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Lotsa new stuff in the Dionysus cart!
Dick and Jane, downtown Los Angeles, Events, exotica, Los Angeles area events, Lounge Music, Lounge music events, Rockabilly
3/13: DD Divas! Dick and Jane with Patria Jacobs and Candye Kane
DD Divas at The Redwood Bar and Grill
Sunday, March 13, 2011, 8:30 pm
Redwood Bar & Grill
316 W. 2nd Street (at Hill)
Downtown Los Angeles, CA
9:00 pm The Dick and Jane Family Orchestra — featuring Jane Cantillon
10 pm Patria Jacobs
10:30 pm Exotiki
11:30 pm Candye Kane.
(Okay, Exotiki are all guys, so they’re not “divas”, much less “DD divas,” but we need something for the ladies.)
Of course, “DD” stands for “Divinely Delightful.” What do you think it stands for??
Events, Los Angeles area events, Lounge Music, Lounge music events, San Fernando Valley, Stuff We Like
3/12: Lotta Lounge – An Evening of Vintage Variety
Lotta Lounge:
An Evening of Vintage Variety
Saturday, March 12 • 6:30pm – 11:30pm
The Mayflower Club
11110 Victory Boulevard –
North Hollywood, CA 91606
The Martini Kings invite you to a special night of vintage variety acts. Hilarious Comedy – Amazing Magic – Delicious Cocktails – Tittilating Burlesque and Vintage Vendors! And of course, the intoxicating sounds of L.A.’s lounge leaders, The Martini Kings! Fans of swanky lounge music (a la Rat Pack era), cocktails, dancing, modernism, exotica and tiki, burlesque, vintage fashion, accessories collectibles and art, lowbrow comedy and magic will experience a night of mid-century madness at The Mayflower Club – one of the valley’s oldest private social clubs, founded in 1965
Saturday March 12, 2011
$10.00 Admission
Doors Open at 6:30 for Vending
Showtime at 8:30
Full Bar and Snacks Available
Free Ample Parking
$10.00 Admission
Doors Open at 6:30 for Vending
Showtime at 8:30
Full Bar and Snacks Available
Free Ample Parking
Here’s what’s in store:
The intoxicating sounds of The Martini Kings:
The Martini Kings play authentic lounge music with an ice-cool, cigar-smoke & Dubonnet fifties vibe that the Martini Kings. If you’re sharing a room with the Marsico brothers and you suddenly spill your drink, the culprits would most likely be the ghosts of Dino and Sammy brushing your elbow on their way to the bar. The Martini Kings original songs can be heard in the HBO hits Entourage, Six Feet Under and beyond. Smooth crooner Sonny Moon, on loan from the fabulous band Nutty, will be joining The Martini Kings at Lotta Lounge.
The hysterically weird magic and mayhem of Scot Nery:
Scot’s unique and acclaimed performances combine his one-of-a-kind personality and newfangled object manipulation. Every show is a refreshing splash of unexpected ingenuity. Scot’s comic daring is infectious; his crowds cheer for every attempt, and positively rejoice at his successes.
Your MC for the evening – Gary Shapiro:
You’ve seen him all over The Catskills, and in burlesque joints up and down the coast. Now we’ve got ’em!
Crackpot illusionist Swami From El Monte:
Guaranteed to either astonish or confuse you (maybe both)! Mind reading, mystical mentalism and unparralled magic from a visitor from a far (32 miles to be exact).
Burlesque beauties Eliza Bane, Beulah Mae, Fever Blister and Lola Boutee:
But wait — there’s more!
*Vintage Vendors Marketplace (opens early at 6:30)!
*Dancing!
*Cocktails!
*Hot Snacks!
*Friendly Staff!
*Vintage Vendors Marketplace (opens early at 6:30)!
*Dancing!
*Cocktails!
*Hot Snacks!
*Friendly Staff!
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Luxuria Music Needs Your Help to Survive
Luxuria needs your help
to survive and thrive!
(Reposted from the Luxuriamusic website.) For eleven years, Luxuriamusic has provided YOU PERSONALLY with a seductive variety of international music, chat, and interweb bonding. it’s our pleasure to do this, but it doesn’t come cheap. (Click Read More below to read more, or just click here to go straight to the Donate page.)
We want to move forward, but first, there are some tough realities to deal with. Listeners know our equipment is old and at the breaking point, and we can’t currently afford to repair or upgrade. In order to do that, we’re asking for your help.
