Ventura Music Photos: July 2016

Posted on July 3, 2016 by venturarocks

Music Under the Stars at Historic Olivas Adobe – July 30, 2016
Queen Nation

Members of Queen Nation with Pam Baumgardner, Loree Price, Eve Mimiaga & Tammy Mullins

Four Brix Winery – July 29, 2016
Kelly’s Lot

W20 at the Watermark – July 24, 2016
Alastair Greene

Tequila and Taco Music Festival – July 24, 2016
Metalachi

Surf Rodeo – July 17, 2016
Raging Arb and the Redheads (Photo credit: Felix Cortez)

Surf Rodeo – July 16, 2016
Hy Brasil

Surf Rodeo – July 16, 2016
Spencer the Gardener

Surf Rodeo – July 16, 2016|
The NaVaNaX

Pam Baumgardner (Ventura Rocks) interviewing Shayne Mihalka (The NaVaNaX)
(Photo Credit: Elizabeth Rodeno)

Surf Rodeo – July 16, 2016
Herbal Rootz

The Star Lounge – July 15, 2016
Whiskey Stone

Margarita Villa – July 10, 2016
The Swillys (Photo credit: Maggie Ramos McKinney)

The Wine Rack – July 7, 2016
Ian Soloman Duo with Hans Ottsen

Squashed Grapes – July 6, 2016
Sheldon Brown (Publisher Ventura Breeze), Bobby West, and Pam Baumgardner (Owner VenturaRocks.com). Photo credits: Rich Barth (VenturaCountyJazz.com), and Jack Lee.

: Sheldon, Bobby & Pam

: Bobby West

Downtown Ventura – 4th of July Street Fair – 2016
Raised on Vinyl and UnUsual Suspects

: ROV

: Unusual Suspects

Grapes and Hops – July 2, 2016
Doug Pettibone w/ Herman Matthews

Ventura Music Photos: September 2015

Posted on September 4, 2015 by venturarocks

Bombay’s – September 25, 2015
The Pullmen

Ventura Beach Party & Marathon – September 13, 2015
Shaky Feelin’

Boatyard Cafe – September 11, 2015
The Hills of Malibu

Bombay’s 31st Annual Beach Party – September 4, 2015
Hy Brasil

The Rubberneck Lions

Grapes and Hops – September 4, 2015
Nathan and Jonathan McEuen and Friends

Discovery – September 4, 2015
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Amigo’s – September 3, 2015
Gypsy Blues Band (Photo Credit: Candy Marshall)

Ventura Music Photos: August 2015

Posted on August 4, 2015 by venturarocks

Olivas Adobe – Music Under the Stars – August 29, 2015
Fantastic Diamond (photo credit: Kevin Hogan)
Squashed Grapes – August 28, 2015
Tom Scott

Discovery – August 23, 2015
Los Lonely Boys

Bombay’s – August 14, 2015
Gygax

Ventura County Fair – August 13, 2015
The B52’s

Ventura County Fair – August 12, 2015
The Band Perry

Ventura County Fair – August 10, 2015
Kevin Costner and Modern West

Ventura Fair Parade & Squashed Grapes – August 8, 2015
Fair Parade Band: Karl Hunter and Dirk Shumaker of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Trey O’Toole of Pulse Drumming, Franklin Murphy of Shaky Feelin’, Jacob Scesney, and RJ Root.

Bombay’s – August 7, 2015
Alice (photo credit: Mark Hirasaki)

Ventura County Fair – August 7, 2015
Huey Lewis and the News

Squashed Grapes – August 6, 2015
The Lounge Trio with special guest Ruben Estrada

The Wine Rack – August 3, 2015
US Blues Project

Saloon BBQ – August 2, 2015
Medicine Hat

Bombay Bar and Grill – August 1, 2015
Hy Brasil

Bombay Bar and Grill – August 1, 2015
Wax Off

Olivas Adobe – Music Under the Stars – August 1, 2015
Platinum Grooves

Ventura Rocks in the Ventura Breeze 7/22 – 8/4

Posted on July 20, 2015 by venturarocks

Ventura Music Scene
No Need to Panic!
by Pam Baumgardner
VenturaRocks.com
Pam@VenturaRocks.com

Jon Reese of Amigos with columnist Pam Baumgardner of the Ventura Breeze celebrating Cinco de Mayo earlier this year.

Just so you know, notices have gone up on a couple of key venues in town indicating ownership changes. I thought it prudent to go to the source before I panicked, so I spoke to Diego at Bombay’s and he said they had to post behind-the-scene changes for legal reasons, but nothing changes in the bar and all the same familiar faces will continue to keep things popping (thank God!); but there will be a change of ownership in the next month or so at Amigo’s when Jon Reese hands over the keys to new owner, Mike Toler (barring any major roadblocks). Toler has asked Jon to stay involved and to continue to book bands nightly, which is why Jon loves Amigos in the first place and why we love Jon.

