BEST OF THE WEEKEND.MUSIC TEXAS SHUFFLE: Oakland bluesman Rusty Zinn's fiery fretwork and soulful vocals are among the West Coast club scene's sure bets. Tonight, Zinn, who apprenticed with Jimmy Rogers
Jimmy Rogers (3 June 1924 – 19 December 1997) was a blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player, best known for his work as a member of Muddy Waters' band of the 1950s. , James Cotton, Luther Tucker Luther Tucker (born January 20, 1936, in Memphis, Tennessee, died June 18, 1993 in Greenbrae, California) was an American blues guitarist. His father, a carpenter, built Tucker his first guitar and his mother, who played boogie-woogie piano, introduced him to Big Bill Broonzy and other big names, hits Cozy's Bar & Grill. The earthy Texas-style guitarist, whose latest release is ``The Chill,'' set out solo after replacing Jimmie Vaughan Jimmie Lawrence Vaughan (born on March 20, 1951 in Dallas, Texas) is an American blues guitarist and singer. He is the older brother of Stevie Ray Vaughan. Jimmie Vaughan's style was influenced by Freddie King who gave him personal advice. in the Fabulous Thunderbirds. Cozy's is at 14058 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks. Show time is 9:45 p.m. and tickets are $10. Information: (818) 986-6000. - Fred Shuster BIG SOUND: Songwriter-producer Michael Gigante's songs boast a sliver of pop genius. Hear them once and you need shock treatment to clear them out of your head. LoveStarDeluxe, Gigante's new electro-pop project, appears Saturday at the Gig Hollywood. Expect to hear memorable tunes such as ``Chemistry,'' ``Happy Again'' and ``Digital Killed the Analog Star,'' which also happens to be the title of the band's just-issued indie debut. The Gig is at 7302 Melrose Ave., Hollywood. Show time is 9 p.m. and tickets are $7. Information: (323) 936-4440. - F.S. COMBUSTIBLE com·bus·ti·ble adj. Capable of igniting and burning. n. A substance that ignites and burns readily. MIX: Take some Django, Weill/Brecht, a touch of gypsy, some Tom Waits, a dash of folk and a pinch of Crescent City Crescent City is the name of the following places:
The eclectic ensemble, performing tonight at the Knitting Factory The Knitting Factory is a New York City and Hollywood music club, originally specializing in jazz and experimental music. It was opened in 1987 by Michael Dorf and Bob Appel, both from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Hollywood, has made fans in high places, including National Public Radio, which often uses singer-violinist Bird's music in its programming. The Knitting Factory is at 7021 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood. Show time is 8 p.m. and tickets are $10. Information: (323) 463-0204. - F.S. TELEVISION WITH A LITTLE LUCK: To my knowledge, no one has been particularly clamoring for a documentary on Wings, Paul McCartney's other band. Nonetheless, ``Wingspan,'' produced with his daughter Mary (who conducts a breezy and gracious interview with her pop - she knows which questions to ask and, unfortunately, also which questions not to ask), is a pleasant diversion and a nice tribute to McCartney's late wife, Linda. ``Wingspan'' begins with the final dark days of the Beatles, as well as the meeting of McCartney and Linda Eastman; it proceeds through their post-Beatle period - raising their family in Scotland - and the germination germination, in a seed, process by which the plant embryo within the seed resumes growth after a period of dormancy and the seedling emerges. The length of dormancy varies; the seed of some plants (e.g. of a new band that cut its teeth performing impromptu concerts on college campuses. (Just try to imagine a superstar of McCartney's magnitude trying - or even being interested in trying - a stunt like that today.) It exaggerates, it seems, Wings' successes, downplays (but addresses) Linda's musical drag on the band and concludes with Paul copping to being an idiot when he was busted for possession of pot in Japan, which more or less ended the band. No other group members are interviewed, but Sir Paul is, as usual, a charmer charm·er n. 1. One that charms, especially a disarmingly attractive person. 2. One who casts spells; an enchanter or magician. Noun 1. , particularly when recalling the grueling series of disasters that accompanied the production of Wings' best album, ``Band on the Run.'' ``Wingspan'' airs at 9 tonight on ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. (Channel 7). - David Kronke 'FUTURAMA' SHOCK: Looking ahead to the day when McCartney will be pushing 1,064 is ``Futurama.'' Matt Groening's other show hasn't been able to buy the credibility of sister series ``The Simpsons,'' no matter how hard it tries (and certainly, sometimes it tries too hard), but it concludes its season with a very funny episode featuring the guest voice(s) of Lucy Liu - as Fry's downloaded girlfriend and as an army of evil robots bent on destroying the city. In a most