Sunday, May 30, 2010

Live Music Options: 5/31/10 - 6/6/10

Vetiver Play Spaceland on Sunday 6/6/10



Last week's Eagles of Death Metal/Them Crooked Vultures rumors did not pan out at Spaceland. Fans instead got to see Dean Fertita's solo project (Hello = Fire) which also featured Brendan Benson on guitar.
Pretty ridiculous week for live music this week. A lot of the shows are already sold out, but get out there and see something....
Monday 5/31/10
[Pick of the Night] The Physics of Meaning / Flesh the Racist Crayon / Hi Ho Silver Oh / Paul Larson @ Spaceland (Free) – People who stumble in expecting to see Sweethead will be shocked (Sweethead’s residency ended last week). The Physics of Meaning is Daniel Hart who also plays with St. Vincent and John Vanderslice. Also, Paul Larson (The Minor Canon) is playing a solo show to celebrate his birthday.
[Recommended] The Like / The Young Veins / The Living Sickness @ The Echo (Free) – The Like’s residency ends. The Young Veins are about to hit the road with Rooney.
War Tapes / Younger Youth / Sing Orpheus / Wires in the Walls @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – War Tapes is wrapping up its May residency at the SLounge.
Miike Snow / Canon Blue @ The Music Box (Sold Out)
Foot Village / Bitches / Nicole Kidman / Forts @ Pehrspace
Svarte Grenier / Crystal Hell Pool @ Synchronicity

Tuesday 6/1/10
[Pick of the Night] Le Switch / Great Big Things / Smile Radio @ the Prospector in Long Beach – I probably recommend Le Switch shows too often, but you’ll just have to deal with it.
[Pick of the Night] The Californian / Chloroform Days / HoneyHoney / Big Whup @ Spaceland ($7) – This is the record release show for The Californian which features Jonathan (The Henry Clay People) and Wendy Wang (The Sweet Hurt) amongst others.
[Recommended] Ruby Friedman / Bob Forrest & Zander Schloss / Wheelhouse @ Hotel Café – Wheelhouse features Brian Whelan from the Broken West. Bob Forrest is from Thelonious Monster and Zander Schloss was in the Circle Jerks and Weirdos.
Rocket / The Damn Sons / Tommy & the High Pilots / Gossip Tree @ Viper Room (Free)
The Bullets / The Bohunks / Ollin @ Troubadour ($10)
3OH!3 / Cobra Starship @ Club Nokia ($30)
Jeremy Dawson DJ Set / White Apple Tree / Buddy Akai @ The Echo ($10)
Tig Has Friends Featuring the Cast fo “Party Down” @ Largo
First Aid Kit / Samantha Crain / Whispertown @ Bootleg ($15)
Pacific Hurt / My Pet Saddle / Sequins and Skeletons @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Jonny Lang @ Grammy Museum ($20)
Luna is Honey / Karma Vision @ Synchronicity

Wednesday 6/2/10
[Pick of the Night] School of Seven Bells / Sister Crayon / VoicesVoices @ the Echo ($16) – Good record. Ben Curtis was in The Secret Machines.
[Recommended] Friendo / Gamble House @ Spaceland ($10) – Friendo features Mike Wallace of Women. Listen to a track over at Pitchfork.
[Recommended] John Wicks & the Records @ The Mint ($10) – “Starry Eyes” is a fantastic pop song. “Teenarama” still gets stuck in my head too.
[Recommended] Low End Theory: Daedelus / Nosaj Thing / Jneiro Jarel / Thavius Beck / Asura ($10 – members only)
The Living Sisters / John Gold @ Hotel Café
Cute Is What We Aim For / Friday Night Boys / Bigger Lights / Down with Webster @ Troubadour ($15)
Miike Snow / Canon Blue @ The Music Box (Sold Out)
Crooked Still @ Largo ($25)
Hot Hot Heat / Stone Darling / Chasing Kings @ Bootleg ($12)
El Ten Eleven / Open Hand / Roman Numerals @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Socorro / Sisu / Monster @ Echo Curio
Dan Black @ Detroit Bar ($10)
Junior Cat / Izzy @ Echoplex ($15)

Thursday 6/3/10
[Pick of the Night] Why? / The Donkeys / Josiah Wolf @ The Glass House ($14) – Gotta drive out to Pomona to see Why? This time around.
[Recommended] Free Kutmah: Dam-Funk / Daedelus / Gaslamp Killer / Samiyam / Teebs @ Echoplex ($40) – Kinda spendy, but it helps Kutmah’s legal expenses.
[Recommended] Fitz and the Tantrums / Oh Darling / The Spires @ Spaceland ($10) – Fitz and the Tantrums are doing a Thursday night residency this month at Spaceland. They’re a neo-soul band that’s opened shows for Maroon 5, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, The Specials and Jay Sean.
Mumford & Sons / The Middle East @ The Music Box ($17.50) – Paste loves them, Pitchfork hates them and most everybody else falls in between (but closer to Paste). Neo-folk from London. Swelling songs with big choruses (and a singer who the New York Times compares to Dave Matthews).
Born Ruffians / Young Rival / Random Patterns @ The Echo ($12) – Toronto indie rockers who are pretty well liked by Pitchfork.
Neon Indian / Class Actress@ Detroit Bar ($18) – Beloved by bloggers all over. Also at the Natural History Museum on Friday.
Death By Stereo / Left Alone / Living Dead Lights / Sederra / White Flag Down @ Troubadour ($15)
Dan Black@ The Roxy ($15)
The Watkins Family Hour @ Largo ($25)
A Frames / Wounded Lion / Dunes @ The Smell ($8)
Terraplane Sun / Bear Face @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Spotlight, Floodlight / Lex Land @ Bootleg ($10)
TD Lind @ Hotel Café
Hand / Henry Wolfe / Black Jesus / Matthew O’Neill @ Echo Curio
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony @ Grove of Anaheim
The Delta Mirror / Franco Near Death @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM

Friday 6/4/10
[Pick of the Night] Peanut Butter Wolf / Neon Indian @ Natural History Museum ($15 tix are sold out) – The First Fridays curators do it again.
[Recommended] Local Natives / Suckers @ Troubadour (Sold Out) – The LA band is doing quite well for themselves.
[Recommended] Ole Californio / I See Hawks in LA @ Redwood Bar – Some good low key local country.
Mumford & Sons / The Middle East @ The Music Box (Sold Out) – Night two is sold out.
LCD Soundsystem / Holy Ghost! @ Hollywood Palladium (Sold Out) – Every song I hear from the new album is more ridiculous than the last. This shit seriously makes me want to drive my car off a bridge. But Pitchfork (and probably a lot of you) love it.
Class Actress / Neon Indian DJ Set / CFCF / LexiconDon @ The Echoplex ($15)
Mia Doi Todd / Simone White @ McCabe’s ($15)
Infinity / Dynamite Walls @ Bootleg ($12) – Female fronted Journey cover band.
The Golden Filter / Robotanists / The Hundred in the Hands / Dazzle Ships @ Spaceland ($10)
Miike Snow / Canon Blue @ Fox Theatre Pomona ($20)
50 Cent / DJ Ivy @ Club Nokia ($20 - $85) – Dude’s gonna freak out his fans if he still looks like his recent weight loss photos.
Quadron @ The Echo ($10)
Jay Buchanan / Brother Sal @ Hotel Café
8mm @ Viper Room ($15)
Suffering Luna / Demoralize / Necrobitchuery @ The Smell ($5)
Moses Campbell / Manhattan Murder Mystery / Big Whup / Spirit Vine @ Echo Curio
Hello My Name Is Red / Tomorrows Tulips / Meho Plaza / Cobalt Cranes @ Pehrspace
Trashcan Sinatras @
Nettie Rose / Garland / John Carpenter @ Synchronicity
Sweaters @ Vacation Vinyl (Free) – 7:30 PM
Death Kit / La Font @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM

Saturday 6/5/10
[Pick of the Week] The xx / Phantogram / Blake Miller @ The Music Box (Sold Out) – If you didn’t get tickets you can see them the next night at the (less intimate) Wiltern.
[Recommended] Buzzcocks / The Dollyrots / Images @ Club Nokia ($28.50) – Saw them a while back at Spaceland – good fun.
[Recommended] Painted Hills @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM – Painted Hills is Josh Schwartz’s band (Beachwood Sparks, The Tyde, Fairchilde). They’ve got a new record out on Ric Menck’s label.
[Recommended] Crystal Antlers / Woah Hunx @ Thesex (Band Donations) – Haven’t been to Thesex yet, so I don’t know what to tell you about the venue.
[Recommended] Local Natives / Voxhaul Broadcast / Marvelous Toy @ Bootleg ($14) – One show on the west side and one show on the east side – I wish more bands would do that….
KROQ Weenie Roast: Sublime with Rome / Stone Temple Pilots / Deftones / Hole / Devo / Paramore / Silversun Pickups / Spoon / Cage the Elephant / Chevelle / The Temper Trap / Dirty Heads / Passion Pit / Against Me! @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (Sold Out) – Do you think there was a time when Britt Daniel would have turned up his nose at playing a show with Sublime?
Isis / Tombs / Jakob @ Troubadour (Sold Out) – This is Isis last SoCal show ever.
Jack Wilson Jr. / Joe & Jillinda / Sister Grizzly / Honey Loving Cells @ Pehrspace – Joe from Le Switch and Jillinda from the Damselles.
Maxwell / Jill Scott @ Staples Center ($30 - $250)
Screaming Females / Suckers / Audacity @ Spaceland ($12)
LCD Soundsystem / Holy Ghost! @ Fox Theater Pomona ($27.50)
School of Rock Presents: A Tribute to Radiohead @ the Mint – Early show at 1:00 PM
Grass Widow / Mike Watt / Trainwreck Riders / Rare Grooves @ the Smell ($8)
The Thrilling Adventure Hour @ Largo ($25)
Gary Lucas @ McCabe’s ($15)
Elevaters @ Hotel Café
The Body Parts / The Preservation / Oh, the Future @ Echo Curio
Subhumans / Cross Stitched Eyes / A-Heads / Rayos X @ The Glass House ($12) – Early show at 6:00 PM
The Middle East @ Detroit Bar ($10)
Nullsleep / Trash80 / Mr. Spastic / George & Jonathan @ Synchronicity

Sunday 6/6/10
[Pick of the Night] Vetiver / Farmer Dave Scher @ Spaceland ($15) – Good, folky vibes.
[Recommended] The xx / Phantogram @ The Wiltern ($25) – Night two in town.
Subhumans / Cross Stitched Eyes / A-Heads / Rayos X @ The Echo ($12) – Early show at 5:00 PM
Buzzcocks / The Dollyrots / Images @ House of Blues Anaheim
Sweaters / Jared Dreams of Far Out Things @ The Echo ($5)
Sage Francis / Free Moral Agents @ The Music Box ($22.50)
Necro @ El Rey
Hatchet Wound / Dunes / Bipolar Bear / Neonates @ The Smell
Screaming Females / Stoned At Heart / Woah Hunx @ Echo Curio ($5)
Bamboozle Road Show: Third Eye Blind / Good Charlotte / All Time Low / Boys Like Girls / Hellogoodbye @ Hollywood Palladium ($33)
School of Rock Presents: A Tribute to Radiohead @ the Mint – Early show at 1:00 PM
Dan Bern / Common Rotation / Ezra Furman / Matty Goldberg @ McCabe’s ($10)
Quadron @ Amoeba (Free) – 5:00 PM

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Recently Announced Live Shows

Silversun Pickups (pictured at the Grammys) Come to the Greek in August


Greek Theatre
8/6/10: Silversun Pickups (on sale = TBD) [no official announcement, but it is listed on Pollstar]

Sunset Junction
8/21/10: The Ohio Players / Evelyn Champagne King / Medusa / Fishbone / Big Daddy Kane / Shiny Toy Guns and others
8/22/10: The Whispers / Mayer Hawthorne / Lee Scratch Perry / Meshell Ndegeocello / Fitz and the Tantrums and others

Staples Center
3/28/11: Lady Gaga / Semi Precious Weapons (now) [that’s one way to make money – use your customers’ cash for almost a year – kind of like the Wal-Mart business model taken to an absurd extreme]

Gibson Amphitheatre
9/3/10: Alejandro Fernandez (Friday at 1:00 PM)

The Mint
6/26/10: Black Francis (now)

Spaceland
9/22/10: Tommy Keene (now at Ticketweb)

Echoplex
7/10/10: Swahili Blonde / We Are the World / Weave (now at Ticketweb)
9/9/10: Cracker / Camper Van Beethoven (Saturday at 10 AM)

The Echo
Mondays in June: Rainbow Arabia

Troubadour
7/24/10: The Toadies (Thursday at 1:00 PM)
10/8/10: Chapterhouse / Ulrich Schnauss / The Meeting Places (Thursday at 1:00 PM)

Silverlake Lounge
Mondays in June: Line and Circle

Bootleg Theater
6/18/10: Active Child (now at in ticketing)

Hollywood Palladium
12/11/10: The Black Crowes (TBD)

The Music Box
10/12/10: Eels (6/12/10 at 10 AM)

Walt Disney Concert Hall
12/20/10: The Blind Boys of Alabama (TBD)

Monday, May 24, 2010

Live Music Options: 5/24/10 - 5/30/10


Monday 5/24/10
[Pick of the Night] Noodles / Boyz Skule @ Bootleg ($10) – Noodles is a Japanese girl group. I saw them at Spaceland a few years ago and had a lot of fun.
[Recommended] Sweethead / Alain Johannes / Mini Mansions @ Spaceland (Free) –Lots of rumors about special guests. The LA Times said Eagles of Death Metal was playing, but then their management said they weren’t? So who knows lots of the EODM and TQOTSA family will be in the house. Sweethead features Van Leeuwen (guitar in Queens of the Stone Age), Serrina Sims, Norm Block (drums in Mark Lanegan Band, Plexi) and Eddie Nappi (bass in Mark Lanegan Band, Handsome). This is the last night of their residency.
[Recommended] The Like / Dante vs. Zombies / Tijuana Panthers @ The Echo (Free) – The Like’s residency continues.
[Recommended] By Sunlight / The Damselles @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM sets
Heart @ Grammy Museum (Sold Out)
War Tapes / The Swayback / Tricky Sizzler / Some Hear Explosions @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – War Tapes is doing the May residency at the SLounge.
Jack Johnson @ Santa Monica Pier (Free w/ beach cleanup)
Minus the Bear / Shout Out Louds / Everest / Young the Giant @ Fox Theater in Pomona ($20) – This show was pushed back and combined with the Shout Out Louds.
The Uglysuit @ Hotel Café
Grass Widow / Brilliant Colors / Dunes @ the Smell
Distorted Pony @ Echo Curio
Essay Repetitions / Voice on Tape / Whiskey Dick @ Pehrspace
Infant Sorrow – Music From Get Him to the Greek @ The Roxy ($32)
Rock the Bells 2010 Launch Party @ Key Club ($20)
Whqles / Queen Victoria / Cousins @ Synchronicity

Tuesday 5/25/10
[Pick of the Night] Nada Surf / Telekinesis @ Troubadour ($20) – I’m a fan of Telekinesis, but still haven’t seen them.
The Airborne Toxic Event @ The Echo ($30) – Benefit for Amnesty International; great chance to see them in a small venue.
Kaki King / An Horse @ the Glass House ($)
Jr. Juggernaut / Manhattan Murder Mystery @ Spaceland ($7)
Evelyn Evelyn @ Largo ($30)
The Tuffingtons / Warlords of Rock ‘n’ Roll Thunder and Lightning @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Kina Grannis @ Hotel Café


Wednesday 5/26/10
[Pick of the Night] Low End Theory: Baths / Poirier @ Airliner ($10) – Anticon’s Baths continue their Low End Theory residency.
Horse Thieves / Jack Ladder / Moris Tepper / Amanda Jo Williams @ Spaceland ($5)
Nada Surf / Telekinesis @ Troubadour ($20) – Night two.
Dragonette / Evan Voytas / White Arrows @ The Echo ($12) – New wavey dance music.
Evelyn Evelyn @ Largo ($30)
International Tennis Champions / Willoughby @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Fyfe Dangerfield @ Hotel Café
Pussygut / Robedoor / Sasqrotch @ Echo Curio
Bastidas / Narhwal Party / Tubby Boots / Ostrich Eyes @ Pehrspace
Brandy @ Key Club ($20)
HT Heartache / Galanis / Chief Nowhere @ 3 of Clubs (Free)

