Live Music Options: 1/4/10 - 1/10/10

Sonic Youth Play the Wiltern on Saturday

Lots of January residencies begin this week (not a lot of touring bands in town)....

Monday 1/4/10
[Pick of the Night] The French Semester / Letting Up Despite Great Faults / The Spires / The Health Club @ The Echo (Free) – The French Semester are doing the free Monday night residency in January. Get there to see LUDGF.
[Recommended] Year Long Disaster / Open Hand / Totimoshi @ Spaceland (Free) – Year Long Disaster is doing the Monday night residency. The band features Daniel Davies (son of Dave Davies from the Kinks). Totimoshi’s about to go on a big European tour with Mastodon.
That Noise / The Flying Tourbillon Orchestra @ Viper Room ($10)
David Scott Stone / Ariana Delawari / Lucky Dragons @ Echo Curio
The Northstar Session / Joshua Norton / Get Back Loretta @ Bootleg (Free)
The Steelwells / The Color Turning / The Living Suns / Yeah Brother @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)
Batwings Catwings / The Girl with Violent Arms / Chuff Chuff @ Pehrspace

Tuesday 1/5/10
[Pick of the Night] Whispering Pines / Old Toy Trains / Space Waves @ Spaceland ($5)
Olin and the Moon / Marnie Herald @ The Echo (Free) – Olin and the Moon are doing a Free Tuesday night residency this month.
The Webb Sisters / Joey Ryan / Carrick Moore Garety @ Hotel Café ($15)
Happy Dwarf / The Sundowners / The New Room @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Woodsman / Young Prisms / Bipolar Bear / Pearl Harbour @ L’Keg
Quebb / Jeffertiti’s Nile / Insects vs. Robots / The Mayfly Dance @ Troubadour ($10)
Margaret Cho @ Largo Little Room ($25)
Captain Sean Wheeler & Zander Schloss @ Redwood Bar
Former Ghosts / Railcars / Mother McKenzie / Professor Calculus / Philip Seymour Hoffman @ The Smell ($5)
Odd Modern / Funeral Party / Casxio / Hot Streets @ Viper Room ($10)

Wednesday 1/6/10
[Pick of the Night] Club NME: Wet and Reckless / Butterfly Child / Tigers Can Bite You / Rhone Occupation @ Spaceland ($7) – Wet & Reckless is the new band featuring Jessica Gelt from the Movies.
[Recommended] Spaceland on Ice: Twilight Sleep / Kissing Cousins @ Pershing Square (Free) – Show starts at 7:00 PM
Pearl Harbour / Young Prisms / Woodsman / Allah Las @ The Smell ($5)
[Recommended] Best Coast / Brilliant Colors / Dunes @ Synchronicity
Brazzaville / David J / Salt Petal @ The Echo ($8)
Royal Crown Revue @ the Mint ($20)
Fair To Midland @ Troubadour ($15)
Chris Pureka / Bleu / Mike Viola @ Hotel Café
Scion House Party: Distance @ The Roxy (Free w/RSVP to Scion)
Joe Sib’s California Calling w/ Jesse Malin @ Largo ($20)
Low End Theory Club @ Airliner ($10)
Crash Kings / Darlings of the Day / vOLUMe @ Viper Room ($10)

Thursday 1/7/10
[Pick of the Night] The Stevenson Ranch Davidians / The Quarter After / Miranda Lee Richards / Kathleen Balloon with Crooked Cowboy @ Spaceland ($5) – Good local lineup.
[Recommended] The Happy Hollows / George Glass / One Trick Pony / Dirt Dress @ The Mint ($10 adv / $15 dos) – The cover’s a little steep after seeing them so many times in November for free…
Rumspringa / Mississippi Man / Links / The Silent Comedy @ The Echo ($8)
Jay Nash @ Hotel Café
Sara Watkins @ Largo ($25)
Nerfbau / Take Up Serpents @ Synchronicity
Aushua / Chasing Kings / Cat Party @ 3 of Clubs
Where’s the Band?: Dustin Kensrue / Matt Pryor / Chris Conley / Anthony Raneri @ Troubadour ($19)
Yours Til Death / Garland @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Living Things / The Tender Box / White Arrows @ Viper Room ($10)
Lady Dottie / Jake Labotz @ Redwood Bar
Sun Araw / James Ferraro / Sean McCann / The Urxed / Garden State @ the Smell ($5)
Nar / Protect Me / Railcars / F’N A @ L’Keg