Our DJs are currently working hard to make this 2011 pledge drive fun both for our listeners, and of course… for ourselves! Why not! We’re offering lots of great new Donation Premiums including CDs, DVDs and books by our distinguished staff, including Andrew (“Come to the Sunshine“) Sandoval, Steve (“The Nice Age”) Stanley, Kristian (“Peppermint Spicerack”) Hoffman, Gene (“Atomic Cocktail”) Sculatti, Strike (“Kitsch Niche”), Angel-Baby & Doctor Nod (“Between the Sheets”), and Jason (“The Bachelor Pad”) Croft. In addition, you can choose to support our studio directly by clicking on a whole range of items in our studio, like microphones, the mix console, the T1 Internet terminal, and even walls and doors.
You can also send in a check, cash or money order to this address: LuxuriaMusic, LLC, P.O. Box 26290, San Francisco, CA 94126-6290 USA, or donate securely VIA PayPal using the DONATE link on the home page, or by clicking directly to http://luxuriamusic.com/donate.html .
Luxotronathon!!
Join Rotary Rachel and a cavalcade of stars/Luxuria DJ’s for the first annual 24 Hour “Bucks For Lux” Telethon, beginning at 12pm March 3rd and ending 12pm March 4th. (pacific)
There will be giveaways, auctions, games, and much more fun – including a line-up of VERY special guests! Scheduled to appear are TV’s Frank Conniff, Pamela Des Barres, Allee Willis, Blaine Capatch, Micky Dolenz, Ruthann Friedman, Taylor Negron, and many more TBA!!
Not to mention special sets from all your favorite Luxuria DJ’s….including OG Lux 1.0 legends The Millionaire and Eric Bonerz!
DO NOT MISS this amazing event! The chat room, donation page and phone lines WILL be open for this important cause. We need your help to keep all the groovy LuxuriaMusic programming on the air!
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2/25: Dick and Jane Family Orchestra and Skip Heller Trio in Echo Park
Friday, Feb 25 2011 9pm
The Skip Heller Trio
The Dick and Jane Family Orchestra
Christopher Lockett
At Rafa’s Lounge and Gallery
1836 Sunset – at Glendale Blvd, right next to The Echo / The Echoplex – enter on Glendale Blvd
Rafa’s is a well kept secret, right in the middle of Echo Park – the beautiful but small hand-built gallery shows sculpture and paintings, and also boasts a small stage with a intimate living-room vibe.
Historian, music fan, guitarist, singer, songwriter Skip Heller has researched and produced records with the likes of Les Baxter, Robert Drasnin, Sammy Masters, has played with legends such as Yma Sumac, has written and produced music for The Flinstones and Dexter’s Laboratory, among many other things. His current group, The Skip Heller Trio, provides Heller with a vehicle to play and sing his songs which are as inspired by great American songwriters of the Brill Building era as they are Americana roots, country and rockabilly. The Trio performs covers such as Jimmy Skinner’s “Doin’ My Time” which showcase Heller’s ability to really smoke on lead – played on an acoustic guitar. Backed by Dionysus Records’ head honcho Lee Joseph on bass and Mark Borinstein on drums, the combo also has the ability to whip out cover tunes they’ve never played before and make them sound like they’ve rehearsed them!
The Dick and Jane Family Orchestra were formerly known as Dick and Jane, a husband-wife duo featuring Richard Ross and one of Los Angeles original “100 punks,” filmmaker and producer Jane Cantillon who has worked with the likes of Tyra, Hard Copy, Howie Mandell and many others. When Lee Joseph was approaching the end of his almost decade long DJ residencies, he was invited to see a screening of Cantillon’s “The Other Side” documentary. The duo performed and Joseph told them that that they could use a bassist. After dusting off an instrument he pretty much put down in 2000, Joseph joined the duo in February of 2010. Shortly after, Michael Peffer, drummer of Biblical Proof of UFOs joined the threesome as their percussionist and the group became The Dick and Jane Family Orchestra (with Joseph and D&J’s “fake” son and Pefffer as their “fake” nephiew.) The group plays a hybrid of beat, folk and garage with acoustified versions of Velvet Underground, Question Mark and The Mysterians and Jimi Hendrix, along with Cantillon’s catchy and humorous originals about Los Angeles, the last taboo (smoking)and of course, men.
The two groups will be joined by singer-songwriter Christopher Lockett.
A $5 donation is appreciated!
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2/10: Ding Dong Devils, Dick and Jane, Casino 66 at The Redwood
This Thursday – 2/10 – Dionysus Records brings you three bands at The Redwood featuring exotica with a twist from The Ding Dong Devils, The Dick and Jane Family Orchestra with Dionysus’ Lee Joseph on bass, and Casino 66, formerly The Huntington Cads and featuring ex members of The Finks, The Witchdoctors and The Tiki Tones. Only $5.00!
