Jodi Siegel’s All Pro Songwriters Showcase is held at Project Barley the third Tuesday of every month. This craft brewpub serves excellent food (gourmet pizza, wings, sandwiches, salads) along with wine and award winning beer. Food served till 8:30pm. No reservations. https://projectbarley.com/ 2308 Pacific Coast Hwy, Lomita, CA 90717
Teresa James and the Rhythm Tramps
Teresa James and the Rhythm Tramps coming up in May! Gonna be a rocking time! This band is grammy nominated and have been touring all over the world and we are lucky to have ’em at the All Pro Songwriters Night, Tuesday, May 20, 2025 from 7-9pm. For more information on Teresa and the Tramps go to https://teresajames.com/
Jodi Seigel
Jodi Siegel, originally from Chicago, IL, is a singer, songwriter and guitarist. Over the years Jodi has opened for and or shared the stage with many respected musicians including: Albert King, Robben Ford, Robert Cray, J.D. Souther, David Lindley, Fred Tacket and Paul Barrere (Little Feat) and countless others. Her songs have been recorded by Maria Muldaur, Marcia Ball, Tommy Ridgley and Teresa James.
April 26 – 8:00 PM, Doors 7:00 PM The Grand Annex 434 W. 6th St., San Pedro, CA Tickets
Paul Givant is the frontman, songwriter and founder of the Americana folk-rock band Rose’s Pawn Shop. He tours nationally and internationally with the group at festivals, theaters and clubs.
Since 2018, he has been writing solo records, through which he processes life’s highs, lows and complexities. Inspired by the sounds of 1970s folk rock, his new record Marigold is a deeply personal story of growth. Listen to the first single from Marigold, “Tripping On the Moon.”
Opening for Paul will be Mary Scholz / 8 PM
Mary Scholz’s “songbird vocals” (Americana Highways) and evocative songwriting have made her a live circuit favorite for over a decade. With her unique brand of gritty folk charm, the Philly-born, LA-based artist forges a personal connection with her audience every time she takes the stage. Zachary Ross of Rose’s Pawn Shop will join her for a few songs.
Spotlight on Singer-Songwriters presented with Blackbird Record Label
Hosted by Americana-Country artist Manda Mosher, a five-time LA Music Awards winner. Mosher performs along with Dead Rock West, Silas Nello and Pi Jacobs.
Grand Vision and Blackbird Record Label collaborated to put this Spotlight Series line-up together through a generous grant from the Live Music Society.
LA-based Blackbird Record Label, founded by recording artist Manda Mosher and record label executive and music supervisor Eric Craig, represents a strong community of Americana and Alt-Country artists. Manda and Eric are also the founders and producers of the annual California Country Show at Americanafest in Nashville.
🍷Pre-Concert Wine Tasting:
Taste fine wines led by professional sommelier, Jean-Philippe Molinari.
Free to Grand Vision members at the Friend, Champion, VIP Circle, Arts Advocate and Performing Arts Patron level – up to two per household, $16 per person for all others. Concert tickets are required to participate. Members’ tasting tickets must be redeemed in advance. Tastings begin one hour before the show, please arrive no later than 30 minutes into the tasting to participate.
LA Poverty Dept. presents The Covid Hotel – A Free Play
The Covid Hotel Welcomes You to the Future is a performance by Los Angeles Poverty Department, a theater group from Skid Row that has performed throughout LA and the world. It is inspired by interviews with healthcare workers who ran the LA County Health Department’s Quarantine & Isolation sites for unhoused COVID patients. The performance celebrates the unexpected innovations of these “Covid Hotels” and amplifies the programs that are building upon these innovations to provide low-barrier access to healthcare and housing. The performance will be followed by a discussion with local professionals who work with underserved communities.
This performance is free and open to all. No RSVP required.
Hailing from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mermans “Mofaya” Mosengo and Jason Tamba formed Afro Fiesta, and recently rounded out the band with Coco Buono and Jose Agote, two members of the Argentine rock band Los Pinguos.
With early musical influences such as Bob Marley, Tracy Chapman and Peter Tosh, the band plays a fusion of eclectic styles including Afro-beat, reggae and Latin rhythms. You may recognize them from playing with Twanguero in their other band, Los Silverbacks.
Afro Fiesta has been part of the movement Playing For Change (PFC) since its inception. PFC aims to inspire, connect and bring peace to the world through music. Through PFC, Afro Fiesta has performed more than 400 concerts in over 25 countries, including headlining in Brazil for an audience of 35,000 and opening for Robert Plant in Australia. Earning a reputation as innovators, Afro Fiesta has performed at numerous music festivals, including SXSW and OBZ Festival in South Africa.
Original Wings band member, Laurence Juber and his full band deliver unforgettable moments from the rocking side of the Wings catalog. Hear “Getting Closer,” “Spin It On,” “Rockestra,” “Maybe I’m Amazed” and more.
Juber is recognized internationally as lead guitarist in former-Beatle Paul McCartney’s band Wings, with whom he won a Grammy. Since then, he has established himself as a world-renowned guitar virtuoso. His playing fuses folk, jazz, blues, pop and classical styles, creating a multi-faceted performance that belies the use of only one instrument.
The Two Tracks, hailing from Wyoming’s Bighorn Mountains, ignite their original Americana with Dave Huebner’s driving cello, creating a sound that’s both “sweet lonesome prairie” and “barn dance hootenanny.”
With songwriting by husband and wife Dave and Julie Huebner, the band’s four-part harmonies are backed by Dave’s driving cello and Julie on guitar, Taylor Phillips on bass and Fernando Serna on drums.
Watch live or anytime at https://youtube.com/live/lndrJnpUhc8?feature=share
Local? Come watch in person! Just RSVP to reneesafier@hotmail.com. For the online viewer, the Livestream shows are free to watch, but the option to contribute is there for those who are in a position to do so. You can see our song list to make requests and contribute at https://andyandrenee.com/tickets-tips…, PayPal (paypal.me/andyandrenee) or Venmo, (www.venmo.com/Renee-Safier). A portion of the proceeds will go to the Los Angeles Midnight Mission. We are sustained by the generosity and support of the fans who love the music, and who donate as they are able. If you use funds from your bank vs. your credit card, we aren’t charged a service fee, but either way, we appreciate your support!
Andy & Renee & Hard Rain & Friends- Dylanfest 35
SUN, MAY 11, 2025 @ 12:00PM — 8:00PM Torino Plaza, Torrance Cultural Arts Center, 3330 Civic Center Drive, Torrance, CA 90503
March was not a good month for sellers of South Bay realty. Median prices for residential property collapsed into red territory for nearly all areas. Sales volume was right behind it with falling numbers everywhere except the Beach cities. Even at the Beach, where the number of homes sold rose, the median price went negative.
