Fri., Nov. 17. JACKIE GIBSON. “Songs at the Brill Building.” 1619 Broadway on 49th Street in New York was to the popular music of the late ‘50’s and ‘60’s as Tin Pan Alley was to the popular music earlier in the 20th Century, with the Brill Building’s girl groups and teen idols supplying popular music’s grist...
Sat., Nov. 18. LAURAL MEADE, in “Ms. Tucker Will See You Now.” A longtime member of the theater faculty at Occidental College, playwright and musical performer Ms. Meade has sung in Southern California venues “both sacred and profane,” and directs a choir for The Secret City. Her vocal musicianship has turned heads at The Gardenia...
Tuesdays, Nov. 7, 14, & 28. The Gardenia’s OPEN MIKE, with Keri Kelsey, host. Starting at 8:30 p.m., Keri Kelsey hosts a Singers’ Open Mike Night---the best in town, now in its twenty-fourth year. Sign-up, libations, and noshing begin at 7 p.m.
Fri., Dec. 1. SANDRA PILLER. Although born and raised in Southern California, Ms. Piller has “always been a country girl at heart,” and a number of years ago was named “Best New Country Artist” by New Music Weekly. However, she has also become attracted to the Great American Songbook, and her previous outings at The...
Sat., Dec. 2. JEUDI presents “Jeudi’s Vintage Holiday Special,” a “fun and festive nod to the heartfelt and kitschy TV holiday specials of the 1960’s and 70’s, featuring lesser-known holiday tunes from the Jazz Age to the Swinging Era and beyond.” The show features guest appearances by Audrey Appleby, David Lucky, Michael Marlen-Starr, and Paul...
Tuesday, Dec. 5. The Gardenia’s OPEN MIKE, with Keri Kelsey, host. Starting at 8:30 p.m., Keri Kelsey hosts a Singers’ Open Mike Night---the best in town, now in its twenty-fourth year. Sign-up, libations, and noshing begin at 7 p.m.
Thu., Dec. 7. SAMANTHA SIDLEY. We can’t sufficiently convey how excited we are that Samantha Sidley has at last emerged from the “pandemic dormancy,” now with a new and more intimate show, harkening back to her beginnings with accompanist and collaborator, Dan Reckard---with their unique arrangements and insightful treatments of well-known and forgotten standards. Drawn...
Fri., Dec. 8. LAURAL MEADE, in “Ms. Tucker Will See You Now.” A longtime member of the theater faculty at Occidental College, playwright and musical performer Ms. Meade has sung in Southern California venues “both sacred and profane,” and directs a choir for The Secret City. Her vocal musicianship has turned heads at The Gardenia...
Sat., Dec. 9. DENISE MORGAN. A Los Angeles native, Ms. Morgan studied performing arts, classical vocals, and acting at LACC, USC, and the Inner City Cultural Center in Los Angeles, and has performed with many gospel choirs and groups. She studied with the late Howlett Smith, and was a member of his World Stage Jazz...
Sun., Dec. 10, at 8 p.m. ANDREA MARCOVICCI and MAUDE MAGGART---“A Gardenia Christmas.” Join these two fast friends for this warm-hearted celebration of the Holidays---an evening of perennial favorites....and surprises. Frequently introduced as “the Queen of Cabaret,” Andrea Marcovicci transformed the genre, has created over 35 nightclub acts at The Gardenia, and holds the record---an...
Tue., Dec. 12, at 8 p.m. BRANDON MAGGART’s 90th Birthday Bash. Although longtime Gardenia patrons know Brandon Maggart best as the patriarch of the Maggart Clan and Dad of Maude Maggart (and Fiona Apple,) Mr. Maggart had a storied career on Broadway himself, and was connected with The Gardenia even before either Maude or The...
Tuesday, Dec. 19. The Gardenia’s OPEN MIKE, with Keri Kelsey, host, including Holiday Toy Drive. Starting at 8:30 p.m., Keri Kelsey hosts a Singers’ Open Mike Night---the best in town, now in its twenty-fourth year. Sign-up, libations, and noshing begin at 7 p.m.