09.20.18

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Michael Ashton’s Sizzling Sexy Sunday
Wednesday—Ice House Open Mic; Wednesday Night
Live w/Rudy Moreno; Joe Rogan and Friends
TRAX BY BLISS
MANDY BARNETT, Strange Conversation
(Dame/ThirtyTigers): HHH½
Patsy Cline’s shadowed Barnett since she made a
refreshing splash with her self-titled debut in 1996. Small
wonder: she played Cline in the stage musical “Always
… Patsy Cline,” and her smoky tones and emotive
phrasing recall the late country legend. But working with
producers Marco Giovino and Doug Lancio on her first
album in five years, Barnett finally establishes a stronger
musical identity of her own, while still offering stylistic
nods to ’50s and ’60s country and soul. Highlights
include seductively grooving opener “More Lovin’”
and a surprising duet with John Hiatt on the Sonny
& Cher chestnut “A Cowboy’s Work is Never Done.”
mandybarnett.com
BILLY GIBBONS, The Big Bad Blues
(Concord): HHHH
As rock stars go, Gibbons is pretty humble, and it’s
not unheard of for him to jam on LA club stages
with local acts like Austin Hanks. Such occasions
have stoked fans’ hopes that the irreverent ZZ Top
guitarist would make a solo album of witty, gritty
roadhouse blues — a wish happily granted here.
The unmistakable, full-bodied tones of James
Harman’s harmonica are among the greasy pleasures
here, along with reverberating stripper beats from
drummers Greg Morrow and Matt Sorum, and searing
exchanges between Gibbons and keyboardist Mike
Flanigin. Satisfying from start to finish.
billygibbons.com
Kings Row Gastropub
20 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena
(626) 793-3010
kingsrowpub.com
Thursday—Thirsty Thursday w/Liela Avila
Friday—Just Gentlemen
Saturday—The Krowes
Sunday—Reggae Sunday w/My Reggae Band; Shake
Up Sundays w/Trio Frio
Wednesday—Midweek Mayhem w/David Macias
MEOWMEOWZ! Retro ‘80s Thrift Shop
2423 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena
(626) 798-6969
facebook.com/meowmeowz
Fridays and Saturdays—Live music every Friday and
Saturday; all ages welcome
Old Towne Pub
66 N. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena
(626) 577-6583
theoldtownepub.com
Live music most nignts of the week
Pasadena Ballroom Dance Association
73 N. Hill Ave., Pasadena
(626) 799-5689
pasadenaballroomdance.com
Saturday—Saturday Swing Dance features Red Young
& His Hot Horns
Plate 38
2361 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena
(626) 793-7100
plate38.com
Fridays & Saturdays—Live music on select Fridays &
Saturdays
The Rose
Paseo Colorado
245 E. Green St., Pasadena
(888) 645-5006
roseconcerts.com
Friday—Bon Jovi tribute w/Wanted
Saturday—Fuel
Sunday— Soulful Sunday Brunch; Tesla
T. Boyle’s Tavern
37 N. Catalina Ave., Pasadena
(626) 578-0957
tboylestavern.com
Sunday—Geeks Who Drink Trivia
Tuesday—Geeks Who Drink Trivia
SAN GABRIEL VALLEY
Arcadia Blues Club
16 E. Huntington Drive, Arcadia
(626) 447-9349
arcadiabluesclub.com
Saturday—David M’ore
The Buccaneer
70 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre
(626) 355-9045
https://www.facebook.com/Buccaneer-847437898642883/
Wednesday—Wednesday Night Platter Party: Bring
your fave vinyl to be spun on turntable
First Cabin
46 E. Huntington Drive, Arcadia
(626) 446-2575
Fridays-Saturdays—Pat O’Brien & the Priests of Love
exalt the blues and classic rock
The Granada
17 S. First St., Alhambra
(626) 227-2572
thegranadala.com
Thursday—Deejay Vince; Deejay Mic B; Solo Bachata
Dance Competition Grand Finals
Friday—Live music w/Guicho Y La Tribu; Deejay Marco;
