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Amigos Cafe & Cantina
546 E. Main St.
805-874-2232
Mondays: Open mic
Sat 9/3: The Barrelhouse Wailers
Sun 9/4: 5 pm The Tossers; 9 pm Karaoke
Tues 9/6: Blues Bullet

Bombay Bar and Grill
143 S. California St.
(805) 643-4404
Fri 9/2 – Sun 9/4: 32nd annual Beach Party
Tues 9/6: 7 pm “Wild” Artist Open Mic
Sat 9/10: 7 pm The Vonettes and Fish Fry

The Cave
4435 McGrath Street
Weds & Saturdays: 5:30 – 8:30 pm Varon Thomas
Thurs & Fridays: 5:30 – 8:30 pm Warren Takahashi

Copa Cubana
Ventura Harbor Village
Tuesdays: RJ Mischo & the Down Home Trio
Thur 9/1: Martin & Macias
Fri 9/2: Lorenzo Martinez
Sat 9/3: The Swillys
Sun 9/4: Artis Ford Band
Thurs 9/8: Brandon Ragan

Dargan’s Irish Pub & Restaurant
593 E. Main Street
(805) 648-3001
Sun 9/4: 4 pm The Sunday Drivers

Discovery
1888 Thompson Blvd
Wednesdays: Starlight Swing Night
Thurs 9/1: Irie Essence
Fri 9/2: Red Not Chili Peppers
Sat 9/3: Tim Polecat’s Trio, Gator McMurders Rock’n Trio, Inazuma, more…
Sun 9/4: 11 am – Tribal Seeds, Hirie, The Movement, more; 7 pm Seedless, The Steppas
Sat 9/10: Nirvanish

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

Gigi’s Cocktails
2493 Grand Avenue
(805) 642-2411
Thurs, Fri & Sat: Karaoke

Golden China
760 S. Seaward
(805) 652-0688
Karaoke seven nights a week 9 pm
Tuesdays 7 pm: Open Mic

Gone West Cellars
5963 Olivas Park Drive
Fri 9/2: JJ Frank

Grapes and Hops
454 E. Main Street
Wednesdays: The Swillys
Fri 9/2: Shawn Jones
Sat 9/3: Carolyn Sills Combo
Sun 9/4: 3 pm Jade Hendrix
Fri 9/9: Tex Pistols
Sat 9/10: Mandi Gomez
Sun 9/11: 3 pm : Lee Rollag

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

Hong Kong Inn
435 E. Thompson Blvd
Mondays: Karaoke
Thursdays: Gypsy Blues Band swing night
Fri 9/2: Hi Hat Entertainment – Teresa James and the Rhythm Tramps
Sat 9/3: Del Franklin
Sun 9/4: Jon & Tom

Keynote Lounge
10245 Telephone Road
Tuesday and Wednesday: Karaoke
Thursday: Open Mic
Sunday: Karaoke
Fri 9/2: Tex Pistols
Sat 9/3: Rick Miller Band
Fri 9/9: Chill Factor
Sat 9/10: Green Central Station

Made West Brewing
1744 Donlon Street
Thurs music at 6:30; Sun at 2:30
Thurs 9/1: Erisy Watt
Sun 9/4: Skin and Bones
Thurs 9/8: Todd Hannigan, The Brambles
Sun 9/11: Gold and Gray

Majestic Ventura Theater
26 S. Chestnut Street
Sat 9/10: RKALiens, Agression, Stalag 13, False Confession, Strand Quentin, more…

Margarita Villa
Ventura Harbor Village
Fri & Sat at 6; Sundays at 3
Tuesdays: Dave Rae
Fri 9/2: Vertigo Blend
Sat 9/3: Corsican Brothers
Sun 9/4: CRV
Mon 9/5: The Mighty Cash Cats
Sun 9/11: The Swillys

O’Leary’s
6555 Telephone Road
Tuesdays: Free Jukebox
Wednesdays: Karaoke
Fri 9/2: Patience Grey
Fri 9/9: Live Band Karoke
Sat 9/10: Dylan Schmidt & the Rhythm Souls

Olivas Adobe
4200 Olivas Park Drive
Music Under the Stars
Sat 9/3: Lisa Haley & the Zydekats (Sold Out)

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

Plan B Winery
3520 Arundell Circle
Sun 9/11: The Mighty Cash Cats

Poinsettia Pavilion
3451 Foothill Road
(805) 648-1143
Sun 9/4: 2 pm Old Country Grass Band
Fri 9/9: Ventura Jazz Orchestra with Anna Kasper
Mon 9/12: Monday Night Dance Club with Wyatt Haupt

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

Red Cove
1809 E. Main Street
Thursdays: Music Club Open Jam Night

Rookees Sports Bar & Grill
419 E. Main Street
(805) 648-6862
Fri and Sat: Rotating DJs

