It’s too late to recommend any daytime parties today. But here’s some action for tonight:
Thursday Night:
LA Bands:
The Section Quartet @ Cedar Creek Courtyard 8:00 PM - Strings
Elvis Perkins @ La Zona Rosa 9:00 PM (former LA resident) - Melancholy pop
Cold War Kids @ La Zona Rosa 10:00 PM - High Energy Indie Blues
Dengue Fever @ Emo’s 10:00 PM - Cambodian psych
Midnight Movies @ Blender Bar 10:00 PM - Dream pop
Hydrahead Showcase: Big Business @ 10:30 PM (also non-LA bands: JESU, Pelican, Oxbow) - heavy rock
Tom Brosseau @ Central Presbyterian Church 10:30 PM - Singer-songwriter
The Little Ones @ Antone’s 11:30 PM - indie pop
Hotel Café Showcase: The Nightwatchman @ The Parish 12:30 AM - Singer-songwriter
Pop Levi @ Ale House 1:00 AM - T. Rex inspire rock
The Bird and the Bee @ Opal Divine’s Freehouse 1:00 AM - KCRW rock
Recommended Non-LA Bands (I'd probably start the night at Mohawk Patio and then make my way towards Emo's if the mood struck me):
The Besnard Lakes @ Mohawk Patio 8:30 PM - Low meets Band of Horses
I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness @ Mohawk Patio 9:30 PM - Instrumental head music
Micah P. Hinson @ Lambert’s 11:00PM - Rootsy singer-songwriter
Richard Swift @ Mohawk Patio 11:30 PM - Another former LA resident; fractured pop
Ghostland Observatory @ La Zona Rosa 12:00 AM - High energy Austin duo
Deerhunter @ Soho Lounge 12:00 AM - Experimental, music snob favorites
Bloc Party @ Stubb’s 12:00 AM - I still like them
Sparklehorse @ Antone’s 12:30AM - Fractured, melancholy rock 'n' roll
Okkervil River @ Mohawk Patio 12:45 AM
Albert Hammond Jr. @ Blender Bar 1:00 AM - Strokes guitarist
Menomena @ Buffalo Billiards 1:00 AM - Slightly experimental indie rock
The Ponys @ Emo’s Jr. 1:00 AM - New Matador band - Sonic Youth meets Jon Spencer?
Voxtrot @ Emo’s 1:00 AM - Great Austin indie pop
Asobi Seksu @ The Parish II 1:00 AM
Do Make Say Think @ Soho Lounge 1:00 AM
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