GROOVES

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Center Stage: John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers

Highlights

Rock, Pop

Chuck Dukowski Sextet, Joe Baiza’s Leaf Blowers, Bag Theory at Mr. T’s Bowl 3/21
Stwe, Carolyn Edwards at Highland Grounds 3/21
Pete Escovedo, Sheila E. at The Conga Room 3/21 & 3/22
Ill Lit, Josh Rouse, Clem Snide at The Knitting Factory
Slowrider at The Echo 3/21
Midnight Oil, David Birdie at The House of Blues (Foundation Room)3/21
Lowen & Navarro at McCabe’s 3/22
The Humpers, Lazy Cowgirls at Spaceland 3/22
George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Johnny A. at The House of Blues 3/23
Stephen Bruton, Jon Dee Graham, Scrappy Jud Newcombe, Dennis Kenmore at McCabe’s 3/23
Hell’s Belles, Lo Ball at The Knitting Factory 3/23
Kim Fowley’s Spring Break “Girls Gone Wild” with Eyeshadows, Sugar Puss, Pinkz, Starcrasher, Neptunas, Go Buddy Go, Dick Army, Alaila Snail, Laura Martin at The Knitting Factory 3/25
Club Twister at The Derby 3/25
Richard Buckner, Chris Lee at The Knitting Factory 3/26
Cut Chemist at Temple Bar 3/27

Jazz, Classical

Toots Thielmans, Kenny Werner at The Catalina Bar & Grille 3/21
Acoustic Guitar Trio at Rocco 3/21
Stanley Jordan at The Jazz Bakery 3/21
Omar Faruk Tekbilek & his Ensemble at The Conga Room. 3/27. Turkish Virtuoso Omar Faruk Tekbilek does a one-night-only show.

Readings,
Performances

Paul Apostolidis at Midnight Special Bookstore. Apostolidis will read & discuss his book Stations of The Cross: Adorno and Christian Right Radio. Which reveals how, “since the 1970’s, American society as provided especially fertile ground for the growth of the Christian right and its influence on both political and cultural discourse…[and how] a critical component of this movement’s popular culture - evangelical conservative radio - interacts with the current U.S. political economy.”

The Week Ahead

Thursday, Mar 21

Ill Lit, Josh Rouse, Clem Snide at The Knitting Factory
John Mayall and the BluesBreakers, Steve Pierson and Blues Head at the Got the Blues Concert Series (El Rey Theatre)
Brody Buster at BB King’s
Pete Escovedo, Sheila E. at The Conga Room
Jack & The Rippers (UK), The Spacecats (Holland) at The Derby
Drunk Monkey Style, Scaredy Cat at 14 Below
Midnight Oil, The Eliminators at The House of Blues
Toilet Boys, Candyass, B Movie Rats, Mojo Rib at The Key Club
Daniel, Velvet Sundae at The Mint
Merrick, 20 Minute Loop, Maimou, James Combs at The Fold (Silverlake Lounge)
Thursday, The Movie Life, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Open Hand at The Troubadour
Cooper Temple Clause at The Viper Room
Teresa James at Cozy’s
Rick Springfield at The Canyon

Friday, Mar 22

Big Sandy & The Fly Rite Boys, Smith Ranch Boys at Rudolpho’s
The Humpers, Lazy Cowgirls at Spaceland
Frankie Bones (Groove Records, Moonshine, East Music Group), DJ Irene, Alicija (Street Sounds, A.M.C.), Hendo at Red (Arena)
Unwritten law, Mest, Sugarcult, Hornswaggled at The Palace
Boogie Knights at BB King’s
Pete Escovedo, Sheila E. at The Conga Room
Swing Syndicate at The Derby
Untouchables, Dave Wakeling, Stew & The Negro Problem, Brother at 14 Below
Business, One Man Army, Pistol Grip at The Glass House
Local Legends, Chuck E. Weiss, Ramsay Midwod, Pete Anderson at The House of Blues
Hollow, Gravity Clutch, Sangre at The Key Club
High on Fire, Cutthroats 9, Bluebird at The Knitting Factory
Slydell, Jon Kahn, Firstman at The Mint
Unwritten Law, Mest at The Palace
One Side Zero, Vent, Dredg at The Roxy
Jonah’s Onelinedrawing, Hellow Amsterdam at The Troubadour
Cozy’s 6th Anniversary Party at Cozy’s
Freakdaddy at KOZMOS

Saturday, Mar 23

Stephen Bruton, Jon Dee Graham, Scrappy Jud Newcombe, Dennis Kenmore at McCabe’s
My Ruin, Firebal Ministry, M. Pure, Daemos, Snider, Eyenine at The Whisky A Go Go
Bobby Matos & His Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble at BB King’s
Allergic at The Coconut Teazser
Son Mayor at The Conga Room; Swing Deacons at The Derby
Uninvited, Doctor Shakra, Reverse Cowgirl at 14 Below
Mugg, Phyllis, Breed 2000 at The Glass House
George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Johnny A. at The House of Blues
Hell’s Belles, Lo Ball at The Knitting Factory
Home Town Hero, Hotwire, Milwaukee at The Roxy
Sadies, The Snakes at Spaceland
Bottom, Suplecs, Hand of Doom at The Troubadour
Rockabilly Saturday at Crazy Jack’s

Sunday, Mar 24

Wisely at The Fold (The Derby)
One Side Zero, Dredge, Vent at The Glass House
La Mosca, Almalafa at The Key Club
Thrice, Hot Rod Circuit, Further Seems Farther, Rufio at The Troubadour