Thursday 5/27/10
[Pick of the Night] Voxtrot / We Barbarians / The Black / The Ferocious Few @ Echoplex ($15)- Voxtrot is breaking up, so this is their last tour. I still love their early singles. I saw them a few years ago at the Fonda and it was decent.
Spectrum / The Meek / The Cannoneers @ Spaceland ($12) – Ex-Spacemen 3.
Plants & Animals / Lost in the Trees @ Troubadour ($12) – Their new record is a little less folky and a bit more rockin’.
Booka Shade @ The Music Box ($25)
Evelyn Evelyn @ Largo ($30)
Sky Parade / Dwayne Seagraves / Vesuvia Sonic @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
TD Lind @ Hotel Café
Learning Music / Video / Mooey Moobau @ Echo Curio
Groundation / Orgone @ The Roxy ($25)
Nneka @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM set

Friday 5/28/10
[Pick of the Night] The Parson Red Heads / Or the Whale / Olin and the Moon / Whispering Pines @ Spaceland ($7) – Good chance to hear some of the new Parson Red Heads songs. The album’s not ready yet.
Frog Eyes / Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band @ The Echo ($12) – Carey Mercer’s band.
Moses Campbell / The Terrordacytls / Old Lumps / Stellaluna @ the Smell ($5)
Pocahaunted / Inca Ore / Tunnels / Slaves @ Echo Curio
Plants & Animals@ Origami Vinyl (Free) – 7 PM set
Landon Pigg / Madi Diaz @ Troubadour ($15)
Nas & Damian Jr. Gong Marley / Nneka @ The Wiltern ($40 - $50)
Pitbull @ Nokia Theatre ($38 - $68)
Black Dynamite Sound Orchestra / Bobby Evans @ Echoplex (Free)
Rich Fulcher (The Mighty Boosh) “Tiny Acts” @ Largo ($20)
Brother Sal / Ernie Halter / Steve Carlson @ Hotel Café
Armored Saint / Holy Grail / Riot Brides @ House of Blues Sunset
Berlin / Canvas @ House of Blues Anaheim
Winged Things / Emily Jane White @ Pehrspace
Indian Burn / Gantez Warrior @ Space 1520 (Free) – 7:00 PM start

Saturday 5/29/10
[Pick of the Week] 400 Blows / Broken Mirrors / Kill the Capulets / Totally Serious @ Spaceland ($10) – Still one of the most energetic, intense live bands around.
[Recommended] Walking Sleep / Pearly Gate Music / The Good Listeners @ Bootleg ($8) – Record release party for Walking Sleep.
[Recommended] Dengue Fever / Pocahaunted @ Detroit Bar ($15) – Holiday in Cambodia
Pollyn / Robotanists @ Bordello ($10)
George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic @ House of Blues Anaheim ($25)
DJ Quik @ The Key Club ($35)
The Dirty Diamond / Pancho & Sancho / Division Line / Thomas Nicholas Band @ Troubadour ($12)
Angels and Airwaves / Say Anything @ Hollywood Palladium ($9 - $27)
The Paul F. Tompkins Show @ Largo ($25)
Tonetta @ Vacation Vinyl (Free) – 7:00 PM Set
War / Tower of Power / Average White Band @ Greek Theatre ($30 - $85)
Erin McLaughlin @ Hotel Café
Captain Ahab / Bitches / Batwings Catwings / Back to the Future the Ride @ The Smell ($5)
Jack Ladder / Allah Las @ Space 1520 (Free) – Starts at 1:00 PM
Bad Lovers / The Aliens / Dead Ponies / Smart Patrol @ 3 of Clubs
Rangers / Swanox / M Geddes Gengras / Dead Line Connector / Queen Victoria / Pedestrian Deposit @ Echo Curio – Afternoon Show
Tom Carter / Barn Owl / Robedoor / Slasher Risk / Magick Orchids / Dreamcolour @ Synchronicity
Queen Kwong / Suns of Jimi / Humonstro @ Mr. T’s Bowl
Mystery Claws / Gamble House / Sleeping Bags @ Pehrspace

Sunday 5/30/10
[Pick of the Night] Undercovered: One Trick Pony / Rademacher / Seasons / The Hectors / George Glass @ All Star Lanes in Eagle Rock ($8) – A Rock Against Huntington’s Disease benefit; See these bands perform cover songs by the Movies, One Trick Pony, The Breakups, Death to Anders, The Henry Clay People, The Happy Hollows and Radars to the Sky
Flight of the Conchords @ Hollywood Bowl ($30 - $60) – This is a lease event, so pay attention to what you can take in to the venue. The first season of the HBO show was great.
Crooked Cowboy / Slang Chickens / Trainwreck Riders / Lovely Bad Things @ Thesex (Free) – Starts at 4:00 PM; Venue is at 816 S. Santa Fe Avenue
The Vaquetones / West of Texas @ Redwood – Afternoon show
Blue Jungle @ Redwood Bar
Dead Rock West / David Serby / Vicki Hill @ The Echo (Free) – Early show at 5:00 PM
Neil Hamburger / Clownvis Presley / Adira Amram @ Spaceland ($8)
Lena Katina @ Troubadour ($18) – t.A.T.u.’s lead singer.
Miike Snow / Canon Blue @ El Rey ($30)
Part Time Punks: Smiths/Morrissey Night @ The Echo ($5)
Bonfire Madigan / Fiona Landers / Like Trains and Taxis @ Bootleg ($10)
Travis Warren / Nostalghia @ Hotel Café
Jesus Makes the Shotgun Sound / Boomsnake / Hosannas / So Many Wizards @ The Smell ($5)
Tom Carter / Metal Rouge / Deep Magic / Matthewdavid / Justin Mcinteer / Alpine Decline @ Synchronicity – Afternoon show
Sun Araw / Sequins and Skeletons / Sasqrotch / Obscurer @ Echo Curio

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Recent Show Announcements

Tame Impala Come to the Silverlake Lounge in June
Spaceland
6/8/10: Henry Clay People Record Release (now at Ticketweb)

Echoplex
6/3/10: Free Kutmah Benefit: Dam Funk / Daedelus / Gaslamp Killer / Samiyam (now at Ticketweb)

The Echo
6/17/10: Unfact / Vato Negro / Skin Walker (now at Tickeweb)
6/18/10: Pantha Du Prince / Delphic (now)
6/20/10: The Warlocks (now)
7/28/10: Obits / Nightmarchers / AM (now)
7/29/10: Nathaniel Rateliff (now)

Silverlake Lounge
6/29/10: Tame Impala (now at in ticketing)
7/13/10: Eytan and the Embassy (now)

Glass House
7/28/10: Paper Tongues / Neon Trees / Civil Twilight (Friday at Noon)
8/26/10: The Hold Steady (Friday at Noon)
8/28/10: Boris / Red Sparowes / Helms (Friday at Noon)


Bootleg Theater
7/22/10: Maps and Atlases (now at in ticketing)
7/30/10: Pocahaunted (now)
8/26/10: Black Mountain (now)

Greek Theatre
8/7/10: Ringo Starr (presale now, password = RINGOS; Saturday at 10 AM)
8/12/10: My Morning Jacket / Avi Buffalo (presale now, password = EVIL; Saturday at 10 AM)
8/24/10: Chris Isaak (presale now, password = MITRA; Saturday at 10 AM)
8/29/10: Goo Goo Dolls / Switchfoot / Green River Ordinance (presale now, password = RESTOFUS; Saturday at 10 AM)

McCabe’s
6/13/10: Leslie & the Badgers / Eleni Mandell (now through club)
6/20/10: So Many Wizards / The Blank Tapes / Moses Campbell (now)
6/27/10: Jonathan Wilson, Farmer Dave Scher and Friends (now)

Troubadour
7/20/10: Here We Go Magic / Beach Fossils / Curfew (Friday at 1 PM)
7/27/10: Phosphorescent (now)

