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Music News Update by Sierra Madre Sue Behrens |
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MUSIC NEWS RED, WHITE &
BLUEs
 Sierra
Madre has always been a great place to celebrate Independence Day, and
this year is no exception. There will be loads of fun and
entertainment in Memorial Park on Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday and
Wednesday. (We get to rest on Monday!) Our hometown Parade on the 4th is
as Americana as it gets; local dignitaries, bands, kids on bikes,
decorated floats, and lots of RED, WHITE &
BLUE! Don't miss it!
The featured
bands (pictured here) for the July 3rd Rock 'n' Roll concert are two of my
favorites - THE SHEDS and
ALUMINUM MARSHMALLOW. You may have seen them
last year and/or at the Wistaria Festival. Well - they're back and better
than ever!!! This photo of the SHEDS (L to
R: Evan, Morgan & Mac) includes 3 of their biggest fans - Ivy and Bridget
Fitzgerald, with my niece Danna Hoffman in the middle, who is celebrating
her 13th birthday this week. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DANNA!!!
THURS. 6/28
- RICK SHEA AND THE LOSIN' END @ ARCADIA BLUES
CLUB, 8-11:30pm, with special guest ROSIE
FLORES doing
the middle set at
9pm. 16 E.
Huntington Dr.
626-447-9349.
$5 cover - goes to the guest band
. $2 Miller High Lifes,
nightly drink specials, free pool - what a bargain! Honky Tonk
Blues every Thursday nite!
http://rickshea.com/
http://www.rosieflores.com/
FRI. 6/29 - JOE BEAR & THE FAMOUS
SUGAR BEARS @ LEVITT PAVILION IN MEMORIAL PARK, PASADENA, 8 - 9:15pm.
FREE concert in the park. Corner of Raymond & Walnut. 626-683-3230.
High Impact Rhythm & Country Blues.
Check out the line-up of familiar names and the wide range of
instruments, and sample some song snippets on their website:
http://www.thebearsays.com/songs/
FRI. 6/29 - "SWING DANCE
PARTY" with FLAT TOP TOM @ CAFE 322 IN SIERRA MADRE. 322 W. Sierra
Madre Blvd. Call for time: 626-836-5414. Full bar and great Italian
food. "Pizza, Martinis and dancing the night away to great swing and
blues !!! God bless !!"
www.flattoptom.com
FRI. 6/29
- PRESTON SMITH @ BARRU IN
MONTROSE, 8:30 -
11:30pm.
2265 Honolulu Ave.
818-957-8800.
Full bar and kitchen. Jazz duo,
but it sounds like there's 4 or 5
guys on stage!
FRI. 6/29 - WRECK
'N' SOW @ THE PRESS IN CLAREMONT, 10 - 11pm. 129 Harvard.
909-625-4808.
Bluegrass. Pierre & Andre Dupuy and
friends.
http://www.wrecknsow.com/shows.htm
FRI. 6/29 & SAT. 6/30 - "THE
SUBS" (Better Than Blue's acoustic alter
ego) @ the DOCKSIDE in WEST COVINA, 7:30 - 11:30pm. 3057 E. Garvey Ave.
North.
626-915-3474.
Joe Velosa, Danny Hesse, Felicia Bright. Acoustic rock, soul &
blues.
http://www.wearethesubs.com/
FRI. 6/29 & SAT.
6/30 - LISA FINNIE & FRIENDS @ VIVA CANTINA IN BURBANK, 8 - 11:15pm.
900 Riverside Dr., next to the Equestrian
Center. No cover, full bar, great Mexican food. Country.
SAT. 6/30 - CRAZY
RHYTHM HOT SOCIETY DANCE BAND in Memorial
Park bandshell, Sierra Madre, 7pm. Hot jazz from the 20's & 30's.
FREE.
SAT. 6/30 -
MARK HUMPHREYS @ BEANTOWN IN SIERRA MADRE, 8 -
11pm. 45
N. Baldwin Ave.
626-355-1596.
Soups, sandwiches, pastries, desserts, coffee drinks, etc.
SINGER-SONGWRITER-GUITAR PLAYER.
http://www.markhumphreys.com/
SAT. 6/30 - MERCY &
THE MERKETTES @ THE BUCCANEER LOUNGE, 9:30ish - 1:30ish. 70 W.Sierra
Madre Blvd. 626-355-9045.
