Thom Yorke Solo Shows

You've probably all had some Thom Yorke sightings by now (anybody see him at the Roosevelt or Edendale?). And you've probably heard the rumors about secret shows. Finally some official news to report. Yorke will be playing two shows shows at the Orpheum Theatre. His band will feature Nigel Godrich, Flea, Joey Waronker and Mauro Refosco. Expect new material and stuff from Eraser. Lucky Dragons open the shows.

Tickets go on sale tomorrow at 10:00 AM.

Buy tickets for Sunday's show HERE.

Buy tickets for Monday's show HERE.

Live Music Options: 9/28/09 - 10/4/09

The live music highlight of last week was seeing Ross Flournoy at the Little Room at Largo. That's a great little spot to see music. With the future of the Broken West in doubt, it was great to see him perform a couple of new songs along with some Broken West classics.


Monday 9/28/09
[Pick of the Night] Leslie and the Badgers / Sian Alice Group / Best Coast / Paperplanes @ The Echo (Free) – The final night of their Monday night residency.
[Recommended] Saint Motel / Gangi / Mississippi Man / Links @ Spaceland (Free) – The final night of Saint Motel's Monday night residency.
[Recommended] The Blind Boy Paxton & Frank Fairfield Show @ Redwood
Blitzen Trapper / Wye Oak @ El Rey ($17) – I saw Blitzen Trapper a couple of years ago and was so unimpressed that I never gave them another chance. Probably unfair of me. I do like Wye Oak.
The Icarus Line / Broken Mirrors / Noman / Dante vs. Zombies / The High Saints @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) - The final night of The Icarus Line's Monday night residency.
! ! ! / Indian Jewelry @ Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa ($18)
Davy Knowles @ the Mint
Ty Segall / Okie Dokie / Audacity / W.H.I.T.E. @ The Smell ($5)
Greg Proops @ Largo ($20)
Bestial Mouths / Shane Shane / Sister Mantos / Goes Calypso @ Pehrspace

Tuesday 9/29/09
[Pick of the Night] Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery (Sold Out)
The 88 / Quazar and the Bamboozled / Pierre de Reeder / Oh Darling @ Spaceland ($10)
Old Crow Medicine Show / Chuck Mead of BR5-49 @ John Anson Ford Amphitheatre ($35)
Blitzen Trapper / Wye Oak @ The Glass House ($14)
Fool’s Gold @ Amoeba Music (Free) – Celebrating the release of their debut album. Pitchfork gave it a pretty good review today.
Steve Martin w/ Steep Canyon Rangers @ Largo ($40) – Early show at 7:30 PM and late show at 10:00 PM
Sheryl Crow / Ben Harper / Benji & Joel Madden / Tom Morello / Jonny Lang @ Club Nokia ($60 - $100) - Benefit for Feeding America
Tim Exile / We Are the World @ The Echo ($10)
Wallpaper @ Cinespace
Paramore / Paper Route @ Fox Theater (Sold Out)
Matt Valentine and Erika Elder @ Echo Curio
Stab City / Pussy Cow / Spider Problem @ Redwood
AFI @ The Roxy (win tix on KROQ)
The Color Turning @ Viper Room
Roughed Up Folk / Infrared Sunday / The Child / Pigeon @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Wednesday 9/30/09
[Pick of the Night] Buzz Bands One Year Anniversary: Eastern Conference Champions / Voxhaul Broadcast / Samuel Stewart / Radio Freq @ The Echo ($8 / $5 with RSVP) – Bronson’s celebrating one year of the blog.
Club NME: Paper Route / Toy Horses @ Spaceland ($8) – Paper Route is taking a break from its tour with Paramore to play this small club show. Toy Horses are just in town from Wales for a couple of local shows. Dub Club: Ranking Joe @ Echoplex ($10)
Steve Martin w/ Steep Canyon Rangers @ Largo (Sold Out)
Low End Theory: Devon / Tokimonsta @ Airliner ($10)
Seasons / Bastard Love Child of Rock and Roll @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Kylesa / Saviours / Bison BC / Black Math Horseman @ Knitting Factory ($12)
Pearl Jam / Ben Harper & Relentless7 @ Gibson (Sold Out)
Alice in Chains @ Avalon (Sold Out)
Datarock / Esser / Kav @ El Rey ($17)
The Horrors @ Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa ($15)
The New Royales @ Viper Room
Souls of Mischief @ Troubadour
Matt Valentine and Erika Elder @ Echo Curio
Meaghan Smith / Eric Corne / Ruby Friedman Orchestra @ Bordello ($10)

Thursday 10/1/09
[Pick of the Night] The Cave Singers / Lightning Dust / Big Search @ The Echo ($12) – I like the new Cave Singers record a lot better than their first.
[Recommended] Amusement Parks on Fire @ Spaceland
[Recommended] Dwight Yoakam / Emmylou Harris / Melissa Etheridge / Vince Gill @ Club Nokia ($750 and up) – Benefit for the Country Music Hall of Fame
[Recommended] Billy Joe Shaver @ Redwood Bar – Outlaw country legend.
Loney, Dear / Asobi Seksu / Anna Ternheim @ Troubadour ($15)
Pocahaunted / Experimental Dental School / Foot Village / Railcars @ the Smell
Dusty Rhodes and the Riverband / Far Out / Seasons / The Flying Tourbillon Orchestra /
Sea Lions @ Knitting Factory ($8)
Trivium / White Chapel / Darkest Hour / Dirge Within @ The Glass House ($22.50)
Maria & Jennie of Sahara Hotnights / The Deadlies @ Viper Room
Paramore / Paper Route @ Hollywood Palladium
Pearl Jam / Ben Harper & Relentless7 @ Gibson (Sold Out)
Warren G @ the Roxy ($23.50)
Sonus Quartet @ Bootleg Theater
The Horrors / Japanese Motors @ El Rey ($20)
Desolation Wilderness / Devon Williams / Infinite Body / Christmas @ Silverlake Lounge
Dominic Massaro / Thurlow @ Echo Curio
Randy Travis @ House of Blues Anaheim

