Live Music Options: 8/31/09 - 9/6/09

This week is not as overwhelmingly crowded as last week, but still some fantastic shows....

Monday 8/31/09
[Pick of the Night] Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears / Extra Golden @ Troubadour ($15) – If you’re a big fan of Stax soul, check out Black Joe Lewis. His last show at the Troubadour was one of the my favorite live sets of the year.
[Recommended] Local Natives / The Henry Clay People / Aushua / Fun @ Spaceland (Free) – The lines to get in for the Local Natives residency have been intense. Throwing the Henry Clay People on top of it will make it even worse. I’d get there before 9:30 if you want to ensure entry.
[Recommended] The Growlers / My Pet Saddle / Grand Elegance / The Moon Upstairs @ The Echo (Free) – I like the Moon Upstairs, but not too familiar with the other bands.
Bat for Lashes / Other Lives @ The Fonda (Sold Out) – I wasn’t too into the first Bat for Lashes, but the stuff I’ve heard from the new one is a lot better.
Billy Corgan and Spirits in the Sky @ Hotel Café (Sold Out) – Corgan with Dave Navarro on guitar, the Strawberry Alarm Clock’s keyboardist and a 19 year old drummer. Read a review of the Santa Barbara show HERE.
Lower Heaven / The Meek / Ojos Rojos / Jason Simon @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)
RX Bandits / Dredg / As Tall As Lions @ El Rey ($20)
Donovan Leitch @ Largo ($20)
Dawes / The Yelling @ Detroit Bar (Free)

Tuesday 9/1/09
[Pick of the Night] Ween @ Fox Theater Pomona ($30) – Great showmen.
[Recommended] Peanut Butter Wolf / Prince Paul / DJ Muggs / Dam-Funk / Mayer Hawthorne / Pase Rock @ The Glass House ($15)
Mew / Luke Top @ Troubadour (Sold Out)
The Duke Spirit / Band of Skulls @ El Rey ($17)
The 88 / Daniel Brummel / The French Semester / Eugene and the 1914 @ Spaceland ($10) – The 88 is doing a Tuesday night residency this month at Spaceland. It’s been so long since they’ve played the neighborhood, I don’t know what to expect.
Gary Jules / The Northstar Session @ Hotel Café
Herb Albert and Lani Hall @ Grammy Museum ($20)
John Legend / India.Arie / Vaughn Anthony @ Greek Theatre ($41 - $86)
The Capshuns / Pulse Out / Bixby Knolls / Karabal Nightlife @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Davila 666 / Mannequin Men / Mika Miko / Le Face @ the Echo ($10)
Luluc / Miranda Lee Richads / Lantvrn @ Bordello ($8)

Wednesday 9/2/09
[Pick of the Night] Club NME: Division Day / Bad Veins / Lovelikefire @ Spaceland ($10) – The new Division Day record is a super ambitious, well produced record that reveals new nuances and layers every time you listen to it. I’m excited to see how the songs translate live. It’s been too long since I’ve seen these guys.
[Recommended] Low End Theory: Peanut Butter Wolf@ Airliner ($10) – Video DJ set paying homage to 90s music.
[Recommended] Ween @ Grove of Anaheim
Nine Inch Nails / Mew / Queen Kwong @ Hollywood Palladium (Sold Out) – The first (and biggest) of four local shows. They’ve been pulling out the classics.
Heartless Bastards / Local Natives @ Troubadour ($15) – They put on a good live show.
New Radiant Storm King / Funeral Party @ The Echo
Tommy Santee Klaws / Manhattan Murder Mystery / Drew Grows @ Silver Factory Studios
Hall & Oates @ Nokia Theatre at LA Live ($30 - $70) – I saw them a couple of years ago at the Hollywood Bowl. Honestly it was a little disappointing, but I do love their greatest hits.
RoMak and the Space Pirates / Strip Mall Seizures / didimau / Guns N Broses @ The Smell ($5)
Corea, Clarke & White @ Hollywood Bowl ($1 - $96)
Mike Hererra’s Tumbledown / John Nolan @ Knitting Factory ($10)
Harper Simon @ Largo ($10)
Dub Club: Richie Spice / Spanner Banner @ The Echoplex ($10 b4 10 PM)
Cue the Moon / The Fall Trees @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
John Legend / India.Arie / Vaughn Anthony @ Greek Theatre ($41 - $86)

Thursday 9/3/09
[Pick of the Night] The Pretenders / Cat Power / Juliette Lewis @ Greek Theatre ($35 - $55) – Those first two Pretenders albums are essential records.
[CANCELED] Nine Inch Nails / Mew @ The Fonda (Sold Out) – THIS SHOW IS CANCELED.
[Recommended] Division Day / Bad Veins / Lovelikefire @ Detroit Bar ($10) – If you can’t make the Spaceland show…
[Recommended] Xu Xu Fang / The Meeting Places / The Boxing Lesson @ The Prospector in Long Beach – For the folks down in Long Beach
Lily & the Ladies @ The Echo (Free) – There’s a special surprise guest at 8:00 PM.
He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister / Spirit Vine / Crooked Cowboy & the Freshwater Indians / Fort Wife @ Spaceland ($8)
Patti Smith @ Santa Monica Pier (Free)
Ian Ball / Buddy / Frank Orrall @ Hotel Café – I recommend seeing Buddy.
Cinder Cone / The Terrapin / Form and File / Kissing Cousins @ Silver Factory Studios
Colin Hay @ Largo ($25)
Old Believers / Red River / Pearl Starbird / Doug Wamble @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Mississippi Man / Last American Buffalo / The Outline / Get Back Loretta @ Bootleg Theater ($8)
Tim Easton / Faraway Places / Wake Up Lucid @ Redwood Bar ($10)
Gun Outfit / Milk Music / Mr. Highway / Francis Harold and the Holograms @ The Smell ($5)
See Spot / The Ifficials @ Troubadour ($10)

Friday 9/4/09
[Pick of the Night] The Happy Hollows / The Pity Party / The Boxing Lesson / The Health Club @ Spaceland ($8) – The Happy Hollows have lined up the Spaceland Monday night residency for November.
Jon Brion @ Largo ($25)
Whispertown 2000 / The Belle Brigade @ The Echo ($10)
John Williams @ Hollywood Bowl ($10 - $116)
Take Us There / Mapping Memories @ Echo Curio
Idyllists / Cosio / Judson McKinney @ Bootleg Theater ($8)
Blueskyreality / The Harm / Amy Kuney @ Troubadour ($12)
B Real / Bizzy Bones @ Key Club ($25)

Saturday 9/5/09
[Pick of the Week] FYF Fest: Black Lips / Tim & Eric / Lighting Bolt / No Age / Converge / Lucero / F* Up / Dan Deacon / Glass Candy / Dillinger Escape Plan / Torche / The Thermals / Times New Viking / Wavves / Mika Miko / Darker My Love / Crystal Antlers / Woods / Telepathe / Peanut Butter Wolf / Japanther / The Strange Boys / Cold Cave / Kurt Vile / Avi Buffalo / Dios / Eat Skull / Ninjasonik / Nobunny / Carbonas / Har Mar Superstar @ 1245 N. Spring St. ($20 adv / $25 at door / $65 VIP) – Another impressive lineup.
Nine Inch Nails / HEALTH / Io Echo @ The Wiltern (Sold Out)
Mos Def / Erykah Badu / Jay Electronica @ The Palladium ($55)
The Avett Brothers / Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside @ the Orpheum ($30)
Tandemoro / The Voyeurs / The Breakups @ Spaceland ($5)
The Weight / Hang Jones / Restavrant / 50 Cent Haircut @ Redwood
Bob Weir & Ratdog / Jackie Greene @ Greek Theatre ($40 - $50)
The Rhone Occupation / One Trick Pony / The Surrenders Music @ Echo Curio
John Williams @ Hollywood Bowl ($10 - $116)
This is the State / Lisa Donnelly @ Bootleg ($8)
Anavan / Dazzler @ Silver Factory Studios

