On Sept.17, at 4:07pm Ventura City Fire personnel responded to a reported vehicle rollover with victims trapped inside on NB101 JSO San Jon Rd exit . The first arriving units found a mini-van that had rolled off the freeway and come to rest on its side on an adjacent frontage road. One adult male victim and one large canine service animal were trapped inside, with fuel leaking underneath the vehicle onto the road from a ruptured fuel tank. Protection hose lines were immediately deployed, absorbent applied to the fuel, and the vehicle stabilized to prevent further movement. Hydraulic rescue tools were utilized to cut away portions of the vehicle, making access to the interior. The male victim and his service animal were successfully extricated and transported to a local trauma hospital by ambulance. The male victim reportedly sustained moderate injuries, and the service animal was apparently unharmed.
Vol. 8, No. 25 – September 16 – September 29, 2015 – Ventura Music Scene
Michael John and the Bottom Line return this year to the California Blues and Brews Festival.
Ventura keeps rockin’
by Pam Baumgardner
VenturaRocks.com
It’s that time of year again when the California Beer Festival rolls into town including a food pairing competition, a Craft Beer Heaven day and of course the highlight of the event the California Blues and Brews Festival on Sunday, September 20 at Mission Park, downtown Ventura.
The day promises to be filled with the some of the hottest blues around on two stages featuring Walter Trout, Booker T, Mingo Fishtrap, Mr. Sipp, The Bomb and Michael John and the Bottom Line. You can get all the ticket information at www.CaliforniaBluesFestival.com. While you’re there, be sure to swing by the VenturaRocks.com tent to say hello!
Punk Rock Sunday features seven hours of punk-filled music on Sunday, September 27th with the Hymen Blasters, Cupcake, the NaVaNaX, All-a-Blur, My Modern Valentinue, Kang Gang and more. This one’s being held at the Ventura Beach Club at the very end of Main Street right before the 33 Freeway.
The Rock on the Dock series continues at the Ventura Harbor on Saturday, September 19, with the Hard-Times Band, then the following week they’ll have two days of music, first Friday the 25th with two sets at 2:00 and 4:30 with Unkle Monkey, then Saturday the 26th with Smokey & Friends. Saturday set times run 3-6 pm.
The Pullmen will be releasing their new album, “Going Dark” on October 9, then they’ll hit the road to support it with their first stop in Paris, France; but before they go all European on us, you’ll be able to catch them live at their Europe Tour Pre-party at Bombay’s on Friday, September 25th. The new release includes ten new songs featuring their high energy alt/rock thrashing country
vibe which will also be available on vinyl.
Congratulations to Zachary James and Alexandra for tying the knot earlier this month up in Oakland, California. The two have been supporting each other the past few years musically speaking with their bands, Zachary James and the All Seeing Eyes, and Alexandra and the Starlight Band.
And finally, just a head’s up that the good folks at CAPS TV have approached me recently to talk about hosting a music program highlighting local bands and I’m happy to report the project has been given the “Green Light!” More to come as we close in on our debut episode, but we will feature Ventura music news updates, we will have local photographers sharing their favorite photos of live music, and we will have bands and solo artists in the studio performing along with a Q&A session. If you don’t have cable,
the programs will be available online, and soon, we plan to offer live streaming. Yeah, this is going to ROCK!
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.
Vol. 8, No. 25 – September 16 – September 29, 2015 – Music Calendar
For more events go to VenturaRocks.com
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 9/18: 9 pm 5th and Birmingham
Sat 9/19: 6 pm Beach Bumz; 9 pm
Licorice Pizza Band
Sun 9/20: 6 pm Inna Rude Mood
Fri 9/25: 6 pm Downtown Allstars; 9
pm Tommy Marsh Band
Sat 9/26: 6 pm Camp Franco; 9 pm Fish
Fry
Bombay Bar & Grill
143 S. California St.
805-643-4404
Weds: Tommy Marsh hosts the Session
Thurs: DJ Pistolero
Café Fiore
66 S. California Street
Wed 9/16: Donna Butler
Thurs 9/17: Whelsi Gamble
Fri 9/18: Little Alice
Sat 9/19: Otis Hayes
Tues 9/22: Donna & Paul
Wed 9/23: Big Adventure
Thurs 9/24: Rick Whitfield
Fri 9/25: Sound Effect
Sat 9/26: Soul Infusion
California Blues & Brews Festival
Mission Park Downtown Ventura
Sun 9/20: Walter Trout, Booker T,
Mingo Fishtrap, Mr. Sipp, The Bomb
and Michael John And The Bottom
Line.
