GROOVES

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Highlights

Rock, Pop

Joey Altruda, Reggae Allstars, Kingston 10, Irie Beats, King Terror at The Whisky 1/27
Hed at The Whisky 1/24
Concrete Blond at The El Rey 1/25
Ratt at The Galaxy 1/25
Bratmobile at The Troubadour 1/25
Wesley Willis at The Knitting Factory 1/25
The Negro Problem at Spaceland 1/26
Mary Chapin Carpenter, Anne Lamott at UCLA’s Royce Hall 1/26
Lazy Cowgirls, Flash Express Ad Hd Motochrist at The Garage 1/26
Son Mayor at the Conga Room 1/26

Jazz, Classical

The Curtis Fuller Quartet at The Jazz Bakery 1/24 (through Sunday). A must for jazz lovers and those who love them. Don’t miss it.
L.A. Philharmonic presents Schoenberg/Gershwin Cabaret with Michael Feinstein and friends at The Knitting Factory 1/27

Readings,
Performances

Tom Hayden at Dutton’s Brentwood 1/24, 7pm. Former State Senator and longtime activist Tom Hayden will read from and sign his new book, Irish on the Inside. Speaking on the subject of immigrants recently on the radio, Hayden pointed out that many Irish immigrants were not very welcomed when they came to the states.
Elizabeth Wurtzel at Dutton’s Brentwood 1/26, 2pm. The best-selling author of Prozac Nation and Bitch offers an intimate, painfully honest account of her descent into Ritalin addiction, her experiences as an addict, and her difficult struggle to gain control over the drug and her life.
Mitchell Chefitz at Dutton’s Brentwood 1/29, 7pm. The author reads from The Thirty-Third Hour.

The Week Ahead

Thursday, Jan 24

Royal Crown Revue at The Derby
War, Particle at The House of Blues
Hed, Planet, EarthKleen, Droid, The Almighty Grind at The Key Club
Ramsay Midwood, Pipelayers Union, plus a screening of NIN dvd at The Knitting Factory
Respect, the Junglist Platoon at The Martini Lounge
Dave Wilson, Evening Eclectic hosted by Telepathy in the Alterknit Lounge (Knitting Factory)
AM Radio, The Silent Grey, The Mojo Filters, DJ Chris B. (from Bang) at Spaceland
AM Radio
Burly Clyde, Trace Ellington, Peter Salett, Forest Sun at The Mint
Bad Religion, The Distillers at The Whisky
Capital 2, C08, Gadfly, X Cell Factor at The Troubadour
X Vinyl, Lili Haydn, DJ Pixie Stixx at The Viper Room
4th Avenue Jones’, Defkon Unit Second State, Ill Fame Groundkeepers, Streetlife at the Coconut Teazser
Albita at The Conga Room
World, Three Skins, Jason Everly at 14 Below
Cockeyed Ghost, The Stuporstars, The Dazies at The Garage
3 Degrees West, Itch, Gush, Captain Pants, James Bullard at The Gig, Hollywood
Sum 41, Gob, at the Glass House

Friday, Jan 25

The Word, Chocolate Genius at The House of Blues
Cecilia Noel and the Wild Clams at The Key Club
Albita at The Conga Room
Wesley Willis, Die Goldenen Zitronen, Golden Lemons, Grand Buffet, Custom On It at the Knitting Factory
Cabaret of Obsession with Iris Lord, Map, Fine China, Pleaseeasaur at the Alterknit Lounge (Knitting Factory)
The Boneshakers featuring Malford Milligan of Storyville, Clare Muldaur, Kris Delmhorst, Troy Dillinger at The Mint
The Lilies, Minus the Bear at Spaceland
Last Day, Dr. Package, Wasteland Inborn, Redefyned Lodus at The Whisky
Bratmobile, Neon King Kong, Gravey Train at The Troubadour
The Lilys, Minus The Bear at Spaceland
Kontra Attaque, Still Life, Tragatelo, Please Inform the Captain This is a Hijack at the Smell
Club Orgy: Blue Days, Off Limits, A.D.D., Killion’s End at The Coconut Teaszer
Hollywood Combo at The Derby
Sean Healy presents: Kobayashi Maru, Spank, Sachrin, Driver, Anus at 14 Below
Black Mountain Express, The Jack Saints, The Hell Benders, Downtown Kicks, Goth Jones at The Garage
The Incidentals, Triggerfish, The Mansions, Dublika at The Gig, Hollywood
Liks, Defari Swollen Members at The Glass House