9:30 PM
$5.00 Cover
The Redwood Bar and Grill
316 W. 2nd St.
Los Angeles, CA. 90012
213.680.2600
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Waitki at Don the Beachcomber featuring Robert Drasnin
The Mixologists of Paradise:
Don the Beachcomber presents
WAITIKI: A 3-Day Festival Celebrating Exotica Music & Tiki Cocktails
Don The Beachcomber Restaurant
16278 Pacific Coast Hwy,
Huntington Beach, CA 92649
(562) 592-1321
www.donthebeachcomber.com
Featuring Exotica’s finest:
LOPAKA COLON, ROBERT DRASNIN, SHERRY SHAOLING, COMBUSTIBLE EDISON, and Hawaii’s WAITIKI 7!
Wednesday 12/29: The Jazz Sides of Exotica
Exotica musicians like vibraphonist Arthur Lyman created otherworldly pieces that straddled the boundaries of jazz. This jazzy side of exotica — or exotic side of jazz — will be highlighted when the WAITIKI quartet takes the stage with sweetly swinging hapa-haole tunes by R. Alex Anderson, Arthur Lyman, Queen Liliu’okalani, to the cool Latinesque grooves of Cal Tjader, Lee Morgan, Duke Ellington, Bill Fitch and Tim Mayer.
Thursday 12/30: Coronation of the Voodoo Masters
Contemporary exotica masters The WAITIKI 7 make a rare West Coast appearance, on this special night commemorating classic exotica. The WAITIKI 7 made Hawaiian music history this summer with rankings at #1 on the JazzWeek World and #2 on the CMJ Jazz charts, and have been noted by New York Times music critic Nate Chinen as “the band to beat.” Special guests Robert Drasnin (former CBS TV Director of Music and creator of the the 1959 exotica classic, Voodoo) and Sherry Shaoling (of Don Tiki) perform with the band too.
New Year’s Eve: The New Sounds of Exotica
Ring in the New Year with as The WAITIKI 7 get swanky, in a danceable homage to Combustible Edison, pioneers of the lounge revival in the mid-90s! The evening will feature the first performance of Combustible Edison‘s music since the band’s demise a decade ago, with help from Brother Cleve and The Millionaire. Midnight will transform the ballroom into a full-on tiki dance party.
Buy tickets to NYE
Event Website: DonTheBeachcomberPresentsWAITIKI.com
Partygoers will step into a slice of paradise for three nights, December 29-31, 2010. Champions of exotica WAITIKI will celebrate the year’s end at Don the Beachcomber, the restaurant haven of the great mixologist Donn Beach and all things tiki. The events will honor Beach and the stunning libations he created; exotica living legend Robert Drasnin; and leaders of the ’90s tiki revival Combustible Edison with live music, original cocktails, and DJ sets.
The luscious mix that is exotica-the blend of tropical soundscapes, Latin dance grooves, and popular jazz-is an adventuresome and musically intricate mix. Often mistaken as kitsch, exotica flows from the vibrant postwar Hawaiian music scene and draws on everything from jazz to folk ballads, to second-generation Japanese club bands made of traditional Asian instruments, to Puerto Rican percussionists who came to the island midcentury to work.
Robert Drasnin-a jazz clarinetist, exotica ghostwriter, and former Director of Music at CBS now in his 80s-will take the podium on December 30 to lead the WAITIKI 7 in a rare, live performance of his 1959 cult classic album Voodoo, is requisite for every space-age bachelor pad. The album was resuced and resurected from obscurity by Dionysus Records in 1996 and gained Drasnin a new generation of fans. WAITIKI 7 and Drasnin will be joined by vocalist Sherry Shaoling (of Honolulu’s exotica darlings Don Tiki), whose powerful voice channels forgotten exotica divas like Japanese-American Ethel Azama or Peruvian Yma Sumac. Nearby, Combustible Edison’s Brother Cleve and The Millionaire will spin everything from go-go and surf to exotica disco and big beat in their first joint DJ appearance in fifteen years.
For New Year’s Eve, the WAITIKI 7 get swanky, in a danceable homage to Combustible Edison, pioneers of the renewed interest in non-rock instrumental music from the 50s and 60s. “We were a lightning rod fans of all these vintage recordings could rally around, as we not only gave props to these styles but wrote original music in that spirit,” Brother Cleve explains. “Tiki Exotica was one aspect of what we did, and we helped revitalize it.” This lightning rod attracted big names like Quentin Tarantino and Matt Groening, as well as legions of fans.
