ALIVE AND PICKING'S
ACOUSTIC
FOLK/ROOTS/BLUEGRASS
MUSIC CALENDAR FOR SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA
compiled by Mary
Katherine Aldin
This calendar is provided as a
completely free
service. The listings are free (there is no charge to list a show) and
there is no charge to access these listings. If you have items which
you wish to submit for consideration
for inclusion, please send them to me at mkaldin at aol.com. While
there is no
deadline per se since the calendar is updated regularly, sooner is
always better than later; the sooner you get the listings to me, the
longer time they will spend "up" on the calendar and the larger the
number of potential attendees that will see them. Please include
as many details as possible, including the name of the artist or group,
the name and full address of the venue (including the city, please!),
and a telephone number that the public can call for more
information. Thanks! ~~~Mary Katherine
Sunday May 19 53rd ANNUAL TOPANGA BANJO
& FIDDLE CONTEST with special guests THE SHOW PONIES, TRIPLE CHICKEN FOOT, DUST
BOWL REVIVAL, MURPHY FAMILY BAND, BOB CARLIN & DAN LEVENSON, EVAN
MARSHALL, more
Paramount Ranch, Agoura; 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
(818) 382-4819
(DISCLAIMER: Mary Katherine is a emcee
at this event)
Monday May 20 Bluegrass
night with THE BROMBIES
Viva Cantina, 900
Riverside Drive, Burbank; 7:30-10:30 p.m.
(818) 848-8810
Wednesday May 22 DUSTBOWL REVIVAL with special guests
The Mint, 6010 W. Pico
Blvd., L.A.; 8:00 p.m.
(323) 954-9400
Thursday May 23 SALTY SUITES plus ALEX FINAZZO
Coffee
Gallery
Backstage,
2029 N. Lake Ave., Altadena; 8:00 p.m.
(626) 798-6236
Friday May 24 JAMES LEE STANLEY & JOHN BATDORF
Coffee
Gallery
Backstage,
2029 N. Lake Ave., Altadena; 8:00 p.m.
(626) 798-6236
Saturday May 25 ELEMENTAL HARMONY
Noble House Concerts, Van Nuys; 7:30 p.m.
(818) 780-5970 for reservations and address
Saturday May 25 San Diego Folk Heritage
presents THE BENEDETTI TRIO
San Dieguito United Methodist Church, 170 Calle Magdalena,
Encinitas; 7:30 p.m.
(858) 566-4040
Saturday May 25 ANNE HILLS
Coffee
Gallery
Backstage,
2029 N. Lake Ave., Altadena; 7:00 p.m.
(626) 798-6236
Saturday-Sunday May 25-26 SIMI VALLEY
CAJUN & BLUES MUSIC FESTIVAL with STEVE RILEY & THE MAMOU PLAYBOYS, LISA
HALEY, CURTIS SALGADO, JANIVA MAGNESS, RICK ESTRIN & THE NIGHT
CATS, more
Rancho Santa Susana Community Park, Simi Valley
Monday May 27 Bluegrass
night with THE BROMBIES
Viva Cantina, 900
Riverside Drive, Burbank; 7:30-10:30 p.m.
(818) 848-8810
Wednesday May 29 DUSTBOWL REVIVAL
with special guests
The Mint, 6010 W. Pico
Blvd., L.A.; 8:00 p.m.
(323) 954-9400
Friday May 31 SOURDOUGH SLIM, FUR DIXON
Coffee
Gallery
Backstage,
2029 N. Lake Ave., Altadena; 8:00 p.m.
(626) 798-6236
Friday May 31 ANNE
McCUE and DAVID OLNEY
McCabe's, 3101 W.
Pico Blvd., Santa Monica; 8:00 p.m.
(310) 828-4403 or (310) 828-4497
Saturday June 1 SAM HINTON FOLK
HERITAGE FESTIVAL
Old Poway Park, Midland Road, Poway; 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Saturday June 1 SUSIE
GLAZE & HILONESOME, JENI & BILLY
Russ and Julie's House Concerts,
Oak Park (in the Agoura Hills/Westlake Village area); 8:00 p.m.
(818) 707-2179
Sunday June 2 JIM KWESKIN
Heritage Square Museum, 3800 Homer St., L.A.
(323) 225-2700
Sunday June 2 DAVE STAMEY
Coffee
Gallery
Backstage,
2029 N. Lake Ave., Altadena; 2:00 p.m.
<----NOTE early start time
(626) 798-6236
Monday June 3 SJOHN McEUEN, MATT CARTSONIS
Coffee
Gallery
Backstage,
2029 N. Lake Ave., Altadena; 8:00 p.m.
(626) 798-6236
Friday June 7 A PRAIRIE HOME
COMPANION with GARRISON KEILLOR
Greem Theater, Hollywood; 7:30 p.m.