Friday 10/2/09
[Pick of the Night] Amadou & Mariam / Tommy Jordan @ The Fonda ($30 - $42) – The blind couple from Mali released one of the best reviewed albums of the year.
The Postmarks / Brookville @ Spaceland ($10)
Robert Earl Keen @ Troubadour ($20)
Year Long Disaster @ Viper Room
The 1921a / Frank Fairfield / Sunny War @ McCabe’s ($5)
World Party / Parade of Lights @ El Rey ($18)
Jon Brion @ Largo ($25)
The Horrors / Japanese Motors / Future Static @ The Glass House ($15)
David Bazan / Say Hi @ Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa ($10)
Big Sandy & His Flyrite Boys @ Redwood Bar
The Chuck Dukowski Sextet / Insects vs. Robots / The Shrine @ the Smell ($5)
Shelley Short / Alexis Gideon / Erin Muir / Queen Victoria @ Echo Curio
Celebration of Pinkerton featuring members of OZMA & Teaneck / The Color Turning @ Knitting Factory ($12)
Caroline Smith and the Goodnight Sleeps @ Bootleg ($10)
Loggins & Messina @ Greek Theatre
The Idyllists @ Hotel Café

Saturday 10/3/09
[Pick of the Week] Eagle Rock Music Festival: No Age / Jail Weddings / Free Moral Agents / Fol Chen / Leslie and the Badgers / Faraway Places /The Gaslamp Killer / Bobb Bruno / Patrick Park / Blank Blue / Dusty Rhodes and the River Band / Amateurs / Nico Stai / The French Semester / The Pity Party / The Happy Hollows / Ovideo / Underground Railroad to Candyland / The Gears @ Colorado Blvd. In Eagle Rock (Free) – A nice laidback music festival with a little something for everybody.
[Recommended] Crosby, Stills & Nash @ Greek Theatre ($46 - $91)
Elvis Perkins in Dearland / Tom Brosseau & Correatown @ Troubadour ($15)
Push Play / Care Bears on Fire / DNA @ The Roxy ($15.50)
The Mother Hips / Abe Vigoda / Moonrats / Lemon Sun / Jesus Makes the Shotgun Sound / Ojos Rojos @ The Glass House ($13)
You Me & Iowa / Radars to the Sky / The Veltexans @ Spaceland ($10)
The Pharcyde @ KeyClub ($35)
Jolie Holland / Michael Hurley @ Largo ($25)
Dougie MacLean @ McCabe’s (Sold Out)
New Model Army / Mellowdrone / Versailles @ Knitting Factory ($18)
Led Zepagain / Which One’s Pink? @ Club Nokia ($28)
White Leopards / Bestial Mouths / Italic Indian / Animals on Coke @ L’Keg Gallery ($5)
CMG and the Night / The Littlest Viking / The Black Heartthrobs @ Echo Curio
Ladyhawke / Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head / Semi Precious Weapons / Julian Perretta @ Avalon ($29)
The Rocketz / Henchmen / Gambler’s Mark / The Faraway Boys @ Knitting Factory ($15)
Holly Conlan / Pedestrian / The Brendan Hines @ Hotel Café
Ming & Ping / Wooden Ponies @ Bootleg ($10)
The Fab Faux @ Orpheum ($39 - $120)

Sunday 10/4/09
[Pick of the Night] Gil Scott-Heron / Orgone @ El Rey ($30) – He’s a living legend.
[Recommended] Kidrockers: The Damselles / Quazar and the Bamboozled @ the Echo ($12)
[Recommended] The Minor Canon / Aerodrone / Big Bang Band / The Buffalo Blackjack Band @ Dakota Lounge at 1026 Wilshire Blvd – The Minor Canon is one of my favorite local bands.
Jack Penate / Miike Snow @ Echoplex ($12) – Miike Snow are Swedish hitmakers who are now fronting their own band. Jack Penate has a lot of strong buzz too. He’s a South Londoner who mixes soul, pop, and afro-beat. They’ll be appearing at Spaceland next Wednesday too.
David Bazan / Say Hi @ Troubadour ($17) – Pedro the Lion frontman
Railcars / Paper Rainbow / Magick Orchards / The Endless Bummer @ the Smell ($5)
Dublab 10th Anniversary @ The Echo ($5) – All post-punk dance party
Gurf Morlix / Tony Gilkyson @ McCabe’s ($15)
Kylie Minogue @ Hollywood Bowl ($30 - $175)
Sad Horse / Bugs / Devon Williams @ Echo Curio

Recently Announced Live Shows

Recent Sub Pop signees, Dum Dum Girls Play Spaceland on November 28th


Spaceland
11/28/09: Dum Dum Girls (now at Ticketweb)

Club Nokia
9/29/09: Rock a Little, Feed a Lot – Sheryl Crow, Ben Harper, Joel & Benji Madden, Tom Morello, Johnny Lang (on sale now)

Nokia Theatre
10/25/09: Concert for Hope – Miley Cyrus, Jesse McCartney, Demi Lovato (Friday at 10 AM)
10/28/09: Alice Cooper, Ace Frehley, Rival Sons (Monday at 10 AM)
11/5/09: R Kelly (Friday at 10 AM)

El Rey
11/4/09: Rusted Root (Saturday at 10 AM)

Honda Center
11/24/09: KISS with Buckcherry (Saturday at 10 AM)

Staples Center
11/25/09: KISS with Buckcherry (Saturday at 10 AM)

Gibson
12/18/09 – 12/19/09: Brian Setzer Christmas Extravanza (presale now, public Saturday at 10 AM)

Hollywood Palladium
10/10/09: Blink-182, Aquabats (presale now, public on sale Saturday at 10 AM)
10/29/09: Slipknot (presale Friday at Noon; public on sale Saturday at Noon)
11/6/09: Pixies (presale now; public on sale Saturday at 10 AM)

Echo
11/12/09: F*ck Buttons, Growing (now at Ticketweb)
11/14/09: Amiri Baraka with NYLAEE (now at Ticketweb)

Echoplex
10/24/09: Kid Sister, Flosstradamus, The Very Best

The Glass House
12/15/09: Melt Banana (now)

Live Music Options: 9/21/09 - 9/27/09

Bon Iver Wants to Meet You at the Cemetary Gates On Sunday

So much to do, so little time....

