{"id":6990,"date":"2020-07-15T11:41:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T18:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/venturarocks.com\/blog\/?p=6990"},"modified":"2020-08-24T20:21:08","modified_gmt":"2020-08-25T03:21:08","slug":"ventura-rocks-in-the-ventura-breeze-7-15-7-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/venturarocks.com\/blog\/ventura-rocks-in-the-ventura-breeze-7-15-7-28\/","title":{"rendered":"Ventura Rocks in the Ventura Breeze 7\/15 – 7\/28"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

\"Ventura<\/a><\/p>\n

The day after I submitted my last music scene column, all live music in venues and\/or restaurants was banned. And then in a sign of solidarity, downtown Ventura\u2019s Main Street Moves decided to postpone having artists performing at California and Main. Someone argued it wasn\u2019t fair to the venues; I say that \u201csomeone\u201d is shooting everyone in their collective foot. The live music at California and Main isn\u2019t feeding anyone any food, they are not competing with restaurants for your dollars, in fact, it\u2019s costing them money. Live music draws people, albeit at a safe social distance, and then these good people after getting their fill of good vibes will stop in at one of the many restaurants for a meal helping to support the economy. But you know, that\u2019s just my opinion.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, I really want to enjoy a packed house with incredible music dancing the night away. So please do your part and help nip this pandemic in the bud. Wear your mask, social distance, and if you think for even one second you might be sick, stay home! I\u2019ve read too many accounts of a person who thought they were just tired from working too much or perhaps they hoped they just had allergies, and then they spread the virus to others. Hang tight, stay strong and vigilant and we\u2019ll get through this quicker than if we go around \u201cbending\u201d the rules.<\/p>\n

DRIVE-IN CONCERTS<\/p>\n

I\u2019m happy to report more drive-in concerts are popping up around the county joining the ranks of Concerts in Your Car whose home base is the Ventura Fairgrounds parking lot. The Canyon Club has been working with the Oxnard Performing Arts & Convention Center to bring shows to their venue. To date they\u2019ve shown the movie Frozen 2 with opening bands Dr. T and the Blues Criminals, Kelly\u2019s Lot and Fantastic Diamond and then on July 12 it was all about the reggae with Urban Dread, After the Smoke and Bombafiya. Both events were free to the public. I\u2019m hoping they\u2019ll continue to provide shows to the community as our hot summer nights are just getting started.<\/p>\n

And apparently another venue being used is the Poinsettia Pavilion\u2019s parking lot. I just saw Ignition (rock cover band) will be putting on a drive-in concert on Saturday, July 18, from 6 to 8:30 pm; starting price is $59 per car.<\/p>\n

But of course, spearheading the drive-in concerts in Ventura County is CBF Productions who continue to add shows to their roster. On Thursday, July 16, it\u2019s J2B2 | John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band; I had a Q&A with Jorgenson in my last column when he detailed what people could expect from his show. He said, \u201cJ2B2 is an excellent ensemble both instrumentally and vocally, so people can expect world class singing and playing first of all. Our material ranges from very traditional bluegrass to newer songs from some of the best songwriters of our time. Our goal has been to bring meaningful lyrics into the mix of virtuosic picking and tight vocal harmonies. Hopefully the audience will laugh, wipe a tear or two, think a bit differently, and drive home with smiles on their faces.\u201d<\/p>\n

Then on Saturday, July 18, local favorite Rey Fresco, will open for Ozomatli and headliner, Fishbone. The following week on Saturday, July 25, it\u2019s Third Eye Blind at 8 pm and then an encore screening of Blake Shelton w\/ Gwen Stefani and Trace Adkins at 11 pm. Do note a couple of shows have been added so far for August. First, it\u2019s two shows on Friday, August 7 (5:30 then 9:30 pm) with Sublime w\/ Rome, and then on Saturday, August 29, it\u2019s Fitz and the Tantrums.<\/p>\n

And if tribute bands are your cup of tea, then don\u2019t miss DSB, marketed as \u201cthe world\u2019s greatest Journey tribute band\u201d on Thursday, July 23 and then it\u2019s Noise Pollution, the AC\/DC experience on Thursday, July 30.<\/p>\n