The Mayan
6/21/10 – 6/22/10: Gogol Bordello (Saturday at 10 AM)

El Rey Theatre
7/22/10: Cynic / Intronaut (Saturday at 10 AM)
8/12/10: Tokyo Police Club / Freelance Whales (now)
8/14/10: Yoshida Brothers (Saturday at 10 AM)
8/27/10: Boris (Friday at 10 AM)

Club Nokia
7/24/10: The Game (presale now, password = LOVEIT; Friday at 10 AM)
8/13/10: The Rising / Hollywood U2 (presale now, password = BRUCE; Friday at 10 AM)
8/28/10: Something Corporate (presale now, password = JORDAN; Friday at 10 AM)
9/3/10: Jim Jefferies (presale now, password = FUNNY; Friday at 10 AM)
9/24/10: Cinematic Titanic (presale now, password = MST3000; Friday at 10 AM)

Nokia Theatre
11/26/10 – 11/27/10: Yo Gabba Gabba! Live (AMEX presale now; on sale 6/4/10 at 10 AM)

San Manuel Amphitheater
8/14/10: Ozzfest: Ozzy Osbourne / Motley Crue (Saturday at Noon)

Verizon Wireless
8/19/10: Christina Aguilera / Leona Lewis (Friday at 10 AM)
9/23/10: Jonas Bros / Demi Lovato (Saturday at 10 AM)

Hollywood Palladium
8/14/10: Billy Idol (Saturday at 10 AM)

Monday, May 17, 2010

Live Music Options: 5/17/10 - 5/23/10


If you can't find anything to do this week, then you're not looking very hard.
Monday 5/17/10
[Pick of the Night] Frank Fairfield and Friends @ Redwood Bar
[Recommended] Nashville Flood Benefit: Meiko / Buddy / Chris Pierce and others @ Hotel Café
[Recommended] The Like / Jail Weddings / Gestapo Khazi / Starfucker @ The Echo (Free)
[Recommended] Sweethead / Earthlings? / Sean Wheeler & Zander Schloss @ Spaceland (Free) –Sweethead features Van Leeuwen (guitar in Queens of the Stone Age), Serrina Sims, Norm Block (drums in Mark Lanegan Band, Plexi) and Eddie Nappi (bass in Mark Lanegan Band, Handsome). Earthlings? are another band from the desert rock/QOTSA/EODM crowd. Sean Wheeler and Zander Schloss are ex-Throw Rag and Circle Jerks guys.
War Tapes / Living Days / Repeater / Hexam Heads @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – War Tapes is doing the May residency at the SLounge.
Falling Still / Electric Soul Co. / Rajas / Square on Square @ Troubadour ($5)
Todd Barry and Friends @ Largo ($20)
Zach Steel / Ilo Mar / Mike Kitcher / Sleepwalkers Local @ Echo Curio
Psychic Handbook / Back to the Future the Ride / Foreign Cinema @ Pehrspace
Dancy Laury Dance / Ezra Reich / Spirit Animal / Random Impulse @ Viper Room

Tuesday 5/18/10
[Pick of the Night] Roky Erickson with Okkervil River / Leslie & the Badgers @ the Music Box ($32) – This was moved from the Mayan to the Music Box. What I’ve heard of the new record is really good.
[Recommended] Jonathan Richman @ The Smell ($15) – Still love that early stuff.
Massive Attack / MNDR / Martina Topley Bird @ The Wiltern (Sold Out) – I haven’t listened to Massive Attack since the 1990s, but those first few albums were good.
Black Math Horseman / Green and Wood / Lantvrn / Fatso Jetson @ Spaceland ($5) – Tee Pee records band with the retro metal sound.
Converge / Coalesce / Gaza / Touche Amore / Black Breath @ El Rey – The early 1990s hardcore band.
60 Watt Kid / Voices Voices / Pizza! / Tan Dollar @ The Echo ($5)
Scarlet Grey / Assemble the Skyline / New Years Day / Vogue in the Movement @ Troubadour ($10)
Styx / Foreigner / Kansas @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($30 - $100)
Chuck Palahniuk presents “Tell All” @ Largo (Sold Out)
Ivan and Alyosha / Cassorla / The Moviegoers @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Nina Storey / Ruby Friedman @ Hotel Café
Dos / Tsigoti / Married in Berichev / French Quarter / Whitman @ Echo Curio
A Dirty Mess / Penis Envy / White Flag Down @ Redwood

Wednesday 5/19/10
[Pick of the Night] Caribou / Toro y Moi @ El Rey ($20) – I still haven’t heard the new record, but I still revisit the first two albums.
[Recommended] Broken Bells / The Morning Benders @ The Music Box (Sold Out) – The record’s a little dull, but it’s still James Mercer and Danger Mouse.
[Recommended] Roky Erickson with Okkervil River @ Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock (Free) – This is a free kids show at 3:30 PM. Adults must have a kid with them.
[Recommended] Horse Feathers / Dawn Landes / Liz Pappademas @ Bootleg ($10) – Nice, rural sounds.
[Recommended] Sara Radle / Andrew Lynch / Correatown / C-Horse @ Spaceland ($5) – Talented local lineup. Radle has played with The Rentals and The Waking Sleep, Lynch has collaborated with Earlimart and Angela Corea’s a talented singer-songwriter.
[Recommended] Henry Wolfe & Farmer Dave Scher / Jenny O @ Hoel Café – I like Farmer Dave, but not familiar with the rest.
Alex Chilton Tribute @ Redwood – Not familiar with most of the artists performing, but I love Chilton.
Massive Attack / Anti-Pop Consortium / Martina Topley Bird @ The Wiltern ($50)
Low End Theory: Baths / Qzen @ Airliner ($10)
Talib Kweli & Hi Tek @ House of Blues Sunset ($27.50) – Kweli’s a very talented rapper.
Abused Romance / Standing Shadows / Adrian Vera / Avenue 52 @ Troubadour ($10)
Thee Nathaniel Fregoso and the Bountiful Hearts / Allah Las @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Garfunkel and Oates @ Largo ($25)
Julieta Venegas @ Club Nokia

Thursday 5/20/10
[Pick of the Night] Chris Hillman @ Grammy Museum ($20) – Acoustic songs and Q&A. I saw Hillman at the first Stagecoach and really enjoyed it. He’s just as responsible for country rock as Gram Parsons.
Shout Out Louds / Freelance Whales @ El Rey ($20) – Saw the Shout Out Louds at SXSW a couple of years ago. Pretty good.
Minus the Bear / Everest / Young the Giant @ the Mayan ($22) – I’m an Everest fan, but not too familiar with the other bands.
Massive Attack / Nite Jewel / Martina Topley Bird @ The Wiltern (Sold Out)
Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek @ Grove of Anaheim
Casxio / Vanprasta / Symphonic Circles / Imagine Dragons @ Troubadour ($10)
Bastard / Memory / M31 / The Shrine @ Spaceland ($5)
Barron Von Luxxury / Diamonds Under Fire @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Glee @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($45 - $85)
Sarah Silverman @ Largo ($25)
Rats perform live soundtracks for short films @ Echo Curio
The Royal Highness @ Viper Room ($20)
Nashville Pussy / Riot Brides / Cockpit @ Key Club ($18)
Existereo / Intuition / Screwtape / Michael Nhat @ Synchronicity