Monday 9/21/09
[Pick of the Night] Ross Flournoy of the Broken West @ Largo Little Room ($10) – I’m excited to see Ross play a solo show. The Little Room has a liquor license too.
[Recommended] David Cross / Todd Glass @ the Wiltern ($36) – One of my favorite stand-ups
[Recommended] Leslie and the Badgers / Doug Paisley / The Street and Babe Shoadow / Amanda Jo Williams @ The Echo (Free) – Night three of their Monday night residency.
Weezer @ The Roxy (Sold Out) – Free show for their mailing list subscribers
Saint Motel / Lemon Sun / Army Navy / Red Wire Black Wire @ Spaceland (Free) – Night three of their Monday night residency.
Captain Ahab / The Monolators / Odd Modern @ Pehrspace
The Icarus Line / Golden Years / Moonrats / Omodaka @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)
The Blind Boy Paxton & Frank Fairfield Show @ Redwood
CocoRosie / Katie Stelmanis @ The Fonda ($24)
Erin McCarley / Landon Pigg @ Troubadur ($15)

Tuesday 9/22/09
[Pick of the Night] ANSA Benefit: Jackson Browne @ The Wiltern ($30 - $100) – I do love those first three albums.
[Recommended] Pink Mountaintops / The Pack A.D. / Xu Xu Fang @ the Echo ($12) – Stephen McBean of Black Mountain’s other band.
[Recommended] The 88 / Extra / Adeline & the Philistines / AM @ Spaceland ($10) – Get there at 9PM for Adeline & the Philistines
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros / LA Ladies Choir / Frank Fairfield @ El Rey (Sold Out)
IO Echo / Funeral Party / Rainbow Arabia @ Troubadour ($10)
The Ropes / Happy Birthday Secret Weapon / Young Hunting @ Echo Curio
Seaspin / Damn Sons / Lost Libraries / White Arrows @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Chris Garneau / Soko / Penelope Fortier @ Bootleg ($12)
Citizen Cope @ House of Blues Sunset
In Flames / Between the Buried and Me / 3 Inches of Blood / The Faceless @ Fox Theater in Pomona ($27)
Stab City / Jessie Deluxe / Bastidas @ Redwood Bar
The Watkins Family Hour @ Largo ($25)
Miley Cyrus @ Staples Center ($40 - $80) - The one who still makes fathers uncomfortable

Wednesday 9/23/09
POSTPONED - Crosby, Still & Nash @ Greek Theatre ($46 - $91) – THIS SHOW IS POSTPONED UNTIL OCTOBER 3

Amazing Baby / The Entrance Band / Night Horse @ Troubadour ($14) – More popular Brooklyn-ites along with two popular, heavy local bands.
OohLaLA Festival: Sebastien Tellier / Gonzales / Cocoon @ The Fonda ($27) – First night of a three night French music festival.
The Get Up Kids / Youth Group / Pretty & Nice @ The Glass House in Pomona ($26) – Representing Lawrence, KS.
Club NME: The Lonely Forest @ Spaceland ($8) – Big in Seattle.
Low End Theory: Mary Anne Hobbs @ Airliner ($10)
Slavic Soul Party! / Killsonic @ The Echo ($10)
One Eskimo / Haley Bonar / Boh Runga / Piers Faccini @ Hotel Café
Gov’t Mule / Carney @ Club Nokia ($30)
Harper Simon / Annie Stela @ Largo ($10)
Garland / John Carpenter / Rye Douglas Band @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Thrift Store Cowboys / Wade Hackett @ Redwood Bar
Britney Spears @ Staples Center ($40 - $500) - The one who used to make fathers uncomfortable

Thursday 9/24/09
[Pick of the Night] Sondre Lerche / JBM @ Troubadour ($20) – Talented Norwegian singer-songwriter.
Dillinger Four / Riverboat Gamblers / The Arrivals / Toys That Kill @ Knitting Factory ($12) – Good punk rock bill. Riverboat Gamblers always play like they mean it.
Titus Andronicas / The So So Glos / Radars to the Sky @ The Echo ($10) – Like a noise version of Bright Eyes.
One eskimO / The Ivy Walls / Square on Square @ Spaceland ($10) – London band that has toured with Tori Amos.
The Get Up Kids / Youth Group / Pretty & Nice @ Avalon ($26) – They were influenced by all the bands I used to see all the time in college.
Noisettes @ Amoeba Hollywood (Free) – 7:30 PM
Mister Loveless / Blue Jungle / The Monolators / UV Lights @ L’Keg
Pet Shop Boys / DJ Kid Lightning @ Greek Theatre ($35 - $95)
Laura Pasini @ The Wiltern
The Grizzly Owls / Correatown / Map @ Echo Curio
OohLaLA Festival: Nouvelle Vague / The Do / Emilie Simon @ The Fonda ($27) – Doing a bunch of 1980s covers.
Banyan / Andy Clockwise @ The Mint ($10)
Better Than Ezra @ House of Blues Sunset
Vanaprasta / Actress / Hott Mess / Kingsize / London to Tokyo @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
East West Quintet @ Bootleg ($8)
The Flametrick Subs @ Redwood Bar
Living Colour @ The Keyclub ($23)
The Australian Pink Floyd Show @ Nokia Theatre

Friday 9/25/09
[Pick of the Week] Bon Iver / Megafaun @ The Wiltern (Sold Out) – Bon Iver put out one of my favorite records last year.
[Recommended] Autolux / Mini Mansions @ El Rey ($22) – They’re capable of putting on a fantastic live show.
[Recommended] Rain Machine @ The Echo ($18) – Kyp Malone of TV on the Radio. Haven’t heard the album yet, but I like his work with TV on the Radio.
[Recommended] Blu & Exile / Miguel / Cherry Pop / Ashleigh Haney @ The Roxy ($15) – Blu & Exile are one of LA’s most respected hip-hop groups.
[Recommended] It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia Live @ The Palladium (Sold Out) – Quite possibly (along with Family Guy) TV’s wrongest show.
Telefon Tel Aviv / The Race @ Spaceland ($10) – Respected New Orleans electronic band.
The Temptations / The Four Tops @ Gibson ($20 - $100) – You’ve still got Otis Williams in the Temptations. You’ve still got Payton and Fakir in the Four Tops
Mike Watt & His Missingmen / The Pork Dukes / Disguster @ Redwood Bar – Mike Watt doesn’t screw around on stage.
Om / Lichens @ Echoplex ($15) – Those heavy, improving metal type of guys.
Portugal, the Man / Drug Rug @ Troubadour ($15) – From Sarah Pallin’s hometown.
Jon Brion @ Largo ($25) – You never quite know what you’re going to get, but I try to check in once a year or so.
Gavin Castleton & Gardening Not Architecture / Lemon Sun / Red Arrow Messenger /
One Trick Pony @ Hotel Café
Dead Man’s Bones @ Bob Baker Marionette Theater – Ryan Gosling’s band.
Protect Me / Shark Toys / Woah Hunx / Pearl Harbour @ The Smell ($5)
Iris DeMent @ McCabe’s (Sold Out)
OohLaLA Festival: Brodinksi / The Shoes / Jamaica @ The Fonda ($27)
Rodrigo y Gabriela / Rocco DeLuca @ Orpheum ($35)
Manic Street Preachers / Nico Vega @ Avalon ($27)
DJ Quik @ House of Blues Sunset ($30)
The Faraway Places / The Health Club @ Mr. T’s Bowl
Jogger / John Ruf and the Tuffingtons @ Bootleg ($8)
Brian McKnight / Al Jarreau @ Greek Theatre
Slum Village / Goapale @ Conga Room ($20 - $50)
Pitbull / David Rush @ Club Nokia ($36 - $56)
Ezra (Gowns) / Captain Ahab / Mattress @ L’Keg
Paulina Rubio @ Nokia Theatre

