MUSIC NOTEBOOK : That Jimenez Sound--but Which Jimenez?

Santiago Jimenez Jr. doesn’t have an identity crisis--his audience does.

“They confuse me with my brother,” said Jimenez, whose brother, Flaco, has toured with Ry Cooder and recorded with Dwight Yoakam. “When I get to the microphone, I explain to the audience who Flaco is, and who I am.”

Santiago will get another chance to clear up the confusion when he performs Sept. 17 at McCabe’s in Santa Monica. Like his more famous brother, Santiago does a version of conjunto, a simple waltz-like music that originated near the Texas-Mexico border. Santiago sings and plays the accordion.

But, he says, his style of conjunto is closer to the kind invented by his father. Flaco “has a lot of rock ‘n’ roll and more flair,” Jimenez says, “while mine is simple. I play it like it was played in the 1930s and ‘40s. He’s modern.”

Jimenez worries about his father’s legacy. “Nobody else plays my father’s style now, which is sad,” he said. He hopes his son, Chris, 6, will do it.

The Sept. 17 show begins at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $12.50 and can be obtained at McCabe’s.

After a one-week absence, KCSN’s “Barn Dance” concerts will resume at the Palomino Club in North Hollywood Sept. 13.

The show, which is broadcast from 9 p.m. to midnight, opened at the Palomino Tuesday. But because of other commitments, there will be no concert this Tuesday.

Previously, “Barn Dance” had originated from the Little Nashville Club. But differences between the show’s frequent host, Ronnie Mack, and Little Nashville’s owner prompted the move to the Palomino.

Next week’s show will include Tin Star and Jeffrey Steele, along with regulars James Intveld and Kathy Robertson. Shows will run every Tuesday night, with Mack as the new permanent host.

Hollywood’s Lhasaland club, closed for most of August, will reopen either Saturday or Sept. 17, according to owner Jean-Pierre Boccara. Boccara, who closed the club to prepare a full concert schedule through the rest of the year, said he has already booked several acts for the 17th, including Gary Myrick and the Torture Twins, the Bonedaddys, and Doc Thari.

A historical survey of black dance in America will be presented by Black Ballet Jazz at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Santa Monica College Amphitheater.