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The Potluck Mammas Dances - DWDr
Howdy FDFs,
 Hooray for mommas! Without them you wouldn’t be dancing, because, well you wouldn’t be here!
Although I’m loathe to fall into the trap of created for florists and greeting card company holidays, you gotta’ admit that if they were going to craft one (as they did in 1905 when Anna Jarvis held a memorial in Grafton, West Virginia for her mother, Ann Reeves Jarvis ‑‑ a peace activist who cared for wounded soldiers on both sides of the Civil War [but also has the gall to name her own daughter after herself] – and embarked on a campaign to set aside a day to honor mothers [despite the whole name thing] as "the person who has done more for you than anyone in the world.") if anybody is deserving of a silly card and a bouquet of wildly overpriced pretty weeds it’s your mom. After all she did allow you to quite literally leech off her body for nine months only to exit in the most excruciatingly painful avenue possible, then not only forgave you for that transgression, but continued to clean,  feed, house and be held virtually hostage by you and your siblings for a number of years afterwards and in a case of obvious Stockholm Syndrome, wonder why you don’t come home often enough after regaining her liberty when you finally left. And even though she’ll still try to embarrass you whenever there’s an opportunity to display your naked baby butt pictures to your rugby teammates, or remind you of the time you destroyed the antique vase inherited from her favorite aunt while engaging in training exercises to repel the invading Zontarean invasion forces (though truth be told, she should have accepted equal blame for because nobody in their right mind would ever place anything both valuable and fragile within reach of a six-year-old zonked out of his mind on Chocolate Coco Puffs!), she’s still the one who saved your life when your dad found out it was you who had attempted to create a new garage door when you mistook the gas pedal for the brakes on his Firebird, by commenting that he was too old for that silly car anyway, what the family really needed was a nice van or station wagon.
 So hooray for mothers! But this year, instead of sending her those silly cards and wildly overpriced pretty weeds, why not take her dancing? After all, before you and your little brother came along, she used to do a lot of that I’ll bet.
If you’re looking for someplace to take her and don’t have a lot of funds left over after dealing with PrettyFlowers.com and NiceCards.net, why not bring her out to the Santa Monica Third Street Promenade for a bit of free dancing. And you can even play her favorite song, just so long as it’s not that lethally effective earworm “Billy Don’t Be Hero” which has been banned from the Promenade for obvious reasons. For more information about this Sunday’s dance click here, or scroll down to Sunday’s listings.
 And to my own mom, thanks for the life; sorry for the strife; and wish I could dance with you on Sunday. Even if you can’t make our Mother’s Day Potluck Dance this Sunday, here are a few places for you to go dance with some other bad muthers from Saturday, May 9, through Sunday, May 31, 2015 and beyond (Remember to check the list for new additions as more calendars are now up to date.) And as always… Keep dreaming, keep dancing, and remember to check the website of venues for last-minute changes before driving down to Patagonia for a dance that’s not happening as previously scheduled when this list was compiled.
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 The DWDr's Continuing the Fight for our Right to Party Notice
While we may not have found success with the Dance Downtown folks this year (and I just found out from a friend that they’ve also cancelled Tango this year so who knows what the heck they’re planning!), let’s keep working to build a base so that we can come back stronger next year. I have left our petition running in the hopes that next time we come back with more a thousand signatures. We’re more than a quarter of the way there. Remember, it’s only a problem if we have no solution. So if you’ve signed the petition, thanks and remember to pass it on to your swing, blues, westie dance loving friends. And if you haven’t, well you can fix that in about 35 seconds after clicking this link: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/232/028/168/getting-some-swing-and-blues-dances-at-las-dance-downtown-series/
DA LIST
SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2015
 He’s back! The king of the stolen girlfriend will be wooing your follow when JAMES INTVELD & HIS SWING SINNERS take the stage at the only place they seem to play anymore, PBDA – at GRACE HALL (behind the church), 73 N. Hill Avenue, Pasadena, 91106 www.pasadenaballroomdance.com
BLUES LIBERATION FRONT continues their explorations of the world of canned ‘turquoise’ (music blues dancers can groove to that doesn’t necessarily fall into the pantheon of blues music). Dance to music in all shades of blue and then some. The sets could include anything from soul, hip-hop, electronic, jazz, bluegrass…who knows? Once again there’s a password for those who like their dancing with a bargain. Say the secret word and you’ll get in for a reduced price or a duck if you’re really old school enough to catch that reference. BLUES LIBERATION FRONT at NADIA’S RHYTHM ROOM - 14261 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks. http://www.bluesliberationfront.com/
NEW THIS WEEK:
THE SIRENS TRIO (featuring vocalist Adree Belle, guitarist Molly Miller and percussionist Leo Costa) perform live WIACAIG music this evening from 7:00 to 10:00 then DJ HARMONY spins tunes in the lobby lounge at HOTEL CASA DEL MAR - 1910 Ocean Way, Santa Monica - (310) 581-7714. http://www.hotelcasadelmar.com/los-angeles-hotel-lobby.
