Live Music Options: 11/1/10 - 11/7/10

Le Switch Celebrate Their Record Release on Thursday at Spaceland (photo credit: Brian Looby)

Damn fine week for live music...

Monday 11/1/10

[Pick of the Night] Deerhunter / High Places / Casino vs. Japan @ Music Box ($20) – The new Deerhunter record’s a leading contender for album of the year from all your favorite blogger/writers. It shows a lot of artistic growth.  

[Recommended] Black Apples / John Carpenter / Whispering Pines / Johnny O’Donnell (Free) – Black Apples are doing the Monday night residency this month at the Echo. If you haven’t seen John Carpenter yet, I highly recommend you check him out.

[Recommended] Dirt Dress / Traps PS / Tijuana Panthers / Rare Grooves @ Spaceland (Free) – Dirt Dress are doing the Monday night residency at Spaceland in November. Their music has a sort of lo-fi, early Velvet Underground vibe. Three of these bands are part of the DIY, Papermade collective.

The Apples In Stereo / Fol Chen @ Echoplex ($15) – OG Elephant 6 band channel ELO on their latest album.

Chasing Kings / Pacific Hurt / Eyes Lips Eyes / Judson and Mary @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – Chasing Kings is doing the Monday night residency at the Silverlake Lounge this month.

DJ Shadow / Pigeon John @ House of Blues Anaheim ($40) – Beat heads.

Laura Veirs / Leslie & the Badgers / Led to Sea @ Troubadour ($14)

Paul Gilbert @ House of Blues Sunset ($22.50)

Aloe Blacc @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM

It’s A School Night: Very Special Guest / Dan Layus @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP)

Tuesday 11/2/10

[Pick of the Night] White Denim / Devon Williams @ Spaceland ($14) – Schizo, jarring, classic rock inspired Austinites who are known for their energetic live shows.

Stew and the Negro Problem / Candypants @ Echoplex ($23 or $28 for seated) – Bronson previewed this show for the LA Weekly. Check it out here. I haven’t seen them for over a decade.

Two Door Cinema Club / Funeral Party / Generationals @ The Music Box ($20) – Catchy Electropop/Indie rock from Bangor and Donaghadee, Northern Ireland

The Californian / Alpine Decline / Death To Anders @ LaBrie’s in Glendale (Free)

Marcus Very Ordinary / Daniel Ahearn @ the Echo

Ingrid Michaelson / The Guggenheim Grotto @ Troubadour (Sold Out)

The Lonely Wild / The Honey Trees / Wild Feathers / Auditorium @ Bootleg ($8)

Lewis Black in conversation with Craig Ferguson @ El Rey ($25 - $95)

Elsinore / Count Fleet / Coyol @ Silverlake ($8)

The League Live @ Largo (Sold Out) – The FX show about Fantasy Football

Kaki King / Northstar Session / Yellow Red Sparks @ Hotel Café
The Suzan @ Cinespace (RSVP)

The Sleeping / Tides of Man / pmtoday / Just Like Vinyl / Happy Body Slow Brain @ The Glass House ($12)

The Livingston’s / Symbol Six / White Flag Down @ Redwood

Gov’t Mule @ House of Blues Anaheim ($34)

Kristian Hoffman @ M Bar ($5)

The Wayne Horvitz Gravitas Quartet @ Redcat

Wednesday 11/3/10

[Pick of the Night] Elton John & Leon Russell @ Hollywood Palladium (Sold Out) – The two legends celebrate the release of their new T Bone Burnet produced album. I’ve never been that into Elton John, but I’m a huge Leon Russell fan.

[Recommended] Ornette Coleman @ Royce Hall ($43 - $83) – Free jazz pioneer.

Marnie Stern @ the Echo ($10) – A bit experimental and noisy. I’ve always enjoyed Zach Hill’s drumming.

Glasser / Teen Inc. @ Troubdaour ($12) – Her first album on True Panther Sounds is getting good reviews.

Gary Numan / Motor @ El Rey ($35) – Playing his classic album, Pleasure Principle from start to finish.

Voxhaul Broadcast / Eastern Conference Champions / Strange Vine @ Spaceland ($10)

Paul Weller @ The Wiltern ($46 - $56)

Snoop Dogg / Mike Epps @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($35 - $92)

Actress / Co. Fee / Tully @ Airliner ($10)

Ingrid Michaelson / The Guggenheim Grotto @ The Music Box (Sold Out)

Papercranes / Jenny O / Matt Hopper @ Bordello ($8)

Stephen Brower & The Silent Majority / Overcasters @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Kelli Scarr / 8MM @ Hotel Café

Eddie Nichols @ Redwood

Donavon Frankenreiter @ The Roxy ($25)

Natacha Atlas @ The Conga Room

Thursday 11/4/10

[Pick of the Night] Le Switch / Mississippi Man / Shirley Rolls / Big Whup @ Spaceland ($7) – This is the record release party for Le Switch’s second long player, The Rest of Me Is Space. I volunteered to write some of the press materials for the record, so I definitely recommend it.

[Recommended] Physical Forms / Figurine / Contemporary Casuals / XBXRX @ The Smell ($5) – Interesting night of music at the Smell. Physical Forms is ex-Mae Shi, Figurine features Jimmy Tamborello and Contemporary Casuals features Boom Bip and Josh Klinghoffer.

[Recommended] Freddie Gibbs @ Key Club ($15) – Very talented rapper. I saw him at Spaceland recently.

Loch & Key / Francisco the Man / Gardens and Villa / Parents @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Gary Numan / Battle Circus @ El Rey ($35) – Playing Pleasure Principle from start to finish.

