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2012 Twilight Concert Series Kicks Off [VIDEO]
The Twilight Concert Series at the Santa Monica Pier starts its 28th season with a special appearance from Ally McBeal's Vonda Shepard.
The 28th annual Twilight Concert Series got underway Thursday night at the Santa Monica Pier with perfect weather and a large crowd that sung, swayed and twirled to troubadour Donavon Frankenreiter and Jeff Young's Song & Dance Society featuring Danielle DeAndrea.
Vonda Shepard—a regular on the TV show Ally McBeal—made a special appearance and belted out a rendition of Aretha Franklin's "Chain of Fools." On the show, she was resident performer at the fictional bar where Ally McBeal drank after work.
Co-produced by Los Angeles-based Rum & Humble and emceed by DJs from KCRW, there are nine free concerts left in the series.
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The shows are 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Thursdays through Sept. 6:
- July 12: Jamaican harmony trio The Mighty Diamonds and Los Angeles-based reggae band The Lions
- July 19: Los Angeles-based Indie acts HAIM and Wildcat! Wildcat!
- July 26: Organic jam rocker Jackie Greene
- Aug. 2: Australian country singer-songwriter Kasey Chambers
- Aug. 9: PARADE Collective – Jam sessions featuring musicians from Cirque du Soleil
- Aug. 16: African Rock from Mali’s Amadou & Mariam paired with Portland Scene-stealers Y La Bamba
- Aug. 23: Cuban singer-songwriter Alex Cuba and the Salsa dance sounds of Lucky 7 Mambo
- Aug. 30: New Orleans’ own Hot 8 Brass Band and Louisiana funk band The Gumbo Brothers
- Sept. 6: SoCal Indie Breakout Act Best Coast
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