> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.smdp.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # CIOP, SMCA: OCEAN PARK ROCKS! - URL: https://www.smdp.com/ciop-smca-ocean-park-rocks/ - Published: 2023-10-18T13:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2024-12-04T15:16:24.000Z - Author: Charles Andrews - Tags: Columns, Curious City, Opinion, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-11-06 12:20 **CONCERTS! BUT FIRST – C I O P !!** Our venerable Church In Ocean Park is having their re-opening celebration Saturday, 4 p.m., 235 Hill Street. About four years ago, just as they were preparing to re-open after COVID, the roof collapsed. And of course revealed other structural deficiencies in the 100-year-old building. They still need help, but are good to go for services and sanctuary meetings again. The CIOP has always been a community leader for important social issues, and Rev. Janet Gollery McKeithen has heroically carried on that tradition, from the ‘40s, through some very trying challenges. But now - come celebrate! Send collective peace vibrations halfway around the world. **I HAD WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A GOOD IDEA FOR A COLUMN** 98 % done. I had a lot to say about the horrifying conflict in Israel right now. A voice was in my head when I called a friend to check some facts, and he said, and I quote: no, no, no, no, no, not now. That’s probably why I called him. It may never see the light of day. But I’m not about to disappoint both of my faithful readers by not having something in on a Wednesday, so I am resurrecting the recent column about all the bands who performed at our Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, now given a reprieve from the wrecking ball. A lot of people were interested in that list, which invoked a lot of good memories. I’ve inserted some of the ones I have found since then. 1959: Dave Brubeck Quartet 1960: **Frank Sinatra** 1962: **Pete Seeger** 1963: **Frank Sinatra** 1964: **James Brown, The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, The Supremes, Lesley Gore, Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas, Gerry & The Pacemakers, Jan & Dean** (2)... **Bob Dylan** 1965: **Chuck Berry, Big Mama Thornton, Skip James, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Chambers Brothers … Bob Dylan** (6) 1967: **The Yardbirds, Iron Butterfly** **,** **Moby Grape, Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band … Spirit, Linda Ronstadt** , **Strawberry Alarm Clock … Grateful Dead, Robert Hunter … Buffalo Springfield** **,** **Blue Cheer, Sonny Terry/Brownie McGhee** 1968: **Cream, Steppenwolf, the electric prunes, Penny Nichols …** The Turtles, Eric Burdon & the Animals … **Buffalo Springfield** **,** **Blue Cheer** **,** **Brownie McGhee** 1969: **Creedence Clearwater Revival** **,** **Sir Douglas Quintet …** Jethro Tull… **Tim Buckley… THe Who, James Cotton Blues Band… Kingston Trio** 1970: Grateful Dead, Cold Blood … Neil Young … **Creedence Clearwater Revival** **,** **Sir Douglas Quintet … Pink Floyd …** Trafffic … V**an Morrison, John Lee Hooker …** Mountain, Zephyr… **Frank Zappa** **/The Mothers Of Invention, The Persuasions … Johnny Winter** **,** **Savoy Brown …** The Kinks … **Deep Pur\[;e… Elton John, Odetta … Derek & the Dominos** 1971: **The Bee Gees,** **The Staple Singers …** Mountain … **John Lee Hooker, Canned Heat … Procol Harum** **,** **Fanny** **,** **Spencer Davis Group … Allman Brothers Band … Pete Seeger** 1972: Traffic … **King Crimson** **,** **Fairport Convention** **, The Blues Project …** The J. Geils Band, Edgar Winter … Humble Pie, Sweathog … **Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band** **,** **Little Feat …** **Procol Harum, Eagles (2) …** Dave Mason, Cold Blood, J.D. Souther … **The Doors … mahavishnu orchestra …** The Kinks … **Ella Fitzgerald, Tommy Flanagan, Count Basie, Oscar Peterson …** The J. Geils Band, Peter Frampton … **David Bowie** (2) … **mahavishnu orchestra, The Section** 1973: Steve Miller Band, Paul Butterfield’s Better Days, Jesse Davis … **Stevie Wonder …** The J. Geils Band … **T. Rex** **,** **Albert Hammond … Little Feat, Focus …** Steely Dan … **Steely Dan, The Allman