How to resolve AdBlock issue? Q&A with Roger Earl of Foghat to perform at The Canyon in Agoura Hills Feb. 28
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Foghat
BE THERE OR BE SQUARE: Foghat at The Canyon, Fri. (Feb. 28), 7 p.m., 28912 Roadside Drive, Agoura Hills. Cost: $28, $38, $48 or $58. Call: 818-645-5006.
Back in those silly ’60s, many of those great British bands were blues bands, graciously reintroducing an American art form to those endlessly forgetful Americans. Along with the Stones, Fleetwood Mac, and Ten Years After — another of the memorable British blues bands was Savoy Brown. In 1970, three-fifths of Savoy Brown left the band to form Foghat.
Q&A with Phil Salazar performing at Ojai Underground Exchange Feb. 22
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Phil Salazar & the Kin Folk
BE THERE OR BE SQUARE: Phil Salazar & the Kin Folk at Ojai Underground Exchange, 1016 W. Ojai Ave., Sat., 7:30 p.m. Cost: $25. Call: 805-340-7893.
Having left “totally obscure” in the rearview mirror, the “vaguely familiar” super group of acoustic players — Phil Salazar & the Kin Folk — will play the cozy Ojai Underground Exchange Saturday night. Together for more than 30 years, these folks know what’s what and how to do it — be it bluegrass, Jam Grass or whatever it is these guys play.
Q&A with John Zipperer, performing Feb. 15 at Ojai Underground Exchange
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John Zipperer
BE THERE OR BE SQUARE: John Zipperer, Petty Chavez at Ojai Underground Exchange, 1016 W. Ojai Ave., Saturday (Feb. 15), 7:30 p.m. Cost: $20. Contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Bringing up the rear of the roll-call roster, along with Zorro, Zelig and Zippy the Pinhead, John Zipperer will rise to the head of the class when he sings his swell songs at the Ojai Underground Exchange on Saturday night. Petty Chavez, an acoustic duo, will initiate the festivities.
Q&A with Dan and Laurel, performing Feb. 8 at Camarillo Café
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Dan Frechette and Laurel Thomsen
BE THERE OR BE SQUARE: Dan Frechette & Laurel Thomsen at Camarillo Café, 1605 Burnley St., Camarillo, Saturday, Feb. 8, 7:30 p.m. Cost: $20. Contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Another talented Canadian and another Canadian not down here for the healthcare we don’t have, Dan Frechette is a tuneful rarity — a working musician. Not only does Frechette work at it — he overworks. Over almost 30 years, Frechette has recorded around 50 albums and has written more than 1,300 songs — so not only could he play longer than the Grateful Dead, but he could probably play longer than all of the bands from the ’60s combined. He probably won’t do that, but he can play 15 instruments — probably not all at once — but he will share the stage with his significant other, Laurel Thomsen, when they play the way-cool Camarillo Café on Saturday night, Feb. 8.
Q&A with Atchison of Koo Koo Kanga Roo, performing Jan. 31 in Camarillo
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Koo Koo Kanga Roo’s Bryan Atchison and Neil Olstad
BE THERE OR BE SQUARE: Koo Koo Kanga Roo at Rock City Studios, 2258 Pickwick Drive, Camarillo, Friday (Jan. 31), doors at 6 p.m. Cost: $15, all ages. Contact: 383-3555.
A pair of jubilant men — Bryan Atchison and Neil Olstad — performing as Koo Koo Kanga Roo will dance and sing their way into the hearts and minds of the initially stubborn who show up for their Friday night performance at Rock City in Camarillo.
Q&A with Mike Palm of Agent Orange, performing Jan. 25 at Discovery Ventura
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Agent Orange
BE THERE OR BE SQUARE: Agent Orange at Discovery Ventura, 1888 E. Thompson, Saturday, Jan. 25, 9 p.m. Cost: $15 advance or $20 at the door. Contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Agent Orange, the band, and not the dastardly caustic carcinogen of the same name, will play some surf punk music Saturday night at Discovery Ventura — long ago discovered not to be a rundown bowling alley. With forty-something years of experience and numerous priors up here in the 805, Agent Orange — with enough former members to form an orchestra — is still fronted by Mike Palm. He has checked in, stayed the course and paid his dues, which has enabled him to drink gallons and gallons of free beer and see the world.