Saturday 9/26/09
[Pick of the Night] TarFest Music Festival: The Deadly Syndrome / eskimohunter / The Polyamorous Affair @ El Rey ($12) – I’m excited to hear The Deadly Syndrome’s new music. It’s been too long.
[Recommended] Common / The Roots / Ludacris / De La Soul / Nas @ Palladium ($25.50) – Pretty stellar lineup. The Roots and De La Soul are two of my favorite hip-hop groups of all time.
Maria / Catwalk / Sea Lions / The Tartans @ The Smell ($5) – Good lineup of twee bands.
Billy Squier @ The Wiltern ($30 - $60) – Whenever I hear “Lonely Is the Night” or “My Kind of Lover” or “The Stroke” it takes me right back to being ten years old. Total jams.
Cotton Jones / Oliver Future @ Spaceland ($10) – Ex-Page France
Broken Lizard Live @ Troubadour ($25)
Scott Ford All Star Jam: Duff McKagan / Dave Navarro / Scott Shriner / Donovan Leitch / Chris Chaney / Franky Perez / Wayne Kramer @ The Roxy ($30)
Stan Ridgway / Doug Paisley @ McCabe’s ($17.50)
Cash’d Out @ the Mint ($15) – Johnny Cash tribute band
Portugal, the Man / Robert Francis / Drug Rug @ The Glass House ($12)
The Paul F. Tompkins Show @ Largo ($20)
The Karabal Nightlife / The Hard to Get / Shirley Rolls @ Echo Curio
DFR Featuring Dizzy Reed & Richard Fortus @ Knitting Factory ($15)
Billy Talent / Poison the Well / AM Taxi @ The Fonda ($18)
Sing-A-Long Sound of Music @ Hollywood Bowl ($6 - $69)
Sugar Ray @ House of Blues Sunset
Kenny G / Vanessa Williams / Jesse Cook @ Greek Theatre
Two Years Before the Mast / Of the Horizon @ Booleg ($8)
Travesuras / La Cholita @ Redwood Bar
Ana Gabriel @ Gibson

Sunday 9/27/09
[Pick of the Morning] Bon Iver @ Hollywood Forever (Sold Out) – Not really into being up at sunrise, but this would be the second best reason to do it.
[Pick of the Night] The Dodos / The Ruby Sons / Sian Alice Group @ El Rey ($17) – I really enjoyed the last Dodos’ record, but the new one is good too.
[Recommended] Abbot Kinney Festival: Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes / eskimohunter / Dios / The Parson Red Heads / Chief / The Damselles @ Venice Beach (Free) – High quality free lineup.
[Recommended] Tweak Bird / Warpaint / VOICEs VOICEs / Jel & Odd Nosdam / Living Suns / Blank Blue / 60 Watt Kid / DJ Nobody / Slang Chickens / Spirit Vine @ Knitting Factory ($13) – Interesting lineup.
! ! ! / Indian Jewelry @ Troubadour ($20)
Autolux / Mini Mansions @ Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa ($15) – If you missed them in LA
Grand Ole Echo: Tony Gilkyson / Dave Gleason @ The Echo (Free) – 5:00 PM show; two quality performers.
Dan Hicks & the Hot Licks @ McCabe’s ($24.50) – 7:00 PM and 9:00 PM shows
Disco Fever: Kool & the Gang / CHIC w/ Nile Rodgers / Village People @ Hollywood Bowl ($15 - $85)
Kid Koala @ The Keyclub ($16)
Chickenfoot @ Gibson ($20 - $48) – Haggar, Michael Anthony, Joe Satriani (guess this is what he does when he’s not suing people), Chad Smith
Grand Elegance / Dirty Eyes / Gold Diggers @ L’Keg

Recently Announced Live Shows

Silversun Pickups Play the Gibson on 11/3/09 (photo credit: Timothy Norris)

Gibson Amphitheatre
11/3/09: LA Weekly’s LA101 - Silversun Pickups / Matt & Kim / The Dandy Warhols (presale Thursday at 10 AM, password = KROQTRAFFIC; other presales Friday; public on sale Saturday at 10 AM)
11/11/09: Marc Anthony (presale now; public on sale Friday at 1 PM)

Henry Fonda
11/3/09: Devo perform Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (Friday at 10 AM)
11/4/09: Devo perform Freedom of Choice (Friday at 10 AM)

Largo
9/21/09: Ross Flournoy of The Broken West (call club)

Mayan
10/22/09: Hope Sandoval and the Warm Inventions (on sale now)

El Rey
10/8/09: Lucent Dossier Experience (Thursday at 10 AM)
10/15/09: David Garrett (Thursday at 10 AM)
10/23/09: Jay Farrar and Ben Gibbard (on sale now)
10/29/09: Flyleaf (Saturday at 10 AM)
11/10/09: Bishop Allen (Saturday at 10 AM)

Club Nokia
12/18/09 – 12/19/09: Ozomatli (Friday at 10 AM)

Nokia Theatre
2/14/10: Teena Marie / Keith Sweat / The Whispers (Friday at 10 AM)

Orpheum Theater
10/22/09: Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter (Saturday at 10 AM)

Troubadour
10/15/09: Daniel Lanois’ Black Dub (now)
10/26/09: Melody Gardot (now)
10/30/09: Florence and the Machine (Saturday)
11/13/09: Fun. (Friday)
12/3/09: Baroness / Earthless / Iron Age (now)
12/5/09: Girls (Friday)

Wiltern
9/22/09: Benefit for Artists for a New South Africa: Jackson Browne (now)
11/24/09: Wolfmother (presale now; public Friday at 10 AM)

Spaceland
Mondays in October: Light FM

Hollywood Palladium
10/31/09: Rob Zombie (presale Thursday at 10 AM, password = KROQDRAGULA; public on sale Friday at 10 AM)
11/15/09: Dashboard Confessional / New Found Glory (Thursday at 10 AM)

Live Music Options: 9/14/09 - 9/20/09

Everest Play the Troubadour on Friday (photo: Dominic DiSaia)

Another week, another crowded live music landscape. This week features lots of great local bands, some of the more promising new national bands and a plethora of established acts.