Saloon BBQ Co.
456 E. Main Street
Thurs 9/1: Ventucky String Band
Fri 9/2: Anchor & Bear
Sat 9/3: Eric Tyler Experience
Fri 9/9: The Caverns
Sat 9/10: Streetlight Cadence
Sun 9/11: The Mutineers

Sandbox Coffeehouse
204 E. Thompson Blvd
805-641-1025
Thurs 6 pm, Weekends noon
Thursdays Open Mic
Sat 9/3: Doug Conlon
Sun 9/4: Patrick Gillham
Sat 9/10: Licity Collins
Sun 9/11: Marchal Riddle

Sans Souci
21 S. Chestnut
Sundays: DJ Darko
Mondays: Karaoke
Tuesdays: Twisted Tuesday w/ DJ
Wednesdays: Open mic
Thursdays: DJ Spinobi
Fri 9/9: Porter & the Bluebonnet, The Jelly

Squashed Grapes
2351 E. Main St.
805-643-7300
Live jazz music 7-10 pm
Wed 8/31: Dogfish
Thurs 9/1: The Lounge Trio
Fri 9/2: Maya Burns
Sat 9/3: Plotz
Tues 9/6: Jazz Jam
Wed 9/7: Denigris & Smith Quartet
Thurs 9/8: HO3 featuring Daniel Ross
Fri 9/9: Rachel Flowers
Sat 9/10: Barrelhouse Wailers

Star Lounge
343 E. Main Street
Fri 9/2: Bad Habit
Sat 9/3: Bloody Reunion
Fri 9/9: The Sheiks
Sat 9/10: Cross Cut

The Tavern
211 E. Santa Clara Street
Sunday open mics
Karaoke Tuesdays
Metal Music Wednesdays
DJs every Thursday college night
Fri 9/2: Sin Chonies
Fri 9/9: The Caverns
Sat 9/10: Nick Dean

Ventura Harbor
Rock on the Dock
3-6 pm
Sat 9/3: Carmen & the Renegade Vigilantes
Sat 9/10: Hard Times Band
VFW Hall
3801 Market Street
Saturdays: 4-8 pm Captain Ron

W20 at the Watermark
598 E. Main Street
Thurs 6 pm, Fri & Sat 9 pm, Sun 3 pm
Fri 9/2: 6 pm Karen Eden; 9 pm Dive Bar Messiahs
Sat 9/3: The Bomb
Sun 9/4: The Bomb
Fri 9/9: Rick Wakefield
Sat 9/10: Maitland Ward Allstars
Sun 9/11: Jade Hendrix

The Wine Rack
14 S. California Street
Music runs 7-11 pm, Sundays at 2:30 pm
Sundays: B&V Acoustics
Mondays: Open Mic
Tuesdays: Keith Cain
Wednesday: Danielle Stacy
Thurs 9/1: Jon Gindick
Fri 9/2: Keith Cain
Sat 9/3: Justin Spring
Sun 9/4: B&V Acoustic
Thurs 9/8: Tom & Milo
Fri 9/9: Gregg Myers
Sat 9/10: Danille Stacy

The 805 Bar
Ventura Harbor
Sat & Sun: Noon Kenny DeVoe
Fri 9/2: Kenny Devoe
Sat 9/3: Rivera Sonnarborg Duo
Fri 9/9: Kenny Devoe

Idols, Icons, and more…
by Pam Baumgardner
VenturaRocks.com

With the Ventura County Fair behind us leaving us with many cool memories of so many amazing concerts, I would be remissed if I didn’t share one slightly monumental event that took place on Tuesday afternoon.  One of our musical treasures we claim as our own is Jimmy Calire who you can find playing here in town with several different bands. I once wrote about stories Calire shared with me when his band Raven played in New York City and Jimi Hendrix would join in on the jam and I even once read that Janis Joplin tried to hire him at one point. Calire also toured with America in the seventies, so it was really cool when America played at the fair and invited Jimmy to join them for their final song, their most iconic tune, “Horse with No Name”.  I had to ask Jimmy about it and he modestly told me, “Joining them on the song was great, but just catching up backstage was even better.”

Another anecdotal story I must share with you involves another local artist whom you can find singing her Aussie heart out most weeks here in town, of course I’m speaking of Karen Eden.  Mark Hartley of the Watermark specifically had Eden booked for Thursday, August 4, in order to surprise her with one of Eden’s idols. Karen told me, “I was half way through a song when Hartley gave me a mischievous look and out from behind him stepped none other than Olivia Newton-John!” Karen of course immediately recognized her and smiled a huge grin. She told me, “I can’t believe I kept singing!”  After the song Karen went up to Olivia and gave her a big hug.  Karen got to tell her how she grew up listening to, learning from and loving her. Karen confessed, “She was so lovely; it was a treat of a lifetime for me.”  It also turned out that Karen’s guitarist that evening, Cary Park, had played on one of Olivia’s albums back in the 90s. What a night!

