Music Calendar
4/27 – 5/10
For more events go to VenturaRocks.com

Amigos Cafe & Cantina
546 E. Main St.
805-874-2232
Mondays: Open mic
Tuesdays: Blues Bullet
Wed 4/27: 7 pm Danielle Stacy
Thurs 4/28: After the Smoke
Fri 4/29: CRV
Sat 4/30: DJ Q
Sun 5/1: 5 pm The Tossers; 9 pm Karaoke
Thurs 5/5: Caliente 805
Fri 5/6: Radio 95.9 DJ night
Sat 5/7: Midlife Crisis
Sun 5/8: 5 pm Medicine Hat; 9 pm Karaoke

Bombay Bar & Grill
143 S. California St.
805-643-4404
Fri 5/6: The Velveteen Band, Hard Six

Café Fiore
66 S. California Street
Wed 4/27: Big Adventure
Thurs 4/28: Jade Hendrix
Fri 4/29: Sound Effect
Sat 4/30: Soul Infusion

Copa Cubana
Ventura Harbor Village
Mondays: The Estrada Band

Dargan’s
593 E. Main Street
Sun 5/1: 4 pm The Sunday Drivers

Discovery
1888 Thompson Blvd
Wed 4/27: Ventura Jazz Orchestra with Donna Greene
Thurs 4/28: Katchafire, Mystic Roots
Fri 4/29: Rock Cats Rock
Sat 4/30: Molly Ringwald Project
Sun 5/1: Skanks Roots Project, Janelle Phillips
Thurs 5/5: Soul Majestic
Fri 5/6: Wishbone
Sat 5/7: Damage Inc.

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

First United Methodist Church
1338 E. Santa Clara Street
Fri 5/6: Ventura Music Festival Rising Stars Concert

The Garage
1091 Scandia Avenue
Wed 5/4: City Hall and the Co Founder
Mon 5/9: Drop Dead, Margrudegrind, Yautja, Deadbeat

GiGi’s
2493 Grand Avenue
Thurs & Fridays: Karaoke
Sat 4/30: The Brian Faith Band

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 4/29: Varon Thomas Trio
Sat 4/30: The Barrelhouse Wailers

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 4/29: Coda
Sat 4/30: Laura Cozzi & Soul Machine

Keynote Lounge
10245 Telephone Road
Tuesday and Wednesday: Karaoke
Thursday: Open Mic
Sunday: Karaoke
Fri 4/29: Tex Pistols
Sat 4/30: Black Canyon Band
Fri 5/6: Action Down
Sat 5/7: Sean Wiggins

Majestic Ventura Theater
26 S. Chestnut Street
(805) 653-0721
Tues 5/10: The Neighbourhood

Margarita Villa
Ventura Harbor Village
Fri 4/29: 5 pm Michael B. Baggs
Sun 5/1: 3 pm Chris Byrd and the Flockers
Sat 5/7:  5 pm Steve Stafford

Now Ventura|
185 E. Santa Clara Ave.|
Fridays: 7-10 Jazz; 10 pm DJ
Saturdays 10 pm DJ
Wednesdays 7-10 Jazz Jam

O’Leary’s
6555 Telephone Road
Fri 4/29: Solimar

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

Plan B Wine Cellars
3520 Arundell Circle
Sun 5/8: 4:30 pm Jodi Farrell & TreCoustics

Poinsettia Pavillion
3451 Foothill Road
(805) 648-1143
Mon 5/2:  Monday Night Dance Club with Dick Parent Band
Mon 5/9:  Monday Night Dance Club with Wyatt Haupt Band

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

Rookees Sports Bar & Grill
419 E. Main Street
(805) 648-6862
Fri 4/29: DJ Steezy Steve
Sat 4/30: DJ Wiz Kid

Saloon BBQ Co,.
456 E. Main Street
Thurs 5/5: 6 pm Ventucky String Band|
Fri 5/6: 9 pm Anchor & Bear
Sun 5/8: 4 pm Rich Sheldon

Salzer’s Records
5777 Valentine Road
Thurs 4/28: 6 pm Emily Kinney

Sandbox Coffeehouse
204 E. Thompson Blvd
805-641-1025
Thurs 6 pm, Weekends noon
Thursdays Open Mic
Sat 4/30: Patrick Maher
Sun 5/1: Licity Collins
Sat 5/7: Havilah Abrego
Sun 5/8: Dennis Russell

Sans Souci
21 S. Chestsnut
Sundays:  DJ Darko
Mondays: Karoake
Tuesdays: Transform Tuesday
Wednesdays: Open mic
Thursdays: DJ Spinobi
Fri 4/29: Alligator Dave
Sat 4/30: Stevie Char

Squashed Grapes
2351 E. Main St.
805-643-7300
Live jazz music 7-10 pm
Wed 4/27: Teka & the New Bossa
Thurs 4/28: Lett, Mancini & Dutz
Fri 4/29: Eric Harrington & Friends
Sat 4/30: Frank Potenza & Friends
Tues 5/3: Jazz Jam
Wed 5/4: Adam Clark Trio
Thurs 5/5: Pentasonic
Fri 5/6: Alex Snydman Quartet
Sat 5/7: The Barrelhouse Wailers

Star Lounge
343 E. Main Street
Fri 4/28: Big Adventure
Sat 4/29: Time Bomb

The Tavern
211 E. Santa Clara Street
Sunday open mics
Karaoke Tuesdays
Metal Music Wednesdays
DJs every Thursday college night

