Ventura Music Photos: May 2015

Posted on May 2, 2015 by venturarocks

Discovery – May 29, 2015
Jackie Greene

Padrino’s Italian Restaurant – May 29, 2015
Del Franklin

Amigo’s – May 29, 2015
Medicine Hat (Photo credit: Duane Meagher)

Beach House Tacos – May 24, 2015
After the Smoke

Margarita Villa – May 23, 2015
GooveSession (Photo Credit: Mark Hirasaki)

Surf Brewery – May 23, 2015
Frank Barajas and Doug Johnson (Photo Credit: Steve Glennan)

Bombay’s – May 17, 2015
The return of Joe Wilson with The R&B Bombers

Squashed Grapes – May 16, 2015
Jerry Vivino Quartet (with Mitch Forman, John Leftwich and Bernie Dresel)

Pacificview Mall – Food Truck Fridays – May 15, 2015
Mojo Filter (Photo Credit: Patsi Ledbetter)

Squashed Grapes – May 13, 2015
Danny Janklow’s NYC Quartet

Majestic Ventura Theater – May 5, 2015
Kinky

Ventura College Stadium – Ventura Music Festival – May 3, 2015
Ozomatli

Amigos – May 3, 2015
The Tossers (Photo Credit: Jon Reese)

Discovery – May 1, 2015
Helmet performs “Betty”

The Tavern – May 1, 2015
The Black Hips (Chris Price and Matt Oloffson)

Bombay Bar and Grill – May 1, 2015
Lolita Dark (Photo credit: Mark Hirasaki)

Ventura Music Photos: April 2015

Posted on April 20, 2015 by venturarocks

Green Art People – April 29
50 Sticks of Dynamite

Megasound Studios – April 28
L.A.M.F.

Discovery – April 22
Ryan Cabrera

Bombay Bar and Grill – April 19
Echo (Photo credit: Kurt Sodergren)

Amigos – April 19
The Kenny Walters Band (Photo credit: Shelly Gfeller Walter)

Bombay Bar and Grill – April 18, 2015
Shaky Feelin’

Grapes and Hops – April 18, 2015
Global Guitar Greats (Shawn Jones, Thomas Leeb, Stephen Inglis)

The Wine Rack – April 18, 2015
The Swilly’s (Steve and Sally Williams)

Champagne on Main – April 18, 2015
Zeal Levin (Los Angeles)

Plan B Winery – April 12, 2015
Jen Staves and the Bluzfish

Discovery – April 11, 2015
Hope and Justin

Squashed Grapes – April 11, 2015
Tizer (Raul Pineda – drums; Ric Fierabracci – bass; Lao Tizer – keyboards/piano)

Bombay Bar and Grill – April 9, 2015
Spivey Spi

Amigos – April 5, 2015
Jonathan McEuen and the New Opry

Squashed Grapes – April 4, 2015
The Pulse Daddies (Hans Ottsen, Karl Hunter, Trey O’Toole, Dirk Shumaker)

Amigos – April 4, 2015
Jacle Bow (Belgium)

Ventura Music Photos: March 2015

Posted on April 4, 2015 by venturarocks

Discovery – March 28
Hollywood U2

The Garage – March 28
Geezer

Bombay Bar and Grill – March 28
Brothers Fortune

The Garage – March 26, 2015
The Miseries (Amsterdam)

Bombay Bar and Grill – March 21, 2015
Doug C and the Blacklisted (Doug Carrion of The Descendents)

Grapes and Hops – March 21, 2015
Ebony Blaze

Saloon BBQ – March 21, 2015
Frankie Boots and the County Line

El Rey Cantina – March 21, 2015
Sick Boy

W20 at The Watermark (St Patrick’s Day Party) – March 17, 2015
Rey Fresco

Amigos – March 11, 2015
Dixie Jade (Nashville, TN)

Ventura Music Photos: February 2015

Posted on February 6, 2015 by venturarocks

Squashed Grapes – February 18, 2015
Bruce Foreman with Marvin Smitty Smith on drums.

Peirano’s – February 18, 2015
Warren Takahashi – Representing!