Sunday 9/6/09
[Pick of the Night] Nine Inch Nails / HEALTH @ Echoplex (Sold Out) – Good chance to see one of the last Nine Inch Nails shows ever right in your own neighborhood.
[Recommended] Little Radio Summer Camp: The Henry Clay People / Soko / The Monolators @ Tony’s Bar [2017 East 7th St] ($10)
Nebula @ Spaceland ($12)
Vans Warped Tour: Bad Religion / Rise Against / NOFX / Pennywise / All American Rejects / The Aggrolites / Ozomatli / UnderOath @ Club Nokia ($40 - $150)
Refrigerator / Wckr Spgt / Adam Lipman / Neal Morgan @ Echo Curio
Rodgers and Hammerstein at the Movies @ Hollywood Bowl ($10 - $116)
Hill Country Revue @ McCabe’s ($16)
Part Time Punks: Smiths/Morrissey Night @ the Echo ($5)
Orca Team @ The Smell ($5)
Ballerina Black / Queen Kwong @ Silver Factory Studios

Sinking Radio: Lou Barlow's "Sharing"

Here's a quick reminder to point your internet browser to Little Radio today from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM for the Sinking Radio show. Todd's back out on the road, so expect Sylvia and a guest.

My pick for today's show is Lou Barlow's "Sharing." This is the first track off of Lou's new record, Goodnight Unknown (out October 6th on Merge Records). I'm a huge Sebadoh fan (especially Bakesale and Bubble and Scrape) and admire his work with Dinosaur Jr. (especially the new record). But Lou's super lo-fi stuff (Sentridoh) never did much for me. But I've got some good news..this new record's the most polished, satisfying solo stuff he's ever released.

Catch Lou at the House of Blues on 11/5/09 (tix HERE)

MP3: Gravitate

Recently Announced Live Shows

The Echo
10/8/09: Har Mar Superstar / Boom Bip (now at Ticketweb)
10/15/09: Dan Deacon (now at Ticketweb)
12/3/09: Drummer (now at Ticketweb)

Echoplex:
10/11/09: The Raincoats / Section 25 / Medium Medium / The Jazz Butcher / Crystal Stilts / Abe Vigoda (now at Ticketweb)
10/17/09: Wavves / Soft Pack (now at Ticketweb)
11/9/09: Jason Isbell / Chuck Prophet (now at Ticketweb)

Fox Theatre in Pomona
9/29/09: Paramore (Saturday at 10 AM)

Club Nokia
10/13/09: Sean Kingston / Flo Rida (Saturday at 10 AM)
10/29/09: Tragically Hip (on sale 9/15/09 at 10 AM)

El Rey
10/19/09: La Roux (Saturday at 10 AM)
10/30/09 – 10/31/09: Bouncing Souls (Saturday at 10 AM)

Orpheum Theater
10/25/09: Tegan and Sara (Friday at 10 AM)
11/22/09: Ray LaMontagne (Friday at 10 AM)

The Fonda
11/21/09: Friendly Fires / The XX (Saturday at 10 AM)

Hollywood Palladium
10/1/09: Paramore (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = KROQIGNORANCE; on sale Saturday at 10 AM)
10/23/09: Mika (Saturday at 10 AM)

Largo
10/12/09: Fran Healy and Andy Dunlop from Travis (call club)

Spaceland
11/13/09: Headlights / Anni Rossi (now at Ticketweb)
11/14/09: Gil Mantera’s Party Dream / Abe Vigoda / Lovvers (now at Ticketweb)
11/18/09: The Hidden Cameras (Thursday at Noon at Ticketweb)

Troubadour
11/5/09: Tahiti 80 (now)
11/17/09: The King Khan and BBQ Show (now)

The Wiltern
10/9/09: Michael Franti and Spearhead (Saturday at 10 AM)
11/10/09: The Used (Saturday at 10 AM)
11/28/09: Peaches (Friday at 10 AM)
11/29/09: Straight No Chaser (on sale 9/12/09 at 10 AM)

Avalon
9/30/09: Alice in Chains (Friday at 10 AM)
11/13/09: The White Tie Affair (Friday at 10 AM)

Hotel Café
8/31/09: Billy Corgan & Spirits in the Sky (may be available at door)
9/10/09: Clem Snide (now through club)

The Roxy
9/18/09: Little Boots / Music Go Music (now)

The Key Club
10/3/09: The Pharcyde
10/11/09: People Under the Stairs
10/16/09: Ghostface Killah

Ticket Giveaway: Os Mutantes

I'm giving away tickets to see Brazilian legends, Os Mutantes this Friday at the Echoplex. Also appearing are DJ Nobody and Buyepongo.

To win these tickets email me [dukeufo at gmail] and tell me how you became familiar with this band (I'm assuming you weren't there from the beginning). Please include your first and last name and "Os Mutantes" in the subject line. The contest closes Friday at Noon.

Buy tickets HERE

Ticket Giveaway: The Fruit Bats at Spaceland

The Fruit Bats are one of those bands that still hasn't fully found its audience yet. They're not obscure (they're signed to Sub Pop and frontman Eric Johnson is also in the Shins and Vetiver) but you ask a lot of music lovers and they still don't know much about them. When you see them live, they really connect with their audience; fans sing along and arguments erupt about their best album. So it just feels like they've barely scratched the surface of their potential fanbase...

I've got some tickets to give away for their show this Wednesday at Spaceland. So if you're not going to M.I.A. or Deerhunter or Dungen or The Dead Weather or Cake or Music Go Music do yourself a favor and check these guys out. You won't regret it. Opening the show are Death Vessel and AB & the Sea.

To win these tickets, email me [dukeufo at gmail] with the name of your favorite Fruit Bats' song. Please put your first and last name in the email and "Fruit Bats" in the subject line. The contest closes Wednesday at 2:00 PM.

MP3: The Ruminant Band
MP3: Lives of Crime

Live Music Options: 8/24/09 - 8/30/09

Joe Pernice Appears at McCabe's on Saturday

UPDATED WITH THE M.I.A. SHOW AND FREE DEAD WEATHER SHOW

Anybody make it to Sunset Junction this weekend? Any highlights? I did make it to Elvis Costello last week. I read a glowing review in the LA Times, but I agreed with my concert companion when he said "This is more soulless than Disney's Country Bear Jamboree." In addition to wrecking others' classics, he even wrecked some of his own.

This is a pretty fantastic week to be a music fan in LA. The only problem is all the conflicts - Wednesday through Saturday are packed to the gills.