Monday 9/14/09
[Pick of the Night] Leslie and the Badgers / Ruby Friedman / Correatown / Olin and the Moon @ The Echo (Free) – Night two of their Monday night residency.
Saint Motel / Astra Heights / The Black & White Years / Divisible @ Spaceland (Free) – Night two of their Monday night residency.
The Icarus Line / Ogod / Radio Freq @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)
Joshua James / Cory Chisel @ Troubadour ($12)
Golden Hits / Sweatson Klank / As Is / Warrior Line @ Echo Curio
Doug Benson @ Largo ($20)
Ace Frehley @ Grammy Museum ($10)
The Blind Boy Paxton and Frank Fairfield Show @ Redwood Bar
Dadfag / Computer Lab @ Pehrspace
Josiah Leming @ Hotel Café

Tuesday 9/15/09
[Pick of the Night] Throw Me the Statue / The Brunettes / Devon Williams / Nurses @ The Echo ($10) – Very solid lineup. I thoroughly enjoyed Throw Me the Statue’s first album, but still haven’t heard the new one.
[Recommended] Farmer Dave Scher @ Silent Movie Theater ($13) - Short films and Farmer Dave. His new record's a lot of fun.
Arctic Monkeys / The Like @ Hollywood Palladium (Sold Out)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs / Yacht @ Fox Theater in Pomona (Sold Out)
Vieux Farka Toure / Weave @ Echoplex ($16) – Son of Ali Farka Toure
Sea Wolf @ Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa ($10)
The 88 / Hanne Hukkelberg / Jeremiah Streeter / Simon Lynge @ Spaceland ($10) – The 88 continues its Tuesday night residency. They’re joined tonight by Norwegian singer-songwriter, Hanne Hukkelberg.
The Devil Whale / Novi Split / Young Whiskey @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Broken Nobles / Man’s Assassination, Man / Hiking / The Widow Babies @ the Smell ($5)
Kellie Pickler / Bob DiPiero @ House of Blues Sunset Strip ($12.50)
Spacewaves / Molino / Heavy Water Experiments @ Echo Curio
Darfur Benefit: Keaton Simons / Mandi Perkins @ Knitting Factory ($15)
Ed Helms @ Largo ($25)
Sonos @ Hotel Café
Fanfarlo / The Love Language @ Troubadour ($12)
Stab City / Arctic in the Tropic / Lightning Woodcock / Got What? @ Redwood Bar
Frank Turner @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM

Wednesday 9/16/09
[Pick of the Night] Phoenix / Metric / The Soft Pack @ Greek Theatre ($45) – The new Phoenix record is very catchy.
[Recommended] Monotonix / Signals / TPF! / PROTECT ME @ The Smell ($10) – Israel’s Monotonix is renowned for its energetic live show.
Chairlift / Glasser / John Maus @ Troubadour ($15) – Part of the same Brooklyn scene that brought you MGMT and Yeasayer. Their song “Bruises” (thanks to the iPod Nano commercial) has over 7.7 million plays on Myspace. If they could just get a penny per stream they’d probably make more money off that than they’ll ever make off of touring.
Club NME: Diane Birch @ Spaceland ($12) – Piano playing singer-songwriter with a Carole King thing going on. See her performance on the Today show the other day.
Sea Wolf / Afternoons / Sara Lov @ Glass House in Pomona ($13) – The former Irving bandmates share a bill.
Pinch / N-Type / Gaslamp Killer @ Roxy (Free with RSVP)
French Semester / Team Abraham / Rademacher / Downtown Union @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Old Californio / Well Digger’s Banquet @ Redwood Bar
Dilated Peoples @ The Keyclub ($23)
The Killers @ Hollywood Bowl (Sold Out)
Dirt Dress / Growlers / Audacity / My Pet Saddle @ Bootleg ($10) – Solid bill of promising new local bands.
Low End Theory: Samiyam / Take / Sacred Lefto @ Airliner ($10)
Richard Cheese & Lounge Against the Machine @ The Fonda ($31 - $77)
Esperanza Spalding / John West @ El Rey ($27)
Oak & Gorski @ Hotel Café

Thursday 9/17/09
[Pick of the Night] Timber Timbre / Minor Canon / The Street and Babe Shadow / What Laura Says @ Silverlake Lounge ($8) – Toronto’s Timber Timbre play sweeping, cinematic music. They’re on the Arts & Crafts label. The Minor Canon’s still one of my favorite local bands. The Street and Babe Shadow is Luke Paquin (Hot Hot Heat) and Paige Stark – named after a T. Rex song.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs / The Breeders / Yacht @ Greek Theatre (Sold Out) - I've seen the Yeah Yeah Yeahs a few times over the years but I've just never been a big fan.
Sea Wolf / Afternoons / Sara Lov @ Troubadour ($14) – Sea Wolf and Afternoons both arose out of the Irving breakup.
The Airborne Toxic Event / The Henry Clay People / Red Cortez @ Fox Theater Pomona ($18) - Still working the record out on the road.
The Drones / Model Actress / Bridezilla @ The Echo ($10) – I’ve heard great things about Australia’s the Drones, but still haven’t seen them.
The Gaslight Anthem / Murder By Death / The Loved Ones / Frank Turner @ The Fonda ($19)
Clean Air Clear Stars Pre-Party: Miranda Lee Richards / The Shine Brothers / Highway / Go Fever @ Spaceland ($8) – The kickoff party for this weekend’s festival out at Pappy and Harriet’s in Pioneertown.
Blink-182 / Weezer / Taking Back Sunday / Asher Roth @ Verizon Wireless in Irvine (Sold Out)
The Broken Meters @ Redwood Bar
Brooke White @ The Glass House in Pomona ($21)
Grant Lee Phillips & Christina Courtin @ Largo ($20)
VOICEs VOICEs / Pistol Pistol / Make Moon @ Mr. T’s Bowl
Every Time I Die @ House of Blues Sunset Strip ($20)
Gary Allan / Peter Brandon @ Club Nokia ($30 - $48)
Bajofondo / Anomie Belle @ Mayan Theatre ($27)
Soulive / The Shady Horns @ El Rey ($22)

Friday 9/18/09
[Pick of the Week] Everest / These United States / The Parson Redheads @ Troubadour ($12) – You’ll remember that I was a huge fan of Everest’s debut album. I’m a big Parson Redheads fan too.
Little Boots / Music Go Music / Yes Giantes @ The Roxy ($20) – Dim Mak presents. Should get the kids dancing.
Jon Brion @ Largo ($25)
The Psychedelic Furs / Happy Mondays / Amusement Parks on Fire @ Club Nokia ($28 - $35)
Meat Puppets / Dead Confederate / Ume @ El Rey ($20)
Night Horse / Sea of Air / Emeralds @ Bootleg ($10) – Heavy tunes.
Hanne Hukkelberg @ Hotel Café – If you miss her at Spaceland on Tuesday (I heard she was very engaging).

