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PW OPINION PW NEWS PW LIFE PW ARTS<br />
•INTO THE NIGHT•<br />
BY BLISS BOWEN<br />
Low Cut Connie<br />
•NITELIFE•<br />
New Bands,<br />
Old Sounds<br />
Thursday Sept. 13 through Wednesday Sept. 19<br />
PLEASE NOTE: Deadline for Calendar submissions<br />
is noon. Wednesday of the week before<br />
the issue publishes.<br />
PASADENA, SOUTH<br />
PASADENA & ALTADENA<br />
1881 Bar<br />
1881 E. Washington Blvd., Pasadena<br />
(626) 314-2077<br />
facebook.com/1881bar<br />
Fridays—Live jazz<br />
Saturdays—Gypsie jazz<br />
Wednesdays—Reggae<br />
The Blue Guitar<br />
Arroyo Seco Golf Course<br />
1055 Lohman Lane, South Pasadena<br />
(323) 769-3500<br />
blueguitar.club<br />
Thursday—New Orleans Night w/Herlin Riley,<br />
Chris Severin, Darrell Lavigne, Terrence Taplin,<br />
Nayo Jones, Casme and Aaron Jones<br />
The Boulevard Bar<br />
3199 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena<br />
(626) 356-9304<br />
blvdbar.com<br />
Fridays—Drag performances hosted by Tia<br />
Wanna every Friday<br />
Cabrera’s Mexican Cuisine<br />
655 N. Lake Ave., Pasadena<br />
(626) 795-0230<br />
cabreras.com<br />
Thursdays—Live jazz<br />
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays—Karaoke<br />
Coffee Gallery Backstage<br />
2029 N. Lake Ave., Altadena<br />
(626) 798-6236<br />
coffeegallery.com<br />
Thursday—A tribute to the songs of Jackson<br />
Browne w/a large group of performers<br />
Friday—Phil Salazar & the Kinfolk<br />
Saturday—Matinee show w/Ellen Snortland’s<br />
“Now that She’s Gone;” evening show w/Louise<br />
Goffin, Paul Zollo and Thee Holly Brothers<br />
Sunday—Will Ryan & The Band that Won the<br />
West<br />
Der Wolfskopf<br />
72 N. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena<br />
(626) 219-6054<br />
derwolfskopf.com<br />
Fridays—“Night Court” features Deejay Kind<br />
Cromang spinning vinyl soul, funk, disco and<br />
boogie<br />
Edwin Mills by Equator<br />
22 Mills Place, Pasadena<br />
(626) 564-8656<br />
edwinmills.com<br />
Friday—Kira Morrison<br />
Saturday—Liela Avila<br />
Tuesday—Dave Victorino<br />
Wednesday—Riner Scivally Trio<br />
The Mixx<br />
443 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena<br />
(626) 500-0021<br />
themixxpasadena.com<br />
Thursday—Paul Kreibich Quartet<br />
Friday—Brian Hogan<br />
Tuesday—Sharron & the Villains<br />
El Portal Restaurant<br />
695 E. Green St., Pasadena<br />
(626) 795-8553<br />
elportalrestaurant.com<br />
Fridays—Mariachi México<br />
Saturdays—Alanniz<br />
Sundays—Mariachi Bella<br />
–CONTINUED ON PAGE 22<br />
THE SHELTERS, LAS CAFETERAS, BLACK JOE LEWIS, THE DIP,<br />
DUSTBOWL REVIVAL AND MORE BRING VINTAGE SOUNDS AND<br />
STYLES UP TO DATE AT SANTA ANITA PARK SATURDAY<br />
PHOTO: Luke Awtry Photography<br />
Sometimes ya gotta wonder<br />
why festival promoters think<br />
music isn’t enough, especially<br />
when the music is being performed<br />
by bands who built their reputations,<br />
and audiences, with killer<br />
live shows. But in the case of Saturday’s<br />
Vintage Vibe Fest, organizers<br />
hit on a clever idea.<br />
Billed as a “music and lifestyle<br />
festival,” the family-friendly<br />
gathering presents the Shelters,<br />
Las Cafeteras, Black Joe Lewis<br />
and the Honeybears, Eryn Allen<br />
Kane, Low Cut Connie, the Dip, the<br />
Explorers Club, Dustbowl Revival,<br />
the Junglecats, Lizzy and the Triggermen,<br />
Phat Cat Swinger, and<br />
UltraViolet Groove on three stages<br />
on the racing infield at Santa Anita<br />
Park, with additional performances<br />
throughout the day by the Flux<br />
Capacitors. Food trucks, a bar, an<br />
arcade, photo booths, classic cars,<br />
face painting and a playground for<br />
kids will be available on site, while<br />
a barber and a stylist will be on<br />
