GROOVES

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Highlights
  
Rock/Pop

   Benefit for Rock The Classroom, featuring acoustic performances by The Bangles, Matthew Sweet, Jules Shear, Amanda Hills, John Cowsill, more at McCabe’s, 5/15
   Michael Penn, Patton Oswalt at Largo, 5/18
   Sleater-Kinney, Quasi, Davies vs. Dresch at The El Rey, 5/19
   Orange Goblin (U.K), Big Elf, Lamont at Spaceland, 5/13
   Buck O Nine, Suburban Legends, The Littlelest Man Band, La Banda Skalavera, Starpool at The El Rey, 5/16
   Alien Ant Farm at Hollywood Park, 5/14. 1050 S. Prairie Ave., Inglewood. (310) 419-1549
   Beth Hart at Club Lingerie, 5/13
   Fountains of Wayne, Ron Sexsmith at The Wiltern, 5/15
   Great Big Sea at The House of Blues, 5/13
   Noho Theatre & Arts Festival at Magnolia & Lankershim, North Hollywood, 5/15 & 5/16. Free family festival with outdoor concert stage, kids kourt and more. Info: nohoartsdistrict.com
   Nu-Mark with Chali 2NA at Amoeba on Sunset, 5/14, 6pm.
   Patrick Wolf at Amoeba on Sunset, 5/17, 7pm.
   Pacific Sound Collective at The Knitting Factory, 5/13
   Doc Martin, Mandala Guest DJ Set at Amoeba on Sunset, 5/19
   Nellly Furtado at The Wiltern, 5/19
   Bob Schneider at The Roxy, 5/19
   Dennis Quaid and The Sharks at The Canyon, 5/15

Jazz, Classical

   An Evening with Willard White – A tribute to Paul Robeson at UCLA’s Royce Hall, 5/13. (310) 825-2101
   David Liebman’s Quartet at The Jazz Bakery, 5/13
   SMC Applied Music Program Benefit Concert at Santa Monica College, 5/14, 8pm.
   Lola Haag Quintet at Lunaria, 5/15 & 5/16, 9pm. 10351 Santa Monica Blvd., West LA. (310) 282-8870

Readings,
Performances

   Mary Woronov, Michael Tolkin at Track 16 Gallery, 5/14. 2525 Michigan Ave., C1, Santa Monica. RSVP: (310) 264-4678
   Uncovered: The Whole Truth About The Iraq War at The Hollywood United Methodist Church, 5/16, 7pm. Director Robert Greenwald’s film presents interviews with Republican and Democratic govt. employees “mostly from the CIA, some are foreign diplomats, some interviewees are U.N. Weapons Inspectors” who document “the misrepresentations purposely applied to intelligence in the campaign to justify pre-emptive war . . . in other words- the lies.” 6817 Franklin Ave., Hollywood

The Week Ahead
  
Thursday, May 13

   Retisonic (DC, NYC), New Transit Direction (Salt Lake City), Big Collapse, Kite Eating Tree at The Silverlake Lounge
   Tortured Soul at Temple Bar
   Gornish Helfn Trio, Robert Jacobson Trio at Cryptonight (Club Tropical) 8641 Washington Blvd., Culver City, (310) 287-1918.
   Lost Prophets at The House of Blues
   BoysNightOut, Park, Halifax, Bullet Train to Vegas at The Troubadour
   The Brits, Poolhouse Asylum, Duff at The Gig
   Harvey Sid Fischer at Taix Lounge

Friday, May 14

   Beaulah, The Stratford 4, The Stands at The El Rey
   DJ Grimm at Bigfoot Lodge
   J-Live, J-Rocc, Nu-Mark at Temple Bar
   Mr. Uncertain, Vaginal Davis, HL Mencken’s America at Bricktops (Parlour Club)
   The Greyboy Allstars Reunion at The House of Blues

Saturday, May 15

   Patrick Wolf at Spaceland
   K’alyn, Kandace Lindsey at Temple Bar
   AMRadio, Big City Rock, Lo Mass Republic, The Stands at The Troubadour
   Common Sense at The Malibu Inn
   Apollo Sunshine, Patrick Wolf, Sara Melson, The Self Righteous Brothers at Spaceland

Sunday, May 16

   Brian Joseph, Wendy Waldman at McCabe’s
   Goldenboy, Idaho Falls, Matt Sharp (Weezer), Trespassers William at Tangier
   Gogol Bordellol, Quazar & The Bamboozled at The Troubadour
   Nigel at The Malibu Inn

Monday, May 17

   Rock n’ Roll Karaoke at The Lodge
   Angie Stone at The House of Blues
   Jolie Holland, Willard Grant Conspiracy, The Haden Triplets at The Troubadour

Tuesday, May 18

   Young and Sexy (Vancouver), Man of The Year (Portland), Summer Darling, Teddy’s Cheer at The Silverlake Lounge
   Holger Czukay at The Knitting Factory