Friday June 7 BLAME SALLY
AMSD Concerts,
4650 Mansfield St., San Diego; 7:30 p.m.
(619) 303-8176
Friday June 7 THE LIVING SISTERS plus special guest CARLY
RITTER
McCabe's, 3101 W.
Pico Blvd., Santa Monica; 8:00 p.m.
(310) 828-4403 or (310) 828-4497
Saturday June 8 CHRIS DARROW, ROB
STRANDLUND, PAT BRAYER, EDDIE CUNNINGHAM
The
Fret House, 309 N.
Citrus Ave., Covina; 8:00 p.m.
(626) 339-7020
Saturday June 8 AN EVENING WITH RUFUS WAINWRIGHT
Valley Performing Arts Center, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge;
8:00 p.m.
(818) 677-8800
Saturday June 8 BLAME
SALLY
McCabe's, 3101 W.
Pico Blvd., Santa Monica; 8:00 p.m.
(310) 828-4403 or (310) 828-4497
Saturday June 8 IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY
AMSD Concerts,
4650 Mansfield St., San Diego; 7:30 p.m.
(619) 303-8176
Sunday June 9 PATTY LARKIN
McCabe's, 3101 W.
Pico Blvd., Santa Monica; 8:00 p.m.
(310) 828-4403 or (310) 828-4497
Sunday June 9 SECOND SUNDAY OPEN BLUEGRASS JAM SESSION
Coffee
Gallery
Backstage,
2029 N. Lake Ave., Altadena; noon-3:00 p.m.
(626) 798-6236
Thursday June 13 THOM BRESH
The Fret House, 309 N.
Citrus Ave., Covina; 8:00 p.m.
(626) 339-7020
Friday June 14 THOM
BRESH
Boulevard
Music, 4316 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City; 8:00 p.m.
(310) 398-2583
Friday June 14 RUTHIE FOSTER
McCabe's, 3101 W.
Pico Blvd., Santa Monica; 8:00 p.m.
(310) 828-4403 or (310) 828-4497
Friday-Sunday June 14-16 HUCK FINN JUBILEE featuring
RICKY SKAGGS, MICHAEL CLEVELAND & FLAMEKEEPER, PETE WERNICK &
LONG ROAD HOME, LARRY STEPHENSON BAND, BLUEGRASS ETC., LEROY TROY,
RONNIE BOWMAN, DON RIGSBY AND KENNY SMITH AS RAMBLING ROOKS, SPECIAL
CONSENSUS, THE HILLBENDERS, DELLA MAE, THE CENTRAL VALLEY BOYS, SALTY
SUITES, DETOUR, NEXT GENERATION BLUEGRASS, WIMBERLEY BLUEGRASS BAND,
RILEY'S MOUNTAINEERS, COPPER CANYON
Cucamonga-Guasti Regional Park, 800 N. Archibald Ave., Ontario
(951) 780-8810
Saturday June 15 STEVE JAMES
Boulevard
Music, 4316 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City; 8:00 p.m.
(310) 398-2583
Saturday June 15 The Living Tradition
presents FREEBO and SEVERIN BROWNE
Anaheim Downtown Community Center, 250 E. Center Street,
Anaheim; 7:30 p.m.
(714) 955-3807
Saturday June 15 San Diego Folk Heritage
presents PEGGY WATSON & DEBORAH
LIV JOHNSON
San Dieguito United Methodist Church, 170 Calle Magdalena,
Encinitas; 7:30 p.m.
(858) 566-4040
Saturday June 15 DAN NAVARRO
McCabe's, 3101 W.
Pico Blvd., Santa Monica; 8:00 p.m.
(310) 828-4403 or (310) 828-4497
Saturday June 15 CLAREMONT
FOLK FESTIVAL with DAVID LINDLEY, HENRY ROLLINS, JANET KLEIN &
HER PARLOR BOYS, LEON MOBLEY & DA LION, MOIRA SMILEY AND VOCO,
ROUND MOUNTAIN, GONZALO
BERGARA QUARTET, BLACK TONGUED BELLS, TREMOLOCO, ROSS ALTMAN, PETER
HARPER, AND PHOEBE BRIDGERS.
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Gardens,
Foothill & College,
Claremoont; 10:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m.
(909) 624-2928
**SOLD OUT**Sunday June 16 JUNIOR BROWN
McCabe's, 3101 W.
Pico Blvd., Santa Monica; 8:00 p.m.
(310) 828-4403 or (310) 828-4497**SOLD OUT**
Friday June 21 DAVE
ALVIN
AMSD Concerts,
4650 Mansfield St., San Diego; 7:30 p.m.
(619) 303-8176
Saturday June 22 CLADDAGH
Noble House Concerts, Van Nuys; 7:30 p.m.
