Labor Day Weekend at Harvelle's

Harvelle's Weekend : Dennis Jones + Jimmy Z +The Toledo Show

Friday:

Dennis Jones Band

Dennis packs 'em in so get there early and be ready to dance.

Guitar master-blaster D.J. leads his rockin' trio (Michael Turner on drums and Sam Correa on bass) through some of the funkiest blues around.

Saturday:

Jimmy Z and the Z Tribe

The world famous Z-Tribe featuring triple threat sax/harmonica/singer Jimmy Z. Music and dancing for those ready to have great time.

Sunday:

The Toledo Show

It's a dark erotic burlesque cabaret. What does that mean? Toledo and his backing band paint musical pictures filled with grit and romance. The Dames are his impossibly sexy troupe of dancers that thrill the crowd.

JT Ross says:

"Harvelle's is the OLDEST live music venue on the West side and is among the most intimate of clubs one will find in Los Angeles. It's dark & sexy and the perfect room for dressing up, sipping your favorite top shelf cocktail and dancing the night away. So bring your friends, husbands, wifes, lovers, neighbors and anyone who simply wants to have an incredible time."

Harvelle's Weekend : Plan Accordingly!

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Friday:

Club favorite Dennis Jones brings his rockin' trio for an end-of-the-week, blow-off-some-steam-and-dance party - heavy on blues favorites and some of D.J.'s crazy-cool originals.

Saturday:

Nick Moss and The Flip Tops bring the best in Chicago guitar blues to the stage of Harvelle's for the first time. A Saturday night you won't soon forget.

Sunday:

It's a funky burlesque cabaret and the master of ceremonies - Toledo Diamond - is one of the most charismatic figures in L.A.'s underground. The Toledo Show has been turning people on for nearly a decade.

Harvelle's — located in the heart of Santa Monica's historic downtown — provides music, full bar, ample dance floor... everything you need for an unforgettable night. The best of blues, jazz, soul, latin and burlesque since 1931.

Weekend At Harvelle's : Plan Accordingly

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Harlow Gold

hottest burlesque

reservations recommended

Rosie Ledet

return engagement

of rockin' zydeco

Dennis Jones

blues baadasss

The Toledo Show

erotic dark

cabaret du funk

DJ : Dennis Jones : 4th St Bluez

Electric baadasssss blues man Dennis Jones is rocking Harvelle's tonight.


Dennis Jones guitar and vocals.


Sam Correa on bass


Michael Turner on drums & vocals.


DJ in full effect!!


Saturday night party people fill the checkerboard and dance, dance, dance.

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Location:4th St,Santa Monica,United States

Weekend At Harvelle's : Dec 4—6

2009 is rapidly coming to an end... a couple more weeks, and it's 2010. While I'm stating the obvious, let's take a look at this weekend at Harvelle's:

Friday December 4:
Dennis Jones Band returns for another rockin' set chock full of blues and soul. Non-stop dancing is required all night long. Showtime is 9:45 cover is $10

Saturday December 5:
Kenny Neal returns to Harvelle's direct from the swamps of Baton Rouge Louisiana. Kenny's legendary sound will keep you moving all the way to 2am!
Show is at 10pm, cover is $12

Sunday December 6:
Harvelle's proudly presents another installment of The Toledo Show, LA's longest running burlesque show. Soul, Jazz, and Funk are the soundtrack to the dancing 'dames' that will take over the room and surround you with their sultry presence. LA staple DJ Vicious Lee spins one hot set between the shows. Show is at 9:30 and cover is $10.

Dennis Jones : Mission Accomplished

Dennis Jones is a cowboy bluesman weilding a six shooter and a swagger that makes the ladies swoon, and the men turn green with envy.

The dude is money.

His sensational guitar work coupled with a ton of heavy soul is tempered by his casual good-time approach to his shows. But like a cowboy, D.J. is a loner; stalwart, and on completion of his mission, a silent disappearance into the night.

His mission? To rock, roll, dance, imbibe, get nasty, get funky, give you the blues - then remove 'em - and take everyone in the house along for the ride.

I have no doubt things will go as planned.

Dennis Jones : Another Perfect Day

Like buckshot on your birthday, Dennis Jones will be right there!! This show is exactly what Harvelle's is about! Real blues, a drunken good time, a packed house with audience participation and spontaneous sing-a-longs! If you weren't there, your Saturday night wasn't nearly as good as mine!

Dennis and band (New Orleanian Michael Turner on drums and NYC's funkiest - Sam Correa on bass) kept the crowd in a state of frenzy doing everything from ZZ Top, Meters, Hendrix and some rockin' originals! Get My Baby Right, indeed!?!? Keep low music fans!!! Watch out for Dennis Jones!

Friday Night Blues : Key, Hook and Kirk (And Lux)

Key Frances

Hook Herrera

Kirk Fletcher

Hook Herrera is a bluesman's bluesman. Triple threat - singer/guitarist/harpist - Hook brought his Friday night jam on and I crashed the party. Good thing I did, this blues powerhouse rocked the stuffed-tighter-than-a-sausage crowd all night long. 

Guest guitarist Kirk Fletcher dazzled the senses with tasty mutha-f*ckin' solos, bringing forth amazement and delight as his fingers skipped across the fretboard of his sunburst Les Paul.

Also sitting in was Key Frances, who shook the foundation with his own brand of swamp blues overload!!! Goo-goo muck* indeed!

A hell of way to kick off the weekend, in which, part 2 (Sat night), Dennis Jones will take the party to the next level. If you missed tonight, come early and catch up. 

*RIP Lux Interior

Dennis Jones : A blues shot from outta nowhere!

Dennis Jones plays blues/rock or maybe that's rock/blues — "I don't know. But whatever it is, it's gots to be funky!", as James Brown was fond of saying. 

He rocks the crowd, he makes 'em scream and demand more. The muscled sleeve-less Jones weilds his axe like a lumberjack, chopping down everything un-bluesy in his path. 

I don't even have to invite you. 

It's inviting enough.

Tomorrow : Dennis Jones' Birthday Party!

Partytime in Santa Monica on a Saturday night! It's axeman Dennis Jones' b-day. Come celebrate! 

The place is sure to be packed with Mr. Jones' friends, family and fans. Dennis will be playing his electric blues, and I'm sure a couple of Hendrix tunes. 

Count me in!

Tonight it's  - the twin guitar southern-fried blues of Leroy Powell And The Messengers!