GROOVES

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Highlights

Rock, Pop

Sky Saxon’s Seeds at Mr. T’s Bowl, 5/24. Could it be? The REAL Sky Saxon?!? If this is for real, run, don’t walk, as fast as you can, down to catch one of rock n’ roll’s unsung garage legends and innovative 60’s psychedelic noise monster.
David J. (Bauhaus, Love & Rockets), The Velvet Cash, Captured By Rockets, Angry Amputees at Spaceland, 5/25. Maybe you’ll see Peter Murphy at The House of Blues, you’ll hold out for this show, either way, this weekend is a Bauhaus/L&R jamboree.
Steven (Redd Kross) McDonald Group, Sunstorm, Wisely at The Knitting Factory. Off the LA music scene for a while, but not off the sonic radar, this Redd Kross rocker is sure to craft a psychedelic pop wonderland to wake up even the most bored Angeleno from their jaded slumber.
Double Naught Spy Car, Weba Garrettson at The Alterknit Lounge, 5/24. Get out your catsuit and sprawl on the piano, it’s time for spy surf spaghetti westerns and motor oil lounge goddess meanderings.
Peter Murphy, Michael Sheehy at The House of Blues, 5/23. Bauhaus and Love & Rockets fiends have quite a dilemma. Peter’s show, David’s show (Sat, Spaceland), or both, depending on your wallet size or who you think made or wrecked the two bands. Then again, venues might be a factor – big and mainstream or hipster hole in the wall…

Jazz, Classical

Greg Osby at The Jazz Bakery. Come on all you hipsters, it’s really not that far…get out and join the flipsters, clap your wayward hands….

Readings,
Performances

Molly Bryant, Superman Loses the Girl, Noe Venable at Beyond Baroque. A really big show tonight, folks, with our own local wunderboy Mathew Niblock’s Superman Loses the Girl joining forces with KCRW’s Jeffrey Roden, in a show with (Ani Difranco opening act) Noe Venable of the Bay Area, and she-of-packed-house-at-Highland Grounds, Molly Bryant. Throw in Todd Sickafoose, Alan Lin, Ralf Balzer (the Flys), Gary White (the Manchester UK band, Strange) and “harmony goddess-about-town” Jennifer Hardaway, and you’ve got a happening.

The Week Ahead

Thursday, May 23

Oscar D’ Leon “El Rey De Salsa” at JC Fandango
Peter Murphy, Michael Sheehy at The House of Blues.
Nerf Herder, Psoma, Lo Ball, Michael Chandler at Spaceland
Glen Philips at Largo
Vladislav Delay, Luomo, AGF at The Echo
Formula, Toshi Reagon, Ak & Zuie at The Knitting Factory
The UnCabaret: Beth Lapides, Double Naught Spy Car, Weba Garrettson at The Alterknit Lounge (Knitting Factory)
Missing Persons, Stolen Babies, Katy J, Tokyo Marine Fire at The Key Club
Carmen Electra’s Pussycat Dolls Live at The Roxy
Indya Road to Blue at BB Kings
Version featuring DJs Jollyon, Harrigan, Leclair at The Derby
Cold Medina at 14 Below
Los Creepers, Slanderin, Skeeter Truck at The Garage
Maimou Camilla at The Fold (Silverlake Lounge)
Manolo y Su Revolucion Juvenil, Ray de La Paz, Johnny Polanco y Su Conjunto Amistad at The LAX Hilton

Friday, May 24

Sky Saxon’s Seeds at Mr. T’s Bowl.
Peter Murphy, Michael Sheehy at The House of Blues.
Marshall Crenshaw at McCabe’s
Charlie Hunter at The Knitting Factory
The Lilys, Spindrift, Moroccan, Gram Rabbit, Timothy LaRue at Spaceland
The Jive Aces (From England) at The Derby
Twisted Roots, C Trunk, Mona For Now, Loudmouth at Coconut Teaszer
Bonfire, Caress of Steel, Electric (Cult Tribute), Chris Mukey Experience at 14 Below
Mai Luna, The Varlets, Porterville, Tinker City, DJ Nylthn in The Lounge
RX Bandits, Dynamite Boy, The Reunion Show at The Glass House
Twilight Circus, That Darn Cat, Echo Park Towing Company at The Knitting Factory
The Trace, Wilshire, Betty Dylan, Motorcade at The Mint
Bombchild, Ten Seconds Down, Public Recipe, Heavy 7 at The Roxy
Joey McIntyre at The Viper Room
Rilo Kiley, Ambiente, Say Anything at The Troubadour