So to what should this market slow down be attributed? Is it the elevated interest rates? Probably not, since mortgage rates have actually come down, albeit only slightly. Perhaps it’s a lack of inventory? Not likely, as there are more homes on the market in most neighborhoods. Tariffs? There are none on real estate. Has inflation driven off the buyers? Possibly. Median home prices are up in a range from 40% to 74% across the South Bay, though most of that price jump occurred when mortgage interest was toying around the 3% area.
Economic chaos is probably a more accurate answer than any other. Investors like stability, which is not in evidence today. Right now, investors can’t tell from one day to the next, whether to expect recession or inflation. In order to buy low, or to sell high, it’s necessary to know which direction the economy is going. When they can’t tell, investors park their money in the least volatile place they can find.
It’s often called the “investor flight to safety.” So, when the IMF warns of “major negative shock” to the international economy, investments shift to gold and bonds. Right now, both are doing quite well. At some point the investment community will decide real estate has fallen as far as it’s going to, and then we’ll return to—inflation.
Beach:
Monthly home sales in the Beach cities climbed 11% above February, while the median price plummeted by 8%. The number investor flight to safety.of homes sold increased from 109 in the prior month to 121 units in March. The median price dropped $180,000, ending the month at $2,000,000.
On a year over year basis, the sales volume was even more insane, with 59% growth over March of 2024. The last time the local market saw sales numbers this high was during the pandemic, when interest rates were at rock bottom. The craziest part of the story—is seeing that with all those sales, the median price for March actually dropped $10,000. The decline was small enough to register as a 0% change.
Year to date comparisons to the first three months of last year showed similarly divergent percentages, though not quite as radical. Sales volume for the first quarter of 2025 exceeded 2024 by 43%. For the same period of time, the median price at the Beach rose an astonishing 22%. This compared to low and negative numbers across the rest of the South Bay for both sales volume and median price.
Harbor:
Talk about diverse—the Harbor area did a complete 180º turn on the Beach area. Monthly, the Beach was: volume – up, median – down; the Harbor was volume – down, median – up. The Harbor came in with a 7% drop in number of homes sold, falling to 253 units from 273 last month. The median sale was $803,000, a 6% increase over last month’s $760,000.
The same diversity, or is it perversity, kicked in on the yearly statistics. Compared to March of 2024, this year the Harbor area dropped 9% in the number of homes sold, while the median price of those homes climbed 4%.
First quarter home sales at the Harbor continued to climb, though not as aggressively as the Beach area. The sales volume rose 4%, which is more in line with business on the Hill and for the Inland area. For the same time frame, the median price fell 1%.
Hill:
Month to month sales in Palos Verdes showed a 9% increase, climbing from 46 units in February to 50 in March. While the number of homes sold climbed, March saw a 4% drop in the median price.
Comparing March of 2024 to this March brought 0% change for both the number of homes sold and the median price. Exactly 50 homes sold in both years. The median price actually declined by $10,000, though the change was statistically insignificant.
There was also no change to the sales volume for the first three months of this year. Median price on the Hill rose 11% for the first quarter of 2025.
Inland:
While March brought 11% growth in the number of homes sold compared to February, the Inland area challenged market pressure and registered a 1% increase in the median price. With 114 sales for the month, compared to 103 for last month, the Inland area maintained positive volume. At the same time, the median price improved by $12,500, up from the February median of $900,000.
Annually, March flipped the statistics, with both the sales volume and the median price dropping. Home sales fell by 9%, the same decline the Harbor area experienced. The median price was off 1%, which doesn’t seem like much until compared with the 40% growth since 2019.
Year to date the Inland area showed 6% growth in the number of homes sold compared to the first quarter of 2024. Like the Harbor area, the Inland area delivered a significant drop in the median price, coming in with 0% change.
Beach=Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, El Segundo Harbor=Carson, Long Beach, San Pedro, Wilmington, Harbor City PV Hill=Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates Inland=Torrance, Lomita, Gardena
This show is SOLD OUT! To be put on the waitlist, call the Grand Annex (310) 833-4813 by 6:00pm Friday, 3/28. Placement on the waitlist does not guarantee a ticket.
LA-based Blues legend returns with his signature picking style learned from masters like Lightnin’ Hopkins and Mance Lipscomb. Joined by an array of Blues artists including Ray Bailey and Mo Beeks.
Spotlight on Singer-Songwriters presented with Wonder & Awe Productions
Hosted by Brenda Carsey who performs with Kid Lightning, Joseph Eid and pop-folk artist Madison Malone – whose credits include lyrics for Celine Dion and soundtracks for General Hospital and ABC’s 20/20.
Grand Vision and Wonder & Awe Productions collaborated to put this Spotlight Series line-up together through a generous grant from the Live Music Society.
Gathering for the Grand: WOODSTOCK Peace Love & Music Party
Limited tickets may still be available, call the Grand Vision office at (310)833-4813 if you would like to purchase tickets to the 2025 Gathering for the Grand Gala.
The 16th Annual Gathering for the Grand Gala will be on April 12, 2025 at the Palos Verdes Golf Club. Together, we’ll toast to the next exciting phase of renovations at the historic Warner Grand Theatre and celebrate fifteen incredible years of concerts at the Grand Annex Music Hall. The theme is: WOODSTOCK A Peace, Love & Music Party. At the gala, we will be honoring Andy Hill & Renee Safier and they will perform a full set of music with their band, Hard Rain! Enjoy groovy drinks and dance to the iconic music of Woodstock.
Paul Givant Marigold Record Release Concert Opener: Mary Scholz
Paul Givant is the frontman, songwriter and founder of the Americana folk-rock band Rose’s Pawn Shop. He tours nationally and internationally with the group at festivals, theaters and clubs.
Since 2018, he has been writing solo records, through which he processes life’s highs, lows and complexities. Inspired by the sounds of 1970s folk rock, his new record Marigold is a deeply personal story of growth. Listen to the first single from Marigold, “Tripping On the Moon.”
