, 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East, Hollywood, as part of LA Arts Open House (www.lacountyarts.org), free admission, free parking, performances at the Ford that day include music and dance from Thailand, Mexico, Persia, Italy, New Orleans & Ghana for more info call: (213) 972-3099 or (323) 461-3673.
New End Original (featuring Jonah from Far), Redlight Halo at Fais Do Do
Black Uhuru at The Galaxy
Sigur Ros at The Wilshire Theatre
James Taylor at The Hollywood Bowl
Sparks at The Key Club
My Life With Thrill Kill Kult at The Troubadour

Sunday, Oct 7

Big Beat Sundaes at The Mint
Poncho Sanchez at The Conga Room

Wednesday, Oct 10

Derailers at The Knitting Factor
Eddie Palmieri at The Conga Room
Stevie Nicks, Sheryl Crow at The Universal Amphitheatre
Tom Freund, Tarmac at The Silverlake Lounge

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 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 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: Wed, 10/3, 7pm: Judi Brand - Lessons: Conversations with a Breast Cancer Survivor. Thu 10/4, 7pm: Cathy Colman reads and signs Borrowed Dress. Fri 10/5, 7pm: Dr. Marion Solomon reads and signs Short-Term Therapy for Long-Term Change. Sat 10/6, 2pm: Peter Gethers reads and signs The Cat Who’ll Live Forever.. Sun 10/7, 2pm: Sonya Sones reads and signs What My Mother Doesn’t Know. Mon 10/8, 7pm: Liane Enkelis reads and signs Being One Hundred. Wed 10/10, 7pm: Peter Levinson reads and signs September in the Rain: The LIfe of Nelson Riddle. 11975 San Vicente Blvd, (310)476-6263,or for more info, go to duttonsbrentwood.com
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. Thu, 10/4, 7pm: Sisterhood Reading Group. This month’s book is: FASTING, FEASTING by Anita Desai. Fri 10/5, 8pm: Open Poetry (7:30 sign ups). Sun 10/7, 2pm: Lucy Tse will read & discuss WHY DON’T THEY LEARN ENGLISH : Separating Fact and Fallacy in the U.S. Language Debate. The author reveals that “English is being learned at a rapid pace while heritage languages are disappearing quickly from family use.” Sun 10/7, 5pm: Patt Morrison will read & discuss RIO L.A.: Tales from the Los Angeles River with photographs by Mark Lamonica. Tues, 10/9, 7:30pm: SCIENCE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST. This month’s subject: “Mercury Contamination and Public Health” presented by Johanna Congleton. Congleton is the public health organizer for the Physicians for Social Responsibility - LA. Her lecture will present data on mercury pollution and how it effects public health. Mercury is a heavy metal that causes neurological damage, particularly in fetuses and children. Wed 10/10, 7:30pm: John D’Agata will read & discuss HALLS OF FAME where he journeys the endless corridors of America’s halls of fame and faithfully reports what he finds there. He will be joined by Amy Gertstler who will read from her books of poetry: Crown of Needs and Medicine. 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.