Ghostland Observatory / DJ Jack @ Club Nokia ($28) – Hipsters really turned on these guys.

Walter Meego / Dominant Legs / White Apple Tree @ The Echo ($10) – Chicago transplants.  

Reel Big Fish / Goldfinger @ House of Blues Sunset ($23)

Enter Shikari / Haste the Day / Sleeping With Sirens / Lights Go Blue @ Troubadour ($15) – English post-hardcore band

Godsmack / 5FDP / Drowning Pool @ Nokia Theatre ($30 - $50)

Drake @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($57 - $83) – Former child actor turned #1 artist.

Emily Wells / Henry Wolfe @ Largo ($20)

Hawksley Workman / Alex Dezen @ Hotel Café

Nellie McKay / Shane Alexander / Persia White @ The Roxy ($15)

Ruben Albarran of Café Tacuba @ Detroit Bar ($20)

Colour Revolt / Dahga Bloom @ Origami (Free) – 6:00 PM

Circa Survive @ House of Blues Anaheim ($26)

Honeychild @ Space 1520 (Free) – 7:00 PM start

Friday 11/5/10

[Pick of the Week] Dr. Dog / Here We Go Magic / Good Old War @ The Wiltern ($35) – Great albums and a lot of fun to see live.

[Recommended] Trans Am / Nice Nice / Jonas Reinhardt @ Spaceland ($14) – I’ve always enjoyed their robot rock.

[Recommended] Mavis Staples / Billy Bragg @ Royce Hall ($33 - $58) – Both of these artists have benefit from affiliations with Wilco.

Cold War Kids @ The Glass House ($20) – Does anybody else think the new Black Keys sounds a little like the Cold War Kids?  

Small Black / Class Actress / Young Prisms @ The Echo ($10) – Indie hipsters

Yelle / Hawnay Troof @ Echoplex ($17) – French electro-pop

Les Blanks / Goldenboy @ Casey’s Irish Pub (Free) – I always enjoy seeing Les Blanks.

Colour Revolt / The Pity Party @ Bootleg ($12)

No Joy / La Sera / Devon Williams / Dunes @ The Smell ($5)

Helmet / Intronaut @ Key Club ($18)

Johnny Flynn / Cheyenne Marie Mize / Brother Sal @ Hotel Café

Cheryl Wheeler / Jill Sobule @ McCabe’s (Sold Out)

Bayside / Senses Fail / Title Fight / Balance and Composure @ Troubadour (Sold Out) – For the swishy hair crowd

Alan Jackson / Chris Young @ Nokia Theatre ($50 - $80)

Great Big Sea @ House of Blues ($25)

Djavan @ Club Nokia ($40 - $85) – Brazilian singer-songwriter

Ryuichi Sakamoto @ El Rey (Sold Out)

Gov’t Mule @ The Music Box ($30)

Paula Cole @ Largo ($40)

Shooter Jennings @ House of Blues Anaheim ($25)

Dokken @ Galaxy Theater in Santa Ana

Saturday 11/6/10

[Pick of the Night] Kisses / Obi Best @ Spaceland ($8) – Kisses is Jesse Kivel from Princeton’s side project. They’ve benefited from some good buzz for their singles.

Florence and the Machine / Hanni El Khatib / Grouplove @ The Wiltern ($30 - $35) – Her voice draws comparisons to Kate Bush, they sell a ton of records and are critically acclaimed (especially in the UK).

Kevin Greenspon / Tujunga / Nicole Kidman / Coup Pigeons @ The Smell ($5)

Mike Gordon @ Troubadour (Sold Out) – Co-founder of Phish

The Heavy / Wallpaper @ El Rey ($18)

The Monolators / The Tleilax Music Machine / BoxViolet / Hot TV @ Pehrspace ($5)

Too $hort @ Key Club ($35)

Senses Fail / Bayside @ House of Blues Anaheim ($24)

Johnny Flynn / Cheyenne Marie Mize / Johnnyswim @ Hotel Café

Circa Survive / dredg / Codeseven / Animals As Leaders @ Avalon ($25)

Tim & Eric Awesome Tour, Great Job! / Pusswhip Banggang / Neil Hamburger @ Club Nokia ($25 - $35)

The Thrilling Adventure Hour @ Largo ($25) – Staged production of old-time radio featuring Chris Hardwick, Janet Varney, Romany Malco, Busy Phillips and Maria Thayer

Laurence Juber @ McCabe’s ($20)

Young the Giant / Vanaprasta / The Smiles @ The Roxy ($12)

No Joy / La Sera / Lower Dens @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM

Nitzer Ebb @ Galaxy Theater in Santa Ana

Sunday 11/7/10

[Pick of the Night] Bear in Heaven / Lower Dens / Sun Airway @ Troubadour ($15) – Critically acclaimed Brooklyn band.

[Recommended] The Dodos / The Deadly Syndrome @ Detroit Bar ($12) – Pretty good reason to drive down to Costa Mesa on a Sunday night.  

PVT @ Spaceland ($8) – Aussie/Londoners on Warp Records.

Massive Attack / Thievery Corporation / Red Cortez / Saint Motel / Voxhaul Broadcast @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($72 - $90)

Frontier Records 30^th Anniversary: Adolescents / The Middle Class / Rikk Agnew / Flyboys / The Pontiac Brothers @ Echoplex ($15) – Stars at 4:00 PM

Florence and the Machine / Hanni El Khatib / Grouplove @ The Wiltern ($30 - $35)

Ledisi @ El Rey ($32)

Artichoke / Cave Country / Ragnar @ Hotel Café

Confide @ The Glass House ($12)

Richard Shindell / Krista Detor @ McCabe’s ($22.50)

Sweater Girls / Sourpatch @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM

Night Horse / Lecherous Gaze / Nails @ Alex’s Bar in Long Beach (Free)

Recent Concert Announcements

The Melvins Are Doing A Residency At Spaceland in January

I got drunk and announced the Melvins residency on my Twitter back on Sept. 18th.Which is a good reminder - follow me on Twitter. 

