Friday Night Music Options

Tonight's Pick:

The Deadly Syndrome @ Unknown Theatre – 1100 Seward Street LA, CA 90038 (Free) – I’m a big fan of these guys and recently put them on my list of three bands to watch in 2007. Rock Insider, Radio Free Silver Lake and Rewritable Content have also written really nice things about them. They go on at 11:45PM and it’s absolutely free. It’s upbeat, indie music that leans towards the more eccentric side with accordions, keyboards and guitars. They’d be great a double bill with Oh No! Oh My!

Also Appearing:

Eskimohunter / Sky Parade @ Spaceland ($8) - Here's what the Aquarium Drunkard (he generally has very good taste in music) had to say about Eskimohunter: "The album is shoegaze rock in all its epic glory. The project stresses simple layered sound to create its blissful drone. Throw in a dash of pop harmonies, A strong multimedia presence, and you have a truly 71 brand of music."

The Blood Arm / The Ettes @ the Echo ($8) – Local kids The Blood Arm are just back from a pretty massive European tour. NME said: “They're essentially James Brown fronting Talking Heads and singing Fall songs, but they're more than that too."
Dan the Automator @ El Rey ($20) Dan The Automator’s from Gorillaz, Handsome Boy Modeling School, and Dr. Octagon. He’s with a with a live band featuring Charli 2Na of Jurassic 5 and Casual of Hieroglyphics.
Goldenboy / Fishtank Ensemble / Dressy Bessy @ El Cid ($10) – From their bio: “Fishtank Ensemble is a band that offers a unique blend of Gypsy, Balkan, Flamenco, Klezmer and original tunes.” Here’s what Filter Magazine had to say about Dressy Bessy: "It's retro-pop in the way that makes roller-skating suddenly less ironic and just plain fun."