Just Dave : Dave Bernal And Friends

Harvelle's recently hosted Just Dave, the country/soul/rock quartet fronted by harmonica virtuoso Dave Bernal. Somewhere between Gram Parsons, Bob Dylan, Al Green and The Band, there is Just Dave. They threw a party and everyone showed up!!! An awesome Thursday night.

Just Dave is Johnny Stachela - guitar, Dennis Pagano - drums, Dave Bernal - vocals and harmonica and Lawrence Baulden - bass, (not pictured - Nelson Blanton - guitar)

MAETAR : Beat Junkies

Maetar? 

Whuzza - wha?

Maetar is a highly experimental couple of guys, who's style is a crossover of “Jazz-Funk-World-Mid-East-Classical-Free-Rock-Other” are gonna light up Harvelle's on an otherwise gray-ish kinda Santa Monica night. These two brothers Itali and Hagai can jam and keep it in the pocket in a supefly way. But they can just as easily take you on a journey to another world with their exotic grooves flowing.

Currently they have been touring with James Gadson - a drummer, who has played with Marvin Gaye, Bill Withers, Herbie Hancock, Paul McCartney, Beck, D'angelo and on like a zillion of the funkiest records ever recorded.

He was the drummer in Dyke & The Blazers and an original member of Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band! His beats have been sampled more times than the cookies at the Mrs Fields on the 3rd St Promenade.

Should be a pretty wild funky good time.

Eva LaDare : Video : Fearless

Multi-talented Bongo Fury dancer Eva LaDare has released a 3 song single on iTunes. Here's the video to her song "Fearless". 

 If you aren't familiar with her work, I feel bad for you. Your life will be thoroughly enriched by being down with Miss LaDare. The quadruple-hyphen (dancing/singing/actress/video game hero) is a sweetheart of a fire-wielding goddess; as nice in person as she is powerful on stage. Ask anyone around here - they will tell you the same. 

The Bongo Fury Band

Tuesday night's Bongo Fury Burlesque and Afro Samba Jazz show is a club favorite and always provides unbelievably fun and funky entertainment. This is weekend caliber stuff on a week night!!! The furious artists who collaborate and make this night the party that it is, are (pictured above l—r) Victor Orlando-congas/bongos, Toledo-vocals, Carolina Ceresola-dance, Todd Washington-guitar/vocals, Asa Watkins-drums, Bjørn Fleuren-bass guitar, the incomparable Walter Davis-sax, DJ Daylight(in front)-spinning wax on the 1's and 2's.

TWITTER : Follow Harvelle's

Harvelle's is now on Twitter. 

The username is : harvellessm

Sweet Pea Atkinson / Sir Harry Bowens

Monday night's just got a whole lot funkier!!! Mr Sweet Pea Atkinson joins us for a Monday night residency that should leave all fans of soul, blues and super-sweet vocals happy that Monday is finally here!!! Sir Harry Bowens joins in!

Come down and check it out!

Toledo Show : Sunday Night Funk

If you know anything about nightlife in L.A., invariably you know of or have seen The Toledo Show. The Sunday night residency is as infamous as it is funky. That is, very! Dancing girls, high energy performances, and the ringleader himself, Mr. Toldedo Diamond doing what only he can do. If you've never heard of The Toledo Show, or if you've heard of it and never been, tonight is the night to get your Toledo on!