And just so you know Mark Hartley, Dave Grohl is my favorite idol.  Just sayin’.
Music Under the Stars continues Saturday nights throughout the summer at the historic Olivas Adobe with music from the Shari Puorto Band (Rock ‘n’ Blues) on August 20 and Savor (Santana tribute band) on August 27 which is already sold out.

And finally Spencer Makenzie’s Cornhole Tournament has been growing exponentially gaining recognition as the West Coast’s biggest cornhole/bean bag tournament and though their main focus is the contest, they’re also continuing their End of Summer party with a free concert Saturday, August 27, featuring Mandex.  Show starts at 6 with Andre, then Brothers Fortune and the headliners at 8.

Do you have any music related news or upcoming shows you want help publicizing? Send all information short or long to [email protected], and for updated music listings daily, go to www.VenturaRocks.com.

If the Fair is a Rockin’…
by Pam Baumgardner
VenturaRocks.com

Finally, it’s Fair time!!! Yippee! Deep fried foods of all kinds, here I come and I don’t feel too guilty as I’ll be burning off those empty calories dancing to all the great music coming our way. The fair officially opens on Wednesday August 3 (the Fair Parade will be held on Saturday morning the 6th on Main Street downtown Ventura), and will run through Sunday, August 14. Their full entertainment schedule can be found at the fair’s official website (VenturaCountyFair.org). I’m looking forward to Styx, Old Dominion, the return of Joan Jett, and of course one of my favorite bands, Third Eye Blind!

Music Under the Stars continues Saturday nights throughout the summer at the historic Olivas Adobe with Cuban Classica music from OrquestaCharangoa on August 6 and one of the best Beatles tribute bands around, Britain’s Finest on August 13.

Here’s an interesting tidbit, Paul Black (of LA Guns fame) will be returning to Margarita Villa on Saturday, August 13. Black had actually reached out to the venue asking for a slot to play and they were happy to oblige.

I looked over Squashed Grapes’ August calendar for jazz music and trust me, there’s going to be plenty of cool jazz for your hot summer nights culminating with the return of Doug Webb featuring Danny Carey of TOOL on Saturday, August 27. Carey missed the last engagement due to touring conflicts.  Other highlights to watch for include the return of Bobby West with Adam Clark on August 3, Anne Hall & the Remarkables on the 7th, the Fair Parade band August 6 (always a good time), Rachel Flowers on the 13^th, Colin Bailey on the 25^th and D.onDarox and the Melody Joy Bakers on the 26^th.  Full line up can be found at SquashedGrapes.com/events.

The final installment of Ventura Rocks on CAPS Media has been released.  Don’t miss The NaVaNaX airing now on CAPS but it’s also available 24/7 on Ventura Rocks’ YouTube channel.  The guys did a spectacular job.  Many thanks to the crew at CAPS for the opportunity and for their support of Ventura’s music scene.

And finally, I caught up with lead singer/musician Eric Rachmany of Rebelution who assured me the band will return to Ventura, but on their current tour you’ll have to catch them at the Santa Barbara Bowl on August 13.  Eric told me, “Ventura is just as much home for us as Santa Barbara.  Back in the day us and Iration had the opportunity to open for Yellowman at the Ventura Theatre.  We have some great memories in Ventura.  We will be back!”  You can read the full interview on VenturaRocks.com, and you’ll most likely want to pick up their latest release, “Falling Into Place.”

Do you have any music related news or upcoming shows you want help publicizing? Send all information short or long to [email protected], and for updated music listings daily, go to www.VenturaRocks.com.

For more events go to VenturaRocks.com

Amigos Cafe & Cantina
546 E. Main St.
805-874-2232
Mondays: Open mic
Wed 8/3: Live Band Karaoke
Thurs 8/4: Dylan Schmidt & the Rhythm Souls
Sat 8/6: The Seaside Band
Sun 8/7: 5 pm The Tossers; 9 pm Karaoke

Café Fiore & Treehouse
66 S. California Street
Wed 8/3: Bryan McCann & Friends
Thurs 8/4: Rick Whitfield
Fri 8/5: Soul Infusion
Sat 8/6: Alex Nestor
Sun 8/7: Babylon Rockers
Tues 8/9: Donna Butler
Wed 8/10: Big Adventure
Thurs 8/11: Whesli
Fri 8/12: Instone
Sat 8/13: Drunken Monkeys
Sun 8/14: Casey Jones
Tues 8/16: Donna Greene

The Cave
4435 McGrath Street
Weds & Saturdays: 5:30 – 8:30 pm Varon Thomas
Thurs & Fridays: 5:30 – 8:30 pm Warren Takahashi