Discovery Ventura
1888 Thompson Blvd
Thurs 9/17: King Zero, Herbal Rootz
Fri 9/18: Zion I
Sat 9/19: Disco Glow featuring Nick
Dean
Tues 9/22: Dance Yourself Clean
Fri 9/25: Tomorrows Bad Seeds w/DJ
set by Ras MG of Sublime
Sat 9/26: Surfrider Foundation 5th
annual Pints against Plastics benefit
El Rey Cantina
294 E. Main Street
Fridays: Xoco Moraza and Friends
Saturdays: DJ Aycer
The Garage
1091 Scandia Avenue
Fri 9/18: Black Breath, Battalion of
Saints, Obliterations
Sat 9/26: Inaema
Gigi’s Cocktails
2493 Grand Avenue
Mondays Jam Night with Maggie’s
Drawers
Thurdays & Fridays: Karaoke
Sat 9/19: DJPJ
Sat 9/26: What the Funk
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
Gone West Wine Cellars
5963 Olivas Park Drive
Fri 9/18: National Cat
Fri 9/25: 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
Mon – Thurs 5-7 pm: Kenny Devoe
Thurs 9/17: 10 pm DJ Mystic
Sat 9/19: 8 pm DJ Mystic
Sun 9/20: 6 pm Rob Correll
Thurs 9/24: 10 pm DJ Mystic
Sat 9/26: 8 pm The Road Brothers
Keynote Lounge
10245 Telephone Road
Tuesday and Wednesday: Karaoke
Thursday: Open Mic
Sunday: Karaoke
Fri 9/18: Sean Wiggins
Sat 9/19: Puppet Show
Fri 9/25: What the Funk
Sat 9/26: Black Canyon Band
Majestic Ventura Theater
26 S. Chestnut Street
Sat 9/19: Keith Sweat
Sun 9/20: Ratatat
Fri 9/25: Julieta Venegas, Cosmico,
Venum Rush
The Patio at Player’s Casino
6580 Auto Center Drive
Fri 9/18: Instone
Sat 9/19: Brandon Ragan Project
Fri 9/25: The Bomb
Sat 9/26: Action Down
Peirano’s
204 E. Main Street
Fri 9/18: Sunnarborg & Rivera
Fri 9/25: Ruben Estrada
Sandbox Coffeehouse
204 E. Thompson Blvd
805-641-1025
Thursdays Open Mic
Sat 9/19: Luminesse
Sun 9/20: Frankie Bourne
Sat 9/26: Luminesse
Sun 9/27: Blue Deux & Donna Lynn
Caskey
Sans Souci
21 S. Chestsnut
Sundays: DJ Darko
Mondays: Karoake
Tuesdays: Twisted Tuesday
Wednesdays: Open mic with Sin
Chonies
Thursdays: DJ Spinobi
Fri 9/18: Bloody Reunion
Sat 9/19: Royalush
Fri 9/25: 7 pm Cursed Bastards, Radio
Threat, Hard Six and more…
Sat 9/26: 7th Standard
Squashed Grapes
2351 E. Main St.
805-643-7300
Live jazz music 7-10 pm
Wed 9/16: Lorenzo Grassi Quintet
Thurs 9/17: Hans Ottsen Trio
Fri 9/18: Tribute to Jimi Hendrix
featuring Riki Hendrix
Sat 9/19: Bevan Manson Quintet
Wed 9/23: Ebony Blaze & Friends
Thurs 9/24: Innerstate
Fri 9/25: Tom Buckner & Friends
Sat 9/26: Dave Tull
Star Lounge
343 E. Main Street
(805) 6438-4709
Fri 9/18: Inna Rude Mood
Sat 9/19: The Flailingtons
Fri 9/25: Big Adventure
Sat 9/26: Crosscut
Surf Brewery
4561 Market Street
805-644-2739
Music 6-8 pm
Sat 9/19: Alligator Dave & the 5ths
Sat 9/26: Nani & David
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 presents:
Fri 9/18: Brother Yusef
Fri 9/25: Chris Duarte Group
Punk Rock Sunday presents:
Sun 9/27: Hyman Blasters, The
NaVaNaX, Kang Gang, Seven 40 Seven,
All-a-Blur and more…
Ventura Harbor
Rock on the Dock
Sat 9/26: 3-6 pm Hard Times Band
Fri 9/25: 2-30 & 4:30 – 6 pm Unkle
Monkey
Sat 9/26: 3-6 pm Smokey & Friends
W20 at the Watermark
598 E. Main Street
Thurs 9/17: Musicians Brew
Fri 9/18: Lillie Lemon
Sat 9/19: The Bomb
Sun 9/20: 3 pm Jade Hendrix
Thurs 9/24: Guitar Pull with Shawn
Jones
Fri 9/25: Rock Kings
Sat 9/26: The Bomb
Sun 9/27: Johnny Hawthorn
The Wine Rack
14 S. California Street
Music runs 8-11 pm, Sundays at 3 pm
Mondays: Mike Cregan
Tuesdays: The Tim Carroll Band
Thurs 9/17: Mark David
Fri 9/18: Skin & Bones
Sat 9/19: Barrelhouse Wailers
Fri 9/25: Catfish Fry
Sat 9/26: Chelsea Williams
Ventura Buccaneers and the Ventura Packers play for the first time in history
History was made! This is the first time since the inception of the Ventura Buccaneers, 8 years ago, that these two Ventura teams have meet in competition at the senior division level. On August 23rd, the Ventura Buccaneers, coached by Jim Duran and The Ventura Packers, coached by Dave Winter, faced off in a competitive game of youth football. After the scrimmage, the boys from both teams went out for pizza.