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

W20 at the Watermark
598 E. Main Street
Fri 4/29: 6 pm Karen Eden; 9 pm Shawn Jones
Sat 4/30: The Bomb
Thurs 5/5: 7 pm Fido
Fri 5/6: 6 pm Karen Eden; 9 pm Sound Effect
Sat 5/7: 9 pm The Bomb

The Wine Rack
14 S. California Street
Music runs 7-11 pm, Sundays at 2:30 pm
Sundays: Carson Boyd
Mondays: Open Mic
Tuesdays: Keith Cain
Wednesday: Danielle Stacy
Fri 4/29: Rare Jazz
Sat 4/30: Catfish Fry

The 805 Bar
Ventura Harbor
Mondays: Estrada Band
Tuesdays: RJ Mischo & the Down Home Trio
Sat & Sun: Noon Kenny DeVoe
Sat 4/30: 7 pm Karen & Bill
Sun 5/1: 4 pm Karen Eden
Fri 5/6: Todd’s Jazz Band
Sat 5/7: 7 pm Smokey & Friends
Sun 5/8: 4 pm Chuck Vincent Band

For more events go to VenturaRocks.com

Amigos Cafe & Cantina
546 E. Main St.
805-874-2232
Mondays: 7 pm Joey’s B’s Acoustic Blues Jam
Tuesdays: 8 pm The Beers Brothers open mic
Wed 4/13: 7 pm Danielle Stacy
Thurs 4/14: 9 pm Rhythm Soul
Fri 4/15: 9 pm Smokey & Friends
Sat 4/16: Dive Bar Messiahs
Sun 4/17: 5 pm Corsican Brothers; 9 pm Karaoke
Wed 4/20: 7 pm Road Brothers
Thurs 4/21: Herbal Roots
Fri 4/22: 9 pm Sin Chonies
Sat 4/23: 9 pm Sin Chonies
Sun 4/24: 5 pm Karen Eden; 9 pm Karaoke

Bombay Bar & Grill
143 S. California St.
805-643-4404
Fri 4/15: W.A.S.T.E., Cogex, Artfact Corruption
Fri 4/22: Gygax, The Jelly
Sat 4/23: 50 Sticks of Dynamite, The Other Words, Solimar

Café Fiore
66 S. California Street
Wed 4/13: Big Adventure
Thurs 4/14: Whesli
Fri 4/15: Dave Prince
Sat 4/16: Alex Nestor
Tues 4/19: Donna Greene
Wed 4/20: Donna Butler
Thurs 4/21: Rick Whitfield
Fri 4/22: Drunken Monkeys
Sat 4/23: The Caverns

Dargan’s
593 E. Main Street
Sun 4/17: 4 pm The Sunday Drivers

Discovery
1888 Thompson Blvd
Wed 4/13: The Starlighers
Thurs 4/14: After the Smoke
Fri 4/15: Flashback Friday
Sat 4/15: Hollywood U2
Wed 4/20: Through the Roots, Thrive, Bad Neighborz
Thurs 4/21: Natty Vibes, Legalizer
Fri 4/22: Flash Back Friday
Sat 4/23: Moonridge

Downtown Ventura
Main Street
Sat 4/16:  Champagne on Main – DJs

Dukes
1124 S. Seaward Ave
Fri 4/22: 7 pm Jan Michael & the Vincents

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

The Garage
1091 Scandia Avenue
Sun 4/24: 1-6 pm Mother of Dissension, The Lower Echelon, We the Underclass, The Rouse, The NaVaNaX

GiGi’s
2493 Grand Avenue
Thurs & Fridays: Karaoke
Sat 4/23: Dojo Loach

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 Music 6-8 pm
Fri 4/15: National Cat
Fri 4/22: Double Trouble

Grapes and Hops
454 E. Main Street
Fri 4/15: 8 pm Varon Thomas Trio
Sat 4/16: 8 pm Tex Pistols
Sun 4/17: 3 pm Francisco Leon
Fri 4/22: Liam Kyle Cahil
Sat 4/23: Rivvrs
Sun 4/24: 3 pm Mr. O

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 4/15: Del Franklin
Tues 4/19: 7 pm Gil Valencia
Fri 4/22: Hi Hat Entertainment presents Aki Kumar

Keynote Lounge
10245 Telephone Road
Tuesday and Wednesday: Karaoke
Thursday: Open Mic
Sunday: Karaoke
Fri 4/15: 9 pm Reall Deall
Sat 4/16: 9 pm Rick Miller Band
Fri 4/22: 9 pm Sean Wiggins
Sat 4/23: 9 pm Red Rhythm

Majestic Ventura Theater
26 S. Chestnut Street
(805) 653-0721
Wed 4/20: Silversun Pickups

Now Ventura
185 E. Santa Clara Ave.
Fri & Sat: 10 pm DJs

O’Leary’s
6555 Telephone Road
Fri 4/15: DJ Cierra
Sat 4/16: Open Jukebox Night
Fri 4/22: Live Band Karoake|
Sat 4/23: O’Leary’s East End Blues Band

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

Plan B Wine Cellars
3520 Arundell Circle
Sat 4/23: 3:30 pm Ray Jaurique & the Uptown Brothers

Poinsettia Pavillion
3451 Foothill Road
(805) 648-1143
Mon 4/18:  Monday Night Dance Club with Dick Parent Band
Mon 4/26:  Monday Night Dance Club with Wyatt Haupt Band