Spaceland

Fridays in January: The Melvins (Saturday at 10 AM on Ticketweb)

The Echo

12/30/10: The Growlers (now)

1/20/11: Night Horse / The Binges (now)

Largo

12/10/10 – 12/11/10: Aimee Mann (now)

Hollywood Palladium

12/31/10: ATB / Gabriel & Dresden / Dresden & Johnston (Friday at 10 AM)

1/27/11: Social Distortion / Chuck Ragan (Friday at 10 AM)

The Music Box

12/15/10: Adam Lambert (Friday at 10 AM)

Fox Theater Pomona

2/5/11: Cradle of Faith / Nachtmystium / Turisas / Daniel Lioneye (Friday at 10 AM)

3/3/11: Crystal Castles (Friday at 10 AM)

Club Nokia

2/8/11: Cradle of Faith / Nachtmystium / Turisas / Daniel Lioneye (Friday at 10 AM)

Nokia Theater LA

4/8/11: John Mellencamp (Friday at 10 AM)

Troubadour

3/12/11: Tapes N’ Tapes (Friday at 1:00 PM)

Ticket Giveaway: The Henry Clay People's 2nd Annual Rock'n'Roll Circus

I've got a few sets of tickets to give away for the Henry Clay People's 2nd Annual Rock'n'Roll Circus this Friday (October 29th) at the Echo and Echoplex. Check out the details on the poster.

To win a pair of these tickets, email me [dukeufo @ gmail] with the name of your favorite Henry Clay People song. The contest closes Friday at 2:00 PM. Please put "Henry Clay Person" in the subject line.

Live Music Options: 10/25/10 - 10/31/10

Janelle Monae Plays the Palladium on Saturday 

I only made it out once last week, for Kelley Stoltz at Spaceland. I'm loving his new record. He's not a super dynamic performer, but I thought he sounded great. Some pretty good choices each night this week...


Monday 10/25/10

[Pick of the Night] Jessie Baylin / Richard Swift @ Bootleg ($10) - I'm a big Richard Swift fan.
[Recommended] Wet & Reckless / Rumspringa / Bowery Beasts / LA Font @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) - Wrapping up their Monday night residency.

[Recommended] Evan Voytas / Lesands / Allo Darlin @ The Echo (Free) - Last night of the Monday night residency.

[Recommended] Radars to the Sky / Torches in Trees @ Spaceland (Free) - Last night of the Radars to the Sky residency.
UNKLE / Sleepy Sun @ El Rey ($27)

Boom Boom Satellites / Vampires Everywhere! @ Troubadour ($18)

The Wellspring / Little Stevies / Carter Hulsey @ Hotel Café

JP, Chrissie & the Fairground Boys / Amy Correia @ House of Blues Sunset ($23)

Bilal @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM set

Miss Josie Bunnie @ Pehrspace

Phil Alvin @ Redwood Bar

Justin Beiber / Sean Kingston @ Staples Center ($40 - $66)

Juliette Commagere / Aqualung @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP)

Tuesday 10/26/10

[Pick of the Night] Murder Ballads: Frank Fairfield / Simon Stokes / Boy Scout Jamboree / Triple Chicken Foot / Vaud & the Villains / Amanda Jo Williams / Driftwood Singers / Julia Holter / RT n’ the 44’s / Emily Lace & Henry Wolfe @ Echoplex ($8) – Performing songs from the pages of murder ballad history.

[Recommended] Reigning Sound / The Ettes / Shirley Rolls @ The Echo ($12) – Memphis garage legend. Also at Spaceland on Wednesday.
Thrones / Christian Mistress / Gypsyhawk @ Spaceland ($8) – Joe Preston's solo project - he's played with Earth, Melvins, High on Fire and Sunn O))). 

Giant Drag / Lonely Trees / Square on Square @ Bootleg ($10)

Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros @ Grove of Anaheim ($33)

Lights / Jeremy Fisher @ El Rey ($15)

Mad Planet / Sean Shan / Ballerina Black @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Seabear / Grandchildren @ Troubadour ($15)

The Harmony Tour: Never Shout Never @ The Wiltern

Eliza Doolittle @ Hotel Café

James Lavelle DJ set @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM set

Carnage Asada / The Mormons @ Redwood Bar

Wednesday 10/27/10

[Pick of the Night] Reigning Sound / The Ettes / Death Hymn Number 9 @ Spaceland ($12) – Memphis garage legend. This band merges soul. Also at the Echo on Tuesday.
Gorillaz / N.E.R.D. @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($80 - $143) - They were bad on their first tour, but I've heard they're pretty cool now. 