The BOYZ AND THE BEEZ play the top hits from every era performed Swing and Rockabilly Style, from 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm at THE SKY ROOM, 40 S. Locust Avenue (upstairs in Breakers) Long Beach, CA 90802 http://www.theskyroom.com/entertainment.html
Wild man ANDY FRASCO brings his brand of blues rock to the Santa Monica tonight at HARVELLES SANTA MONICA - 1432 4th Street (near Broadway) Santa Monica, CA 90401 - 310-395-1676 http://santamonica.harvelles.com
SUNDAY, MAY 10, 2015
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY
 ***********PICK OF THE WEEK**************
Last month was one of our best dances of all. Let’s continue the roll and bring your moms to dance today at THE THIRD STREET POTLUCK DANCE PARTY where you bring the music you want to dance to. As always, we’ll be meeting in the Santa Monica Third Street Promenade between Arizona and Wilshire. Blues dancers, start compiling your best grooves now. Swing dancers, we’ll find space for you too. Anybody, everybody, if you’ve got a groove you want to share and a desire to shake it out in the fresh air of the Third Street Promenade then come on down. We’ll have a sound system connect your MP3 player and show us what you love to dance to. We’ll be cooking from 6pm until whenever you crazy people let me go home. For more information and to see pix and videos from previous dances see our Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/3rdStPotluck/. Looking forward to seeing you there and don't forget to tell and/or bring your friends.
And out in the Valley at JOE’s, it’s SECOND SUNDAY SOUL with music this evening provided by THE DEEP CUTS, a Hollywood-based ensemble reminiscent of Booker T and the MG's or The Meters. So come get your soles some soul with THE DEEP CUTS tonight at JOE'S GREAT AMERICAN BAR & GRILL - 4311 W. Magnolia Blvd, http://joesgreatbar.com/calendar.
Downtown, THE SAGUARO SISTERS invite you to dance away the evening at MAXWELL DEMILLE'S CICADA CLUB - 617 S. Olive St. Los Angeles, CA 90014 http://www.cicadaclub.com/weekly_schedule.asp
MONDAY, MAY 11, 2015
NEW THIS WEEK:
THE CALIFORNIA FEETWARMERS will be toasting your tootsies tonight during HAPPY FEET MONDAY tonight at JOE'S GREAT AMERICAN BAR & GRILL - 4311 W. Magnolia Blvd, http://joesgreatbar.com/calendar.
NEW THIS WEEK:
ZACH PROVOST provides the singer/songwriterly live WIACAIG music every Monday night from 6-9pm at HOTEL CASA DEL MAR. Never saw the dude personally, but a quick web search brought up a ton of clips, and you have to sorta like a guy who’ll sing a song called “Fuzzy Bunnies” There’s no guarantee here but if you BYOP and you’ll might have fun at HOTEL CASA DEL MAR - 1910 Ocean Way, Santa Monica - (310) 581-7714. http://www.hotelcasadelmar.com/los-angeles-hotel-lobby.
TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2015
 NEW THIS WEEK:
Jazz vocalist J’NAE FINCANNON brings her pipes to play live WIACAIG music every Tuesday night in April from 6-9pm at HOTEL CASA DEL MAR. Catch her live at HOTEL CASA DEL MAR - 1910 Ocean Way, Santa Monica - (310) 581-7714. http://www.hotelcasadelmar.com/los-angeles-hotel-lobby.
THE BIG BUTTER JAZZ BAND grease your pans this evening at JOE'S GREAT AMERICAN BAR & GRILL - 4311 W. Magnolia Blvd, Burbank http://joesgreatbar.com/calendar.
Traditional swing, jazz and novelty tunes from SYLVIA AND THE RHYTHM BOYS who play from 7:30 to about 11 at THE CULVER HOTEL – 9400 Culver Boulevard, Culver City. www.theculverhotel.com
WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2015
THE PETER SMITH TRIO plays live WIACAIG music tonight from 6-9pm at HOTEL CASA DEL MAR - 1910 Ocean Way, Santa Monica - (310) 581-7714. http://www.hotelcasadelmar.com/los-angeles-hotel-lobby.
SITRA SON salsa’s it up tonight at JOE'S GREAT AMERICAN BAR & GRILL - 4311 W. Magnolia Blvd, http://joesgreatbar.com/calendar.