Wednesday, May 19

   Blue Equals Expired, Snake vs. Wizard, Timonium at The Bigfoot Lodge
   Year Future, Mannekin Piss, The Kick Ass (North Carolina), Dan Sartain at The Silverlake Lounge
   Sarah Harmer Hayden at The Knitting Factory

Club Directory

   14 Below – 1348 14th St., Santa Monica. (310)451-5040. Or go to www.14below.com
   Amoeba Music - 6400 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood. (323)245-6400
   Bigfoot Lodge – 3172 Los Feliz Blvd., LA. (323)662-9227.
   The El Rey Theater – 5515 Wilshire Blvd., LA. (323)860-7880.
   The Gig – 7302 Melrose Ave., Hollywood. (323)936-4440.
   Harvelle’s Blues Club – 1432 Fourth St., Santa Monica (310)395-1676
   The House of Blues – 8430 Sunset Blvd., W. Hollywood. (323) 848-5100.
   The Jazz Bakery - 3233 Helms Ave., Culver City. (310) 271-9039.
   The Knitting Factory – 7021 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood. (323)463-0204.
   The Malibu Inn – 22969 Pacific Coast Hwy., Malibu (310) 456-6060McCabes – 3101 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 828-4403 www.mccabes.com.
   The Parlour Club - 7702 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood. (323) 650-7968
   The Roxy – 9009 Sunset Blvd., W. Hollywood. (310)276-2222.
   Rusty’s Surf Ranch- Every other Thursday: Women Who Cook. Wednesdays: Planet 80’s. 256 Santa Monica Pier (310)393-PIER.
   Silverlake Lounge – 2906 Sunset Blvd., Silverlake. (323)666-2407.
   Spaceland – 1717 Silverlake Blvd., Silverlake. (213)833-2843.
   Tangier - 2138 Hillhurst Ave., Los Feliz. (323) 666-8666.
   Temple Bar –1026 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica (310)393-6611.
   The Troubadour – 9081 Santa Monica Blvd., W. Hollywood. (310)276-6168.

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. Sat, 5/14 & Sun, 5/15, 4pm & 8pm. Home In The Region - Butoh composed and danced by Oguri Oguri, who performs dance from Japan. With Roxanne Steinberg, Sherwood Chen, Yvonne Papanek, Jean Copeland, Mia Doi Todd, Eric Losoya, Matt Johnstone, Miyuki Kobayashi, Knansie Sandercock, sound score by Robert Scott. 681 Venice Blvd., Venice. (310)822-3006.
   Duttons Books Brentwood – Critically acclaimed readings and events. This week: Thu, 5/13, 7pm: Barbara Seranella signs Unwilling Accomplice. Fri, 5/14, 7pm: Alejandro Lorenzo signs Mateo’s Progress/Jornados de Mateo and Nestor Diaz de Villegas signs Sade’s Way. Sat, 5/15, 11am: Storytime with Curious George. Sat, 5/15, 2pm: Sonya Sones signs One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies. Sat, 5/15, 4pm: Bob Edwards signs Edward R. Murrow and the Birth of Broadcast Journalism. Sun, 5/16, 2pm: Brenda Woods signs Emako Blue. Tue, 5/18, 7pm: Frank Schaeffer signs Faith of Our Son. Wed., 5/19, 7pm: Michael Ryan signs Baby B. 11975 San Vicente Blvd. (310) 476-6263 or go to duttonsbrentwood.com
   Legal Grind – Legal help with your coffee, legalgrind.com, or call (310)452-3160. 7640 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica
   Midnight Special Bookstore and Cultural Center – Sadly, the legendary Midnight Special has announced that it will be closing its doors. Here are the events planned for this week: Mon, 5/17, 7pm: New Roads School Reading. Students (grades 6-12) present a poetry/prose reading. Tue, 5/18, 7:30pm: Ellen Kaplowitz reads and signs A World of Decent Dreams: Vietnam Images. Includes Vietnamese poetry and prose that has been translated, text written by Jeff Hantover and Bernard Kalb. Wed., 5/19, 7:30pm: Monthly Review Discussion: Memorial for Paul Sweezy, founder of MR, plus a discussion about “Jobs Crunch,” (five articles from the March issue. 1450 Second Street, Santa Monica. (310) 393-2923. msbooks.com
   The Talking Stick Coffee Lounge - 1630 Ocean Park Blvd. (310) 450-6052, thetalkingstick.net.
   Village Books – Thu, 5/13, 7:30pm: Photographer Larry Brownstein signs Los Angeles: Where Anything is Possible. Sat, 5/15, 3pm: Pamela Skaggs signs Visions of Truth. 1049 Swarthmore Ave., Pacific Palisades. (310) 454-4063. www.pp90272.com/ books