Q&A with Roudman of Dirty Cello, performing Saturday in Ventura and Carp
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Rebecca Roudman of Dirty Cello
BE THERE OR BE SQUARE: Dirty Cello at Namba Arts, 47 S. Oak St., Ventura, Saturday (Jan. 18), 8 p.m. COST: $20. CALL: 805—628—9250. Also, Sunday (Jan. 19), at Carpinteria Womans Club, 1059 Vallecito Road, 4:30 p.m. COST: $20. CALL: 805—479—4000.
And on cello … Jimi Hendrix? Well, not in the flesh, obviously, but, in spirit perhaps, something like that will await those who come to check out the eclectic Bay Area quartet, Dirty Cello. In a thinly veiled effort to sell a few of their many CDs, the band also hopes to raise some green to assist Kid Artists at Music and Art For Youth. The band does it nice, so they’ll do it twice — Saturday night in downtown Ventura at Namba Arts, and the next afternoon at the Carpinteria Womans Club.
Q&A with James Lee Stanley, performing at Ojai Underground Exchange Jan. 11
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James Lee Stanley
BE THERE OR BE SQUARE: James Lee Stanley at Ojai Underground Exchange, 1016 W. Ojai Ave., Sat., 7 p.m. COST: $20. CALL: 340-7893.
The iconic James Lee Stanley will bring his three names, a million songs and a thousand stories to the cozy Ojai Underground Exchange Saturday night (11 Jan). Clearly, Stanley won’t run out of original music or resort to covers – he has just released his 34th album, `Without Susie.’ Yeah, 34.
Q&A with Rita Hosking, performing Jan. 11 in Camarillo
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Sean Feder and Rita Hosking
BE THERE OR BE SQUARE: Rita Hosking & Sean Feder, Shane Bruce at Camarillo Café, 1605 Burnley St., Camarillo, Sat. (Jan. 11), 7:30 p.m. COST: $20. CONTACT: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Once upon a time, a woman of infinite patience but now a prolific singer/songwriter, Rita Hosking, along with her significant other – Sean Feder – will headline the latest edition of the Camarillo Café on Saturday night (11 Jan.) The former eighth grade teacher is as energetic as her former scholars-in-training but more focused. Hosking has eight albums in 15 years. That’s a lot. Shane Bruce, all the way from Carpinteria, will open.
Q&A with Jerry McWorter Trio performing Jan. 7 in Ventura
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Jerry McWorter
BE THERE OR BE SQUARE: Jerry McWorter Trio at Copa Cubana, 1575 Spinnaker Drive, Ventura, Tuesdays at 7 p.m. COST: Free. CALL: 805-642-9463. He is also performing with Hot Roux on Sunday, Jan. 5 at 4:30 p.m. at at Cold Spring Tavern in Santa Barbara. COST: Free. CALL: 805-967-0066.
Here’s why you and everybody you know are always home on Tuesday night: It’s the worst night of the week in the bar biz, always has been. Many places close or else employ a skeleton crew because they’re not going to make any money anyway, so why bother? But that singing Ventura drummer, Jerry McWorter, has solved this lingering dilemma by reliably attracting an energetic crowd to the Copa Cubana on Tuesday nights down in the Ventura Harbor — a much livelier destination that it used to be when it was the city dump.
Q&A with Shawn Jones performing at Topa Mountain Winery Dec. 28
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Shawn Jones
BE THERE OR BE SQUARE: Shawn Jones Trio at Topa Mountain Winery, 821 W. Ojai Ave., Ojai, Saturday, Dec. 28, 3 p.m. CALL: 805—640—1190.
“Along Came Jones,” in addition to being a Gary Cooper movie and a Coasters’ AM radio hit, is also a viable option for music lovers indifferent to the OU/LSU Peach Bowl game when Shawn Jones plays some bluesy rock at the Topa Mountain Winery in Ojai on Saturday afternoon (Dec. 28). Keeping up with the Jones will be Mario Calire and Sam Bolle, resulting in the Shawn Jones Trio. While some special guests may in fact, throw off the math, special is always a good thing musically.