A Jane’s Reunion

Fireworks lit up the Opium Den on the Fourth of July, when ex-Jane’s Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro (who’s been working with the Red Hot Chili Peppers for the last few years) joined Porno for Pyros for a late-night gig. Porno for Pyros--which played earlier in the evening at the Ivar Theatre as part of a Green Peace benefit--features former Jane’s frontman Perry Farrell and drummer Stephen Perkins. It was the first time Navarro joined Farrell and Perkins in a Hollywood club since the band broke up back in ’92. . . .

Club Pornography is back at the old Lingerie club in Hollywood on Sunday nights for the summer, and deejay Jason Bentley is at the helm. . . .

Highland Grounds is shifting its gears a bit, updating its sound system and trying out some new promoters. Among the Hollywood coffeehouse’s upcoming shows are Chuck E. Weiss (Saturday, with Tony Gilkyson and Bob Forrest), a “Bunch O’ Damn Songwriters Marathon” (Tuesday) and an acoustic oldies night with Johnny Ferrari and Mary Elizabeth (July 17). . . .

Mark your calendar for this weekend’s Silver Lake Bazaar 2, a fund-raiser on Saturday at Spaceland in Silver Lake for the Low Income Elderly United Community Assistance Project. The organization was founded in 1983 by Vera Davis McClendon--the grandmother of Touchcandy bassist Rico Adair. McClendon, who died in April after 30 years of community service, founded a shelter for homeless women and children through L.I.E.U.-C.A.P., as well as programs offering job-training classes and a summer youth day camp. Among the bands scheduled to perform at the all-day event are Touchcandy, Dirtbox and PopDefect. For more info, call (213) 891-4221. . . .

Finally, my apologies to the L.A. residents who interpreted comments in the review of the Mint as an attack on the Pico Boulevard neighborhood. The reality is, a number of small clubs around Pico and other areas have been forced to close down (or become strip clubs) because people stopped clubhopping with the frequency they used to--preferring virtual entertainment to the real thing.

Club owners inevitably say it was different back in the early ‘90s and late ‘80s because of increased crime in a number of neighborhoods in the city. The reference that the area “ain’t no CityWalk” was meant to poke fun at those who need their entertainment to come with a theme park’s stamp of approval. The Mint doesn’t fall in that category--and that is a good thing.