(818) 780-5970 for reservations and address
Saturday June 22 LAURENCE JUBER
Boulevard
Music, 4316 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City; 8:00 p.m.
(310) 398-2583
Saturday June 22 JOHN BATDORF & JAMES LEE STANLEY
The Fret House, 309 N.
Citrus Ave., Covina; 8:00 p.m.
(626) 339-7020
Saturday June 22 The
Pasadena
Folk Music Society (formerly known as the Caltech Folk Music Society)
presents HAYDUDES
Beckman Institute Auditorium, Caltech, Pasadena; 8:00 p.m.
(626) 395-4652
Saturday June 22 IRIS
DEMENT
First Unitarian Church of Los Angeles, 2936 W. 8th St., L.A.
(213) 401-1190
**SOLD OUT**Saturday-Sunday June
22-23 DAVE
ALVIN
McCabe's, 3101 W.
Pico Blvd., Santa Monica; 8:00 p.m. each night
(310) 828-4403 or (310) 828-4497**SOLD OUT**
Saturday-Sunday June 22-23 LONG
BEACH BAYOU FESTIVAL with THE PINE LEAF BOYS, PETER TORK & SHOE
SUEDE BLUES, JOJO REED & THE HAPPY HILL ZYDECO BAND, BIG JAY
McNEELY, SUNPIE BARNES & THE LOUISIANA SUNSPOTS, BERNIE PEARL,
T-LOU & HIS SUPER HOT ZYDECO BAND, THE BAYOU BROTHERS, NEW ORLEANS
TRADITIONAL JAZZ BAND, and more
Rainbow Lagoon, Linden Avenue & Shoreline Drive, Long
Beach; 11:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.
(310) 217-4196
Sunday June 23 KRIS KRISTOFFERSON
Smothers Theater, Pepperdine University, Malibu
Sunday June 23 IRIS
DEMENT
Belly
Up Tavern, 143 So. Cedros, Solana Beach; 8:00 p.m.
(858) 481-8140
Sunday June 23 EMMYLOU HARRIS &
RODNEY CROWELL
Hollywood Bowl
Friday June 28 MARIA MULDAUR
McCabe's, 3101 W.
Pico Blvd., Santa Monica; 8:00 p.m.
(310) 828-4403 or (310) 828-4497
Saturday June 29 JOHN
BATDORF & JAMES LEE STANLEY
Boulevard
Music, 4316 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City; 8:00 p.m.
(310) 398-2583
Saturday June 29 DOUG MacLEOD
The Fret House, 309 N.
Citrus Ave., Covina; 8:00 p.m.
(626) 339-7020
Saturday June 29 GRANT LEE PHILLIPS
McCabe's, 3101 W.
Pico Blvd., Santa Monica; 8:00 p.m.
(310) 828-4403 or (310) 828-4497
Saturday June 29 GEOFF
MULDAUR
AMSD Concerts,
4650 Mansfield St., San Diego; 7:30 p.m.
(619) 303-8176
Saturday June 29 San Diego Folk Heritage
presents KEN O'MALLEY
San Dieguito United Methodist Church, 170 Calle Magdalena,
Encinitas; 7:30 p.m.
(858) 566-4040
Saturday July 13 A. J. CROCE
Russ and Julie's House Concerts,
Oak Park (in the Agoura Hills/Westlake Village area); 8:00 p.m.
(818) 707-2179
Monday July 15 THE PRAIRIE HOME
COMPANION RADIO ROMANCE TOUR: GARRISON KEILLOR & AOIFE O'DONOVAN,
FRED NEWMAN, RICH DWORSKY & THE GUYS ALL STAR SHOE BAND, THE
ADVENTURES OF GUY NOIR, & THE NEWS FROM LAKE WOBEGON
Humphrey's Concerts By the
Bay, San Diego
(619) 224-3577
Wednesday-Thursday July 17-18 THE
ALABAMA SHAKES
Hollywood Palladium
Thursday July 18 MANDOLIN FESTIVAL
with EVAN MARSHALL, BRIAN OBERLIN, SCOTT GATES and more
Muckenthaler Cultural Center, 1201 W. Malvern Ave., Fullerton;
7:30 p.m.
(714) 738-6595
Saturday July 20 The Living Tradition
presents JC AND LANEY
Anaheim Downtown Community Center, 250 E. Center Street,
Anaheim; 7:30 p.m.
(714) 955-3807
Sunday July 21 TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL
SEA CHANTEY FESTIVAL
On the deck of STAR OF INDIA (details to follow)
Saturday July 27 The
Pasadena
Folk Music Society (formerly known as the Caltech Folk Music Society)
presents MILK DRIVE
Beckman Institute Auditorium, Caltech, Pasadena; 8:00 p.m.