Platicines / Funeral Party / Layton / Seven Saturdays @ Spaceland ($8)

Lobster Fest: The Bangkok Five / The Binges / Dilana @ Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro
G. Love & Special Sauce @ House of Blues Anaheaim ($23)
Pink / The Ting Tings @ Staples Center ($50 - $75) - I saw Pink hanging out at Spaceland one night and she's surprisingly hot.
Blink-182 / Fall Out Boy / The All-American Rejects @ Verizon Wireless in Irvine
Saccharine Trust / The Urinals / The Chuck Dukowski Sextet / Saturn / Pipsqueak @ The Smell ($5) – Veteran hardcore bands.
Jake La Botz / Rose’s Pawn Shop @ Redwood Bar
Meho Plaza / Octave Cat / Kill Kill Kill / Blinding Light @ Pehrspace
Robbie Fulks @ McCabe’s ($16)
Gipsy Kings @ Greek Theatre ($40 - $120)
Very Be Careful @ The Mint ($12)
Dragonforce / Sonata Arctica @ House of Blues Sunset Strip ($25) – Completely over the top.
The Absynths / Naima Earth / Family Tree Analog @ Echo Curio
Mod Amish / Marasol @ Mr. T’s Bowl
Bajofondo / Anomie Belle @ The Glass House in Pomona ($15)

Saturday 9/19/09
[Pick of the Night] The Pains of Being Pure at Heart / The Depreciation Guild / Cymbals Eat Guitars @ Troubadour ($15) – I saw these guys at Spaceland earlier this year. Better live than you might expect. Cymbals Eat Guitars are getting a ton of buzz lately too.
The Most Serene Republic / The Grates @ Spaceland ($12) – Most Serene Republic is another well respected Canadian band on the Arts & Crafts label. The Grates are a high energy Australian band who I caught in March at SXSW.
Lobster Fest: Los Straightjackets / Rocket / The Henry Clay People / Dios / Dazzler / Shorty's Kiss Band / Love Grenades / Oliver Future @ Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro
Southern Culture on the Skids / Triple Chicken Foot / Speedbuggy / 5 O’Clock Somewhere @ Echoplex
I See Hawks in LA / Gina Villalobos / Elliot Randall @ Bootleg ($10)
The Psychedelic Furs / Happy Mondays / Amusement Parks on Fire @ House of Blues Anaheim ($33)
Cobra Lillies / Moses Campbell / Tommy Santee Klaws / Amanda Jo Williams @ American Legion in Highland Park ($5)

Chelsea Girls / Killola / Go Betty Go! @ the Roxy ($15)
Big Whup / So Many Wizards / American Gil & the Major Dudes / Voice on Tape @ the Smell ($5)
David Scott Stone / Name of the Moon @ L’Keg Gallery
Every Time I Die / Bring Me the Horizon @ The Glass House in Pomona ($22)
Gipsy Kings @ Greek Theatre ($40 - $120)
The Humpers / The Hangmen / Stab City / Barrio Tiger @ Redwood Bar
Hiking / The Deadly Finns / Devon Williams @ Pehrspace
Pink Martini @ Hollywood Bowl ($15 - $116)
Boomkat @ Hotel Café
Porcupine Trio @ Club Nokia ($28 - $38)
Mason Jennings / Crash Kings @ El Rey ($22)
Echoes de Luxe / Mammal / NewClearChild @ Mr. T’s Bowl
CASPA @ House of Blues Sunset Strip ($20)
Gabby La La / The Ukulady / Kit’N Tenders / Javarnanda / Megan Jacobs @ Echo Curio
Facundo Cabral @ Orpheum ($55 - $113)

Sunday 9/20/09
[Pick of the Night] Frightened Rabbit / The Twilight Sad / We Were Promised Jetpacks @ Knitting Factory ($15) – Three Scottish bands. The first two are pretty good – but haven’t heard the third.
[Recommended] India Calling!: Ravi Shankar Centre Ensemble / Rhythm of Rajasthan / Anoushka Shankar @ Hollywood Bowl ($10 - $98) – I like hearing some Ravi Shankar from time to time.
Mount Eerie / No Kids / Karl Blau / Tara Jane O'Neil @ Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock ($10)

Lobster Fest: The Happy Hollows / Gram Rabbit @ Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro
By Sunlight / Shirley Rolls / Last American Buffalo / Chris Garneau @ Spaceland (Free)
The Avengers / Pansy Division / Paul Collin’s Beat @ The Echo ($15) – Veteran Bay Area punk bands.
Brunch Americana: The Vaquetones / The Palominos / Dave Gleason @ Redwood Bar
Pieta Brown / Dead Rock West @ McCabe’s ($15)

Recently Announced Live Shows

Pixies!

Hollywood Palladium
11/4/09 – 11/5/09: Pixies (band presale now, Citi presale tomorrow, public onsale Saturday at 10 AM)
11/20/09: Dethklok / Mastodon / Converge / High on Fire (presale now, public onsale Friday at 10 AM)
11/28/09: Hatebreed / Trivium (on sale 9/19/09)

Club Nokia
10/31/09: Chevelle (on sale Friday at 10 AM)

El Rey
11/12/09: Great Big Sea (on sale Saturday at 10 AM)
11/17/09: A Fine Frenzy (on sale Saturday at 10 AM)
11/21/09: The Fiery Furnaces (on sale Saturday at 10 AM)

The Wiltern
10/19/09: Snow Patrol (on sale 9/12/09 at 10 AM)
10/21/09: The Sounds (on sale 9/12/09 at 10 AM)
11/21/09: Hollywood Undead / Atreyu (on sale 9/11/09 at 6:00 PM)
12/12/09: Brett Dennen (on sale 9/12/09 at 10 AM)

The Echo
9/25/09: Rain Machine [featuring Kyp Malone from TV on the Radio] (now at Tickeweb)
11/5/09: Avi Buffalo featuring Aaron Embry & the Wild Bunch (now at Ticketweb)
12/3/09: Drummer (now at Ticketweb)

Echoplex
11/3/09: Lucero (now at Ticketweb)
11/15/09: Mission of Burma (now at Ticketweb)

Live Music Options: 9/7/09 - 9/13/09

Girls Play the Bootleg Theater on Thursday (photo credit: Sandy Kim)

I started last week out with Henry Clay People and Local Natives. The crowd starting lining up as early as I've seen since the days when Elliott Smith used to play the club. The Henry Clay People set reminded me why I liked them so much in the first place - no guest appearances or costumes and very few cover songs - just a tight, fun, unpretentious rock 'n' roll band. Local Natives blend of Fleet Foxes-style harmonies and Vampire Weekend-esque jams make them seem like a safe bet for commercial success.

