GROOVES

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Center Stage: Etta James and The Roots Band

Highlights
  
Rock/Pop

   Sonic Youth at The Henry Fonda Theatre, 7/19
   Inger Lorre, Brian Grillo at The Knitting Factory, 7/17
   The Young Dubliners, Venice at The Twilight Dance Series (Santa Monica Pier), 7/15, dusk. More info: twilightdance.org
   Pierre Bensusan at McCabe’s, 7/16
   Jurassic 5, Pete Yorn, Serj Tankian (System of A Down), The Nightwatchman (Tom Morello), Brad Wilk (Audioslave), Knowledge at The Wiltern, 7/17
   The Gila Monsters at Rusty’s Surf Ranch, 7/15
   Josh Rouse at The Knitting Factory, 7/15
   Lori Carson at McCabe’s, 7/17
   Tommy Emmanuel at McCabe’s, 7/23
   Rick Shea, Patty Booker, Amy Rigby at The Cinema Bar
   The Mission Players (S.F.), The Quirks, Stephanie Erdel, Robert Owen at 14 Below, 7/15. More info: 14below.com or missionplayers.com
   The Wrens, The Jim Yoshi Pileup, Timonium at The Knitting Factory, 7/17
   Grant Lee Phillips at Largo, 7/15
   These Arms Are Snakes at The Echo, 7/15
   Rockabilly Rumble: Truly Lover Trio, Dawn Shipley & The Sharp Shooters, Danny Dean & The Homewreckers, DJ Gremmy at Bigfoot Lodge, 7/21
   Casiotone For The Painfully Alone, This Song Is A Mess But So Am I, Baby’s Breath at The Smell, 7/15
   Ozric Tentacles at The Knitting Factory, 7/21
   “Showcase of Asian American Musical Artists” with George Sarah & String Trio, Mia Doi Todd, Odessa Chen, Goh Nakamura and Kiyoshi Graves Band, plus “free massages, palm & Tarot readings, DJs in The Choprock Lounge” at The Derby, 7/15
   Rahzel & DJ JS-1 at Amoeba Music, 7/16. FREE.
   Berlin at Hollywood Park, 7/16

Jazz/Classical

   Diana Krall at The Greek, 7/16
   Panoptica, Fussible at The UCLA Hammer Museum, 6:30pm. FREE.
   René Marie Trio at The Marina Del Rey Summer Symphony Series, 7/17, 7pm. Burton Chace Park, 13650 Mindanao Way.
   Sonny Fortune Quartet at The Jazz Bakery, 7/15 – 7/18
   Larry Willis Trio at The Jazz Bakery, 7/21 – 7/25
   Young Artist Jazz Series with The Gary Melvin Trio, James Alsanders Jazz Project at The Catalina Bar & Grill, 7/19. 6725 West Sunset Blvd., Hollywood.
   Jackie Allen at The Vic, 7/22. 2640 Main St, Santa Monica. Reservations only: (310) 367-5299
   Gary Burton, Makoto Ozone at The Vibrato Grill & Jazz, 7/19 – 7/21, 9:30pm. 2930 Beverly Glen Circle
   Monday Night Jazz at Hal’s Bar & Grill in Venice, 7/21
   Hamza El Din & Joan Jeanrenaud at The Skirball, 7/15

Spoken Word/Performances

   Bill Maher at The Fred Kavli Theatre, Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 7/16
   Dialogue Across Borders: Mexican and American Poets with Will Alexander, Martin Camps, Edgar Rincon Luna, Cesar Silva Marquez, Anthony Seidman at Beyond Baroque (See BB listings)
   Lewis Black at The Canyon, 7/1
   Un-Urban Spoken Word Night at The Un-Urban, 7/21
   Anne Marie Baila Asner “Shmutzy Girl” at Storyopolis, 7/18, 1pm.

The Week Ahead

Thursday, July 15

   Snake vs. Wizard, Big Muscles, Go Empire! Horns at The Silverlake Lounge
   The Caribbean, Black Hills, Sarabeth Tucek, Jesca Hoop at Tangier
   S’Cool Girls at Zen
   The Procussions, Insight & Edan, Time Machine, DJ Fat Jack at Temple Bar
   Devil’s Night Out at Bigfoot Lodge
   Caribbean, Black Hills at Tangier
   Like, Telecast at The Troubadour
   Brujeria at The Key Club
   Kristin King at Spaceland

Friday, July 16

   The Third Unheard: Connecticut Hip Hop 1979 – 1983 Star Child, T-Bone and Terrible, Peanut Butter Wolf, J. Rocc, Egon, special guests at Temple Bar
   Tsunami Bomb at The Troubadour
   DJ Garron, DJ Smokey P. at Bigfoot Lodge
   Mudfoot, The Uptown Rulers, Shylokk, Proto Tokyo, Clear at 14 Below

Saturday, July 17

   Wrens at The Knitting Factory
   Patterson Hood, Cary Hudson (Drive By Truckers), Gravenhurst (Blue Mountain) at Spaceland
   DJ Garron at Bigfoot Lodge
   Tsunami Bomb at The Troubadour
   Tonehenge at Dance Home. 522 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica
   W.A.S.P. at The House of Blues
   80’s Saturday/Wood Fowler’s Bday Bash: Gordo, Wood Fowler, Push Me, Relax To Paris at 14 Below
   Sha Na Na at The Canyon

Sunday, July 18

   Modest Mouse, The Walkmen at The Wiltern
   Simon Stokes, The Groovy Rednecks at The Echo Sinking With The Ship at Bigfoot Lodge

Monday, July 19

   The Owls, Bedroom Walls, Univac, Glass Family at The Silverlake Lounge
   Rock n’ Roll Karaoke at Bigfoot Lodge
   Meet Me At The Pub, Zack The Magician at 14 Below
   Geoffrey Tozer at Ten20 Club. 1020 N. San Vicente, West Hollywood.