Copa Cubana
Ventura Harbor Village
Tuesdays: RJ Mischo & the Down Home Trio
Thurs 8/4: Al Martin
Fri 8/5: Artis Band
Sat 8/6: Lorenzo Martinez
Sun 8/7: Karen Eden
Thurs 8/11: Carlo Fontane
Fri 8/12: Brandon Ragan
Sat 8/13: Al Martin
Sun 8/14: Hot Roux

Discovery
1888 Thompson Blvd
Thurs 8/4: Raging Fyah
Fri 8/5: Shaky Feelin’; DJ Xist
Sat 8/6: Metalachi
Thurs 8/11: Siaosi & the Jimmy Weeks Project
Fri 8/12: Ska Daddyz, Stoneflys; DJ Spinobi
El Rey Cantina
294 E. Main Street
Fridays: 4 pm Xoco Moraza and Friends; 9:30 DJ/Karaoke by DJ Gold Dust
Saturdays: DJ Erock

Golden China
760 S. Seaward
(805) 652-0688
Karaoke seven nights a week 9 pm
Tuesdays 7 pm: Open Mic

Grapes and Hops
454 E. Main Street
Fri 8/5: Maggie McClure & Shane Henry
Sat 8/6: Bryan Titus Trio
Sun 8/7: Brandon Ragan
Fri 8/12: Sage Gentle-Wing
Sat 8/13: Tex Pistols
Sun 8/14: Shawn Jones

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

Hong Kong Inn
435 E. Thompson Blvd
Sundays: Jon & Tom
Mondays: Karaoke
Thursdays: Gypsy Blues Band swing night
Fri 8/5: Hi Hat Entertainment-Hunter & the Dirty Jacks
Keynote Lounge
10245 Telephone Road
Tuesday and Wednesday: Karaoke
Thursday: Open Mic
Sunday: Karaoke
Fri 8/5: Custom Made
Sat 8/6: Action Down
Fri 8/12: Red Rhythm
Sat 8/13: Cross Cut 805

Made West Brewing
1744 Donlon Street
Thurs 8/4: 6:30 pm Erisy Watt
Sun 8/7: 2:30 pm Fox Trax
Thurs 8/11: 5 pm Blak Jags, Noble Griswal
Sun 8/14: 2:30 pm Uproots
Majestic Ventura Theater
26 S. Chestnut Street
Fri 8/5: Natalia LaFourcade

Margarita Villa
Ventura Harbor Village
Fri & Sat at 5; Sundays at 3
Fri 8/5: Unkle Monkey
Sat 8/6: Crosscut
Sun 8/7: Vertigo Blend
Tues 8/9: Bobby Campbell
Fri 8/12: JD Broz
Sat 8/13: Paul Mars Black
Sun 8/14: The Mighty Cash Cats
Tues 8/16: Dave Rae

Montalvo Square Shopping Center
1746 S. Victoria Avenue
Music 6-8 pm
Sat 8/6: Sgt. Pepper
Sat 8/13: Renown

O’Leary’s
6555 Telephone Road
Tuesdays: Free Jukebox
Wednesdays: Karaoke
Fri 8/5: Lola Haag
Sat 8/6: Kenny Devoe
Fri 8/12: Live Band Karaoke
Sat 8/13: Daisy Dukes & Cowboy Boots Jukebox

Olivas Adobe
4200 Olivas Park Drive
Music Under the Stars
Sat 8/6: Orquesta Charangua
Sat 8/13: Britain’s Finest

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

Poinsettia Pavillion
3451 Foothill Road
(805) 648-1143
Mon 8/8: Monday Night Dance Club with Wyatt Haupt
Mon 8/15: 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
Thursdays: Music Club Open Jam Night

Rookees Sports Bar & Grill
419 E. Main Street
(805) 648-6862
Fri and Sat: Rotating DJs

Sandbox Coffeehouse
204 E. Thompson Blvd
805-641-1025
Thurs 6 pm, Weekends noon
Thursdays Open Mic
Sat 8/6: Patrick Maher
Sun 8/7: Steve Bedau
Sat 8/13: Juan D. Mendoza
Sun 8/14: West Coast Rhythm

Sans Souci
21 S. Chestnut
Sundays: DJ Darko
Mondays: Karaoke
Tuesdays: Twisted Tuesday w/ DJ
Wednesdays: Open mic
Thursdays: DJ Spinobi
Fri 8/5: Mossman
Sat 8/6: Danny Garone Band w/ Whiskey Dick
Fri 8/12: The Jelly
Sat 8/13: Shady Ladies

Squashed Grapes
2351 E. Main St.
805-643-7300
Live jazz music 7-10 pm
Wed 8/3: Adam Clark Trio feat. Bobby West
Thurs 8/4: Hans Ottsen Trio
Fri 8/5: Chuck Johnson’s Interplay
Sat 8/6: 2016 Fair Parade Band
Wed 8/10: Anne Hall & the Remarkables
Thurs 8/11: Bill Bannister’s Blue Dog Group
Fri 8/12: Bevan Manson & Friends
Sat 8/13: Rachel Flowers Trio
Tues 8/16: Jazz Jam