Brothers Band** 1974: Poco, Peter Frampton, Maggie Bell … Genesis … **Aerosmith, Mott the Hoople …** Jefferson Starship … **Mott the Hoople, Aerosmith …** Todd Rundgren/Utopia … ELO, Elvin Bishop … **Bruce Springsteen … Frank Zappa, Tom Waits** (2) … Robin Trower. Golden Earring, Spooky Tooth … Blue Oyster Cult, Nazareth … Black Sabbath … Rory Gallagher, Status Quo … **Frank Zappa …** Golden Earring … The Kinks … **mahavishnu orchestra …** Dickey Betts, J.J. Cale … Donovan … **Waylon Jennings,** **Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen …** Marshall Tucker Band, Little Feat 1975: **Queen, Mahogany Rush …** Leslie West, John Mayal … Spirit … Procol Harum … Strawbs, Pablo Cruise … **Bonnie Raitt, Tom Waits …** Harry Chapin … Rainbow … **Fleetwood Mac** 1976: **Queen** (4) … Thin Lizzy, Journey … Steve Miller Band … Hall & Oates … Boston … Patti Smith … Country Joe & The Fish, Jackson Browne, Graham Nash, Robert Hunter … Lou Reed … **Sparks** **,** **Flo & Eddie** **,** **Van Halen …** Bob Seeger & Silver Bullet Band, Jackie Lomax 1977: Bay City Rollers… Kansas … The Kinks … Billy Joel … Cheap Trick, The Runaways … Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Nektar … Black Sabbath … Todd Rundgren … **David Bowie** , **Iggy Pop** , **Blondie** **…** Larry Coryell, Alphonse Mouzon, Earl Klugh … **Jimmy Buffett …** Iggy Pop … **Be Bop Deluxe** , **Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers** (2) **…** Rush, UFO (2) 1978: **Ramones, The Runaways …** Aerosmith (2) … **Elvis Costello, Mink deVille, Nick Lowe …** Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (2) … Eric Clapton (2) 1979: Ian Hunter, Mick Ronson … Tim Curry … Judas Priest … **The Clash, Bo Diddley, The Dils …** Jethro Tull … **Bob Dylan** (4) … The Babys, The Beat 1980: **The Clash** **,** **Lee Dorsey** **,** **Mikey Dread …** Gary Numan … The Jam … **The Eagles (3) …** The Pretenders … **Devo … Frank Zappa … Iggy Pop, Gang of Four … Frank Zappa** 1981: **The Boomtown Rats** **,** **The Blasters …** The Tubes … The Pretenders … Oingo Boingo … **U2, Suburban Lawns … Frank Zappa** 1982: **Ray Charles …** Mike Oldfield … Sparks, Gun Club … **Country Joe & The Fish, Jackson Brown, Graham Nash, Odetta, Kate Wolf, Holly Near, Wavy Gravy, Robert Hunter …** Joan Jett & The Blackhearts … "Weird Al" Yankovic, Missing Persons … **Prince …** Mötley Crüe, The Miss Nude Heavy Metal Contest (cancelled) 1983: B**lack Flag, Misfits …** Dio … Dio … Motley Crue (2) … Ratt, Steeler … Night Ranger, Rough Cut 1984: Saxon … **The Clash, Los Lobos** … Siouxsie & The Banshees 1985: The Damned, 45 Grave … The Cult … **Prince** 1986: The Jesus & Mary Chain, Butthole Surfers … Loudness … Megadeth … Blue Oyster Cult … mahavishnu orchestra 1987: Megadeth, Overkill, Necros … Alice Cooper … Anthrax, Metal Church, Testament 1988: Guns N’ Roses, Great White, Armored Saint 1989: Buzzcocks, Bad Religion, The Nymphs 1990: Joe Satriani (2) … Soundgarden, Danzig (2) 1992: **The Beach Boys** 1993: The Offspring, Bad Religion, big drill car … Sonic Youth, Screaming Trees … **Rage Against the Machine, House of Pain …** Dinosaur Jr., Redd Kross … Cypress Hill, House of Pain 1994: Dinosaur Jr. … Phish, Dave Matthews Band … Korn, House of Pain, Biohazard … Suicidal Tendencies … Bad Religion 1995: Melvins, White Zombie (2) 1997: **Marilyn Manson** 1998: Jackson Browne … **Emmylou Harris, Little Feat, Jackson Browne (2) …** Portishead … **Jackson Browne, Warren Zevon, David Lindley** 1999: **Queens of the Stone Age, Bad Religion —** 2000: **Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Joan Baez, Jackson Browne, The Byrds, Warren Zevon, Graham Nash, David Crosby, David Lindley, Randy Meisner, Chris Hillman** 2007: Rilo Kiley, The Bird and The Bee 2008: **Bob Dylan … Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Joan Baez …** My Bloody Valentine 2011: Black Flag, Social Distortion, Adolescents, Bad Religion, Youth Brigade, TSOL, The Vandals, The Dickies, Descendents … Bad Religion, Youth Brigade, TSOL. *Charles Andrews has lived in Santa Monica for 37 years and wouldn’t live anywhere else in the world. Really. Send love and/or rebuke to him at* *[therealmrmusic@gmail.com](mailto:therealmrmusic@gmail.com)*