Friday 1/8/10
[Pick of the Night] First Fridays: Atlas Sound / Tune-Yards @ Natural History Museum ($9) – Early show starts at 5:30 PM. I’m not a Bradford Cox freak, but the last Atlas Sound record was pretty good.
[Recommended] Sonic Youth / Sic Alps @ Fox Theater in Pomona ($32) – Also on Saturday at the Wiltern.
[Recommended] The Soft Hands / The Happy Hollows / Gangi / Useless Keys @ Viper Room ($10 adv / $15 dos)
FEAR @ House of Blues Sunset ($22.50)
Death Sentence: Panda! / PILES / Kit / Dunes @ the Smell ($5)
Blame Sally / Whiskey Chimp / Dave Gleason @ The Mint ($15)
Andy Clockwise / Austin Hartley Leonard / Brother Sal @ Hotel Café – Andy Clockwise is doing a Friday night residency this month.
Golden Animals / Allah Las / Kinch / Jeffertiti’s Nile @ Spaceland ($7)
Sarah Silverman / Ed Helms @ Largo ($25)
Queen Victoria / 60 Watt Kid / State Champion / Giving Up @ Synchronicity
Chris Murray Combo @ Troubadour ($12)
Believe it or Not I Care / No Enemy @ L’Keg
Kenny Edwards / Ernest Troost @ McCabe’s ($15)
Art Fein Presents the 24th Annual Elvis Birthday Bash @ Echoplex ($20)
Sweaters / Hot Sauce Mentor @ The Echo ($5)

Saturday 1/9/10
[Pick of the Week] Sonic Youth / Sic Alps @ The Wiltern ($30) – The last Sonic Youth record was really good.
Al Kooper @ McCabe’s ($26.50) – Legend
Timonium @ Pehrspace
Rufus Wainwright @ Terrace Theatre in Long Beach ($50)
Lady Sinatra / The Ringers / The Vacation / Perfect Machines @ Viper Room ($10)
Lower Heaven / Drew Andrews / My Pet Saddle / Eagle Winged Palace @ Redwood Bar ($8)
Stevie B / Lisa Lisa / Cover Girls / C&C Music Factory @ Nokia Theatre ($38 - $88) – Borat’s favorite band, C&C Music Factory
Ninja Academy / WITT / Totally Serious / Solar Wimp @ the Smell ($5)
60 Watt Kid / Glasser @ Spaceland ($7)
Tom Rush @ Largo ($30)
Visa @ Troubadour ($15)
Creepshow One Year Anniversary @ Hotel Café
Cowboy Mouth @ House of Blues Sunset ($20)
Tan Dollar / Italic Indians / Weed Diamond / Moon Pearl @ Echo Curio

Sunday 1/10/10
[Pick of the Night] The Lymbyc System / Helios / The One AM Radio @ Bootleg ($12)
Al Kooper @ McCabe’s ($26.50)
Part Time Punks: Love Grenades @ the Echo ($5)
Zola Jesus / Pocahaunted / Sissy Spacek @ the Smell ($5)
Mia Maestro @ Hotel Café
Ari Shine / Trainwreck / Kidneys / Schwarzenator @ Viper Room ($10)
The Terrapin / The Hectors / Seasons / Divisadero @ Spaceland ($5)
My Dads / Pussy Cow / National Sunday Law @ Echo Curio