Ventura Music Scene
by Pam Baumgardner
VenturaRocks.com
Pam@VenturaRocks.com
With Halloween behind us, we can now look ahead to the holidays, and as always, I trust you’ll make time to take in live music. One of the best nights to get out and spend time with friends is always the night before Thanksgiving. There will be more on this in the next issue, but so far, I can tell you there’s Ojai Valley Brewing with TD Lind and the Aviators, The Blues Jam with Ray Jay at Bombay’s and Tony’s Pizzeria will have both Neon Blonde and Bloody Mary Morning.
In December there are several holiday ticketed events which I wouldn’t want you to miss out on. They include George Kahn Jazz & Blues Revue Holiday Soiree at the Grape on December 3, Doc the Halls annual blues show being held at Namba Arts on Saturday, December 5, and the Majestic Theater’s 14th Annual Holiday Sing Along will be held on Sunday December 6 (the cost is an unwrapped gift).
But of course, you won’t want to miss the Winter Wine Walk and Holiday Street Fair on Saturday, December 5. The vendors begin selling their goods by noon where you can get a great deal of your holiday shopping done. The street fair is open to the public and you don’t need a ticket to enjoy the comradery; snow fall and live music. But if you do want to imbibe and be a part of the social event of the year, then snag your tickets at VenturaWinterWineWalk.com so you can sip your way through downtown with over 70 wine tasting stations at various shops along the way.
Quick Notes: Tickets on sale now for Wednesday, November 25, at the Deer Lodge with Redbone in the house; Psychedlic Furs play the Oxnard Performing Arts Center on Thursday, November 12; Dead and Gone will fill in for Anthem of the Sun at Winchester’s Dead Night on Thursday, November 12; Danny Carey of Tool is scheduled to once again play with the Brian Charette B3 Funk Party at the Grape on Saturday, November 14; If you’re willing to travel over the grade, Scott Russo of Unwritten Law is playing a ticketed date at Tarantula Hill Brewing Company in Thousand Oaks on Saturday, November 14; Elvin Bishop plays an all-seated show at the Ventura Music Hall on Wednesday, November 18, with Shawn Jones opening; and Toni Jannotta Jazz Trio plays Santa Paula Cellars on Saturday, November 21.
Pam Baumgardner with Josh McNutt
And finally, I’m sincerely sorry to report that Josh McNutt of The Grape passed away this past week. Josh and Adam are the men who brought world class jazz to Ventura. Josh will be remembered for working hard, playing hard and being one of nicest guys you’d ever want to meet.
Do you have any music-related news or upcoming shows that you would like help publicizing? Please send all information, short or long, to Pam@VenturaRocks.com. For updated music listings daily, visit www.VenturaRocks.com.