The Nervous Wreckords / Taylor Locke & the Roughs / Hunting For Wolves @ Bordello ($10)

Low End Theory: Onra / Thavius Beck / My Dry Wet Mess @ Airliner ($10)

Neil Sedaka @ Walt Disney Concert Hall ($45 - $116)  

Father’s Day / The McDaniels / Laco$te / clipping @ The Smell ($5)

White Sea / Seven Saturdays @ Hotel Café – White Sea features Morgan Kibby of M83

Playing For Change @ Wilshire Ebell ($35 - $75)

VersaEmerge / Anarbor / The Dangerous Summer / Conditions @ Troubadour ($10)

wOOtstock: An Evening of Geeks + Music with Paul and Storm @ Largo

All Spots to Black / Welldiggers Banquet / Woolen / Drunk On Crutches @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Bullet For My Valentine / Escape the Fate / Black Tide / Drive A @ Palladium ($36)

Tim & Eric / Neil Hamburger @ the Glass House ($20)

Jason Simon @ Vacation (Free) – 7:00 PM

JP, Chrissie & the Fairground Boys / Amy Correia @ House of Blues Anaheim ($23)

Thursday 10/28/10

[Pick of the Night] Built to Spill / Revolt Revolt / Finn Riggins @ El Rey ($25) - I've always been a big Built to Spill fan. They're not exciting to watch on stage, but sound great. 

Black Cobra / Ancestors / Black Math Horseman / Lantvrn @ Spaceland ($12 or $18 for Thursday and Friday) – It’s an American heavy metal weekend at Spaceland (Thursday and Friday anyway). Night one of the All Hallows Eve fest.

Meiko @ Hotel Café

Breathe Owl Breathe / Little Wings / The Migrant / Give Me Motion @ Bootleg ($10)

AP Tour Fall 2010: Bring Me the Horizon / August Burns Red / Emarosa @ Fox Theater Pomona ($20)

Fun. / Steel Train / Jarrod Gorbel @ The Music Box ($16)

The Broken Column / Act As If / Hello Vegas @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Foxy Shazam / Free Energy / Hollerado @ Troubadour ($15)

Bilal / J*Davey / Quadron @ Echoplex ($20)

Raw Power Rangers / Insect Surfers @ The Echo ($8) – Raw Power Ranger cover Raw Power as a rock opera

Sarah Silverman @ Largo ($25)

Rocky Horror Picture Show @ The Wiltern

Corinne Bailey Rae / Orgone @ Avalon ($40)

Kate Nash / Stacy Clark @ The Glass House ($20)

Spindrift / Vieja / Strangers Family Band @ Redwood Bar

Moving Picture Show / The Suicide Denial @ Viper Room ($15)

Starfucker @ Detroit Bar ($10)

Fear @ Key Club ($20)

Mini Mansions / Slang Chickens @ Space 1520 (Free)

Friday 10/29/10

[Pick of the Week] 2^nd Annual Rock and Roll Circus: The Henry Clay People / The Little Ones / Andy Clockwise / We Barbarians / The Monolators / The Dig / Downtown Union @ The Echo and Echoplex ($12) – Starts at 7:00 PM. Side show acoustic performers include: Red Cortez, Manhattan Murder Mystery, Marvelous Toy, The Steelwells, Olin and the Moon and The Hectors. I've got some tickets to give away for this one. 

[Recommended] Big Business / Night Horse / The Fucking Wrath / The Shrine @ Spaceland ($12 or $18 for Thursday and Friday) – Night two of the mini-All Hallows Eve fest
[Recommended] Peelander-Z / Brothers Collateral / Sir Weston @ Grand Star ($12) - Another Aquarium Drunkard presents show. "Japanese Action Comic Punk Band" who wear some bright ass costumes on stage. I saw them at SXSW a couple of years back and it's a high energy show.

[Recommended] Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan / Willy Mason @ El Rey ($20)

[Recommended] Jon Brion @ Largo ($25)

Audacity / Plasma Centre / Blue Jungle / Cum Stain @ the Smell ($5)

Spain @ Origami (Free) – 8:30 PM

Devics / Jake Blanton / Willoughby @ Bootleg ($8)

AP Tour Fall 2010: Bring Me the Horizon @ Club Nokia

Kate Nash / Peggy Sue @ The Music Box ($23)

Stone Temple Pilots / Black Rebel Motorcycle Club @ Nokia Theatre ($40 - $80)

Moving Units / Rainbow Arabia @ Troubadour ($23)

Suicide Silence / Mychildren Mybride @ The Glass House ($20)

Peter Mulvey & Jeffrey Foucault @ McCabe’s ($16)

The Secret Sisters / The Americans @ McCabe’s ($18) – Late show at 11:00 PM

JackAss / Kings of the Wild Frontier / Los Dugans @ Redwood

Nico Vega / Saint Motel @ The Roxy ($14)

Saturday 10/30/10

[Pick of the Night] Of Montreal / Janelle Monae @ Palladium ($38) - Promises to be very theatrical. Janelle Monae's great. 

[Recommended] Ninjatune 20^th Anniversary: Amon Tobin / Kid Koala / DJ Food & DK / Eskmo / Toddla T & Serocee / Ghostbeard / Cut Chemist @ Echoplex ($25) - Should be a good time.
Cut Chemist / The Duke Spirit / Gram Rabbit @ The Legendary Park Plaza ($75)  

Portugal. The Man / White Denim / HoneyChild @ El Rey ($22) - White Denims got a show lined up for Spaceland next week. 

The Lovetones / The Asteroid #4 / The Quarter After @ Spaceland ($8)

Pelican / Goatsnake / Nails @ Troubadour ($15) - A good week for fans of heavy jams.
Tiger Army / Jack Grisham & the West Coast Dukes / Throw Rag @ The Grove of Anaheim ($28)

Lady Antebellum / David Nail @ Nokia Theatre

The Dan Band @ Club Nokia ($20 - $30)

Beats Antique / Eliot Lipp @ The Music Box ($25)

Suffocation / The Faceless @ The Glass House ($25)

TS and the Past Haunts / Silian Rail / Cue the Moon @ Pehrspace

Where Angels Suffer @ Viper Room ($24)
Hard Haunted Mansion: Bloody Beetroots / Mr. Oizo / Busy P / Crookers / Fake Blood / Rusko / Brodinski / Destructo @ Shrine Auditorium (Sold Out) 

Sunday 10/31/10

[Pick of the Night] DJ Shadow / Pigeon John @ House of Blues Sunset ($33) - I haven't followed him too closely since Endtroducing... but he's probably still interesting

[Recommended] Joe Pug / Nik Freitas @ Spaceland ($10) - I've heard good things about this folky, singer-songwriter. Not the most festive option on Halloween night, but good if you're already sick of the dress up parties. 