Chumash dwelling constructed in the new Children’s Garden in the County Museum
Enjoying Devin’s success was grandmother Lucille Kress, mom Ana Baker, grandmother Carmen Iraola and of course Devin himself .
On August 30 a ribbon cutting-celebration was held at The Museum of Ventura County for the opening of the Evelyn and Howard Boroughs Children’s Garden, the Museum’s new experiential learning environment for children of all ages.
The highlight of the new garden is the Chumash dwelling constructed by Devin Kress with help from scout members, friends and family. The garden also contains Myrtle the Turtle sculpture, a stone gathering circle and beautiful murals.
Devin’s Eagle Scout project was to build a Chumash Ap (dwelling) for the new Evelyn and Howard Boroughs Children’s Garden.
In accepting the recognition that he received at the opening he told the gathered crowd “Hi, my name is Devin Kress and I’m a student at Ventura High School and a Boy Scout with Troop 119. I am also a lifelong resident of Ventura. Over the last two months and with the help of family, friends, Scouts from Troop 119 and many other new people I met along the way, I was able to construct the Chumash ap here at the museum for my Eagle Scout project.”
“Let me just start by saying I had no idea what I’d be getting into. This was a great experience for me because I was able to build something that will help kids for many years to come. Along with the museum docents and staff, I took a trip to the Chumash Indian Museum where we learned a lot about the Chumash people and saw some cool artifacts. I could not have done this project without the help of Gray Wolf and the staff at the Chumash Indian Museum. “
“Over 350 hours went into this project and there’s a long list of people that made this project possible. Including fellow Scouts and parents for also helping me gather materials that I needed from the riverbed. “
“I want to give a special thanks to Megan Gately, Museum Director of Education & Outreach for giving me the opportunity to do this project. Back in April, Megan asked me to work on the project. We put in many hours planning, discussing and working on it. She gave me a huge level of trust and responsibility.”
“I am very proud that my project will help to give kids and adults a new learning experience about Chumash culture here at the museum for years to come and I am glad to have done it for the museum.”
Devin’s mom Ana had this to say regarding Devin’s project “ This was a very challenging project but the fact that so many people came together to help was heartwarming. This project will live on and be able to give a little piece of history to all. I am a very proud mom. Devin has a few more badges to earn before becoming an Eagle Scout (like his older brother Diego) but this project was the biggest part.”
On hand was Ventura Mayor Cheryl Heitmann who presented Devin with a proclamation from the City Council and stated “ The round Chumash-style dwelling Devin created for the Children’s Garden as his Eagle Scout project is amazing and a wonderful addition to the space. “
The Children’s Garden is a wonderful addition to the Museum. It will serve as a teaching opportunity and will draw even more families to the museum. Made possible by the generosity of Howard Boroughs and Barbara Meister, it is a gift to the city and especially the children.”
For more photos go to www.venturabreeze.com
Leadership Ventura 2015
Leadership Ventura 2015 – Team 1 chose The City Center Transitional Living (on Thompson)for their community project. The Leadership Ventura team whose members Rick Jeffery, Deborah Lofthouse, and Terry McBreen worked with the Chamber’s Marketing Director Charleen Morla who designed, created, and sketched out a mural where the young residents of TCC can paint on the wall. Twice a year, the children of TCC will be able to use their artistic ability to paint artwork on the wall.
