Monday, March 02, 2009

Los Angeles Live Music Options: 3/2/09 - 3/8/09


Monday 3/2/09
[Pick of the Day] Bob Mould / Tom Freund / Jonathan Wilson @ Hotel Café (Sold Out) – I’m a huge Husker Du and Sugar fan and I like a lot of the solo stuff too.
[Recommended] Summer Darling / The Monolators / The Hectors / Writer @ the Echo (Free) – Origami Records has the Monday night residency this month.
Nico Stai / Eastern Conference Champions / Pop Noir / Hesta Prynn @ Spaceland (Free) – Not too familiar with any of these bands, but Nico Stai has the Monday night residency this month. It’s free, so you really can’t go wrong.
The Amazements / Michael Vidal (of Abe Vigoda) / protectme @ Pehrspace
The Jake Labotz Band @ Redwood Bar & Grill
Yellow Red Sparks / Steelwells @ Silverlake Lounge ($5)
Juke Kartel / The Jakes @ Troubadour ($12)
Raphael Saadiq @ House of Blues Sunset ($22.50)
SBK / Evil Beaver / The Gray Kid / Love and a .38 @ The Roxy
Honey Honey / 2-Headed Dog @ Largo ($20)

Tuesday 3/3/09
[Pick of the Day] Les Blanks / Dirt Dress / Shirley Rolls / Hunting Accident @ Silverlake Lounge ($8) – Les Blanks puts on a great show. I haven’t seen them as a four-piece yet.
Fujiya and Miyagi / Pop Levi / Project Jenny, Project Jan @ Echoplex ($16)
Mike Stinson / Dave Gleason @ Redwood Bar & Grill
Jockpit (members of No Age, Friends Forever and Kyle H. Mabson) / White Circle Crime Club / Mikki and the Mauses @ The Smell
Laura Gibson / Tom Brosseau / Musee Mecanique @ Spaceland ($8)
Aceyalone / Myka Nyne / iCON / Gotham Green @ Knitting Factory ($12)
Terra Naomi / The Janks / Oh Darling Christina Dietz / King Washington @ Hotel Café
Lido Beach / Get Back Loretta / Two Guns / Lansdowne / Total Mischief @ Troubadour ($8)
M. Barkley Green’s Working Jazz Trio @ Home (Free)

Wednesday 3/4/09
[Pick of the Day] Club NME: Princeton / Cut Off Your Hands @ Spaceland ($8) – Fun lineup. Cut Off Your Hands are from New Zealand and are playing some big parties at SXSW.
[Recommended] M. Ward / Delta Spirit @ The Fonda (Sold Out) – M. Ward writes really good music.
[Recommended] Tigers Can Bite You / So Many Wizards / Fulton Lights @ Bordello ($8) – I’m a Tigers Can Bite You fan.
Downtown Union / The 1921a / Pride of Kenya / Nocturnes @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Chris Pierce / The Jane Does / Kelly Dalton / Joanna Barbera @ Hotel Café
Jodeci @ Club Nokia ($35 - $60)
Papa Roach @ Troubadour (Sold Out)
Helmet / Fu Manchu / Year Long Disaster @ House of Blues Sunset ($14)
Electrocute / AM / Django James / Angela Correa / Daniel Ahearn @ the Roxy
Low End Theory Club: Restiform Bodies / Egadz / Prize @ Airliner ($10)
Hurt Model / Semtex Vest / Black Math Horseman / Who Rides the Tiger @ Relax Bar

Thursday 3/5/09
[Pick of the Day] Useless Keys / Tsk Tsk / Cobalt Cranes / Dissolver @ Spaceland ($5)
[Recommended] Neko Case @ Amoeba Records (Free) - 7:00 PM in-store.
[Recommended] Dave Rawlings Machine / Gillian Welch @ Largo ($25) 
Octopolis / We Barbarians / Cheetahsaurus / Romany Rye @ Silvrlake Lounge ($8)
Jimmy Eat World / No Knife @ Club Nokia (Sold Out)
The Klezmatics @ Royce Hall ($38 - $60)
Army Navy @ Space 1520
Bigelf / Nebula / Din Caliber / The Binges @ The Keyclub ($12)
Halloween Swim Team / Mega Wand / Not the Government / Michael Nhat @ The Smell
Lady Danville / Will Dailey / The Quiet / Allen Stone @ Hotel Café
The Ringers / Crash Kings @ The Roxy - Mumiy Troll had to postpone due to appendicitis.
Quetzel Guerrero & the Warriors @ Redwood Bar & Grill
Bishop Lamont / Boston George / Omar Lateef / Lyrical Feins / Beretta @ Knitting Factory ($20)
Sarah and Sean Watkins @ Largo Little Room
Fitz and the Tantrums / Avi Buffalo / Here Here @ Three of Clubs