It’s a celebration of that WWII icon of femininity wrapped in practicality, Rosie the Riveter, when Queen Rustina throws her weekly dance party. This evening she request that you dress “swing shift style” while you’re piecing together P-49s and dancing to the sounds of JONATHAN STOUT & HIS CAMPUS FIVE Featuring Hilary Alexander, and getting yourself all edumacated via a new segment called “My Favorite Move” with Robert Vangor & Nancy Klein tonight at RUSTY'S RHYTHM CLUB, in the Elks Lodge, 8025 W. Manchester, Playa Del Rey, (park and enter in the back.) CMoNFo at http://rustyfrank.com
THE CULVER HOTEL features live music to help you digest the food and drinks, and maybe you can find a space for a little dancing. This evening’s offering is either “Prohibition Pop” and ‘30s style tunes from DAVE STUCKY, or on alternating weeks, Sinatra/Buble-style swing from THE CURTIS PARRY JAZZ CARTEL. Whichever band is up, they play from 7:30 to about 11 at THE CULVER HOTEL – 9400 Culver Boulevard, Culver City. www.theculverhotel.com
THE DIRTY MARTINIS JAZZ TRIO commandeer the stage tonight downtown at THE EDISON - 108 West Second Street (enter on the alley next to the Brickhouse pizza and remember the dress code) LA 90012. For more info about THE EDISON, check out their website at http://www.edisondowntown.com/
THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2015
Every Thursday night on the Burbank side of Griffith Park GLEN ROBERT'S 17-PIECE BIG BAND plays classic swing from some of the best in the business, but only from 7:00PM-8:30PM at CODY BRYANT'S VIVA CANTINA, 900 Riverside Drive, Burbank, CA 91506 - http://vivacantina.com/
The MIKALEH GORDON BAND will be making their CdM debut playing live WIACAIG music tonight from 6-9pm at HOTEL CASA DEL MAR - 1910 Ocean Way, Santa Monica - (310) 581-7714. http://www.hotelcasadelmar.com/los-angeles-hotel-lobby.
THE RAYFORD BROS hang out at JOE'S GREAT AMERICAN BAR & GRILL - 4311 W. Magnolia Blvd, http://joesgreatbar.com/calendar.
If you‘re looking for a dance spot with plenty of potential new partners, there’s always old dependable as out in P'Dena the juggernaut continues with TSCoCM@LG. http://www.lindygroove.com
FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2015
There’s an eclectic mixture of blues, soul, swing, jazz and rock from GLENN’S CIRCLE who play from 7:30 to about 11 at THE CULVER HOTEL – 9400 Culver Boulevard, Culver City. www.theculverhotel.com
Come get into the swing of things with this eclectic quintet, THE SWING SET, who will be playing not just mainstream jazz, but also some pop, blues, R&B, musical theatre, and a little classical, from 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm at THE SKY ROOM, 40 S. Locust Avenue (upstairs in Breakers) Long Beach, CA 90802 http://www.theskyroom.com/entertainment.html
The LOLA DELON BAND expects you to give her whatever she wants as she performs live WIACAIG music this evening from 7:00 to 10:00 then DJ HARMONY spins tunes in the lobby lounge at HOTEL CASA DEL MAR - 1910 Ocean Way, Santa Monica - (310) 581-7714. http://www.hotelcasadelmar.com/los-angeles-hotel-lobby.
Roots musicians THE DAVE GLEASON TRIO bring the hootenanny to Burbank tonight at JOE'S GREAT AMERICAN BAR & GRILL - 4311 W. Magnolia Blvd, http://joesgreatbar.com/calendar.
Stomping, shuffling and hollering, REVEREND TALL TREE AND THE BLACKSTRAP BROTHERS bring their brand of harmonica-driven blues to Santa Monica tonight at HARVELLES SANTA MONICA - 1432 4th Street (near Broadway) Santa Monica, CA 90401 - 310-395-1676 http://santamonica.harvelles.com
NEW VENUE ALERT:
In the immortal words of John Cleese, “And now for something completely different.” Are you a tango lover who has a secret love of blues? Are you a blues dancer with a hidden yen for tango? Come out and scratch both those itches at this new venue where you can savor both at the LBC ARGENTINE TANGO CLUB AT DANCESPORT where every Friday night you can dance one to the music of the other, and vice versa at this Tango club that’s blues friendly. LBC ARGENTINE TANGO CLUB AT DANCESPORT CALIFORNIA - 3202 E. Willow Street, Long Beach (Signal Hill), CA 90755. For more information visit https://www.facebook.com/LBCTango
SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2015
Down from San Francisco, STOMPY JONES enlivens P’Dena with a trip to PBDA – at GRACE HALL (behind the church), 73 N. Hill Avenue, Pasadena, 91106 www.pasadenaballroomdance.com
PHAT CAT SWINGER (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDExML-e1MU) swings hard downtown tonight at MAXWELL DEMILLE'S CICADA CLUB - 617 S. Olive St. Los Angeles, CA 90014 http://www.clubcicada.com
You can get your western swing on with THE LUCKY STARS as they rope and ride them in beautiful downtown Burbank tonight at JOE'S GREAT AMERICAN BAR & GRILL - 4311 W. Magnolia Blvd, http://joesgreatbar.com/calendar.