Monday 8/24/09
[Pick of the Night] Local Natives / The Parson Red Heads / Flying Tourbillon Orchestra / Red Arrow Messenger @ Spaceland (Free) – The Local Natives’ popular residency continues. This is my favorite lineup of the month.
[Recommended] Six Organs of Admittance / Horse Thieves @ The Echo ($10)
Steely Dan perform Royal Scam @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($65 - $275) – Not their best record.
Friendly Fires / Phenomenal Handclap Band @ El Rey (Sold Out)
Lower Heaven / Magic Mirror / Chief Nowhere / Crooked Cowboy @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)
Mariee Sioux / Graham Forrest / Paige Stark / Dearest @ Echo Curio
Marry Lynn Rajskub / Tig @ Largo ($20)
Smokey Robinson @ Grammy Museum (Sold Out)
The Villains @ The Roxy ($11.50)

Tuesday 8/25/09
[Pick of the Night] The Dead Weather / Tyvek @ the Wiltern (Sold Out) – The Dead Weather record’s just OK, but they’re probably more fun to see live.
[Recommended] Steely Dan perform requests from the internet @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($65 - $275)
[Recommended] John Vanderslice @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM
Michel Gondry and Friends @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM
Mellowdrone / White Arrows / Square on Square @ Spaceland ($8)
Green Day / Franz Ferdinand @ The Forum ($25 - $50)
Tom Jones @ Greek Theatre ($30 - $100)
Lovemakers @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Marilyn Manson / September Mourning @ Fox Theater in Pomona ($57 - $70)
Lee “Scratch” Perry @ Key Club ($25)
The Shys / Army Navy / Eastern Conference Champions @ Troubadour ($10)
Placido Domingo / Yo-Yo Ma @ Hollywood Bowl ($1 - $96)
James Mishka / Chaz Prymek @ Echo Curio
Fred Armisen @ Largo ($20)
Lady Danville / The Jane Does @ Hotel Cafe
The Phenomenal Handclap Band @ Cinespace

Wednesday 8/26/09
[Pick of the Night] Club NME: Fruit Bats / Death Vessel / AB & the Sea @ Spaceland ($15) – Eric Johnson embraced his inner hippie on the new Fruit Bats’ record. It’s more inspired by Neil Young and The Band than the previous records. I’ve got some tickets to give away for this show too.
[Recommended] Dungen / Woods / Kurt Vile @ Troubadour ($15) – I’m a big Dungen fan. They’ve been really good two out of the three times I’ve seen them.
[Recommended] John Vanderslice@ Vacation (Free) – 7:00 PM
[Recommended] The Dead Weather @ Third Man Records aka The Regent Theatre (Free) - Show starts at Noon
[Recommended] The Dead Weather / Tyvek @ the Mayan (Sold Out) - Lots of local appearances
Music Go Music / Rainbow Arabia / Tommy Santee Klaws @ Bordello ($8) – Music Go Music is a case where I like the side project better than the primary project. They’ve assembled a really strong live band too.
Cake @ The Fonda (Sold Out)
Deerhunter / Blank Blue @ Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock ($20) – I’m sure there are a lot of Bradford Cox fans out there.
M.I.A. / Blaqstarr / Pase Rock @ Undisclosed Downtown Location ($27) - Tickets go on sale Tuesday at 1:00 PM at Turntable Lab on Fairfax
Wolfmother @ the Roxy (Free w/ RSVP through their Myspace)
Dawes / Michael Davis with Lions / Andrew Lynch @ The Echo (Free)
Chris Isaak / Susan Tedeschi @ Greek Theatre ($40 - $100)
On Blast / Two Years Before the Mast @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Dizzy Gillespie All Star Band @ Hollywood Bowl ($1 - $96)
Soggy Duchamp Octet / Name of the Moon @ Echo Curio
Anya Marina / Alphaeus Taylor / Maxim Ludwig @ Hotel Café
The Littlest Viking @ Silver Factory Studios

Thursday 8/27/09
[Pick of the Night] Crocodiles / PENS / Graffiti Island @ Spaceland ($10) – San Diego band that’s gotten a lot of buzz with their JAMC, Suicide, Echo and the Bunnymen-inspired tunes.
[Recommended] Ryan Bingham & the Dead Horses / Jonny Burke @ Troubadour ($15) – He put on a great show when I saw him at Stagecoach a couple of years ago.
[Recommended] The Dirtbombs / Sermon / Jail Weddings @ The Echo ($15) – Garage punk, they put on a very good live show.
[Recommended] Gary Wilson & the Blind Dates / Dam-Funk and Master Blazter / James Pants & the Royal Zodiac / Weave! / DJ Bruce Haack @ Bootleg Theater ($12) – Interesting bill.
[Recommended] The Dead Weather / Tyvek @ The Glass House ($30)
Conor Oberst / Dungen / Kurt Vile @ Echoplex ($25) – I’d be more into the support than the headliner.
Woods / Best Coast / Garbaj Kaetz / LA Fog @ Echo Curio
Deerhunter @ Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa ($14)
Franz Ferdinand @ Hollywood Palladium ($35)
Devendra Banhart @ House of Blues Anaheim ($23)
Cake @ the Fox Theater in Pomona ($35)
Lowrider Band / Very Be Careful @ Santa Monica Pier (Free) - Lila Downs has cancelled her appearance
Screening of Live at the Smell @ Downtown Independent ($5) – DVD release party with lots of DJ sets. Movie screens at 8:00 PM
Matt & Kim / Amanda Blank @ El Rey (Sold Out)
Pete Yorn / Zee Avi @ The Fonda ($30)
Kate Earl @ Hotel Café
Walter Lure & the Waldos / The Stitches @ Knitting Factory ($12)
The Watkins Family Hour @ Largo ($25)
Victim Vision / Future Ghost / Dirt Dress @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue @ the Mint ($10)
Terence Blanchard @ Grammy Museum ($20)

Friday 8/28/09
[Pick of the Night] Os Mutantes / DJ Nobody @ Echoplex ($30) – Brazilian legends. I’ve got some tickets to give away for this one.
[Recommended] Ted Leo & the Pharmacists / Jeff the Brotherhood @ the Echo ($17) – Good live show.
Gang Gang Dance / Ariel Pink @ Troubadour ($15)
Tenacious D @ Largo (Sold Out)
The Warlocks / The Morning After Girls / Gliss @ Spaceland ($12)
Jim Bianco @ Hotel Café
Hecuba / Lucky Dragsons / Gowns / Beast Cop @ the Smell ($5)
Junior Boys (DJ set) / Virgin Tears @ Avalon
JJ Grey and Mofro @ El Rey ($20)
Pete Yorn / Juliette Commagere / J.D. King @ The Fonda ($30)
Liza Minnelli @ Hollywood Bowl ($10 - $116)
As Tall as Lions @ Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa ($12)
Blue Jungle / UV Lights / Jungle Peeps / Leash Kids / Okie Dokie @ L’Keg
The Casualties @ The Glass House ($17)
Adam Willetts / M. Geddes Gengras / Yek Koo / VSLS @ Echo Curio
Tom Freund / Matt the Electrician / Jess Klein @ McCabe’s ($15)
Learning Music / Video / Rats @ Pehrspace
The Hundred Days / Actress / Ballerina Black @ Bootleg Theater ($8)
Pollyn / The Frequency @ the Mint ($10)

Saturday 8/29/09
[Pick of the Week] Joe Pernice / John Cunningham @ McCabe’s ($16) – I’m a huge Pernice Brothers fan. This is more of a book tour/live show. The new book is an entertaining read. He’s very skilled at writing dialogue. The new record features a bunch of covers and passages from the book. Not a good entry point, but fans should appreciate it.
[Recommended] Akron Family / Howlin' Rain / Lucky Dragons @ El Rey ($22) – Every time one of the songs from the new Akron/Family comes up on my shuffle I remember how much I like the record.
[Recommended] Patton Oswalt @ Largo ($25) – One of my favorite comedians
The National / Cass McCombs @ The Wiltern ($28) – One of the contemporary bands I should like, but just don’t get.
Band of Horses / Willoughby @ Fox Theater in Pomona ($23) – I liked their first record.
Princeton / Fol Chen @ Pehrspace – 7” release party.
Dream Theater / Zappa Plays Zappa / Bigelf @ Greek Theatre ($40 - $65)
Katy Perry / The Bird and the Bee @ Hollywood Palladium ($33)
Box Elders / Audacity / Tijuana Panthers @ the Echo ($8) - Early show at 4:00 PM
George Clinton & the Parliament Funkadelic @ Club Nokia ($33 - $75) – I saw them about ten years ago and they were pretty good.
Carl Cox @ the Vanguard ($30)
The Warlocks / Useless Keys / The Black Apples @ Spaceland ($12)
The Minus 5 / The Baseball Project @ Troubadour ($15)
Fat Joe @ Key Club ($30)
Liza Minnelli @ Hollywood Bowl ($10 - $116)
Blaine Campbell / Ruthann Friedman / Helene Renaut @ Echo Curio
His Orchestra / Kenneth Pattengale / Soul Puppet @ Bootleg Theater ($8)
Maia Sharp / Michelle Featherstone @ Hotel Café
Moonalice / Ryan Eggold @ The Mint ($12)
Shurman / Welldiggers Banquet / Tony Gilkyson @ Redwood
Modest Mouse / The Night Marchers @ the Grove of Anaheim
Rocco Deluca @ Saint Rocke in Hermosa Beach
The Monolators / Box Violet @ Silver Factory Studios