Moses Campbell / Broken Water / Morgan and the Organ Donors / Whitman @ The Smell ($5)

Frank Alpine / Violet Tremors @ The Echo ($5)

Halloween Silent Film: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde @ Walt Disney Concert Hall ($38 - $63)

Tiger Army / Mad Sin / Hillbilly Casino @ The Grove of Anaheim ($28)

Horrorpops / Rezurex / Fangs of Fur @ The Glass House ($22)

Kasio Antaxia / The Rizlas / Dharma Bums / Black Beverly Heels @ Redwood

Murderdolls @ The Roxy ($15)

Hard Haunted Mansion: Underworld / A-Trak / Boys Noize / Calvin Harris / Flying Lotus / Jack Beats / Destructo / Booka Shade / AC Slater @ Shrine Auditorium ($75)

Recently Announced Live Shows

The Wiltern

5/10/11: Symphony X (Saturday at 10 AM)

El Rey

12/1/10: The Grouch / DJ Fresh / Brother Ali (Friday at 10 AM)

The Music Box

2/3/11: Marina and the Diamonds (Saturday at 10 AM)

Troubadour

12/1/10: Eve 6 (Friday at 1:00 PM)

Hotel Café

12/15/10: Adam Schlesinger & Mike Viola (now)

McCabe’s

10/29/10: The Secret Sisters (now)

Viper Room

11/16/10: Har Mar Superstar (now)

The Roxy

11/12/10: Ghostface Killah (now)

Ticket Giveaway: Women at the Echo on Wednesday

I've got a few pairs of tickets to give away for the Women / Manchild this Wednesday (Oct. 20th) at the Echo. Should be a doozy.

To win these tickets, email me [dukeufo at gmail] with the name of your celebrity crush. The contest closes Wednesday at Noon. Please put "Women" in the subject line.

MP3: Women - Narrow With the Hall
MP3: Women - Eyesore

Live Music Options: 10/18/10 - 10/24/10

Superchunk Play El Rey on Tuesday

Great lineup of shows this week..

Monday 10/18/10

[Pick of the Night] Evan Voytas / Pizza! / Halloween Swim Team / The Sweet Hurt @ The Echo (Free) – Eclectic lineup.

[Recommended] Wet & Reckless / Twilight Sleep / Manhattan Murder Mystery / Diamonds Under Fire @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – Good lineup.

[Recommended] Radars to the Sky / Wait.Think.Fast / One Trick Pony / The Here Nows @ Spaceland (Free) – Another good free lineup.

[Recommended] Jonsi / Mountain Man @ Fox Theater Pomona ($35) – Sigur Ros fans take note.

Mumford & Sons @ The Palladium ($37) – Surprised these guys have already worked their way up to the Palladium

Foals / Esben and the Witch @ El Rey ($18)

French Horn Rebellion / Mia Doi Todd / Secret Headliner @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP)

Griffin House / Tyler James @ Troubadour ($15)

Blood Red Shoes / Sky Larkin / Younger Youth @ Bootleg ($120

Clark 8 / Whitman / Nicole Kidman / Ezra Buchla / Stellaluna @ Pehrspace

Phil Alvin @ Redwood

John Legend and the Roots @ Grammy Museum (Sold Out)

Tuesday 10/19/10

[Pick of the Week] Superchunk / The Vaselines / Telekinesis @ The Music Box ($26) – I like all three of these bands and was really impressed with Superchunk the last time I saw them.

[Recommended] Broken Social Scene / The Sea and Cake @ The Wiltern ($40)

[Recommended] Sleigh Bells @ Detroit Bar (Sold Out)

[Recommended] Deer Tick / J Roddy Walston and the Business @ El Rey ($20)

Interpol / White Rabbits @ Fox Theater Pomona (Sold Out)

Butterfly Bones / Jump Jump Dance Dance @ Spaceland ($8)

Scout Niblett / Fort King / Tommy Santee Klaws @ The Echo ($10)

Jason Diaz / The Diamond Light / The Muddy Reds @ Bootleg ($8)

Milktooth / Brent Nettles / Thurlow / Trevor Menear @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Ra Ra Riot / Givers @ The Glass House ($17)

Brunch with Superchunk @ Origami (Info here)

Macy Gray @ House of Blues Anaheim

Wednesday 10/20/10

[Pick of the Night] Sleigh Bells / Pictureplane / The Sundelles @ El Rey (Sold Out)

[Recommended] Women / Manchild @ The Echo ($12) – The new record is getting a lot of attention.

[Recommended] Ravi Shankar: 90^th Birthday Celebration @ Walt Disney Concert Hall (Sold Out)

Blake Shelton / Joanna Smith @ Club Nokia ($20 - $50)

Ra Ra Riot / Villagers and Givers @ The Music Box ($23)

Envy / La Dispute / Touche Amore / And So I Watch You From Afar @ Troubadour ($15)

Sing Orpheus / Lifter / Ravens Moreland @ Spaceland ($8)

Brooke Fraser @ Largo ($30)

Paulie Pesh / Olin & the Moon / The Steelwells / The Monthlies @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Bell X1 @ Hotel Café

Low End Theory: Odd Future / Bigg Jus @ Airliner ($10)

Mary J. Blige @ Gibson Amphitheatre

Thursday 10/21/10

[Pick of the Night] Film School / Lovelikefire / Rabbits Rabbits Rabbits @ The Echo ($12) – Bring your earplugs.