Star Lounge
343 E. Main Street
Fri 8/5: CRV
Sat 8/6: Drunken Monkeys
Fri 8/12: Pull the Trigger
Sat 8/13: Rio Bravo

The Tavern
211 E. Santa Clara Street
Sunday open mics
Karaoke Tuesdays
Metal Music Wednesdays
DJs every Thursday college night
Fri 8/5: Rich Sheldon
Fri 8/12: Rich Sheldon
Sat 8/13: The Caverns

Ventura Fair
10 W. Harbor Blvd
Concerts included in price of admission
7:30 show time unless otherwise indicated
Thurs 8/4: Styx
Fri 8/5: Old Dominion
Sat 8/6: Third Eye Blind
Sun 8/7: 3 pm El Chapo de Sinaloa; Los Rieleros del Norte; El Dasa
Mon 8/8: UB40
Tues 8/9: 1 pm America; 7:30 pm Patti LaBelle
Wed 8/10: Chris Young
Thurs 8/11: Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Fri 8/12: Trace Adkins

Ventura Harbor Carousel Stage
Wednesdays Noon – 1 pm: Steel Drum
Saturdays 1 -4 pm: Steel Drum
Sun 8/7: The Salty Suites
Sun 8/14: Smokey & Friends
VFW Hall
3801 Market Street
Saturdays: 4-8 pm Captain Ron

W20 at the Watermark
598 E. Main Street
Thurs 6 pm, Fri & Sat 9 pm, Sun 3 pm
Thurs 8/4: Karen Eden
Fri 8/5: Redfish
Sat 8/6: The Bomb
Sun 8/7: Shawn Jones
Thurs 8/11: Gold & Gray
Fri 8/12: CRV Band
Sat 8/13: Action Down
Sun 8/14: Zeal Levin

The Wine Rack
14 S. California Street
Music runs 7-11 pm, Sundays at 2:30 pm
Sundays: B&V Acoustics
Mondays: Open Mic
Tuesdays: Keith Cain
Wednesday: Danielle Stacy
Thurs 7/21: Jon Gindick
Fri 8/5: Déjà vu Too
Sat 8/6: The Ventura Jazz Collective
Fri 8/12: Hans Ottsen Trio
Sat 8/13: Jeff Uzzel
The 805 Bar
Ventura Harbor
Sat & Sun: Noon Kenny DeVoe

Spicy summer tunes!
by Pam Baumgardner
VenturaRocks.com

The good folks that bring you Ventura’s Wine Walk, Champange on Main and Tequila and Taco Music Festival have moved the latter from the Collection to Ventura’s Plaza Park! The event will run over two days July 23 and 24th with music from Adelaide, Patron Latin Rhythms, Instone, SambaDá and Metalachi. More ticket information can be found at tequilaandtacomusicfestival.com/ventura.

Nashville singer-songwriter Don Gallardo will be performing at Saloon BBQ on Friday, July 29. Gallardo, who’sjust recently back from another successful UK tour, will be playing select shows outside of his home base of Nashville to celebrate his summer US release of his acclaimed album, “Hickory” (four stars from MOJO Magazine and named one of the best albums of 2015 by The Telegraph).

It’s the final dates of the Ventura Music Festival with Sergio Mendes, a Celebration of 50 years of Brazil 66 at the Oxnard Performing Arts Center on Friday July 22, and the last two dates will be held at the Ventura College Performing Arts Center with Ventura Music Festival’s musical director, Nuvi Mehta & Friends on Saturday, July 23 and wrapping it up will be a program entitled “Composers and the Movies” on Sunday July 24.

Music Under the Stars continues Saturday nights throughout the summer at the historic Olivas Adobe with New Orleans style boogie and blues from Porterhouse Bob on July 23 and Queen Nation’s tribute to the rock band Queen on July 30.

And finally, I caught up with the dynamic Kelly Zirbes of Kelly’s Lot who is super jazzed that their good friend Jean Francois will be back visiting this summer. I asked her about how their friendship between she, her husband Perry (Kelly’s Lot guitarist) and Francois began and Kelly told me, “I met Jean Francois in 2010 during a tour in France. We became instant friends and we decided it would be fun to share our love of music and community with each other. Perry and I have traveled to France three times since then to play shows that Jean Francois organized and promoted in the Auvergne region in France. The French community embraced our band so last year I invited eight friends from Ventura to join the band in France and the bonding of Auvergne and Ventura began. A couple band members and I even played on Jean’s new CD, “Death Valley Blues” which was inspired by his first trip to Southern California in 2015.”

At the end of July, Kelly’s Lot will host Jean Francois for 6 shows here in Southern California; two of which are in Ventura County. The first one is on July 29th at Four Brix Winery in Ventura and then on July 30 at The Maritime Museum in Channel Islands for the annual Oxnard event, Chowder Feat.

