DECK THE CONCERT HALLS.Byline: Sandra Barrera and Fred Shuster Staff Writer No political crisis here. In fact, the holiday season and its cavalcade cav·al·cade n. 1. A procession of riders or horse-drawn carriages. 2. A ceremonial procession or display. 3. A succession or series: starred in a cavalcade of Broadway hits. of events designed to get your bells a-jingling would probably get just about everybody's vote. There's plenty to choose from in the concert halls in the coming weeks, including the return of teenybop superstars 'N Sync, a visit from aggro-rockers Limp Bizkit, and Tina Turner's last dates before she hangs up her thigh-high boots. In the clubs, look for blues master B.B. King to play a couple of informal gigs at his namesake joint, a six-night stand with jazz drummer Elvin Jones Elvin Ray Jones (9 September 1927–18 May 2004) was one of the most influential jazz drummers of the post-bop era. He showed interest in drums at a young age, watching the circus bands march by his family's home in Pontiac, Michigan. , and the debut of ultra-hot French dance outfit St. Germain. Here is a list of forthcoming pop, jazz, classical, theater, dance and art events. Tickets for many of these are available through TicketMaster locations, which you'll find at all Wherehouse, Tower, Ritmo Latino and Robinsons-May outlets. To charge by phone, call (213) 480-3232 or (714) 740-2000. On the Web at www.ticketmaster.com. Pop/Rock/Country Tonight: KZLA Country Cookout with LeeAnn Womack, SheDaisy, Neal McCoy, Diamond Rio and Ty Herndon, Universal; singer-songwriter Will Oldham, Knitting Factory Hollywood. Monday: Hank Williams III, House of Blues House of Blues (HOB) is a chain of music halls and restaurants founded in 1992 by Hard Rock Cafe founder Isaac Tigrett and his friend and investor Dan Aykroyd. It is a home for live music and southern-inspired cuisine, whose clubs celebrate African-American culture, specifically ; Squirrel Nut Zippers The Squirrel Nut Zippers are a Chapel Hill, North Carolina based Jazz band formed in 1993, who applied punk's DIY aesthetic to early 20th century American popular music. The band's name comes from the Squirrel Brand's Nut Zippers, a peanut and caramel candy for sale since the , El Rey. Tuesday: Elliott Smith, Wiltern; Veruca Salt's former guitarist and singer-songwriter Nina Gordon, Roxy; Dance music maven Paul Oakenfold, Mayan; son of British folk-rock legends Richard and Linda Thompson, Teddy Thompson, brings his pop rock to the Viper Room. Tuesday-Wednesday: B.B. King, B.B. King's. Tuesday-Thursday: Hard rock band Fuel, Whisky. Wednesday: Bebel Gilberto presents a more contemporary version of the bossa nova made famous by her mother, Astrud Gilberto, at the Hollywood American Legion American Legion, national association of male and female war veterans, founded (1919) in Paris. Membership is open to veterans of World Wars I and II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. ; Senegal-born singer Youssou N'Dour, House of Blues. Thursday: Jewel, Cerritos Center; the Mexican rock band Maldita Vecindad, Ventura Theatre; Rev. Horton Heat, El Rey; Better Than Ezra  The of this article or section may be compromised by "peacock terms".You can help Wikipedia by removing peacock terms. , House of Blues. Thursday-Saturday: On the heels of his new ``You're the One'' album comes Paul Simon, Wiltern. Friday: Twang diva k.d. lang hits Universal while r&b legend Tina Turner appears at the Staples Center; rousing rocker Badly Drawn Boy Damon Gough (nicknamed Badly Drawn Boy), was born 2 October 1969, in Dunstable, Bedfordshire. He grew up in the Breightmet area of Bolton, Lancashire, England. He is a Mercury Prize-winning indie singer/songwriter. , Knitting Factory; weird pop-rock band Flaming Lips, Palace; Venezuelan dance band Los Amigos AMIGOS Advanced Mobile Integration in General Operating Systems Invisibles, Vynyl; Al Jarreau, Thousand Oaks Civic; Cuban rap group Orishas, Conga Room. Saturday: Offspring, Forum; A3, Roxy; Dio, Universal; Ska-punk band Home Grown, Ventura Theatre; Vonda Shepard, House of Blues. Nov. 19: John Lee Hooker, House of Blues; Deke Dickerson, Derby; Crosby/Nash, Wilshire Ebell; Temptations, Universal. Nov. 20: Punk revivalists At the Drive-In, Palace; Singer-songwriter Shane MacGowan, House of Blues. Nov. 21: at about the same time their NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. special hits the airwaves, the Dixie Chicks hit the Staples Center. Nov. 22: Lounge lizard Joey Altruda, El Rey. Nov. 23: Mary Mary infuses gospel and hip-hop with rock, Universal. Nov. 24: Rap-metal band Limp Bizkit appear at the Forum. Nov. 24-25: Indie rock band Cat Power, Knitting Factory Hollywood; Latin singer Ana Gabriel, Universal. Nov. 26: Boy group 'N Sync at the Staples Center; Mr. Eclectic Beck appears at the Knitting Factory Hollywood. Nov. 27: Rap artist Common, House of Blues. Nov. 27-28: 'N Sync, Forum. Nov. 28: Singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith, Knitting Factory Hollywood; reggae artist Shaggy, Key Club. Nov. 30-Dec. 1: former Bauhaus frontman front·man n. 1. also front man A man who serves as a nominal leader but who lacks real authority. 2. Music A leading singer with a group. Peter Murphy, El Rey. Nov. 30: Indie rock band Blonde Redhead, Roxy; neo folkie folk·ie also folk·y n. pl. folk·ies 1. A folk singer or musician. 2. One who is an enthusiast of folk music. adj. Martin Sexton, Knitting Factory Hollywood. Dec. 1: Sammy Hagar, Universal. Dec. 2: Bon Jovi, Forum; Keb' Mo', Ventura Theatre; tropical pop singer Rocio Durcal, Universal; new-wave flashbacks the Go-Betweens, Knitting Factory Hollywood. Dec. 3: BBMak, Palace. Dec. 6: Tina Turner, Pond. Dec. 7: Aimee Mann, House of Blues. Dec. 8: Punk rock band Rancid ran·cid adj. Having the disagreeable odor or taste of decomposing oils or fats. rancid having a musty, rank taste or smell; applied to fats that have undergone decomposition, with the liberation of fatty acids. , Hollywood Palladium. Dec. 9: Luther Vandross, Universal. Dec. 10: Blues legend Etta James, House of Blues. Dec. 11: Shelby Lynne, Roxy. Dec. 12: Joe Jackson, Wiltern. Dec. 13: St. Germain, El Rey. Dec. 16: Mariachi Festival, Pond; Stevie Wonder, Forum. Dec. 20: Aaron Carter, the younger brother of the Backstreet backstreet Noun a street in a town far from the main roads Adjective denoting secret or illegal activities: a backstreet abortion backstreet n Boys' Nick Carter, House of Blues. Dec. 22: Rap artist Nelly, Pond. Dec. 30-31: Reggae band Steel Pulse, Roxy. Jazz Tonight: Ronnie Foster, Baked Potato Hollywood; Benny Golson Quartet, Jazz Bakery; Benny Green Trio, Catalina's. Wednesday-Nov. 19: Jimmy Smith Quartet, Catalina's. Thursday: Keith Jarrett, Royce Hall. Friday: Chuck Rainey, Baked Potato Hollywood; Harold Land Quintet, Santa Monica College Santa Monica College was first opened in 1929 as Santa Monica Junior College. Current enrollment is 32,000 students in more than 90 fields of study. The college also has one of the largest international student populations of any community college in the US, with approximately . Saturday: John McLaughlin, Royce Hall; Regina Carter, Schoenberg Hall. Nov. 19: Nina Simone, Wiltern; Fred Frith, Knitting Factory Hollywood. Nov. 20-21: Larry Carlton, Baked Potato Hollywood. Nov. 21-26: Elvin Jones Jazz Machine, Jazz Bakery. Nov. 24-25: Alan Holdsworth, Baked Potato Hollywood. Nov. 25: Al DiMeola, Key Club; Larry Carlton, Ventura Theatre. Nov. 28-Dec. 3: Donald Byrd Quintet, Jazz Bakery; Kenny Garrett Quartet, Catalina's. Dec. 9: Bill Frisell Quartet, Skirball Cultural Center  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . . CAPTION(S): 4 photos Photo: (1) Rap-metal band Limp Bizkit performs Nov. 24 at the Forum. (2) Twang diva k.d. lang hits the Universal Amphitheatre on Friday. (3) Keb `Mo' comes to the Ventura Theatre on Dec. 2. (4) Etta James plays the House of Blues on Dec. 10. |
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