Friday 3/6/09
[Pick of the Day] Oliver Future / Dirty Sweet / He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister @ Spaceland ($8) – I haven’t seen Oliver Future’s new trio configuration but I liked them before the change.
[Recommended] Jon Brion @ Largo ($25) – I made it out last week – at times aggravating, but mixed with some pretty brilliant moments. I’ll try to write more later.
Robert Francis @ Home (Free) – I’ve heard great things, but sill haven’t seen him.
Fools Gold / Blk Jks @ Natural History Museum
Tom Jones @ Club Nokia ($45 - $65)
Rats / Orlando Greenhill / Donut / Rafe Mandel @ the Smell
Armored Saint / Death Angel @ the Keyclub ($22)
Kath Bloom / Little Wings / Mia Doi Todd / Lee Baggett @ McCabe’s ($16)
Moving Units / Rumspringa @ El Rey ($22)
Paging Beto / Custom Made Scare / The Memphis Kings / Dale Peterson @ Redwood Bar & Grill Billy Boy On Poison / Vas Defrans @ The Roxy - Mumiy Troll had to postpone due to appendicitis.
Pedestrian / Nevertree / Until June / Tim Bader / Civalis @ Hotel Café
Visa / Peggy Sue & the Soupafly Four / Valley Circle / Messiah @ Troubadour ($15)
Carletta Sue Kay / Fauxfoe / Dorian Wood @ Pehrspace
Better Talk Now / Million Kids / Landfill / Gary 84 / Blitzkatz / Carnage Asada @ Relax Bar

Saturday 3/7/09
[Pick of the Day] Lambchop / Radar Bros. @ Largo ($25) – It’s a little pricey, but Lambchop doesn’t tour much. The sound at the new Largo is really good, and it’s nice to be able to sit down at a show. Aquarium Drunkard’s giving away tickets to the show.
[Recommended] M83 with Los Angeles Philharmonic @ Walt Disney Concert Hall (Call for availability) – I’m more of a casual fan, but this is one of those once in a lifetime opportunities for real M83 fans.
The Upper Crust / Peachfuzz @ Spaceland ($14)
Olin and the Moon @ Home (Free)
Bastidas / The Littlest Viking / yes,Deer / Magick Orchids @ the Smell
Peter Himmelman @ the Getty
Marcy Playground @ the Keyclub ($20)
Slipknot / Coheed and Cambria / Trivium @ The Forum ($28 - $48)
The Greyboy Allstars @ Troubadour ($25)
Les Claypool / Mutaytor / Saul Williams / Yard Dogs Road Show @ Hollywood Palladium ($36)
Lords of Altamont / Wooly Bandits / Mission Creeps / Two Dollar Bash @ Redwood Bar & Grill (Free) - Two Dollar Bash is an acoustic folk/country/bluegrass band based in Berlin.
Eliza Rickman / Jen and Abby / Arrica Rose / El May / The Dailies @ Hotel Café
Jim Kweskin @ McCabe’s ($20)
Blue Jungle / Health Club / Hello My Name is Red @ Pehrspace
Grant Lee Phillips @ Largo Little Room
G. Love & Special Sauce @ House of Blues Sunset ($26.50)
Jack Wilson Jr. / Blanket / One Trick Pony / This Frontier Needs Heroes @ Echo Curio
Love Grenades @ CreateFixate

Sunday 3/8/09
[Pick of the Day] Part Time Punks: The Tartans / The Sea Lions @ The Echo ($5) – For the indie pop/C86 fans.
[Recommended] Brunch Americana: Eleven Hundred Springs / Sarah Gayle Meech / Mike Stinson @ Redwood Bar & Grill (Free) – If you’re a country fan, be sure to check out Sarah Gayle Meech.
Two Dollar Bash @ Space 1520 (Free) - 1:00 PM show - Two Dollar Bash is an acoustic folk/country/bluegrass band based in Berlin
Michael Gira / Larkin Grimm @ the Echo ($14) – Early show at 7:30 PM – Michael Gira’s music snob proof.
Tina Dico / Tim Myers / Jesca Hoop @ the Roxy ($10)
Curumin / Money Mark / Los Pirata @ Spaceland ($12)
Pink Canoes / Jeremy Drake / Metal Rouge / Warm Climate @ Echo Curio
Great from the Hush Sound / Population Game / Melyssa Marie / Kelli Rudick @ Hotel Café

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