FRI, APR 18 & 25 @ 7:00PM — 10:00PM Brews Hall Del Amo, 21770 Del Amo Circle East, Torrance, CA 90503
Andy & Renee & Hard Rain-The Lighthouse
SUN, APR 20 & May 4 @ 2:00PM — 5:00PM The Lighthouse Cafe, 30 Pier Avenue Hermosa Beach, CA 90254 310 376-9833
Andy & Renee & Hard Rain & Friends- Dylanfest 35
SUN, MAY 11, 2025 @ 12:00PM — 8:00PM Torino Plaza, Torrance Cultural Arts Center, 3330 Civic Center Drive, Torrance, CA 90503
A full day of nothing but Bob Dylan music, performed by 50-60 Los Angeles musicians, with never a repeated song! Tickets on sale NOW!!
Andy & Renee & Hard Rain-The Grand Annex
FRI, JUN 27, 2025 @ 8:00PM The Grand Annex, 434 W. 6th St., San Pedro, CA 90731. Featuring the music of Jackson Browne and Lucinda Williams. Get Tickets at https://grandvision.org/event/andy-renee-hard-rain-2/
Andy & Renee & Hard Rain-Torrance Summer Concert Series
SAT, JUL 5, 2025 Wilson Park, 2200 Crenshaw Blvd., Torrance, CA 90501
Andy & Renee & Hard Rain-Malaga Cove Library Park Concert
WED, JUL 9 @ 6:30PM Malaga Cove Library Park, 2400 Via Campesina, Palos Verdes Estates, CA
Since summer of 2023, South Bay real estate has been erratic, inexplicable and highly inflationary. Both the sales volume and the median price jump up, and then down, and then up again with no apparent rationale. For example, the number homes sold in the Beach cities was up 29% in December, down 40% in January and up 70% in February. Over the same months, the median price in the the Beach cities went up 9%, up 30%, and down 7%. Those are huge jumps, and with contrary indicators.
Some of that crazy action made sense during the pandemic, but post-pandemic, where the economy should be leveling out, all the numbers should be moving in the same direction, consistently.
The number of homes sold should be on the increase constantly until 2027/2028, as sales stabilize following the out-sized impact of the low pandemic-era interest rates. Those low interest rates caused a sizable percentage of future buyers to step up to the plate earlier than they would have normally. Those buyers will not be back in the market for another four to five years, at the earliest.
The median price of those homes should be increasing in line with the Federal Reserve target of 2%. The fact that they are increasing one month and dropping the next indicates a dysfunctional market. The degree to which prices and sales are bouncing around indicates an out-of-control economy.
Why is this a problem? The list price of your house is determined by recent sales. When the recent sales are all over the map, your broker is hard-pressed to get your asking price correct.
Typically, we try to provide some sort of a forecast for the coming months. Unfortunately, the fundamentals are not lining up in any direction right now. Maybe next month.
Beach: Sales Up, Prices Down
The number of February home sales in the Beach area jumped to 109, 70% above those of January. At the same time the median price dropped 7%, ending at $2,180,000.
Compared to last year, February sales were up 42%, with an annual increase in the median price of 23%.
Year to date, sales of homes rose 34% versus the first two months of 2024. Median prices for the same period increased by 27%.
Harbor: Sales Up, Prices Up
On a monthly basis, sales volume in the Harbor area jumped by 12%, ending with 273 homes sold in February. Median prices for the Harbor climbed 1%, reaching $760,000 for the month.
While year over year sales volume was up by 14% for February, the annual median price at the Harbor dropped 4%. This marks the first annual decline in median price at the Harbor since 2023. Economic volatility has created a lot of wide monthly swings, but the variances annually have been more restrained.
Compared to the first two months of 2024, the number of homes sold increased by 12%, despite negative sales volume in January. Median prices fell by 2% for the same period.
Hill: Sales Up, Prices Up
From January to February sales of home on the Palos Verdes Peninsula increased by 44%, from 32 to 46 units. That jump was accompanied by an 8% growth in the median price, matching the 8% increase of last month. The February median price came in at $2,047,000.
Comparing February sales this year to those of last year shows a 28% rise in the number of homes sold. Likewise, the median price climbed 16% from last February.
Looking at year to date for 2025 versus 2024, sales volume is flat at 78 homes sold for the two month period. In the same time frame, median prices have shot up by 11%, clearly an inflationary statistic.
Inland: Sales Up, Prices Flat
February home sales in the Inland area hit a total of 103 properties, registering an 18% increase in volume over the prior month. The median price for February came in at $900,000, exactly the same as January.
Looking back to last February shows a 10% increase in the number of homes sold, along with a 4% rise in the median price.
Combined home sales for January and February of 2025 surpassed sales of 2024 by 18%. The median price went up by 2% for the same period.
Beach=Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, El Segundo Harbor=Carson, Long Beach, San Pedro, Wilmington, Harbor City PV Hill=Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates Inland=Torrance, Lomita, Gardena
This coming Tuesday we are ending the year with a big bang and not a whimper! Two exceptional vocal groups – Barley (doing a rare acoustic set), and the talented women from JAKL! They are very different musical groups and styles, but equally cool! Perfect for a rocking cool Yule night of reckless abandon! I’ll be playing a set of mostly new songs and even a holiday song from a few years back!
Jodi Siegel
Jodi Siegel, originally from Chicago, IL, is a singer, songwriter and guitarist. Over the years Jodi has opened for and or shared the stage with many respected musicians including: Albert King, Robben Ford, Robert Cray, J.D. Souther, David Lindley, Fred Tacket and Paul Barrere (Little Feat) and countless others. Her songs have been recorded by Maria Muldaur, Marcia Ball, Tommy Ridgley and Teresa James.
Barley
Since 2010, Barley has been an unstoppable musical force in South Bay Los Angeles.
You may have seen Barley opening for such acts as Toad the Wet Sprocket, Colin Hay, Vertical Horizon, Iron Butterfly, Robbie Krieger of the Doors, or many, many others.
Barley can also be found performing at some of Southern California’s largest festivals, including Beach Life, KAABOO, Concerts on the Beach, Music on the Meadows, Fiesta Hermosa, and hundreds of other stages big and small.
Jakl
JaKL, (Jaynee Thorne, Karen Tobin, Leslie Barker) The Los Angeles-based singer/songwriters with numerous recording credits, have joined forces, talents, songs, and harmonies to create a compelling vocal blend. Their sound is acoustic, organic, and unique. Their well-crafted original songs, as well as choice selections from other esteemed writers, involve the listener in their meticulous arrangements and this labor of love…
On the heels of an encouraging October real estate market, November saw the South Bay market plummet into the red. Compared to last month the number of homes sold fell by nearly 30%, while the median price collapsed at the Beach and on the Hill. At the same time, the Inland and Harbor areas showed modest growth in median price, posting a 2% gain in both areas.