Todd Hannigan and Xoco Moraza returned recently from Japan where they performed while supporting screenings of the film The Fisherman’s Son. The short film was scored by Todd Hannigan, Xocoyotzin Moraza, Dave Palmer and Jesse Siebenburg. I asked Xoco about performing in Japan and he told me that the coolest thing he experienced was being able to share his musical art with such an appreciative country. He said, “It was a great feeling. It reminds me that music is a universal language that transcends any borders. It was a great cross cultural experience.”

There are a number of CD and EP release parties to support over the next few weeks: Sleepercub, July 25, at Bombays; Hy Brasil, August 1, at Bombays; Medicine Hat, August 2, at Saloon BBQ; and Crooked Eye Tommy, August 7, at the Plaza Playhouse Theater in Carpinteria.

The Mighty Cash Cats will team up with Island Packers on Saturday, July 25 for a musical dinner cruise out of the Ventura Harbor.

The Ventura Fair kicks off August 5. Pre-sale tickets are available through the 4th. Don’t forget that all concerts are included in the price of admission.

Spencer MacKenzie’s annual end-of-summer block party falls on August 29 and 30. This year there will be no cover charge. Bands will be lined up both days with performances from the Guy Martin Band, Mandex, Brothers Fortune, Bloody Mary Morning, Honey Owl, and more including new comer on the scene, André. Get out, enjoy the free music, but be sure to support the event by buying some delicious fish tacos and cool beverages.

And finally, the third annual Key to the Highway Blues Benefit will be held at Rookees Sports Bar on Saturday, August 1 from 6 til 9 pm starring Tommy Castro and the Painkillers supported by Guy Martin. Proceeds benefit the Khepera House rehab and recovery program.

If you have any music related news or upcoming shows you want help publicizing? Send all information short or long to Pam@VenturaRocks.com, and for updated music listings daily, go to www.VenturaRocks.com .

Ventura Rocks in the Ventura Breeze 6/24 – 7/7

Posted on June 22, 2015 by venturarocks

Ventura Music Scene
Roadshow to Surf
by Pam Baumgardner
VenturaRocks.com
Pam@VenturaRocks.com

Xocoyotzin Moraza and Wyatt Hull of Hy Brasil, Saturday, June 20, at Bombay’s.

Before we get into what’s coming up, let’s cover what came down recently: Saturday, June 20, Margarita Villa had D. Henry Fenton who featured Dave Krusen on drums. Yes, the Dave Krusen who was Pearl Jam’s original drummer on their debut release TEN. The Bob Bishop Band played at Saloon BBQ with Jon Woodhead on guitar; Woodhead has toured with the likes of Maria Muldaur and Leon Russell in recent years, they’ll be back soon. And as expected, local talent have once again been collaborating on new material and the result is the highly anticipated Hy Brasil who made their Bombay debut to a packed house on the 20th. You will want to watch out for this band which includes Xoco and Jenkins from Rey Fresco, and Wyatt Hull on vocals. Haunting vocals, rhythmic grooves with music that builds and before you know it you’re captivated and can’t help but move with the band; yeah, these guys nailed it. I’m looking forward to when they release their EP to the masses.

A Celebration of Joni Mitchell featuring Kimberly Ford takes place Sunday, July 5, at the Ojai Art Center as a part of the Jamming at the Art Center Series. Ford is backed up by George Friedenthal, keys; Lee Rollag, guitar; Tom Buckner, saxophone; Tom Etchart, bass; and Charles Levin, drums.

Typically Squashed Grapes has shows scheduled Wednesday – Saturday, but on Sunday, June 28, they’ll have a special performance of Doug Webb featuring Danny Carey of TOOL; and while we’re on the subject of the Grape, Skip Spiro’s 10-piece jazz band will include the amazing Dave Tull on drums, Thursday, July 2. Tull has toured with Chuck Mangione, Maynard Ferguson and others.

I have to admit, I’m really looking forward to 8Stops7 performance on Thursday, July 2, for the Pierpont Inn Summer BBQ & Concert series. I asked Evan Sula-Goff (singer) if they’d be toning it down for this one and he said, “A rough estimate…we’re just a bit louder than Neil Diamond.” Gotta love Evan. He also added, “We’ll be playing two long sets. That pretty much forces us to look at our entire catalog and bring in some tunes you haven’t heard us play in a while.”

Two major events at hand are Roadshow Revival June 27 and June 28 with their Tribute to the Music of Johnny Cash at Mission Park Downtown, and then Surf Rodeo descends on Pierpont Beach for two days of surf, and music on July 11 and 12 with a wide variety of genres from the likes of Pato Banton, GrooveSession, Bob Log III, Brothers Fortune, Rainbow Girls, Honey Owl, Raging Arb and the Redheads along with a dozen or so more bands. Go to their official websites for tickets and more details at www.SurfRodeo.org. and www.RoadshowRevival.com.