Deejay Moreno; Deejay Miro
Saturday—Live music w/Orquesta Borquien; Deejay
Jojo; Deejay Miro; Deejay Pachanga
Sunday—Chicago Steppin
Tuesday—Deejay Goodtimes
J.C. Hyke Songwriter Serenade
Matt Denny’s Ale House
145 E. Huntington Drive, Arcadia
(626) 462-0250
mattdennys.com, jchyke.com
Tuesday—Matthew Moran; Mario Rojas; Beth Fitchet
Wood; Matthew Fowler
Villa Catrina
251 N. Santa Anita Ave., Arcadia
(626) 294-1973
villacatrina.com
Thursdays—Comedy open mic every first and third
Thursday of the month
Wednesdays—Karaoke w/Deejay Zary
WEST OF PASADENA
Colombo’s Restaurant
1833 Colorado Blvd., Eagle Rock
(323) 254-9138
colombosrestaurant.com
Thursday—Trifecta
Friday—Steve Thompson; Blue Soul
Saturday—Ernie Draffen; Teelo and Friends
Sunday—Sasaki & Giles
Monday—Eric Ekstrand Trio
Tuesday—Tom Armbruster
Wednesday—Jimmy Spencer, Karen Hernandez and
Friends
Days Inn Lounge
450 Pioneer Drive, Glendale
(323) 259-5900
tommydodson.com
Fridays—Tommy Dodson and friends present Cabaret
Fridays
The Oak and Vine
117 E. Harvard St., Glendale
(818) 507-7011
theoakandvine.com
Live music most nights of the week
Winchester Room
6522 San Fernando Road, Glendale
(818) 241-5475
thewinchesterroom.com
Friday—Karaoke
Saturday—Karaoke n
AMY HELM, This Too Shall Light
(Yep Roc): HHH
Helm’s lustrous vocal tones and gospel conviction are
intuitively complemented by bassist Jennifer Condos
and drummer Jay Bellerose, longtime members of
producer Joe Henry’s production stable, and guitarist
Doyle Bramhall II throughout this ear-pleasing set. Helm
and Henry’s tasteful, rootsy arrangements highlight the
delicate tension between the earthly and the celestial
in blues- and country-tinged songs by Hiss Golden
Messenger, Milk Carton Kids, and Allen Toussaint, among
others. As a whole it’s less inspiring than Helm’s YEAR
debut “Didn’t It Rain,” but “Gloryland,” a rousing a
cappella hymn played by Helm’s father Levon, takes the
album out on the wings of stirring four-part harmony — a
fittingly soulful tribute to the legacy Helm carries forward.
amyhelm.com
NEIL & LIAM FINN, Lightsleeper
(Lester/Inertia): HHH
Pop tunesmith Neil Finn teams with son Liam for a
dreamy set more intriguingly textured and less buoyant
than his career-making hits with Crowded House.
Despite highlights like the gauzy “Meet Me in the Air,” the
Prince-nodding “Where’s My Room” and synth-sculpted
“Hiding Place,” it ultimately sounds more like individually
compelling elements — haunting piano solos, a sticky
bassline here, a gypsy accordion there — in search of
melodic unity. neilandliamfinn.com
Cowboy Troubadour
DAVE STAMEY PERFORMS AT COFFEE GALLERY BACKSTAGE
Cowboy troubadour Dave Stamey, who performs Saturday at Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena, is one of the country’s
most popular Western entertainers.
Stamey’s been named the Western Music Association’s Male Performer of the Year and has received the Will Rogers Award
for Male Vocalist of the Year from the Academy of Western Artists.
Stamey boasts a huge repertoire of classic and original Western folk music, providing a link to the great cowboy balladeers
of the past. The singing, guitar-playing entertainer delivers a fun show, with songs, stories and a sense of humor that drive the
performance.
Visit davestamey.com. — John Sollenberger
Music starts at 7 p.m. Saturday at Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N. Lake Ave., Altadena. Tickets are $25. Call (626) 798-6236
or visit coffeegallery.com.
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