{"id":117,"date":"2011-01-27T00:50:52","date_gmt":"2011-01-27T08:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/?p=117"},"modified":"2011-01-27T00:50:52","modified_gmt":"2011-01-27T08:50:52","slug":"sierramadresues-music-news-12511","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/?p=117","title":{"rendered":"SierraMadreSue&#8217;s Music News, 1\/25\/11"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>Phew! I made it. I am actually getting this out before the end of January, as I made a silent promise to myself to do so. A resolution you ask? Now let&#8217;s not go and jinx it! Just trying to do my share to get the word out about some of my favorite bands and bars, and hope that I run into many of you who actually put this info. to good use! Happy 2011<img src=\"http:\/\/mail.yimg.com\/a\/i\/mesg\/tsmileys2\/14.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #bf5f00;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0************************************************<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"color: #007f7f;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>WED.\u00a01\/26 &#8211; NEW ASTROTURF @ CAFE 322 in SIERRA MADRE, 7:30 &#8211; 10:30pm. <em>All ages welcome &#8211; bring the family for dinner.<\/em> Full bar &amp; great Italian food! 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-836-5414. Folk\/Rock &amp; Classic Country.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff7f00;\">WED. 1\/26 \u2013 THE KARINA DENIKE BAND <span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">(aka the COTTONTAILS &#8211; also see Fri. 1\/28)<\/span> @ THE OLD TOWNE PUB IN PASADENA, 9pm. Corner of Fair Oaks &amp; Union, in the alley behind the Container Store. 626-577-6583.\u00a0<em>F<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff7f00;\"><em>eaturing good friend and Pub regular Steve Amato&#8217;s nephew Michael McIntosh on piano.<\/em><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #bf5f00;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #7f007f;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"color: #7f007f;\"><span style=\"color: #7f3f00;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>THURS. 1\/27\u00a0&#8211; BARRY &#8220;BIG B&#8221; BRENNER @ FIREFLY BISTRO IN SOUTH PASADENA, 6 &#8211; 9pm. 1009 El Centro. 626-441-2443.\u00a0 Burgers, <span style=\"color: #0000bf;\"><span style=\"color: #7f3f00;\">Brews &amp;<\/span> BLUES <\/span><span style=\"color: #7f3f00;\">most Thursday nights.<\/span>\u00a0 <\/strong><\/span><\/span><a title=\"http:\/\/www.bigbbrenner.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bigbbrenner.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-size: small;\"><strong title=\"http:\/\/www.bigbbrenner.com\/\">http:\/\/www.bigbbrenner.com\/<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: small;\"><strong> <\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #bf005f; font-size: small;\"><strong>FRI. 1\/28 &#8211; THE MELLOW\u00a0D&#8217;z (Dave Osti &amp; Deanna Cogan) at Cafe 322 in Sierra Madre, 5:30 &#8211; 7:30pm. 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-836-5414. Great happy hour discounts on food and drinks from 4:30-6:30. Acoustic Rock faves.<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #40007f; font-size: small;\"><strong>FRI. 1\/28 &#8211; SWING DANCE PARTY with FLAT TOP TOM &amp; HIS JUMPCATS @ CAFE 322, 8 &#8211; 11pm. 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-836-5414. Full bar, great Italian food, dance floor. <\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #bf5f00;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>FRI. 1\/28 \u2013\u00a0 THE COTTONTAILS @ THE OLD TOWNE PUB IN PASADENA, 9pm.\u00a0Corner of Fair Oaks &amp; Union, in the alley behind the Container Store. 626-577-6583.\u00a0<em>Featuring good friend and Pub regular Steve Amato&#8217;s nephew Michael McIntosh on piano. &#8220;<\/em>One<em> <\/em>of San Francisco&#8217;s most exciting musical groups. Well-versed in American musical styles from the 1920s to the 1980s, they will belt out some old gin-house blues, riff on a Charilie Parker tune, and rock out on Black Sabbath, all in a single set.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"http:\/\/thecottontails.