The Los Angeles Times from Los Angeles, California • 303

Pico at 31st Street, Santa Monica 828-4403 MACBES GUITAR CONCERTS SHOP MARCH 4 VAN DYKE PARKS Only LA Appearance MARCH 5 KATE WOLF, TERRY GARTHWAITE, BOBBIE LOUISE HAWKINS MARCH 11 JOHNNY COPELAND BAND JOE LIGGINS THE HONEYDRIPPERS MARCH 19 JONATHAN RICHMAN Only LA Appearance Produced by Nancy Covey Tracy Strann The Jerry Garcia Band featuring "Grateful Dead's" Jerry Garcia Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara Friday, Mar. 11, 8:00 PM Tickets: $10.50 For information (805) 965-5181 COMING EVENTS CRAZY HORSE STEAKHOUSE SALOON THE KENDALLS BILL MONROE SUN. FEB. 27th MON. MARCH 14th HARRY JAMES Orchestra KINGSTON TRIO SUN.

MARCH 20TH SUN. MARCH 27 Coming Events B.J. THOMAS TAMMY WYNETTE BOBBY BARE DOTTY WEST ROY ORBISON DINNER TICKET INFORMATION (1714) 549-1512 NEWPORT FREEWAY DYER ROAD EXIT SANTA ANA PALACE WEDNESDAY THURSDAY MARCH 3. LITTLE STEVEN AND THE DISCIPLES OF SOUL TUESDAY, MARCH 8 KROQ FM CE FOR SURVIVAL MA ENGLISH BEAT LA AND SPECIAL GUESTS TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLY AT TICKETRON -Limited number of special reserved seats available. THURSDAY, MARCH 10 BOB WEIR WITH SPECIAL GUEST TIM BOGART, BOBBY COCHRAN, GREG ERRICO, NICKY HOPKINS, ET AL PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT MEDICAL AID FOR EL SALVADOR TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLY AT TICKETRON THURSDAY, MARCH 31 KROQ FM PRESENTS THOMPSON TWINS SATURDAY SUNDAY, APRIL 2 3 SPARKS TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE PALACE BOX OFFICE 213 462 8435 OR 462 6031 1735 NORTH VINE HOLLYWOOD, CA ALL OUTLETS AND CARD CHARGES) 213 410 1062 FOR INFORMATION CALL 213 442 3000 THE RECORD RACK DYNAMIC DUO, ROUTINE ALBUM "WE'VE GOT TONIGHT." Kenny Rogers.

Liberty LO-543. it's hard to imagine anyone singing Bob Seger's "We've Got Tonight," one of the great ballads of the '70s, better than Seger himself. But an unlikely duo, Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton, surpass Seger with a stirring version that's already in the Top 10. The blend of sharply contrasting voices- -his deep and hers very high -is very appealing. Rogers, never known for his vocal power, stretches to match Easton, with remarkable results.

To me, it's his finest vocal performance. Too bad this dynamic duo didn't collaborate on more songs. Nothing else on this so-so album of middle- the-road ballads is in the same league with the title song, though "All My Life" is a fairly absorbing Superior Ticket Service ALL EVENTS BENATAR STYX HALL OATES WOODLAND HILLS 345-5650 884-1311 18622 Ventura Blvd. 20037 Ventura Blvd. NITECLUB L.A.S MOST SOPHISTICATED FEB.

27th artist Atlantic recording BAND and 1st MCGILPIN Tuesday, POWDER BLUES RAINEY Wednesday, LODGIC Sunday, MAR.6th THUR. FRI. BRAMLETT 8th SAT. BONNIE Tuesday, ECSTASY CYNTHIA MANLEY MAR.9th VENTURA BL. CITY SMALL Wednesday, FLYERS THE VITO NON-STOP ENTERTAINMENT AND KGGI 99.1 FM ANNOUNCE SOUTHERN APPEARANCE THE GAP BAND WITH SPECIAL GUESTS YARBROUGH PEOPLES SAT-MARCH 12-8 PM ORANGE SHOW PAVILION SAN BERNARDINO GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS: $11.00 ADVANCE, $12.00 DAY OF SHOW.

AVAILABLE AT: INLAND TICKET SERVICE, ALL TICKETRON MUTUAL OUTLETS. NON FOR INFORMATION CALL (714)884-0178. NON STOP STOP dramatic ballad. Easton's rousing vocal support would have enlivened some of these listless ballads. Also, nearly all of the songs desperately need imaginative production.

Rogers produced or coproduced most of the album, working primarily with Lionel Richie, David Foster and James Carmichael. That was Rogers' big error. Albums assembled by a flock of producers are seldom first -rate. The best Got Tonight" and. "All My were produced by Rogers and FosKenny Rogers ter, one of the two or three best pop producers in the business.

One song that just misses- -the old Joe Cocker hit "You Are So Beautiful," produced solely by Rogers -cries out for some of Foster's slick touches. If Rogers had hired Foster to produce the entire album, it would have almost certainly been excellent rather than just fair. -DENNIS HUNT HONEST EMOTION, TOUGH POSES "STRONG STUFF." Hank Williams Jr. -Curb 60223. Beneath Williams' gratuitous reminders of how much of an outlaw he is and who his father was, there is some solid country music here.

His duet with Waylon Jennings on "Leave Them Boys Alone" succeeds, thanks to musical allusions to country pioneers Hank Sr. and Jimmie Rodgers. "Gonna Go Huntin' Tonight" also has a spirited musical foundation, but the story -equating the search for the right woman with deer hunting -is downright embarrassing. When Williams drops his "macho man" attitude, he finally touches on the honest emotions that distinguished his father's work. And honest emotion, not tough -guy posturing, is what the best country music has always been about.

-RANDY LEWIS EWF FORMULA STILL INTACT "POWERLIGHT." Earth, Wind and Fire. Columbia TC 38367. Under the visionary leadership of Maurice White, Earth, Wind and Fire often espouses a lofty spiritualism that is so stylized you begin to question its V.I.P. SERVICE (213) 907-1548 Featuring Choice Tickets for All Your Entertainment Needs BENATAR STYX ADAM ANT KISS GRATEFUL DEAD PRINCE RETURN TO FOREVER W. REPORT BUFFETT TRIUMPH MALL DATES JOURNEY Mall orders accepted charge by phons Am.

Express 14515 Ventura Sherman Oaks. CA 91403 1983 FEBRUARY SUNDAY, CALENDAR 99 39Vd ALL Coats Gas MARCH 3 JOSHUA EYES BLU RUBY MARCH 4 FELONY MARCH 10 RANDY HANSON "THE RETURN OF JIMI HENDRIX" STRANGE DAZE MARCH 18 THE CRAMPS APPEARING SOON THE FOUR TOPS NO AGE REQUIREMENT -FULL BAR -NEW RESTAURANT 18415 SHERMAN WAY, RESEDA 881-5605.