BeachLife offspring – The Long Ryders resume touring, and Ben Vaughn comes home at The Venice West
by Garrick Rawlings Fans of the BeachLife festivals in Redondo Beach and the now sadly closed Saint Rocke in Hermosa Beach would be wise to travel north up PCH to The Venice West, less than 12 miles from the ol’ Rocke on the same State Route 1. The reason for this is veteran South Bay live music entrepreneurs Allen Sanford, and Rob Lissner, who built and own all these endeavors. Their dedication to quality and musical diversity of both touring and local artists remains and thrives at Venice West, which opened just over a year ago. Zac Garfinkle, is the talent buyer, and Jenn Tomich is the manager. Garfinkle lives nearby and met Sandord and Lissner shortly before the club opened. “We all have very diverse tastes in music, and Venice is diverse. So part of our mission statement is to bring music to everyone in Venice. There is so much talent out there, amazing up-and-coming artists, hyper local artists, and tons of legendary artists who are hitting the road. There are also incredible comedians, DJ’s, reggae, jam bands, hip hop, rock, indie rock, alternative, tons of Latin; it’s a mixture of all that. We get tons of customer feedback, and I think unlike other venues we actually take…
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