Friday 5/21/10
[Pick of the Night] Cass McCombs / Foreign Born / Boys Like Us @ The Highlands Masonic Temple [104 N. Avenue 56 in Highland Park] ($17) – All bands performing with the Calder Quartet. Boys Like Us is Rostam Batmanglij from Vampire Weekend and Discovery.
[Recommended] Shadow Shadow Shade / Red Cortez @ Bootleg ($10) – Shadow Shadow Shade is headed up to Sasquatch in a couple of weeks.
[Recommended] Jon Brion and Friends @ Largo ($25)
The National / Ramona Falls @ The Wiltern ($23) – The National is one of those bands I feel like I should like, but they just don’t move me when I put it on.
The End Times Opry: Rebecca Corry / Murry Hammond / Hi Ho Silver Oh and others @ Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock ($20)
Shout Out Louds / Freelance Whales @ El Rey ($20)
Minus the Bear / Everest / Young the Giant @ the Glass House ($20)
The Drowning Men / The Pity Party / The Franks / The Damn Sons @ Spaceland ($8)
Far / Dead Country / Volapike @ Troubadour ($15)
Foot Village / Robedoor / Future Islands / Lower Dens @ Synchronicity – Future Islands is a pretty cool electronic/rock band on Thrill Jockey.
Woah Hunx / Christmas Island / Tijuana Panthers @ Echo Curio
OK Go / Earl Greyhound / Debate Team @ The Music Box (Sold Out)
The Dan Band @ Club Nokia ($20 - $30)
Sweethead / Normandy @ Alex’s Bar ($8) – See Spaceland on Monday for description
Francis and the Lights / Teen Inc @ The Echo ($10)
Glee @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($45 - $85)
Vienna Teng / Alex Wong / Sara Watkins @ McCabe’s ($17.50)
John Butler Trio @ House of Blues Sunset
Feel Free / Monster Pussy / Roundabout / Wild Pack of Canaries @ The Smell ($5)
Stab City @ Redwood Bar
Spider Problem / Haunted Tigers / Hello My Name Is Red @ Mr. T’s Bowl
The Binges @ Viper Room ($20)
Pete Rock @ Key Club ($20)

Saturday 5/22/10
[Pick of the Day] Silver Lake Jubilee: The Living Sisters / Spain / Olin and the Moon / The Growlers / Eulogies / Nico Stai / Wait.Think.Fast. / Blue Jungle / Mississippi Man / Dirt Bird and others @ Myra Between Fountain and Santa Monica ($5)
[Recommended] Future Islands / Lower Dens / Superhumanoids / Pizza! @ the Smell ($5) – Future Islands is a cool, electronic/rock/art band from Baltimore on the Thrill Jockey label.
[Recommended] Clem Snide / Heligoats @ Spaceland ($12) – Eef Barzelay. They’re back in a big way.
[Recommended] Jon Brion and Friends @ Largo ($25)
The National / Ramona Falls @ The Wiltern (Sold Out)
Shooter Jennings & Hierophant / Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real @ Troubadour ($20)
Kaki King / An Horse @ El Rey ($20)
Glee @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($45 - $85)
Far / Dead Country @ The Glass House ($15)
The Babies / Heavy Hawaii @ Echo Curio – Early show from 6PM – 8PM
Actuary / Xome / Sissisters / Conscious Summary @ Echo Curio
The Chapin Sisters / I See Hawks in LA @ McCabe’s ($15)
Patrick Watson @ Hotel Café
Lords of Altamont / Muck and the Mires / Sonic Avenues / Sin Alley @ Redwood Bar
Pharmacy / Apes of Wrath / Hotel St. George / Ovideo Music / Jack Ladder / Taso @ Mr. T’s Bowl
Odelia / By Sunlight / Future Ghost / The Break Ups @ Pehrspace
Chris Pureka / Fences / One Trick Pony / Lucky Tubb @ The Mint ($10)
Morrissey’s Birthday: Sweet and Tender Hooligans @ Key Club ($20)
Daughters of the Sun / Vampire Hands / Dva Damas @ Synchronicity

Sunday 5/23/10
[Pick of the Week] Silver Lake Jubilee: Radar Brothers / Foreign Born / Division Day / The Like / Useless Keys / The Monolators / Dios / Wet & Reckless / Timonium / Tenlons Fort / Seasons @ Myra Between Fountain and Santa Monica ($5)
Bonfire Madigan / Dubus / Patsy / The I’s @ Bootleg ($10) – Performing songs by Arthur Russell
Frightened Rabbit / Maps and Atlases / Our Brother the Native @ The Music Box ($20)
The Pillows / Noodles / Monokuro / Pop Chocolat @ Glass House ($20)
Creed Bratton @ McCabe’s ($15)
Jyp Tour / 2 AM Club @ the Wiltern ($50 - $150)
Groovy Rednecks / The Cheatin’ Kind @ The Echo (Free) – Early show at 5:00 PM
Geneva Jacuzzi / Soft Metals @ The Echo ($5)
Sara Bareilles / Chris Pierce @ Hotel Café ($12.50) – Another venue jumping into the Kids thing. This is an early show where adults need to bring a kid to get in. Starts at 2:00 PM.
Blue Jungle / Captured By Robots @ Redwood Bar
Bleed the Dream / We Are the Arsenal @ The Roxy ($13.50)
Demon Hunter @ Key Club ($15)
Weatherbox / Look Mexico / Summer Vacation / Joyce Manor @ Synchronicity

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Recent Live Music Show Announcements

Wild Beasts Play at El Rey This Summer
The Wiltern
10/19/10: Broken Social Scene (Friday at 10 AM)

Gibson
7/28/10: Squeeze / English Beat (Friday at 1 PM)
7/30/10: Toby Keith / Trace Adkins (Saturday at 10 AM)
8/27/10 – 8/28/10: Joan Sebastian (Saturday at 10 AM)

Verizon Wireless
6/5/10: KROQ Weenie Roast: Sublime with Rose / Stone Temple Pilots / Deftones / Hole / Devo / Paramore / Silversun Pickups / Spoon / Cage the Elephant / The Temper Trap / The Dirty Heads / Passion Pit / Against Me! (presale now, password = KROQWEENIE; Saturday at 10 AM)

Greek Theatre
6/21/10: Keane / Ingrid Michaelson / Fran Healy (presale now, password = TRAIN; Saturday at 10 AM)
7/22/10: Barenaked Ladies / Kris Allen / Angel Taylor (presale now, password = GOODTIME; Saturday at 10 AM)
7/31/10: Pat Benatar / REO Speedwagon / Edwin McCain (presale now, password = BATTLEFIELD; Saturday at 10 AM)
8/21/10: Al Green / Stephanie Mills (presale now, password = REVEREND; Saturday at 10 AM)
8/27/10: Cyndi Lauper (presale now, password = MEMPHIS; Saturday at 10 AM)

Los Angeles State Historic Park
7/17/10: M.I.A. / N*E*R*D / Die Antwoord / Flying Lotus / Rye Rye / Switch / Joker / Sleigh Bells / Theophilus London / 12th Planet / Borgore / Jason Bentley / Destructo / Nguzunguzu / The Gaslamp Killer / Ninjasonik (now at Hardfest.com)
8/7/10: Hard Summer: Soulwax / Crystal Castles / Major Lazer / Erol Alkan / Diplo / Tiga / Digitalism (now at Hardfest.com)

Club Nokia
6/26/10: Danzig (presale now, password = MOTHER; Friday at 10 AM)

El Rey
5/30/10: Miike Snow (now)
6/15/10: Melody Gardot (Saturday at 10 AM)
7/6/10: Steel Train (Saturday at 10 AM)
8/13/10: Wild Beasts (now)

The Music Box
7/3/10: The Cat Empire (Saturday at 10 AM)

Honda Center
10/25/10: Shakira (Friday at 5 PM)
12/14/10: Roger Waters’ The Wall (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = THEWALL2010; Monday at 10 AM)

Staples Center
8/13/10: American Idol Live! (Saturday at 10 AM)

Fox Theater Pomona
7/17/10: Thrice (Monday at 10 AM)

Echo
5/25/10: The Airborne Toxic Event (now at Tickeweb)
7/9/10: Harlem (Friday at 10 AM)
7/20/10: Grand Archives (now)

Spaceland
Mondays in June: We Barbarians

Troubadour
6/24/10: Every Avenue (Friday at 1 PM)
6/29/10: The Gracious Few (Friday at 1 PM)
8/13/10: Aterciopelados (Friday at 1 PM)
9/24/10 – 9/26/10: RX Bandits (now)