[Recommended] Frank Fairfield / Amanda Shires / Shakey Graves @ Redwood

Amusement Parks on Fire / Twilight Sleep / Nightmare Air @ Bootleg ($8)

Eugene Chadbourne / Kevin Blechdom / Corey Marc Fogel @ The Smell ($5)

Wiz Khalifa / Yelawolf / DJ Bonics @ The Music Box (Sold Out)

Born Ruffians / Meligrove Band / Walking Sleep @ Troubadour ($15)

Big Dick / The Pukes @ Spaceland ($8) – Little Richard tribute band

Dead Country / Death On Wednesday @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Hawksley Workman @ Hotel Café

Four Year Strong @ The Glass House ($17)

Electric Six @ Detroit Bar ($15)

Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band @ Verizon Wireless ($50 - $150)

Laurie Anderson @ Royce Hall ($40 - $65)

Megadeath / Slayer / Anthrax @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($50 - $100)

Friday 10/22/10

[Pick of the Night] Mark Sultan / Kelley Stoltz / My Pet Saddle @ Spaceland ($12) – I’m a huge Kelley Stoltz fan. I ordered the new album direct from Sub Pop last week and I still haven’t gotten  it.

[Recommended] Taj Mahal / Vieux Farka Toure @ Royce Hall ($40 - $65)

Azure Ray / Tim Fite / Whispertown @ Troubadour ($15)

Owen Pallett / Little Scream / Woom @ Echoplex ($14)

Jail Weddings / Sweaters / Amanda Jo Williams @ Bootleg ($10)

Vince Gill / Gary Mule Deer @ Club Nokia ($45 - $65)

Captain Ahab / The Slaves / Kevin Shields / tik tik @ The Smell ($5)

The Temper Trap / Delphic / The Hundred In the Hands @ Fox Theater Pomona ($23)

Recoil @ El Rey ($25) – Alan Wilder of Depeche Mode

Wiz Khalifa / Yelawolf / DJ Bonics @ The Music Box (Sold Out)

Widespread Panic @ Greek Theatre

Minus the Bear / Tim Kasher / The Globes @ The Wiltern ($30 - $35)

Nostalghia / Aaron Beaumont @ Hotel Café

Bizzy Bone @ The Glass House ($15)

Black Elephant / Dirt Dress @ Pehrspace

Electric Six @ Key Club

Saturday 10/23/10

[Pick of the Night] Sufjan Stevens / DM Stith @ The Wiltern (Sold Out) – Bummed I never got around to buying tickets for this.

[Recommended] Elf Power / Astra Heights @ Bootleg ($12)

The Octopus Project / Starf*cker / Physical Forms / Strength @ Echoplex ($14)

Interpol / White Rabbits @ The Greek Theatre ($40)

The Temper Trap / Delphic / The Hundred In the Hands @ Club Nokia (Sold Out)

The Rudy Coby Experiment @ El Rey ($22)

Spencer Day / Lucy Woodward @ Troubadour ($20)

Rocket @ 3 Clubs

Russian Circles / Keelhaul / Call Me Lightning @ Spaceland ($14)

Janeane Garofalo @ Largo ($25)

The Fab Faux @ Orpheum ($42 - $123) – Performing Sgt. Peppers and Revolver in their entirety

Weather / Eliza Rickman / Neema @ Hotel Café

White Shit / Demoralize / Dude Mirror @ The Smell ($5)

Azure Ray / Tim Fite / Whispertown @ The Glass House ($15)

Jackshit @ McCabe’s ($15)

Shakira @ Staples Center ($10 - $150)

Sunday 10/24/10

[Pick of the Night] Sufjan Stevens / DM Stith @ The Wiltern (Sold Out)

[Recommended] Johnny O’Donnell / John Carpenter / Yellow Alex and the Feeling @ Spaceland (Free) – John Carpenter really impressed me the last time I saw him.

Glen Campbell @ The Grove of Anaheim ($44 - $87)

Bobby Brown / Johnny Gill / Ralph Tresvant @ Gibson Amphitheatre

Triptykon / 1349 / Yakuza @ El Rey ($20 - $52)

Shanbehzadeh Ensemble! @ Troubadour ($45) - Traditional Persian music

Two Years Before the Mast / Builder / Then There Were Two @ Bootleg Theater

Gold Motel / Michael Runion / Family of the Year @ The Echo ($10) – Early show at 6:00 PM

Part Time Punks: Boy Division @ The Echo ($5) – Joy Division cover band

Trashcan Sinatras @ McCabe’s (Sold Out)

Joan Osborne @ The Roxy ($25)



Recent Live Music Announcements

Smooth Operator

Staples Center

8/19/11: Sade (Monday at 10 AM)

Honda Center

8/30/11: Sade (Monday at 10 AM)

Gibson Amphitheatre

12/4/10: Daniel Tosh (Friday at 10 AM)

2/1/11: Ozzy Osbourne / Slash (Friday at 10 AM)

The Wiltern

12/17/10: Halford / Warbringer / PHILM (Friday at 10 AM)

Hollywood Palladium

12/10/10: Above and Beyond (Thursday at 10 AM)