Do you have any music related news or upcoming shows you want help publicizing?
Send all information short or long to [email protected], and for updated music listings daily, go to www.VenturaRocks.com

Music Calendar
For more events go to VenturaRocks.com

Amigos Cafe & Cantina
546 E. Main St.
805-874-2232
Mondays: Open mic
Wed 7/20: Patience Grey
Thurs 7/21: Lamour & the Mystiks
Fri 7/22: The Right Amount of Wrong
Sat 7/23: DJ Rococo
Sun 7/24: 5 pm The Swillys; 9 pm Karaoke
Tues 7/26: Shure Thing
Thurs 7/28: Synrgy
Fri 7/29: Wax Off
Sat 7/30: DJ Cue
Sun 7/31: 5 pm Jade Hendrix; 9 pm Karaoke

Bombay Bar & Grill
143 S. California Street
Thurs 7/21: Sparrows Gate, Ezza Rose, Honey Owl
Fri 7/22: 7 pm The Real Lifeguards

Café Fiore & Treehouse
66 S. California Street
Wed 7/20: Donna Butler
Thurs 7/21: Jade Hendrix
Fri 7/22: Boogie Wonderland
Sat 7/23: Soul Infusion
Sun 7/24: Jahmark & the Soul Shakers
Tues 7/26: Jerry & Colete Duo
Wed 7/27: Big Adventure
Thurs 7/28: Cosolive
Fri 7/29: Soul Infusion
Sat 7/30: Instone
Sun 7/31: Babylon Rockers

The Cave
4435 McGrath Street
Weds & Saturdays: 5:30 – 8:30 pm Varon Thomas
Thurs & Fridays: 5:30 – 8:30 pm Warren Takahashi

Copa Cubana
Ventura Harbor Village
Tuesdays: RJ Mischo & the Down Home Trio
Wednesdays: Rare Jazz Well Done
Thurs 7/21: Brandon Ragan
Fri 7/22: Lorenzo Martinez
Sat 7/23: Live Band Karaoke
Sun 7/24: “Spicco” Kenny’s Jazz
Thurs 7/28: Toni Jannota
Fri 7/29: Brandon Ragan
Sun 7/31: Laura Cozzi Soul Machine

Discovery
1888 Thompson Blvd
Thurs 7/21: Leilani Wolfgramm
Fri 7/22: Heavy Petty; Flashback Friday w/ DJ Xist
T 7/23: Bar-B and the Ranch Hands
Thurs 7/28: After the Smoke
Fri 7/29: Crosscut 805; Flashback Friday w/ DJ Defcon
Sat 7/30: DJ Honey

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

Four Brix
2290 Eastman Ave #109
Fri 7/29: Kelly’s Lot

Golden China
760 S. Seaward
(805) 652-0688
Karaoke seven nights a week 9 pm
Tuesdays 7 pm: Open Mic

Gone West Cellars
5963 Olivas park Drive
Music Fridays 6-8 pm
Fri 7/22: Double Trouble
Fri 7/29: Unkle Monkey

Grapes and Hops
454 E. Main Street
Fri 7/22: Rent Party Blues Band
Sat 7/30: Shelby Figueroa, Lainey Taylor

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

Hong Kong Inn
435 E. Thompson Blvd
Mondays Karaoke
Thursdays: Gypsy Blues Band swing night
Fri 7/22: Hi Hat Entertainment – The Forty Fours
Sun 7/24: John Hendrickson
Fri 7/29: Hi Hat Entertainment – Billy Vera & the Beaters
Sat 7/30: Dee Dee’s Aloha Island Dolls

Keynote Lounge
10245 Telephone Road
Tuesday and Wednesday: Karaoke
Thursday: Open Mic
Sunday: Karaoke
Fri 7/22: Red Rhythm
Sat 7/23: Rick Miller Band
Fri 7/29: What the Funk
Sat 7/30: Vital Itch

Majestic Ventura Theater
26 S. Chestnut Street
Fri 7/22: Panteon Rococo
Mon 8/1: Anderson . Park & the Free Nationals

Margarita Villa
Ventura Harbor Village
Fri & Sat at 5; Sundays at 3
Tuesdays: 6-9: Dave Rae
Fri 7/22: Luna Crave, Stellaruins, Cooper N Queen, Galatic Polecats
Sat 7/23: Herbal Rootz
Sun 7/24: Unkle Monkey
Fri 7/29: Catifsh Fry
Sat 7/30: Jon Francis
Sun 7/31: Greasy Kids Stuff

Montalvo Square Shopping Center
1746 S. Victoria Avenue
Music 6-8 pm
Sat 7/23: The Mighty Cash Cats
Sat 7/30: Acadiana