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/thecottontails.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">thecottontails.com<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">SAT. 1\/29 &#8211; BILLY VERA &amp; THE BEATERS @ CAFE 322 IN SIERRA MADRE, 8 &#8211; 11pm. Reserved seating $10. 626-836-5414. 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. Full bar &amp; great food. R&amp;B\/Soul. <em>They used to play here when it was the Sunset &#8211; about 30 years ago!<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: small;\"><strong><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: small;\"><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"color: #0000bf;\"><span style=\"color: #7f3f00;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>SUN. 1\/30\u00a0&#8211; BARRY &#8220;BIG B&#8221; BRENNER @ FIREFLY BISTRO IN SOUTH PASADENA, 11am &#8211; 2pm.\u00a0 1009 El Centro. 626-441-2443.\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">BLUES<\/span> brunch under a big breezy tent.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/span><\/span><a title=\"http:\/\/www.bigbbrenner.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bigbbrenner.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-size: small;\"><strong title=\"http:\/\/www.bigbbrenner.com\/\">http:\/\/www.bigbbrenner.com\/<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: small;\"><strong> <\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><\/strong>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: small;\"><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff7f00;\">SUN. 1\/30\u00a0&#8211; &#8220;OPERA TO BROADWAY&#8221; VOCAL PERFORMANCES @ CAFE 322 IN SIERRA MADRE, 7-10pm. 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-836-5414. Full bar and great Italian food.\u00a0 Every Sunday evening. <em>Get there early &#8211; they pack &#8217;em in!<\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><\/strong>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #7f7f00;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\">TUES.\u00a02\/1 &#8211; &#8220;JC &amp; Friends Songwriter Serenade&#8221; @ MATT DENNY&#8217;S ALEHOUSE &amp; RESTAURANT IN ARCADIA, 7 &#8211; 9:30pm. 145 E. Huntington Dr., between 1st &amp; 2nd Aves. 626-462-0250. Full bar &amp; kitchen, all ages. A weekly acoustic show of songwriters playing original songs, either as a solo or duo act, outside on the covered, heated patio. <em>This week&#8217;s artists: Sabrina &amp;\u00a0Craig, James Beauregard, Jay\u00a0Leach, Karen Tobin.<\/em>\u00a0 <\/span><a title=\"http:\/\/www.jchyke.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jchyke.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-size: small;\">http:\/\/www.jchyke.com\/<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">&#8220;TUESDAY NIGHT TRIVIA&#8221; @ CAFE 322 with QUIZMASTER DEANNA, 8pm.\u00a0$2 per person to play, up to 4 on a team, CASH or gift certificates to the top 3 teams.\u00a0<em>Fun and educational!<\/em>\u00a0322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-836-5414.<\/span><span style=\"color: #407f00;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #7f007f;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #7f007f;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;WEDNESDAY NIGHT PLATTER PARTY&#8221; @ THE BUCCANEER, 9pm.\u00a0<em>Bring your favorite vinyl records and play an entire side on the house turntable, commercial free!<\/em>\u00a070 W. Sierra Madre Blvd.\u00a0626-355-9045.<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">No cover, full bar, friendly service!<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #bf5f00;\">THURS.\u00a02\/3 &#8211; COW BOP @ CAFE 322 IN SIERRA MADRE, 8 &#8211; 11pm. 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-836-5414. Full bar &amp; great Italian food. Cowboy Jazz, Western Bebop. Pinto Pammy on vocals. Lots of fun!<\/span>\u00a0 <\/strong><\/span><a title=\"http:\/\/www.cowbop.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cowbop.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-size: small;\"><strong title=\"http:\/\/www.cowbop.com\/\">http:\/\/www.cowbop.com\/<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #bf005f; font-size: small;\"><strong>FRI.