peripatetic episode that begins, apropos of nothing, with a ``Twilight Zone'' parody and a touristy trip to the edge of the universe, Fry decides to date a Liu-bot, despite being shown a hilarious ``Reefer reef·er n. Marijuana, especially a marijuana cigarette. Madness''-type piece of propaganda on the evils of humans dating buckets of bolts, ``I Dated a Robot "I Dated a Robot" is the fifteenth episode in season three of Futurama. It originally aired on May 13, 2001. Plot Synopsis After the crew sees an episode of The Scary Door .'' The dangers soon become apparent enough, and a nifty Napster parody is thrown in for good measure. ``Futurama'' airs at 7 p.m. Sunday on Fox (Channel 11). - D.K. FILM A DOG'S LIFE: Complex, unpredictable and wild, the Mexican import ``Amores Perros'' certainly lives up to its basic premise - that you can never be sure what love, like dogs, will do. Composed of three separate but overlapping stories set in the social crazy quilt of contemporary Mexico City, it's a violent, quasi-biblical high-wire act of filmmaking, all the more impressive for being the feature directing debut of Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. But for all of its emphasis on fratricide frat·ri·cide n. 1. The killing of one's brother or sister. 2. One who has killed one's brother or sister. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin , dog fighting (faked, but nevertheless disturbing), infidelity and assassination Assassination See also Murder. assassins Fanatical Moslem sect that smoked hashish and murdered Crusaders (11th—12th centuries). [Islamic Hist.: Brewer Note-Book, 52] Brutus conspirator and assassin of Julius Caesar. [Br. , the film is, at its beating core, a touchingly sympathetic study of how people from every walk of life cope with their romantic disillusionment Disillusionment Adams, Nick loses innocence through WWI experience. [Am. Lit.: “The Killers”] Angry Young Men disillusioned postwar writers of Britain, such as Osborne and Amis. [Br. Lit. . Superbly acted and masterfully filmed, staged and edited, ``Amores Perros'' succeeds at investing the flashy language of modern cinema with something akin to real moral purpose. - Bob Strauss STAGE WOULDN'T IT BE LOVERLY: Here's betting George Bernard Shaw never imagined this. Ditto Alan Jay Lerner Noun 1. Alan Jay Lerner - United States lyricist who collaborated on musicals with Frederick Loewe (1918-1986) Lerner and Frederick Loewe, the men who made ``My Fair Lady'' out of Shaw's ``Pygmalion.'' In ``The Coming Out Party,'' a Pygmalion-esque comedy set in West Hollywood of the 1970s, an older gay couple pick up an overweight UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX freshman and train him to become the prince of the gay community. Based on John Michael Caffey's novel, ``The Coming Out Party'' plays through May 20 at the Hudson Mainstage Theatre in Hollywood. Staring Guerin Barry, David Richards, Eric Newton and Kevin Travis, ``The Coming Out Party'' plays at 8 p.m. Thursday through Sunday at 6539 Santa Monica Blvd. in Hollywood. Tickets are $22. Call (310) 289-2999. - E.H. ALL IN GOOD FUN: This weekend is your last chance to say ``Thank you for the Music'' '70s style as ``Mamma Mia!'' - the musical based on the songs of ABBA - finishes its run Saturday at the Shubert Theater, 2020 Ave. of the Stars in Century City. Here's the scoop. Soon to-be-married daughter living on a Greek island wants dad to give her away, but doesn't know who dad is. She invites three possible candidates, much to the chagrin of her formerly wild-living mom. Mother, potential dads, daughter, fiance and a whole bunch of other folks sing lots of ABBA songs, including ``Dancing Queen,'' ``Money, Money, Money'' and ``Take a Chance on Me.'' Tacky clothing is abundant. Curtain. Campy but fun in the way that only guilty pleasures are, ``Mamma Mia!'' has a great star turn by Louise Pitre as the mom. The show is heading to Chicago. Pitre is going to Broadway where the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of company opens in the fall. Tickets are $40 to $70. Call (800) 447-7400. - E. H. FESTIVALS HERITAGE FEST: The customs and cultural heritage of Asian and Pacific Islanders will be presented to the community at a festival, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 12. The event, celebrating Asian and Pacific Islanders Month, will include dances and music performances, crafts and ethnic foods. Reseda Park, 18411 Victory Blvd., Reseda. Asian and Pacific Islanders Council of the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. at (818) 886-9496. Holly Andres CAPTION(S): 7 photos Photo: (1) no caption (RUSTY ZINN) (2) no caption (LoveStarDeluxe) (3) no caption (Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire) (4) no caption (PAUL MCCARTNEY) (5) no caption (``Coming Out Party'') (6) no caption (``Mama Mia'') (7) no caption (``Futurama'') |
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