O’Leary’s
6555 Telephone Road
Tuesdays: Free Jukebox
Wednesdays: Karaoke
Fri 7/22: Live Band Karaoke
Sat 7/23: Wishbone
Fri 7/29: Ben Garcia

Olivas Adobe
4200 Olivas Park Drive
Music Under the Stars
Sat 7/23: Porterhouse Bob
Sat 7/30: Queen Nation

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

Poinsettia Pavillion
3451 Foothill Road
(805) 648-1143
Mon 8/1: 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
Thursdays: Music Club Open Jam Night

Rookees Sports Bar & Grill
419 E. Main Street
(805) 648-6862
Fri and Sat: Rotating DJs

Saloon BBQ Co.
456 E. Main Street
Fri 7/22: The Seaside Band
Fri 7/29: The Battlefield, Don Gallardo

Sandbox Coffeehouse
204 E. Thompson Blvd
805-641-1025
Thurs 6 pm, Weekends noon
Thursdays Open Mic
Sat 7/23: Ted West
Sun 7/24: Walt Dunlap
Sat 7/30: Patrick Gillham
Sun 7/31: Salvador Magallon Calderon

Sans Souci
21 S. Chestnut
Sundays: DJ Darko
Mondays: Karaoke
Tuesdays: Twisted Tuesday w/ DJ
Wednesdays: Open mic
Thursdays: DJ Spinobi
Fri 7/ 22: DJ Pistolero
Sat 7/23: DJ Pistolero
Fri 7/29: Moonridge, Rick Miller Band
Sat 7/30: Don’t Trust Whitey

Squashed Grapes
2351 E. Main St.
805-643-7300
Live jazz music 7-10 pm
Wed 7/20: CODA
Thurs 7/21: Hans Ottsen Trio
Fri 7/22: O’Toole Quartet
Sat 7/23: Fair Parade Band
Thurs 7/28: Ventura Jazz Collective
Fri 7/29: Equinox
Sat 7/30: Tom Buckner & Friends
Tues 8/2: Jazz Jam

Star Lounge
343 E. Main Street
Fri 7/22: Big Adventure
Sat 7/23: Arockolypse Now
Fri 7/29: 80/80 Vision
Sat 7/30: Time Bomb

Surf Brewery
4561 Market Street
Sat 7/23: Southside Richie
Sat 7/30: Soul Purpose

The Tavern
211 E. Santa Clara Street
Sunday open mics
Karaoke Tuesdays
Metal Music Wednesdays
DJs every Thursday college night
Wed 7/20: Iconoclasm, Toxin, Hellfunk, Ubiquity
Fri 7/22: The Black Hips
Sat 7/23: Blues Bullet
Sat 7/30: Rubberneck Lions

Tequila & Taco Music Festival
Plaza Park – Santa Clara & Chestnut
Sat 7/24: Adelaide, SambaDa, Patron Latin Rhythms
Sun 7/25: Instone, Metalachi Band, SambaDa

Ventura College Performing Arts Center
Ventura Music Festival
Sat 7/23: Nuvi Mehta & Friends
Sun 7/24: Composers & the Movies

Ventura Harbor Carousel Stage
Wednesdays Noon – 1 pm: Steel Drum
Saturdays 1 -4 pm: Steel Drum
Sun 7/24 1-4 pm: Smokey & Friends
Sun 7/31 1-4 pm: Acousticats

VFW Hall
3801 Market Street
Saturdays: 4-8 pm Captain Ron

W20 at the Watermark
598 E. Main Street
Thurs 7 pm, Fri & Sat 9 pm, Sun 3 pm
Thurs 7/21: Karen Eden Trio
Fri 7/22: Instone
Sat 7/23: The Bomb
Sun 7/24: Alastair Greene
Thurs 7/28: Jade Hendrix
Fri 7/29: Rick Whitfield
Sat 7/30: The Bomb
Sun 7/31 11 am David Patt; 3 pm CRV Band
The Wine Rack
14 S. California Street
Music runs 7-11 pm, Sundays at 2:30 pm
Sundays: B&V Acoustics
Mondays: Open Mic
Tuesdays: Keith Cain
Wednesday: Danielle Stacy
Thurs 7/21: Jon Gindick
Fri 7/22: B&V Acoustic
Sat 7/23: Road Brothers
Fri 7/29: Danielle Stacy
Sat 7/30: Rare Jazz Well Done

The 805 Bar
Ventura Harbor
Sat & Sun: 1 pm Kenny DeVoe

Summer music heating up!
by Pam Baumgardner
VenturaRocks.com

One of my favorite events of the year, Surf Rodeo, is finally upon us over the weekend of July 16^th and 17^th! You won’t want to miss this year’s music line up with a great eclectic mix of local, near local and national with over two dozen bands continuously playing on two different stages. The crew have it down to fine art while one stage is live, the other is tearing down and setting up the next band. Stationed between the two stages of course is where the surf competitions take place with male and female categories from 13 and under up to 45 and over including a Pro/Open category with $1,000 purse. All seriousness aside, you’ll want to catch the “greased pig” competition where oiled up surfers try to tackle the waves with grace, which of course turns out to be nothing but hilarious.