Monday, Mar 25

Kim Fowley’s Spring Break “Girls Gone Wild” with Eyeshadows, Sugar Puss, Pinkz, Starcrasher, Neptunas, Go Buddy Go, Dick Army, Alaila Snail, Laura Martin at The Knitting Factory
Club Twister at The Derby
Scram Magazine #15 Release Party:The Shakes, Marizane, Alicia Bay Laurel, Mr. The Friendly Ghost, DJ Gremmy, Bruce Duff, Marc Edward Hueck, Mme. Kuvo, Kevin Lee, David Ponak, Mash McDirty, Lisa Sutton, plus DJs, weird videos and more at Zen Sushi - both levels)
Millencolin, Homegrown, Bombshell Rocks at The Glass House
Stanton Moore at The House of Blues
Death in June, D.R.I., Non at The Key Club
Delirious at The Palace
Dave Wilkins Band, Pacer 21, Kelly Malone at The Roxy
Akimbo. The Fallen at The Fold (Silverlake Lounge)

Tuesday, Mar 26

Fenix TX, No Motiv, John Sparrow, Nobody’s Zero at The Troubadour
B2K, IMX, Lil’ J at The House of Blues
Mixed Marshall Arts, Tito Ortiz, Team Punishment at The Key Club
Richard Buckner, Chris Lee at The Knitting Factory
Millencolin, Homegrown, Bombshell Rocks at The Palace
Angelique Kidjo at The Roxy
400 Blows, Season to Risk (Kansas City), Jumbo’s Killcrane, The Gault at The Fold (Silverlake Lounge)
Fenix TX, No Motiv, John Sparrow, Nobody’s Zero at The Troubadour
The Fixx at The Canyon
Bullet Boys at Paladino’s

Wednesday, Mar 27

Omar Faruk Tekbilek & his Ensemble at The Conga Room.
Ben Folds, The Divine Comedy at The El Rey
Cut Chemist at Temple Bar
Eddie Reed Big Band at The Derby
Nas, Ali at The House of Blues
Slaves on Dope at The Key Club
Hood and Cloudead at The Knitting Factory
Millencolin, Homegrown, Bombshell Rocks at The Palace
The New Year, Pedro The Lion, Seaworthy at The Troubadour

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. Events: Thu, 3/21, 8pm: 2002 Middle East Video Artists, including Lida Abdullah, Farzad Karimi and Houman Mortazavi. Fri, 3/22, 7:30pm: Grove Press Poets: HONOR MOORE and KAY RYAN. MOORE is author of “The White Blackbird” and her second collection of poems, Darling. RYAN’s most recent collection, Say Uncle, was called by Dana Gioia “magnificently compressed.” O magazine called it “true, beautiful, and often hilarious.” (310)822-3006. 681 Venice Blvd., Venice.
Duttons Books Brentwood – Critically acclaimed readings and events. Thu, 3/21, 7pm: CHRIS BOHJALIAN reads and signs The Buffalo Soldier, which details “The devastating loss of their children, twin girls, in a flash flood [which] turns the lives of Terry and Laura Sheldon upside down as their marriage is tested by grief.” Fri, 3/22, 7pm: NIALL WILLIAMS’The Fall of Light, is Dutton’s Book Group with the Author book for March. In addition to the regular 7 pm reading and signing, a group will meet for discussion at 5 pm, led by Diane Leslie. The author will then join the group at 6pm. The Fall of Light is a “novel set in Ireland in the nineteenth century follows the adventures of the four Foley brothers, who are separated…(and) end up in different corners of the world.” Sat, 3/23, 3pm: A.J. LANGGUTH reads and signs Our Vietnam, which tells how “Twenty-five years after the end of this terrible war, a former New York Times war correspondent returns to Vietnam to pursue new sources and returns with a surprising new and more well-rounded history of the conflict.” (310)476-6263, or check 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. Thu, 3/21, 7:30pm: ADVENTURES IN TIME & SPACE - This month’s discussion will focus on: How Few Remain, by Harry Turtledove, led by Bill Glass. Sat, 3/23, 9pm: Bill Brent & Lori Selke (eds) will read from TOUGH GUYS: stirring stories of rock hard sex and TOUGH GIRLS: Down & Dirty Dyke Erotica. Also will be contributors Lee Lambert, Myriam Gurba, Kate Dominic and Steven Schwartz. Fri, 3/22, 8pm: Open Poetry, 7:30pm signups. Sat, 3/23, 4pm: Ed Morales will read & discuss LIVING IN SPANGLISH, a book that “pins down a hugely diverse community - of Dominicans, Mexicans, Colombians, Cubans, Salvadorans and Puerto Ricans …and proposes that Spanglish ‘describes a feeling, an attitude that is quintessentially American. It is a culture with one foot in the medieval and the other in the next century.’” Sat, 3/30, 7pm: DOCUMENTAL the documentary & experimental film and video series 7pm Show: WHY I DON’T GO TO THE MOVIES, HUMAN REMAINS WORM BLUE COLLAR. 9pm Show: DOWN ON A RAMP, BLACK NOISE SATAN CLAUS, A STUDY OF LIGHT BULB BREAKAGE, EL REY DE ROCK ‘N’ ROLL. Sun, 3/24, 10:am – 1pm: The Linux Users of Los Angeles [LULA] hold their monthly “Install Fest.” Bring your computer. More info: lula.org. Sun, 3/24, 1pm: Paul Apostolidis will read & discuss STATIONS OF THE CROSS: Adorno and Christian Right Radio. Midnight Special Bookstore 1318 3rd Street Promenade Santa Monica, CA 90401, v310.393-2923 f:310.394.6123 | books@msbooks.com | www.msbooks.com.