Twilight Concert Series, Casey Chambers: August 2, 2012

Vol. 6 august 2nd, 2012

Kasey Chambers

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2012 Twilight Concert Series Table of contents Pg. 5

User guide Learn more about the TCS

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The Aussies are coming Kasey Chambers headlines a crew of singer-songwriters from Down Under at Australia Rocks The Pier

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Map it Make your way around the pier with ease

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Future shows Find out who will be playing upcoming concerts

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The perfect summer libation

Shutter bugs Pictures from previous concerts

Sonoma Wine Garden, Solsticio Wines, Pacifico and Akvinta partner with the Pier Kasey Chambers

About this publication This Twilight Concert Series guide has been created as a partnership between the Santa Monica Pier Corporation and the Santa Monica Daily Press.

It is intended to help concert-goers navigate the popular summer concert series.

The Santa Monica Pier Corporation is a non-profit created in 1983 by the Santa Monica City Council to preserve and enhance the pleasure pier experience for people of all ages and for future generations.

For more information, visit santamonicapier.org, or call (310) 458-8901.

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Twilight Concert Series user guide Here’s the skinny on this year’s shows Tickets, cost No ticket or reservation is necessary for the concerts. And all of the concerts are free.

However, should you find yourself wanting to express your appreciation for the concerts you are welcome to make a tax deductible contribution to the Santa Monica Pier Restoration Corporation either by donating online at santamonicapier.org or in person at one of the concerts by visiting the pier booth.

What time do the concerts begin and end?

Parking is available in the 1550 Pacific Coast Highway Lot, on a first-come, firstserved basis. There is no parking permitted on the Pier Parking Deck.

There are also a number of city structures located in nearby Downtown Santa Monica.

For more information, visit the City of Santa Monica’s parking site for directions and pricing at parking.smgov.net/overview.html.

For directions to the Santa Monica Pier, visit santamonicapier.org/location.

Bike valet There is a free bike valet located next to the beach bike path just south of the Santa Monica Pier. It’s the reward for being kind to the environment.

Rusty's Surf Ranch will be the spot to be post-concert this week.

The popular eatery will be hosting a free wine tasting featuring Australian wine Men of Gotham.

There will be live music, food specials and deep discounts on drinks.

Hundreds of bikes are parked during each show so make sure you get a spot.

First aid/lost and found If you require first aid or assistance, please visit the pier booth/tent and we will contact the proper authority. If it is an emergency, please call 911. The lost and found will also be located at that location.

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Smoking Smoking not permitted on the Santa Monica Pier.

7 p.m. — 10 p.m.

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Party at Rusty's

Pets Dogs are welcome, but must be on a leash.

Weather It never gets really cold, but after the sun goes down it can sometimes get a bit chilly requiring only a sweater or light jacket. It’s always a good idea to have something to throw on just in case.

Seating Seating is not provided. You are welcome to bring beach chairs and blankets and sit on the pier deck or the beach. We ask that you bring low beach chairs. Many people do sit on the sand at the beach below the pier deck.

Food and drinks Alcohol consumption is not permitted in public spaces in Santa Monica. However, there are several full-service bars on the pier.

Food is permitted.

Have a drink “Sonoma on the Deck” Wine and Beer Lounge will be located on the pier overlooking the sand, where guests can enjoy a selection of specialty wine and beer, see the concerts in a relaxed environment, all while taking in the sunset overlooking the Santa Monica Bay.“Sonoma on the Deck” will feature locally-owned, award-winning Solsticio Wines from Argentina, California labels, specialty beer and more! Beer and wine will be offered for $5 and $8 respectively. Must be 21 years of age and present an I.D. “Sonoma on the Deck” is a perfect place to enjoy a summer’s night with great wine, friends and entertainment!

The pier is always looking for a little help with the dance series.

Volunteers are needed to help with raising funds, assisting the crew and providing hospitality for artists.

If you are interested in assisting at the concerts, please contact us at (310) 4588901, or e-mail Anne Railsback at Anne@santamonicapier.org. Please provide the following information: • E-mail address • Phone Numbers: Cell/home • General availability • Special skills/interests • Fundraising ideas

Santa Monica Pier contact info Telephone: (310) 458-8901

Internet: santamonicapier.org

Mail: 200 Santa Monica Pier, Suite A Santa Monica, CA. 90401

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The Aussies are coming Kasey Chambers headlines a crew of singer-songwriters from Down Under at Australia Rocks The Pier hen you hear “Australia,” most people think of kangaroos and koalas; what they might not necessarily think of is the country’s healthy country music movement.

Singer-songwriter Kasey Chambers, who will headline Australia Rocks The Pier on Aug. 2, admits that Australians playing American music might seem a bit odd.

“The term that is used is Americana,” Chamber said. “I think it must be weird for an Australian to come over to America and play American-type music.”

And yet, the music of artists like Lucinda Williams, Jimmie Rogers and Townes Van Zandt has been a part of Chambers’ life since she was a girl growing up in the Australian Outback with her family.

“We really had no other form of entertainment because we weren’t really in touch with any form of civilization at all, so music was all we had,” she said. “My dad would sit around the campfire at night and play old country songs like Hank Williams, that sort of thing.”

