South Bay events: arts and entertainment calendar 9/11 – 9/17
South Bay events: arts and entertainment calendar 9/11 – 9/17 thursday 11th MUSIC Beach funk: Alligator Beach is Nawlin’s funk, or what they call “New Orleans meets Los Angeles.” They’ll take the Meters, the Neville Brothers and mix it up with Maceo Parker and a nice dose of Aretha. They bring a crowd wherever they go and cater well to us beach folk. Sax player Jimmy Z, who has played with Etta James, Rod Stewart and the Eurythmics, joins the band Thursday. Get ready to shake it. Alligator Beach plays Saint Rocke at 8p.m. Doors open at 5p.m. and tickets are $10. For more information, visit saintrocke.com. friday 12th FILM Modern Times: The premise is this: Chaplin’s iconic “Tramp” character struggles to survive in the modern, industrialized world with the help of a young homeless woman, played by Paulette Goddard. Chaplin wrote and directed the 1933 film, refusing to make a talkie during a time when silent films were seen as an obsolete commodity rather than a valuable art form. “Modern Times” is considered an archetypical piece in Chaplin’s body of work and an early example of his ability to politicize silent film. “Modern Times” screens at the Old Town Music Hall in El Segundo…
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