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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: 6 pm Nathan McEuen; 8
pm Beer Brothers open mic
Wednesdays: 6 pm Bad Leaf; 9 pm
Mark Masson & Friends
Thursdays: 7:30 pm The Gypsy
Blues Band
Fri 9/4: 6 pm Downtown Allstars;
9 pm Pull the Trigger
Sat 9/5: 6 pm Gary Goff & Brad
Stewart; 9 pm Ray Jaurique & the
Uptown Brothers
Sun 9/6: 6 pm The Tossers
Fri 9/11: 9 pm Crosscut
Sat 9/12: 6 pm Robert Tomas; 9 pm
Action Down
Bombay Bar & Grill
143 S. California St.
805-643-4404
Weds: Tommy Marsh hosts the
Session
Thurs: DJ Pistolero
Bombay’s 31st Annual Beach
Party!!!
Fri 9/4: Hy Brasil, The Velveteen
Band, AHTCK, New Jacked City,
Rubberneck Lions, Warning
Sat 9/5: Raging Arb & the
Redheads, Brother Fortune, Rey
Fresco, Darkside of the Hand,
Electric Liberace, The Jelly, Bloody
Mary Morning, Curtsy, Gygax,
Honey Owl
Sun 9/6: 50 Sticks of Dynamite
Discovery Ventura
1888 Thompson Blvd
Thurs 9/3: Soul Majestic, Synrgy,
Dj Selecta Shaggy
Fri 9/4: Decker w/Lara Ruggles
Sun 9/6: Hirie
Thurs 9/10: Micah Brown, Natural
Incense
Fri 9/11: Kinsella Brothers
The Garage
1091 Scandia Avenue
Fri 9/4: Thoughtcrime, Despicable
Good Guys
Sat 9/5: Three Day Holacaust
Thurs 9/10: Rocket 68, Premonition
Sat 9/12: Black Love
Gigi’s Cocktails
2493 Grand Avenue
Mondays Jam Night with Maggie’s
Drawers
Thurdays & Fridays: Karaoke
Saturdays: DJPJ
Golden China
760 S. Seaward
(805) 652-0688
Karaoke seven nights a week
Bluegrass Jam 2nd & 4th Wednesdays
Swing night Thursdays 6:30 pm
Friday and Saturday: 7 pm Polynesian
Revue
Cumbia music Fridays with DJ
Carlos at 9:30 pm
Reggae Sundays 8:30 pm
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 8/21: Black Canyon Band
Sat 8/22: Rick Miller Band
Fri 8/28: What the Funk
Sat 8/29: Sean Wiggins
Majestic Ventura Theater
26 S. Chestnut Street
Mon 9/7: Hopsin w/ Dizzy Wright,
Jarren Benton & DJ Hoppa
Thurs 9/10: El Tri, Neblina,
Cartucho de Villa
Olivas Adobe
4200 Olivas Park Drive
Music Under the Stars series
Sat 9/5: Lisa Haley & the Zydekats
Pierpont Inn
550 San Jon Road
Thurs 9/3: Dirty Rice
Plan B Wine Cellars
3520 Arundell Circle
(805) 233-1453
Sat 9/5: 3:30 pm Ray Jaurique &
the Uptown Brothers
Poinsettia Pavillion
3451 Foothill Road
805-648-1143
Fri 9/4: Ventura Jazz Orchestra
with Donna Greene & Anna Kasper
Rookees Sports Bar & Grill
419 E. Main Street
(805) 648-6862
Friday and Saturdays
10 pm Rotating DJs
Saloon BBQ
456 E. Main Street
Thurs 9/3: Ventucky String Band
Fri 9/4: The Battlefield
Sat 9/5: Skin and Bones
Sun 9/6: Ted Waterhouse
Sandbox Coffeehouse
204 E. Thompson Blvd
805-641-1025
Thursdays Open Mic
Sat 9/5: Walt Dunlap
Sun 9/6: Star Bandits
Sat 9/12: Single Fin
Sun 9/13: Little Lemon
Sans Souci
21 S. Chestsnut
Sundays: DJ Darko
Mondays: Karoake
Tuesdays: Twisted Tuesday
Wednesdays: Open mic with Sin
Chonies
Thursdays: DJ Spinobi
Sat 9/5: Medicine Hat
Squashed Grapes
2351 E. Main St.
805-643-7300
Live jazz music 7-10 pm
Wed 9/2: Bobby West
Thurs 9/3: Brad Rabuchin Quartet
Fri 9/4: Pentasonic
Sat 9/5: H04 featuring Karl Hunter
Wed 9/9: Martin & Macias
Thurs 9/10: Nahum Zdybel Trio
Fri 9/11: L.J. & the Boyz
Sat 9/12: Doug Webb Group
featuring Danny Carey of TOOL
Star Lounge
343 E. Main Street
(805) 6438-4709
Fri 9/4: Brandon Ragan Project
Sat 9/5: Drunken Monkeys
Fri 9/11: The Sheiks
Sat 9/12: Gypsy Stew
Surf Brewery
4561 Market Street
805-644-2739
Music 6-8 pm
Sat 9/5: Catterwailers
Sat 9/12: Barb-B & the Ranchhands
The Tavern
211 E. Santa Clara Street
Sunday open mics
Karaoke Tuesdays
Metal Music Wednesdays
DJs every Thursday college night
Ventura Fairgrounds
The Ventura Nationals
Saturday 9/5: Jai Malano & the
Memphis Kings, Viernes 13, Silvertooth
Loos & the Witch, Frantic
Rockers
W20 at the Watermark
598 E. Main Street
Thurs 9/3: Guitar Pull with Shawn
Jones
Fri 9/4: Pleasure
Sat 9/5: The Bomb
Sun 9/6: The Privateers
Thurs 9/10: Guitar Pull with
Shawn Jones
Fri 9/11: Instone
Sat 9/12: The Bomb
Sun 9/13: Shawn Jones
The Wine Rack
14 S. California Street
Music runs 8-11 pm, Sundays at 3
pm
Mondays: US Blues Project
Tuesdays: Heard of Kats
Thurs 9/3: Danielle Stacy
Fri 9/4: Joe Harrington
Sat 9/5: Sheldon & Cunnane
Thurs 9/10: Beach City Sound Club
Fri 9/11: Nathan McEuen
Sat 9/12: Jade Hendrix

