McCabe's in Santa Monica, California

McCabe's is a musical instrument store in Santa Monica, California, opened in 1958. Specializes in acoustic and folk instruments: guitars, banjos, mandolins, dulcimers (both hammered and plucked), fiddles, psaltries, bouzoukis, sitars, ouds, ethnic percussion ... electrics and amps. McCabe's sell, fix and teach, and has all the stuff that anyone would need to go with, including thousands of books and recordings. It's a nice, comfortable place to visit and try things out. And every weekend, they have a great bunch of shows... As an example last Friday & Saturday they've had JOHN DOE & JILL SOBULE plus special guests SEAN WHEELER & ZANDER SCHLOSS made a performance on the guitar shop. Doe and Sobule are each well known as solo performers, but they have collaborated on a remarkable new project called A Day At The Pass, and are touring together in support of it. Recorded in a single day, and featuring guest stars we're not allowed to mention, the album brings together Doe and Sobule's singing and songwriting talents to create a whole that is even greater than the sum of its considerable parts. Opening each evening will be another interesting duo. Based on the resumes of vocalist Sean Wheeler (Throw Rag) and multi-instrumentalist Zander Schloss (Circle Jerks, Weirdos, Joe Strummer), you might expect a raucous sound, but this twosome plays a hybrid of folk, country, pop, ragtime, bluegrass, and gospel that includes all the frenzied energy and spirit of the duo's aforementioned bands, executed with a soulful dash of Americana charm not often heard west of the Mississippi.