Friday, October 23, 2009

Live Music Options: 10/23/09 - 10/25/09

Kurt Vile Plays Spaceland on Friday Night


Here's an abridged version of my live music options post. Pretty great weekend for shows.

Friday 10/23/09
[Pick of the Night] Kurt Vile & the Violators / White Arrows / Under the Asbury @ Spaceland ($10) - Talented guy from Philly with a new album out on Matador.
Jay Farrar & Ben Gibbard /John Roderick @ El Rey (Sold Out) - Performing the songs to the Kerouac documentary they scored.
Jon Brion @ Largo ($25)
Heart / the Bangles @ the Greek ($30 - $70)
Goodie Mob / Geto Boys / Devin the Dude @ San Manuel Amphitheatre
Jeremy Jay / Sea Lions / The Cigarette Bums @ the Smell ($5)
Spindrift @ Viper Room
Yacht @ 740 Club
Blind Pilot / The Low Anthem / Mimicking Birds @ Troubadour (Sold Out)
Mika / Gary Go @ Hollywood Palladium ($40)
Castledoor / We Barbarians / The Fall Trees @ Bootleg ($8)
Tiger Army / Combichrist / The Creepshow @ the Wiltern ($27)
Dragonette / Daisy O'Dell @ The Echo ($10)
Skillet / Hawk Nelson @ Club Nokia ($18 - $45)

Saturday 10/24/09
[Pick of the Night] Daniel Johnston / Soko / Hymns @ The Fonda ($22 - $27) - I just read a bio/book with his artwork so I've been re-listening to his old records.
[Recommended] Gal Costa @ Royce Hall - She's a Brazilian legend.
[Recommended] Jackson Browne / Tim Robbins @ Actor's Gang in Culver City ($150) - I'd love to see a Jackson Browne solo acoustic show.
Kid Sister / Flosstradamus / The Very Best / Totally Michael @ Echoplex ($18) - I like some of the Very Best stuff I've heard.
[Recommended] Echo & the Bunnymen / She Wants Revenge @ Nokia Theatre LA Live ($40 - $70) - Ocean Rain anybody?
[Recommended] Frank Fairfield @ Amoeba (Free) - 2:00 PM Show
Islands / Jemina Pearl / Toro Y Moi @ Troubadour ($18)
Abe Vigoda / These are Powers / Mi Ami / Moses Campbell @ the Smell ($7)
Weezer / Wax @ Hollywood Palladium (Sold Out)
El Ten Eleven / Two Years Before the Mast @ Bootleg ($10)
Barry Manilow @ Hollywood Bowl ($20 - $75)
Sarah Silverman @ Largo ($25)
Cypress Hill / Deftones / Slipknot / Pennywise / Redman / Sublime @ San Manuel Amphitheatre ($30 - $75)
The Fab Four @ Club Nokia ($35)
Kevin Smith @ Orpheum ($50 - $60)
Tiger Army / Combichrist / The Creepshow @ the Wiltern ($27)
United States of Electronica / Little Red Radio / Won Fu / Scrabbel @ Spaceland ($10)

Sunday 10/25/09
[Pick of the Night] The Parson Red Heads / Hymns / The Street & Babe Show @ Casey's (Free) - Free, downtown show
Blue Jungle / Tsk Tsk / La Ghost / Gestapo @ The Smell ($5)
U2 / Black Eyed Peas @ Rose Bowl (Sold Out)
Linda Ronstadt / Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($40 - $75)
Tegan and Sara / Laura Veirs @ Orpheum (Sold Out)
Neil Hamburger / Mike O'Connell / Randy Liedtke /Nick Flanagan @ Spaceland ($8)

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