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Love Letters Tour. He loves love. Openers are Key- shia Cole and Marsha Ambrosius. Orpheum Theatre Listings 842 S. Broadway, (213) 622-1939 or laorpheum.com. It’s a String Thing Jun. 10, 8 p.m.: The awesome and venerable John Continued from previous page Prine with opener Loudon Wainwright III. Staples Center REDCAT 1201 S. Figueroa St., staplescenter.com. 631 W. Second St., (213) 237-2800 or redcat.org. July 20-24, various showtimes: The Ringling Bros. Jun. 10-11, 8:30 p.m.: The ensemble Partch per- and Barnum & Bailey Circus is back with it’s newest forms works by the legendary and definitively in-

show, “Fully Charged.” ventive composer Harry Partch. Get ready for one- Evans Alex by photo Aug. 14, 4:45 p.m.: The WWE body-slams and of-kind instruments such as Cloud Chamber Bowls, pile-drives its way into Staples Center for Summer Kithara and the Chromelodeon (don’t ask). Slam. Redwood Bar & Grill Tuesday Night Project 316 W. Second St., (213) 680-2600 or Aratani Courtyard, 120 Judge John Aiso St., theredwoodbar.com. tuesdaynightproject.org. Jun. 7, 10 p.m.: Dusty 45’s, Rusty Spurs, The B- First and third Tuesdays, June-Aug.: Tuesday Noirs, Peachy Keen and C-Horse. Night Project hosts a free open mic event twice Jun. 8, 10 p.m.: Fun throwback surf pop with the monthly. It showcases a community of artists, orga- Insect Surfers. Also The Graves, Brothers Deluxe, nizers, activists, professionals, independent business Old Lumps and Poupee The Human Toy. owners. Jun. 9. 10 p.m.: The Blissins. Aug. 6, 12:45 p.m.: Tuesday Night Project benefit Jun. 10, 10 p.m.: Seryn, Driftwood Singers and at the Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple, 505 E. Fort King. Third St. Jun. 11, 1 p.m.: All ages show with The Waldos, Town Hall Los Angeles Dirty Eyes and Symbol Six. Visit townhall-la.org. Venues vary, but all listed take Jun. 11, 8 p.m.: The Waldos, Dirty Eyes and The place Downtown. Stitches. July 12, 11:30 a.m.: Tim Mason, CEO and presi- Jun. 12, 10 p.m.: The Hi-Z’s, Cigarette Bums and dent of Fresh & Easy, will discuss the company’s Dharma Bums. business model, which is rooted in the idea that Senor Fish wholesome, fresh food should be available and af- 422 E. First St., bodegasundays.blogspot.com. fordable to everyone. At the Millennium Biltmore, Jun. 12, 5 p.m.-midnight: Bodega Sundays is a 506 S. Grand Ave. multicultural party with an Afro-Latin vibe featur- ing live drummers, bands, dancers and three DJs. Seven Grand ROCK, POP & JAZZ 515 W. Seventh St., (213) 614-0737 or sevengrand.la. 2nd Street Jazz Jun. 7, 10 p.m.: The Makers. 366 E. Second St., (213) 680-0047 or 2ndstjazz.com. The Smell Jun. 9, 9 p.m.: Live rock night. As opposed to 247 S. Main St., alley between Spring and Main dead rock night. streets, thesmell.org. Blue Whale Jun. 7, 9 p.m.: All-Star Crass Tribute Band cele- 123 Astronaut E S Onizuka St. Suite 301, 213-620- brates the release, 30 years ago, of one of ’s 0908 or bluewhalemusic.com. greatest albums. Jun. 7, 8 p.m.: A jazz jam session hosted by the Jun. 10, 9 p.m.: Corima, Upsilon Acrux, The The Bob Baker Marionette Theater in City West is in its 51st season, and is the nation’s old- Kevin Kanner quintet. Sleeping Car and Modern Memory. est ongoing puppet theater. All summer, it’s offering the show Magic Strings. It employs Bootleg Bar Jun. 11, 9 p.m.: Catwalk, Black Elephant, Sea Li- an “in-the-round” cabaret style, with the puppeteers not only exposed to the audience, but 2220 Beverly Blvd., (213) 389-3856 or ons and Paper Tigers. serving as an integral part of the show. It’s family friendly, but entertaining for all ages. bootlegtheater.org. Jun. 12, 9 p.m.: Protectme, Hissy Fit, Neonates Don’t worry — you won’t be the only adult there without kids. Shows are Tues.