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Pier Hermosa Beach; call (310) 372-5759 for info. 313 Manhattan Beach Manhattan Beach; call (310) 546-4813 for info. 1710 S. Catalina Redondo Beach; call (31 0)31 6-6658 for info. Its "Southern-fried rock roll seven nights a week, 9 -1 a at MiRed's CocktaK Lounge, 13235 Victory Blvd (at Fulton Ave), Van Nuys (818)980-2845 Theres live music every Sun -Thurs at Truly Yours, 18588 Ventura Blvd Tarzana.

Call (818) 996-31 31 lor info Solely Grateful Dead muse from Dark Star every Sat at the Royal Peso Cantina, 7226 Topanga Canyon Blvd Canoga Park, $2, no age limit (818) 884-4135 See Concerts for more rock events Jorniy Whiteside COUNTRY FOLK Sun. Dram Shop, Paranoid Para, Color Red, Top Hat Charade Mon. Pro Tues. James, sold out. Wed Sykotic Sinfoney, Rik Lear Zoo Station, Neal Morse's Burlesque, Freudian Slip, Moorglade Thurs Big Deal, Chained Angel, Blue Ruin, Room 8 SHAMROCK, 4600 Hollywood Blvd.

Los Felizs finest Irish pool 'n' brew joint has been turning on with live rock roll of late (much to the dismay of the regulars who used to come here to drink). The new sound system is awesome now, truly one of the best sounding clubs around. This joint jumps nightly from 10 -2 a Full bar; over 21. (213) 666-5240. Fit Cornivd, Johnny Rebel the Padded Cells, Keep Left, Sunday Silence Sat.

Tri-State Kill Spree, Obsessed, Wool, Chalk Gr-de. Sun. Hot Rod Long presents Deod White Blue, Frqa, Sovereign, Carbon 14 Wed. Legal Weapon, Carnival of Souls, Sixteen Horsepower, Hellbent Thurs. Waldo the Dog Faced Boy, The Truth, Prima-vera.

SPICE, 7070 Hollywood Blvd (just east of La Brea Ave A little fancier than most of the venues in this section (the valet parking should give you a clue), but nonetheless a fine place to see a band, and the programming is quite varied. A Main Room features music and dancing, theres a separate VIP room, and food is available at the club's restaurant. L.A. Cave. Full bar; over 18 picture ID (213) 460-7070.

THE STRAND, 1700 S. Pacific Coast Highway, Redondo Beach. Basically, a large restaurantmajor concert venue, with a consistently impressive array of mostly big-time rock roll, jazz and whatever musical talent (as well as dancing) featured The restaurant serves California grill in elegant, pleasantly lit split-level dining areas. Three full bars and three dance floors. Call it a mixed crowd; cover varies.

(31 0) 31 6-1 700. Fri. Angela Bofill Sat. An absolute must-see club appearance by Little Richard! When the Beauty is on duty, no one can compare to the strident genius of this cultural icon; forgive his numerous flights of onstage fancy and an- noying lack of focus, because even a mere 20 minutes of straight-ahead music from Sir Penmman will absolutely bend your mind. Highly recommended Thurs.

Mark Bonilla the Dragon Choir SUNSET, 322 Sierra Madre Blvd Sierra Madre This San Gabriel Valley hot spot features live entertainment in a friendly, stylish atmosphere Two full bars, video and a good light and sound system. Cover varies (81 8) 355-3469 Fri Riders on the Storm, Garr Alison Coyote Smile Sat Flashback fiesta with The Trip Sun All You Can Eat Wed Snagglepuss Thurs Eight 8 TOE'S TAVERN, 7230 Topanga Canyon Blvd Canoga Park, 732 Catalina Ave Redondo Beach, 37 Catalina Ave Pasadena Toe's Tavern is a chain of what they call Classic Surf Bars," dedicated to the beach and surfing lifestyles of Southern California (quite a noble profession, if you ask us) They offer billiards, darts, shuffleboard, Ping-Pong and live 60s-style rock roll all weekend All bands start at 9 30 p.m., and there's "hardly ever a cover charge. Canoga Park. (818) 347-7668. Redondo Beach; (310) 374-4628.

Pasadena: (818)577-6675 DOUG WESTON'S TROUBADOUR, 9081 Santa Monica W. Hlywd. For over 35 years a millennium in nightclub land the Troubadour has featured some of the finest names in contemporary music. From its origins as a '60s folk enclave to the infamous John-Lennon-with-a-sanitary-napkin-on-his-head scandal on up to Guns N' Roses' heyday, the Troub covers all bases. Spacious showroom with balcony, Hall of Fame and VIP loft.

Kitchen, three full bars, no age limit, cover varies. Call (31 0) 276-6168 for show info, or 276-1 1 58 Tues. 2-6 for booking. Fri. Country singers Jrnimie Dale Gilmore, Marty Brown.