The Velveteen Band will perform at Bombay’s 31st Annual Beach Party.

Summer in the city
by Pam Baumgardner

There are plenty of “End of Summer” bashes – though summer isn’t officially over until September 23, but who’s keeping tabs? The
Pierpont Inn’s BBQ series ends with a huge bang as they welcome back Dirty Rice on Thursday, September 3rd. If you were there the last time the band played, then you know you should get there early to nab a seat and order up some delicious grub!

And then of course Bombay’s 31st annual End of Summer Beach Party runs the first weekend of September with bands rockin’
the joint on the front stage, back stage, and outdoor stage. Their full itinerary is listed on Ventura-Rocks.com, but some of the bands
to watch for are Hy Brasil, The Velveteen Band, Rubberneck Lions, Raging Arb and the Redheads, Rey Fresco, The Darkside of the Hand, 50 Sticks of Dynamite, Bloody Mary Morning, The Jelly, Brother Fortune, and of course Gygax!

Here are just a few concerts coming up at the Ventura Theater that you may not want to miss: The Deftones on Saturday, October 31; The Misfits on Thursday, November 12; Pepper on Saturday, November 21; Dwight Yoakam on Friday, December 11 and I already snagged my ticket for the 20th Anniversary of Everclear’s Sparkle and Fade Tour, on Sunday, November 22.

W20 at the Watermark has been offering more Thursday night Guitar Pulls with Shawn Jones and friends. If you’re a fan of f lat out
amazing guitar playing, you should make it a point to attend the next one. Thursday, August 27th, Shawn and Joe Baugh had Tariqh Akoni in the house; Akoni has played with such artists as Josh Groban, Christina Aguilera, Elton John, Smokey Robinson and Tom Scott (to name just a few)

Speaking of Tom Scott, we can all call him neighbor the next time we bump into him at the supermarket having just moved to Ventura; but more importantly, don’t miss him the next time he plays at Squashed Grapes which we hope will be often. His sold out performance on Friday, August 28, was f lat out amazing. He’s not only uber talented, but the audience enjoyed the back story from Scott on many of the songs the band performed. He happily shook hands and signed CDs; he’s a class act for sure.

And then finally, I would be remiss if I didn’t report that Squashed Grapes will be leaving their jazz format for the night of Friday, September 18 when they’ll have a Jimi Hendrix Memorial Performance with Jimi’s cousin, Riki Hendrix who has recorded and toured with Buddy Miles, and Billy Cox who were both original members of Jimi Hendrix’s Band of Gypsies. The night will be hosted by Rosa Lee Brooks, Jimi’s legendary love interest who was featured on the first two songs he ever recorded. Reserve your seat ASAP.

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.