hand for attendees who opt to set<br />
appointments (at vintagevibefest.<br />
com/booking) for pin-up photo<br />
shoots, “retro makeup sessions”<br />
and/or haircuts so they can better<br />
slip into the back-in-time spirit of<br />
the occasion.<br />
Such attention to detail is typical<br />
of rockabilly shows, where<br />
retro style has been fetishized to<br />
such a degree that women daring<br />
to show up without the de rigeur<br />
Bettie Page bangs and makeup or<br />
guys forgetting to slick back their<br />
hair and precisely cuff their jeans<br />
just so can be made to feel unwelcome.<br />
Thankfully, Saturday’s<br />
lineup encompasses blues, funk,<br />
R&B, rock ‘n’ roll, soul and swing<br />
as well as some rockabilly, and<br />
the quality level is consistently<br />
solid. That said, the fest’s catchy<br />
slogan — “21st-century bands<br />
with a 20th-century sound” — fits<br />
some more comfortably than<br />
others. The not to be missed Low<br />
Cut Connie, currently touring<br />
behind their new album “Dirty<br />
Pictures (Part 2),” have finessed<br />
an eclectic, sometimes delirious<br />
meld of influences whose fusion<br />
feels thoroughly contemporary<br />
despite its component elements<br />
(think Elvis Costello meets INXS<br />
meets Rufus Wainwright, and<br />
then twist). Something similar<br />
can be said of East LA’s delightful<br />
folk-pop ensemble Las Cafeteras,<br />
whose recent songs “If I Was<br />
President” and “Señor Presidente”<br />
were surely inspired by the<br />
current Oval Office occupant.<br />
On the other hand, Seattle<br />
soul septet the Dip could have<br />
time-traveled from the late 1960s<br />
or early ’70s with jammers like<br />
“Ain’t Necessary (The Prince)”<br />
and “Sure Don’t Miss You,” and<br />
midcentury New Orleans is rarely<br />
more than a dance move away<br />
when local favorites Dustbowl<br />
Revival swing into “Call My<br />
Name” or “Never Had to Go.”<br />
Both bands are likely to deliver<br />
memorable sets. And some savvy<br />
vendor could pocket a tidy sum<br />
offering Capezios the way bowling<br />
alleys rent out shoes. n<br />
Vintage Vibe Fest takes place rain or<br />
shine from noon ‘til 10 p.m. Saturday,<br />
Sept. 15, at Santa Anita Park, 285 Huntington<br />
Drive, Arcadia; general admission<br />
tickets are $95, and available at vintagevibefest.com/tickets.<br />
For more info, visit<br />
vintagevibefest.com<br />
Turning 50<br />
TANNAHILL WEAVERS BRING GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY<br />
TOUR TO CALTECH<br />
The average band is lucky to make it through 50 months of existence. But the<br />
Tannahill Weavers is not the average band.<br />
The group has persevered more than 10 times longer than that, and Saturday<br />
night they take the Caltech stage in the midst of a tour celebrating their golden anniversary<br />
in a Pasadena Folk Music Society show. The tour is also in support of their<br />
newest studio album, “Orach.”<br />
The band performs music of its native Scotland. The Tannahill Weavers boast a<br />
diverse repertoire spanning centuries of Scottish music, with fiery instrumentals, topical<br />
songs, ballads and lullabies. The Celtic stars feature dynamic rhythmic accompaniment,<br />
rich vocals and unforgettable shows.<br />
Founded in Paisley, Scotland, the group takes its name from the town’s historic<br />
weaving industry and local poet laureate Robert Tannahill.<br />
Visit them at tannahillweavers.com.<br />
Music starts at 8 p.m. Saturday in Caltech’s Beckman Institute Auditorium, 400 S. Wilson<br />
Ave., Pasadena. Tickets are $20 for adults and $5 for students and children younger than<br />
12. Call (626) 395-4652 or visit pasadenafolkmusicsociety.org.<br />
<strong>09.13.18</strong> | PASADENA WEEKLY 21
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