Music starts at 10 am both days; high on my list of priorities music wise include Dirty Race, Mark Masson and Phriends, Hy Brasil, The NaVaNaX, No Duh, Spencer the Gardener, The Pullmen, an obligatory set from Raging Arb and the Redheads and of course the headliner, Dave Wakeling and The English Beat who will wrap up the weekend on Sunday.

The Ventura Music Festival’s 22nd season runs July 15 through the 24th with the big ticket being Sergio Mendes, “A Celebration of 50 Years of Brasil 66” on Friday, July 22.  Ticket information can be found at VenturaMusicFesitval.org; however, there will be a couple of free events, the first one on Friday, July 15 at 6 pm at the corner of California and Santa Clara with the Festival Brass Quintet and the second one, a Master Class on Saturday morning July 16 in the Ventura college Performing Arts Center.

9 Mile Skid (Grateful Dead tribute band), are calling it day, while a few former members of Bullet Made Statues, StoneFlys, and Trash Honey have come together to form a new band, Goodnight Kiss. The band’s already making their mark on LA whilst playing our local haunts such as Amigos, W20 and Sans Souci.

The Ventura County Fair doesn’t open until the first week in August, so don’t plan on taking your vacation during their run as their music is exceptional from UB40, a return of Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and one of my favorites, Third Eye Blind. Of course all music is included in the price of admission; get the lowdown at www.VenturaCountyFair.org.

And finally summer wouldn’t be summer without Music Under the Stars at Olivas Adobe on Saturday nights through September 3^rd.  July 9^th kicks off the season with Mirage – Visions of Fleetwood Mac.  All dates and ticket information can be found on the City’s website: www.CityofVentura.net/mus.

Do you have any music related news or upcoming shows you want help publicizing? Send all information short or long to [email protected], and for updated music listings daily, go to www.VenturaRocks.com.

American roots alive in Ventura
by Pam Baumgardner
VenturaRocks.com

Roadshow Revival is finally here the weekend of June 25 and 26 and will once again will be held at Mission Park downtown Ventura. I asked owner and found of RSR, Ross Emery, about the shift away from a tribute to the Man in Black and he told me, “The change to Roadshow Revival came about after much consideration and moving away from restrictions and monetary investments with the JR CASH estate (I was authorized to use the Johnny Cash Music Festival name on an annual basis).   The Emery Family decided to open up the branding to a celebration of American Roots Music; so we’re now celebrating and showcasing influential music in the 21 century!”

Some of the acts to look for at this year’s Roadshow Revival include John Doe, The Paladins, The Blasters, Robert Gordon, James Intveld, along with local favorites The Vonettes, Jackass, Hard 6 plus a dozen or so more bands. Along with top-notch rockabilly, outlaw country/American Roots music you can check out the awesome Kustom cars and bikes, a Pin-up girl pageant, tons of vendors and a kid’s corral. Get more information and tickets at RoadshowRevival.com.

The City’s 41st annual Fourth of July Street Fair continues this year starting with a Pushem Pullem parade followed by over 300 arts and crafts, vendors, food booths and music.  The City is expecting 30,000 residents and visitors this year. The music line up on several stages includes Rhythm 805, Tom & Milo, Raised on Vinyl, Bar B and the Ranch Hands, the Unusual Suspects, Caliente, and the Iron Mountain Boys. If you want to beat the parking the City will be offering a free bike corral on California Street at Santa Clara as well as free shuttle service from the County Government Center.

The Mighty Cash Cats are making their fourth trip to the Emerald Isle this Summer, as The Pullmen return for their umpteenth tour of France.

Ones to Watch Productions have added additional shows for their showcases at Grapes and Hops on Main Street, downtown Ventura.  You won’t want to miss the Doug Pettibone Band when they play there on Saturday, July 2. As you may know, Doug Pettibone has toured with Jewel, Tracy Chapman, Lucinda Williams, Marianne Faithful and more recently supporting John Mayer on lap steel and guitar.

Sunday Punk Rock Party for June will be held on Sunday, June 26 at Sans Souci with Conquer the Martians, Public Enema, Hymen Blasters and the Schadenfreuders out of Portland, Oregon.

And finally, congratulations to Mark Masson for tying the knot. Mark’s band, Shaky Feelin’ has been racking up the views on our Ventura Rocks YouTube channel.  The next band in the studio to be featured on Ventura Rocks at CAPS Media will be The NaVaNaX!

Do you have any music related news or upcoming shows you want help publicizing? Send all information short or long to [email protected], and for updated music listings daily, go to www.VenturaRocks.com.