This coming Saturday evening, some really great musicians are performing at Viva Cantina, here in lovely Burbank, CA. Exene Cervenka from one of my all time favorite bands, X, will be performing with another LA based fave, Phil Alvin of The Blasters. In addition, Petunia and the Vipers who have been making their way down from Canada a fair amount lately (and gaining quite a following here), are Headlining the bill. They could simply be defined as roots music but I much prefer the writer’s description here:

“Imagine that David Lynch and Nick Cave had a hillbilly baby. A hillbilly baby that yodeled. That’s Petunia. Now imagine he’s backed by a band whose talents match his own. That would be the Vipers. Imagine that man and that band can step onstage and hold a crowd in thrall song after song, until the last note fades away, and that would be Petunia and the Vipers” –  Cascadia Weekly, Bellingham, WA

– Not to mention their super cool look and style which can also be seen in their video here. Check out their site to see when they are making it out your way.

Also this Saturday is another great “goings on” in LA. The Chit Chat Club, is a once a month club that mainly hosts swing style bands. It takes place in the beautiful and historical Park Plaza Hotel, originally an Elk’s Lodge built in 1925, it later became a venue where I saw quite a few punk rock shows in the 1980’s (kind of a fancy place for punk shows). I’m glad to see it back in swing again (literally), check out their schedule here.