\u00a02\/4 &#8211; THE MELLOW\u00a0D&#8217;z (Dave Osti &amp; Deanna Cogan) at Cafe 322 in Sierra Madre, 5:30 &#8211; 7:30pm. 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-836-5414. Great happy hour discounts on food and drinks from 4:30-6:30. Acoustic Rock faves.<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #0060bf; font-size: small;\"><strong>FRI. 2\/4 &#8211; DIRTY DAVE &amp; THE DYNAMITES @ CAFE 322 IN SIERRA MADRE,\u00a010pm. 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-836-5414. Full bar, great Italian food, no cover.\u00a0Dave Osti, Moyes Lucas and Dave Batti.\u00a0<em>These guys truly are dyn-o-mite!<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #8000ff;\">SAT. 2\/5 &#8211; ST. RITA&#8217;S ANNUAL WINE TASTING EVENT AT THE ALVERNO VILLA, featuring live acoustic music from STEVE &amp; STEVE.\u00a0 I believe entry is $10 and a bottle of wine. This is an Ellen and Andrea production, so you know it&#8217;ll be good!\u00a0 <em>Email me if you want more details or call St. Rita&#8217;s at 626-355-6114.<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #00007f;\">SAT.\u00a02\/5 &#8211; OPEN MIC NIGHT @ THE FRET HOUSE IN COVINA. 309 N. Citrus Ave. (626) 339-7020. Always on the first Saturday of the month, and just one dollar for performers or audience. Sign-up starts at 7:30. If there aren&#8217;t enough slots for everybody they&#8217;ll make a list for the next month, and call you. Each act gets two songs or ten minutes, whichever comes first. The show starts at 8:00. They&#8217;ll have desserts and coffee ready. <em>Bring your friends and family and join the show!<\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #8000ff;\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/span><a title=\"http:\/\/www.frethouse.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.frethouse.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-size: small;\"><strong title=\"http:\/\/www.frethouse.com\/\">http:\/\/www.frethouse.com\/<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #2d2d2d; font-size: small;\"><strong>SAT.\u00a02\/5 &#8211; TREMOLOCO @ CAFE 322 IN SIERRA MADRE, 8 &#8211; 11pm. 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-836-5414. Full bar, great Italian food, dance floor. <em>TexMex Americana <span style=\"color: #2d2d2d;\">with Tony Zamora, Rick Shea, Bobby Robles, Johnny Vatos and more! <\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff7f00;\">SUN.\u00a02\/6\u00a0&#8211; &#8220;OPERA TO BROADWAY&#8221; VOCAL PERFORMANCES @ CAFE 322 IN SIERRA MADRE, 7-10pm. 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-836-5414. Full bar and great Italian food.\u00a0 Every Sunday evening. <em>Get there early &#8211; they pack &#8217;em in!<\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #7f3f00;\">MON. 2\/7 &#8211; MAX BUDA BAND @ THE OLD TOWNE PUB IN PASADENA, 9pm.\u00a0Corner of fair Oaks &amp; Union behind the Container Store. Enter thru alley off of Holly Ave. 626-577-6583. Chester, Jerry, Ted, Bruce, Peter and Nick on noisemakers. An eclectic mix of jazzed-up rock. One of my favorite bands. <em>Every\u00a0FIRST Monday night.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #7f7f00; font-size: small;\"><strong>TUES.\u00a02\/8 &#8211; &#8220;JC &amp; Friends Songwriter Serenade&#8221; @ MATT DENNY&#8217;S ALEHOUSE &amp; RESTAURANT IN ARCADIA, 7 &#8211; 9:30pm. 145 E. Huntington Dr., between 1st &amp; 2nd Aves. 626-462-0250. Full bar &amp; kitchen, all ages. A weekly acoustic show of songwriters playing original songs, either as a solo or duo act, outside on the covered, heated patio. <em>This week&#8217;s artists: Mark Heffington, Lisa Sanders, Melanie Devaney, Dale LaDuke.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><a title=\"http:\/\/www.jchyke.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jchyke.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-size: small;\">http:\/\/www.jchyke.com\/<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">&#8220;TUESDAY NIGHT TRIVIA&#8221; @ CAFE 322 with QUIZMASTER DEANNA, 8pm.\u00a0$2 per person to play, up to 4 on a team, CASH or gift certificates to the top 3 teams.\u00a0<em>Fun and educational!<\/em>\u00a0322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-836-5414.