GROOVES

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Highlights

Rock, Pop

Delbert McClinton, Santa Monica Pier Twilight Dance Concert. 8/15. Coming off a Grammy win this year, Delbert McClinton is hot! His critics, including Nashville scribe, Michael McCall agree “Delbert’s raspy, ferocious voice carries in it the history of American popular music.” Delbert also won a Grammy for his duet with Bonnie Raitt from her Luck of the Draw album and has numerous songwriting credits on albums by Wynona, Vince Gill and scores of others. Opening for Delbert is long time Pier favorite and powerhouse blues singer, Teresa James.
George Clinton, Visionaries at The Palace, 8/15. The one and only, wild and wonderful Mr. Clinton, will now show you how to get down and funkadelicious.
El Vez, The Memphis Mariachis, The Lovely Elvettes, Alice Armendariz (The Bags, Swing Set), Teresa Covarubias, Lysa Flores, the Quincenera of Alicia Luther and her court, more at The Quincenera Show: A Retrospective of 15 Years of El Vez. (The California Plaza, Watercourt), 8/16, 8pm. FREE! (213) 687-2159
Sex With Lurch, The Impotent Sea Snakes, Spanking Machine at The Troubadour, 8/20
Youth Brigade, Oxymoron (Germany) at The Troubadour, 8/15
Fiver, Naysayer, Schiflyer, Mistletoe at Spaceland, 8/15
The Wrecking Yard: Dragstrip Demons, Hellbound
Hayride, The Revolvers, 7 Shot Screamers at The Garage, 8/15
Reeves Gabriels, Patrick Park at The Knitting Factory, 8/15
Gary Gordon at Brennan’s, 8/16.
Cut Chemist at Temple Bar, 8/21
Maraca (Cuba) at Sagebrush Cantina, 8/16. Club Info 310 836 5321
Kristian Hoffman at Amoeba Music, 8/15. FREE!
Univac, Condor, Athalia at The Silverlake Lounge, 8/15
Stitches at Three of Clubs, 8/15
Plankton Man, Terrestre, Aquadelphin at The Echo, 8/15
Voodoo Glow Skulls, Groovie Ghoulies, Codename: Rocky at The Glass House, 8/16
Jancy Groove, Brainwash, Playground, We are Juan, Makeshift at The Knitting Factory, 8/16
Mates of State, Track Star, Jody Bleyle at Spaceland, 8/16
Red Elvises, Nobody’s Listening, The Gnads at 14 Below
Beat Junkies at The Knitting Factory, 8/17
Mary Flipside’s Birthday Party at The Garage, 8/17
Juliana Hatfield, Some Girls at The Knitting Factory, 8/19
Mira at The Knitting Factory, 8/20
Fog at Spaceland, 8/20

Jazz, Classical

Damon Boyd, Michele Martinez, Robin Strayhorn, Gregory MacDonald and others at Central Avenue Jazz Renaissance (4835 West Jefferson Blvd), 8/17, 6pm. (323) 731-6101.
Marcus Printup, Walter Blanding Jr., Eric Lewis, Vincente Archer, Donald Edwards at The Jazz Bakery, 8/15
Winnard Harper at MOCA, 8/15
Chuck Manning at Rocco’s, 8/15
Alan Broadbent at Spazio, 8/15
Stuart Elster Trio, Rickey Woodard at The Vic, 8/15 (reservations: (310) 317-4292)

Readings,
Performances

Leslie Monsour, Lewis MacAdams, Larry Jaffee at Another West: Poets From Our Community (Autry Museum), 8/15, 7pm.
Laura Levine at Village Books, 8/15, 7:30pm. (310) 454-4063
M. Christian at A Different Light, 8/15, 7:30pm.
Ron Grun (Odessa Klezmer Ensemble, Paris) at Klezmer Havdalah by the Sea (201 Ocean Front Walk) FREE! (310) 315-1511, 8/17, 9pm.