Sunday 8/30/09
[Pick of the Night] Mark Burgess (of The Chameleons) / War Tapes / The New Room @ The Echo ($10)
The Mars Volta @ Hollywood Palladium ($35) – I’ve never cared about their records, but they put on a great live show. Little Radio Summer Camp: Fool's Gold @ 2017 E. Seventh St. ($10) - From Noon to 6:00 PM
Grand Ole Echo: Ted Russell Kamp / Gina Villalobos / Paperplanes @ the Echo (Free) - Early show at 5:00 PM
The Faint / Moving Units @ Club Nokia ($27)
The Duke Spirit @ Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa ($15)
The Parson Red Heads / Francisco the Man / Terry Prine / Light Music @ Alex’s Bar – If you miss them on Monday…
Def Leppard / Poison / Cheap Trick @ Verizon Wireless ($30 - $125)
Neil Hamburger / J. P. Incorporated / Brendon Walsh / Erik Charles Nielsen @ Spaceland ($8)
Killah Priest / Evidence / Planet Asia @ The Roxy ($20)
The Hereafter @ Hotel Café
Dredg / RX Bandits @ El Rey ($20)
Ask Your Mama with Laura Karpman and Jessye Norman and the Roots @ Hollywood Bowl ($10 - $116)
Pumice / Metal Rouge / ING / Sleepwalkers Local / Greg Muon @ Echo Curio
Moira Smiley & Voco @ McCabe’s ($15)
Brunch Americana: The Vaquetones / Brian Jay & the Last Call Boys / Dave Gleason @ Redwood
Post Foetus / Water Color Paintings / Subtle Selves / Really Very @ L’Keg
Zee Avi @ Saint Rocke in Hermosa Beach

Sinking Radio Reminder - Today at 2:00 PM

Here's a reminder to point your internet browsers to LittleRadio.com today from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM for the Sinking Radio show. Todd's still out of town, but Sean Johnson will be guest hosting and Kenan Bell will be stopping by. Kenan Bell will be joining Fol Chen at this Sunday's Summer Camp.

I don't have time to write it at the moment, but I'll be throwing the Byrds into the mix for my East Coast vs. West Coast debate. Expect one of their tracks on today's Sinking Radio show....

Recently Announced Live Shows

The Whigs Are Coming to the Troubadour

Hollywood Forever Cemetary

9/27/09: Bon Iver play at sunrise - show starts at 6:00 AM (on sale now HERE)

Orpheum Theatre

10/24/09: Kevin Smith (now)

Club Nokia

10/27/09: Boys Like Girls / Cobra Starship (Saturday at 10 AM)

11/8/09: En Vogue / Ginuwine (Friday at 10 AM)

11/18/09: Royksopp (Sunday at 10 AM)

11/21/09: Peter Bjorn and John / Fool's Gold (Friday at 10 AM)

Gibson Amphitheatre

10/25/09: Linda Ronstadt (Friday at 1 PM)

Wiltern

10/16/09: Aimee Mann (Saturday at 10 AM)

11/5/09: The Bravery (Saturday at 10 AM)

Troubadour

10/9/09 - 10/11/09: Steve Earle / Tom Morello (now)

10/22/09: Lloyd Cole (now)

10/24/09: Islands / Jemina Pearl (Monday)

11/19/09: The Whigs (Saturday)

The Echo

8/30/09: Mark Burgess (now at Ticketweb)

12/3/09: Drummer (Friday at 10 AM)

Echoplex

9/15/09: Vieux Farka Toure / Weave (now at Ticketweb)

10/22/09: Liam Finn / Eliza Jane featuring Jason Lytle (now at Ticketweb)

Spaceland

10/23/09: Kurt Vile (now at Ticketweb)

Largo

10/8/09: Andrew W.K. (call club)

10/12/09: Fran Healy and Andy Dunlop from Travis (call club)

Ticket Giveaway: The Sonics at the Echoplex

I'm giving away some tickets to see The Sonics this Friday at the Echoplex. Opening the show will be Japanese Motors and Prima Donna.

To win these tickets email me [dukeufo at gmail] with the name of your favorite garage rock band. Please put "Sonics" in the subject line and include your first and last name. The contest closes Friday at Noon.

Live Music Options: 8/17/09 - 8/23/09

I made it out to the Henry Clay People circus on Friday and Le Switch's show at Spaceland on Saturday. The Henry Clay People had a lot of guests on a lot of covers and it was great to hear a bunch of new Switch songs.

This week is pretty stellar. Get off your couches....

Monday 8/17/09
[Pick of the Night] The Flaming Lips / Ghostland Observatory / Stardeath & White Dwarfs @ Greek Theatre ($44 - $55) – I broke up with the Flaming Lips a few years ago, but it’s impossible to ignore them. The new song is pretty good (haven’t heard the whole album yet).
[Recommended] Depeche Mode / Peter Bjorn and John @ Hollywood Bowl (Sold Out) – I had front row tickets to see Depeche Mode once back in the early 1990s. Great show.
[Recommended] Lower Heaven / Nic Jago / Miranda Lee Richards / The Meeting Places @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – My favorite lineup of the Lower Heaven residency nights.
[Recommended] Clipse / Cool Kids @ House of Blues Sunset ($23) – Some of those skinny jeans hip hop kids.
[Recommended] Local Natives / Voxhaul Broadcast / Soko / The Lonely H @ Spaceland (Free) – Local Natives are packing them in every week.
The Growlers / Xu Xu Fang / Thelonious Monster @ The Echo (Free)
Lovers / Black Kites / The Cartographers @ Echo Curio
Neil Finn @ Largo (Sold Out)
Dawes @ Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa (Free)

Tuesday 8/18/09
[Pick of the Week] Elvis Costello and the Sugarcanes / Lucinda Williams @ Greek Theatre ($33 - $68) – Two legends. Pretty, pretty good.
[Recommended] The Minor Canon / Blank Blue / The Grownup Noise / Justin Janer Quartet @ Spaceland ($5) – I’m a huge fan of the Minor Canon. I like Blank Blue as wel…
[Recommended] Jay Reatard @ Amoeba Music (Free) – 6:00 PM – I recommend his new record.
[Recommended] The Flaming Lips / Ghostland Observatory / Stardeath & White Dwarfs @ Fox Theatre in Pomona ($42) – If you don’t mind driving out to Pomona…
Correatown / Marvelous Toy / The Breakups / Killsonic @ The Echo ($5) – Good local bill.
Lovemakers / We Should Be Dead / People @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
TD Lind / Leftover Cuties @ Bordello ($8)
Dept of Real Estate / Dos @ Echo Curio
Neil Finn @ Largo (Sold Out)
Hatebreed @ Glass House ($20)
Down / Melvins / Weedeater / Danava @ House of Blues Anaheim

