Monday, March 31, 2008

LA Live Music Options 3/31/08 - 4/6/08

The Ruby Sons Play the Echo Saturday


Ray Davies was great on Saturday. So glad I went. More on that later. The Minor Canon and Henry Clay People were really good too.

Monday 3/31/08
[Recommended] Jim Son of James / Nico Stai / Malbec @ Viper Room ($10 or free w/ RSVP to Viper Room) – Jim, Son of James is Jim from Helen Stellar.
Justice / Diplo / Fancy @ Mayan (Sold Out) – French dance party.
The Chapin Sisters / I See Hawks in LA / Moris Tepper @ the Echo (Free) – Mellow, pretty harmonies.
Voxhaul Broadcast / Rumspringa / Lemon Sun / The Union Line @ Spaceland (Free)
Steel Panther @ Key Club – Formerly Metal Skool

Tuesday 4/1/08
The Black Keys / Jay Reatard @ Wiltern ($25) – Saw a big write-up on these guys in the Wall Street Journal. Jay Reatard is a new Matador signee. With that name, you’d think they’d be terrible, but what I’ve heard is good.
Abbot Kinney / The Meemies / Rocco Delucca @ Spaceland - Rocco's on Kiefer Sutherland's label, Ironworks.
Lily Hayden @ The Roxy (Free w/ RSVP to Amnesty International / $20 donation w/ no RSVP) Digitalism / Guns N Bombs @ El Rey ($25)
The Poor Excuses / Tigers Can Bite You / The Swords of Fatima @ The Echo (Free)
Astra Heights / Ana Egge @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Drive A @ Key Club


Wednesday 4/2/08
[Recommended] The Minor Canon / Amnion @ 3 of Clubs (Free) - The Minor Canon sounded really good at the Echo last week.
The Gutter Twins / Great Northern @ Avalon ($24) – The Gutter Twins is Mark Lanegan and Greg Dulli
The Outline / Robot Love / P.S. Nevermind / Dream Kids / The Franks @ the Echo ($7)
Dub Club: Don Carlos @ Echoplex
Club NME @ Spaceland
Serge Gainsbourg Night @ Bordello ($10)
Sara Lov / I Make This Sound / Ana Egge @ Tangier ($8)
Transfer @ Silverlake Lounge ($12)
The Nightwatchman @ Hotel Café
The Veronicas @ the Roxy ($15)
Low End Theory Club @ Airliner

Thursday 4/3/08
Craft Club / Fish Circus / Nightclub @ Spaceland
Big Head Todd & the Monsters / The New Amsterdams @ Troubadour ($25)
The Watkins Family Hour @ Largo
Sleepingboy @ the Echo (Free)
A Fine Frenzy @ the Roxy ($17.50)
Death to Anders / The Monolators / One Trick Pony / The Transmissions @ Charlie O’s Downtown

Friday 4/4/08
[Recommended] The Watson Twins / Castledoor @ Natural History Museum
[Recommended] Languis / Greater California @ Pehrspace
[Recommended] Rademacher / Shiloe / The Monolators / El Olio Wolof @ Mr. T’s Bowl
Pigeon John @ Knitting Factory ($15)
Autechre / Rob Hall / Massonix @ Echoplex ($22)
Little Dragon @ the Roxy ($25) – Another Swedish band with some good buzz right now.
The Cribs / Ra Ra Riot / Jeffrey Lewis & the Jitters @ El Rey ($15)
Big Head Todd & the Monsters / The New Amsterdams @ Troubadour ($25)
Grant Lee Buffalo @ Largo
Light FM / The Music Lovers @ Spaceland
Les Claypool @ The Wiltern
Louis XIV / What Made Milwaukee Famous @ Avalon ($15)

Saturday 4/5/08
[Recommended] Le Loup / The Ruby Sons / Princeton @ the Echo ($10) – Le Loup is signed to the Sub Pop offshoot, Hardly Art. The Ruby Sons are a throwback New Zealand pop band that recently got a great review on Pitchfork. Princeton are a local pop band that I’ve been told I’ll dig.
Signal Hill / springtime is wartime @ Pehrspace
Rza @ Knitting Factory ($30)
Groove Armada / Jason Bentley @ City Hall Downtown ($36.50)
Fu Manchu / Burning Brides / Crystal Antlers @ Troubadour ($16)
Benefit for Garden School: Gwendolyn & the Good Time Gang @ Echoplex ($12) – Early show at 10:00 AM.
King Brothers / Bipolar Bear @ Spaceland
Minnie Driver @ Hotel Café ($10)

Sunday 4/6/08
[Recommended] Le Switch / Rademacher / Tigers Can Bite You / El Olio Wolof @ Spaceland ($8) – Maybe my favorite lineup off the week.
[Recommended] Grand Ole Echo: Dave Gleason with Old Californio @ the Echo (Free) – Early Show at 5:00 PM.
Jason Mraz @ Troubadour (Sold Out)
Lucy Bland @ Tangier ($10)

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