Acoustic Americana Music Guide, Dec 12 through 14 edition
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ACOUSTIC AMERICANA
MUSIC GUIDE & NEWS
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DECEMBER 12 through 14 WEEKEND UPDATE 2009
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Yes, it’s a rainy weekend, and as we said at the beginning of the week: There’s more rain and cold on the way. So, you probably want to be indoors. That means there’s TV (boring, and overloaded with insipid crap that is apparently some cretin’s “reality”), or going to the movies (waaaay too expensive for an hour-and-a-half of movie, plus the preceding half an hour of being blasted with annoying big screen commercials), or shopping (spending money you don’t have on junk the recipients don’t want), OR, you can treat yourself and a lucky companion to some LIVE MUSIC!
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The sun did not shine.
It was too wet to play.
So we sat in the house
All that cold, cold, wet day.
– Dr. Seuss, “The Cat in the Hat” (1957)
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Did Dr. Seuss consider your favorite performance venue to be “the house?”
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Great big abundances of live acoustic music performances are all right here for you! And you can send the url to your friends, so they can lavish gratitude upon you; as always, it’s http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com
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First, here’s a bit of EVENT NEWS
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MARINA V HAS A HOLIDAY GIFT FOR YOU
Yes, we know, a LOT of artists are making free MP3s available as Christmas gifts to their fans. But Marina is being both generous and smart by giving away her song, “You Make Me Beautiful.” She tells us, “Even if you already have this song, plz download. If I get the most downloads, I’ll get a little cash prize (which I’ll use to help fund my music video!) and my song will move up in the contest – and more people will get to hear it! Yay!”
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And she is a wonderful performer, named among the “Top Ten / Best of 2008” in FolkWorks, with the notation, “A rising star in the acoustic renaissance, she delights folk fans at house concerts as easily as she delivers a full-band show at Hotel Café. Marina, now a proud American citizen, was classically trained in Moscow, and her piano compositions combine with her inspirational songwriting and soaring voice to great effect (www.marinav.com).”
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Get the free song by Dec 13, when the link expires, at www.reverbnation.com/playlist7?artist_id=22747
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Marina adds, “Please forward this to your friends – anybody can download this song now (until Dec 13)! You can really make a difference!”
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And just to let you know a bit of what’s up with Marina, she performs in Moscow, Russia, on Dec 23, in Sydney, Australia, on Jan 24, and at Harvelle’s in Santa Monica, CA, in the “SESAC Showcase” on Jan 27. More at www.marinav.com
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Part 5 of “ENJOY LIVE MUSIC WHILE YOU BUY YOUR HOLIDAY JUNK
(ER, GIFTS)”
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(…reduced to what’s still happening, from the original BIG list in the Dec 1 edition):
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Back to solving The Age-Old Dilemma. They’re a couple. She’s addicted to recreational shopping, and he’d rather have a root canal than be dragged along. The Guide offers a solution. There are events where merchants offer live music, often with other pleasant amenities, to lure shoppers. We reported in recent editions about the music-filled Thanksgiving weekend in Old Pasadena, and the special one-night annual events in Santa Monica, Claremont, and Venice. But it isn’t over: there are still the recurring events that take-on a Holiday character.
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See the times and dates in the Guide for complete listings, and here’s what to look for.
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Sat & Sun, Dec 12 & 13, in South OC:
10 am-6 pm SAWDUST ART FESTIVAL’s closing weekend of the 19th annual “Winter Fantasy – A World of Art and Imagination” at Sawdust Art Festival, 935 Laguna Canyon Rd, Laguna Beach 92651; 949-494-3030. Enjoy performances and shop a large collection of original art. Over 170 artists and craftspeople from all over Southern California and beyond are on the Winter Fantasy grounds for one last weekend creating, exhibiting and selling their unique handcrafted artwork. Plus art classes, live entertainment, and more. Class fees range from FREE to a $5 donation and include all materials needed. All ages are welcome. On the Main Entertainment Deck, country rock group City Country City performs Sat from noon-4:30 pm. The Laguna Beach High School Jazz Band plays Sun from 10:30-11:30 am, and Upstream closes-out the last entertainment from noon-4:30 pm. More at www.sawdustartfestival.org or 949.494.3030.
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Sat, Dec 12:
Noon-2 am “NEIGHBORHOOD HOLIDAY PARTY AND SHOP HOP” in Echo Park, as Stories, 826LA, Origami Records, Out Of The Closet, Masa, Future, The Echo/Echoplex, The Clinic of Echo Park and The Echo Park Parade stage a celebration with store discounts and live music. THE DAMSELLS & THE TODD CLIFFORD 4 perform at 5 pm at Stories Café, 1716 Sunset Bl, 90026; 213-413-3733; www.storiesla.com. They tell us, “And we’re hoping Santa and his elf will make a visit too!” Complimentary cider at Stries, while it lasts.
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Sat & Sun, Dec 12 & 13:
8 pm “CONSCIOUS HOLIDAY GIFT BAZAAR” at the LAX Hilton, where ARADHANA SILVERMOON will have her Silvermoon Chocolate booth all day and perform Saturday night at 8 pm. She tells us, “If anyone is interested in attending the event for free and assisting me at my booth in trade for chocolate, please let me know!” More at http://silvermoonmedicine.com
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Every Wednesday:
5-8 pm The “CLAREMONT WEDNESDAY GREEN MARKET” features live acoustic music inside and outside the Packing House in Claremont.
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Every Wednesday:
7-9 pm The weekly “WINE & SONG” series hosted by award-winning songwriter BRAD COLERICK always brings talented musical guests, at WineStyles in South Pasadena, and you can buy bottles of wine there while you hear the music.
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Every Friday:
11 am-5 pm “FREE FRIDAYS” at the LONG BEACH MUSEUM OF ART in Long Beach, gives you a chance to shop at the museum store and enjoy the exhibits.
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Every Friday:
5:30-10 pm The “MONROVIA FAMILY FESTIVAL” offers a four-block street fair in old downtown Monrovia, always with live acoustic music in several places ~ free parking, free event.
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No doubt there are similar events elsewhere, combining live acoustic music performances with shopping opportunities for the next few weeks. As we learn of more shopping-melee-with-escape-hatch-to-live-acoustic-music events, we’ll let you know.
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AT EVERY PERFORMANCE VENUE:
There’s that always-wonderful holiday gift idea: give your music-loving friends a CD of the act you just heard!
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Entire contents copyright (c) © 2009, Larry Wines. All rights reserved.
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Now, on to the ACOUSTIC MUSIC LISTINGS in the Guide…
at http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com
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