Wednesday 8/19/09
[Pick of the Night] Club NME: Max Tundra @ Spaceland ($10) – Max Tundra’s past few records have gotten between 8.5 and 9.2 on Pitchfork. It’s glitchy, electronic but not completely inaccessible.
Emiliana Torrini / Anya Marina @ El Rey ($19) – Talented Icelandic singer.
Kenan Bell / Fitz and the Tantrums / The Futhamuckas / John Forte @ Troubadour ($5)
Great Northern @ Pershing Square (Free) – 7:00 PM
Dawes / Mississippi Man / The Romany Rye @ The Echo (Free)
Tracy Chapman @ The Wiltern ($50 - $75) – Believe it or not, I saw her live back in the late 1980s.
Kid Infinity / When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth / Florene / Melted Cassettes / Neon Navajo @ The Smell ($5)
Low End Theory: Subtitle / Lexicon / Intuition & Verbs @ Airliner ($10)
Patti Labelle @ Hollywood Bowl ($1 - $96)
Daughtry / David Hodges @ The Fonda (Sold Out)
Harper Simon @ Largo ($10)
Cosio / This is the State / Samuel Stewart @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Atmosphere @ Hollywood Palladium ($30)
D12 @ The Glass House ($12)

Thursday 8/20/09
[Pick of the Night] J Tillman / Evan Way / Big Search @ The Echo ($12) – The Fleet Foxes’ drummer makes his own music too.
[Recommended] Le Switch @ Cinema Bar in Culver City – It’s a tiny little bar, so if you’re in the neighborhood, it’s a fun place to go. Elliott Smith used to jump on stage every once in a while.
[Recommended] ZZ Top @ House of Blues Anaheim – The Aerosmith tour got cancelled, but you can still see ZZ Top.
Sylvain Sylvain / Angus Khan / The United Snakes / Adam Bones @ Knitting Factory ($15) – I was honestly never much of a New York Dolls fan, but a lot of you probably were. Angus Khan recently received some nice words from David Fricke.
Quentin Tarantino @ Amoeba (Free) – 8:00 PM
Jedi Mind Tricks / MC Esoteric @ El Rey ($22)
Hockey @ Troubadour (Free w/ RSVP)
Purple Rhinestone Eagle / Harsh Sunshine / The Amazements / Bad Assets @ The Smell ($5)
Mother Mother @ Spaceland ($8)
Low Red Land / Appomattox / Firs @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Al Qaeda (featuring Mike Watt) / Endometrium CxPx / Droughter / Ultraviolet Astronaut @ Echo Curio
Margaret Cho @ Largo ($20)
Social Action and Surfboards Venice / Lukas Nelson & the Promise of the Real @ Santa Monica Pier (Free)
Set Your Goals @ The Glass House ($15)

Friday 8/21/09
[Pick of the Night] Steely Dan perform Aja @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($65 - $275) – I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m not a big fan of smooth music (whether it be jazz, rock ‘n’ roll, country, etc.). Steely Dan might be the exception. If you’re going to make really polished, smooth music, you should do it in the anally, precise way they did…
[Recommended] The Sonics / Prima Donna / Japanese Motors @ Echoplex ($24) – All time great garage rock band. “Strychnine” is a total jam. I’ve got some tickets to give away for this one.
[Recommended] Benji Hughes / B.R.A.M. @ Spaceland ($12) – Benji Hughes is a lot of fun to see live.
[Recommended] ZZ Top @ House of Blues Sunset ($77)
Los Campesinos! / Girls / Ramona Falls @ El Rey ($20)
Hockey / The French Semester @ the Echo ($10)
Tea Leaf Green / Coffee Bean Brown @ Troubadour ($18)
Captain Ahab / Fleshtone / Sickboy Droon / tik tik / Guidance Counselor / Beast Cop @ The Smell ($5)
International Tennis Champions / Mini Mansions @ Bootleg Theter ($5)
Diana Krall @ Hollywood Bowl ($10 - $116)
Shotgun Showdown / The Cartographers / Shatto @ Echo Curio
Jon Brion @ Largo ($25)
Tijuana Panters / Paleface / Silver Darling / Ema and the Ghosts @ Pehrspace
Jedi Mind Tricks @ The Glass House ($18)

Saturday 8/22/09
[Pick of the Night] Sunset Junction: Mary Wilson / Sly & Robbie / Dengue Fever / Conor Oberst / Islands / The Delta Spirit / The Submarines / Warpaint @ Sunset Juction ($20)
[Recommended] Steely Dan perform Gaucho @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($65 - $275) - I'd much rather see Aja, but...
[Recommended] Benji Hughes / The Belle Brigade @ Spaceland ($12 / $6 with Sunset Junction wristband)
Los Campesinos! / Girls @ The Glass House ($15)
Eagle and Talon / Video @ Echo Curio
The Matches / Neon Trees / Dizzy Balloon @ Troubadour ($15)
Lamps / Drunk Driver / Bipolar Bear / Shoot It Up @ Redwood Bar
Panda @ The Wiltern ($40)
Former Ghosts / Casey and Brian / Cristopher Cichocki / Puppy Dog @ the Smell ($5)
LA Salsa Music Festival @ Greek Theatre ($30 - $100)
Kings of Leon / The Whigs @ the Forum ($46) - The Whigs at the Forum is pretty wild.
The Cult / Year Long Disaster @ Club Nokia ($40 - $50)
Diana Krall @ Hollywood Bowl ($10 - $116)
Harvey Danger @ Largo ($25)
Seasons / Odd Modern / The Health Club / The Manhattan Murder Mystery @ Pehrspace
Ramana Viera / Fabiano Do Nascimento & Trioganico @ Bootleg Theater ($18)

Sunday 8/23/09
[Pick of the Day] Sunset Junction: Built to Spill / The Sonics / Morris Day / Arrested Development / Mika Miko / Chris Clark with Arthur Adams / Tiny Masters of Today / Fool’s Gold / Night Horse / Local Natives / Nico Stai / Very Be Careful @ Sunset Junction ($20) – Sunday’s the day to go. Unfortunately Arrested Development, Built to Spill and Morris Day are all playing at the same time.
Little Radio Summer Camp @ 2017 East Seventh St. ($10) – Not sure about the lineup yet.
Friendly Fires / The Phenomenal Handclap Band @ The Glass House ($14)
Los Campesinos! / Girls @ Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa ($14)
Peanut Butter Wolf @ Amoeba (Free) – 1:00 PM
The Heroes of Woodstock: Starship / Ten Years After/ Big Brother & the Holding Company @ Greek Theatre ($25 - $50)
Night Control / Phonecalls / Rapid Youth @ The Smell ($5)
Part Time Punks: Widow Babies @ The Echo ($5)
John Wicks / Paul Collins @ McCabe’s ($15) – “Starry Eyes” is an all time great jam.
Vans Warped Tour: NOFX / 3OH!3 / Less Than Jake / Fishbone @ Home Depot Center in Carson ($35)
Smooth Summer Jazz: Dave Koz and Brian Culbertson / George Duke @ Hollywood Bowl ($10 - $98)

Ticket Giveaway: Le Switch, Roadside Graves and The World Record

I've got a few pairs of tickets to give away for Le Switch / Roadside Graves / The World Record / Flashing Red Lights this Saturday at Spaceland.

Le Switch and The World Record are two of my favorite local bands. Roadside Graves are on Aquarium Drunkard's Autumn Tone record label and recently got some love from Pitchfork. Should be a lot of fun....

To win these tickets email me [dukeufo at gmail] and tell me if you prefer Miley Cyrus' look or Hannah Montana's. Please put "Le Switch" in the subject and include your first and last name in the body of the email. The contest closes Friday at 3:00 PM.