THE AMANDA CASTRO BAND plays a wide selection of jazz including swing, New Orleans jazz, blues and vintage jazz from 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm at THE SKY ROOM - 40 S. Locust Avenue (upstairs in Breakers) Long Beach, CA 90802 http://www.theskyroom.com/entertainment.html
 NEW THIS WEEK:
Little Ms. Hotness JESSIE PAYO will be partying live from 7:00 to 10:00 then DJ HARMONY spins tunes in the lobby lounge at HOTEL CASA DEL MAR. BYOP and you will have a great time at HOTEL CASA DEL MAR - 1910 Ocean Way, Santa Monica - (310) 581-7714. http://www.hotelcasadelmar.com/los-angeles-hotel-lobby..
The hardest working band in blues CAFÉ R&B give you more than you bargained for tonight at HARVELLES SANTA MONICA - 1432 4th Street (near Broadway) Santa Monica, CA 90401 - 310-395-1676 http://santamonica.harvelles.com
SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2015
The 16-piece band BEACH CITIES SWING will be providing more dancing with a bigger dance floor, refreshments available, from 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm at the AUTOMOBILE DRIVING MUSEUM - 610 Lairport Street (1 blk. From Sepulveda) El Segundo, CA 90245 - http://www.automobiledrivingmuseum.org/2015/02/15/beach-cities-swing-band-at-the-adm-18/
*************NEW VENUE ALERT******
“You don’t stop dancing because you grow old, you grow old because you stop dancing,” is the motto of MINGLE WITH SINGLES DANCES a 50+ dance that is bringing back the successful LA Singles Dances from the ‘80s with a night of all types of dancing. Plus Linda Goldstein from Cowboy Palace will be teaching/performing night club two step. In spite of the titular suggestion that this is only for single folks born prior to the passing of the original Voting Rights Act and space walks, everybody is welcome and should feel to bring partners. According to the info I’ve received, there will be smokin’ hot tunes by DEEJAYS ON A DIME, a huge dance floor, munchies, soft drinks, a photo booth, raffle prizes and more. MINGLE WITH SINGLES DANCE - Sunday, April 26, 2015 from 7:00pm – 10:00pm at VALLEY BETH SHALOM - 15739 Ventura Blvd., Encino, CA. 91436 (Enter on Densmore Ave., with plenty of street or lot parking) $20. For more info contact Debra at mnm2226@aol.com
NEW THIS WEEK:
RICK WHITFIELD will be providing the sweet blues tonight at JOE'S GREAT AMERICAN BAR & GRILL - 4311 W. Magnolia Blvd, http://joesgreatbar.com/calendar.
MONDAY, MAY 18, 2015
NO LISTING YET for who’s on for HAPPY FEET MONDAY tonight at JOE'S GREAT AMERICAN BAR & GRILL - 4311 W. Magnolia Blvd, http://joesgreatbar.com/calendar.
LINDY HOP STOP has their parties on the first and third Mondays of the month, with fine canned music at WESTMINSTER LANES - 6471 Westminster Blvd., Westminster, CA 92683. For more info check out their Facebook page at:http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lindy-Hop-Stop/155254367841660
ZACH PROVOST provides the singer/songwriterly live WIACAIG music every Monday night from 6-9pm at HOTEL CASA DEL MAR - 1910 Ocean Way, Santa Monica - (310) 581-7714. http://www.hotelcasadelmar.com/los-angeles-hotel-lobby.
TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2015
Jazz vocalist J’NAE FINCANNON brings her pipes to play live WIACAIG music every Tuesday night in April from 6-9pm at HOTEL CASA DEL MAR. Catch her live at HOTEL CASA DEL MAR - 1910 Ocean Way, Santa Monica - (310) 581-7714. http://www.hotelcasadelmar.com/los-angeles-hotel-lobby.
THE ATOMIC ROOTS ORCHESTRA are irradiating the stage at JOE'S GREAT AMERICAN BAR & GRILL - 4311 W. Magnolia Blvd, Burbank http://joesgreatbar.com/calendar.