The evening will feature the first performance of Combustible Edison’s music since the band’s demise a decade ago, with help from Brother Cleve and The Millionaire. Midnight will transform the ballroom into a full-on tiki dance party. WAITIKI and Combustible Edison will reveal their mixologist side: Original craft cocktails by Brother Cleve, Randy Wong, and others will join Beach’s creations on the drink menu.
“Donn Beach had a famous rapport with diners-to leave their worries and their fears outside. Inside the restaurant is one’s own personal paradise, whether it be from the libations, entertainment, or conversations with the hosts and hostesses,” notes WAITIKI bandleader Randy Wong, whose tiki-insipired cocktails have made it onto menus at several fine dining establishments in Boston. “This makes Don the Beachcomber very different from anyplace else. It naturally has a close-knit, family-friendly environment that’s perfect for these three evenings.”
For ticket information, see http://donthebeachcomberpresentswaitiki.com/index.php/ticket-info or call (562) 592-1321
About DON THE BEACHCOMBER
The Don the Beachcomber restaurants originated in the ’30s in Hollywood and grew to incorporate 16 restaurants under the brand umbrella. Donn Beach was responsible for creating and spreading tiki culture around the world, including his creation of rum drinks with a tropical twist, now offered at every mainstream watering hole and bar.
Although none of the early Don the Beachcomber restaurants exist today, thousands of other establishments opened following his lead. Unfortunately, many of these were poor imitations, losing focus on tiki culture. Under the ownership of Arthur and Delia Snyder, Don the Beachcomber is experiencing a rebirth with its first new restaurant in 20 years. The goal is to replicate the experience of the original tiki restaurants made popular in the ’40s and ’50s throughout Southern California, and in Orange County, where Don the Beachcomber opened its doors in Corona del Mar in 1969
About The WAITIKI 7
The WAITIKI 7 are dedicated to the celebration, preservation, and resurgence of exotica music, and the related tiki culture. WAITIKI 7 is modeled after the classic groups of Martin Denny, Arthur Lyman, and Gene Rains. The WAITIKI 7 is the only modern group that performs exotica completely live and acoustic-just like in the 1950s. And like their predecessors, the musicians of WAITIKI 7 all have extensive jazz, classical, and Latin training and chops.
With two critically acclaimed albums, Adventures in Paradise and New Sounds of Exotica, the group has shaken, stirred, and thrilled listeners from Boston to Hawai’i. They recently made exotica history by landing both albums on the radio charts at once (JazzWeek World chart, September 2010).
The Natatorium – created in honor of The WAITIKI 7 by Scott Marshall, Principal Bartender, Drink
3/4 oz Lemon Hart 151
3/4 oz Myer’s dark
3/4 oz Barbancourt
3/4 oz Rhum J.M.
3/4 oz orgeat
1/2 oz fresh lime
1/2 oz fresh grapefruit
1/2 oz R&W Orchard Apricot Liqueur
1/4 oz cinnamon simple syrup
1/4 oz house grenadine
Dashes of Bittermens ‘Elemakule Tiki Bitters over the top
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11/4: Dionysus Records presents a night at The Redwood Bar and Grill
Orchestra Superstring features DJ Bonebrake of X on vibes and plays instrumental jazz music inspired by Afro-Cuban, Latin, and other modern influences. Composed of an eclectic band of well known Los Angeles musicians; Orchestra Supersting blends infectious beats and fresh rhythms in original tunes written by its members, and creates new interpretations of jazz standards. Their second album, “Easy,” will be released by Dionysus Records in February of 2011.
The Dick and Jane Family Orchestra featuring Jane Cantillon, Richard Ross, percussionist Mike Peffer (also of Biblical Proof of UFOs) and Dionysus Records’ Lee Joseph on bass plays a hybrid of folk, beat and garage – acoustifying Velvet Underground, feminizing Bob Dylan and featuring frontwoman Cantillon’s extremely infectious and humorous LA-centric originals.
The Skip Heller Trio features long time Dionysus Records recording artist and friend Skip Heller with Lee Joseph on bass and guest drummer DJ Bonebrake. The trio plays an all-acoustic country, roots and rock ‘n’ roll set showcasing Heller’s songsmithing, vocals and jazz, country and rockabilly inspired guitar playing.
The night starts at 9:30 and the cover is only $5.00. If you’ve never been to the pirate themed Redwood Bar and Grill, come early and hungry. They have some of the best comfort food, salads and sweet potato fries in Los Angeles!