Recently Announced Live Shows

Why? Plays the Echoplex on 10/20/09

Fox Theatre in Pomona
9/15/09: Yeah Yeah Yeahs (presale now, password = BLITZ; Saturday at 10 AM)

Largo
8/16/09: Neil Finn (call club)
8/28/09: Tenacious D (call club)

The Fonda
10/8/09: …And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead (Saturday at 10 AM)

John Anson Ford

9/29/09: Old Crow Medicine Show / The Felice Brothers (now)

The Echo
10/16/09: A Place to Bury Strangers / Darker My Love (now at Ticketweb)
10/28/09: Le Loup / Nurses (now at Ticketweb)
11/2/09: Shonen Knife / Ty Segall (now at Ticketweb)

Echoplex
10/9/09: John Doe and Exene Cervenka acoustic show (now at Ticketweb)
10/18/09: Black Heart Procession (now at Ticketweb)
10/20/09: Why? / Au / Serengeti & Polyphonic (now at Ticketweb)

Spaceland
Tuesdays in September: The 88 (now at Ticketweb)
9/6/09: Nebula (now at Ticketweb)
10/8/09: A Hawk and a Hacksaw / Damon & Naomi (now at Ticketweb)
10/22/09: BrakesBrakesBrakes / Ezra Furman & the Harpoons (now at Ticketweb)

Bootleg Theater
8/27/09: Gary Wilson with the Blind Dates / Dam-Funk and Master Blazter / James Pants & the Royal Zodiac / Weave! / DJ Bruce Haack (now at InTicketing)

Bordello
8/26/09: Music Go Music / Rainbow Arabia (now at InTicketing)

Troubadour
9/23/09: Amazing Baby / The Entrance Band (now)

The Wiltern

9/21/09: David Cross (Saturday at 10 AM)
11/5/09: The Bravery (8/22/09)
11/18/09: The Swell Season (Saturday at 10 AM)

Hollywood Palladium
10/1/09: Paramore (fan club presale 8/17/09 public onsale 8/29/09)
10/13/09 – 10/15/09: Bob Dylan (Friday at 10 AM)

Club Nokia
10/6/09: Robby Krieger and Ray Manzarek (Saturday at 10 AM)
12/10/09: Skinny Puppy (presale now, password = OPTIMISSED; Friday at 10 AM)

Avalon
10/3/09: Ladyhawke / Ida Maria / Semi Precious Weapons / Julian Perretta (Friday at 10 AM)

Glass House
9/29/09: Blitzen Trapper / Wye Oak (Friday at Noon)
10/6/09: Fever Ray (Saturday at Noon)
10/22/09: The Aggrolites (Tuesday at Noon)
10/30/09: Skinny Puppy (Friday at Noon)

El Rey

10/4/09: Gil Scott-Heron (now)
10/9/09: Ledisi (Saturday at 10 AM)

11/18/09: The Big Pink / Crystal Antlers / IO Echo (Friday at 10 AM)

Mayan Theatre
11/25/09: Simian Mobile Disco (Saturday at 10 AM)

Ticket Giveaway: The Henry Clay People

I've got some tickets to give away for the Henry Clay People homecoming show this Friday at the Echoplex. It promises to be a great time. The fellas impressed a lot of folks last weekend at Lollapalooza....

To win these tickets email me [dukeufo at gmail] with your favorite sno cone flavor. Please put "THE HCP" in the subject line and include your first and last name. The contest closes Thursday at 3:00 PM.

Farmer Dave Scher: Flash Forward to the Good Times

Farmer Dave Scher's debut solo record, Flash Forward to the Good Times, comes out next Tuesday via Kemado Records. Now if only he'd bring his Hot Nuts back to LA (he actually packaged and sold hot nuts for a while).

To celebrate the album's release I did a guest post for the Aquarium Drunkard. The post expands on some stuff I've written here about the Beachwood Sparks' formation and also includes brief career synopsis and some words about their continuing legacy on the LA music scene. Read it HERE.

MP3: Farmer Dave Scher - Bab'lone Nights

Live Music Options: 8/10/09 - 8/16/09

I was fighting a cold last week, so I didn't make it out at all. Hopefully this week is different. Some cool stuff going on in town....

Monday 8/10/09
[Pick of the Night] Local Natives / Red Cortez / Swim Party / Rademacher @ Spaceland (Free) – The first night of the residency was packed last Monday.
[Recommended] Lower Heaven / The Moon Upstairs / Hi Hos / Shine Brothers @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – The Moon Upstairs will be playing a lot of new songs tonight.
Restavrant / Spirit Vine / Hocus Pocus / Dirt Dress @ Echoplex (Free) – Restavrant’s a fun live band.
The Growlers / Tijuana Panthers / Some Days @ The Echo (Free)
Petracovich / Angela Correa / Alex & Sam / Adrina Thorpe @ Hotel Café
C.W. Stoneking / Dave Gleason @ Redwood Bar
Barcelona @ Troubadour ($12)
Amanda Blank @ Amoeba (Free) – 6:00 PM show

Tuesday 8/11/09
[Pick of the Night] Black Francis / Mere Mortals @ the Mint ($20) – Two night stand for Mr. Thompson.
Sunn O))) / The Accused / Eagle Twin @ Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock ($16.50) – One of the best reviewed albums of the year so far.
The Voyeurs / Kissing Cousins / Box Violet / Polygraph @ The Echo – Video release show
Lovemakers / Torino / Bullied By Strings @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Heaven & Hell / Coheed and Cambria @ Greek Theatre – Basically the Ronnie James Dio-era Black Sabbath
The Littlest Viking / Signal Hill / Beware of Safety @ Echo Curio
Tic Tic Boom / The Sweet Kill / City City / Odd Modern @ Spaceland (Free)
Sean Paul @ House of Blues Sunset (Sold Out)
The Section Quartet w/ Sam Phillips @ Largo ($20)
C.W. Stoneking @ Redwood Bar
Cobra Starship @ Troubadour (Sold Out)
Halloween Swim Team @ Silver Factory Studios

Wednesday 8/12/09
[Pick of the Night] Jackson Browne @ Greek Theatre ($35 - $75) – Those first three albums are fantastic.
[Recommended] Black Francis / Mere Mortals @ the Mint ($20)
[Recommended] Roadside Graves / Avi Buffalo / The Parson Red Heads / M. Bison @ Knitting Factory Main Stage ($10) – Strong lineup.
Buddy Guy / Dr. John and the Lower 911 / James Cotton @ Hollywood Bowl ($1 - $96) – I would like to see Dr. John.
High on Fire / Early Man / Who Rides the Tiger @ Alex’s Bar in Long Beach ($12)
Pilooski / Runaway / In Flagranti @ the Roxy (Free with RSVP)
Ovideo / Tasso / The Downer Party / French Miami @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Club NME: Sky Parade / Dissolver @ Spaceland ($5)
Dawes / Papa / Paige Stark @ The Echo (Free)
Dub Club: Pablo Moses @ The Echoplex ($15)
Low End Theory: Bullion / Dibia$e / Eskmo @ Airliner
Olin & the Moon / Horse Thieves @ Pershing Square (Free)
N.A.S.A.’s Intergalactic Cirucs @ El Rey ($20)
Sarah Silverman @ Largo ($25)
C.W. Stoneking @ Redwood Bar
Hello My Name is Red / Clark 8 / The Seizure / Manhattan Murder Mystery @ the Smell ($5)
Glen Phillips / Sara Bareilles / The Rescues / Maria Taylor @ Troubadour ($25)
The Tartans / Land of Ill Earthquakes @ Silver Factory Studios

