{"id":7864,"date":"2023-07-10T17:16:37","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T00:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/venturarocks.com\/blog\/?p=7864"},"modified":"2023-07-11T18:42:48","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T01:42:48","slug":"ventura-music-scene-7-12-23-7-25-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/venturarocks.com\/blog\/ventura-music-scene-7-12-23-7-25-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Ventura Music Scene 7\/12\/23 – 7\/25\/23"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ventura Music Scene<\/strong>
\nby Pam Baumgardner
\nVenturaRocks.com
\n<\/span>Pam@VenturaRocks.com<\/span>\"artwork\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I\u2019m super excited to catch the X Games at the Ventura County Fairgrounds over the weekend of Friday July 21 through Sunday, July 23, I secured tickets as soon as they went on sale. I\u2019ve read there will be live music entertainment, what if any remains to be seen, but of course the main show will the skateboard, BMX and Moto X competitions.<\/p>\n

Having lost their location at the Fairgrounds due to the X Games setting up for the show, Tequila and Tacos Music Festival will be held at the Ventura State Beach this year with more traditional music from Ezequiel Pena, Vilma Diaz y la Sonora and Adelaide (tribute to Selena) on Saturday, July 15, then it\u2019s rapper\/singer, Flo Rida, headlining with Vilma Diaz y la Sonora, and Upstream on Sunday, July 16.<\/p>\n

The Happy Together Tour lands at Libbey Bowl on Thursday, July 13. Along with The Turtles are Little Anthony, Gary Puckett & the Union Gap, The Vogues, The Classics IV and The Cowsills. Between all the bands you\u2019re sure to hear some of the best pop tunes from the 60s including \u201cHappy Together,\u201d \u201cGoin\u2019 Out of my Head,\u201d \u201cYoung Girl,\u201d \u201cTurn Around Look at Me,\u201d \u201cSpooky,\u201d and \u201cHair.\u201d<\/p>\n

Heritage Days Midsummer Block Party in Old Towne Camarillo runs the weekend of Wednesday, July 12 through Sunday, July 16 with live music (Friday \u2013 Sunday). Admission is free, but tickets are required for the carnival rides. Bands scheduled to play include Highway Starr, Todd Stanford Country Band, Hard Six, SkaDaddyz, Shaky Feelin\u2019 and more.<\/p>\n

Harbor View Park 2023 Concerts by the Sea series has kicked off with shows 4-6 pm on Saturday afternoons. The Dive Bar Messiahs play July 15, and Psychedelic Summer on July 22 (you\u2019ll want to sport your best hippie attire for that one). Located at 3850 Harbor Blvd. in Oxnard, you\u2019re welcomed to bring picnics, blankets and lawn chairs.<\/p>\n

The Rubicon Theatre has a couple of live music concerts coming up in August. Get tickets now before they sell out. First, it\u2019s Kids for Kids Benefit Concert featuring the music of Burt Bacharach on August 19; this one helps to raise scholarship funds for young people who might not otherwise be able to afford to participate in Rubicon\u2019s education programs. And then it\u2019s \u201cThe Platters: Many Voices ONE Name\u201d show with five performances over the weekend of August 25 \u2013 27. You know their hits such as \u201cThe Great Pretender,\u201d \u201cSmoke Gets in Your Eyes,\u201d \u201cHarbor Lights,\u201d and more.<\/p>\n

Advanced tickets went on sale this week for Gordon Goodwin’s Little Phat Band for two shows on Saturday, September 9, at the Grape. This one is sure to sell out. Goodwin won the 2006 GRAMMY Award for his Instrumental Arrangement of \u201cIncredits\u201d from the Pixar film The Incredibles, along with three Emmy Awards, and thirteen GRAMMY nominations. Click here to secure your tickets.<\/a><\/p>\n

Quick Notes: \u201cBrit Floyd, Celebrating 50 years of the Dark Side of the Moon,\u201d plays the Ventura Theater on Friday, July 14; Bombay has a special day of live music on Saturday, July 15 with Hol!day, Aaron Orbit, Brian Mikasa, Kyle Edward Hunt, Joey6Strings, and Ardi; the monthly Channel Cities Jazz Club dance event at House of Dance will feature Flattop Tom and the Jump Cats on Sunday, July 16 (1-3:30 pm); and Iam Tongi (Season 21 winner of American Idol) plays two shows at the Ventura Music Hall on Saturday, July 22.<\/p>\n

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

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