Traditional swing, jazz and novelty tunes from SYLVIA AND THE RHYTHM BOYS who play from 7:30 to about 11 at THE CULVER HOTEL – 9400 Culver Boulevard, Culver City. www.theculverhotel.com
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2015
THE MOLLY MILLER BAND will be playing her soulful and funky live WIACAIG music tonight from 6-9pm at HOTEL CASA DEL MAR - 1910 Ocean Way, Santa Monica - (310) 581-7714. http://www.hotelcasadelmar.com/los-angeles-hotel-lobby.
Still NO LISTING YET for who’s on at JOE'S GREAT AMERICAN BAR & GRILL - 4311 W. Magnolia Blvd, http://joesgreatbar.com/calendar.
It’s a special CD release party for the TIM GILL ALL STARS and the infortainment new segment “My Favorite Move” with Petra & Charles Bantrum tonight at RUSTY'S RHYTHM CLUB, in the Elks Lodge, 8025 W. Manchester, Playa Del Rey, (park and enter in the back.) CMoNFo at http://rustyfrank.com
THE CULVER HOTEL features live music to help you digest the food and drinks, and maybe you can find a space for a little dancing. This evening’s offering is either “Prohibition Pop” and ‘30s style tunes from DAVE STUCKY, or on alternating weeks, Sinatra/Buble-style swing from THE CURTIS PARRY JAZZ CARTEL. Whichever band is up, they play from 7:30 to about 11 at THE CULVER HOTEL – 9400 Culver Boulevard, Culver City. www.theculverhotel.com
THE DIRTY MARTINIS JAZZ TRIO commandeer the stage tonight downtown at THE EDISON - 108 West Second Street (enter on the alley next to the Brickhouse pizza and remember the dress code) LA 90012. For more info about THE EDISON, check out their website at http://www.edisondowntown.com/
THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2015
NEW THIS WEEK:
Jazz vocalist J’NAE FINCANNON brings her ENTIRE BAND out to play live WIACAIG music this evening from 6-9pm at HOTEL CASA DEL MAR. Catch her live at HOTEL CASA DEL MAR - 1910 Ocean Way, Santa Monica - (310) 581-7714. http://www.hotelcasadelmar.com/los-angeles-hotel-lobby.
Every Thursday night on the Burbank side of Griffith Park GLEN ROBERT'S 17-PIECE BIG BAND plays classic swing from some of the best in the business, but only from 7:00PM-8:30PM at CODY BRYANT'S VIVA CANTINA, 900 Riverside Drive, Burbank, CA 91506 - http://vivacantina.com/
NEW THIS WEEK:
BRIAN HOGAN is playing at JOE'S GREAT AMERICAN BAR & GRILL - 4311 W. Magnolia Blvd, http://joesgreatbar.com/calendar.
But if you‘re looking for a dance spot with plenty of potential partners, there’s always old dependable as out in P'Dena the juggernaut continues with TSCoCM@LG. http://www.lindygroove.com
FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2015
If you’re in the SFV and looking for something fun, the everyman blues band WUMBLOOZO plays from 8:00 PM — 11:00 PM at CODY BRYANT'S VIVA CANTINA, 900 Riverside Drive, Burbank, CA 91506 - http://vivacantina.com/
The RICHARD SHERMAN QUARTETTE, featuring vocalist BILLI REDD plays all your jazz favorites this evening from 8:00 pm - 12:00 am at THE SKY ROOM, 40 S. Locust Avenue (upstairs in Breakers) Long Beach, CA 90802 http://www.theskyroom.com/entertainment.html
Also in Long Beach, if you are a tango lover who has a secret love of blues or a blues dancer with a hidden yen for tango you can scratch both those itches at this new venue where you can savor both at the LBC ARGENTINE TANGO CLUB AT DANCESPORT where every Friday night you can dance one to the music of the other, and vice versa at this Tango club that’s blues friendly. LBC ARGENTINE TANGO CLUB AT DANCESPORT CALIFORNIA - 3202 E. Willow Street, Long Beach (Signal Hill), CA 90755. For more information visit https://www.facebook.com/LBCTango
The usual Monday night singer/songwriter ZACK PROVOST brings his entire band to perform live WIACAIG music this evening from 7:00 to 10:00 then DJ HARMONY spins tunes in the lobby lounge at HOTEL CASA DEL MAR - 1910 Ocean Way, Santa Monica - (310) 581-7714. http://www.hotelcasadelmar.com/los-angeles-hotel-lobby..