See Scoring the Clubs. Sat. Garbage-can-rattling, tambourine-banging, garage-pop slopmasters The Fleshtones; plus the erotomamacalexhibitionist hillbilly hi-jinks of Buck Naked the Barebottom Boys; and The Freewheelers. See Scoring the Clubs. Sun.

Rock Roll Fag Bar. Mon. Closed. Every Tues. Coffee House acoustic night.

Wed. NYC sleaze-rock 'ass masters', riding high with their Def America deal, Raging Slab, and more TBA. Every Thurs. Joy dance night. UNIVERSAL BAR GRILL, 4093 Lankershim Blvd Hlywd.

Overlooking the beautiful Los Angeles River, this nicely appointed hideaway aims to bring some class to the Cahuenga Pass." The acts are mostly with a smattering of original rock, all putting their best "fugue" forward Full bar, early dinners nightly, adjacent parking lot. (81 8) 766-21 14. Fri. Chicago bluesman Lefty Dizz Sat. Maxfield Rabbit, Holly Tim Every Sun.

Open mike, hosted by Bryce of the Woodpeckers. Wed The Art Stucco Band, The Dust Poets Thurs Let's B. Frank, Bumping Uglies, Nkolette WHISKY A GO-GO, 8901 Sunset Blvd W. Hlywd The Whisky has weathered more wild shifts in pop music. than any one structure ought to be able to survive.

Once host to artists ranging from Otis Redding to ACDC, it now rocks mostly glam-style. Spacious, dark, with two bars and a second level for lots of psta i rsdown sta i rs enjoyment, this venerable house remains a solid forum for fun No age limit Full bar (310)652-4205 Fri Hells Kitchen, Shy Boy, Fat Chance Sat CrueRa DeVSle, Jim Gryphon, Buster Cherry, more TBA. Sun Knight Riot, Tactics, Psychosis, more TBA Mon No Bozo Jam, call for line-up Tues Destroyer, Freak Show, Speed Demon, more TBA Wed Call for info Thurs Kuh De Tab, Monkey Paw, Wood Smoke, Deod Bloated, Spinewire Other rock events One of the most crucial voices for postwar females, a woman whose wise, witty jive opened doors for everyone from Ruth Brown to Aretha Franklin, Nellie Lutcher, recently honored by the prestigious Rhythm Blues Foundation in New York, appears at the Cinegrill, 7000 Hollywood Fri -Sat March 20-21 (213)466-700. Highly recommended Every Friday there's a way cool band at DDT, call for this weeks line-up. Seattle's My Sister's Machine, with Helios Creed, Cement, Revolutionary Love Army, appear at Hell's Kitchen, March 21 Both at the New Moon Cafe, 912 S.

San Pedro St 18 over okay Call (213) 462-7442 for DDT info, (213) 656-3226 for Hell's Kitchen info. DML, The Hags, DRailed, The Fdces go berserk at the New Hillside, 3099 Pacific Coast Hwy Signal Hill; March 22, 9 p.m. (310) 597-2354. Live bands every weekend at Ice New Thai Cuisine, 7072 Hollywood Blvd. Call (213) 465-3712 for info Pro-Jam, featuring Kenny Lee Lewis, Scotty Page, happens every Mon.

at Star Shake Cafe, 17167 Ventura Encino. (818)981-1288 Martin Jessica Simpson, Phi Clevenger, Jodi Burnett appear at Arts Building Jr, 2769 Broadway; March 24, 8 p.m. (213)255-5344. Kamikaze Poets on Ice presents a special set from acoustic maestros Mortal Jessica Simpson, plus readings by Jessica Simpson, Falling James, Lindsay Brice, Karen Leigh Hopkins, January Nordman at the Onyx Sequel Cafe, 1804 N. Vermont March 25, 8 p.m.; no cover.

For info call (213) 476-7068 Erin Kenny, Janra Littlepagq, Mary Schindler, Simple Truth appear March 20; The Rotter Twins, Steve Alvarado, Michelle Goodreau, John Vester appear March 23; both at Highland Grounds, 742 N. Highland Ave Hlywd. Call (213) 466-1 507 for info Cadillac Jack appears March 20, Tom Moclear the Famliar Faces appear March 21, Doc Huck-a-Buck appears March 24, The Nickel Shades Blues Band appears March 26, and, lest we forget, ZBQ, featuring Cami Thompson and Benoit Grey, appear every Sun. in March; all at the Robin Hood, 5507 Reseda Tarzana. (818) Live rock bands appear every Sun.

at X-Poseur 54, 6655 Santa Monica Hlywd call (213) 550-7188 for info. Every 8 p.m.. Shark Club live presents live rock roll bands and music for your dancing pleasure provided by KNAC with a "mind-warping light show This week, in the great British don't-blink-or-you'H-miss-em 'tradition of Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Heaven 17, et it's close-cropped creeps Right Said Fred At the Shark Club, Olympic Blvd Grand Ave dwntwn (213) 747-0999 Live bands (plus much more) appear every weekend at 7574 Sunset Blvd Hlywd Call (21 3) 876-1120 for info Live music nightly at all three Hennessey's Taverns 8 JISF WAS UU UW MINIMUM $1 tt)U ftWHOun mi e.M. Ni'Gtmy ft. IKE STINGRAYS CARLOS UTS B.