This was a surprising downturn following across the board sales growth in the October market, accompanied by generally positive price appreciation.
Looking at year over year, same month sales provides a slightly more positive result. Both the Beach and the Hill show the number of homes sold down by 3% and 13% respectively. The Harbor area maintained sales growth of 2% while the Inland area increased by 4%. Both areas were off substantially from the 20-30% increases of October.
Year over year median prices were equally depressed. The Beach and the Hill, the high end of the South Bay market, both lost ground in the single digits. The Harbor and Inland areas, which make up the bulk of sales in the South Bay, grew at 4% and 5% respectively.
It’s too early to attribute this shift to the election results because most of the transactions closing escrow in November would have been negotiated in October. If anything, the decline reflects nervous anticipation leading up to the election. December sales will provide a much more definitive indication of how the public has reacted to the election results.
For right now we know that current sales volumes are running about 10% below December of 2023. And, we know that December last year was lower than December 2019 by 30%. Back at the end of October conditions seemed to be improving, but today it would seem we are still trying to climb out of the Covid trough.
Beach: Sales Off 35% for November
The number of homes sold in the Beach Cities dropped from 127 in October to 83 in November showing a 35% decline for the month. At the same time the median sales price dropped from $1.9M in October to $1.65M in November for a loss of 13%.
On an annual basis sales volume was off by 3% compared to last November, while the median price was flat.
Year to date, 1,059 Beach homes have been sold compared to 1007 during the first 11 months of 2023. This is a 5% increase in the number of homes sold. The median price rose 7% from $1,675,000 last year to $1,787,500 year to date.
Harbor: Sales Fall 26% in November
Harbor area home sales plunged 26% from October, dropping to 256 units from 345 sold last month. At the same time the median price climbed 2%, to $787,500 from $775,000.
On the flip side, same month, last year sales moved the opposite direction, rising 2% this year compared to 252 homes sold in November of 2023. The median price this November was up 4% over the $760,500 recorded in November of last year.
With only one month remaining in the year, the Harbor area displays modest increases in both the number of homes sold so far this year and the median price of those homes. Annual sales have reached 3,160 to date, 3% higher than last year’s 3,076. Median prices for the year have climbed from $740,000 last year to $780,000 this year.
Hill: Market Drops 39% for the Month
Home sales on the Palos Verde Peninsula dove down 39% from October to November, wiping out all but 1% of last month’s gain. As mentioned in the October issue, during the last quarter of 2023 mortgage interest rates were hitting around 8%, which drove the South Bay market to a standstill. The fact 2024 sales volume is falling below 2023 is a concerning matter. Interest rates are once again pushing up against 8%, which has been an impenetrable barrier in recent years. While the number of homes sold dropped precipitously, the median price came in with only a 6% decline, falling from $1,914,500,in October to $1,805,000 in November.
Comparing November of 2023 to November this year turned up a steep fall again. This year brought a sales volume decrease of 13% accompanied by another 7% drop in the median price.
As 2024 heads for closure, the dramatic swings of earlier in the year are mellowing out. Through November, the 597 sales on the Hill have settled in at just 1% above last year. Similarly, the median price, which has ranged from an increase of 26% to a decrease of 15% throughout the year, is coming in at 3%, or $1,927,500.
Inland: Home Sales Collapse by 22%
November sales of 111 homes in the Inland area totaled a 22% drop from the 143 sold in October, rounding out a total decline of 28% for South Bay real estate this month versus last month. Despite the fall in month to month sales volume, the Inland area enjoyed a 2% increase in median price over October.
Same month last year sales increased by 4%, moving up from 107 units in 2023. At $895,000, the median price for November Inland area homes was up by 5% over the $851,000 of last year.
Looking at year to date sales volume of 1,313 shows a mere 1% increase over January-November of 2023 when 1,302 homes sold. Median price fared higher, with a 3% jump from $867,500 to $895,000 this year.
Beach=Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, El Segundo Harbor=Carson, Long Beach, San Pedro, Wilmington, Harbor City PV Hill=Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates Inland=Torrance, Lomita, Gardena
Lead singer and drag queen Pickle with her 9-piece Big Band perform American Songbook classics and contemporary pop songs from k.d. lang to Katy Perry.
Pickle, LA’s premier singing drag queen and host, will be performing her very first drag holiday show with her 12-piece big band! A Los Angeles native, she started playing dress-up as a child and got into the drag sphere as a student at Hamilton High School Academy of Music. She began establishing her drag identity and artistry at Sarah Lawrence College, where she received her BA in Liberal Arts. TICKETS
New Years Eve Celebration with Andy. Renee and Hard Rain
South Bay folk-rockers return with hits from across the decades. Includes late-night pizza, party favors and a champagne toast to start off 2025!
Andy Hill and Renee Safier with their band Hard Rain have been referred to as “America’s best kept secret.” Performing over 200 shows a year, the band delivers a style of Americana folk-rock that’s thoughtful, musical, danceable and full of memorable hooks.
It looks like the real estate market is finally climbing out of the Covid trough. Each passing month this year has shown red ink, mostly on sales volume, and a lot on median price as well. October brought some relief in that the number of homes sold is up in every area, and median prices are only down in half the South Bay.
The number of South Bay homes changing hands has varied considerably since 2019. Sales staggered briefly after the spring shutdown in 2020, then recovered mid-year as the interest rate continued down. Rock bottom interest rates pulled in buyers and homes flew off the market with bidding wars. In the final quarter of 2022 sales plummeted and the buying spree ended.
Year
Homes Sold
2019
7,100
2020
8,581
2021
10,279
2022
7,616
2023
6,481
2024proj
6,636
If this is indeed the beginning of a normal real estate market again, it’s possible to see reaching the pre-pandemic sales volume in 2025, but more likely in 2026.
The median price is another story. Interest rates were hovering around 3.5% in spring of 2020. The Federal Reserve opened the money spigot to keep the economy flowing while everyone was locked down. For about 15 months mortgage interest rates were below 3%. Historical data sourced from Freddie Mac shows that rates dropped below 4% starting in June of 2019 and lasting until March of 2022. Nearly three years of sub 4% rates makes the current +/-7% a significant deterrent to buying a new home or trading up.
During that period, buyers took advantage of the low rates to boost their offering prices for homes, creating a sellers’ market and bidding wars. The median price sky-rocketed in 2021 and continued through the first of the next year. In summer of 2022, median prices started falling and dropped until late in 2023. Across the board, median prices have been modestly positive since the beginning of 2024.