Club Nokia

11/24/10: Fantasia / Eric Benet & Kandi (Friday at 10 AM)

12/18/10: Ozomatli (Friday at 10 AM)

Nokia Theatre LA Live

12/18/10: Stevie Wonder and Friends (Friday at 10 AM)

The Music Box

1/22/11: Guster (Saturday at 10 AM)

Fox Theater Pomona

2/19/11: Chromeo (Saturday at 10 AM)

Troubadour

11/17/10: Natasha Bedingfield (Friday at 1:00 PM)

12/11/10: Rockdrive 2010 (10/26/10 at 1:00 PM)

Spaceland

11/23/10: Unsane / 400 Blows (now at Ticketweb)

12/8/10: MillionYoung / Teen Daze / The Great Mundane (now)

1/25/11: The Vaccines (now)

Echoplex

12/21/10: Dum Dum Girls (now at Ticketweb)

1/18/11: Tobacco / Royal Bangs (now at Ticketweb)

Largo

11/2/10: The League live (now)

11/17/10: The Ghost of a Saber Toothed Tiger [Sean Lennon and Charlotte Muhl] (now)

Bootleg

10/21/10: Amusement Parks on Fire (now at InTicketing)

10/26/10: Giant Drag (now)

1/27/11: Wovenhand (now)

The Glass House

10/27/10: Tim and Eric (Friday at Noon)

11/5/10: Cold War Kids (Friday at Noon)

11/19/10: People Under the Stairs (now)



Ticket Giveaway: David Bazan and Wye Oak

I've got some tickets to give away for the David Bazan / Wye Oak show this Friday (October 15th) at Spaceland. Bazan's band this time around features: David Bazan: guitar, vocals. Blake Wescott: guitar, backing vocals, Andy Fitts: bass, backing vocals. Alex Westcoat: drums.

Wye Oak's If Children was one of my favorite records of 2008 and I've been itching to see them since. Indie rock fans take note.

To win these tickets, email me [dukeufo at gmail] with the name of your favorite album this year. Please put "Bazan Tix" in the subject line. The contest closes Friday at 3:00 PM.


MP3: David Bazan - Bless This Mess
MP3: David Bazan - Cold Beer and Cigarettes
MP3: Wye Oak - Take It In
MP3: Wye Oak - Warning

Live Music Options: 10/11/10 - 10/17/10

The Morning Benders Come to the Music Box on Thursday

Had a really good week seeing live music last week. Belle & Sebastian at the Hollywood Forever was very cool. It was a pretty mellow set, but they sounded quite good. The stage and viewing area was much larger than I expected and you could take a picnic in without anybody really looking too closely at your stuff. We got there kinda late, so parking was a problem. Quite a hike through Hollywood. I also caught Besnard Lakes at the Echoplex on Friday. So good. They played a lot off of The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse, which made me very happy.

Monday 10/11/10

[Pick of the Week] Teenage Fanclub / Radar Brothers @ El Rey ($25) – Huge fan of both of these bands.

[Recommended] Wet & Reckless / White Arrows / The Franks / Practice Band @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)

[Recommended] Radars to the Sky / George Glass / Red Cortez / Backwords @ Spaceland (Free)

[Recommended] Evan Voytas / Hands @ The Echo (Free)

Fran Healy / Carina Round @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP)

Jessie Baylin / The Belle Brigade / Whispertown @ Bootleg ($10)

Danielle Ate the Sandwich / The Wellspring @ Hotel Café

Tuesday 10/12/10

[Pick of the Night] The 88 / Scott Doherty @ Troubadour ($15)

Punch Brothers featuring Chris Thile / Jon Brion @ El Rey ($25) – Kinda like Largo, but at the El Rey

Remy Zero / Sanders Bolhke / Great Northern @ Spaceland ($15) – They of the theme to Smallville

Eels / Jesca Hoop @ The Music Box ($31)

Fran Healy / The Hopelessly Devoted / Robotanists @ Hotel Café (Sold Out) – Travis fans who missed him this weekend

Macy Gray / Nikki & Rich @ The Roxy ($25)

The Blakes / Sea of Cortez / Lord Huron @ Bootleg ($10)

The Melvins / Totimoshi @ Detroit Bar ($18)

Smog Sessions @ The Echo ($10)

Olentangy John / Silver City Dead / Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside / We Are Country Mice @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

The Script / Hugo @ The Wiltern ($35 - $42)

Dave Koz @ Grammy Museum ($15)

Jack Johnson @ Verizon Wireless

James @ House of Blues Anaheim

Alice in Chains / Deftones / Mastodon @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($20 - $80)

Wednesday 10/13/10

[Pick of the Night] Off! @ Club Lingerie ($8) – 1^st EP Record Release show

[Recommended] Off! @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM show. The band features Keith Morris, Dimitri Coats, Mario Rubalcaba and Steven McDonald

[Recommended] The Corin Tucker Band / The Golden Bears / Wait.Think.Fast @ El Rey ($18) – I was a Sleater-Kinney fan.

Frightened Rabbit / Plants and Animals / Bad Veins @ Mayan Theatre ($20)

Bettie Serveert @ Spaceland ($15) – Hard to believe their first album came out on Matador in the US in 1992.

James / Ed Harcourt @ The Music Box ($27.50)

Gogol Bordello / Forro In the Dark @ Club Nokia ($35)

Matt Costa / Threes & Nines @ Troubadour ($18)

The Acorn / Leif Vollebekk / Stone Darling @ The Echo ($12)

El Ten Eleven / Baths / Sister Crayon @ Bootleg ($12)

Go West Young Man / The Spies / Square on Square / Novacriminal @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Cinjun Tate @ 3 of Clubs (Free)

Low End Theory: Exile / Sam XL @ Airliner ($10)

Thursday 10/14/10

[Pick of the Night] The Morning Benders / Twin Sister / Cults @ The Music Box ($17.50) – That Morning Benders record has really grown on me.