That sort of thing became Chambers’ musical education.

Nine years later, the Chambers clan returned to “civilization” to break into the music industry. After playing with her family for a while, Chambers broke out on her own with 2000’s “The Captain.” And, numerous albums, accolades and awards later, she’s still going strong.

Her latest album, “Storybook,” is the culmination of her career so far, a collection of covers of some of the country artists that have inspired her music and her life, which was released in Australia the same day as her autobiography, “A Little Bird Told Me.” “I just wanted to pay tribute. It was a bit of a thank you really,” she said of “Storybook.” “A lot of the music on there has shaped the person I am.”

Chambers is kicking off the album’s tour on the Santa Monica Pier this week.

“I’m looking forward to that. That’ll be a bit of fun.”

Chambers will be joined by Sydney-born, Los Angeles-based, singer-songwriter Matt Ellis. Ellis’ most recent musical offering was also some cover work, in this case, a single version of the Iggy Pop radio hit “Candy,” performed as a duet with his wife, Vavine — although the duo has given the punky pop song a countrified twang.

“It’s something we’ve been playing with for a while,” he said. “We just wanted to get it out there.”

A mash-up between Iggy Pop and pedal steel guitars might not seem so unusual when you consider Ellis’ background.

“My roots were in skate punk,” Ellis said of his youth skating around the streets of Sydney with his friends. “We started a band out of that, and I stayed with it.”

After moving around between Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong, Ellis settled in Los Angeles, where he’s been both a performer and a spectator. Ellis has attended the free concerts at the pier before, but always in the audience. He’s looking forward to “being on the other side of the fence” this year.

“I’m bringing in a seven-piece band,” Ellis said. “We’re doing it proper.”

Rounding out the proper set is D Henry Fenton, whose newest album “Turnin’” comes out later this August. Fenton will open the concert on the pier, after taking the top spot in the Opening Act Competition sponsored by the Australian Consulate.

“I’m really excited, it’s exciting to be playing there,” Fenton said.

“It’s Australia Rocks the Pier, so we’ll probably rock it a little.”

Unlike Chambers, Fenton’s father was less than supportive of his dreams of being a professional musician, despite his own connection to the industry. Fenton’s father used to manage bands back in Australia.

“I got to see a lot of bands growing up,” Fenton said.

Fenton said that his father has since cooled his negative attitude.

“The more I achieved, the more he started to relax about me going into that world,” he said.

Fenton is thrilled to be playing with headliner Kasey Chambers.

“I’ve seen her a few times,” he said. “She really knows how to work a crowd.”

Expect to see a worked-up crowd, as this trio of Australian troubadours rocks the boardwalk down, on Aug. 2 at Australia Rocks the Pier.

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2012 Twilight Concert Series lineup • Aug. 9: PARADE Collective — Jam sessions featuring musicians from Cirque du Soleil • Aug. 16: African rock from Mali’s Amadou & Mariam paired with Portland Scene-stealers Y La Bamba • Aug. 23: Cuban singer-songwriter Alex Cuba and the salsa dance sounds of Lucky 7 Mambo • Aug. 30: New Orleans’ Hot 8 Brass Band and Louisiana funk band The Gumbo Brothers • Sept. 6: Southern California Indie breakout act Best Coast with No opening up * All shows begin at 7 p.m.

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The perfective summer experience Sonoma Wine Garden, Solsticio Wines, Pacifico and Akvinta partner with the pier o make the perfect summer cocktail you only need a few things: 1.) a populated concert series 2.) cool drinks and 3.) rockin’ tunes.

Once you have those just mix, indulge and repeat.

If you’re visiting the Westside this summer, you’re in luck. The Santa Monica Pier is getting busy with its 28th annual Twilight Concert Series — and it includes all three of these ingredients.

Sonoma Wine Garden, located on the third floor of Santa Monica Place, is partnering with Solsticio Wines, Pacifico, Akvinta Vodka and the Santa Monica Pier Corp. to put on this year’s concert series and to liven up the scene with specialty cocktails and drinks.

The wine and beer garden will feature locallyowned, award-winning Solsticio wines from Argentina, California labels, Pacifico and Victoria beer and summer cocktails courtesy of Akvinta Vodka.

“Pacifico, Sonoma, Solsticio and Akvinta have been great series partners that have helped provide necessary financial support in exchange for brand awareness and the audience to experience their products, but it’s also community outreach,” says Craig Hoffman, head of strategic partnerships and planning with the Santa Monica Pier Corp. “We are a nonprofit, co-producing a large-scale concert series, our family of partners have helped us underwrite this special 10 week free concert series. It’s really worked out well.”

This year’s concert series' theme is the California beach lifestyle, so the wine and beer garden will be

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outfitted with beach chairs, umbrellas, Adirondack chairs and other festive accouterments. The results have yielded scads of locals and pier visitors. “[Last year] was a perfect match,” says Camilla Zohn, marketing manager with Sonoma Wine Garden. “We were a wine and beer garden … and now we offer Akvinta specialty concert series cocktails.”