-Fri. at 10:30 Jun. 7, 10 p.m.: Band of Skulls and Rachel Goo- and Cool Moms. a.m.; Sat. and Sun. at 2:30 p.m. drich. Varnish At 1345 W. First St., (213) 250-9995 or bobbakermarionettes.com. Jun. 8, 10 p.m.: Sloan and Dearly Beloved. 118 E. 6th St., (213) 622-9999 or thevarnishbar.com. Jun. 9, 10 p.m.: Electric Guest. Jun. 6, 9 p.m.: Live jazz piano with Jamie Elman. Jun. 10: Flash Bang Grenada, Open Mike Eagle, Jun. 7, 8 p.m.: Live jazz piano with Marc Bosser- Co. and DJ Nobody and Trackstar the DJ. man. Matt Kearney and Breanne Duren. man Nature, inspired by Shel Silverstein’s children’s Jun. 11, 8:30 p.m.: Timber Timbre and Marissa July 24, 7 p.m.: The B’z are Tak Matsumoto and book, The Giving Tree. Nadler. Future rock, PoP & Jazz Koshi Inaba, on guitar and vocals. No other instru- June 18, 8 p.m.: As part of the Boyle Heights Jun. 12, 8:30 p.m.: The Fuse, LA Ghost, Fidlar and Casey’s Irish Pub ments needed. Project, Conrad Romo’s “Tongue and Groove” The Boom Bang. 613 S. Grand Ave., (213) 629-2353 or bigcaseys.com. July 29, 8 p.m.: Mint Condition is in the house. is a monthly offering of short fiction, personal es- Conga Room June 3, 10, 17 and 24: Magic Mirror in residence July 30, 8 p.m.: Mexican alt rockers Zoe. says, poetry, spoken word and music. Each of the L.A. Live, 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 749-0445 or Fridays in June. Aug. 3, 8 p.m.: Rappin’ reggae style for YHWH, program’s ten artists will represent the resonance of congaroom.com. Cicada it’s Matisyahu. With Tea Leaf Green. Boyle Heights’ multiethnic (Latino, Jewish and Japa- Jun. 9, 8 p.m.: Hot bachata sensations Monchy & Cicada Restaurant, 617 S. Olive St., (213) 488-9488 or Grammy Museum nese) past and present. Nathalia. cicadarestaurant.com. L.A. Live, 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 765-6800 or June 19, 8 p.m.: Librettist Terry Wolverton teams Grammy Museum Sundays, 6-11 p.m.: The restaurant is transformed grammymuseum.org. These shows take place in the up with composer David Ornette Cherry for a con- 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 765-6800 or into a vintage, old Hollywood-style dance club every museum’s Sound Stage theater. cert reading of Embers, a jazz opera that fuses world grammymuseum.org. Sunday. Come out to appreciate the big band, swank June 15, 8 p.m.: As part of the celebration honor- music, hip hop grooves, song and spoken word. Di- Jun. 8, 8 p.m.: Discussion and Q&A with four- costumes, dinner and cocktails. Visit cicadaclub. ing his 25-year career, the museum welcomes coun- rected by Michael John Garces. time Oscar nominated and Grammy-award winning com. try icon Randy Travis. June 24, 8 p.m.: Showman, author and humor- composer Danny Elfman. Subjects include a 13-film Conga Room June 17, 7:30 p.m.: Reggae historian Roger Stef- ist Charles Phoenix presents a fun-filled tour of the collaboration with Tim Burton and the release of L.A. Live, 800 W. Olympic, (213) 749-0445 or fens’ “Life of Bob Marley” multi-media presenta- city’s many “lands” including Downtown and Boyle the new box set The Danny Elfman & Tim Burton congaroom.com. tions have been hailed as “the next