Tuesday, July 20

   Afrodisiac, DJ Phoenix at The Echo
   Souled American, Kip Boardman at Tangier
   GoGoGo Airheart, Les Messieurs Du Rock, Pink Grenade, The Prids, Green Circles at The Silverlake Lounge
   Lawrence Arms at The Knitting Factory

Wednesday, July 21

   Souled American, Gliss, At Dusk at The Silverlake Lounge
   Mandala at Amoeba, 7pm
   Fall Out Boy at The Troubadour

Club Directory

   14 Below – 1348 14th St., Santa Monica. (310)451-5040. Or go to 14below.com
   Amoeba Music - 6400 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood. (323)245-6400
   Bigfoot Lodge – 3172 Los Feliz Blvd., LA. (323)662-9227.
   The Canyon Club – 28912 Roadside Drive, Agoura Hills. (818) 879-5016. Canyonclub.net
   The Derby – 4500 Los Feliz Blvd., LA. (323) 663-8979
   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) 456-6060
   McCabes – 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, 7/17, 4pm: Dialogue Across Borders: Mexican and American Poets with Will Alexander, Martin Camps, Edgar Rincon Luna, Cesar Silva Marquez, Anthony Seidman. “A day dedicated to Mexican and American dialogue in poetry, with a discussion and reading featuring poets, translators, and discussants.” Discussion at 4pm, reading at 7:30pm. Will Alexander “is the author of Asia and Haiti, The Stratospheric Canticles, and Above The Human Nerve Domain. His forthcoming works include a trilogy of novels from Spuyten Duyvil entitled Sunrise in Armageddon as well as several books of poetry.” Martin Camps “has been published in journals such as Revista de Literatura Mexicana Contempornea and The Bitter Oleander. His first book is Desierto.” Edar Rincon Luna “is the author of Aqui empieza la noche and a collaborative book of poetry with Cesar Silva Marquez, entitled Par/ten.” Cesar Silva Marquez “has published two books of poetry, and has published his poetry in such journals as parque nandino and fronteras, as well as in journals in Spain and Cuba.” Gaspar Orozco’s poetry “has appeared in such journals in Mexico as Fronteras, Alforja, and Tierra Adentro; his first book is Abrir Fuego.” Anthony Seidman “is the author of On Carbon-Dating Hunger, The Bitter Oleander Press, and When You Read…, with the French Artist, Jean-Claude Loubieres,. His poetry has been in such journals as Luna, The Bloomsbury Review, Borderlands, Rattle, and The Bitter Oleander. -4 PM Discussion -7:30 PM Poetry Reading. Ongoing: Free workshops and readings. “Since 1969, Beyond Baroque has provided a free workshop and open reading program to provide a gathering place for writers to develop their voice, find support, build new communities, and experiment. Bring copies of your work.” First Sunday, Open Reading (except Aug., Sept., & Jan.), 5pm. 4:45pm sign-ups. Monday Night Fiction with Christopher Russell & Jason Mahanes, 8pm. Workshop focuses on short shorts, stories and novels. Tuesday Night Creative Fiction, led by Todd Jackson, 8pm. Bring works of creative fiction, memoir, and prose. 2nd and 4th Tuesdays: Emerging Writers Workshop, led by Tuan Nguyen in the Project Room, 8pm. Wednesday Night Poetry, 8pm. “The West Coast’s longest running, free workshop and legendary gathering of poets. Facilitators are: Sarah Maclay (July), Liz Gonazalez (Aug/Sept). 1st and 3rd Thursdays Poetry Workshop, with Leilani Squire, 8pm. Thursday Alt.Screenplay, Moderated by Peter Coogan, 8pm. Saturday Afternoon Poetry with Bob Foster, 1pm. Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice. (310)822-3006.
   Duttons Books Brentwood – Critically acclaimed readings and events. Fri, 7/16, 7pm: Lawrence Weschler signs Vermeer in Bosnia: Cultural Comedies and Political Tragedies. “This volume collects two decades’ worth of longtime New Yorker staff writer Weschler’s original meditations on the arts and current events.” — Publishers Weekly. Sat, 7/17, 11am: Storytime with Corduroy. “Join costumed character Corduroy for art activities and a story.” Mon, 7/19, 7pm: Ploughshares editor Don Lee signs Country of Origin. Tue, 7/20, 7pm: T. Jefferson Parker and Thomas Steinbeck sign My California. All My California contributors have donated their work to support the California Arts Council. Wed, 7/21, 7pm: Alex Brunkhorst signs The Mating Season. “A strange and gorgeous novel about the symbiotic relationship between loneliness and love.” — Joseph Weisberg, author of 10th Grade. 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
   The Talking Stick Coffee Lounge - 1630 Ocean Park Blvd. (310) 450-6052, thetalkingstick.net.
   Village Books – Call for events. 1049 Swarthmore Ave., Pacific Palisades. (310) 454-4063. www.pp90272.com/books