Also at Spaceland was Division Day's record release party on Wednesday night. After a prolonged absence from playing live shows, the band successfully pulled off the new material. It was great to see those guys on stage again.

Monday 9/7/09

[Pick of the Night] Leslie and the Badgers / Old Californio / Welldiggers Banquet / Painted Hills @ The Echo (Free) - After a long weekend it's hard to get motivated to get out of the house. It's the first night of Leslie and the Badgers' residency. Painted Hills is Josh Schwartz's (Beachwood Sparks, The Tyde) band and he's a fantastic guitar player. Old Californio's well worth checking out too.
Saint Motel / The Jakes / Fight From Above / Giant State @ Spaceland (Free) - Saint Motel begins its Monday night residency.
Abe Vigoda / moment trigger / Bro-Mags @ Pehrspace
The Blind Boy Paxton & Frank Fairfield Show @ Redwood Bar
Mew @ Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa (Sold Out)

Tuesday 9/8/09

Nine Inch Nails / HEALTH @ The Fonda (Sold Out) - Rescheduled from last week. Admittedly I haven't listened to Nine Inch Nails in about a decade, but the Fonda promises the best combination of size and sound quality.
[Recommended] Os Mutantes @ Amoeba (Free) - 6:00 PM - Free chance to see the legends.
[Recommended] Hedgehog /Queen Sea Big Shark / Casino Demon @ Silverlake Lounge ($10) - Sing for China benefiting the China AIDS orphan fund - I don't know any of the music, but I always like seeing bands from other cultures.
[Recommended] The 88 / The Secret 6 / The Douglas Lee @ Spaceland ($10) - The 88 continues its Tuesday night residency. Good opportunity to check back in with them after a lot of shows where they've been opening for bigger bands.
AC/DC / The Answer @ the Honda Center in Anaheim (Sold Out)
Summer Darling / Sing Orpheus @ The Echo (Free) Resident Hero @ Troubadour ($10)
Collective Soul @ House of Blues Sunset
Nina Storey @ Hotel Cafe
Nico Vega / Dirty Sweet / Gringo Star @ The Roxy
Stab City @ Redwood Bar

Wednesday 9/9/09
[Pick of the Night] 3 Inches of Blood / Saviours @ Knitting Factory ($14) - Some seriously fast metal, slashing metal.
[Recommended] Club NME: The Answer / Sea of Air / It's Casual @ Spaceland ($10) - Northern Ireland's The Answer have been opening for AC/DC in stadiums across the world. It's blues based metal along the lines of Zeppelin. Good opportunity to see them on their night off at Spaceland.
HEALTH / Pictureplane / Mi Ami / Dam-Funk @ Troubadour ($12) - This is where the Pitchfork generation will be tonight.
Petracovich / Briana Rettig / All Spots to Black / Loxsly @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Natalie Cole @ Hollywood Bowl ($1 - $96)
Low End Theory: Hudson Mohawke / Dorian Concept @ Airliner ($10)
All Wrong and the Plans Change / Moving Picture Show / All Babes Are Wolves @ Three Clubs
Emily Wells / Joey Ryan / Angie Mattson / Kari Kimmel / Leah Andreone @ The Echo (Free)
David Cook / Crash Kings @ The Fonda (Sold Out) - American Idol
Black and White Years / The Good Cheer / Cheetahsaurus / Evan Voytas @ Viper Room ($12)
Twilight Circus Sound System @ The Echoplex (Free)
Harper Simon @ Largo ($10)
Josiah Leming @ Hotel Cafe
Not the Government / Stab City / Narwhal Party / Bastidas @ Echo Curio

Thursday 9/10/09
[Pick of the Week] Cass McCombs / Girls / John Webster Johns @ Bootleg Theater ($13) - Should be a busy night at the Bootleg (this is where the Pitchfork generation will be). Cass McCombs is a bit of dark singer-songwriter who recently got "Best New Music" from Pitchfork. Girls debut album comes out 9/22 on True Panther/Matador. Their first single "Lust for Life" got a ton of praise. The album's a little bit inconsistent, but there are a few highlights. Kind of like early, lo-fi Elvis Costello. There's a nice pop sensibility to it.
[Recommended] Outrageous Cherry / The Tyde / Asteroid #4 / Devon Williams @ Spaceland ($8) - Good lineup from top to bottom for retro-minded psych pop fans.
[Recommended] Film Screening: Let Them Know - The Story of Youth Brigade and BYO @ Ricardo Montalban Theater ($17) - Documentary on the early LA punk scene followed by a concert with 7 Seconds, Youth Brigade and Swingin' Utters - Buy tickets HERE and Trailer HERE
[Recommended] Clem Snide @ Hotel Cafe - They'll be at Pappy and Harriet's this weekend with Cracker & Camper Van Beethoven.
[Recommended] Nine Inch Nails / Io Echo @ the Wiltern (Sold Out) - Another rescheduled show.

Camper Van Beethoven / Cracker @ El Rey ($24) - If you're not heading out to Pappy and Harriet's for their annual campout.
Take Us There Slumber Party @ Echo Curio - All night slumber party hosted by Dublab
Deracine / moment trigger / Mikki and the Mauses / PROTECT ME @ The Smell ($5) - Deracine is a Japanese noise band.
Prayer / United State of Electronica / The Dance Party @ Three Clubs
Local Natives / We Barbarians @ Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa ($8)
Seasons / Manhattan Murder Mystery / Torches in Trees / Jack Wilson Jr. @ L'Keg
Mia Maestro & Aaron Robinson / Black Heart Moon / Courtenay Green / Eloise @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Soulsavers feat: Mark Langegan / Jonneine Zapata / Red Ghost @ Troubadour ($18)

Collective Soul @ House of Blues Anaheim
Lazer Sword / Rainbow Arabia / Hecuba / Ghosts on Tape @ The Echo ($8)
Hal Sparks @ Largo ($20)
Camp Freddy @ House of Blues Sunset ($25)
The Growlers / Some Days / Blue Jungle @ Alex's Bar in Long Beach ($5)
George Benson @ Grammy Museum (Sold Out)

Friday 9/11/09
[Pick of the Night] Vivian Girls / The Beets / The Black & White Years @ The Echo ($10) - If you're looking for the Pitchfork generation, look no further...
[Recommended] Talib Kweli @ Key Club ($23) - Great rapper
Seu Jorge & Bebel Gilberto @ Hollywood Bowl ($10 - $96) - Smooth Brazilian tunes.
Jon Brion @ Largo ($25) - I wasn't awed the last time I saw him, but it's always an interesting show.