Grapes & Hops – February 17, 2015 – Fat Tuesday
Hot Roux

Peirano’s – February 17, 2015 – Fat Tuesday
Gil Valencia & Friends

Ventura Beach Club – February 17, 2015 – Fat Tuesday
Swing Cheese

Prime – February 17, 2015 – Fat Tuesday
Danny D (Sinatra impersonator)

Squashed Grapes – February 13, 2015
Doug Webb Group featuring Danny Carey of TOOL

Bombay’s – February 13, 2015
The Velveteen Band

Bombay’s – February 13, 2015
50 Sticks of Dynamite

Discovery – February 7, 2015
Pinback

Padrino’s – February 7, 2015
Lola Haag

Grapes and Hops – February 6, 2015
Shawn Jones, Sam Bolle, Suzie Candell (Switzerland) and Grammy Winner Jeff Silbar (“Wind Beneath Your Wings”)

Saloon BBQ – February 6, 2015
Big Tweed

Bombay Bar and Grill – February 5, 2015
Robin Bacior (Portland, OR)

Erik Emanuelson of Grand Lake Islands (Portland, OR)

The Brave Kind (Ventura)

Majestic Ventura Theater – February 4, 2015
Willie Nelson and Family (Many thanks to Gary Best for photo!)

Amigos – February 3, 2015
Nathan McEuen (joined by brother Jonathan)

Ventura Music Photos: January 2015

Posted on January 25, 2015 by venturarocks

Billy O’s – FINAL Weekend of Main Street Location
Ill Repute & others. Thanks to Albert Munoz for photos!

Grapes and Hops – January 25, 2015
No Mad Trio: Rufus Philpot (Planet X) on bass, Steve Hass (Manhattan Transfer) drums, Matt Rohde (Associate Musical Director for American Idol, toured with Jane’s Addiction, Christina Aguilera).

Discovery – January 25, 2015
Natural Vibrations
Karlos Paez

W20 at The Watermark – January 25, 2015
Shawn Jones

The Saloon BBQ – January 25, 2015
Crooked-Eye Tommy

Discovery – January 24, 2015
Lee Koch

Josh Damigo (from San Diego opened for Lee)

Squashed Grapes – January 24, 2015
Karl Hunter Quartet

Squashed Grapes – January 17, 2015
Jacob Szekely

Bombay Bar and Grill – January 7, 2015
Tommy Marsh hosts The Session with guest Mikey Mo

: Tommy Marsh

: Mikey Mo

Discovery One-Year Anniversary

Posted on January 25, 2015 by venturarocks

Discovery Ventura celebrated their one-year anniversary with several nights of amazing music from Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Lee Koch, Josh Damigo, Natural Vibrations & Junior Reid.

If you haven’t checked them out yet, you really need to do yourself a favor and stop in the next time they have music! Here’s a link to their website: www.DiscoveryVentura.com

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

Lee Koch

Josh Damigo (from San Diego)
Natural Vibrations / Natty Vibes
Karlos Paez

Ventura Music Photos: December 2014

Posted on December 21, 2014 by venturarocks

Discovery – December 31, 2014
New Year’s Eve celebrations
Guy Martin

Discovery – December 31, 2014
New Year’s Eve celebrations
Crooked-Eye Tommy

Grapes and Hops – December 31, 2014
New Year’s Eve celebrations
Shawn Jones

Saloon BBQ – December 31, 2014
New Year’s Eve celebrations
Mark Sellers

The Wine Rack – December 31, 2014
New Year’s Eve celebrations
Mark Heyes with Brad Swanson (singing)

Bombay’s – December 31, 2014
New Year’s Eve celebrations
Mandex!

Amigo’s – December 31, 2014
New Year’s Eve celebrations
Iron Butterfly Experience

Bombay’s – December 20, 2014
Kiss Mas

Bombay’s – December 20, 2014
Bloody Mary Morning
Amigo’s – December 20, 2014
Ray Jaurique and the Uptown Brothers

Gigi’s Cocktails – December 20, 2014
Pull The Trigger

Billy O’s – December 19, 2014
The NaVaNaX

Peirano’s – December 19, 2014
Ruben Estrada and Friends

Hi Hat Entertainment at Ventura Beach Club – December 19, 2014
Kim Wilson, Carl Sonny Leyland

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Pennywise and The Dickies

Posted on December 14, 2014 by venturarocks

OMG!!! Wouldn’t you know it? I finally get scheduled for knee surgery, the one that will finally end the pain I’ve been enduring the past few months, but it’s on the same day as Pennywise and The Dickies??!