Saturday, May 25

Steven (Redd Kross) McDonald Group, Sunstorm, Wisely at The Knitting Factory.
David J. (Bauhaus, Love & Rockets), The Velvet Cash, Captured By Rockets, Angry Amputees at Spaceland.
Melvins, Dead Low Tide at The Troubadour
Marshall Crenshaw at McCabe’s
Eddie Reed Big Band at The Derby
Extreme Elvis, Custom Made Scare, Riverboat Gamblers, Down & Dirties at The Garage
Arthur Adams at BB Kings
Mission in The Hills, Souls on Fire, Burning Tree Project, Mandown, Bress, Sole Survivor at The Coconut Teaszer
Son Mayor at The Conga Room
Tea Leaf Green, Rabbit Head, Hextasy, Bitchbox at 14 Below
Haggis, Throttle Back Sparky, Dig This, The Piper Downs at The Gig
Rusted Root, Highway 9 at The House of Blues
Polyvinyls, Respira at The Key Club
The Gila Monster, Burly Clyde, Bowman at The Mint
El Hefe, The Ambulance, Stolen Babies, Step at The Roxy
Placid, Amahda, Toiz, Freeway People, Linear A, Interstellar Drive at the Whisky a Go Go

Sunday, May 26

Amoebapalooza: Uretha Franklin, The Blood Red Oranges, The Sk8tards, Pube Essense, Timothy Something, The Mike Lindsey Situation, Weather, The Bummer Tent, Adobe, Misster, L. Ron Hubbard Revolutionary Army, Meredith Whittaker, Reagan National Airport, Rick Frystag’s Moonlight Waterfalll, Jason Moore, Lange Rock & His Rockettes, , Heather & Daniel Time, Sons of Slammie, Bill Skins Fith, Whitmore UK at Spaceland
Univac at The Fold (The Derby)
Toots & The Maytals, Luciano, Israel Vibration, Tanto Metro & Devonte, Dean Fraser, Stone Love at Greek Theatre
American Hi Fi, Autopilot Off, Broken Bottles at The Glass House
Los 15 Letras, Rascuache, Very Be Careful, Mezcal at The Roxy
UCLA Jazz Reggae Festival at UCLA
Palin, Seishura, Starveya, Unsed, Kill Box at Whisky

Monday, May 27

Peter Murphy, Michael Sheehy at The House of Blues.

Tuesday, May 28

Elvis Costello & The Imposters at UCLA’s Ackerman Grand Ballroom.
The Hives, Reigning Sound, Mooney Suzuki at The Roxy Hyphen, Descanso, The Friendship Motor Inn at The Derby
Zoe Bonham at The Mint
Norfolk & Western, Dying Californian at The Fold (Silverlake Lounge)
Collapse, This Moment, Saint Diablo at The Whisky
Godhead, PMM, Lunatics on Parole at The Troubadour