Certainly it’s all relative, and the market is adjusting, both on the side of higher prices and higher interest rates. But, with today’s median prices roughly 40% above 2019, the number of buyers who can qualify for the necessary loan is way down. A 2024 Q3 estimate from the California Association of Realtors shows only 15% of households in Los Angeles County can afford the median priced home. That compares to 56% in 2012, which leaves a lot of buyers on the sidelines.
The election is over and the incoming administration is clearly pro-corporate. Over the next couple months the dynamics of the shifting markets will become clearer. By the new year we should have a better understanding of the impact to our local real estate. As of October, declines are leveling off and sales are starting to pick up.
Beach: YTD Sales Up 6%, Prices Up 7%
The number of homes sold in the Beach cities increased by 11% in October, rising from 114 in September to 127. The median price of Beach properties went up from $1,790,000 to $1,900,000, a 6% jump in monthly figures.
Annually, October this year showed a whopping 61% increase in sales over October of 2023, climbing to 127 homes this year versus 79 last year. Over the same one year span, the median price rose 19%.
In view of the huge increase, it’s important to note that October of 2023 is the month mortgage interest rates started toying with 8%, which the buying public simply wasn’t accepting. While lenders and the Fed worked to lower rates, real estate was “in the tank” for last quarter of the year. After the beginning of 2025 the year over year percentages should level out.
January through October, the number of homes sold this year hit 976, 6% more than were sold in the same time period of 2023. Median price at the Beach climbed to $1,788,750 for a 7% increase over last year.
Harbor: YTD Sales Up 3%, Prices Up 4%
October sales in the Harbor area came in at 345 homes for a 9% increase over September. The median price was $775,000, up 2% from the prior month.
Looking at year over year for the same month, this October showed a 29% improvement over the 267 homes sold last year. As noted earlier, home sales took a significant drop in the last quarter of 2023 due to mortgage interest rate hikes. The year over year median price was a much more reasonable 3% increase.
For the first ten months of the year, sales volume has gone up by 3%, to a total of 2,904 homes sold. Over the same period, the median price has jumped up 5% to $778,500.
Hill: YTD Sales Up 2%, Prices Up 5%
On the PV Peninsula, October sales outpaced September by 40%, coming in with 66 homes sold versus 47 the preceding month. It’s important to remember that the Palos Verdes market is the smallest of the South Bay, so a handful of transactions can make a huge difference in either, the sales volume or the median price. The steep increase in sales was accompanied by a more modest increase of 13% in median price, ending the month at $1,914,000.
Comparing October to the same month last year reveals a 5% boost to the number of homes sold. On the other hand, the median price took a fall, dropping by 2%.
Year to date, home sales on the Hill have increased 2%, from 544 in 2023 to 557 this year. For the same ten months, the median price went up 5% to $1,938,750.
Inland: YTD Sales Up 1%, Prices Up 2%
Home sales in the Inland area have been stable, with an increase of 12% in the number of transactions, from 128 properties sold in September to 143 in October. A 1% drop in the median price from last month to this brought the median down from $882,500 to $875,000.
Annual sales in October of this year ended 23% higher than October of 2023. The median price, going the opposite direction, fell 5% from $917,000 last year.
Continuing the relatively modest numbers, the Inland area has risen 1% in the number of homes sold year to date, The 1202 sales reported so far, compare to 1195 sold in 2023. Similarly, the median price is up 2%, having risen from $871,250 last year to $891,245 this year.
Beach=Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, El Segundo Harbor=Carson, Long Beach, San Pedro, Wilmington, Harbor City PV Hill=Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates Inland=Torrance, Lomita, Gardena
Sat, Nov 09, 2024, Doors at 7:00 PM Music at 8:00 PM Tickets
In November of 2007, Carole King and James Taylor performed at the Troubadour in honor of its 50th anniversary. The concert was a reunion of the two artists, who performed regularly together at the West Hollywood rock club in the early ‘70s.
Honoring the legacy of both performers and their legendary musical collaboration, Stephen Bock of the stellar James Taylor tribute band Taylor Made joins forces with Carla Buffa of the popular Southern California Carole King tribute band Sweet Seasons.
Sat, Nov 16, 2024 Doors at 7:00 PM Music at 8:00 PM Tickets
Chicago native and our very own San Pedro local, Windy Barnes returns to the Annex to grace the stage with the music of Whitney Houston, followed by a full set of some of the best songs of the 1970s.
Fri, Nov 22, 2024 Doors at 7:00 PM Music at 8:00 PM Tickets
Experience the classic rock of Led Zeppelin in the intimate setting of the Grand Annex. “To be able to get swallowed up by these songs in a smaller venue is where the power is,” says Clementine, Zepparella’s founder and drummer.
Hear favorites like “Dazed and Confused” and “Whole Lotta Love” and less often covered songs like “The Rover.”
Sat, Nov 23, 2024 Doors at 7:00 PM Music at 8:00 PM Tickets
Kyshona blends blues, soul, rock and folk to express uplifting themes of hope and empowerment. Her 2024 album Legacy is a moving musical manifestation of her own genealogical research, incorporating choir performances and sermons from her family archive. The Boston Globe and The Tennessean have praised how Legacy plays with various genres originating in early African American history to call back to and honor Kyshona’s ancestors.
30 Pier Avenue, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254 310-376-9833
Andy & Renee play as a duo every Tuesday from 5:30pm to 7:30pm.
Andy & Renee and the full Hard Rain band will perform Sunday, Oct 27th and Dec 29th from 2:00pm to 5:00pm.
Banana Leaf & Beach Cities Social House
1408 S Pacific Coast Highway, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Andy & Renee play every Thursday from 6:30pm to 9:00pm, October performances are scheduled for Thursday, Oct 10, 17, 24, & 31 from 6:30pm to 9:00pm
Terranea Lobby Bar
100 Terranea Way, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
Andy & Renee will perform as a duo on Saturday, Oct 19 and on Monday Oct 28 from 7:00pm to 11:00pm
King Harbor Yacht Club
200 Yacht Club Way, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Andy & Renee will perform as a duo for a Members Only party Friday, October 25th, 6:00pm to 9:00pm.
Holiday Cookie House Concert
Andy & Renee accompanied by Marty Rifkin on the pedal steel perform at this annual event. In addition to the music, and the typical buffet, there will be generous helpings of Renee’s homemade cookies!
Sunday, Dec 1 @ 5:00pm at the home of Renee Safier & Patrick Summar, 516 N. Francisca Ave., Unit C, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Tickets available soon!