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

Rookees Sports Bar & Grill
419 E. Main Street
(805) 648-6862
Fri 4/15: DJ Logic
Sat 4/16: DJ Wiz Kid
Fri 4/23: DJ JScratch
Sat 4/24: DJ Fred Rock

Sandbox Coffeehouse
204 E. Thompson Blvd
805-641-1025
Thurs 6 pm, Weekends noon
Thursdays Open Mic
Sat 4/16: Peter O’Keefe
Sun 4/17: Lukas Papenfusscline
Sat 4/23: De Lacoustic
Sun 4/24: Eight Years Gone

Sans Souci
21 S. Chestsnut
Sundays:  DJ Darko
Mondays: Karoake
Tuesdays: Transform Tuesday
Wednesdays: Open mic
Thursdays: DJ Spinobi
Fri 4/15: The Darkside of the Hand
Sat 4/16: Don’t Trust Whitey
Fri 4/22: Stella Ruins
Sat 4/23: Birdbrain, We the Underclass, Aunt Janes Pancakes

Squashed Grapes
2351 E. Main St.
805-643-7300
Live jazz music 7-10 pm
Wed 4/13: Tom Buckner & Friends
Thurs 4/14: D.on Darox & the Melody Joy Bakers
Fri 4/15: L.J. & the Boyz
Sat 4/16: Joey Heredia & Band
Tues 4/19: Jazz Jam
Wed 4/20: Malcom Peters & Friends
Thurs 4/21: Ventura Jazz Collective
Fri 4/22: Hans Ottsen & Friends
Sat 4/23: Sandra Booker

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
Hi Hat Entertainment
Fri 4/15: Zack Bramhall with RJ Mischo

Ventura High School Auditorium
2 N. Catalina Street
Sun 4/17: 3 pm Ventura County Concert Band

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

W20 at the Watermark
598 E. Main Street
Fri & Sat 9 – Mid; Sun 3 – 6 pm
Fri 4/15 Karen Eden; Brandon Ragan
Sat 4/16: 9 pm The Bomb
Sun 4/17: 3 pm Shawn Jones
Fri 4/22: 9 pm Redfish
Sat 4/23: The Bomb
Sun 4/24: Jade Hendrix

The Wine Rack
14 S. California Street
Music runs 7-11 pm, Sundays at 2:30 pm
Sundays: Carson Boyd
Mondays: Open Mic
Tuesdays: Keith Cain
Wednesday: Danielle Stacy
Thursdays: Jon Gindick
Fri 4/15: Matt Clark
Sat 4/16: Nathan Naugel, Danielle Stacy
Fri 4/22: Josh Houseman
Sat 4/23: Hans Ottsen

The 805 Bar
Ventura Harbor
Mondays: Estrada Band
Tuesdays: RJ Mischo & the Down Home Trio
Sat & Sun: Noon Kenny DeVoe
Thurs 4/14: 7 pm Frank Barajas
Fri 4/15: 7 pm Unkle Monkey
Sat 4/16: 7 pm Karen Eden
Sun 4/17: 3 pm Karen Eden
Fri 4/22: Martin & Macias
Sat 4/23: 7 pm Live Band Karaoke
Sun 4/24: 3 pm Laura Cozzi & Soul Machine

Rockin’ from the Avenue to the East End
By Pam Baumgardner
VenturaRocks.com

I met up with owner Mike Toler at Amigos where they’ve been shaping up the menu and fine tuning their nightly music line up. A few of the band/artist residencies have been switched out and he’s offering up Reggae for downtown on Thursdays and will be creating Tuesday Bluesday in early May. Also coming in May, Mondays will be reserved for an open mic with a twist; they’ll be doing a six-week contest where winners win a paid gig at Amigos on a Sunday afternoon.

SPRP (Sunday Punk Rock Party) will be celebrating their first birthday party on Sunday April 24^th 1-6 pm at the Garage on the East end of town featuring music from Mother of Dissension, The Lower Echelon, We the Underclass, The Rouse and The NaVaNaX.

Singer songwriter and powerhouse guitar player, Zack Bramhall makes his California debut Friday, April 15^th at Ventura Beach Club; he’ll be joined by RJ Mischo.

The Velveteen Band is going back into the studio for their second release with a soft target of Fall 2016. The whole band is taking part in producing it and taking their time on the mixing and mastering process. Baron von Velveteen told me, “After almost 2 years as a band, we’ve really grown together as a team.  At its core, this band is going to continue doing what we’ve done from the beginning, being as creative as we can, and having as much fun as possible.  Fun and imagination, is the soul of this band, and this world needs to have way more of it!  We hope to achieve an album, that tells that story!”  You can catch the Velveteen Band on the first Friday of the month at Bombay’s.

Bell Arts Factory on the Avenue will host a screening of John Phaneuf’s film “Points of Light” with a performance by Dan Grimm on Saturday, April 16 at 7 pm.  You probably know Phaneuf best as lead singer for Ill Repute, but he’s becoming quite the filmmaker. “Points of Light” highlights the inspiring lives of Barbara Flitt, Becca Porter and Al Earle. There is no cover, but a donation to Bell Arts would be appreciated.

And speaking of Dan Grimm, we’re working on the next episode of Ventura Rocks on CAPS Media with Dan Grimm in the studio featuring solo material and his new band Whiskey for Kittens.  You can catch our most recent show with 50 Sticks of Dynamite on VenturaRocks.com.

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.