Saturday, Jan 26

Little Richard, Chuck Berry at The Universal Amphitheatre
Lazy Cowgirls, Flash Express Ad Hd Motochrist at The Garage
Son Mayor at the Conga Room
Jump Jones & Corn Liquor Boys at The Derby
Rhythm Box, Skylab, Honey Tongue, Reverse Cowgirl at 14 Below
W3G, Bent, Inoxia, Malcontent, Keroke Outfit at The Coconut Teaszer
Joshua Path, Sunnyblack, Cringe, Aether at The Gig, Hollywood
Renegade at The House of Blues
Bad Religion, Deviates at The Key Club
Afternoon Show: Cannibal OX, Aesop Rock at The Knitting Factory
Mates of State, Track Star, New Bethel, Black Cat Music at The Knitting Factory
Maata Haari, Chris Pierce, Velvet Jones, Tony Lucca at The Mint
The Negro Problem, Candypants, Halycon Band, The Twigs at Spaceland
Solitude, David Parris Band, Idle, Vagrant, Tempered, Siren’s Wail at The Whisky
Abbey Booth at The Viper Room
The Flying Luttenbachers (Chicago), Burmese, Total Shutdown (Oakland). Pleaseeasaur at the Smell

Sunday, Jan 27

Joey Altruda, Reggae Allstars, Kingston 10, Irie Beats, King Terror at The Whisky
L.A. Philharmonic presents Schoenberg/Gershwin Cabaret with Michael Feinstein and friends at The Knitting Factory
Creepazoid, Glitter n Glam nite at The Coconut Teaszer
Air Japan (late show) at The Knitting Factory
Huntingtons
Dingees, The Carmines, Z 10 Split at The Troubadour

Monday, Jan 28

Club Twister at The Derby
Kim Fowley’s Hollywood Sexual Underground with Exhibition, Best Revenge, Strippers, Mutants, Queens n Con at The Knitting Factory
Sundrome, Confliction, Product of Society, Straight Jacket, Operation Downfall at The Whisky
Dredg, Hell is For Heroes, Ten Fold, Blue Equals Expired, Key To Arson at The Troubadour
Loaded (featuring Duff McKagan) at The Viper Room

Tuesday, Jan 29

Flicker at spaceland
Fu Manchu Injected Head Strong at The Troubadour
Descanso, King Rocker, The Piper Downs at The Derby
Milemarker, Yaphet Kotto at The Glass House
2nd City Alumni Comedy Jam, Watson at The Knitting Factory
Dog Show, Engines of Creation, Polaris Straightest of Lines, Sheila Marshall at The Whisky

Center Stage: Little Richard and Chuck Berry

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
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 FREE Workshops & Readings. Ongoing, call for schedule: Tuesday Night Creative Non Fiction, 8pm: Bring works of creative non-fiction, memoir, and prose. Led by Cindy Bailey, Waynan Barnes. Wednesday Night Poetry, 8pm: Los Angeles’ longest running, and legendary gathering of poets. Nelson Gary (Jan). Thursday Night Poetry, 8pm: 1st and last Thursdays of the month (bring poems), with Jenny Factor & Jessica Goodheart. (310)822-3006. 681 Venice Blvd., Venice.
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 this week: Fri, 1/25, 8pm: Open Poetry, 7:30pm signups. Sat 1/26, 3pm: Marta Lopez-Garza & David Diaz will read & discuss ASIAN AND LATINO IMMIGRANTS IN A RESTRUCTURING ECONOMY. Sat, 1/26, 7pm & 9pm: DOCUMENTAL the documentary & experimental film and video series – 7pm Show: BACK IN THE SADDLE AGAIN, THE MARCH, MY CHILD (ANAK), I DREAM OF PIGS. 9pm Show THE LOST TAPES OF EMMET SAGITTARIUS DEEMUS, DEL RUBIO TRIPLETS’ DING DONG THE WITCH IS DEAD, FREE TV, BREAKING THE SPELL. Sun, 1/27, 10:30am – 1pm: The Linux Users of Los Angeles [LULA] hold their monthly “Install Fest” (more info: lula.org) Sun, 1/27, 5pm: 1/27, WAR IN PRINT: Examining the Role of Books in combatting Wartime Jingoism blank e-mail to internet @lists.MSBooks.com with SUBSCRIBE as the subject. Midnight Special Bookstore 1318 3rd Street Promenade Santa Monica, CA 90401, v310.393-2923 f:310.394.6123 | books @msbooks.com | www.msbooks. com.