With a price point average of $7-8 a glass, patrons can enjoy a variety of summer drinks, including Akvinta’s specialty mixes — a “spiced melon” and a “pretty girl” — both fruity, fun, summery drinks.

After you get your drink, you’re free to enjoy the concert from the garden with a great view of the stage and coastline.

“It’s great to be part of the community,” Zohn says. “We’re very much a local spot, and it’s wonderful to be associated with the Santa Monica Pier. It’s an amazing destination in SoCal and … it’s great for community outreach. It gives us a chance to get in front of both tourists on the pier and locals.”

Zohn says that Sonoma Wine Garden is also using the concert series as an opportunity to draw customers to their sister, Japanese restaurant, Ozumo, also located on the third floor of Santa Monica Place.

Sonoma, Pacifico, Solsticio Wines, and Akvinta Vodka will make sure all your summer needs are satisfied while soaking in great music in a stunning location!

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Twilight Concert Series 2012 lineup

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Showcase featuring musicians from Cirque du Soleil®

Plus Portland Scene-Stealers Y La Bamba

Aug. 9 The PARADE Collective will be a showcase of original music and arrangements written and performed by musicians and singers from Cirque du Soleil.

The term “PARADE” is a French acronym for programme d’aide aux réalisations artistiques des employés, which literally translated means, a program to aid in the artistic realizations of the employees. Cirque du Soleil’s Cultural Action Department presents this evening in support of its mandate to encourage and support its employees. This night, these accomplished artists, who perform live nightly in a Cirque du Soleil production, will demonstrate their high degree of creativity and passion by performing their own original music compositions and arrangements for this very special concert.

Check back for updated biographical information on the musicians and singers who will be performing!

Aug. 16 To expand your horizons while remaining true to your roots is a challenge that Amadou & Mariam have risen to — and consistently met — throughout their career.

Each new album has found the husbandand-wife duo from Mali boldly moving forward and breaking fresh ground, while at the same time preserving their instantly recognizable trademarks: the exquisite song craft, Amadou’s thrilling electric blues guitar and the magical interplay of their two voices, which first brought them popularity.

In recent years, Amadou & Mariam have toured with Coldplay and U2 and jammed with musical heroes David Gilmour and Johnny Marr. They’ve performed at a Nobel Peace Prize concert in honor of Barack Obama, and played at the opening ceremonies of the last two FIFA world cups.

Manu Chao and Damon Albarn have lent their production skills to their records and SEE Shows PAGE 13

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Shows FROM PAGE 12 they have worked with some of the most innovative names in contemporary rock music via Albarn’s “Africa Express” and other cross-cultural projects, such as “L’Afrik C’est Chic.”

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Alex Cuba Plus Lucky 7 Mambo

Aug. 23 Alex Cuba is a rebel.

“When it comes to creativity, I need to go to places I’ve never been before,” he says.

With the wanderlust of a world traveler, the Cuban-Canadian singer-songwriter explores new sonic spaces on “Ruido En El Sistema/Static in the System.”

Following the compass points of rock, soul, pop, and Latin-funk on his fourth album, Cuba continues his journey as a critically acclaimed independent artist who’s charted his own destiny across the world stage while earning a growing legion of devoted listeners at each new juncture.

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Hot 8 Brass Band Plus The Gumbo Brothers

Aug. 30 New Orleans’ own Hot 8 Brass Band has epitomized New Orleans street music for

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over a decade. The band plays the traditional Second Line parades, hosted each Sunday afternoon by Social Aid and Pleasure Clubs, infusing their performances with the funk and energy that makes New Orleans music loved around the world. The members of the Hot 8 Brass Band were born and raised in New Orleans and many began playing together in high school. What makes the Hot 8 so special are the sounds they coax from their well-loved, well-worn instruments.

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Best Coast Plus No

Sept. 6 Combine the sophisticated chill of a New York City winter with the girlish, laid back romance of California in the summertime and what to you get? The answer is Best Coast, the latest musical endeavor by perennially cool, self-

described “weird girl” Bethany Cosentino.

Best Coast was born when Cosentino decided to come home to L.A. after a time in New York City, to get a fresh start at living in the place she knows best — California. Quickly garnering praise from critics and listeners with the single “Sun Was High (So Was I),” Cosentino was approached by UK-based label Blackest Rainbow, who released her now sold-out tape “Where the Boys Are.”

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Snapping away Jackie Greene gave Americana a turn last week olk rocker Jackie Greene had the crowd rocking to the sounds of Americana during week four of the Twilight Concert Series last Thursday.

This week will have an Aussie feel as Kasey Chambers headlines a night of music from Down Under.

Rusty's Surf Ranch is this week's tenant sponsor. There will be a party at the popular watering hole after the show, complete with live music and a free wine tasting.

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Get involved We’re asking concert-goers to send in their photos from each week’s show. E-mail them to daniela@smdp.com or post them on our Facebook page at facebook.com/SantaMonicaPier.

If you’re on Twitter we can be found at twitter.com/SantaMonicaPier. If you’re more into hashtags, tag it #pierconcerts.

Week 3 - HAIM

Week 4 - Jackie Greene

Week 1 - Donavon Frankenreiter

Week 2 - The Lions

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