Pennywise has been touring in support of their eleventh studio album, Yesterdays, on Epitaph Records. The band’s date with The Dickies and D.I. hit our local Majestic Ventura Theater with a vengeance.

We’re eternally grateful to Cliff Montgomery for stepping up and covering the show for us. Cliff…you rock!! (See Cliff’s work: http://www.cliffpics.com/)

PENNYWISE:

PENNYWISE Merchandise:
http://www.pennywisemerch.com/
PENNYWISE Yesterday:
http://www.epitaph.com/artists/album/705/Yesterdays

THE DICKIES

D.I.

Ventura Music Photos: November 2014

Posted on November 11, 2014 by venturarocks

W20 at The Watermark – November 26, 2014
Shawn Jones Roots Trio (Jones, guitar; Christopher Allis, drums; Sam Bolle, bass)

Bombay’s – November 26, 2014
Mandex!

Amigos – November 26, 2014
Shaky Feelin’

WAV – November 23, 2014
Donna Lynn Caskey

805 Bar & Grilled Cheese – November 23, 2014
Brandon Ragan

Ventura Harbor – Wine, Dine & Jazz – November 23, 2014
Justin Claveria Trio

Squashed Grapes – November 19, 2015
Barry Mosley

Bombay Bar and Grill – November 15, 2015
The NaVaNaX
Amigo’s – November 15, 2014
Laura Cozzi and Soul Machine

Cafe Fiore – November 15, 2014
Ricky Coz Band

Grapes and Hops – November 15, 2014
The Jazz Junkies

The Tavern – November 14, 2014
Private Island

Squashed Grapes – November 14, 2014
Ventura Jazz Collective

Amigos – November 14, 2014
Michael J and Leticia (MIghty Cash Cats)

El Rey Cantino – November 14, 2014
Xoco Moraza and Friends

Sans Souci – November 12, 2014
The Miskreants

The Ventura Theater – November 12, 2014
The Misfits

The Winchester Rebels

The Patio – November 8, 2014
C.A.R.L. Fundraiser
Kelly’s Lot

Teresa James
Steve “Smokey” Hinojosa

Bombay Bar and Grill – November 7, 2014
Army of Freshmen

Shane Mac

Grapes and Hops – November 2, 2014
Shawn Jones

Amigos – November 2, 2014
The Tossers
Lyla Fronsoe Representing while celebrating her birthday with The Tossers!

Squashed Grapes – November 1, 2014
Paul McCallum and Friends

Ventura Music Photos: October 2014

Posted on October 3, 2014 by venturarocks

Bombay Bar and Grill – October 31, 2014
Mandex

Squashed Grapes – October 31, 2014
Donna Greene and the Roadhouse Daddies

W20 at the Watermark – October 31, 2014
The Bomb

W20 at The Watermark – October 26, 2014
Heavy Petty

Grapes and Hops – October 26, 2014
Jade Hendrix

Squashed Grapes – October 24, 2014
Doug Webb Group: Doug Webb, Danny Carey, Steve Fister, Jimmy Earl, Matt Rohde
See more on this performance: Grape Blog

Saloon BBQ – October 18, 2014
Steve and Sally Williams

Squashed Grapes – October 18, 2014
Paul Weitz Group with Donna Deussen

Bombay Bar and Grill – October 18, 2014
Taylor Rae

The Wine Rack – October 18, 2014
Jill Martini Soiree

Final performance at Yolie’s – October 17, 2014
(Hi Hat Entertainment looking for new location)
R&B Bombers
Photo credit: David C. Smolen

Squashed Grapes – October 16, 2014
The Pulse Daddies: Trey O’Toole, Karl Hunter, Hans Ottsen, Dirk Shumaker

Squashed Grapes – October 14, 2014
Charles Lloyd & Dorothy Darr, Screening of movie, “Arrows Into Infinity”
(Charles Lloyd will receive the NEA Jazz Masters Award 2015. He was the Honoree at the 2014 Monterey Jazz Festival Jazz Legends Gala, hosted by Herbie Hancock. Lloyd was also the recipient of the 2014 Alfa Jazz Fest International Music Award.)