There’s an eclectic mixture of blues, soul, swing, jazz and rock from GLENN’S CIRCLE who play from 7:30 to about 11 at THE CULVER HOTEL – 9400 Culver Boulevard, Culver City. www.theculverhotel.com
The Amy Winehouse tribute band MISSUS JONES explores the irony of someone who didn’t seek rehab tonight at HARVELLES SANTA MONICA - 1432 4th Street (near Broadway) Santa Monica, CA 90401 - 310-395-1676 http://santamonica.harvelles.com
SATURDAY, MAY 23, 2015
 FLATTOP TOM & HIS JUMP CATS make you happy you have dancing feet tonight in P’Dena at PBDA – at GRACE HALL (behind the church), 73 N. Hill Avenue, Pasadena, 91106 www.pasadenaballroomdance.com
It’s a night of pop cover vocals with a performer who has opened for Norah Jones and Corinne Bailey Rae when EMMA-JANE TOMMEN plays live from 7:00 to 10:00 then DJ HARMONY spins tunes in the lobby lounge at HOTEL CASA DEL MAR. BYOP and you will have a great time at HOTEL CASA DEL MAR - 1910 Ocean Way, Santa Monica - (310) 581-7714. http://www.hotelcasadelmar.com/los-angeles-hotel-lobby.
Get your big band R&B with BLOWIN’ SMOKE AND THE FABULOUS SMOKETTES tonight at HSM. Although they take up a quarter of the dance floor space with their horn section, the music provided by the Fabulous Smokettes will more than make up for your suffering for space. BLOWIN’ SMOKE tonight at HARVELLES SANTA MONICA- 1432 4th Street (near Broadway) Santa Monica, CA 90401 - 310-395-1676 http://santamonica.harvelles.com
THE TINO PRODUCTIONS ORCHESTRA plays Big Band, Swing, Jazz, Disco, Funk, 80s, Rock n Roll, Salsa, and Merengue, from 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm at THE SKY ROOM, 40 S. Locust Avenue (upstairs in Breakers) Long Beach, CA 90802 http://www.theskyroom.com/entertainment.html
 SUNDAY, MAY 24, 2015
RACHEL RIZNER & THE RESONATORS are playing the blues tonight at JOE'S GREAT AMERICAN BAR & GRILL - 4311 W. Magnolia Blvd, http://joesgreatbar.com/calendar.
MONDAY, MAY 25, 2015
NO LISTING YET for who’s on for HAPPY FEET MONDAY tonight at JOE'S GREAT AMERICAN BAR & GRILL - 4311 W. Magnolia Blvd, http://joesgreatbar.com/calendar.
ZACH PROVOST provides the singer/songwriterly live WIACAIG music every Monday night from 6-9pm at HOTEL CASA DEL MAR - 1910 Ocean Way, Santa Monica - (310) 581-7714. http://www.hotelcasadelmar.com/los-angeles-hotel-lobby.
TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2015
Jazz vocalist J’NAE FINCANNON brings her pipes to play live WIACAIG music every Tuesday night in April from 6-9pm at HOTEL CASA DEL MAR. Catch her live at HOTEL CASA DEL MAR - 1910 Ocean Way, Santa Monica - (310) 581-7714. http://www.hotelcasadelmar.com/los-angeles-hotel-lobby.
SLIM JENKINS!! is keeping it thin tonight at JOE'S GREAT AMERICAN BAR & GRILL - 4311 W. Magnolia Blvd, Burbank http://joesgreatbar.com/calendar.
Traditional swing, jazz and novelty tunes from SYLVIA AND THE RHYTHM BOYS who play from 7:30 to about 11 at THE CULVER HOTEL – 9400 Culver Boulevard, Culver City. www.theculverhotel.com
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2015
THE JESSE PALTER BAND (not to be confused with Jessie Payo) has the WIACAIG music duties tonight in the lobby lounge from 6-9 pm at HOTEL CASA DEL MAR - 1910 Ocean Way, Santa Monica - (310) 581-7714. http://www.hotelcasadelmar.com/los-angeles-hotel-lobby.
Still NO LISTING YET for who’s playing at JOE'S GREAT AMERICAN BAR & GRILL - 4311 W. Magnolia Blvd, http://joesgreatbar.com/calendar.