Ventura Rockin’ 150 Years!!!
By Pam Baumgardner
VenturaRocks.com

Ventura certainly rocks, and it’s been officially rocking for 150 years as of April 2, 2016.  In honor of its major milestone, The City is celebrating with a free family fair and picnic at Plaza Park.  Along with carnival games, activity booths, races and contests, an historic treasure hunt and a truly affordable old fashioned-barbecue, there will be live music with The Swilly’s, Ventura Jazz Orchestra Sextet featuring the vocal stylings of Donna Greene, The Barrelhouse Wailers and the Mighty Cash Cats.

And then, in conjunction with celebrating The City’s 150th anniversary, Ventura Education Partnerships will feature a concert with hometown heroes, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy at Mission Park. Tickets range from $25 and up to benefit music and arts in our schools.

Robert Ramirez and Michelle Votrian just returned from SxSW (annual music festival and conference in Austin, TX), so I asked Ramirez what made them decide to make the trek and he told me, “With friends out there, we just needed a show. Then we were invited to perform at Leeann Atherton’s Full Moon Barndance which is considered by the locals, the unofficial close to SxSW and a tradition, with non-stop music and food for 8 hours; it’s the place to be on Sunday. Every artist and band that played was a working band, some from Austin, some touring and some from Europe and Australia. Except us!”

The other evening, I dropped into Squashed Grapes to catch Mark Schulman’s set; he had put on an inspirational drum clinic in conjunction with Pulse Drumming before the show. Schulman is currently Cher’s drummer and has toured with Pink and others. He brought with him Eva Gardner on bass (Pink, Mars Volta, Cher) and Julian Coryell (Alanis Morissette, Carole King, Jewel) on guitar and vocals. The house was rockin’ a tad bit more than usual and I have to say, I thoroughly enjoyed it!  In April, make plans to catch the return of Doug Webb with Danny Carrey of TOOL on April 2, drummer Joey Heredia (Stevie Wonder, Sheila E, Sergio Mendez) on April 16, Sandra Booker (Harry Connick Jr is quoted as saying, “her voice was made for jazz.) on April 23 and Frank Potenza and Friends return on April 30.

And staying with jazz for just a bit, the California Jazz & Wine Fest will be held on April 17th at the Four Seasons Hotel in Westlake Village with the Tom Scott Quintet, Doug Webb Group and several of our local musicians including the Barrelhouse Wailers.

There will be a benefit concert for the Mare Louise Foundation on April 9 at Sandbox Coffeehouse featuring local artists, Marianne Turner, Xocoyotzin Moraza and Devin Johnson.

And finally for rap fans, don’t miss Tyler the Creator at the Ventura Theater on April 2.

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: 6 pm Danielle Stacy; 8 pm Joey’s B’s Acoustic Blues Jam
Tuesdays: 8:30 pm The Beers Brothers open mic
Wednesday: 8 pm Amigo’s House Band
Thurs 3/17: 9 pm Cutthroat Reef
Fri 3/18: 9 pm Dive Bar Messiahs
Sat 3/19: 9 pm Raised on Vinyl
Sun 3/20: 5 pm Road Brothers; 9 pm Karaoke
Thurs 3/24: 6 pm Karen Eden; 8:30 pm Gypsy Blues Band
Fri 3/25: 9 pm 50 Sticks of Dynamite
Sat 3/26: Barrelhouse Wailers
Sun 3/27: 5 pm The Right Amount of Wrong; 9 pm Karaoke

Boatyard Café
Ventura Harbor
Music 6-9 pm
Thursdays: Bluegrass Jam
Fri 3/25: Bobby & Steve

Bombay Bar & Grill
143 S. California St.
805-643-4404
Wednesdays: Tommy Marsh hosts the Session
Fri 3/18: The Grimm, The NaVaNaX, Jackass, The Rouse
Sat 3/19: Rey Fresco, After the Smoke, Legalizer, Hymen Blasters, Jackass

Café Fiore
66 S. California Street
Wed 3/16: Donna Butler
Thurs 3/17: Big Adventure
Fri 3/18: Drunken Monkeys
Sat 3/19: Rick Whitfield
Tues 3/22: Bryan McCann
Wed 3/23: Big Adventure
Thurs 3/24: Whesli
Fri 3/25: Otis Hayes
Sat 3/26: Big Adventure
Tues 3/29: Donna Greene

Discovery
1888 Thompson Blvd
Wednesdays: Starlight Swing Night
Thurs 3/17: Sammy the Johnson, Tenelle
Fri 3/18: Fears for Tears
Sat 3/19: Disc-O-Town Hoedown
Sun 3/20: Guy Martin, Kelly’s Lot, Hoo Doo Hounds, 50 Sticks of Dynamite, Ashford Gordon
Thurs 3/14: The Aggrolites
Fri 3/15: bMuse, Not Exactly mau5

El Rey Cantina
294 E. Main Street
Fridays: 4 pm Xoco Moraza and Friends; 9:30 DJ/Karaoke by DJ Gold Dust
Sat 2/20: Rey Fresco
Saturdays: DJ Erock
Sat 3/26: Hy Brasil

The Garage
1091 Scandia Avenue
Sat 3/19: Kings Ransom, Fallen Saints, Punching Trees

GiGi’s
2493 Grand Avenue
Thurs 3/17: The Deaf Pilots
Fri 3/18: Karaoke
Sat 3/19: Brian Faith Band
Thurs 3/24: Karaoke
Fri 3/25: Karaoke
Sat 3/26: Brian Faith Band