New Year’s Eve Party with Hard Rain
You don’t want to miss Andy & Renee and the Hard Rain Band for this New Year’s Eve extravaganza. An evening of music and merriment at the Grand Annex with champagne for all!
Tuesday,, Dec 31 @ 8:00pm at The Grand Annex, 434 W. 6th St., San Pedro, CA 90731.
At the end of the third quarter for the real estate market in the Los Angeles South Bay, 4,958 homes have sold, compared to 4,959 sold during the same period in 2023. Essentially, that is 0% growth. Median prices, however, have climbed over 5%, despite the high interest rates.
Sales activity across the South Bay was mixed, though in a narrow range. The Inland area saw 2% fewer home sales on a year to date basis than last year. At the same time, the Palos Verdes Peninsula gained 2% over 2023. The Beach area was up 1%, while the Harbor area came in flat.
Median prices during the first nine months of the year recovered the losses of the same period in 2023. Last year, median prices fell nearly every month from January through September, only beginning to recover growth in September. This year the median price has shown a strong increase since the beginning, ranging from 4% for the Inland area to 8% for the homes on the Hill. The Beach and Harbor areas rose with 7% and 6% respectively.
It looks like this winter is going to continue the wild ride. The Federal Reserve lowered the prime interest rate by half a point in September. Then, after a positive employment report for September, mortgage lenders raised their advertised rates back up to where they were in mid-August! The national election will undoubtedly have it’s own impact, even here in our relatively placid part of the world.
Among the early market indicators which may give us a hint of where the market is headed, one not commonly discussed is the number of homes which don’t sell. The comparison is established by looking at the number of home listings which are expired, cancelled or withdrawn from the market versus those which closed escrow. During the first three quarters of 2024, out of 6,179 homes on the market, 4,958 of those sold. At the same time, 1,221 or, 20% of the total, failed to sell. These percentages are not significantly different than a normal year.
In a high turn-over market such as that of 2021, at best one might expect as little as 12% to not sell versus a slow-moving market where one might expect as much as 25% to fall off the market unsold. It would be fair to say the local market for real estate is languishing, but it appears to remain afloat despite volatile news in all corners of the world. The next issue of this newsletter will arrive after the national elections. There should be more to talk about then.
Beach: Sales Lag and Prices Leap
With 114 homes sold in September, the Beach Area sales jumped up 21% above August figures. The median price likewise took a 5% leap to $1,790,000 in monthly sales.
Comparing September 2024 home sales to the same month in 2023 reveals a less dramatic shift. The number of homes sold is 6% greater this year and the median price increased by 7%.
Year to date sales volume of 849 homes at the Beach showed a modest 1% increase over the first nine months of 2023. Monthly variations have been as high as 33% and as low as -27% during the first three quarters making the cumulative 1% value a bit of a surprise. Equally surprising in light of the 1% growth in the number of homes sold, is the 7% increase in median price to $1,787,500 for the same period of time.
Harbor: Sales Slow, Median Prices Up
Monthly sales in the Harbor area totaled 317 units in September, a 9% increase over the number sold in August. At the same time, the median price for Harbor area homes dropped 3% to $760,000.
Looking at year over year sales for the month of September showed a 27% growth in home sales over 2023 and a 2% increase in median price.
During the first three quarters of 2024 2,559 homes were sold in the Harbor area, compared to 2557 last year, registering as a 0% change. The median price for year to date sales came in at $780,000, a 6% increase over the same period in 2023.
Hill: Plenty of Red Ink
August was a particularly busy month in Palos Verdes real estate, so the 11% drop in sales volume for September was somewhat expected. Falling from 53 homes sold to 47 is a short fall, but the marketplace on the Hill is small, so percentages escalate quickly. The median price also took a nosedive from $2,150,000 to $1,700,000, a 21% drop. Interestingly, those prices are the highest and the lowest in PV for 2024.
September of last year was exceptionally strong on the PV Peninsula, both in terms of sales volume and price. As such, the relatively anemic sales of September 2024 brought lots of red ink. The number of homes sold fell by 16%, while the median price came down 13%
Year to date, PV has had five positive months and four negative months. Cumulatively, the Hill has a 2% increase in the number of homes sold, going from 481 last year to 491 this year. During the same nine months, the median price moved up 8% ending at $1,950,000 for the period.
Inland: Mixed Results on YTD Activity
Month to month home sales in the Inland area were modestly positive. With 128 units sold in September, the volume was up 9% from August activity. The median price gained 1%, coming in at $882,500 for the month.
Comparing September of 2023 to this September brings a 2% decline in the number of homes sold. The median price for the same comparison also dropped 2%.
The first nine months of the year arrived with 2% fewer sales than the same period last year. The Inland area was the only part of the South Bay to fall in sales volume or median price so far in 2024. Year to date the median price rose 4% above 2023, to $899,990 the slowest growth of the South Bay areas.
Beach=Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, El Segundo Harbor=Carson, Long Beach, San Pedro, Wilmington, Harbor City PV Hill=Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates Inland=Torrance, Lomita, Gardena
Monthly sales of homes across the South Bay dropped an average of 15% in August, with volume falling off as much 27% on the Hill and 20% at the Beach. Annual sales volume was likewise down by 15%. But, it’s really not all that bad. August saw a confluence of unique events making sales volume look more depressed than it really was.
At least three factors played into the numbers. July of this year showed very elevated sales compared to earlier months in 2024 and compared to August. That brought the line down for August.
Then, August was a particularly strong month for sales in 2023, which made this year’s more average numbers look like a slippage.
Added to those mathematical twists is contemporary psychology. The Fed is widely expected to drop the interest rates in September, so buyers are standing back, waiting an extra month or so to save dollars and/or buy more house.
The year to date sales volume tells a truer story. Home sales across the South Bay are off 1% from 2023. The percentages range from -3% in the Harbor area to 4% on the Hill. Generally speaking, sales this year have come in fits and starts with the up and down movement balancing out for the year to date.
As one would expect, median prices were down from this July, though not quite as dramatically as the drop in sales would imply. The median moved up 8% in PV, while the other areas dropped roughly 10%. (It’s worth noting that the low volume of business on the Hill gives rise to highly variable statistics.)
Looking back to August of last year, shows a much tamer comparison to the change in median price. The increase ranges from 1% at the Beach to 4% in the Harbor, with PV–the frequent outlier–at a 26% increase in the median.
