Thursday Night Music 11/16/06

Tonight's Pick:

Irving / + / - @ Spaceland ($8) – When local heartthrobs Irving play, their shows are like listening to a compilation CD. Overall they play indie pop, but with multiple singers/songwriters they go all over the map. One song might have a Cure feel, the next might have an Elephant 6 vibe and the next might have some jangly guitars. They’ve been touring their asses off this year, so if you haven’t seen them play in a while they should be tight. It’s always high energy. Download "Situation" +/- are a quality indie rock band. Download + / - “Steal the Blueprints”

Also worth checking out:

The Broken West / Racetrack Babies @ Silverlake Lounge ($8) – Local good guys, the Broken West (f/k/a the Brokedown) recently signed with Merge. If you can’t make it out tonight, they’ll be doing Spaceland’s Monday night residency in January and doing a record release party at Sea Level on January 23rd. Go over to their Myspace page and listen to “So It Goes.”

Other Options:

Beach House / Ariel Pink @ the Echo ($7) – Don’t get me wrong, I like to be rocked to sleep as much as the next guy, but Beach House is for people that get rocked too hard by Low. That said, expect the Beach House record to be on the top of a lot of bloggers top 10 lists this year.
Jolie Holland / Vetiver @ Jensen Rec Center ($15) – Vetiver are tied in with the Devendra Banhart scene.
The Hush Sound / Murder By Death @ El Rey ($13) – I got both of these CDs in the mail recently. The Hush Sound have melodic, piano driven tunes. Murder By Death has a dark, western vibe.
Ben Lee @ Avalon ($17) – Remember Noise Addict? I do.