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•NITELIFE•<br />
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boygenius, boygenius — One of the<br />
year’s most heralded debuts was dropped by<br />
the supertrio of acclaimed singer-songwriters<br />
Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy<br />
Dacas. Their achingly beautiful harmonies<br />
implicitly made an empowering statement,<br />
and occasionally approached transcendence.<br />
Cecile McLorin Salvant, The Window —<br />
The disarmingly incisive jazz chanteuse and<br />
tasteful pianist Sullivan Fortner elegantly<br />
demonstrated the power of simplicity. Their<br />
melodic music connected on an immediate,<br />
human level in a way that more grandly<br />
orchestrated jazz outings did not.<br />
Blood Orange, Negro Swan — Dev<br />
Hynes artfully layered R&B beats, pop<br />
melodies, spoken word, guests and street<br />
sounds into one moodily compelling<br />
presentation. Yearning single “Charcoal Baby”<br />
made a strong statement, and depression,<br />
identity, family, and the search for meaningful<br />
connection proved resonant themes.<br />
Lee Ann Womack, The Lonesome,<br />
the Lonely & the Gone — The Nashville<br />
veteran’s stock-taking read of “Shine on Rainy<br />
Day” by funky country songwriter Brent Cobb<br />
(whose “Providence Canyon” was another<br />
noteworthy 2018 release) exemplified this<br />
classy, outstanding record’s mix of emotional<br />
honesty and rhythmic grit.<br />
Kamasi Washington, Heaven and Earth<br />
— Continuing the cosmic journey enshrined<br />
on 2015’s visionary “The Epic,” this ambitious<br />
two-disc set likewise dipped into hip-hop,<br />
funk and gospel, and further established the<br />
Inglewood-raised saxophonist as a deepthinking,<br />
leading voice in jazz.<br />
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Friday—Hollywood Comes to Pasadena; Old<br />
School Presents Saturday Night Dynomite;<br />
Comedy Madness w/Mike Quu<br />
Saturday—Cool Beans Comedy; Joey Diaz; Hollywood<br />
Comes to Pasadena; Giggles and Gags<br />
Sunday—Dave McNary’s All-Star Variety Show;<br />
Wednesday—Ice House Open Mic; Wednesday<br />
Night Live w/Rudy Moreno<br />
Kings Row Gastropub<br />
20 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena<br />
(626) 793-3010<br />
kingsrowpub.com<br />
Live music most nights of the week<br />
MEOWMEOWZ! Retro ‘80s Thrift Shop<br />
2423 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena<br />
(626) 798-6969<br />
facebook.com/meowmeowz<br />
Fridays and Saturdays—Live music every<br />
Friday and Saturday; all ages welcome<br />
Old Towne Pub<br />
66 N. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena<br />
(626) 577-6583<br />
theoldtownepub.com<br />
Live music most nignts of the week<br />
Pasadena Ballroom Dance Association<br />
73 N. Hill Ave., Pasadena<br />
(626) 799-5689<br />
pasadenaballroomdance.com<br />
Saturday—Saturday Swing Dance features<br />
James Intveld and the Swing Sinners<br />
Plate 38<br />
2361 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena<br />
(626) 793-7100<br />
plate38.com<br />
Fridays & Saturdays—Live music on select<br />
Fridays & Saturdays<br />
The Rose<br />
Paseo Colorado<br />
245 E. Green St., Pasadena<br />
(888) 645-5006<br />
wheremusicmeetsthesoul.com<br />
Friday—Puddle of Mudd<br />
Sunday— Soulful Sunday Brunch; Blizzard of<br />
East Los Angeles Ozzy Osbourne tribute<br />
T. Boyle’s Tavern<br />
37 N. Catalina Ave., Pasadena<br />
(626) 578-0957<br />
tboylestavern.com<br />
Sunday—Geeks Who Drink Trivia<br />
Tuesday—Geeks Who Drink Trivia<br />
SAN GABRIEL VALLEY<br />
Arcadia Blues Club<br />
16 E. Huntington Drive, Arcadia<br />
(626) 447-9349<br />
arcadiabluesclub.com<br />
Friday—Ricky Z<br />
Saturday—Artur Menezes<br />
The Buccaneer<br />
70 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre<br />
(626) 355-9045<br />
https://www.facebook.com/Buccaneer-847437898642883/<br />