Golden China
760 S. Seaward
(805) 652-0688
Karaoke seven nights a week

Gone West Cellars
5963 Olivas Park Drive
Fri Music 6-8 pm
Fri 3/18: National Cat
Fri 3/25: Double Trouble

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
Tuesdays open mic
Sun 3/20: Miyuki Harley
Fri 3/25: Musicians Brew with Coso

Keynote Lounge
10245 Telephone Road
Tuesday and Wednesday: Karaoke
Thursday: Open Mic
Sunday: Karaoke
Fri 3/18: Crosscut
Sat 3/19: Vital Itch
Fri 3/25: Sean Wiggins
Sat 3/26: Time Bomb

Majestic Ventura Theater
26 S. Chestnut Street
(805) 653-0721
Wed 3/16: Gogol Bordello

Museum of Ventura County
100 E. Main Street
Fri 3/18: Ashley Broder CD release

Now Ventura
185 E. Santa Clara Ave.
Fri & Sat: 10 pm DJs

O’Leary’s
6555 Telephone Road
Saturdays: 9 pm O’Leary’s East End Blues Band

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

The Patio at Player’s Casino
6580 Auto Center Drive
Fri 3/18: The Uptown Brothers
Sat 3/19: Rock Cats Rock
Fri 3/25: The S-Curve
Sat 3/26: Smokey and Friends

Plan B Wine Cellars
3520 Arundell Circle
Sat 3/26: 3:30 pm Kelly’s Lot

Poinsettia Pavilion
3451 Foothill Road
(805) 648-1143
Mon 3/21:  Monday Night Dance Club with Wyatt Haupt Band
Mon 3/24:  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
Sat 3/19: Filios, Seven 40 Seven, We the Underclass

Rookees Sports Bar & Grill
419 E. Main Street
(805) 648-6862
Friday and Saturdays
10 pm Rotating DJs

Saloon BBQ
456 E. Main Street
Sat 3/19: 8 pm Barrelhouse Wailers

Sandbox Coffeehouse
204 E. Thompson Blvd
805-641-1025
Thurs 6 pm, Weekends noon
Thursdays Open Mic
Sat 3/19:  David Bucci
Sun 3/20: Dennis Russell
Sat 3/26: Salvador Magallon Calderon
Sun 3/27: Tisa Adamson Band

Sans Souci
21 S. Chestsnut
Sundays:  DJ Darko
Mondays: Karoake
Tuesdays: Transform Tuesday
Wednesdays: Open mic
Thursdays: DJ Spinobi
Fri 3/18: Moss an
Sat 3/19: Beach Buzz
Fri 3/25: Alligator Dave
Sat 3/26: L.A.M.F.

Squashed Grapes
2351 E. Main St.
805-643-7300
Live jazz music 7-10 pm
Wed 3/16: Rick Friend plays Silent Movies
Thurs 3/17: Bill Banister
Fri 3/18: L.J. and the Boyz
Sat 3/19: Rufus Philpot & Friends
Wed 3/23: Rick Friend plays Silent Movies
Thurs 3/24: Ventura Jazz Collective
Fri 3/25: Tony Ybarra & Friends
Sat 3/26: Mark Shulman

Star Lounge
343 E. Main Street
(805) 6438-4709
Fri 3/18: Bloody Reunion
Sat 3/19: Arockolypse Now
Fri 3/25: Big Adventure
Sat 3/26: The Flailingtons

The Tavern
211 E. Santa Clara Street
Sunday open mics
Karaoke Tuesdays
Metal Music Wednesdays
DJs every Thursday college night
Fri 3/25: Rubberneck Lions, Diamond Light, Aaron Orbit

Ventura Beach Club
281 W. Main Street
Fri 3/18: Teresa James & the Rhythm Tramps
Fri 3/25: Carl Sonny Leyland w/ Tommy Harkenrider

W20 at the Watermark
598 E. Main Street
Fri & Sat 9 – Mid; Sun 3 – 6 pm
Thurs 3/17: Jan Michael & the Vincents
Fri 3/18: 6 pm Karen Eden; 9 pm Alastair Greene
Sat 3/19: The Bomb
Sun Anchor & Bear
Fri 3/25: The Drunken Monkeys
Sat 3/26: The Bomb
Sun 3/27: The Bomb

The Wine Rack
14 S. California Street
Music runs 7-11 pm, Sundays at 2:30 pm
Sundays: Carson Boyd
Mondays: Open Mic
Tuesdays: Keith Cain
Wednesday: Danielle Stacy
Thursdays: Jon Gindick
Fri 3/18: Jae Hatt
Sat 3/19: Ventura Jazz Collective
Fri 3/25: Tom & Milo
Sat 3/26: Danielle Stacy

The 805 Bar
Ventura Harbor
Mondays: Estrada Band
Tuesdays: RJ Mischo & the Down Home Trio
Sat & Sun: Noon Kenny DeVoe
Fri 3/19: 7 pm Karen Eden Trio
Sat 3/20: 3 pm Martin & Macias
Thurs 3/24: Frank Barajas
Fri 3/25: Martin & Macias

The Winchester Rebels open for Puddle of Mudd at Discovery March 5.