Thursday 8/13/09
[Pick of the Night] Pablove Benefit: Great Northern / Obi Best / Xu Xu Fang @ Bootleg Theatre ($12) – DJ set by Division Day. Another benefit for the Pablove Foundation.
Lil’ Wayne / Young Jeezy / Soulja Boy / Drake / Jeremih @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($55 - $100) – Pretty huge lineup to not be sold out yet.
Burning Brides / Jonneine Zapata / Mary Magdalan / Sabrosa Purr @ The Echo (Free)
Vincent Gallo & Sean Lennon: The Ghost of a Saber Toothed Tiger @ Largo ($25) – Vincent Gallo is one of the most obnoxious humans. Period.
I Was a Lover, Deloreon Was a Dealer / Voice on Tape / Mothers of Gut / Dalacio Von Diamond & the Enochian Keys @ Spaceland (Free)
Matt Ellis / John Carpenter / Monster @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
C.W. Stoneking @ Redwood Bar
Tleilaxu Music Machine / Alaskas / Universal Studios Florida / Anthony’s Revenge @ the Smell ($5)
Relax to Paris @ Troubadour ($8)

Friday 8/14/09
[Pick of the Night] Rock ‘n’ Roll Summer Circus: The Henry Clay People / Fol Chen / The Flying Tourbillon Orchestra / Marvelous Toy @ The Echoplex ($10) – Also playing acoustically – The Damselles / Roadside Graves / Les Blanks / Downtown Union – free cotton candy and sno-cones. Sounds like a fun night. The Henry Clay People just got done playing Lollapalooza and they’re playing their way back west.
Rhone Occupation / One Trick Pony / The Clouds / Star Parts @ Pehrspace
Amanda Jo Williams / Crooked Cowboy & the Freshwater Indians / Horse Thieves @ Unknown Theatre
Shellshag / Screaming Females / Protect Me / Signals @ Spaceland ($8) – Signals is the split off group from the Mae Shi.
Honeyhoney @ Hotel Café
The Dan Band @ Club Nokia ($20 - $30)
Def Sound / David Liebe Hart / Adam Pappagan / Big Whup @ Echo Curio
Jon Brion @ Largo ($25)
El Ten Eleven / Intricate Machines / Tony Green with His Perilous Mischance Band / Bill Burgess @ Bootleg Theatre ($8)
C.W. Stoneking @ Redwood Bar
Babyland / BARR / This Song Is a Mess But So Am I / Felt Drawings @ the Smell
The Octopus Project / Make Moon / VOICEs VOICEs @ Troubadour ($15)

Saturday 8/15/09
[Pick of the Night] Le Switch / The Roadside Graves / The World Record / Flashing Red Lights @ Spaceland ($10) – You already know I love Le Switch, but The World Record is fantastic too. The Roadside Graves are on Aquarium Drunkard’s label. Their record has gotten some great reviews, including Pitchfork.
Method Man / Redman / Ghostface @ House of Blues Sunset ($40) – There’s an early and a late show.
Pissed Jeans / Lamps @ Troubadour ($12) – Just released a new album on Sub Pop.
The Muffs / Kepi Electric / The Dollyrots / Little Medusas @ Alex’s Bar in Long Beach
The Ringers @ Viper Room
The French Semester / The Active Set / Meredith Meyer @ Pehrspace
The High Strung / Rye Douglas Band / Infrared Sunday @ Bootleg Theatre ($8)
Beto Cuevas @ Club Nokia ($35 - $60)
C.W. Stoneking @ Redwood Bar
Down / The Melvins / Weedeater / Danava @ the Wiltern ($30)

Sunday 8/16/09
[Pick of the Night] Depeche Mode / Peter Bjorn and John @ Hollywood Bowl (Sold Out)
[Recommended] Little Radio Summer Camp: The Living Things / Har Mar Superstar / Restavrant @ 2017 East 7th St. ($10) – Noon to 6:00 PM – Make sure you go to the right place, there’s a new location this year.
[Recommended] The Monolators / Alaskan Summer / Scarlet Symphony / Tandemoro @ Spaceland (Free)
Agent Ribbons / Foxtails Brigade / Judgement Day / One Trick Pony @ Bootleg Theatre ($8)
Clipse / The Cool Kids @ The Glass House ($20)
Partyline / SHEBEAST / MKNG / FRNDZ / Zombelle @ The Smell ($5)
Grand Ole Echo: Dead Rock West / Ruby Friedman / The Lonesome Heroes @ The Echo (Free) – 5:00 PM
Nite Jewel / Silk Flowers @ the Echo (Free)
Los Lonely Boys / Los Lobos @ Greek Theatre ($35 - $55)
C.W. Stoneking / Frankie Fairfield @ Redwood Bar
The Great Americans / VOICEs VOICEs @ Silver Factory Studios

Recently Announced Live Shows

FYF Fest @ Los Angeles Historic State Park [1245 N. Spring St.]
9/5/09: The Black Lips / Lightning Bolt / Tim & Eric / Lucero / Converge / F* Up / The Thermals / No Age / Matt Skiba / Glass Candy / Japanther / Times New Viking / Darker My Love / Carbonas / Peanut Butter Wolf / Crystal Antlers / AA Bondy / Mika Miko / Har Mar Superstar / Nobunny / Telepathe / Cold Cave / The Strange Boys / Katie Stelmanis / Dios / NinjaSonik / Kurt Vile / Eat Skull / Avi Buffalo (on sale now at Ticketweb)

Hollywood Palladium
8/29/09: Katy Perry / The Bird and the Bee (Citi & Live Nation presale start 8/6 at 10 AM; on sale Friday at 10 AM)
10/13/09 – 10/15/09: Bob Dylan (bobdylan.com presale on now; Public onsale starts 8/14 at 10 AM)
11/19/09: Dethklok / Mastodon / Converge / High on Fire (Citi and Livenation presale on now; public onsale is Friday at 10 AM)

Orpheum Theatre
10/17/09: Roger Daltrey (on sale Saturday at 10 AM)

11/20/09: Ray LaMontagne (AmEx presale now; on sale Saturday at 10 AM)

Avalon
9/18/09: The Gaslight Anthem (onsale Friday at 10 AM)

Largo
10/9/09 – 10/11/09: Fran Healy and Andy Dunlop from Travis (call club for tix)

Spaceland
10/10/09: Polvo (now at Ticketweb)

Bootleg Theatre
9/10/09: Cass McCombs / Girls (now at In Ticketing)

Troubadour
9/10/09: Soulsavers featuring Mark Lanegan (now)
9/12/09: Brendan Benson (now)
9/13/09: The Honey Bears [Adrien Grenier’s band] (now)
9/27/09: !!! / Indian Jewelry (on sale Friday)
10/4/09: David Bazan / Say Hi (now)
10/22/09: Lloyd Cole (Thursday)
10/27/09: Sunset Rubdown (Thursday)
11/4/09: Broadcast / Atlas Sound / The Selmanaires (now)

El Rey

10/12/09: Great Lake Swimmers (now)

10/21/09: Jay Reatard / Nobunny (Saturday at 10 AM)
11/8/09: Revival Tour: Chuck Ragan / Jim Ward / Konrad / Joey Cape / Audra Mae (Friday at 10 AM)

The Fonda
11/15/09: The Mountain Goats / Final Fantasy (Saturday at 10 AM)

Glass House
9/17/09: Brooke White and Michael Johns (Friday at Noon)
10/1/09: Trivium / White Chapel / Darkest Hour / Dirge Within (Friday at Noon)

Ticket Giveaway: Roots Reggae Night at the Hollywood Bowl

I've got some tickets to give away for the Roots Reggae party this Sunday night at the Hollywood Bowl. The evening features no less than three legends of the genre. Headliners Toots and the Maytals are one of the most successful (and OG) reggae bands. Also on the bill is Michael Rose, who is perhaps best known as the frontman for Black Uhuru (who won the first Grammy for reggae music in 1985). Opening the show is Gregory Isaacs who is widely credited with inventing the lovers rock style of reggae.