And finally, if you\u2019re a fan of theater productions, then you won\u2019t want to miss the Rubicon Theater Company\u2019s line up of four concerts performed live on an elevated outdoor stage with video feed on 4 large LED screens. Running July 20 \u2013 22 is \u201c2 am at the Sands\u201d Samonsky sings Sinatra. August 3 \u2013 5 is Forever Plaid, the 30th reunion concert featuring members of the original cast. August 17 \u2013 19 it\u2019s Jimmy Messina & Friends with special surprise guests each night. And September 7 \u2013 9 it\u2019s Music of the Knights, the songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Elton John and Paul McCartney, special guest cast member is Ted Neeley star of the film Jesus Christ Superstar.<\/p>\n

All tickets for the stage productions are available via the Rubicon website at RubiconTheatre.org. All tickets for concerts, tribute shows and movies are available at ConcertsInYourCar.com. You\u2019ll want to read the full FAQs so you know what to expect and the do\u2019s and don\u2019ts for these special engagements.<\/p>\n

BACK TO LIVE STREAMING<\/p>\n

With the live music ban once again in effect, a lot of artists are ramping up their game once again via online performances.<\/p>\n

The Winery Ventura has livestream music every Thursday. Log in on their Facebook page July 16 for 6 Beats Apart featuring Bruce Lett, Ed Wayne, Andy Waddel, Charlie Ferguson, Russ McKinnon & MB Gordy; downbeat 6:30 pm.<\/p>\n

The Ojai Underground Exchange has consistently been offering shows on the weekend for a small donation. Past shows include Shawn Jones, Kelly\u2019s Lot, Jamie Drake, Rose Valley Thorns and Will Breman to name but a few acts. They\u2019re a good page to follow on Facebook. You should also sign up for their email list.<\/p>\n

Camerata Pacifica offers weekly a different video performance every Sunday at 5:30 pm.
\nTierney Sutton accompanied by pianist Tamir Hendelman will perform a special online set Wednesday, July 15 at 6 pm. Just go to Tierney\u2019s social media pages for links to log on.<\/p>\n

Grammy winning studio, Carbonite Sound, has been offering up live and on demand streaming concerts. Their next one will be the Danny McGaw Band on Saturday, July 25.<\/p>\n

The Dickies played a free livestream concert on Sunday, July 12 with special guests jazz giant Doug Webb sat in for a tune or two and Greg Hetson of the Circle Jerks joined the boys to play \u201cGigantor.\u201d I am glad I caught them last November when they played Oak and Main live as I had never had the chance to see them play before. I\u2019ve been a huge fan since the days of \u201cStuck in a Pagoda with Tricia Toyota,\u201d \u201cManny, Moe & Jack\u201d and their cover of \u201cNights in White Satin.\u201d The live stream took an odd turn when the band took a break to sit around a table to eat Chinese food, but they quickly got back to the business at hand. On a side note, lead singer, Leonard Graves Phillips, has been working on a book about the Dickies, and hit a rough patch when someone stole his car. Luckily fans (including this one) stepped up to the plate to help out via an online fundraiser.<\/p>\n

VenturaRockSpot<\/p>\n

Michelle Hoover and GWC Productions in conjunction with VenturaRocks.com continue to produce a show monthly highlighting musician in and around the 805, as well as the musicians who come here to play. We just changed up the format of the interview show making it a little more COVID-19 friendly with yours truly doing the interviews now via online software. My first interview was with Mark Masson of Shaky Feelin\u2019 and the next couple will be with Brigette Purdy, Tommy Marsh of Crooked Eye Tommy and I believe Carry on Band.<\/p>\n

Past episodes of VenturaRockSpot have featured How to Live with Robots, Kyle Smith, Prima Donna Rising, the Guitar and Whiskey Club, Amber & Smoke, Raised on Vinyl, Fallen Saints, Dylan Garicia, the Rockin Henrys and more! Just go to the homepage of VenturaRocks.com and you\u2019ll see the most recent video ready to roll. Just below it, a link to all previous episodes on the VenturaRocks.com YouTube channel.<\/p>\n

If you are interested in being featured on an upcoming episode, just reach out to Michelle Hoover on the official website, VenturaRockSpots.com.<\/p>\n

Thanks for reading and as always, if you have any music-related news or upcoming shows (online or otherwise) that 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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