<\/span><span style=\"color: #407f00;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"color: #82393c; font-size: small;\"><strong>WED. 2\/9\u00a0&#8211; RICK SHEA &amp; THE LOSIN&#8217; END @ CAFE 322 IN SIERRA MADRE, 8 &#8211; 11pm. Full bar &amp; great Italian food! 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-836-5414. Americana\/Roots\/Country. <em>My half-birthday.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #7f007f;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #7f007f;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;WEDNESDAY NIGHT PLATTER PARTY&#8221; @ THE BUCCANEER, 9pm.\u00a0<em>Bring your favorite vinyl records and play an entire side on the house turntable, commercial free!<\/em>\u00a070 W. Sierra Madre Blvd.\u00a0626-355-9045.<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">No cover, full bar, friendly service!<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #0000bf; font-size: small;\"><strong>THURS. 2\/10 &#8211; DOUBLE NAUGHT SPY CAR @ CAFE 322 IN SIERRA MADRE, 8 &#8211; 11pm. 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-836-5414. Full bar &amp; great Italian food. At a total loss for words everytime I see them, I have to steal someone else&#8217;s to describe them here:\u00a0<em>&#8220;<\/em><\/strong><em>the grinding Telecaster and spasmodic steel of Paul Lacques, the gurgling Stratocaster of Marcus Watkins, the revisionist\/reductionist bass of Marc Doten, and the all knowing unyielding drums of Joe Berardi beguile, bewilder, bait, and beatify their audience &#8212; and all with no pesky vocals or lyrics to water down the twang and throb.&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #bf005f; font-size: small;\"><strong>FRI.\u00a02\/11 &#8211; THE MELLOW\u00a0D&#8217;z (Dave Osti &amp; Deanna Cogan) at Cafe 322 in Sierra Madre, 5:30 &#8211; 7:30pm. 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-836-5414. Great happy hour discounts on food and drinks from 4:30-6:30. Acoustic Rock faves.<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: small;\">FRI. 2\/11 &#8211; GROOVY LEMON PIE @ CLUBHOUSE 66 IN GLENDORA, 9pm. 1200 E. Route 66. 626-914-0066.\u00a0(Gregory James, Tom Jenkins, Jorge Mena, Gary Putman.)\u00a0<em>Classic Rock and beyond!<\/em><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #bf5f00;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><a title=\"http:\/\/www.glpie.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.glpie.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">www.glpie.com<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #007f40;\">SAT. 2\/12 &#8211; TOM CORBETT &amp; FRIENDS @ THE COFFEE GALLERY BACKSTAGE IN ALTADENA, 7pm. With Bill Knopf and special guest Mike Mullins (guitar &amp; mandolin.)\u00a02029 N. Lake Ave. For reservations or information call 626-794-2424.<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><a title=\"http:\/\/www.tomcorbett.net\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tomcorbett.net\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-size: small;\"><strong title=\"http:\/\/www.tomcorbett.net\/\">www.tomcorbett.net<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-size: small;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/span><a title=\"http:\/\/www.coffeegallery.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.coffeegallery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-size: small;\"><strong title=\"http:\/\/www.coffeegallery.com\/\">www.coffeegallery.com<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #bf00bf; font-size: small;\"><strong>SAT. 2\/12 &#8211; RITA HOSKING and opening act RICK SHEA @ THE FRET HOUSE IN COVINA, 8pm. 309 N. Citrus Ave. 626-339-7020.\u00a0$15. A great, intimate room, perfect for this Americana\/Country\/Folk double bill.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/span><a title=\"http:\/\/www.ritahosking.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ritahosking.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #0000ff; font-size: small;\"><strong title=\"http:\/\/www.ritahosking.com\/\">http:\/\/www.ritahosking.com<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a title=\"http:\/\/www.frethouse.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.frethouse.