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