FRANK DIRTY SECRETS WICK T0T0 nnfmnlfntlt.MM DWINEli GUS RICK DELANO STEVE COUNSEL BENEATH THE BLUE THE FOOTHILL CLUB, 1 922 Cherry Signal Hill Live music nightly, doors open at 5 p.m. One of the few surviving showpiece dance clubs from the golden age of West Coast hillbilly, this capacious, rambling honky-tonk dancehall's decor features two large murals depicting life on the range and a Mississippi riverboat scene Youll find a tang bar and a large dance floor (all well-kept, intact and very classy in a down-to-earth fashion), with cocktail waitresses and a kitchen turning out fine orders of fried chicken, pizza and sandwiches. (31 0) 494-51 96. Every stalwarts Al Bruno the Tennesseans (Sun. is Jam Night).

THE FORGE, 617 S. Brand Glendale; 7:30 p.m.-2 a.m.; 5:30 p.m.-2 a m. Live country music and dancing. Free country and swing dance lessons Sun. Thurs.

from 7-8 p.m. Two full bars, large dance floor and plenty of seating. Separate barroom with pool tables and pinball. Wed. features country dance lessons.

(818) 246-1717. Dave Loa 4 You Dog You Thnrs Tm Vkson's Sidfiwimiff Bund LONGHORN SALOON, 21211 Sherman Way, Canoga Park 'The Valley's Kickin' Country Headquarters." If country music is your bag, this lively Valley saloon might become your second home. The best of the crop like to jam at the saloon, and the bands are live and pickin' every night except Mon. First set at 8 p.m. Dance lessons by Ed and Dianna on p.m.; 7-8 and 6-8 p.m.

(818)340-4788. Serrah Band. Wed -Thurs -Dove Karp Windfall McGINTY'S IRISH PUB, 261 5 Wilshire Santa Monica. Spacious and cozy all at the same time, this Santa Monica barroom features room enough for plenty of dancing, dart-throwing, ale-drinking and string-plucking people. (310)828-9839.

Call for late bookings. Every Sun. Duo Some. SILVER BULLET, 3321 South Long Beach. Live bands play everything from two-step to Top 40, Tues -Sat Two dance floors, huge satellite-TVvideo screen, game room, shooter bar.

Free dance lessons every (310)634-6960. Lany Dean the Shooters Tues. -Thurs Sierrah Bold Other country folk: Intriguing double bill of two country music underdogs, featuring the cult-pleasing corn of Elektra's Jimmie Dale Gilmore, and MCA's defiantly unreconstructed hillbilly singer Marty Brown; at the Troubadour, 9081 Santa Monica W. March 20 (310) 276-6168 See Scoring the Clubs. Legendary country singer Rose Maddox sings a rare all-rockabilly show, with ideal backing from grandson Donnie Maddox, rhythm guitarist Marty Davis and Big Sandy His Fly-Rite Boys supplying the take-off guitar and slapping bass; at the Blue Saloon, 4657 Lankershim N.

Hlywd March 21. (818)766-4644. See Scoring the Clubs Ronnie Mack's Bamdance hosts a party for the new Town South of Bakersfield, Vol. 3 album, with Neon Angels, Dde Watson, Pam Dwmneil, Ruby Trees, Steve Kolaider, Colvin Davidson, Patty Booker, Florida Slim the Hurricanes; Wyfie 4 the Wild West Show, The Hellecasters and more; also the Bamdance Band featuring Marty Rifkin and, of course, MC Ronnie Mack, at the Palomino, 6907 Lankershim N. Hlywd.

Tues March 24 8 pm. (818) 764-4010. Country singer Cary Park appears at the Robin Hood Pub, 5507 Reseda Tarzana; March 25. (818) 881-8696. Aidy Chadwick the Count perform their exceptional brand of country music at the Rock-lt Cafe, 1 4239 S.

Hawthorne Blvd. (comer of Rosecrans Hawthorne; March 26, 8.45 p.m.-l 2:45 a.m.; free. (31 0) 676-1867. A live band performs for your New England country dancing" pleasure at the Van Nuys Womens Club, 14836 Sylvan Van Nuys; March 26, 7.30 p.m. (818) 504-9518.

Live country bands appear every (call for info); and every Sun. there's an open jam; all at the Marina East Lounge, 1 1513 Washington Culver City; (310)391-1519. iyu uiRiry STEVE BEASLEY ERIC mJ CONSTANCE JOSEF 0LAI1IAN J.J.HCGEEHAN JESUS OF K0UYW00D CHRIS BEKRE JOE BEKKEDEIT TRACYTMBi S4 WEEKLY MARCH 20-MARCH 26, 1992.