Henry Clay People Play Spaceland Thursday (photo by Timothy Norris)Happy New Year! Welcome to the working week for most of you. Some good shows the rest of the week....
Wednesday 1/2/08
Whispertown 2000 / Maria Taylor / Robert Francis @ Tangier ($10) – Maria Taylor was in Azure Ray and has sung with Conor Oberst, the Faint and Crooked Fingers.
Thursday 1/3/08
[Recommended] The Airborne Toxic Event / The Henry Clay People @ Spaceland ($8) – Airborne is doing a Thursday night residency in January. Email airbornersvp@gmail.com to get on the guestlist. Both of these bands put on high energy live shows. If you still haven’t seen The Henry Clay People, check them out.
Spaceland On Ice: Mezzanine Owls / Hearts of Palm UK @ Pershing Square (Free) – 8:00PM – Ice skating and indie rock.
[Recommended] Patrick Park @ Hotel Café – One of the best local singer-songwriters.
The Smell’s 10 Year Anniversary: The Mae Shi / Babyland / Captain Ahab @ the Smell ($5)
Tweak Bird @ Silverlake Lounge ($7)
Friday 1/4/08
[Recommended] First Fridays: Sea Wolf / Afternoons @ Natural History Museum ($9) – The music starts around 7:00PM and ends by 10:00PM. Sea Wolf made a ton of top 10 lists, including the alt rock station in Kansas City (I heard it while I was back there over the holidays).
You Me & Iowa / Thailand / Cavil at Rest @ Spaceland – Local indie rock.
Sky Parade @ the Echo ($5)
The Greasy Beats @ El Cid ($10) – with Pigeon John doing a DJ set.
Skid Row / LA Guns @ House of Blues ($16) – Not so youth gone wild.
The Monolators @ Mr. T’s Bowl
B.B. King @ the Wiltern ($40-90)
Circle Jerks @ The Fonda ($15.50) – I was a big fan in junior high.
Saturday 1/5/08
[Recommended] Frankel / Amateurs / Apollo Heights / Veil Veil Vanish @ Spaceland – Frankel released one of the best local indie releases last year. Amateurs were overlooked, but put out a very solid release too.
Whispertown 2000 / War Stories / Siberian @ Knitting Factory ($10)
Sunday 1/6/08
[Recommended] The Smell’s 10 Year Anniversary: No Age / Mika Miko / Abe Vigoda @ the Smell ($5) – Three of the best of the DIY/Smell scene. No Age showed up on a ton of national top 10 lists in 2007.
[Recommended] Eleni Mandell / Jonathan Wilson / Angela Correa @ Tangier ($10) – Very strong lineup.
[Recommended] Mike Stinson / David Serby @ Safari Sam’s (Free) – From Noon to 4:00PM – For the country rock fans.
[Recommended] AIDS Benefit: Rademacher / Yes Means No / Weather Underground @ Safari Sam’s ($9)
New Winter Garden Music @ Spaceland (Free) – The Echo Park/hippie hipster community takes over Spaceland all month long on Sunday night.
Mike Watt & the Missingmen @ Knitting Factory ($12)
Whispertown 2000 / Maria Taylor / Robert Francis @ Tangier ($10) – Maria Taylor was in Azure Ray and has sung with Conor Oberst, the Faint and Crooked Fingers.
Thursday 1/3/08
[Recommended] The Airborne Toxic Event / The Henry Clay People @ Spaceland ($8) – Airborne is doing a Thursday night residency in January. Email airbornersvp@gmail.com to get on the guestlist. Both of these bands put on high energy live shows. If you still haven’t seen The Henry Clay People, check them out.
Spaceland On Ice: Mezzanine Owls / Hearts of Palm UK @ Pershing Square (Free) – 8:00PM – Ice skating and indie rock.
[Recommended] Patrick Park @ Hotel Café – One of the best local singer-songwriters.
The Smell’s 10 Year Anniversary: The Mae Shi / Babyland / Captain Ahab @ the Smell ($5)
Tweak Bird @ Silverlake Lounge ($7)
Friday 1/4/08
[Recommended] First Fridays: Sea Wolf / Afternoons @ Natural History Museum ($9) – The music starts around 7:00PM and ends by 10:00PM. Sea Wolf made a ton of top 10 lists, including the alt rock station in Kansas City (I heard it while I was back there over the holidays).
You Me & Iowa / Thailand / Cavil at Rest @ Spaceland – Local indie rock.
Sky Parade @ the Echo ($5)
The Greasy Beats @ El Cid ($10) – with Pigeon John doing a DJ set.
Skid Row / LA Guns @ House of Blues ($16) – Not so youth gone wild.
The Monolators @ Mr. T’s Bowl
B.B. King @ the Wiltern ($40-90)
Circle Jerks @ The Fonda ($15.50) – I was a big fan in junior high.
Saturday 1/5/08
[Recommended] Frankel / Amateurs / Apollo Heights / Veil Veil Vanish @ Spaceland – Frankel released one of the best local indie releases last year. Amateurs were overlooked, but put out a very solid release too.
Whispertown 2000 / War Stories / Siberian @ Knitting Factory ($10)
Sunday 1/6/08
[Recommended] The Smell’s 10 Year Anniversary: No Age / Mika Miko / Abe Vigoda @ the Smell ($5) – Three of the best of the DIY/Smell scene. No Age showed up on a ton of national top 10 lists in 2007.
[Recommended] Eleni Mandell / Jonathan Wilson / Angela Correa @ Tangier ($10) – Very strong lineup.
[Recommended] Mike Stinson / David Serby @ Safari Sam’s (Free) – From Noon to 4:00PM – For the country rock fans.
[Recommended] AIDS Benefit: Rademacher / Yes Means No / Weather Underground @ Safari Sam’s ($9)
New Winter Garden Music @ Spaceland (Free) – The Echo Park/hippie hipster community takes over Spaceland all month long on Sunday night.
Mike Watt & the Missingmen @ Knitting Factory ($12)
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