The Week Ahead

Thursday, August 15

Quazar & The Bamboozled: Abby Road (record release party) at The Knitting Factory
The Wrecking Yard: Dragstrip Demons, Hellbound Hayride, The Revolvers, 7 Shot Screamers at The Garage
Nick Swardson at Largo
Departure, Respect at Martini Lounge
Eliphas Horn at The Mint
Fiver, Naysayer, Schiflyer, Mistletoe at Spaceland
Mindspace, The Deep Happy at The Whisky a Go Go
Youth Brigade, Oxymoron (Germany) at The Troubadour
So So Human, Sara Overall, Convoy, Flashing Lights, DJs: The Expensive Sluts at The Viper Room
Boogie Nights at The Canyon (Agoura)
Sean Healy Presents at The Coconut Teaszer
Jamaican Live, DJ White Lightning at Dragonfly
Club Funk at 14 Below
The Mansions, Stranger Than Fiction at The Gig
Dillinger Four, Lawrence Arms, Toys That Kill at The Glass House
Tragically Hip, Wayne at The House of Blues
Club Vodka: Gazzari’s Night at The Key Club

Friday, August 16

Voodoo Glow Skulls, Groovie Ghoulies, Codename: Rocky at The Glass House
Jancy Groove, Brainwash, Playground, We are Juan, Makeshift at The Knitting Factory
Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs, Excessories, Speedbuggy, American Heartbreak at The Garage
Cousin Lovers, Wisely, Joseph Tobin, Geoff Pearlman at The Mint
Panteon Rococo, 15 Letras, Banda Skalavera at The Roxy
Mates of State, Track Star, Jody Bleyle at Spaceland
Slow Motion Reign, Optyx, H is Orange, Short Track, Knoformity, Locale AM, Afterward at The Whisky a Go Go
Dillinger Four, Lawrence Arms, Toys That Kill at The Troubadour
Norm MacDonald at The Canyon (Agoura)
Pissant, Fifteen Minutes, The Rainman Suite, Tobias at The Coconut Teaszer
Globe Sonic at The Conga Room
Michael Gira at The Derby
Caress of Steel, Bonfire, Exit, Liviya Compean at 14 Below
MPDQ, Pound, Die My Darling, SPF 1000, Carbon 9 at The Gig
Tragically Hip, Wayne at The House of Blues
Club Cherry at The Key Club

Saturday, August 17

Youth Brigade, Oxymoron, Pistol Grip, The Belltones at The Glass House
Red Elvises, Nobody’s Listening, The Gnads at 14 Below
Beat Junkies at The Knitting Factory
Mary Flipside’s Birthday Party at The Garage
Naked Trucker Show at Largo
Leona Ness, Sheila Nicholls, EMM Gryner, Charlotte Magnum at The Mint
Less Than Jake, Yellowcard, SugarCult, Whippersnapper at The Palace
King Kong, Papa M., W.O.M.B., Dave Pajo, Paz at Spaceland
Dama, Dr. Package, Canobliss, Phallus, 3 Against 1, Six at The Whisky a Go Go
Venice at The Canyon (Agoura)
Doom Kounty Electric Chair, 3rd Grade Teacher, Super Rock, Michael Doman, Leglock, Zoes Trip at The Coconut Teaszer
Hostile Amish, Brother, Sanction, Neverno, Bomb Child at The Gig
Young Dubliners, Seven Nations, Great Big Sea at The House of Blues
Guilt By Association, Vital, Victory Within at The Key Club

Sunday, August 18

Cut Chemist at Temple Bar
Union 13, Los King Fu Monkeys, 1208, Left Alone, Destruction Made Simple at The Troubadour
Pinchers, Terrie Ganzie at The House of Blues
Less Than Jake, Sugarcult, Yellowcard, Whippersnapper at The Glass House
Fred Alba, Stoned Stober, Silent Treatment, The Cause, 50 Cent Short at The Whisky at Go Go