Full bar, no cover. R&B, Rock, Soul,
Motown, Funk, etc. They do it all, folks! It's just too bad there's no
dance floor!
http://a1vocal.tripod.com/mercy/
SUN. 7/1 - BAND
ORGAN RALLY in SIERRA MADRE'S MEMORIAL PARK, 10am - 4pm.
SUN. 7/1 - BARRY "BIG B" BRENNER @
FIREFLY BISTRO IN SOUTH PASADENA, 11am - 2pm. 1009
El
Centro .
626-441-2443.
BLUES Brunch under a big breezy tent.
http://www.bigbbrenner.com/
SUN. 7/1 - GRANT PARK SOFTBALL - ALL ARE WELCOME!
NOT A LEAGUE - JUST FOR FUN. CORNER OF
CORDOVA &
MICHIGAN IN
PASADENA , 3
BLOCKS WEST OF PCC. BATTING PRACTICE 12:30, GAME TIME ASAP. BRING YOUR
GLOVE, BAT, CHAIR, ICE CHEST, ETC. EVERY SUNDAY. I ended my
14-consecutive game streak last Sunday due to other obligations, so I
have some making up to do!
TUES. JULY 3rd - PRE- 4TH
OF JULY FESTIVITIES IN SIERRA MADRE'S MEMORIAL
PARK, FEATURING ALUMINUM MARSHMALLOW
and THE SHEDS on the big stage.
BEER GARDEN
OPENS AT 5PM, MUSIC STARTS AT 5:45ish. The Marshmallow's 5-piece "Age
of Aquarius Horn Section" will accompany the band. Bring blankets, low
chairs, picnic baskets. Food will also be available for sale.
http://www.aluminummarshmallow.com/
www.myspace.com/shedrock
TUES. 7/3 -
MAX BUDA (A.K.A. LOS CHUMPS, featuring Chester on electric violin, Jerry
on keyboards, Tedroy on bass and Sierra Madre's own Peter Burke on
drums) @ CAFE 322 IN SIERRA MADRE, 8:00pm, I think. 626-836-5414.
Full bar, great Italian food. Sort of a unique jazzy-rock kinda thing -
very entertaining stuff!
Usually the first Wed.
of each month, but they'll be closed on July 4th. And watch out -
when the beer garden in the park closes tonight at 10pm, the place is
gonna fill up!
WED. JULY 4TH - SIERRA MADRE's HOMETOWN
PARADE, CELEBRATING THE CITY'S CENTENNIAL, STARTS
@ 10am at Sierra Madre Blvd. & Sunnyside, and continues East to Sierra
Vista Park. Watch for HORSES ON ASTROTURF
- entry # 47-B. After-Parade picnic and concert in Memorial Park,
featuring the NIGHT BLOOMING JAZZMEN.
Food, fun and games.
7/5 - Every Thursday at the Skyebox
in
Montrose,
Better Than Blue continues to host a weekly
Jam Night. It runs from 8:30 PM until 12.
3710 N. Verdugo Rd.
(818) 249-3674
. Above the Sun Palace Chinese Restaurant.
http://www.betterthanblue.com/openjampage.html
THURS. 7/5 - VIN FIZ
FLYER @ CAFE 322 IN SIERRA MADRE, 9pm? 322 W.
Sierra
Madre Blvd.
626-836-5414. Full bar and great Italian food.
Bluegrass with a bit more fiz!
http://home.earthlink.net/~vinfizflyer/index.html
THURS. 7/5 - RICK SHEA AND THE LOSIN' END @
ARCADIA BLUES CLUB, 8-11:30pm, with special guest DAVID
SERBY do
ing the middle set at
9pm. 16 E.
Huntington Dr.
626-447-9349.
$5 cover - goes to the guest band
. $2 Miller High Lifes, nightly
drink specials, free pool - what a bargain! Honky Tonk
Blues every Thursday nite!
http://rickshea.com/
http://www.davidserby.com/home.html
FRI. 7/6 - LOGAN COATS @ BEANTOWN
IN SIERRA MADRE, 8 - 11pm. 45 N. Baldwin Ave. 626-355-1596. Soups,
sandwiches, desserts, coffee drinks, etc. Logan is a talented
singer-songwriter who does originals as well as unique
interpretations of his favorite songs. Check him out on YouTube. He
played at the Wistaria Festival a few years ago, and is also the great
nephew of my friend Linda!