********NEW VENUE ALERT********
You can dance on the wrong side of the tracks during the ALL BLUES WESTIE NIGHT with tunes provided by DJ: Sonny Watson at the WEST COAST SWING JUKE JOINT – this evening from 7:00pm - 12:00am at the Reseda American Legion. $10 Cover if you are 18 and over (If you’re under 18, stop reading this newsletter immediately and crack a frelling book!). Note: Spygal and I went to this a few months ago and it was fun. ALL BLUES WESTIE NIGHT at the AMERICAN LEGION - 7338 Canby Ave, Reseda, California 91335 https://www.facebook.com/events/854384124626981/
The PETE JACOBS SWINGTET has you dancing on air in the playa, and you can get some learnin’ during the new segment “My Favorite Move” with David Stockin & Barbara Yeh tonight at RUSTY'S RHYTHM CLUB, in the Elks Lodge, 8025 W. Manchester, Playa Del Rey, (park and enter in the back.) CMoNFo at http://rustyfrank.com
THE CULVER HOTEL features live music to help you digest the food and drinks, and maybe you can find a space for a little dancing. This evening’s offering is either “Prohibition Pop” and ‘30s style tunes from DAVE STUCKY, or on alternating weeks, Sinatra/Buble-style swing from THE CURTIS PARRY JAZZ CARTEL. Whichever band is up, they play from 7:30 to about 11 at THE CULVER HOTEL – 9400 Culver Boulevard, Culver City. www.theculverhotel.com
THE DIRTY MARTINIS JAZZ TRIO commandeer the stage tonight downtown at THE EDISON - 108 West Second Street (enter on the alley next to the Brickhouse pizza and remember the dress code) LA 90012. For more info about THE EDISON, check out their website at http://www.edisondowntown.com/
THURSDAY, MAY 28, 2015
THE PETER SMITH TRIO plays live WIACAIG music tonight from 6-9pm at HOTEL CASA DEL MAR - 1910 Ocean Way, Santa Monica - (310) 581-7714. http://www.hotelcasadelmar.com/los-angeles-hotel-lobby.
Every Thursday night on the Burbank side of Griffith Park GLEN ROBERT'S 17-PIECE BIG BAND plays classic swing from some of the best in the business, but only from 7:00PM-8:30PM at CODY BRYANT'S VIVA CANTINA, 900 Riverside Drive, Burbank, CA 91506 - http://vivacantina.com/
THE HI-FLYERS rocket you into space tonight at JOE'S GREAT AMERICAN BAR & GRILL - 4311 W. Magnolia Blvd, http://joesgreatbar.com/calendar.
But if you‘re looking for a dance spot with plenty of potential partners, there’s always old dependable as out in P'Dena the juggernaut continues with TSCoCM@LG. http://www.lindygroove.com
THE NEW RECESSIONAIRES party hard Roarin’ Twenties style downtown tonight at THE EDISON - 108 West Second Street (enter on the alley next to the Brickhouse pizza and remember the dress code) LA 90012. For more info about THE EDISON, check out their website at http://www.edisondowntown.com/
There’s an eclectic mixture of blues, soul, swing, jazz and rock from GLENN’S CIRCLE who play from 7:30 to about 11 at THE CULVER HOTEL – 9400 Culver Boulevard, Culver City. www.theculverhotel.com
FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2015
THE TINO PRODUCTIONS ORCHESTRA plays Big Band, Swing, Jazz, Disco, Funk, 80s, Rock n Roll, Salsa, and Merengue, from 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm at THE SKY ROOM, 40 S. Locust Avenue (upstairs in Breakers) Long Beach, CA 90802 http://www.theskyroom.com/entertainment.html
Also in Long Beach, if you are a tango lover who has a secret love of blues or a blues dancer with a hidden yen for tango you can scratch both those itches at this new venue where you can savor both at the LBC ARGENTINE TANGO CLUB AT DANCESPORT where every Friday night you can dance one to the music of the other, and vice versa at this Tango club that’s blues friendly. LBC ARGENTINE TANGO CLUB AT DANCESPORT CALIFORNIA - 3202 E. Willow Street, Long Beach (Signal Hill), CA 90755. For more information visit https://www.facebook.com/LBCTango
The usual Monday night singer/songwriter ZACK PROVOST brings his entire band to perform live WIACAIG music this evening from 7:00 to 10:00 then DJ HARMONY spins tunes in the lobby lounge at HOTEL CASA DEL MAR - 1910 Ocean Way, Santa Monica - (310) 581-7714. http://www.hotelcasadelmar.com/los-angeles-hotel-lobby..
It’s time for the monthly dance at DO SOMETHING BLUE with sweetly canned blues tonight at the PASADENA CITY DANCE CENTER - 1368 N. Lake Ave., Pasadena, CA 91104 - www.dosomethingblue.com
SATURDAY, MAY 30, 2015
 If you feel like taking a nice little drive up the coast, bBlues dancers favorite GARY ALLEGRETTO has a rare West Coast showing out in Malibu this evening at OLLIE’S DUCK & DIVE. I checked this out last month and it’s a bit of a haul (up near Zuma) but the venue is nice and airy and while there isn’t a large dance space, clever dancers can take advantage of the smooth floor. I say we should BLUESBOMB the place. If not, BYOP and you should have a great time. THE GARY ALLEGRETTO BAND goes on at 10 pm at OLLIE’S DUCK & DIVE - 29169 Heathercliff Road, Suite 102, Malibu, California 90265. See more info at: http://olliesduckanddive.com
JONATHAN STOUT'S GRAND SLAM SEXTET win it all in P’Dena at PBDA – at GRACE HALL (behind the church), 73 N. Hill Avenue, Pasadena, 91106 www.pasadenaballroomdance.com
Tonight the THE BILLY VALENTINE BAND plays live from 7:00 to 10:00 then DJ HARMONY spins tunes in the lobby lounge at HOTEL CASA DEL MAR. BYOP and you will have a great time at HOTEL CASA DEL MAR - 1910 Ocean Way, Santa Monica - (310) 581-7714. http://www.hotelcasadelmar.com/los-angeles-hotel-lobby.