Wednesday, May 29

Jay Bennett (Wilco) at Spaceland
Mark Isham at The Mint
Nickel Back at Hollywood Palladium
Dressy Bessy, Twig, Bobot Adrenaline, Pennyshistle Park at The Knitting Facory
Guss Ramos Blue Rhythm Jazz Orchestra at The Conga Room
Tuscaraura at The Dragon Fly
Common Sense, PJ Smith, Lisa Hayes at 14 Below
David Boyles, The Cribb, Units of Measure at The House of Blues
Royal Orange, May Pole, Driving By Braille, The Symptoms, Down to Earth at The Whisky a Go Go
Earthlings? FCS North, Nu Tra, The Sun at 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 this week: Fri, 5/24, 7:30pm: MARK WUNDERLICH and LISE GOET. Wunderlich, author of The Anchorage, received the 1999 Lambda Literary Award in poetry. His work is in the forthcoming in Paris Review. LISE GOETT’s book, Waiting for the Paraclete, won the 2001 Barnard New Women’s Poetry Prize. Her other awards include the 1999 Capricorn Poetry Award from The Writer’s Voice of the West Side Y, and the 1995 The Paris Review Discovery Award. Sun, 5/26, 7:30pm: Beyond Music: An Evening with MOLLY BRYANT, NOE VENABLE, & SUPERMAN LOSES THE GIRL. MOLLY BRYANT of the packed house at Highland Grounds joins the NOE VENABLE TRIO (from the Bay Area) with bassist Todd Sickafoose, violinist Alan Lin, and vocalist Noe Venable, who include in their credits being Ani DiFranco’s opening band. SUPERMAN LOSES THE GIRL is the alternative pop project of noted poet & vocalist Matthew Niblock, in collaboration with bassist & KCRW mainstay Jeffrey Roden, drummer Ralf Balzer (the Flys), guitarist Gary White (the Manchester UK band, Strange) and harmony goddess-about-town Jennifer Hardaway. “Literate, smart pop, with a twist, gaining momentum quickly.” LIFE STORIES Performance Workshop, 10 week session, classes Sat 10-1 or Sun 11-2. $250. Call 310.281.3175. “A writing workshop utilizing spontaneous writing, music, movement, and drawing to mine autobiographical stories for memoir or performance.” 1ST SUNDAY OPEN READING - 5 PM, sign-up 4:45 (except August, September, and January) MONDAY NIGHT FICTION - 8 PM Led by TOM BURKETT, the workshop will focus on short shorts, stories, and novels. TUESDAY NIGHT CREATIVE NON-FICTION - 8 PM Bring works of creative non-fiction, memoir, and prose. Led by CINDY BAILEY and WAYMAN BARNES. WEDNESDAY NIGHT POETRY - 8 PM The West Coast’s longest running, free workshop, this month, led by JOHN HARRIS. THURSDAY NIGHT POETRY - 8 PM 1st and last Thursdays of the month. Bring poems you’re thinking about (yours or other poets’), with ELIZABTH KNAPP and JESSICA GOODHEART. MONDAY POETRY READING CIRCLE - 8 pm Led by BETZI RICHARDSON, 1st & 3rd Mondays, 2nd & 4th Mondays, critiques and exercises, bring your own work. FREE. (310)822-3006. 681 Venice Blvd., Venice.
Duttons Books Brentwood – Critically acclaimed readings and events. Call for this week’s schedule. 11975 San Vicente Blvd. (310) 476-6263.
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, 5/24, 8pm: POETRY - sign up begins at 7:30 PM. Sat, 5/25, 4pm: Jervey Tervalon: ALL THE TROUBLE YOU NEED “one of today’s most promising young African-American writers…” Sat, 5/25, 7 & 9pm: DOCUMENTAL the documentary & experimental film and video series. 7pm: THE INTERNATIONALE; TESTIMONY: THE MARIA GUARDADO STORY. 9pm Show: RAMBLIN’ MAN; DEMO; SOA:GUNS AND GREED; ORICK, CA. Sun, 5/26, 10:30am: The Linux Users of Los Angeles “Install Fest.” (lula.org). Sun, 5/26, 2pm: Barbara Ehrenreich’s NICKEL and DIMED: On (Not) Getting By in America. Sun, 5/26, 5pm: Dr. Maher Hathout will read & discuss JIHAD vs. TERRORISM. Sun, 5/26, 7:30pm: Julia Stein: SHULAMITH, who “…connects the Biblical…seamstresses to…Jewish immigrant women labor organizers of the early 20th century…anti-sweatshop activists.” Tue, 5/28, 7:30pm: New Roads School presents their student poetry. Wed., 5/29, 7:30pm: Social critic Bill Mitchell: REASONS FOR REVOLUTION “… a continuing series of interactive discussions presenting solutions to grave historical problems ranging from the Spartacus Slave Revolt to the Battle in Seattle to 911…revolts and revolutions caused by class repression, ethnic genocide, economic strangulation, and political cultural imperialism.” 1318 3rd Street Promenade Santa Monica, CA 90401, v310.393-2923 f:310.394.6123 | books@msbooks.com | www.msbooks.com.