Mondo Lounge Modernism Lifestyle Weekender in Las Vegas!
Friday – Sunday
October 22-24, 2010
Event site: www.MondoLounge.com
Art Exhibition featuring Shag, David Wiedman,Chris Reccardi, Bosco and “The Book of Tiki”
Entertainment and Event Schedule
The Mondo Lounge weekend brings to life the music, style and fashion of the Mad Men era at the Palms Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas from October 22nd through 24th.
Mondo Lounge is the Ultimate Retro Party and Conference. The event is themed around the lifestyle and culture of Americana from 1957 to 1963 and will bring together fans of Mid Century Modern architecture, retro fashion, tiki, pin-ups, exotica music, Atomic Age cocktails, bachelor pad living, ballroom dance and the vintage Vegas Rat Pack vibe. There will be plenty of vendors, exhibits, live music and hopefully you!
The in-person host of the weekend is popular fine artist SHAG (aka Josh Agle). A large selection of his artwork will be a premiere exhibit at the event with an exclusive Friday Night opening also featuring the art of animator David Wiedman (Mr. Magoo, Rocky and Bullwinkle,) Chris Reccardi, Bosco and a ten year anniversary exhibition for “The Book Of Tiki.” Click the link above for a full press release with images.
The entertainment will range from sophisticated jazz combos and vintage fashion shows to Sinatra-styled magic, from dancing girls and DJs to Vargas! (unanimously named the top Las Vegas lounge performers by AOL Citiguide, Las Vegas Life Magazine, and Vegas.com.) Attendees will even be treated to free Ballroom dance classes so they, too can be Dancing with the Stars!
Mondo Lounge rounds out with a Pinup Poolside Party and fun exhibits such as a hands on display of vintage 1950s Playboy Magazines and a vast array of vintage shopping from vendors with ephemera, new and vintage clothes, pop art prints, collectibles, music and more…
Mid Mod Marvels
The Architectural & Decorative Arts Scoiety of Las Vegas (ADAS) and Friends of Classic Las Vegas (FCLV) are pleased to announce a weekend of programming devoted to Las Vegas’ rich heritage of Mid Cenutry Modern architecture and design during the Mondo Lounge weekend. It will include presentations by architectural historian Alan Hess, and architect William Krisel, along with a bus tour of notable mid-century structures and other activities. The public is also invited to the Annual Fall Open House at the Morelli House on October 24, 2010. The Morelli House, built in 1959 by Antonio Morelli, the showroom orchestra conductor at the famous Sands’ Hotel Copa Room – site of Frank Sinatra’s Summit Sessions. For more information about the “Mid-Mod Marvels” weekend, visit adas-lv.com
More Visual Art Exhibitions at Mondo Lounge
Girls Drawin’ Girls
By day, women from the group Girls Drawin’ Girls are animators and artists for shows such as South Park and The Simpsons. But by night, they draw sexy pin-up girls!
Steve Cambronne
Inspired by the Atomic Retro Era of the Fabulous Fifties, Steveotomic creates multi-dimensional metal sculptures. Many “one of a kind” designs which include clock, bar and large wall sculptures Googie style kitchen art to welcome sculptures.
The Art of Nat Reed,
Quirky, Googie inspired visions in yummy color art prints.
Harry Pallenburg, Shotgun Freeway
The film Shotgun Freeway is a seminal documentary work on historic Los Angeles. Mr. Pallenberg’s new film is on the history of racing in the City of Angels.
Mike Miller’s Tribute to Vegas Entertainment
Mike Miller, graphic desiger and illustrator. Owned and operated design studios and Ad Agencies in So. Nevada since 1962 Presenting a private collection of Vintage Las Vegas entertainment advertising 1965 through 1979.
Tiki Steve’s Stag Mag Reading Room display of Vintage Playboy Magazines
Nautical, Pirate, Tiki, Polynesian, Sunken Ship, Shipwreck and other Authentic Maritime Antiques, Exotic event decor, Pirates of the Caribbean decorations, or Titanic Theme Parties, Artifacts for display, rent, sale, lease for party props, film sets, stage rentals
MONDO LOUNGE Producers
Mondo Lounge is produced by Mary-Margaret Stratton creator of LottaLiving.com and Jay Nailor & MiShell Modern creators of M Modern Gallery and proprietors of the SHAG Store in Palm Springs.
WHEN: Friday through Sunday, October 22-24, 2007
COST: Tickets: $40
MORE INFO: www.mondolounge.com
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