{"id":4613,"date":"2015-05-25T09:48:19","date_gmt":"2015-05-25T16:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/venturarocks.com\/blog\/?p=4613"},"modified":"2015-05-25T09:48:19","modified_gmt":"2015-05-25T16:48:19","slug":"ventura-rocks-in-the-ventura-breeze-527-69","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/venturarocks.com\/blog\/ventura-rocks-in-the-ventura-breeze-527-69\/","title":{"rendered":"Ventura Rocks in the Ventura Breeze 5\/27 – 6\/9"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ventura Mus\"Venturaic Scene<\/strong>
\nGeared Up for Summer!
\nby Pam Baumgardner
\nVenturaRocks.com
\n<\/span>Pam@VenturaRocks.com<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Vivino<\/a>

May 16, 2015: Jerry Vivino Quartet at Squashed Grapes with Bernie Dresel on drums, John Leftwich on bass, Jerry Vivino on sax and Mitch Forman on piano.<\/p><\/div>\n

With the end of the school year, summer vacations planned and the outdoor music season quickly approaching, there is much to cover on Ventura\u2019s music scene. Let\u2019s start with the Pierpont Inn\u2019s 2015 Summer BBQ and Concert Series which kicks off on Thursday, June 4, featuring Fish Fry and the Vonettes. Overlooking the Pacific Ocean with a BBQ dinner that can\u2019t be beat, the series will run the first and third Thursday of the month from 5-9 pm. No admission either!<\/p>\n

Squashed Grapes had yet another hot night of jazz recently when Jerry Vivino (Conan O\u2019Brien orchestra leader) came to town and brought with him monster players including Bernie Dresel whose work on the movie Whiplash is becoming more known. It\u2019s so very cool, to be so close and intimate with such amazing jazz players. Don\u2019t forget Doug Webb returns with Danny Carey of Tool on Saturday May 30.<\/p>\n

Jackie Greene plays Discovery on Friday, May 29. Jackie is out promoting his first studio album in five years with \u201cBack to Birth.\u201d The album was recorded in Portland and produced by Los Lobos member, Steve Berlin. \u201cMusically, this record is kind of a return to the simplicity that I started with, although I feel like I have a much better idea of what I\u2019m doing now,\u201d Greene observes. \u201cI think the lyrics are the part that\u2019s really evolved.\u201d Tickets are on sale at www.DiscoveryVentura.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tickets for the third annual Nardfest have gone on sale for the two-day event at the Ventura Theater August 29 and 30 with all the usual suspects including Ill Repute, Dr. Know, Stalag 13 and dozens of local punk favorite bands.<\/p>\n

The final concert of the Ventura County Concert Band\u2019s 51st<\/sup> season will be held at the Ventura High School auditorium on Sunday, June 7. Doors open at 2:30, it\u2019s free to the public and the final program, \u201cAs Summer Was Just Beginning\u201d will be full of cool musical favorites including marches and musicals along with big band and hot popular hits.<\/p>\n

And finally, on any given day of the week, you\u2019ll find amazing live music downtown Ventura and all within 4-5 blocks, yes people, that\u2019s walking distance for most. It\u2019s not easy running a business and then on top of that booking bands and ensuring quality entertainment for patrons. But kudos go out to Amigos, Bombay\u2019s, W20 at the Watermark, Sans Souci, Caf\u00e9 Fiore, Grapes and Hops, The Wine Rack, Saloon BBQ, The Tavern, Peirano\u2019s, The Star Lounge, Hong Kong Inn as well as El Rey, Rookies, Dargan\u2019s, Padrino\u2019s, the Sandbox Coffeehouse and Shanghai Beer Gardens for stepping up from time to time.\u00a0\u00a0 These venues are responsible for making our Downtown vibrant. Keep up the good work!!<\/p>\n

If you have any music related news or upcoming shows you want help publicizing?\u00a0 Send all information short or long to\u00a0 Pam@VenturaRocks.com, and for updated music listings daily, go to www.VenturaRocks.com .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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