{"id":8171,"date":"2025-03-16T12:18:21","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T19:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/venturarocks.com\/blog\/?p=8171"},"modified":"2025-03-16T12:18:21","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T19:18:21","slug":"ventura-music-scene-3-19-25-4-1-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/venturarocks.com\/blog\/ventura-music-scene-3-19-25-4-1-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Ventura Music Scene 3\/19\/25 – 4\/1\/25"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

It looks like yours truly will be the emcee for this year\u2019s Ojai Blues Fest scheduled for Friday, May 30 and Saturday, May 31 at the Ojai Arts Center. Tommy Marsh returns with a stellar lineup including performances by Teresa James and the Rhythm Tramps, Joey Delgado, Katie Skene, Smokey & Friends, and Teresa Russell on Saturday, but the night before not only will Crooked Eye Tommy play, but there will be a special concert by Celso Salim & Darryl Cariere. Celso has won five Independent Music Awards including Best Blues Album and finished 3rd place at the 2019 Blues Foundation\u2019s International Blues Challenge; and that same year the Celso Salim Band won the Lee Oskar Harmonica Award as best harp player of the year. Tickets are on sale now at OjaiBluesFest.BrownPaperTickets.com.<\/p>\n

The KHAY Fest is coming up fast. This year the headliner is Justin Moore along with performances by Locash, Dillon Carmichael and Caught Red Handed. This one will be held at the Camarillo Airport on Saturday, April 12. Proceeds will benefit First Responders, Ride for the Blue, and Food Share. You can find out more and secure your tickets at KHAY.com.<\/p>\n

Saturday, March 22, will be a special night with tributes to the music that has been engrained in our subconscious over the decades. I\u2019m talking about songs that evoke a time in our past that at least for me, always brings a smile to my face. First at the Majestic Ventura Theater, it\u2019s \u201cWhat the World Needs Now: the Bacharach Songbook Live\u201d featuring Todd Rundgren and special guests. Bacharach had so many award-winning songs with no less than 50 top 40 hits, six Grammy Awards, three Academy Awards and an Emmy; if you\u2019re over 40 (and for many under), I\u2019m sure his music has touched your life.<\/p>\n

Then, a couple blocks over from the Majestic on a smaller scale, Namba Arts will host local artists covering several Oscar-winning songs, from \u201cMoon River\u201d to \u201cOver the Rainbow.\u201d Expect performances by Jodi Farrell, Michael Henszey, Lauren Brown, Kerri Climer, Julie Hamann and more.<\/p>\n

Quick Notes: Live music returns to the re-branded Victorian Tavern on Thursday, March 20 with Cory B. Clay & the Twains; the rescheduled Jerry\u2019s Middle Finger is set for Friday, March 21, at the Ventura Music Hall; Shaky Feelin\u2019 plays the Harbor Cove Caf\u00e9 on Saturday, March 22; the Ventura Music Festivals brings Bob Eubanks\u2019 Backstage with the Beatles to the Crowne Plaza on Saturday, March 22 with a concert by Ticket to Ride; it\u2019s an afternoon of hard rock anthems and more at Tony\u2019s Pizzeria on Saturday, March 29 featuring the Monsters of Pop, Fallen Saints, Super Freaks and the M-80s; and Portside Ventura hosts the Ska Daddyz on Saturday, March 29.<\/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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