Monday, May 10, 2010

Live Music Options: 5/10/10 - 5/16/10

Besnard Lakes Visit the Troubadour on Thursday


I only made it out once last week for the Passion of the Weiss show at Spaceland on Saturday night. I caught DaVinci, Pollyn and Freddie Gibbs. Gibbs is the real deal. If you're a fan of seeing rappers at all, give him a look. The beginning of this week is a little slow, but it picks up starting Thursday....
Monday 5/10/10
[Pick of the Night] The Like / The New Fidelity / Bloodbath @ The Echo (Free) – I haven’t heard the new incarnation of the Like, but they’re very photogenic.
Sweethead / Ashes Divide / Normandie / Dead White Underbelly @ Spaceland (Free) – Last week’s show had a few big time celebs in attendance; so if you’re a paparazzi from TMZ or if you’re Midwestern cousin is in town, there’s even more reason to go. Sweethead features Van Leeuwen (guitar in Queens of the Stone Age), Serrina Sims, Norm Block (drums in Mark Lanegan Band, Plexi) and Eddie Nappi (bass in Mark Lanegan Band, Handsome).
War Tapes / The New Room / 1, 2, 3 / Tracy Dean and Jesus @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – War Tapes is doing the May residency at the SLounge.
Kazai Rex / Latin Meds @ Old Town Pub in Pasadena (Free)
Los Campesinos! / Signals @ The Glass House ($15)
Fang Island @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM
The Benson Interruption @ Largo
So & So @ Hotel Café
Court Yard Hounds @ Grammy Museum (Sold Out) – Two of the Dixie Chicks.
Let Go of the Rail / State Rec / Guf Trup / California Priest @ Pehrspace

Tuesday 5/11/10
[Pick of the Night] Del the Funky Homosapien @ The Roxy (Free)
[Recommended] Charlie Wadhams Trio @ Hyperion Tavern (Free)
[Recommended] Cue the Moon / Wet & Reckless / Detangler / Very @ Spaceland (Free) - Last minute addition. Wet & Reckless is Jess from the Movies and Very is Brian Cleary from the Movies.
Fuck Buttons / Sun Araw / Infinite Body @ Troubadour ($15) – Noisey electronic music. Fuck Buttons are Pitchfork darlings – both albums have gotten the best new music designation.
Kate Nash / SuperCute! @ El Rey (Sold Out)
Smog Sessions @ The Echo (Free w/ RSVP)
The Nerdist @ Largo ($25)
Roger Steffens’ “Life of Bob Marley” @ Grammy Museum ($10)
Knee High / The Killbirds / The Cooling Time @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Nina Storey / Darrelle London @ Hotel Café
CCR Headcleaner / Back to the Future Ride / Heatrock @ Echo Curio
Roger Clyne @ The Mint ($15)

Wednesday 5/12/10
[Pick of the Night] Low End Theory: Baths / Mary Anne Hobbs @ Airliner ($10)
Johnny Osbourne / The Melodians @ Echoplex ($15)
Evan Voytas / Bell Gardens / Superhumanoids @ The Echo ($7)
Barrio Tiger / Stab City / Stepfather @ Spaceland (Free)
V.V. Brown / Darrelle London @ Troubadour ($15)
The Damn Sons / Rocket @ 3 of Clubs (Free)
Ben Folds and a Piano / Kate Miller-Heidke @ The Music Box ($38)
Diane Birch / AM @ El Rey ($22)
Grant Lee Phillips and Friends @ Largo ($25)
Ojos Rojos / Lantvrn / ExDetectives / Rocking Horse People @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
The Daylights @ Hotel Café
Sierra Leone’s Refugee Allstar @ The Roxy ($19)
White Shit / Shearing Pinx / Nu Sensae / Bipolar Bear @ the Smell ($5)
Woolen / The Nocturnes / Pope Anything @ Echo Curio
Radney Foster @ The Mint ($15)

Thursday 5/13/10
[Pick of the Week] The Besnard Lakes / The Happy Hollows / Infantree @ Troubadour ($12) – Great albums and explosive live show.
[Recommended] Bob Log III / Frank Fairfield @ Echo Curio ($8)
Ninjasonik / Weave! @ Spaceland ($10) – Good chance to see these Brooklyn hipsters before they come back for the M.I.A., N*E*R*D, Flying Lotus, Sleigh Bells show in July.
Mississippi Man / Pepper Rabbit / White Arrows / The Fling @ The Echo ($7)
James Taylor & Carole King @ Hollywood Bowl ($18 - $175) – I don’t sit around and listen to James Taylor much, but Carole King is one of the most important songwriters of all time.
Drake / Mike Posner @ Club Nokia (Sold Out)
Ben Folds and a Piano / Kate Miller-Heidke @ The Music Box ($38)
Jakob Dylan and Three Legs featuring Neko Case and Kelly Hogan / The Felice Brothers / honeyhoney @ The Wiltern ($25 - $45)
James Mulvey / John Carpenter @ Space 1520 (Free)
David Mamet presents “Theatre” @ Largo (call club)
Jamie Drake / Brother Sal @ Hotel Café
Sun Araw / CCR Headcleaner / NASA Space Universe / Moment Trigger @ The Smell ($5)
Crash Kings @ The Roxy ($10)

Friday 5/14/10
[Pick of the Night] Andrew Bird / Simone White @ Largo (Sold Out) – Andrew Bird puts on an extremely compelling live show. It would be interesting to see him at Jon Brion’s home away from hotel.
[Recommended] Flying Lotus (A/V set) / Ras G / Dr. Strangeloop / Kutmah / Jerimiah Jae @ Echoplex ($20) – Flying Lotus is blowing up right now. Pretty much the most critically acclaimed cat going.
Useless Keys / The Delta Mirror / Full Frontal / Sleepy Eyes of Death @ Spaceland ($7)
Turin Brakes / Hard Drugs / Lucy Schwartz @ The Echo ($10)
James Taylor & Carole King @ Hollywood Bowl ($18 - $175) – I don’t sit around and listen to James Taylor much, but Carole King is one of the most important songwriters of all time.
Bajofondo and the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas @ Walt Disney Concert Hall ($53 - $80)
Wreck of the Zephyr / Random Patterns / Boomsnake / Lovely Bad Things @ Echo Curio
Ben Folds and a Piano / Kate Miller-Heidke @ House of Blues Anaheim
Klymaxx / Lisa Lisa / JJ Fad @ House of Blues Sunset
Summer Darling / Worker Bee / Golden Years / Wires in the Walls / George Glass @ Pehrspace
Wavefest 2010: Michael McDonald / Chaka Khan / Poncho Sanchez / Mindi Abair @ Greek Theater ($24 - $155)
Dredg / Facing New York / Send the Sages @ Troubadour ($20)
O.A.R. / ALO @ The Wiltern ($15)
Oliver Future / London to Tokyo @ Bootleg ($8)
Justin Young / Chris Pierce / Jeremy Messersmith / Brother Sal @ Hotel Café
Anna Oxygen / The Finches / Key Losers / Ponce De Leon @ The Smell ($5)
LA Font / Unfunky Folks @ Synchronicity

Saturday 5/15/10
[Pick of the Night] Flying Lotus (live band) / Ravi Coltrane / The Gaslamp Killer / Gonjasufi / Matthew David @ Echoplex ($20) – This is the live band version of the Flying Lotus show. Expect a lot of improv and new interpretations of the songs.
[Recommended] Andrew Bird @ Largo (Sold Out)
[Recommended] Le Switch / Les Blanks @ Origami Vinyl (Free) – 7:00 PM show; The bands recently released a split 7” so cruise on down, see some live songs and drink some free beer.
[Recommended] Ricky Gervais @ Nokia Theatre ($40 - $75) – Funny guy.
Jeremy Messersmith / Jeremiah Streeter @ Bootleg ($10) – My friends in Minneapolis tell me he’s a talented singer-songwriter with a strong pop sensibility.
Annuals / The Most Serene Republic / What Laura Says @ Spaceland ($12)
Johann Johannsson @ Silent Movie Theatre ($15) – Icelandic composer.
Usher / Ludacris / Akon / Justin Beiber / Ke$ha / Adam Lambert / Iyaz / B.o.B. @ Staples Center ($40 - $225)
James Taylor & Carole King @ Hollywood Bowl ($18 - $175) – I don’t sit around and listen to James Taylor much, but Carole King is one of the most important songwriters of all time.
Leila Adu / Howardamb / Voice on Tape @ Echo Curio
Patti LuPone @ Walt Disney Concert Hall ($46 - $84)
Torches in Trees / Phoenix and the Turtle / Walk @ Pehrspace
Dredg / Facing New York / Butterscotch@ Troubadour ($20)
a-ha @ Club Nokia (Sold Out)
Nicole Kidman / Essay / Knight Rider @ The Smell ($5)
Stab City @ Redwood Bar
Carney / Red Arrow Messenger @ El Rey ($18)
California Metalfest IV: Fear Factory / Job For a Cowboy / Whitechapel / Dying Fetus @ Fox Theater & Glass House ($40)
Thirty Seconds to Mars / Shiny Toy Guns / Neon Trees / Street Drum Corps @ Greek Theater ($35)
Freedy Johnston / The Sin City Allstars @ The Mint ($15)
Snow & Voices @ Hotel Café

