SoCal music & dance, June 24-July 1: ‘Summer of Bohemia,’ ‘Dance at the Odyssey,’ Pasadena Pops and more
SoCal music & dance, June 24-July 1: ‘Summer of Bohemia,’ ‘Dance at the Odyssey,’ Pasadena Pops and more
Classical, opera, jazz, folk, pop, rock, ballet, tap, flamenco, contemporary dance and more for LA & OC
Welcome to the latest TV or Not TV newsletter spotlighting live music and dance performances all around Southern California this coming week. I’m Matt Cooper, former listings coordinator for the LA Times’ Calendar section.
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Classical & opera
Soundwaves Isaura String Quartet puts in its second appearance in this year’s edition of the monthly new music series. Santa Monica Public Library, Martin Luther King Jr. Auditorium, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica. 3:30 p.m. Saturday, June 22. Free. soundwavesnewmusic.com
‘Summer of Bohemia Festival’ The New Hollywood String Quartet is joined by top-flight guest artists for this weekend-long celebration of the music of Dvořák, Smetana, Janáček and Martinů. Doheny Mansion’s Pompeiian Room, Mount St. Mary’s University, 10 Chester Place, L.A. 8 p.m. Thursday-Friday, 4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, June 27-30. $40-$110. newhollywoodstringquartet.com
‘Symphony on the Go’ Members of Pacific Symphony perform a family-friendly chamber-music program. Soka University, 1 University Drive, Aliso Viejo. 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 28. Free. pacificsymphony.org
‘Steve Hackman’s Radiohead X Brahms’ The composer-pianist fuses the music of British band Radiohead with Brahms’ Symphony No. 1. Orpheum Theatre, 842 S. Broadway, downtown L.A. 8 p.m. Friday, June 28. $39-$99. laorpheum.com
‘Bowling, Animals and the Ocean’ L.A.-based Tesserae Baroque Ensemble performs classical and modern repertoire in this entry in the Music @ The Playhouse series. Sierra Madre Playhouse, 87 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre. 2 p.m. Sunday, June 29. $35-$45. (626) 355-4318. sierramadreplayhouse.org
Jazz, blues, rock, folk, world music & more
‘The Judas of Folk: Dylan Plugs In’ Artistic director Rachael Worby and the Muse/Ique Orchestra are joined by the aforementioned DC6 Singers Collective and guest artists to revisit a pivotal moment in the development of rock music: future Pulitzer and Nobel Prize-winning singer-songwriter Bob Dylan’s paradigm-shifting 1965 performance at the Newport Folk Festival. Pasadena Memorial Park, 85 E. Holly St., Pasadena. 7:30 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, June 22-23. Also at Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Brentwood. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, June 25-26. Free with RSVP. muse-ique.com
‘Opening Night at the Bowl: Henry Mancini 100th Celebration’ The late, great composer behind such all-time classics as “Moon River” and the “Pink Panther” theme is saluted by conductor Thomas Wilkins and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and special guests crooner Michael Bublé, Broadway’s Cynthia Erivo, sax man Dave Koz, Mancini’s vocalist daughter Monica Mancini and members of YOLA a.k.a Youth Orchestra Los Angeles. Hollywood Bowl, 2301 Highland Ave., Hollywood. 7:30 p.m. Sunday, June 23. $29 and up. (323) 850-2000. hollywoodbowl.com
‘Mr. Joe Jackson Presents: Joe Jackson Solo and The Music of Max Champion’ The English singer-songwriter-pianist performs as himself and as his fictional 19th-century music-hall alter-ego. Orpheum Theatre, 842 S. Broadway, downtown L.A. 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 25. $49-$99. laorpheum.com
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