Ventura Rocks!
By Pam Baumgardner
VenturaRocks.com

I’m looking forward to the Puddle of Mudd show coming up at Discovery on Saturday, March 5, word has it former bass player Michael Anthony and restaurateur of Now Ventura will sit in for a few songs. Let’s hope singer Wes Scantlin is on his best behavior and keeps it together and keeps it live. To kick off the evening, one of my favorite Santa Barbara rock bands, The Winchester Rebels will warm up the house so be sure to get there early enough to catch both acts.

You know the party will be off the hook at Bombays when Hy Brasil performs while celebrating their bass player, Shawn Echevarria’s birthday on Friday, March 11.  The Pullmen will open with a special performance from San Diego’s Mrkts.

Rebulation returns to Ventura for back to back shows at the Majestic Ventura Theater on March 12 and 13. Why two nights? Because they always pack ‘em in!

The 10^th annual Ventura Music Festival Jazz Competition takes place at the Pierpont Inn on Sunday, March 13 at 1 am.  Get out and support up and coming young jazz musicians.  This event is free to the public.

Tickets have been selling briskly for the Big Bad Voodoo Daddy fundraiser concert in conjunction with the 150^th anniversary celebration of the City of Ventura.  All proceeds support art and music programs for Ventura’s Unified school district students. Be sure to secure your tickets and help keep music in our schools.  Go to CelebrateVentura.org for more information on how to get your tickets online. They’re also available at VSUD school sites.

Hi Hat Entertainment brings back the Forty Fours to the Ventura Beach Club on Friday, March 11 featuring Johnny Main, Mike Hightower and Jason Lozano. The band features killer Blues-Rock-Roots music sure to keep the dance floor filled to capacity.

Ventura’s punk scene continues to thrive, The Dickies, Ill Repute show at the Garage sold out. More shows have been popping up between The Garage, The Red Cove, Sans Souci and Bombay’s. You can get the low down at VenturaRocks.com which has you covered Punk to Jazz.

Speaking of which, VenturaRocks.com celebrates its anniversary this month servicing the music community in Ventura for the past seven years; it is the best online resource for keeping up on where to find live music.

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.

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Amigos Cafe & Cantina
546 E. Main St.
805-874-2232
Mondays: 6 pm Danielle Stacy; 8:30 Joey’s B’s Acoustic Blues Jam
Tuesdays: 8:30 pm The Beers Brothers open mic
Wednesday: 8 pm Amigo’s House Band
Thursdays: 6 pm Karen Eden; 8:30 pm The Gypsy Blues Band
Fri 3/4: Rock Cats Rock
Sat 3/5: Pull the Trigger
Sun 3/6: 5 pm The Tossers; 9 pm Karaoke
Fri 3/11: Preston Smith
Sat 3/12: Whiskey Stone
Sun 3/13: 5 pm Corsican Brothers; 9 pm Karaoke

Boatyard Café
Ventura Harbor
Music 6-9 pm
Thursdays: Bluegrass Jam
Fri 3/4: Chelsea Williams & the Salty Suites
Fri 3/11: Bobby & Steve

Bombay Bar & Grill
143 S. California St.
805-643-4404
Wednesdays: Tommy Marsh hosts the Session
Fri 3/4: Velveteen Band, Hologram Empire
Sun 3/6: Brothers Fortune
Fri 3/11: Hy Brasil, The Pullmen

Café Fiore
66 S. California Street
Wed 3/2: Bryan McCann
Thurs 3/3: Rick Whitfield
Fri 3/4: Soul Infusion
Sat 3/5: Big Adventure
Tues 3/8: Donna Greene
Wed 3/9: Big Adventure
Thurs 3/10: Jade Hendrix
Fri 3/11: Instone
Sat 3/12: Little Alice

Discovery
1888 Thompson Blvd
Wednesdays: Starlight Swing Night
Thurs 3/3: Originalites
Fri 3/4: Sgt Pepper Tribute Band; Flashback Fridays
Sat 3/5: Puddle of Mudd, Winchester Rebels
Thurs 3/10: Gonzo, Iya Terra, Johnny Love
Fri 3/11: Stick Figure Set in Stone, Fortune Youth
Sat 3/12: Mark Farina

El Rey Cantina
294 E. Main Street
Fridays: 4 pm Xoco Moraza and Friends; 9:30 DJ/Karaoke by DJ Gold Dust
Sat 2/20: Rey Fresco
Saturdays: DJ Erock

The Garage
1091 Scandia Avenue
Wed 3/9: Periscope, White Fuzzy Bloodbath, The NaVaNaX

GiGi’s
2493 Grand Avenue
Thursdays and Fridays: Karaoke

Golden China
760 S. Seaward
(805) 652-0688
Karaoke seven nights a week
Swing night Thursdays 6:30 pm

Gone West Cellars
5963 Olivas Park Drive
Fri 3/4: Big Adventure
Fri 3/11: Karen Eden

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
Tuesdays open mic
Fri 3/4: RJ Mischo & His Red Hot Blues Band
Sat 3/5: Brandon Ragan
Sun 3/6: Noon Ashford Gordon
Fri 3/11: Del Franklin
Sat 3/12: Coda with special guest guitarists
Sun 3/13: John Hendrickson and the Ballroom/Swing Dancers

Keynote Lounge
10245 Telephone Road
Tuesday and Wednesday: Karaoke
Thursday: Open Mic
Sunday: Karaoke

Majestic Ventura Theater
26 S. Chestnut Street
(805) 653-0721
Thurs 3/10: Uli Jon Roth
Sat 3/12: Rebulation
Sun 3/12: Rebulation

