Vol. 9, No. 5 – December 9 – December 22, 2015 – Music Calendar

Music Calendar
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Amigos Cafe & Cantina
546 E. Main St.
805-874-2232
Mondays:  6 pm Karen Eden & Bill Macpherson; 8 pm Joey’s Acoustic Blues Jam
Tuesdays: 8:30 pm The Beers Brothers open mic
Thursdays: 8 pm The Gypsy Blues Band
Wed 12/9: 8 pm Nathan McEuen
Fri 12/11: 8 pm Pull the Trigger
Sat 12/12: 8 pm Dive Bar Messiahs
Sun 12/13: 5 pm Daniel Shoemaker; 9 pm Karaoke
Wed 12/16: 8 pm Mark Masson
Fri 12/18: 8 pm Wishbone
Sat 12/19: 8 pm Hot Roux
Sun 12/6: 9 pm Karaoke

Bombay Bar & Grill
143 S. California St.
805-643-4404
Wednesdays: Tommy Marsh hosts the Session
Thursdays: DJ Pistolero
Sat 12/12: Darkside of the Hand EP Release Party
Fri 12/18: The Vacant Shapes, Wish Radio, Welfare Talent
Sat 12/19: 50 Sticks of Dynamite

Café Fiore
66 S. California Street
Wed 12/9: Big Adventure
Thurs 12/10: Rick Whitfield
Fri 12/11: Ricky Coz
Sat 12/12: Freddie Lopez
Tues 12/15: Donna Greene
Wed 12/16: Donna Butler
Thurs 12/17: Whelsi Gamble
Fri 12/18: Soul Infusion
Sat 12/19: Otis Hayes
Tues 12/22: Jade Hendrix

Dargan’s
593 E. Main Street
Sun 12/20: 4 pm The Sunday Drivers

El Rey Cantina
294 E. Main Street
Wed 11/25: DJ Larz
Fridays: 4 pm Xoco Moraza and Friends; 9:30 DJ/Karaoke by DJ Gold Dust
Saturdays: DJ Erock

Ventura First Assembly of God
346 N. Kimball Road
Sat 12/12: 2 pm – Jodi Farrell’s Music Studio’s Student Annual Holiday Recital

The Garage
1091 Scandia Avenue

Fri 12/18: Poison Idea, Stalag 13, Bad Samaritans, Love Canal, The NaVaNaX

Gigi’s Cocktails
2493 Grand Avenue
Mondays Jam Night with Maggie’s Drawers
Thursdays & Fridays: Karaoke

Golden China
760 S. Seaward
(805) 652-0688

Karaoke seven nights a week
Swing night Thursdays 6:30 pm
Friday and Saturday: 7 pm Polynesian Revue
Cumbia music Fridays with DJ Carlos at 9:30 pm

Gone West Wine Cellars
5963 Olivas Park Drive
Music 6-8 pm
Fri 12/11: Karen Eden
Fri 12/18: National Cat

The Greek Restaurant
Ventura Harbor
Sat & Sun 7:30 pm
Belly Dancing, Greek music and show; DJ dancing

Keynote Lounge
10245 Telephone Road

Tuesday and Wednesday: Karaoke
Thursday: Open Mic
Sunday: Karaoke
Fri 12/11: Reall Deall
Sat 12/12: Actoin Down
Fri 12/18: Reign
Sat 12/19: 4 on the Floor

Majestic Ventura Theater
26 S. Chestnut Street
(805) 653-0721
Thurs 12/10: The Reverend Horton Heat, The BellRays, the Lords of Altamont
Fri 12/11: Dwight Yoakam, Brian Whelan

Paddy’s
2 W. Main Street
Wednesdays: Karaoke
Fri & Sat: DJs

The Patio at Player’s Casino
6580 Auto Center Drive
Fri 12/11: Brandon Ragan Project
Sat 12/12: Soul Machine
Fri 12/18: Ashun
Sat 12/19: Electricity

Pierpont Inn
550 San Jon Road
Fridays and Saturdays: 6 pm Mark Anthony on piano

Plan B Wine Cellars
3520 Arundell Circle
Sun 12/13: Britain’s Finest

Poinsettia Pavillion
3451 Foothill Road
(805) 648-1143
Mondays:  Monday Night Dance Club with Dick Parent Band

Prime
2209 E. Thompson Blvd
Tuesdays: Danny D
Fridays: Encore
Saturdays: Beach City Sound Club

Red Cove
1809 E. Main Street
Fri 12/11: 3 in the Morning

Rookees Sports Bar & Grill
419 E. Main Street
(805) 648-6862

Friday and Saturdays
10 pm Rotating DJs

Sandbox Coffeehouse
204 E. Thompson Blvd
805-641-1025
Thursdays Open Mic
Sat 12/12: De Lacoustic
Sun 12/13: Maggies Drawers
Sat 12/19: Doug MaCrae & Angie Marie
Sun 12/20: Peter O’Keefe

Sans Souci
21 S. Chestsnut
Sundays:  DJ Darko
Mondays: Karoake
Tuesdays: Twisted Tuesday
Wednesdays: Open mic with Sin Chonies
Thursdays: DJ Spinobi
Fri 12/11: Jan Michael & the Vincents
Sat 12/12: Focke Wolves
Fri 12/18: Bloody Reunion
Sat 12/19: Cursed Bastards

Squashed Grapes
2351 E. Main St.
805-643-7300
Live jazz music 7-10 pm
Wed 12/9: Urning Ghosts, The Daniel Rosenbloom Quartet
Thurs 12/10: Rufus Philpot’s B.A.D. Trio
Fri 12/11: H03
Sat 12/12: Lao Tizer Trio featuring Karen Briggs
Tues 12/15: Jazz Jam
Wed 12/16: Sammy Miller & the Congregation
Thurs 12/17: The Lounge Trio featuring Cougar Estrada
Fri 12/18: L.J. & the Boyz
Sat 12/19: The Frank Potenza Trio w/ Colin Bailey on drums

Star Lounge
343 E. Main Street
(805) 6438-4709
Fri: 12/11: Big Adventure
Sat 12/12: Rio Bravo
Fri 12/18: 80’s Invasion
Sat 12/19: Brandon Ragan Project

The Tavern
211 E. Santa Clara Street

Sunday open mics
Karaoke Tuesdays
Metal Music Wednesdays
DJs every Thursday college night

Ventura Beach Club
281 W. Main Street
Fri 12/18: Hot Roux with special guest Albert Lee

Ventura College Performing Art Center
4700 Loma Vista Road
Thurs 12/10: 8 pm The First Step Ventura College Jazz Band

W20 at the Watermark
598 E. Main Street
Fri & Sat 9 – Mid; Sun 3 – 6 pm
Fri 12/11: Brandon Ragan Project
Sat 12/12: The Bomb
Sun 12/13: Los Dudes
Fri 12/18: (downstairs) The Pullmen
Sat 12/19: Shari Puorto Band
12/20; Shawn Jones

The Wine Rack
14 S. California Street
Music runs 8-11 pm, Sundays at 3 pm
Mondays: Mike Cregan
Tuesdays: Frank Barajas and Doug Johnson
Thurs 12/10: Jon Gindick & Friends
Fri 12/11: Rich Sheldon
Sat 12/12: Sons of Jimi
Fri 12/18: Tom & Milo
Sat 12/19: Tim Carroll Band

The 805 Bar
Ventura Harbor
Tuesdays: 7 pm RJ Mischo & the Down Home Trio