With eight months of data now available, the year to date median price is beginning to show moderation from the highs of earlier this year. The Beach and Inland areas are at a 6% increase over last year, while the Harbor area is at 8% and Palos Verdes is showing 11%. If lower mortgage interest rates materialize, that could boost both sales volume and median prices this fall. At the same time, the hotly contested presidential election may keep a lid on the market until winter.
Beach: Not a Good Month
Showing only 94 homes sold for the month of August, the Beach cities took a 20% dive from July sales volume. At the same time, the median price dropped 9% for the month to $1,7M.
Topping the 20% fall from July, year over year August sales were off a whopping 26% from July of 2023. Median prices, on the other hand, rose a modest 1% over the same month last year.
As mentioned earlier, the year to date numbers are more indicative of where the current market is headed. The number of homes sold for the first two thirds of the year registered positive (barely–with a 0.13% increase). Over the same period of time, the median price at the Beach has risen 6%.
The falling sales volume coupled with the increasing median price is fallout from the troubling economic issues that arrived concurrent with the pandemic. Much of the developed world was on the precipice of a recession when the pandemic occurred. The response to the medical threat pushed the financial danger to the side and now we’re looking at the aftermath of all those events.
Harbor: Mostly Down
The Harbor area looked very much like the Beach in August, albeit with slightly less dramatic swings. On sales of 290 homes, the month over month volume dropped 8%. That matched exactly an 8% decline in the median price from July transactions.
Comparing to the same month last year, Harbor area homes sales dropped off by 12% from July last year. The decline was accompanied by a 4% increase in median price from July of 2023.
Year to date statistics for the Harbor area came in more constrained than the month to month and year over year numbers. For the first eight months of the year, the number of homes sold slipped by 3%, while the median price escalated by 8%.
Hill: Looking Up
Sellers on the Hill created some radically varied numbers in August. The number of homes sold fell from July even more than at the Beach, coming in at a mere 53 units, for a 27% decline in sales volume. But, those buyers pushed the median price up to $2.15M for a 7% increase while the rest of the South Bay fell by as much as 13%.
The numbers look even better when comparing August sales to the same month last year. Sales volume was up 8% over August of 2023. Median price was up a shocking 26% over last year. A more detailed look shows August was the lowest median price of the year, after February.
Once again, the year to date perspective offers the calmest view of the real estate market. Through August, residential sales were up 4% over the same period in 2023. Median price was up 11%.
Inland: More Down Than Up
Following the trend line, the Inland area moved down from July. Sales volume fell 18% to 117 homes. Concurrently, the median price dropped 13% to $875K.
The number of sales fell by 21% from August of last year, showing continuing impact from high mortgage interest rates and reduced inventory. As with the rest of the South Bay, many sellers are holding property off the market. Many are waiting for more favorable interest rates for their buyers and on their replacement home. Some took advantage and financed at interest rates below 3% and won’t be back in the market for years.
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Sales from January through August show 2024 down 2% from 2023 in number of homes sold. Median price for the same period reflect an increase of 11%.
What About the Fed?
The Federal Reserve Bank will be meeting later this week to discuss a reduction in the baseline interest rate. Because financial indicators are showing a weakening economic environment, most pundits expect the Fed to approve a drop of .25-.5% from the overnight rate. Most lending institutions have already reduced rates in anticipation of a change. If approved, lenders will hold mortgage interest rates at about where they are positioned today. If not, fixed rates will go back up to about 7%.
Beach=Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, El Segundo Harbor=Carson, Long Beach, San Pedro, Wilmington, Harbor City PV Hill=Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates Inland=Torrance, Lomita, Gardena
Andy & Renee-The Lighthouse TUESDAYS @ 5:30PM — 7:30PM The Lighthouse Cafe, 30 Pier Avenue Hermosa Beach, CA 90254 310 376-9833
Andy & Renee-Banana Leaf THU, SEP 12 & 26@ 6:30PM — 9:00PM Banana Leaf & Beach Cities Social, 1408 S Pacific Coast Hwy, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Andy & Renee-House Concert -Agoura Hills, CA MON, SEP 16 @ 7:00PM — 10:00PM Home of Steve Berman & Sandy Lessner, 4032 Defender Dr., Agoura Hills, CA 91301 Doors-6p, Music 7-10p. $20 donation requested. Get tickets at https://andyandrenee.com/tickets-tips-merch. BYOB
Andy & Renee-Belle Epoque THU, SEP 19 @ 7:00PM — 9:00PM Belle Epoque, 265 Avenida Del Norte, Redondo Beach, CA 90277 310-316-4302
Andy & Renee-Terranea Lobby Bar FRI, SEP 20@ 7:00PM — 11:00PM Terranea Lobby Bar, 100 Terranea Way, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
Andy & Renee & Hard Rain-Day Of Peace Celebration with Jane Goodall SAT, SEP 21 @ 10:00AM — 4:00PM Point Fermin Park, 807 Paseo Del Mar, San Pedro, CA
Celebrating United Nations International Day of Peace & Jane Goodall’s 90th Birthday. Eco Festival, Food Trucks, Parade of Giant Peace Dove Puppets. Band plays 11am-1:30pm, plus a bit afterwards. Bring your beach chair, water bottles & blankets. For parking & Free Shuttle info, go to peacedayla.org.
Andy & Renee & Hard Rain-The Lighthouse SUN, OCT 27 & DEC 29th @ 2:00PM — 5:00PM The Lighthouse Cafe, 30 Pier Avenue Hermosa Beach, CA 90254 310 376-9833
Andy & Renee & Hard Rain-New Year’s Eve Party TUE, DEC 31 @ 8:00PM The Grand Annex, 434 W. 6th St., San Pedro, CA 90731 Get tickets and info at https://grandvision.org/event/andy-renee-hard-rain-new-years-party/
This is a once a month (every third Tuesday) show that is designed as a listening room for world class songwriters, many with hit songs, long touring/recording associations with music legends ETC… to play their original music in an intimate setting. NO COVER BUT DONATIONS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURED AND GO TO THE SONGWRITERS. Project Barley serves excellent Food (Gourmet Pizza, wings, sandwiches, salads), wine, and award winning beer. Food served till 8:30pm. No reservations so arrive early to get a table. This month we are proud to present: THE MOJO MONKEYS AND JODI SIEGEL
THE MOJO MONKEYS
Mojo Monkeys is the labor of love of three veteran Los Angeles musicians: Singer/Drummer David Raven, Bassist Taras Prodaniuk and guitarist Billy Watts. Individually, they’ve logged time in the studio or onstage with such notable artists as: Lucinda Williams Keith Richards, Norah Jones, Dwight Yoakam, Bruce Springsteen, Bonnie Raitt, June Carter Cash, Mike Ness, Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols, Dixie Chicks, Geoff Muldaur, John Trudell, Richard Thompson, Jim Lauderdale, Peter Himmelman, Buck Owens, T-Bone Burnett and many, many more. They are the first call A-list session players in Los Angeles, play in multiple local and touring bands and are all at the top of their game! These guys have made multiple records that combine their swampy bluesy rockin’ music with smart lyrics, killer singing and playing…they draw from many sources but sound like no other!
