SEAN LANE & the HELLHOUNDS
with SEATBELT
Saturday, May 19, 2012
8:00 PM
1950s ROOTS BLUES & ROCKABILLY EXTRAVAGANZA!
The Hellhounds are a powerhouse blend of blues and southern rock that channel the old masters! Grounded by founder Sean Lane's Delta blues slide guitar and vocals, the band blends old tradition with modern innovation to create their own sound.
Scott McLean's
Seatbelt opens the show with pure hearted original tunes and classic rockabilly gems from Gene Vincent, Carl Perkins, Elvis and more!
Community Cinema Series
STRONG!
Sunday, May 20, 2012
2:00 PM
Cheryl Haworth is a young woman with a big dream: to be the strongest woman in the world. As the 300-pound U.S. Olympic weightlifter prepares for Beijing 2008,
STRONG! chronicles her journey and the challenges this unusual elite athlete faces, exploring popular notions of power, strength, beauty and health.
Olympian weightlifter, Cara Heads joins in the discussion following the film.
GONZALO BERGARA QUARTET
Saturday, June 02, 2012
8:00 PM
Best Jazz group of Los Angeles. — L.A. Magazine
The Gonzalo Bergara Quartet has charmed fans worldwide with its fiery and focused unique sound- a jazzy blend with an Argentinean flair. Heavily influenced by the Django Reinhardt/ Hot Club of France style, the music has been described as a new kind of Gypsy Jazz by Vintage Guitar. The group's album,
Porteña Soledad, was the editor's pick in Guitar Player Magazine and the quartet was named Djangofest '09 Artist of the Year. With guitar, clarinet, and a honed rhythm section, this "blazing quartet" brings the
Hot Club to San Pedro!
ACCIDENTAL ICON
The Real Gidget Story
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Film maker, surfer, and native San Pedran, Brian Gillogly brings to life the story of the
REAL GIDGET, one of the first young women to catch the Malibu waves in the 1960s. This doc film showcases
Kathy "Gidget" Kohner Zuckerman and her father's story,
Gidget that led to decades of stories in print and on film inspiring girls around the world to ride the waves!
TWO SCREENINGS! 4:00 PM: Film + Meet & Greet/Booksigning with KATHY ZUCKERMAN!
6:30 PM: Film + CHUM Surfband!
THE WRECKING CREW
Sunday, June 17, 2012
5:00 PM
"In the league of best music documentaries ever made" -Vintage Guitar Magazine
In the 1960s artists like the Beach Boys, The Byrds, The Mamas & the Papas and more were topping the charts and becoming household names, but the behind-the-scenes studio musicians, known as the Wrecking Crew, who actually recorded these hits were virtually unknown. Now, with Denny Tedesco's powerful documentary, the phenomenal session musicians of the 1960s rock-n-roll era and the "West Coast Sound" are finally given center stage.
Benefit for Scalawag Productions & for Wrecking Crew film
DUSTBOWL REVIVAL
Saturday, June 30, 2012
8:00 PM
Dustbowl Revival closes out the season with their high-energy vintage revival show. The Dustbowl Revival is a rowdy Venice-based roots collective that mixes New Orleans swing, bluegrass and jug-blues into a listenable, danceable Americana cocktail! Think Dylan and The Band in Newport meet Louis Armstrong in New Orleans meet Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeroes on the beaches of LA!