[Recommended] Shadow Shadow Shade / Eastern Conference Champions / Lesands @ Echoplex ($12)

M.I.A. / Rye Rye @ Mayan Theatre (Sold Out)

Zola Jesus / Broken Spindles / Obstacle Corpse @ The Echo ($10)

Legendary Shack Shakers / Bob Wayne and the Outlaw Carnies @ Spaceland ($12)

Miike Snow / Mark Ronson & the Business Intl / MNDR @ Club Nokia ($25)

K-OS / Shad / Astronautilus @ El Rey ($20)

John West / Sara Haze / Isaiah Blas & the Pennant @ Troubadour ($15)

Cory Chisel / Henry Wolfe / Hand @ Bootleg ($12)

Death to Anders / George Glass / Francisco the Man / Maxwell Demon @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Toby Lightman / Sweet Talk Radio @ Hotel Café

The MuerTones / Margate / Triple Chicken Foot @ Redwood

CKY @ The Roxy ($20)

Valient Thorr / Red Fang @ Detroit Bar

Friday 10/15/10

[Pick of the Night] David Bazan / Wye Oak @ Spaceland ($17) – On a night inundated with clubby (both lounge and dance) bands, here’s your alternative. I’ve got some tickets to give away for this one.

LCD Soundsystem / Hot Chip / Sleigh Bells @ Hollywood Bowl ($40 - $72) – I do like some of those Sleigh Bells songs (they'll headline El Rey on the 20th).

Four Tet / Jon Hopkins @ The Music Box ($20)

Kruder & Dorfmeister / Jason Bentley @ Club Nokia ($45)

LTJ Bukem @ House of Blues Sunset ($30)

Miike Snow / Mark Ronson & the Business Intl / MNDR @ The Wiltern ($35)

Eric Andersen accompanied by Van Dyke Parks @ McCabe’s ($22.50)

Mike Doughty / Mike Viola @ Bootleg ($22)

Nicole Atkins and the Black Sea / Gamble House @ The Echo ($12)

Look at What the Light Did Now (Feist film) @ Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever ($12)

Manhattan Murder Mystery / Luna is Honey / Torches in Trees @ Pehrspace

Jamaica / Nighwaves / Parallels / French Horn Rebellion @ Echoplex ($10)

Slant / Color Free @ Troubadour ($12)

Malaikat dan Singa / Foot Village / Neverever / Dunes @ The Smell ($5)

Say Anything / Motion City Soundtrack / Saves the Day / Valencia @ Avalon ($34)

Maxim Ludwig & the Santa Fe Seven / Parlor Hawk @ Hotel Café

Pure Country Gold / Sawyer Family / The Country / The Rebel Set @ Redwood

The Aggrolites @ The Roxy ($20)

Frightened Rabbit / Plants and Animals / Bad Veins @ House of Blues Anaheim

Saturday 10/16/10

[Pick of the Night] The National / Owen Pallett @ Fox Theater ($33) – I’m not really a big fan of the National, but I’ve always felt like I should be.

Kenan Bell / Hesta Prynn @ Bootleg ($10)

Dub Quake: Michael Rose / Scientist with Roots Radics / Sister Nancy / Ranking Joe / Lloyd Hemmings / Lady Tigra and others @ Echoplex ($25 for two day pass)

Bootie LA @ Spaceland ($5 before 10 PM, $10 after) – LA’s bimonthly mashup bootleg party

Valient Thorr / Red Fang / Green and Wood @ The Echo ($10) – This is an early show at 6:00 PM

Gaelic Storm @ Troubadour ($23)

Rocket / The Spider Problem @ 3 Clubs

Paul F. Tompkins show @ Largo ($25)

Ron White @ the Wiltern ($60 - $70)

Palm Reader / Plasma Centre / Peter Pants / ParallaxScroll @ The Smell ($5)  

Tangent Transmission / Fim / John German & the Early Humans / Nacosta @ Pehrspace

Calavera / Wooly Bandits / Surf Rats / Inazuma @ Redwood

We Barbarians @ Detroit Bar ($10)

DJ Quik @ Key Club ($35)

Rabbits Rabbits Rabbits @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM

Sunday 10/17/10

[Pick of the Night] Jonsi / Mountain Man @ the Wiltern ($47 - $63) – Sigur Ros put on a great live show, so hopefully Jonsi holds his own.

[Recommended] Mountain Man @ Amoeba (Free) – 5:00 PM show

[Recommended] Jonsi @ Origami (Free) – 5:00 PM show but it’s already full

Holy Fuck / Indian Jewelry / Clip’d Beaks @ Spaceland ($14) – Critically acclaimed electronic band.

Die Antwoord @ The Music Box ($30) – South African rave-hop

Joe Frank @ McCabe’s (Sold Out)

Dubquake: The Heptones / Stone Love / Peanut Butter Wolf / The Lions / Sister Nancy / Tippa Lee @ Echoplex ($25 for two day passes)

Hoodoo Gurus @ Viper Room ($12)

T. Mills @ Troubadour ($15)

Vincent Minor / Obi Best @ Bootleg ($8)

Lucky Dragons / Mi Ami / Kit / The Urxed / Traps, ps @ Pehrspace

Million Kids / Scream / The Gears / Brainspoon @ Redwood

Rascall Flatts @ Verizon Wireless