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #0000ff; font-size: small;\"><strong title=\"http:\/\/www.frethouse.com\/\">http:\/\/www.frethouse.com\/<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff7f00;\">SUN.\u00a02\/13\u00a0&#8211; &#8220;OPERA TO BROADWAY&#8221; VOCAL PERFORMANCES @ CAFE 322 IN SIERRA MADRE, 7-10pm. 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-836-5414. Full bar and great Italian food.\u00a0 Every Sunday evening. <em>Get there early &#8211; they pack &#8217;em in!<\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #7f7f00; font-size: small;\"><strong>TUES.\u00a02\/15 &#8211; &#8220;JC &amp; Friends Songwriter Serenade&#8221; @ MATT DENNY&#8217;S ALEHOUSE &amp; RESTAURANT IN ARCADIA, 7 &#8211; 9:30pm. 145 E. Huntington Dr., between 1st &amp; 2nd Aves. 626-462-0250. Full bar &amp; kitchen, all ages. A weekly acoustic show of songwriters playing original songs, either as a solo or duo act, outside on the covered, heated patio. <em>This week&#8217;s artists:\u00a0Trish Lester, Chad Watson &amp; Pam Loe.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><a title=\"http:\/\/www.jchyke.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jchyke.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-size: small;\">http:\/\/www.jchyke.com\/<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #7f3f00;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #7f3f00; font-size: small;\"><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">&#8220;TUESDAY NIGHT TRIVIA&#8221; @ CAFE 322 with QUIZMASTER DEANNA, 8pm.\u00a0$2 per person to play, up to 4 on a team, CASH or gift certificates to the top 3 teams.\u00a0<em>Fun and educational!<\/em>\u00a0322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-836-5414.<\/span><span style=\"color: #407f00;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #7f007f;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #7f007f;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;WEDNESDAY NIGHT PLATTER PARTY&#8221; @ THE BUCCANEER, 9pm.\u00a0<em>Bring your favorite vinyl records and play an entire side on the house turntable, commercial free!<\/em>\u00a070 W. Sierra Madre Blvd.\u00a0626-355-9045.<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">No cover, full bar, friendly service!<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><\/strong>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #7f3f00;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>THURS. 2\/17 &#8211; COW BOP @ VIVA CANTINA IN BURBANK, 8pm.\u00a0900 W. Riverside Dr., next to the L.A. Equestrian Center.\u00a0Full bar &amp; great Mexican food.<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>Cowboy Jazz\/Country Swing.<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #007f7f; font-size: small;\"><strong>THURS. 2\/17 &#8211; LISA FINNIE &amp; FRIENDS @ CAFE 322 IN SIERRA MADRE, 8 &#8211; 11pm. Full bar &amp; great Italian food! 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-836-5414. Country\/Jazzy Folk, and always quality musicians.<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #7f3f00; font-size: small;\"><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"color: #bf005f; font-size: small;\"><strong>FRI.\u00a02\/18 &#8211; THE MELLOW\u00a0D&#8217;z (Dave Osti &amp; Deanna Cogan) at Cafe 322 in Sierra Madre, 5:30 &#8211; 7:30pm. 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-836-5414. Great happy hour discounts on food and drinks from 4:30-6:30. Acoustic Rock faves.<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #6000bf; font-size: small;\"><strong>FRI. 2\/18 &#8211; FRIENDS OF THE SIERRA MADRE LIBRARY&#8217;S ANNUAL WINE &amp; CUISINE\u00a0TASTING @ THE VILLA del SOL d&#8217;ORO on the Alverno Campus, 7 &#8211; 9:30pm. $60 Main Event; $80 Premiere\u00a0&#8211; includes extras and earlier admittance. Tickets available now at the Library, Bottle Shop, Savor the Flavor, etc. Restaurant and winery samplings, auctions, magicians, live music from STEVE &amp; STEVE, and more.<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #7f3f00;\"><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ff007f; font-size: small;\"><strong>FRI. 2\/18 &#8211; MERCY &amp; THE MERKETTES <em>DANCE PARTY<\/em> @ CAFE 322 IN SIERRA MADRE, 9pm &#8211; Midnite. 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-836-5414. Full bar and great Italian food. R&amp;B, Disco, Motown, Rock, Blues.