Wednesday—Wednesday Night Platter Party:<br />
Bring your fave vinyl to be spun on turntable<br />
First Cabin<br />
46 E. Huntington Drive, Arcadia<br />
(626) 446-2575<br />
Fridays-Saturdays—Pat O’Brien & the Priests<br />
of Love exalt the blues and classic rock<br />
The Granada<br />
17 S. First St., Alhambra<br />
(626) 227-2572<br />
thegranadala.com<br />
Live music and deejays most nights of the week<br />
J.C. Hyke Songwriter Serenade<br />
Matt Denny’s Ale House<br />
145 E. Huntington Drive, Arcadia<br />
(626) 462-0250<br />
mattdennys.com, jchyke.com<br />
Tuesday—J.C.’s Birthday Party w/Scott<br />
Memmer, Mick Rhodes, Jordan Sollitto, Wild<br />
Mountain Mystics, Chauncey Bowers, David<br />
Plenn, Brooks Taylor, Manda Mosher, Karen<br />
Tobin, Eddie Cunningham and Andrew Kelsey<br />
Villa Catrina<br />
251 N. Santa Anita Ave., Arcadia<br />
(626) 294-1973<br />
villacatrina.com<br />
Thursdays—Comedy open mic every first and<br />
third Thursday of the month<br />
Wednesdays—Karaoke w/Deejay Zary<br />
WEST OF PASADENA<br />
Colombo’s Restaurant<br />
1833 Colorado Blvd., Eagle Rock<br />
(323) 254-9138<br />
colombosrestaurant.com<br />
Friday—Steve Thompson; Blue Soul<br />
Saturday—Ernie Draffen; Jeff Dale & the South<br />
Woodlawners<br />
Sunday—V Tones<br />
Monday—Eric Ekstrand Trio<br />
Tuesday—Tom Armbruster<br />
Wednesday—Jimmy Spencer & Karen<br />
Hernandez<br />
Days Inn Lounge<br />
450 Pioneer Drive, Glendale<br />
(323) 259-5900<br />
tommydodson.com<br />
Fridays—Tommy Dodson and friends present<br />
Cabaret Fridays<br />
The Oak and Vine<br />
117 E. Harvard St., Glendale<br />
(818) 507-7011<br />
theoakandvine.com<br />
Live music most nights of the week<br />
Winchester Room<br />
6522 San Fernando Road, Glendale<br />
(818) 241-5475<br />
thewinchesterroom.com<br />
Friday—Karaoke<br />
Saturday—Karaoke n<br />
Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore,<br />
Downey to Lubbock — Downey son<br />
Alvin’s bluesy growl and Lubbock native<br />
Gilmore’s high-plains twang proved<br />
surprisingly complementary as they dug<br />
into blues, folk and R&B with earthy joy. In a<br />
politically tumultuous year, their resurrection<br />
of Woody Guthrie’s “Deportee” and the<br />
Youngbloods’ 1969 anthem “Get Together”<br />
offered pointed commentary<br />
Dhafer Youssef, Sounds of Mirrors — A<br />
stellar collboration between Tunisian oudist<br />
Youssef, Indian tabla master Zakir Hussain,<br />
Turkish clarinetist Hüsnü Senlendirici and<br />
Norwegian jazz guitarist Eivind Aarset, as<br />
musically beautiful as it was hopeful.<br />
Mourning [A] BLKstar, The Garner<br />
Poems — The self-described “DIY<br />
Afrofuturist soul” collective from Cleveland<br />
honored the memories of Eric Garner and<br />
Tamir Rice and the Harlem Renaissance<br />
with a thoughtful meld of funk, gospel, jazz,<br />
hip-hop and soul that was musically and<br />
physically stirring, and timely.<br />
Post-Holiday Blues<br />
RICKY Z BLAZES AT ARCADIA BLUES CLUB<br />
LA-area singer-songwriter and blues guitarist Ricky Z, who has accumulated a lengthy record of stellar performances over<br />
the years, plays Friday night at Arcadia Blues Club.<br />
Z plays traditional and contemporary blues with flair, taking influences from artists including Freddie King, John Lee<br />
Hooker, Eric Clapton and Rory Gallagher.<br />
His rich career has included not only countless live performances, but his work has also been featured in various television<br />
shows and films.<br />
Along the way, the guitar ace has performed with such diverse acts as Steven Tyler, Jessica Simpson, Lauryn Hill, Josh<br />
Groban, Steve Lukather and The Sweet.<br />
Visit rickyzonline.com. — John Sollenberger<br />
Music starts at 7 p.m. Friday at Arcadia Blues Club, 16 E. Huntington Drive, Arcadia. Tickets are $5 in advance, $10 at the door. Call<br />
(626) 447-9349 or visit arcadiabluesclub.com.<br />
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