Sunday 5/16/10

[Pick of the Night] The Parson Red Heads / Freddy & Francine / Will Courtney @ McCabe’s ($15) – The Parson Red Heads have been recording, can’t wait to hear the new songs.
[Recommended] Sonny Rollins @ Walt Disney Concert Hall ($46 - $116) – Saxophone legend is an understatement.
[Recommended] Ricky Gervais @ Nokia Theatre ($40 - $75)
Sea Wolf / Patrick Park @ The Autry Museum ($15) – Singer-songwritery BFFs
Gil Mantera’s Party Dream / All Wrong and the Plans Change / Ultraviolet Lights @ Spaceland ($10)
Blue Jungle @ Redwood Bar
Bonfire Madigan / Rachael Cantu / Josh Norton @ Bootleg ($10)
Grand Ole Echo: Dan Janisch / 50 Cent Haircut / William Lee & the Modern Primitives @ The Echo (Free)
Xeno & Oaklander / Epee Du Bois / Frank Alpine @ The Echo ($8)
California Metalfest IV: Bleeding Through / The Faceless / Born of Osiris / Sleeping Giant / Earth Crisis @ Fox Theater and Glass House ($40)
a-ha @ Club Nokia ($20 - $50)
Toots & the Maytals @ Key Club ($28)
Psychic Handbook / E&E / Secret Circuit and Suzanne Kraft @ Synchronicity

Thursday, May 06, 2010

Recently Announced Live Shows

El Guincho Is Coming To Spaceland 7/10/10
Orpheum
8/13/10: Natalie Merchant (on sale Saturday at 10 AM)

Greek Theatre
7/8/10: Sugarland / Michelle Branch / Will Hoge (presale now, password = MACHINE; Saturday at 10 AM)
7/23/10: Jackson Browne / David Lindley (presale now, password = STRANGE; Saturday at 10 AM)
8/14/10: Los Lonely Boys / Tierra / El Chicano (presale now, password = BROTHERS; Saturday at 10 AM)
8/18/10: Rodrigo y Gabriela / Xavier Rudd (presale now, password = RODGAB; Saturday at 10 AM)
8/25/10: Norah Jones / Corinne Bailey Rae (presale now, password = FALL; Saturday at 10 AM)

Spaceland
5/29/10: 400 Blows (now at Ticketweb)
6/3/10: Fitz and the Tantrums (now)
6/9/10: Karen Elson (now)
6/10/10: Fitz and the Tantrums (now)
6/12/10: Rose’s Pawn Shop (now)
6/17/10: Fitz and the Tantrums (now)
6/18/10: Citay (now)
6/22/10: Peggy Sue (now)
6/24/10: Fitz and the Tantrums (now)
6/25/10: Ty Segall / Sonny & the Sunsets (now)
6/30/10: Damien Jurado (now)
7/9/10: The Donkeys (now)
7/10/10: El Guincho (now)
7/23/10: Sleepy Sun (now)
8/28/10: Oneida / Jonas Reinhardt (now)

Troubadour
7/2/10: Dam-Funk / Master Blazter (now)
7/8/10: Gurrumul (now)
7/9/10: Bobby Long (now)
7/22/10: Off With Their Heads (now)

El Rey
6/6/10: Necro (now)
6/19/10: Jamie Lidell / Alex B (now)

The Music Box
6/19/10: Rooney / Young Veins (Friday at 10 AM)
8/13/10: Empire of the Sun (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = DREAM; Saturday at 10 AM)

Club Nokia
5/19/10: Julieta Venegas (now)
6/29/10: Jesse Cook (presale now, password = RUMBA; Friday at 10 AM)
7/15/10: La Roux (presale now, password = BULLETPROOF; Friday at 10 AM)
7/23/10: Queensryche Cabaret (presale now, password = NAUGHTY; Friday at 10 AM)
8/1/10: Ruben Studdard & Clay Aiken (presale now, password = TIMELESS; Friday at 10 AM)
8/27/10: Asia (presale now, password = HEAT; Friday at 10 AM)

Disney Concert Hall
7/23/10: Lyle Lovett and His Large Band (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = LARGE; Saturday at 10 AM)

Echo
7/1/10: Dum Dum Girls / Crocodiles (now at Ticketweb)
7/6/10: Fol Chen (now)
7/27/10: Bear in Heaven / Twin Sister (Sunday at 10 AM)
9/8/10: The Gories (Sunday at 10 AM)

Echoplex
7/9/10: Ariel Pink (now)
7/31/10: Dave Alvin / T Model Ford (now)

Largo
7/31/10: Patton Oswalt (call club)

McCabe’s
7/9/10: Peter Case (now)

Staples Center
10/23/10: Shakira (Friday at 10 AM)
11/29/10: Roger Watters’ The Wall – Live (Monday at 10 AM)

Honda Center
12/13/10: Roger Watters’ The Wall – Live (Monday at 10 AM)

Hollywood Palladium
7/21/10: The Dead Weather (Friday at 10 AM)
9/27/10: The Black Keys (Friday at Noon)

The Wiltern
5/14/10: O.A.R. / ALO (now)
6/29/10: Taking Back Sunday (Saturday at 10 AM)

Gibson Amphitheatre
9/18/10: Heart (Friday at 10 AM)
11/12/10 – 11/14/10: Vicente Fernandez (now)

Wednesday, May 05, 2010

Ticket Giveaway: Freddie Gibbs at Spaceland


I've got some tickets to give away for this Saturday's show at Spaceland. The headliner is Freddie Gibbs who was featured in an LA Weekly cover story last December. He was also called "SXSW's rap breakout" by Entertainment Weekly. Joining Gibbs on the bill are: Pollyn, Davinci and Hanni El Khatib.

To win these tickets, email me [dukeufo at gmail] with the name of your favorite tequila (in honor of Cinco de Mayo). Please put "Freddie Gibbs" in the subject line. The contest closes Friday at Noon.

Monday, May 03, 2010

Live Music Options: 5/3/10 to 5/9/10

Les Savy Fav Play the Getty on Saturday and the Echoplex on Sunday


Broken Social Scene, Will Oldham, The Hold Steady, Les Savy Fav...pretty good week for local music fans.
Monday 5/3/10
[Pick of the Night] Broken Social Scene / Julie Doiron @ The Music Box (Sold Out) – The new BSS record hasn’t blown me away, but it’s got some jams (and got Best New Music on Pitchfork today). I saw them back in the day at the Silverlake Lounge.
Lupe Fiasco / B.o.B. @ House of Blues Sunset ($43)
Phil Alvin / Frank Fairfield @ Redwood Bar – I still haven’t seen Frank Fairfield live, but want to.
The Hold Steady @ Grammy Museum ($15) – Early show at 7:30 PM; If I was a bigger fan, I’d jump at the opportunity to see this intimate showcase.
Square on Square / Cue the Moon @ The Echo (Free) – Ex-Marjorie Fair. The Like residency will start next week.
Sweethead / The Damn Sons / Slang Chickens / Hocus Pocus @ Spaceland (Free) – Sweethead features Van Leeuwen (guitar in Queens of the Stone Age), Serrina Sims, Norm Block (drums in Mark Lanegan Band, Plexi) and Eddie Nappi (bass in Mark Lanegan Band, Handsome). Hocus Pocus is Dios.
Two Door Cinema Club @ Bardot
Felt Drawings / Ezra Buchla / Halloween Swim Team / White Leopards @ Synchronicity
War Tapes / Jack Ladder / Dimmer / Future Ghost @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)
The Droogs / Jeff “Skunk” Baxter / Valora @ Troubadour ($25 - $50)
The Kin @ Hotel Café
Chris Cornell @ The Roxy (Sold Out)