Monday, August 19

Juliana Hatfield, Some Girls at The Knitting Factory
The Frequent Fragile System at The Roxy
Jay Bennett, Edward Burch, Tommy Keen Band, Will Johnson at The Troubadour
Union 13, Los King Fu Monkeys, 1208, Schizm, Subversion at The Glass House
Lewis Black at The House of Blues

Tuesday, August 20

Nina Hagen, Gene Loves Jezebel, Powder at The House of Blues
Mira at The Knitting Factory
Fog at Spaceland
Sick Dimension, Septic, Deadset, Shock Therapy, Syndrome at The Whisky a Go Go
The Impotent Sea Snakes, Spanking Machine, Sex With Lurch at The Troubadour
Nash (Primer 55, Biohazard) at The Viper Room

Wednesday, August 21

Golden, Rye Coalition at Spaceland
Zuvuya at The Knitting Factory
Default, Injected, Trik Turner at The House of Blues
DMK Choreographer’s Ball at The Key Club
Steve Reynolds at The Mint
Elemental, Allergic, Jet Black Summer, Toiz, Fever Pitch at The Troubadour

Clubs

14 Below – 1348 14th St., Santa Monica (310)451-5040. Or go to www.14below.com
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. Sun, 6/16, Verve Recording Artists Action Figure Party featuring
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, FREE Workshops & Readings. Call for this week’s events. Ongoing events: 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.” 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. This week’s events: Thu, 8/15, 7pm: Scott Phillips reads and signs The Walkaway his sequel/preqel to his acclaimed and darkly funny debut thriller, The Ice Harvest. In it, Gunther Fahnstiel “escapes from his nursing home” to try to find hidden money “with a young grifter seeking a fortune, his stepson, a detective investigating two unsolved murders, and his wife in hot pursuit.” Fri, 8/16, 7pm: Sherana Harriette Frances, who “participated in a research study on the therapeutic uses of LSD.” Reads from Drawing It Out, a “candid account of how a single LSD experience set in motion a 20-year transformative journey.” Sat, 8/17, 11am: Storytime with Lilly. Lilly is back! Join us out in the courtyard for a visit with Lilly, her Purple Plastic Purse, and The Lilly Book & Toy Box. Sun, 8/18, pm: Leora Krygier reads and signs First The Raven, which explores the “repurcussions of loss and family secrets, and the power of small acts of forgiveness, all set against the backdrop of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict and the rift between secular and Orthodox Jews.” Tues, 8/18, 7pm: Adam Davies reads and signs, The Frog King, “a funny urban tale, a warts-and-all expose of the publishing industry…Harry Driscoll finds himself torn between his dreams of becoming a writer—he has an unfinished manuscript in the closet—and his relationship with the young woman he has asked to marry him.” Wed, 8/21, 7pm: Robert S. Levinson reads and signs Hot Paint, which illustrates how a “gift of a set of Andy Warhol silkscreens plunges L.A. newspaper columnist Neil Gulliver and his ex-wife, Stevie Marriner, into a nasty, dangerous underworld…” Special Upcoming: Thu, 9/5, 7pm: Carolyn See reads and signs Making a Literary Life. Critically acclaimed local author offers “an inspirational, offbeat guide to the writing life, sharing whimsical anecdotes about favorite writers along with such sage advice as ‘Keep your aspirations to yourself!’ and ‘Learn to tease the good ideas out of yourself.’” James Ellroy says, “..a primer on Carolyn See: great artist, large soul.” 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. Fri, 8/16, 8pm: Open Poetry, 7:30 sign-ups. Wed, 8/21, 7:30pm: Los Angeles Monthly Review Discussion. Midnight Special Bookstore 1318 3rd Street Promenade Santa Monica, CA 90401, v310.393-2923 f:310.394.6123 | books@msbooks.com | www.msbooks.com.