O’Leary’s
6555 Telephone Road
Saturdays: 9 pm O’Leary’s East End Blues Band

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

The Patio at Player’s Casino
6580 Auto Center Drive
Fri 3/4: Brandon Ragan
Sat 3/5: Tom and Milo
Fri 3/11: Sean Wiggins
Sat 3/12: Jessie Davis

Pierpont Inn
550 San Jon Road
Sun 3/13: 1 pm 10^th Annual Ventura Music Festival Student Jazz Competition
Plan B Wine Cellars
3520 Arundell Circle
Sun 3/13: 4:30 pm the Vonettes

Poinsettia Pavillio
3451 Foothill Road
(805) 648-1143
Mon 3/3:  Monday Night Dance Club with Wyatt Haupt Band
Mon 3/14:  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 3/4: No Advisory, What’s Left, SRA
Sat 3/12: It Came from the Suburbs, Cupcake, All-A-Blur

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 3/5: Star Bandits
Sun 3/6: Steve B
Sat 3/12: Dark Water Rebellion
Sun 3/13: Mikey De Lara

Sans Souci
21 S. Chestsnut
Sundays:  DJ Darko
Mondays: Karoake
Tuesdays: Transform Tuesday
Wednesdays: Open mic
Thursdays: DJ Spinobi

Squashed Grapes
2351 E. Main St.
805-643-7300
Live jazz music 7-10 pm
Wed 3/2: Adam Clark Trio
Thurs 3/3: Smith & DeNegris Quartet
Fri 3/4: Tizer featuring Karen Briggs
Sat 3/5: Mitch Forman Trio
Wed 3/9: Brad Rabuchin & Friends
Thurs 3/10: Plotz
Fri 3/11: Geezerfunk
Sat 3/12: St Patricks Day Parade
Tues 3/15: Jazz Jam

Star Lounge
343 E. Main Street
(805) 6438-4709
Fri 3/4: Inna Rude Mood
Sat 3/5: Brian Faith Band
Fri 3/11: Brothers Fortune
Sat 3/12: 80s Invasion

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 3/11: Hi Hat – The Forty Fours

W20 at the Watermark
598 E. Main Street
Fri & Sat 9 – Mid; Sun 3 – 6 pm
Fri 3/4: Shawn Jones
Sat 3/5: The Bomb
Sun 3/6: Johnny Hawthorn
Fri 3/11: Maclovia
Sat 3/12: Legalizer
Sun 3/13: Seventh Decade

The Wine Rack
14 S. California Street
Music runs 7-11 pm, Sundays at 2:30 pm
Sundays: Carson Boyd
Mondays: Open Mic
Tuesdays: Keith Cain
Wednesday: Danielle Stacy
Thurs 2/18: Jon Gindick
Fri 3/4: Coda
Sat 3/5: Preston Smith
Fri 3/11: Rich Sheldon
Sat 3/12: Mark Heyes & Phil Salazar

The 805 Bar
Ventura Harbor
Mondays: Estrada Band
Tuesdays: RJ Mischo & the Down Home Trio
Sat & Sun: Noon Kenny DeVoe
Fri 3/4: Frank & Nigel
Sat 3/5: Smokey & Friends
Sun 3/6 3 pm Martin & Macias
Thurs 3/10: Frank Barajas
Fri 3/11: Martin & Macias

For more events go to VenturaRocks.com

Amigos Cafe & Cantina
546 E. Main St.
805-874-2232
Mondays: 6 pm Danielle Stacy; 8:30 Joey’s B’s Acoustic Blues Jam
Tuesdays: 8:30 pm The Beers Brothers open mic
Wednesday: 8 pm Amigo’s House Band
Thursdays: 6 pm Karen Eden; 8:30 pm The Gypsy Blues Band
Fri 2/19: Divebar Messiahs
Sat 2/20: Elwood Moon
Sun 2/21: 5 pm The Salty Suites; 9 pm Karaoke
Fri 2/26: Caliente 805
Sat 2/27: Deborah Jennsen’s Band
Sun 2/28: 5 pm Karen Eden; 9 pm Karaoke

Boatyard Café
Ventura Harbor
Music 6-9 pm
Thursdays: Bluegrass Jam
Fri 2/19: Gypsy Stew
Sat 2/20: James Brothers
Fri 2/26: CRV Acoustic
Sat 2/27: Kenny DeVoe

Bombay Bar & Grill
143 S. California St.
805-643-4404
Wednesdays: Tommy Marsh hosts the Session
Thursdays: Acoustic night with Andre
Sat 2/20: Benefit show: Malice Thoughts, The Kane Gang, The NaVaNaX, Grim, Civil Conflict

Café Fiore
66 S. California Street
Wed 2/17: Donna Butler
Thurs 2/18: Whelse
Fri 2/19: Instone
Sat 2/20: Little Alice & the Cats
Tues 2/23: Donna Greene
Wed 2/24: Big Adventure
Thurs 2/25: Jade Hendrix
Fri 2/26: Boogie Wonderland
Sat 2/27: Otis Hayes

Discovery
1888 Thompson Blvd
Wednesdays: Starlight Swing Night
Fri 2/19: Crooked Eye Tommy
Sat 2/20: Blink 180 True, Green Today
Sun 2/21: Passafire, The Oles
Thurs 2/25: Legalizer
Sat 2/27: The Band that Fell to Earth
Sun 2/28: Jeff Bridges