To win these tickets, email me [dukeufo at gmail] with the name of your favorite reggae artist. Please also include your full name and your address (these are physical tickets that will be overnighted to you). The contest closes Wednesday at Noon. Put "Toots" in the subject line of the email.

Live Music Options: 8/3/09 - 8/9/09

Local Natives Are Doing the Spaceland Residency This Month

Last week I managed to see Radar Bros. and the Minor Canon. It was great to hear some new Radar Bros. songs and see the Minor Canon with a string section. On Friday night I saw Japandroids and Future of the Left. Both bands reminded me of a lot of the stuff I used to listen to in college. I'm not sure I've ever seen so many audience members take off their shirts at an indoor club in Los Angeles. Guess it was hot in the mosh pit...

Monday 8/3/09
[Pick of the Night] Local Natives / The Union Line / The Outline / We Barbarians @ Spaceland (Free) – Local Natives are doing the Monday night residency at Spaceland. After it wraps up, they’re headed to the UK for the NME Radar tour.
The Growlers / He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister / Lemon Sun / Vum @ The Echo (Free) – The Growlers are the resident band.
Lower Heaven / The Street and Babe Shadow / Dissolver / Y @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – Lower Heaven is the resident band.
Gomez / Blind Pilot @ the Wiltern ($25)
Boh Runga @ Largo ($10)

Tuesday 8/4/09
[Pick of the Night] Bowerbirds / Megafaun @ The Echo ($12) – Bowerbirds record for the Dead Oceans label.
Lykke Li / The Deadly Syndrome @ The Wiltern ($23.50) – I hear that the Deadly Syndrome has a new record in the can.
War Tapes / Agent Ribbons / Sister Crayon / VOICEs VOICEs / Really , very @ The Smell ($5)
Jenny O / Alex and Sam / Small Sur / Typefighter @ Bootleg Theater ($8)
Lovemakers / Letron / Music Video / City City @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Shaimus / Samantha Mollen / Nick Ralis Band / Jackie Tohn @ Troubadour ($8)
Sextus / The Shore / IO Perry / Redcar / The Holliston Stops / Garland @ Spaceland ($8)
The Ting Tings / Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head @ Club Nokia ($27.50)
Moon Zappa and Acquaintances @ Largo ($20)
Bipolar Bear / PROTECT ME @ L’Keg
Spindrift / Jason Simon @ The Prospector in Long Beach

Wednesday 8/5/09
[Pick of the Night] Torche / Big Business @ Knitting Factory (Free w/ RSVP) – Heavy
Abe Vigoda / The Cysts / Bipolar Bear / Man’s Assassination Man @ The Smell ($5)
Club NME: The Capshuns / Shiloe / Queen Kwong / The Black Kites @ Spaceland ($5)
Low End Theory: Free Moral Agents / Thavius Beck / Computer Jay @ Airliner ($10)
Luke Top @ Pershing Square (Free) – 7:00 PM
Alejandro Escovedo / The Dogs @ Troubadour ($25)
Dawes / Slang Chickens / Big Echo @ The Echo (Free)
Wait.Think.Fast @ La Cita
Blue October / Switchfoot @ The Wiltern ($35)
Heavy Young Heathens / Roll the Tanks / Hammerheads @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Tribute to Miles Davis and Gil Evans @ Hollywood Bowl ($1 - $96)
The Script / Parachute @ El Rey (Sold Out)
Steve Agee @ Largo ($10)
Bobby Long / Maxim Ludwig @ Hotel Café

Thursday 8/6/09
[Pick of the Night] Spindrift / The Assemblehead in Sunburst Sound / Magic Mirror / All Babes Are Wolves @ Spaceland ($8)
John Doe with the Sadies / Jill Sobule @ Echoplex ($12)
Quintron & Miss Pussycat / Static Static / All Leather @ the Echo ($14)
Chief / Princeton / Cheetahsaures @ 3 of Clubs
Greg Laswell / Elizabeth & the Catapult @ Troubadour ($12)
Alan Parsons Live Project / Paramount’s Laser Show featuring the Music of Pink Floyd @ Club Nokia ($33 - $55)
The Hard to Get / Pioneers / Vivian Darkbloom @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
International Pop Overthrow @ Knitting Factory Alterknit
Billy Harvey @ Largo ($10)
Bobby Long @ Hotel Café
Robotanists / Vanaprasta / VOICEs VOICEs @ Silver Factory Studios

Friday 8/7/09
[Pick of the Night] The Black Heart Procession / Circus Minor / This Is Not My Life @ Spaceland ($15)
Ha Ha Tonka / High Society / CB Brand @ Bootleg Theater ($12)
The Zeros / Mike Watt & His Secondmen / Motorcycle Boy / The Blind Shake @ Redwood Bar & Grill
Dam-Funk @ Hyperion Tavern
Lyle Lovett and His Large Band / Madeleine Peyroux @ Greek Theatre ($60 - $70)
Jon Brion @ Largo ($25)
Herbie Hancock and Lang Lang @ Hollywood Bowl ($10 - $116)
Los Amigos Invisible / West Indian Girl @ House of Blues Sunset ($20)
Raekwon @ Detroit Bar ($20)
International Pop Overthrow @ Knitting Factory Alterknit
Jesse Winchester @ McCabe’s ($24.50)
Dimples / Teen Suicide / Superstitions / Hellomynameischad @ The Smell ($5)
Visa / The Shrine @ Troubadour ($15)
Maze @ Nokia Theatre ($50 - $110)

Saturday 8/8/09
[Pick of the Week] The Dodos @ Getty Center Courtyard (Free) – 7:00 PM Show – The new record’s good. He does sound a lot like James Mercer, but I can forgive that.
[Recommended] Rock the Bells: Nas / Damian Marley / Ice Cube / The Roots / Busta Rhymes / Big Boi / KRS One / House of Pain / Tech N9NE / RZA / Raekwon / Sage Francis / Evidence and Alchemist / The Knux / Murs / Pete Rock @ San Manuel Amphitheatre ($35 - $150)
Truth & Salvage Co. / Andy Clockwise / George Stanford @ Troubadour ($10) – Truth & Salvage Co. are touring with Black Crowes.
Casiokids / The Wave Pictures / Slow Club @ Spaceland ($10)
Hard: Underworld / Chromeo / Crookers / Crystal Castles / A-Trak @ the Forum ($75 - $145)
Elefant / The New Division / Everybody Else @ The Glass House ($20)
Funk Fest: Morris Day / S.O.S. Band / Zapp / Midnight Star / Con Funk Shun @ Greek Theatre ($25 - $80)
Herbie Hancock and Lang Lang @ Hollywood Bowl ($10 - $116)
Honor Society @ Club Nokia ($20 - $25)
International Pop Overthrow @ Knitting Factory Front Stage
Nels Cline and Jon Brion @ Largo ($20)
Jesse Winchester @ McCabe’s ($24.50)
C.W. Stoneking and His Primitive Horn Orchestra @ Redwood Bar
Apathetic Ronald McDonald / Liberate / FinalDraft / Neon Navajo / Heart Throb @ The Smell ($5)

Sunday 8/9/09
[Pick of the Night] Warpaint / Caroline Weeks / Corridor / Universe @ Spaceland ($8) – Manimal Vinyl night.
Dave Insley / West of Texas @ the Echo (Free) – Early show at 5:00 PM
Rodney Atkins / Jack Ingram / Eli Young Band @ Greek Theatre ($20 - $80)
Part Time Punks @ The Echo ($5) – Factory Records night
Toots and Maytals / Michael Rose / Gregory Isaacs @ Hollywood Bowl ($10 - $98)
Fred Sokolow @ McCabe’s ($10)
C.W. Stoneking and His Primitive Horn Orchestra @ Redwood Bar