<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #7f3f00;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>SAT. 2\/19 &#8211; DREAD ZEPPELIN @ T. BOYLE&#8217;S TAVERN IN PASADENA, with opening act <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">THE GAS MOGULS,<\/span> featuring Lance Cosgrove, Dave Shelton and Ben Rushing &#8211; reuniting their old band from the late 70&#8217;s.\u00a0 37 N. Catalina Ave., just N. of Colorado Blvd. (formerly Toe&#8217;s Tavern and the Hanlebars)\u00a0$10 in advance, $15 at the door.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<a title=\"http:\/\/www.thegasmoguls.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thegasmoguls.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-size: small;\"><strong title=\"http:\/\/www.thegasmoguls.com\/\">www.thegasmoguls.com<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><strong><\/strong>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #00407f; font-size: small;\">FRI. 2\/25 &#8211;\u00a0DIRTY DAVE &amp; THE DYNAMITES\u00a0@ CLUBHOUSE 66 IN GLENDORA, 9pm. 1200 E. Route 66. 626-914-0066.\u00a0Full bar &amp; kitchen. No cover. Dave, Dave &amp; Moyes crankin&#8217; out some awesome Blues\/Rock.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><\/strong>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-size: small;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">PLANNING AHEAD DEPT:<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: small;\">THURS. 3\/17 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #007f40;\">ST. PADDY&#8217;S DAY PARTY<\/span> with GROOVY LEMON PIE @ T. BOYLE&#8217;S TAVERN IN\u00a0PASADENA,\u00a09pm. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">37 N. Catalina Ave., just N. of Colorado Blvd. (formerly Toe&#8217;s Tavern and the Hanlebars)<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a title=\"http:\/\/www.glpie.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.glpie.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">www.glpie.com<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><\/strong>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #8000ff; font-size: small;\">SUN. 3\/20 &#8211; ANNUAL WISTARIA FESTIVAL IN DOWNTOWN SIERRA MADRE &#8211; <em>tons of live music and purple blossoms!<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>*****NOW EXCEPTING ENTRIES FOR THE 2011 DOO DAH PARADE!<\/em><\/span>\u00a0 Parade Day is Saturday, April 30th, 11:00am in East Pasadena. Be part of one of the most colorful and unique experiences around!\u00a0\u00a0Go to:\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"http:\/\/pasadenadoodahparade.info\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/pasadenadoodahparade.info\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">pasadenadoodahparade.info<\/span><\/a><\/span> &#8212; and under &#8220;Entry Form&#8221; sign up now!\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Queen tryouts will be held on Sat. 4\/2 at the American Legion.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"><strong><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/span><strong><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: small;\">Please remember to call and verify all info. before making plans.\u00a0 Everything is subject to change.\u00a0 This is show biz, after all&#8230;<\/span><\/em><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: small;\"><strong><br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>Hope to see you out &amp; about,<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>SierraMadreSue<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/span><a title=\"mailto:sierramadresue@yahoo.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:sierramadresue@yahoo.com\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #0000ff; font-size: small;\"><strong title=\"mailto:sierramadresue@yahoo.com\">sierramadresue@yahoo.com<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica,  sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: small;\"><strong>\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div>*****\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Phew! 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