PROJECT BARLEY serves excellent Food (Gourmet Pizza, wings, sandwiches, salads), wine, and award winning beer. Food served till 8:30pm. No reservations so arrive early to get a table. https://projectbarley.com/ 2308 Pacific Coast Hwy, Lomita, CA 90717
A 150-seat cabaret venue run by Grand Vision in the heart of San Pedro’s thriving arts district. Enjoy state-of-the-art sound enhancing a unique listening experience, complemented by a commitment to community. Many wonderful restaurants are nearby and beverages are available throughout the show.
Twins Rachel and Chloe Tietjen and their older sister Erika offer up potent lyricism and catchy melodies from stunning a cappella harmonies to pop to groovy indie folk.
The sisters’ contemporary yet classic sound invites comparisons to modern family bands like the Avett Brothers and First Aid Kit. With their soaring sibling harmonies, sassy stage presence and inventive songwriting, these three sisters bring a soulful take on folk/Americana music.
In 2019, T Sisters participated in American Musicians Abroad, a selective State Department-sponsored program fostering diplomacy through music. The sisters performed and conducted workshops in the Middle East and North Africa emphasizing girls empowerment and the role of music in creating social awareness and change.
Rachel (vox, guitar, banjo), Chloe (vox, percussion) and Erika (vox, guitar) are all songwriters in their own right and switch off on lead vocals. While their voices blend seamlessly, each has a distinct singing and writing style that results in an eclectic repertoire unified by a landscape of close harmonies.
?Pre-Concert Wine Tasting Taste fine wines. Wine Tastings are led by professional sommelier, Jean-Philippe Molinari.
Pre-Concert Wine Tastings are free to Grand Vision members at the Friend, Champion, VIP Circle, Arts Advocate, and Performing Arts Patron level – up to two per household, $16 per person for all others. Concert tickets are required to participate. Members’ tasting tickets must be redeemed in advance. Tastings begin one hour before the show, please arrive no later than 30 minutes into the tasting to participate.
Ray Koukal assumes the role of David Crosby, Steve Elowe takes on the role of Stephen Stills, Jim Wootten steps into the shoes of Graham Nash, and Devitt Feeley embodies the spirit and musicianship of Neil Young.
Together, their dedication to capturing the essence of these rock icons’ sound and performance makes Deja Vu an unmissable experience for fans of this legendary group.
Transport yourself on a nostalgic journey through faithful renditions of CSNY’s iconic hits, including “Teach Your Children,” “Helpless,” “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes,” “Love the One You’re With” and more.
Delta blues, hill country and driving rock ‘n roll from local master slide guitarist and his power quartet.
Sean Lane is a singer-songwriter who plays solo-acoustic Delta style blues and also fronts a four-piece electric combo. Sean Lane & Hellhounds are a dynamic blues band that aren’t afraid to blend in a little rock. Their sound has been described as “blues on steroids.”
Sean started The Hellhounds as a Delta blues slide guitarist and vocalist, writing original songs in the style of the old Mississippi masters and blending it with the intensity of Blues-Rock. With Sean on lead guitar, Jon Poli on drums, Doug Swanson on bass and Jed Ojeda on rhythm guitar, they are a true Blues-Rock powerhouse. Based out of Los Angeles with roots in the South, The Hellhounds are all about blending old tradition with modern innovation to create. Their music is beyond standard Chicago blues here; it’s raw, powerful, and distinctive.
The John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band (J2B2) showcases impeccable musicianship, incomparable songwriting, incredible harmony vocals and seasoned showmanship. The band combines the “high lonesome sound” of bluegrass with elements of West Coast folk rock and Americana.
John Jorgenson (acoustic guitar/mandolin/vocals) first came to national attention in the mid ‘80s with successful country-rock act The Desert Rose Band, which he co-founded alongside Chris Hillman and fellow J2B2 member Herb Pedersen. In 2008, Jorgenson won a Grammy for Best Country Instrumental with Brad Paisley and was nominated for Best Bluegrass Album with Earl Scruggs. He has also worked as Elton John’s guitarist and alongside Bonnie Raitt and Bob Dylan.
John Jorgenson returns to the Grand Annex, this time switching his guitar out for a mandolin and bringing his all-star bluegrass supergroup featuring legendary, award-winning musicians: Herb Pedersen, Mark Fain and Patrick Sauber.
Herb Pedersen (banjo/acoustic guitar/vocals) has been a member of over five bands, including The Desert Rose Band, during his sixty-year music career. He has worked on countless film and TV scores, and collaborated with music legends such as Earl Scruggs, Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt.
Mark Fain (bass) is a seven-time Grammy winner who has produced for many artists across the jazz, country, bluegrass and gospel genres; he has also toured and recorded with the Chicks, Alan Jackson, John Fogerty and Dolly Parton.
Patrick Sauber (acoustic guitar/vocals) has toured with Peter Rowan and Laurie Lewis, and appeared on screen in the mockumentary musical “The Mighty Wind.”
?Pre-Concert Wine Tasting Taste fine wines. Wine Tastings are led by professional sommelier, Jean-Philippe Molinari.
Pre-Concert Wine Tastings are free to Grand Vision members at the Friend, Champion, VIP Circle, Arts Advocate, and Performing Arts Patron level – up to two per household, $16 per person for all others. Concert tickets are required to participate. Members’ tasting tickets must be redeemed in advance. Tastings begin one hour before the show, please arrive no later than 30 minutes into the tasting to participate.
Based out of Venice, California, this highly acclaimed act recreates the magic, intensity, and rock theater of Jim Morrison and The Doors. Mystical and hypnotic, the band transforms any room into an actual Doors concert experience. Lead singer Tony Fernandez lives out every move of Jim Morrison on stage and delivers a powerful recreation of true likeness in his presence, vocals, and spirit.
The four-piece band also includes James Sinigalliono on keyboard and bass, Tyler Thigpen on guitar and Tom Gold on drums. Hear intoxicating renditions of “Hello, I Love You,” “Light My Fire,” “L.A. Woman,” “The End” and many more Doors classics.