Dead Man's Bones @ Bob Baker Marionette Theatre - This is Ryan Gosling's band
Kaiser Cartel / Anni Rossi @ Hotel Cafe
Gestapo Khazi @ The Smell ($5)
Pollyn / The Congress of American Musicologists @ Bootleg ($10)
Reggie White / Andy Kindler / Rory Scovel / Nick Thune @ Spaceland ($12) - A rare Friday night comedy show at Spaceland.
The Health Club / Cobalt Cranes / Traps PS @ L'Keg Gallery
Paolo Nutini @ The Wiltern ($25)
Battlehooch / Whqles / 60 Watt Kid / Jeffrey Jerusalem @ Echo Curio
Chase Long Beach @ Troubadour ($10)
Sinbad @ Club Nokia ($28 - $40)
Year Long Disaster / Oh No Not Stereo @ Viper Room ($15)
Augustana / HoneyHoney @ the Roxy
Glay @ House of Blues Sunset ($43) - Japanese stars
Exene Cervenka Acoustic / John Doe @ Alex's Bar in Long Beach ($10)
Blessure Grave / Voice on Tape / Bestial Mouths / Warrior Line / Birth @ Pehrspace
Street of Little Girls / Laco$te / The Amazements @ Silver Factory Studios

Saturday 9/12/09
[Pick of the Night] Brendan Benson @ Troubadour ($15) - Great pop songwriter. I hear his new album is another solid effort.
[Recommended] Tribute to George Harrison: Ryan Ross, Robert Francis, Matt Popielich, Michael Runion, Amanda Jo Williams, El May, Leslie Stevens, Andy Creighton, Brian Whelan, Joe Napolitano @ Spaceland ($10) - Benefit for Harmony Project. Neat, eclectic collection of musicians from bands like Foreign Born, Panic at the Disco, Le Switch, The Broken West and the World Records. These tributes are always a mixed bag, but usually a fun time.

[Recommended] Space Waves / The Meeting Places @ Silver Factory Studios
Sunset Strip Music Festival: Ozzy Osbourne / Korn / Pepper / The Donnas / LMFAO / Shwayze / Shiny Toy Guns / Kottonmouth Kings / Unwritten Law / Fishbone / Earl Greyhound / Eulogies / The Ringers / The Knux / Nico Vega / Andre Legacy / Iglu & Hartly @ Sunset Strip ($40) - There was a time (second through fifth grade) when I was a massive Ozzy Osbourne fan. The other bands I've enjoyed over the years: Fishbone, The Donnas, The Knux
Flying Lotus / Daedelus / Gaslamp Killer / Jogger / Post-Foetus @ The Fonda ($20)

SASSAS 10th Anniversary Concert @ Various Locations - See website for details
Seu Jorge & Bebel Gilberto @ Hollywood Bowl ($10 - $96) - Night two of the smooth Brazilian tunes.
Derek Schmidt / Worried Minds / Cosio / Anita Coats @ Echo Curio
The Superbees / Chelsea Smiles / Prima Donna @ Redwood Bar
The Honorary Title @ Knitting Factory ($15)
The Asbury / Bizzart @ The Smell ($5)
Ace Frehley @ Viper Room ($25)
Aziz Ansari @ Largo ($25) - Comedian
Lelia Broussard @ Hotel Cafe
Vaud & the Villians @ the Echoplex ($18)
The Dan Band @ Club Nokia ($20 - $30)
Purple Melon / Battlehooch @ Bootleg ($8)
Glay @ House of Blues Sunset ($43) - Japanese stars
The Aquabats @ the Glass House in Pomona ($18)

Sunday 9/13/09
[Pick of the Night] Seu Jorge & Bebel Gilberto @ Hollywood Bowl ($10 - $96) - Sunday night's a good night to break out the wine and cheese and see some smooth Brazilian tunes.

[Recommended] Little Radio Summer Camp: Andy Clockwise / Dios / Xu Xu Fang / Sweaters / Marvelous Toy @ Tony's Bar [2017 E. 7th St] ($10)
Part Time Punks: Blue Jungle / The Widow Babies @ The Echo ($5)
The Honey Brothers / Soko / The Colourist @ Troubadour ($15)
Dave Matthews Band /Switchfoot @ Verizon Wireless ($40 - $70)
Adam Marsland's Chaos Band / The Anny Celsi Band / The Jeff Merchant Band @ Spaceland (Free)
The Binges / Mack Whinston & the Reflections @ Viper Room ($10)
The Beets / Dunes / 2Up / Lucky Dragons @ the Smell ($5)
Justice for India Benefit: The Delta Spirit @ Alex's Bar in Long Beach
Tom Paxton @ McCabe's (Sold Out)

Recently Announced Live Shows

BLK JKS Appear at Spaceland on 10/15/09

El Rey
10/17/09: Juliette Lewis / American Bang / The Ettes (on sale Saturday at 10AM)

Orpheum Theatre
10/26/09: Tegan and Sara (Saturday at 10 AM)

Mayan Theatre
11/11/09: Glassjaw (on sale 9/10 at 10 AM)

The Wiltern
10/19/09: Snow Patrol (on sale 9/12/09 at 10 AM)

Palladium
10/16/09: Kaskade (Friday at Noon)

Spaceland
9/12/09: Tribute to George Harrison – Robert Francis, Matt Popieluch, Andy Creighton, Joe Napolitano, Brian Whelan (now at Ticketweb)
9/16/09: Diane Birch (now)
10/15/09: BLK JKS (now)
10/21/09: Choir of Young Believers (now)
10/28/09: Soulico featuring Ceci Bastida (now)
12/11/09: Tristeza (now)

Echoplex
10/29/09 – 10/30/09: Built to Spill / Disco Doom (now)
11/13/09: Thunderheist / Winter Gloves (Saturday at 10 AM)

photo credit: Jason Nocito

Sinking Radio: Polvo's "Pedlar"

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. They'll once again be broadcasting live from Cole's in downtown Los Angeles.

My pick for this week's show is, "Pedlar," the shortest song off of Polvo's excellent new album, In Prism. I've been a Polvo since the early college days. They've always had a distinct, interesting, immediately recognizable guitar sound that put them in the upper tier of 90s indie rock bands. I spent a ridiculous amount of time listening to Polvo and their contemporaries (Slint and June of 44).

While nothing on In Prism had quite the same impact that "Vibracobra" did the first time I heard it, this is Polvo's most consistent record ever. Very impressive when you consider they haven't releasd an album in 12 years.

MP3: Beggar's Bowl