Acoustic Americana Music Guide, Feb 13 through 16 events and LOTS more
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The Folktacular is Sunday and Mardi Gras is Tuesday! As always, the news of all the live acoustic performances in the L.A. region, our “Show-of-the-Week” picks AND workshops and events for artists, and a HUGELY EXPANDED guide to WEB RADIO shows with performance-interviews with acoustic musicians and (new, for us) other acoustic Americana shows, plus more news and info, are in the current edition of the Guide. You and your friends can find it all, at http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com
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ACOUSTIC AMERICANA
MUSIC GUIDE & NEWS
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FEBRUARY 13 through 16 events (and highlights waaaay beyond), 2010
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NEWS FEATURES:
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1) MORE “HAITI EARTHQUAKE FUNDRAISER” CONCERTS YET TO COME…
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Sun, Feb 21, at 2 pm, is “TORCHED: A BENEFIT FOR ‘DOCTOR’S WITHOUT BORDERS’” at the venue named in FolkWorks as L.A.’s best intimate acoustic listening room venue – The Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena; reservations 626-689-4144; info www.coffeegallery.com; seating limited to 46 people.
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Starring DENISE MOURGES. As a teenage dancer, Denise opened for THE ROLLING STONES their first concert in America. Then, she opened for THE BEATLES at Shea Stadium and on their U.S tour that same year (1965). She danced on TV’s “Hullabaloo.” As a bicoastal, envelope-pushing Rock-and-rollian, Denise became friends with many musicians, including Jimi Hendrix and Gram Parsons. Denise says, “I learned a lot about music from them, spending hours in studios as they made records still relevant, fresh and alive.” Later, Denise wrote on music, law, medicine and lifestyle for Entertainment Weekly and The New York Times. Accompanied by friends, Denise sings a selection of torch songs that she has chosen because they “reveal a core human bond transcendent of borders: the broken heart.” Accompanying Denise are:
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JOHN HUG on acoustic and electric guitars. John has been in on the creation of over 300 LPs, working with a roster of talent spanning Don Henley, Cher, Eddie Kendricks, Waylon Jennings, Jackie De Shannon, Gregg Allman and Burt Bachrach. His production credits include songs from the soundtrack LP for the movie “Ghostbusters” and Marty Balin of the Jefferson Airplane.
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JANA LEE ROSS, pianist and musical director. Jana (pronounced jay-na) is Musical Director of KCME classical radio in Colorado Springs, Colorado. As a vocalist / pianist, Jana performs regularly in that city, often with her jazz combo HIDDEN AGENDA.
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Plus, a fund-raising SILENT AUCTION of very classy “Objets d’ Heart” happens in conjunction with the show. (See the Guide’s listing for examples):
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Venue impresario Bob Stane says, “We’ve already received an online donation of $25 from NY!” Cash and checks accepted at door (make checks to Doctors Without Borders). Pre-donate by credit card online at www.firstgiving.com/torched. Minimum (tax-deductible) donation at the door is $10, more if you can.
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JEANNINE FRANK and her “Parlor Performances” series is working on a benefit for Haitian earthquake victims. More when we know it, or check with Jeannine at 310-476-6735 or Jeannine@FrankEntertainment.com.
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More will follow, as we learn of additional benefit events.
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2) PATTY LARKIN CELEBRATES 25 YEARS IN MUSIC WITH AN ALL-STAR CD
Beginning Sunday, Feb 14 – Valentine’s Day – and each day leading up to its March 9 release, fans can tune in to www.PattyLarkin.com and hear one new song each day from “25,” Patty’s new 25th anniversary CD. The double CD is a collection of Patty’s 25 most-requested love songs from her 25 years in music, recorded with 25 special guests… hence, the title, “25.” Each day, Patty will share details about that day’s song and do a guest spot on Facebook and Twitter.
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A variety of guests will join her as she tours the new album this Spring. Who? Well, the guests on the new album include Shawn Colvin, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Bruce Cockburn, Dar Williams, Suzanne Vega, Roseanne Cash, John Gorka, Chris Smither, Greg Brown, Janis Ian, David Wilcox, Jonatha Brooke, Janis Ian, Lucy Kaplansky, Catie Curtis, and more.
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3) UNIQUE VALENTINE FOR THE ONE WHO HAS EVERYTHING…
Twenty years ago on Valentine’s Day, the Voyager 1 spacecraft took one last farewell photo that NASA calls “Voyager’s Valentine to the Solar System.” The intrepid little robot, including its gold phonograph record of “Earth’s Greatest Hits,” had sailed beyond the outermost planet in our solar system. Scientists turned its camera inward to snap a series of final images – its parting valentine to the string of planets it called home.
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Mercury was too close to the sun to see, Mars showed only a thin crescent of sunlight, and Pluto was too dim, but Voyager was able to capture cameos of Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Earth and Venus from its unique vantage point. These images, later arranged in a large-scale mosaic, make up the only family portrait of our planets arrayed about the sun. It had taken more than 12 years to reach the place where it took the group portrait, 6 billion kilometers (almost 4 billion miles) away from the sun.
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So, if your sweetie has everything else, or just plain wants something you can’t afford, you can download a Valentine taken by Voyager and make that your unique gift. It’s available free at www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2010-048&cid=release_2010-048
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4) I SEE HAWKS IN L.A. GETS MORE MEDIA ATTENTION
The boys did a nice interview in a Ventura County paper…
www.vcstar.com/news/2010/jan/29/swooping-in-santa-barbara-is-on-the-flight-path
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5) VIOLINIST MAKES TOP “40 UNDER 40” LIST
JULIE ROGERS, 1st violin with the Pasadena Symphony, appears as one of Pasadena Magazine’s annual “40 Under 40.” Julie and her fellow musicians perform their next concert with the Pasadena Symphony on March 20, in “Eternal Mozart.” Pasadena Magazine’s “40 Under 40” issue is on newsstands now. Or you can read Pasadena Symphony Association’s full interview with Julie at www.pasadenasymphony-pops.org
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6) FILM SOUNDTRACK NEWS…
The upcoming DVD release of the feature film, “CURIOUS GEORGE 2: FOLLOW THAT MONKEY,” is due March 2 on Universal Studios Home Entertainment DVD. Its soundtrack release is the same day. It features songs by Brian Wilson, including his cover of The Rivieras’ hit “California Sun,” as well as new songs by Carbon Leaf and a new song, “Follow That Monkey” by Jackie Greene – a new track that appears on the soundtrack only. There’s additional score by Heitor Pereira. There’s a song stream at www.429records.com/sites/429records/pressclips/newreleases/curiousgeorge2/newreleases.html
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NEWS POSTSCRIPT…
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The CONCERT FOR HAITI on Sunday, Jan 31, sponsored by the ACOUSTIC AMERICANA MUSIC GUIDE, was a PHENOMENAL success, raising over FIVE GRAND without a penny lost to overhead or expenses! We’ll soon have a feature story for you about the enormous show of folk-Americana artists, with Grammy and top music award winners. Other benefit shows for Haitian earthquake relief, including those yet to come, are in the Guide’s listings and in the NEWS section.
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MORE benefit events for Haiti are happening soon, including one on Fri, Feb 12. See the Guide for the details of that and much more, at http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com
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