 THE JOHNNY CRAWFORD DANCE ORCHESTRA fills the night with music tonight at MAXWELL DEMILLE'S CICADA CLUB - 617 S. Olive St. Los Angeles, CA 90014 http://www.clubcicada.com
And down in Long Beach, THE JENNIFER KEITH QUINTET play timeless pop, jazz & standards from 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm at THE SKY ROOM, 40 S. Locust Avenue (upstairs in Breakers) Long Beach, CA 90802 http://www.theskyroom.com/entertainment.html
SUNDAY, MAY 31, 2015
CATFISH & THE HOLLYWOOD HOUND DOGS are supposedly playing the blues tonight at JOE'S GREAT AMERICAN BAR & GRILL - 4311 W. Magnolia Blvd, http://joesgreatbar.com/calendar.
FUTURE DANCEDATES:
- Monday June 1 - It’s party time in Westwood when the UCLA Ballroom Dance Club, International Folk Dance Club, and the Social Dance Club present THE 10TH ANNUAL SPRING SWING DANCE PARTY. Get your lindy hopping with live music from Dennis Kaye’s 10-piece band . Don’t Lindy? No problem, there’s also a free swing dance lessons as well. And while this entire evening is sponsored by the fine groups above and therefore WIACAIG, they would appreciate your support in the form of donations or an annual membership. THE 10TH ANNUAL SPRING SWING DANCE PARTY goes from 7pm-11:30pm at UCLA KERCKHOFF HALL GRAND SALON - 405 Hilgard Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90024 - for more info visit www.studentgroups.ucla.edu/ballroomdance, or RSVP to ballroom@ucla.edu
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It’s a royal rumble in the Playa when the Queen of Swing (Rustina) parties hard with the Queen of Jazz and Blues (Barbarina) at RUSTY'S 18TH ANNIVERSARY on Friday, June 12, with music provided by THE INCOMPARABLE BARBARA MORRISON at RUSTY'S RHYTHM CLUB, in the Elks Lodge, 8025 W. Manchester, Playa Del Rey, (park and enter in the back.) CMoNFo at http://rustyfrank.com
More Barbara GIGs
The Divine Ms. M has two outstanding outdoor WIACAIG concerts coming up:
- Sunday June 28 - 7PM at the LEVITT PAVILION - 85 E Holly St., Pasadena, CA 91103
- Tuesday, July 7 - 7PM at HOLLYWOOD & HIGHLAND - 6801 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028
That’s it thus far. But if you have anything for next week’s list (and please first check to make sure it’s not already listed [ya wouldn’t believe how often that happens!]) then send it along to me and I’ll try to get it in. Also, I’m looking for some new dance places, preferably live, but canned will do as well. It can be hotel lounges, dive bars, or brand new clubs where the music we love to move to is played and people won’t have to mortgage their grandparents just to visit for an evening’s frolic. So if you know of any and you want to see them added to this list, send them along.
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Now, for the acronymically impaired, here's this week's glossary:
- BYOP = Bring Yer Own Partner
- DWDr = Darrell's Weekly Dance Report
- PBDA = Pasadena Ballroom Dance Association
- TSCoCM@LG = The Sweet Cacophony of Canned Music at LindyGroove
- WIACAIG = Free (Which Is As Cheap As It Gets)
FUTURE DANCEDATES:
That’s it thus far. But if you have anything for next week’s list (and please first check to make sure it’s not already listed [ya wouldn’t believe how often that happens!]) then send it along to me and I’ll try to get it in. Also, I’m looking for some new dance places, preferably live, but canned will do as well. It can be hotel lounges, dive bars, or brand new clubs where the music we love to move to is played and people won’t have to mortgage their grandparents just to visit for an evening’s frolic. So if you know of any and you want to see them added to this list, send them along.
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The DWDr Final Quote-
Momma said sign the petition for some swing and blues at Dance Downtown next year (Yeah, I'm still on that). - DLH
DWDR was another Mamakehimstophe'sdoingitagain Production. No Aardvarks were harmed in the writing of this newsletter. DWDr: serving the LA Dance Community since 2002. Aren’t we there yet?
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