(626) 395-4652
Wednesday July 31 DR. JOHN
Hollywood Bowl
Friday August 2 JOHN HAMMOND
McCabe's, 3101 W.
Pico Blvd., Santa Monica; 8:00 p.m.
(310) 828-4403 or (310) 828-4497
Friday August 2 Bluegrass
Association of Southern California presenters BLUEGRASS AT THE FORD with LAURIE LEWIS
& THE RIGHT HANDS plus JOHN REISCHMAN & THE JAYBIRDS
John Anson Ford Theater, Hollywood; 8:00 p.m.
Saturday August 3 ALBERT
LEE
McCabe's, 3101 W.
Pico Blvd., Santa Monica; 8:00 p.m.
(310) 828-4403 or (310) 828-4497
Saturday August 3 JOHN REISCHMAN
& THE JAYBIRDS
AMSD Concerts,
4650 Mansfield St., San Diego; 7:30 p.m.
(619) 303-8176
Sunday August 4 OLIVER MTUKUDZI &
THE BLACK SPIRIT
Hollywood Bowl
Wednesday August 7 WILLIE NELSON & FAMILY
Humphrey's Concerts By the
Bay, San Diego
(619) 224-3577
Wednesday August 7 STEVE
MARTIN & THE STEEP CANYON RANGERS with special guest EDIE BRICKELL,
THE PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND, MADELEINE PEYROUX
Hollywood Bowl
Friday-Saturday August 9-10 WILLIE
NELSON & LYLE LOVETT
Hollywood Bowl
Saturday August 10 WALTER EGAN
Russ and Julie's House Concerts,
Oak Park (in the Agoura Hills/Westlake Village area); 8:00 p.m.
(818) 707-2179
Wednesday August 14 LYLE LOVETT & HIS LARGE BAND
Humphrey's Concerts By the
Bay, San Diego
(619) 224-3577
Thursday August 15 Bluegrass
with THE BROMBIES
Muckenthaler Cultural Center, 1201 W. Malvern Ave., Fullerton;
7:30 p.m.
(714) 738-6595
Saturday August 17 The Living Tradition
presents KATE MacLEOD & KAT
EGGLESTON
Anaheim Downtown Community Center, 250 E. Center Street,
Anaheim; 7:30 p.m.
(714) 955-3807
Thursday August 22 MARIA MULDAUR plus
THE CAMPBELL BROTHERS
Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., West Los
Angeles; 8:00 p.m.
(310) 440-4500
Wednesday September 4 JOHN HIATT
Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano; 8:00
p.m.
(949) 496-8930
Friday September 6 JOHN HIATT
Canyon at Saban, 8440 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills
(888) 645-5006
Saturday September 7 THE KENNEDYS
AMSD Concerts,
4650 Mansfield St., San Diego; 7:30 p.m.
(619) 303-8176
Saturday September 21 LILA DOWNS
Humphrey's Concerts By the
Bay, San Diego
(619) 224-3577
Saturday September 21 PEPPINO D'AGOSTINO
Russ and Julie's House Concerts,
Oak Park (in the Agoura Hills/Westlake Village area); 8:00 p.m.
(818) 707-2179
Saturday October 5 THE DEL McCOURY
BAND, BOBBY OSBORNE & THE ROCKY TOP EXPRESS, J.D. CROWE & THE
NEW SOUTH, BOBBY HICKS
Valley Performing Arts Center, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge;
8:00 p.m.
(818) 677-8800
Sunday October 12 SANTA BARBARA OLD
TIME FIDDLERS CONVENTION
Historic Stow House, Goleta
Saturday November 2 TERRI HENDRIX
Russ and Julie's House Concerts,
Oak Park (in the Agoura Hills/Westlake Village area); 8:00 p.m.
(818) 707-2179
Saturday November 16 The Living Tradition
presents HOUSTON JONES
Anaheim Downtown Community Center, 250 E. Center Street,
Anaheim; 7:30 p.m.
(714) 955-3807
2014
Saturday February 8 SANDY CASH plus RICHARD BERMAN
Russ and Julie's House Concerts,
Oak Park (in the Agoura Hills/Westlake Village area); 8:00 p.m.
(818) 707-2179
Saturday March 8 JOHNSMITH
Russ and Julie's House Concerts,
Oak Park (in the Agoura Hills/Westlake Village area); 8:00 p.m.
(818) 707-2179
Saturday April 26 BILL & KATE ISLES
Russ and Julie's House Concerts,
Oak Park (in the Agoura Hills/Westlake Village area); 8:00 p.m.
(818) 707-2179