Harvelle's

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Kirk Fletcher : Back In The Saddle

I have not seen Mr Kirk Fletcher around these parts in a couple of months.

While he has a weekly residency, he took a couple of weeks off- he had guitar baadasss Josh Smith filling in for him while he did some road gigs - and for some

collection of reasons - Memorial Day, out-of-town, whatever, i havent been around.

But I'm here and he's back with a team of benevolent virtuosos including Bobby Tsukomoto on bass, Gary Ferguson on drums and Mark Shark on guitar.

Also sitting in - Rob Bacon on guitar, Brian Allen on bass, and Sam Meek on the guitar.

Kirk Fletcher brings the heat every Monday night. Only at Harvelle's.

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Location:4th St,Santa Monica,United States

Monday, June 7, 2010

Tonight : A note from Kirk Fletcher

Kirk Fletcher

Hey everyone!! I'm doing Harvelle's tonight 9:30pm!! ROOTS MUSIC TONIGHT!! Myself, Bobby Tsukamoto on bass, Gary Ferguson on drums, and the great Mark Shark on slide guitar!! Gonna be fun!!

Saturday, June 5, 2010

Ray Bailey : Dazzling with Brilliance

If like me, you were unable to make bluesman/guitarist Ray Bailey's show last night - here's a couple of videos of Ray at Harvelle's back in January with James Gadson on drums, bassist Kevin Brandon, and Ed Neal on the organ. (Recorded by George Radai on January 8th, 2010)

Don't miss him next time!!

Friday, June 4, 2010

The Koffeehouse Rules

First Thursdays mean one thing : Koffeehouse night at Club Harvelles.

I would define Koffeehouse night as a singer/songwriter's paradise. While the doors swing open around 7, several stalwart ernest musicians line-up to perform at the "open mic" portion of the evening. A kudos to this portion of the show's Rick Cornette, who impressed me with his singing voice.

Shortly following, a series of more established acts - acts that stretch the boundries of the genre - performed. Sets by Nikki & Rich, Chris Accardo, Red Arrow Messenger and Frentik's Emily Jaye were warmly received by the lively crowd.

Photos :
from top - Emily Jaye of Frentik, Nikki & Rich, Chris Accardo and Red Arrow Messenger.
below - Anastacia Roark, the night's awesome emcee.

- Posted live from Harvelle's using BlogPress & the Hipstamatic photo app for the iPhone

Location:4th St,Santa Monica,United States

Saturday, May 29, 2010

Rosie Ledet Shakes Things Up

Zydeco princess Rosie Ledet stopped in Santa Monica for a night of rockin and rollin and the crowd couldn't be more into it if we were in LA, instead of L.A.

Hotter than a plate of jumbalaya ravioli and just as delicious, Rosie and her squeezebox bounced the night into the stratosphere.

Yesterday I'd never even heard her name and now Rosie's rockin my world.

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Terry Evans. Blues for the weekend

As the crowd dances away, it's obvious that they're primed for a 3 day weekend. Tonight, Terry's job is pretty easy. A pre-party of sorts, this is phase one of total west coast summer kickoff decompression.

On a holiday weekend, Santa Monica really looks and feels the way a beach town should. Yes the traffic is a little slower, and there's a little less real estate by the water for families from out of town to frolic in our local 80* weather.

But Harvelles is always the place for a cheap drink, a quick spin on the dance floor or simply a place to celebrate and challenge your own blue state of mind.

Terry Evans is ocean blues, and about the same temperature as the Pacific.

That's cool.

- Posted live from Harvelle's using BlogPress & the Hipstamatic photo app for the iPhone

Location:4th St,Santa Monica,United States

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Josh Smith Returns

Josh Smith is a lightning fast guitarist and able to play any style from delta blues to Satriani-esque instrumentals, coaxing wild impossible notes and phrases out of his axe.