Tuesday 5/4/10
[Recommended] Broken Social Scene@ Amoeba (Free) – 6:00 PM show; If you got shut out of the Music Box show.
Greg Laswell / Brian Wright @ Troubadour (Sold Out)
Oh Darling / Actress / Until June / Dirt Bird @ Spaceland ($5) – Dirt Bird is Claire and Athena from Shadow Shadow Shade.
Stephen Brower the Silent Majority (Ween Tribute Show) @ Bootleg ($8)
Aziz Ansari @ Largo Little Room (Sold Out)
Coheed and Cambria / Circa Survive / Torche @ Fox Theater Pomona (Sold Out0
Joe Sib’s California Calling @ Largo ($20)
Alex Kemp / Henry Wolfe / El May / Butterfly Child @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Kelly Dalton @ Hotel Café
Daniel Francis Doyle / I.E. / Rare Grooves / The Real Noriegas @ The Smell ($5)
Links / Useless Keys / The Moog @ Viper Room ($15)

Wednesday 5/5/10 (Cinco de Mayo)
[Pick of the Night] Eluvium / Bell Gardens / Benoit Pioulard / Whale Fall @ Bootleg ($10) – Eluvium gets compared to Eno and Fennesz.
[Recommended] Dosh / White Hinterland / The Baths @ The Echo ($10) – Anticon {Sorry I had this on Tuesday on accident}.
[Recommended] David Sedaris @ Royce Hall (Sold Out) – Funny guy.
[Recommended] Janeane Garofalo @ Largo ($20) – Funny gal.
The Hold Steady / The Donkeys / A Decent Animal @ El Rey (Sold Out) – After seeing them, I understand their appeal, but I’m still not a dedicated fan.
Low End Theory: Mochipet / Vladimir Computin / Slayers Club @ Airliner ($10)
Two Door Cinema Club / Funeral Party @ Troubadour (Sold Out) – New Irish band with some pretty good buzz surrounding them.
Pacha Massive / Wait.Think.Fast / Clorofila @ Spaceland ($10) - The most Cinco de Mayo oriented lineup.
Chlorofila @ Amoeba (Free) – 5:00 PM show
Jane's Addiction @ Bardot (Free) - Doors open at 10:00 PM
Widows Gone Wild / I Am Astronaut @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
The Daylights / Jake Newton @ Hotel Café
Fantastica Bastidas / Juan the Mannequin / TRON / Hello My Name Is Red @ The Smell ($5)
Quetzal Guerrero & the Warriors @ Redwood Bar
Nero / Dusk @ The Roxy (Free w/ RSVP to Scion)
Wiz Khalifa / Fashwan / Logic @ Glass House ($15)

Thursday 5/6/10
[Pick of the Night] Flying Lotus @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM Show
Carlos Varela @ Echoplex ($25 - $35) – The Cuban Bob Dylan?
Spirit Vine / Hocus Pocus / Pet Saddle / Roughed Up Folk @ Spaceland ($5)
Spindrift / Nurses / Magic Mirror @ The Echo ($8)
Cannibal Corpse / Skeletonwitch @ House of Blues Sunset ($21.50)
Green River Ordinance / Matt Hires / Angel Taylor @ Troubadour ($12)
Mississippi Man / The Ferocious Few / Dirt Dress @ 3 of Clubs
Wiz Khalifa / Fashwan / Jasmine Solano @ El Rey (Sold Out)
The Atlantic Line / The Hectors / The Lyon Crowns @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Nicole Simone / Stone Darling @ Bootleg ($8)
Ingrid Michaelson @ Hotel Café (Sold Out)
AJ McLean @ The Roxy ($20)
The Head Cat @ Key Club ($18)
White Buffalo @ Detroit Bar ($12)

Friday 5/7/10
[Pick of the Week] Mastodon / Between the Buried and Me / Baroness / Valient Thorr @ Fox Theater Pomona ($29 - $35) – I’m not the world’s biggest fan of heavy music, but Mastodon and Baroness are two bands that have caught my ear in the past few years. I saw Mastodon at the Troubadour a few years ago and it was really good.
[Recommended] Drivey-By Truckers / The Henry Clay People @ Avalon ($23.50) - Both good live bands, rememeber there's a 10:30 curfew for bands.
[Recommended] Old Californio / I See Hawks in LA @ Redwood Bar – Good country sounds.
[Recommended] Bring the Rock Benefit: Ben Stiller / Josh Homme @ Largo ($35)
[Recommended] The Tallest Man on Earth / Gamble House @ Natural History Museum ($15)
MONO / Twilight Sad @ El Rey ($20) – Japanese post rock.
Peter Gabriel @ Hollywood Bowl ($35 - $200) – With orchestra, no drums or guitars.
Hurricane Bells @ The Echo ($12)
Downtown Union / Seasons / George Glass / Radars to the Sky @ Pehrspace
Voices Voices / Acockalips / Protect Me @ The Smell ($5)
Sissy Spacek / Laco$te / Form A Log / Lazy Magnet / Pedestrian Deposit / Robedoor @ Synchronicity
The Bobs @ McCabe’s ($24.50)
Analog Rebellion / Mansions @ Bootleg ($10)
The Janks / Veil Era / Fim / Woolen @ Spaceland ($8)
Joey Ryan & Kenneth Pattengale @ Hotel Café
Pato Banton @ The Roxy ($22)
Philm / Earthless / Railroad to Alaska @ Detroit Bar (Free)

Saturday 5/8/10
[Pick of the Night] Bonnie “Prince” Billy & The Cairo Gang @ McCabe’s (Sold Out) – Not the greatest performer, but he writes some great songs.
[Recommended] Fucked Up / The Strange Boys / Growlers / Abe Vigoda / Graf Orlock / The Like / Dangers / Audacity / Woah Hunx @ The Glass House ($8) – Fan appreciation show in the spirit of the original F Yeah Festival. Fucked Up has a reputation for putting on an intense live show.
[Recommended] Freddie Gibbs / Pollyn / Davinci / Hanni El Khatib @ Spaceland ($10) – Passion of the Weiss presents another hip hop night at Spaceland.
[Recommended] Les Savy Fav @ the Getty - Early show at 6:00 PM
[Recommended] Warpaint / Priestbird @ Bootleg ($10)
Ane Brune / Olof Arnalds @ Largo ($25)
Los Campesinos! / Signals @ El Rey ($22)
Blue Jungle @ Redwood Bar
Red Sparowes / Fang Island / Jesus Makes the Shotgun Sound @ The Echoplex ($15)
Dante vs. Zombies / Western Hymn / Horse Thieves / Hepa-Titus @ The Smell ($5)
Gwendolyn and the Good Time Gang @ the Echoplex ($10) – Early show at 11 AM.
Akwid / Clorofila @ The Echo (Free w/ RSVP) – Early show at 6:00 PM
Angel City Outcasts / The Royal Highness / Dirty Filthy Mugs @ Troubadour (Free)
Creepshow: Hoobastank / Elliott Yamin / Esthero @ Hotel Café
60 Watt Kid / The Fritz / Centipede East / French Ship @ Echo Curio
Warner Drive @ the Roxy ($10)
Lightning Swords of Death / Huntress / Moab @ 3 of Clubs (Free)

Sunday 5/9/10 (Mother’s Day)
[Pick of the Night] Les Savy Fav / We Barbarians / LA Ghost @ Echoplex ($18) – Les Savy Fav puts on a great live show.
[Recommended] Bonnie “Prince” Billy & The Cairo Gang @ McCabe’s (Sold Out)
[Recommended] Dave Gleason and the Golden Cadillacs / Mojo Monkeys / The Coals @ The Echo (Free) – Early show at 5:00 PM; Gleason’s a talented guy.
Reckless Kelly / Olin & the Moon / Miss Willie Brown @ the Roxy ($15)
Collisions / Verbs / Kid Infinity @ Echo Curio
Bonfire Madigan @ Bootleg ($10)
Alexisonfire / Trash Talk / La Dispute / Therefore I Am @ Troubadour ($15)
Patti LaBelle @ Gibson Amphitheatre