FRI. 7/6 - BOBBY BRADFORD MOTET @ CAFE 322 IN
SIERRA MADRE, not sure of the start time. 626-836-5414. 322 W. Sierra
Madre Blvd. Full bar, great Italian food. A fixture on
the local jazz scene, Bobby Bradford is best known for his early 70's
work with Ornette Coleman, and was one of my brother Rick's early
musical influences
FRI. 7/6 - PRESTON SMITH @ BARRU IN
MONTROSE, 8:30 -
11:30pm.
2265 Honolulu Ave.
818-957-8800.
Full bar and kitchen. Jazz duo,
but it sounds like there's 4 or 5
guys on stage!
FRI. 7/6 -
BECKY BARKSDALE
@ THE BUCCANEER LOUNGE IN SIERRA MADRE, 9:30PM. 70 W.
Sierra Madre Blvd
.
626-355-9045
Full bar, no cover, free parking in back. Amazingly talented
blues guitarist, and quite the babe too, if
you like girls! This is the make-up date for the 6/16 gig she had
to cancel..... I warned you about that!
http://www.beckybarksdale.com/
FRI. 7/6 & SAT. 7/7
- "THE SUBS" (Better Than Blue's acoustic
alter ego) @ the DOCKSIDE in WEST COVINA, 7:30 - 11:30pm. 3057 E.
Garvey Ave. North.
626-915-3474.
Joe Velosa, Danny Hesse, Felicia Bright. Acoustic rock, soul &
blues.
http://www.wearethesubs.com/
SAT. 7/7 - Open Mic Night @ the FRETHOUSE in
Covina. 309 N. Citrus Ave. (626) 339-7020. Always on the first
Saturday of the month, and just one dollar for performers or audience.
Sign-up starts at 7:30. If there aren't enough slots for
everybody they'll make a list for the next month, and call you. Each act
gets two songs or ten minutes, whichever comes first. The show starts at
8:00. They'll have desserts and coffee ready. Bring your friends and
family and join the show!
www.covina.com/frethouse/
SAT. 7/7 -
JEFF STETSON and THE B.O. TRIO PLAY A "MIXED BAG AND SOME
BLUES" AT ZEPHYR COFFEE HOUSE IN PASADENA,
8:30 - 10pm. 2419 E. Colorado Blvd., just E. of Sierra Madre Blvd.
626-793-7330. Soups, sandwiches, coffee, tea, smoothies, etc.
SAT. 7/7 - CHICO'S BAIL BONDS @ MARTINI BLUES IN HUNTINGTON BEACH. 5874 Edinger Ave. That was all the info. on their website...... Blues. http://chicosbailbondsblues.com/index.html
SUN. 7/8 - have
lunch with NEW ASTROTURF @ CAFE 322 IN SIERRA MADRE, 1:30 - 4:30pm.
322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd.
626-836-5414. Full bar and great Italian food.
Thanks to all who came out 2 weeks ago and made this such a great
success! We hope to see you regularly!
Please
remember to call and verify all info. before making plans. Everything
is subject to change. This is show biz, after all.
Hope to see you out & about,
SierraMadreSue
PLAN AHEAD - GET YOUR
TICKETS NOW & SAVE $2 OFF THE DOOR PRICE ($15) FOR THE ANNUAL
"CELEBRATION ON THE COLORADO STREET BRIDGE." SAT. JULY 14th,
6-11pm. SNOTTY SCOTTY & THE HANKIES, MERCY & THE MERKETTES, ETC.
626-441-6333.
http://www.pasadenaheritage.org/bridgeparty.html
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We're going to post
links to past Music News columns, not because it makes sense to post
outdated calendar items, but just so you can look up the name of the band
that played at that place last Thursday that it's driving you crazy that you
can't remember. Actually, we may also add to some of the old columns
by creating links at the blurb about an event, if we cover it and have
either photos or videos that we've posted for that event.
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