WHAT'S HAPPENING : MUSIC.Blues in the night: A hard-edged veteran of Chicago's West Side, guitarist Luther Allison Luther Allison (August 17, 1939 – August 12, 1997) was an American blues guitarist. He was born in Widener, Arkansas and moved with his family, at age twelve, to Chicago, Illinois in 1951. He had taught himself guitar while in Arkansas and began listening to blues extensively. began attracting national attention with galvanizing galvanizing, process of coating a metal, usually iron or steel, with a protective covering of zinc. Galvanized iron is prepared either by dipping iron, from which rust has been removed by the action of sulfuric acid, into molten zinc so that a thin layer of the zinc appearances at the Ann Arbor Blues Festivals of the early '70s. Known for biting fret work, passionate vocals and complete command of the stage, Allison draws fans from both the blues and rock ends of the spectrum. He recently celebrated a stunning victory at the 1996 W.C. Handy Awards (the Grammys of the blues world), where he won six statuettes, including Blues Entertainer of the Year. ``I feel like it's my time now,'' Allison said, ``and I'm gonna have some fun.'' Allison performs tonight along with Bay Area singer-harpist Charlie Musselwhite Charlie Musselwhite (born January 31, 1944 in Kosciusko, Mississippi) is an American blues-harp player and bandleader, one of the non-African-American bluesmen who came to prominence in the early 1960s, along with Mike Bloomfield and Paul Butterfield. at the 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 in West Hollywood West Hollywood A community of southern California northeast of Beverly Hills. It is mainly residential. Population: 36,600. . On his latest album, ``Blue Streak'' (Alligator alligator, large aquatic reptile of the genus Alligator, in the same order as the crocodile. There are two species—a large type found in the S United States and a small type found in E China. Alligators differ from crocodiles in several ways. ), the Arkansas-born Allison wrote or co-wrote 11 of 12 songs on the disc, which was produced by Jim Gaines (Stevie Ray Vaughan Stephen "Stevie" Ray Vaughan (October 3, 1954 – August 27, 1990), born in Dallas, Texas, was an American blues guitarist. His broad appeal, combination of unbelievable speed, precision, energy, passion and emotion and constant expansion of his Blues style into Funk, Jazz, , Albert Collins This article is about the blues musician. For the English football (soccer) player, see Albert Collins (footballer). Albert Collins (October 1, 1932 – November 24, 1993) was a blues guitarist, singer and musician. ). The famed Memphis Horns are featured on four cuts. Guitar Player magazine said Allison combines ``the wisdom of a master storyteller with the elegance of B.B. King, the elasticity of Buddy Guy and the big sting of Albert King.'' The House of Blues is at 8430 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood. Show time is 9 p.m. and tickets are $17.50. Information: (213) 650-1451. SOURCE: - Fred Shuster theater Family feud: Always on the lookout for in search of; looking for. See also: Lookout new plays, Group Repertory Theatre has come up with ``411 Joseph'' - the story of a Jewish American family between 1948 and 1969. The North Hollywood theater has just opened the Los Angeles premiere of Frawley Becker's play about parents at odds over how to raise their two sons. Mom tries to be warm and understanding, but Dad, haunted by a painful childhood and shattered dreams, pressures one son into a disastrous marriage and pushes the other to leave the country. Becker's nonwriting credits include working as a location manager for the upcoming Tom Cruise film ``Jerry Maguire'' and serving as a dialogue coach for the likes of Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison. Group Rep is at 10900 Burbank Blvd. Performances are at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays, through Nov. 23. Tickets are $15, available by calling (818) 769-7529. SOURCE: - Daryl H. Miller film Star of Texas: The star-making machinery was in high gear this summer, planting 26-year-old Texan actor Matthew McConaughey on the cover of nearly every national magazine. Why not decide for yourself if he's really the Next Big Thing while ``A Time to Kill'' - one of the summer's bona fide [Latin, In good faith.] Honest; genuine; actual; authentic; acting without the intention of defrauding. A bona fide purchaser is one who purchases property for a valuable consideration that is inducement for entering into a contract and without suspicion of being hits, with a box-office gross of nearly $90 million - is still in theaters. The newcomer - who also plays a supporting role in this summer's excellent ``Lone Star'' from director John Sayles - stars in ``A Time to Kill's'' racially and emotionally charged tale as Jake Brigance, a struggling Southern lawyer who defends an African-American man (Samuel L. Jackson “Samuel Jackson” redirects here. For the senator from Indiana, see Samuel D. Jackson. Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American Academy Award-nominated and BAFTA-winning actor. ) on a double murder charge in a case of vigilante vigilante n. someone who takes the law into his/her own hands by trying and/or punishing another person without any legal authority. In the 1800s groups of vigilantes dispensed "frontier justice" by holding trials of accused horse-thieves, rustlers and shooters, and justice. The steamy summer nights get hotter when a tart-tongued Northern liberal law student (Sandra Bullock) arrives to assist Jake about the same time that his wife (Ashley Judd) leaves town to escape Ku Klux Klan Ku Klux Klan (k  ' klŭks klăn), designation mainly given to two distinct secret societies that played a part in American history, although other less important groups have also used harassment. Director
Joel Schumacher (``Batman Forever'') knows a thing or two
about pleasing audiences, and the golden-haired McConaughey is always
lit and directed to advantage in an impressive performance that greatly
pleased author John Grisham, who modeled the character on himself.
There's lots more Grisham to come; Schumacher, who also directed
the popular film version of ``The Client,'' has just been
tapped for a third go-round at the helm of the former Mississippi
attorney's latest best seller, ``The Runaway Jury.'' And
coming in October is ``The Chamber,'' starring Chris
O'Donnell as an idealistic young lawyer who must defend his own
grandfather for a race-related murder.
SOURCE: - Amy Dawes family Holiday happening: In celebration of the upcoming Jewish holidays, Santa Monica Place Santa Monica Place is a three-story, 570,000 square-foot shopping mall in Santa Monica, California. The mall is located at the south end of the famous Third Street Promenade, and is also two blocks from the Santa Monica Pier and the beach. and Chabad of Santa Monica are sponsoring Celebration of Four, a cultural event for kids, from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday. The celebration, which is free, will feature a variety of hands-on crafts, music and dance designed to teach children about Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, Sukkot and Simchat Torah. Kids will be encouraged to design holiday-related greeting cards, blow a ram's horn, decorate pushkas (charity boxes), create a miniature sukka (makeshift house) and dance along with Hasidic songs. Celebration of Four is part of KidsWorld '96, an ongoing series of free, interactive events at Santa Monica Place, which is in downtown Santa Monica. SOURCE: - Janet Weeks dining Oktoberfest kickoff: The annual Alpine Village fund-raiser heralding the season of Oktoberfest through Oct. 27 is set for 6 p.m. Saturday at 833 W. Torrance Blvd., Torrance. The tented tent·ed adj. 1. Covered with tents. 2. Sheltered in tents. 3. Resembling a tent. beer garden will be the scene of a stein-holding contest and there'll be oodles of German food available cafeteria-style. An oom-pah-pah band direct from Germany will be on hand performing the expected music, and the brew will be flowing all evening. Attendees this Saturday and ensuing Fridays and Saturdays must be 21 or older. Admission is $5. Under-21s are admitted Sunday, designated family day, with festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. beginning at noon. Sunday admission is $4. Oktoberfest continues 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays, noon to 8 p.m. Sundays, through October. Half-price discount tickets are available at the Alpine Inn, 833 W. Torrance Blvd., Torrance. For Oktoberfest information, call (310) 327-4384. SOURCE: - Larry Lipson CAPTION(S): 3 Photos Photo: (1) Chicago blues singer-guitarist Luther Allison, who won six W.C. Handy awards this year, performs tonight at the House of Blues. (2) Magazine covers galore heralded Matthew McConaughey, left, and his first starring role in ``A Time to Kill,'' portraying a lawyer who defends an African-American man (played by Samuel L. Jackson) on trial for killing the men who attacked his young daughter. (3) David Mingrino, left, and Stan Mazin portray a combative son and father in ``411 Joseph'' at Group Repertory Theatre in North Hollywood. |
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