best thing to see- Heights — all new, and created especially for Grand May25th Anniversary 30 Music Box. June 14, 9 p.m.: Multi Grammy winning Colom- ing Bob Marley live.” He screens rare and unreleased Performances. Jun. 9, 8 p.m.: Eclectic vocalist/pianist Diane bian superstars, Aterciopelados. video footage and photos while recounting Marley’s June 25, 8 p.m.: In 1983, Deborah Peagler, a Schuur walks the tightrope between jazz and pop, Club Nokia legendary life story. woman brutally abused by her boyfriend, was sen- inspired by the jazz singers of the ’40s and ’50s and Corner of Olympic Blvd. and Figueroa St., June 20, 8 p.m.: The legendary drummer and mu- tenced to 25 years-to-life for her connection to his the pop music of the late ’50s and ’60s. After a dis- clubnokia.com. sic director Max Weinberg talks about his time with murder. Twenty years later, as she languished in cussion and audienceBecome Q&A, Schuur will perform a Fan! a June 25, 8 p.m.: Funky soul with Musiq Soulchild Springsteen and Late Night with O’Brien. prison, a California law allowing incarcerated do- few songs. Facebook.com/L.A.DowntownNews July 8, 9, p.m.: Hilarious satirists, who F’ing need June 21, 8 p.m.: The museumStarts hosts an evening mestic-violence survivors to reopen their cases was Nokia Theatre you more than ever, The Dan Band. with Ben Harper. passed. Crime After Crime is a documentary recall- 777 Chick Hearn Court, (213) 763-6030 or July 9, 8 p.m.: Rock en Espanol with Saul Her- June 22, 7:30 p.m.: Los MayFeliz natives 26/June the Airborne 3 ing the remarkable case of Peagler, her lawyers, and nokiatheatrelalive.com.Fan Downtown News on Facebooknandez (formerly of Caifanes). Toxic Event. They’ll talk about their music and per- the battle that pitted them against the Los Angeles Jun. 8, 8 p.m.: Tied in to E3, the Video Games July 14, 7 p.m.: Streetlight Manifesto teams up form. D.A.’s office. Live& tour Be features Entered live musical to performances Win Movie of the withTickets! the ska-rific Reel Big Fish, along with Rodeo Grand Performances June 26, 8 p.m.: Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm sounds from games including Mario, Zelda, Sonic, Ruby Love and the Maxies. California Plaza, 350 S. Grand Ave., visit (1917) showcases three of the early 20th century’s Halo, Warcraft, Final Fantasy, Castlevania and God July 15, 8 p.m.: ‘Til the end of the road with Boyz grandperformances.org. most talented women: author Kate Wiggin, screen- of War. For at night, the geeks shall inherit the con- II Men. Check Our Website for FullJune Movie17, 8:30 p.m.:Listings The L.A. Dept. of Cultural writer Frances Marion, who adapted Wiggen’s novel cert hall. July 17, 7 p.m.: Flamenco masters Ottmar Liebert Affairs presents Ian Ruskin’s LADowntownNews.comnew one-man play, for screen, and Mary Pickford, who produced and Jun. 9-10, 8 p.m.: Wisin y Yandel. and Luna Negre. To Begin the World Over Again: the Life of Thomas starred in the film. L.A.’s own 21st century com- Jun. 11, 8 p.m.; Jun. 12, 7 p.m.: R. Kelly is on his July 21, 7 p.m.: Owl City hoots into town with Paine.Also, Sheetal Gandhi’s work-in-progress, Hu- poser Maria Newman’s penned a new score to this JUNE 6 ✔ Sign Up for E-News! E-NEWS Look for this symbol in the upper right hand corner at DowntownNews.com or SIGN UP www.ladowntownnews.com/forms/maillist Starts June 10 Sign Up for Our E-News Blasts & Be Entered to Win Movie Tickets!

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