El Rey Cantina
294 E. Main Street
Fridays: 4 pm Xoco Moraza and Friends; 9:30 DJ/Karaoke by DJ Gold Dust
Sat 2/20: Rey Fresco
Saturdays: DJ Erock

The Garage
1091 Scandia Avenue
Wed 2/17: Blistering Unit
Thurs 2/18: Victim System, Carcinogenz, 3day Holocaust
Fri 2/19: Jace and Ashley
Sat 2/20: Big Business, Tweakbird, Child, Raaul
Tues 2/23: Reagan Youth, Cycos on Acid, SRA, Fatal Error, The Dips
Fri 2/26: Cursed Bastards
Sat 2/27: The Dickies, Ill Repute, Mother of Dissension

GiGi’s
2493 Grand Avenue
Thursdays and Fridays: Karaoke

Golden China
760 S. Seaward
(805) 652-0688
Karaoke seven nights a week
Swing night Thursdays 6:30 pm

Gone West Cellars
5963 Olivas Park Drive
Fri 2/19: 6 pm National Cat
Sun 2/21: 2 pm Gypsy Stew
Fri 2/26: 6 pm Double Trouble

Grapes and Hops
454 E. Main Street
Fri 2/19: Shawn Jones
Sat 2/20: Tex Pistols
Sun 2/21: The Swilleys
Sat 2/27: The Suites
Sun 2/28: Veron Thomas & Friends

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
Tuesdays open mic
Sat 2/20: Nick Mancini
Sat 2/27: Jazz Well Done
Sun 2/28: John Hendrickson

Keynote Lounge
10245 Telephone Road
Tuesday and Wednesday: Karaoke
Thursday: Open Mic
Sunday: Karaoke
Fri 2/19: Custom Made
Sat 2/20: Reign
Fri 2/26: Sean Wiggins
Sat 2/27: What the Funk

Majestic Ventura Theater
26 S. Chestnut Street
(805) 653-0721
Sat 2/20: Little Joe y La Familia
Sat 2/27: The White Buffalo

O’Leary’s
6555 Telephone Road
Saturdays: 9 pm O’Leary’s East End Blues Band

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

The Patio at Player’s Casino
6580 Auto Center Drive
Fri 2/19: Tom and Milo
Sat 2/20: The Uptown Brothers
Fri 2/26: Rock Cats Rock
Sat 2/27: The S-Curve

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

Poinsettia Pavillion
3451 Foothill Road
(805) 648-1143
Mon 2/22:  Monday Night Dance Club with Dick Parent Band
Mon 2/29:  Monday Night Dance Club with Wyatt Haupt Band

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

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 2/20: De La Crank
Sun 2/21: Brent Gorcie
Sat 2/27: Rhythm 805
Sun 2/28: Karen Maria

Sans Souci
21 S. Chestsnut
Sundays:  DJ Darko
Mondays: Karoake
Tuesdays: Transform Tuesday
Wednesdays: Open mic
Thursdays: DJ Spinobi
Fri 2/19: Bloody Reunion
Sat 2/20: Don’t Trust Whitey
Fri 2/26: Hubcap Stealers
Sat 2/27: Sharks and Cobras

Squashed Grapes
2351 E. Main St.
805-643-7300
Live jazz music 7-10 pm
Wed 2/17: Webb, Bromberb & Mazza
Thurs 2/18: Oui’3
Fri 2/19: L.J. and the Boyz
Sat /20: Jerry Vivino & Friends
Wed 2/24: Greg Spaulding Trio
Thurs 2/25: Tom Buckner & Friends
Fri 2/26: Hans Ottsen & Friends
Sat 2/27: Sandra Booker Quintet
Tues 3/1: Jazz Jam

Star Lounge
343 E. Main Street
(805) 6438-4709
Fri 2/19: Crosscut
Sat 2/20: Brandon Ragan Project
Fri 2/26: Big Adventure
Sat 2/27: Masters of the Past
Sun 2/28: Gypsy Stew CD release party

Surf Brewery
4561 Market Street
Music 6-8 pm
Sat 2/20: Nelson Cooper Band

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 2/19: Hi Hat – Andy Santana and the West Coast Playboys
Sat 2/20: The Barrelhouse Wailers
Fri 2/26: Hi Hat – Alastair Greene

W20 at the Watermark
598 E. Main Street
Fri & Sat 9 – Mid; Sun 3 – 6 pm
Fri 2/19: 6 pm Karen Eden; 9 pm Red Fish
Sat 2/20: The Bomb
Sun 2/21: Shawn Jones
Fri 2/26: Mini Driver
Sat 2/27: The Bomb
Sun 2/28: GrooveSession

The Wine Rack
14 S. California Street
Music runs 7-11 pm, Sundays at 2:30 pm
Sundays: Carson Boyd
Mondays: Mike Cregan
Tuesdays: B&V Acoustic
Wednesday: Carson Boyd
Thurs 2/18: Jon Gindick
Fri 2/19: B&V Acoustic
Sat 2/20: Jodie Farrell
Fri 2/26: Rich Sheldon
Sat 2/27: Barrelhouse Wailers

The 805 Bar
Ventura Harbor
Mondays: Estrada Band
Tuesdays: RJ Mischo & the Down Home Trio
Sat & Sun: Noon Kenny DeVoe
Fri 2/19: Martin & Macias
Sat 2/20: Kenny DeVoe
Sun 2/21: 3:30 Martin & Macias
Fri 2/26: Karen & Bill
Sat 2/27: Smokey & Friends