Live Music Options: 11/8/10 - 11/14/10

Made it out a few times last week. I caught White Denim for the first time. Those guys are tight musicians - changing time signatures on a dime. If they ever get on the right tour, they'll blow up. Their crowd is very passionate about them. On Thursday I made it out for Le Switch's record release party at Spaceland. Good crowd and the band sounded great. On Friday I hit Spaceland for a third time for Trans Am. I love when they tease a few bars of some totally recognizable song (like Pink Floyd or Iron Maiden) before launching into their own genre hopping progginess.

Monday 11/8/10

[Pick of the Night] Dirt Dress / Summer Twins / Ghost Porn / Slipping Into Darkness @ 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.

[Recommended] Black Apples / Tijuana Panthers / Future Ghost / Dead Trees (Free) – Black Apples are doing the Monday night residency this month at the Echo.

Chasing Kings / Moses Campbell / The Americans / W-H-I-T-E / The Jefferson @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – Chasing Kings is doing the Monday night residency at the SLounge this month.
Diplo @ La Cita - Prolly going to be pretty packed..Sam Sparro's birthday party

It’s A School Night: Hanni El Khatib / Lesands / Emmett Tinley @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP) – Florence and the Machine DJ set.

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

A Perfect Circle @ Avalon ($47)

Phil Alvin @ Redwood Bar

Street Sweeper Social Club @ The Roxy ($20)

Sun Airway / Expo 70 @ Origami (Free)

Tuesday 11/9/10

[Pick of the Night] David Dondero / The Moaners / Star Anna & the Laughing Dogs @ Spaceland ($10) – Loving Townes Van Zandt is a good start.

Delorean / Lemonade / Superhumanoids @ Troubadour ($15) – Spanish indie-pop-dance faves.

Useless Keys / Twilight Sleep @ Viper Room ($10) – Good local bill.

Buika / Lila Downs @ Walt Disney Concert Hall ($46 - $85)

Brandon Flowers / Fran Healy @ Fox Theater ($30) – For fans of the Killers

Leopold and His Fiction / Railroad to Alaska / Dead White Underbelly / Semi Sweet @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Sean Hayes / Simone White @ Largo ($20)

A Perfect Circle @ Avalon ($47)

Brian Wright / Ladies Gun Club @ Bootleg ($10)

Lenka @ Hotel Café

The Black Widows / Symbol Six / Skull Control @ Redwood

Jimmie Vaughan @ The Grammy Museum ($20)

Wednesday 11/10/10

[Pick of the Night] Nobunny / The Intelligence / Moonhearts @ Spaceland ($12) – Known for his wacky stage attire and Bunny mask. He’s released stuff on Third Man, Douchemaster, Burger, Goner, HoZac.

Brandon Flowers / Fran Healy @ The Wiltern ($42) – Do you miss the Killers?

All Time Low @ Troubadour (Sold Out)

Low End Theory: Kraddy / DNAEBEATS / Heru @ Airliner ($10)

The Apple Sisters @ Largo ($25)

A Perfect Circle @ Avalon ($47)

Candy Claws / Chain Gang of 1974 / Elle King @ Bootleg ($12)

Bardo / Kozmonaut @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Papercranes / The Moor / The Child @ Bordello ($8)

The Blank Tapes @ Hotel Café

Circle Pit / Kit / Dominic Talrico / Jungle Fever @ The Smell ($5)

Eddie Nichols @ Redwood

Thursday 11/11/10

[Pick of the Week] Dean Wareham Plays Galaxie 500 / The Papercuts @ Troubadour ($18) – It would be great to see the Galaxie 500 songs live.

[Recommended] The Soft Pack / Kurt Vile & the Violators / Purling Hiss @ Echoplex ($12) – I finally saw The Soft Pack (one of my favorite records of the year) live at the Eagle Rock Music Fest. The sound system left something to be desired, so it would be nice to see them in a real club.

[Recommended] Sonny & The Sunsets / Tennis @ The Echo ($10) – Two bands getting a lot of buzz who seem to warrant it.

Nosaj Thing / Toro y Moi / Jogger @ El Rey ($17) – Another of the LA underground hip-hop electronic guys who is finally getting his due.

Tim Kasher / Darren Hanlon @ Bootleg ($15) – Of Cursive

Evil Beaver / Cinderella Motel / Ghettoblaster @ Spaceland ($8)
XBXRX / Kid Infinity / Captain Ahab / Kevin Blechdom @ 5 Star Bar ($5)

KT Tunstall / Hurricane Bells @ The Music Box ($25)

Erin McKoewn’s Distillation Tour @ Largo ($20)

K-Ci and JoJo / Dru Hill @ Club Nokia

Salesman / Sabrosa Purr / Roman Candle Wars / Black Light White Light @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Austin Hartley Leonard / Alex Dezen @ Hotel Café

The Smart Brothers / Miracle Parade / The Blasting Company @ Redwood

Cassandra Wilson @ The Grammy Museum ($25)

The Supervillians @ The Roxy ($15)

Friday 11/12/10

[Pick of the Night] The Pains of Being Pure at Heart / Weekend / Sonny & The Sunsets @ Echoplex ($17) – I liked these guys live and enjoy their recorded shit.

[Recommended] Ghostface Killah @ The Roxy ($29) – Hip hop party

[Recommended] Dengue Fever perform live score to The Lost World @ Royce Hall ($33 - $43) – Sounds like an interesting night of music/film.

[Recommended] The Blank Tapes / Incan Abraham / The Silverlake Chorus @ Spaceland ($7) – I’ve heard good things about Incan Abraham. They might be another local band to keep your eye on.

Mayer Hawthorne & the County / Childish Gambino / Gordon Voidwell @ The Music Box ($20)

Teitur @ Bootleg ($15)
Free Moral Agents @ Airliner 

Stars / Delays @ The Wiltern ($29 - $41)

Laco$te / Birth! / Toe Jam / Black Boots @ The Smell ($5)

Over the Rhine / Lucy Wainwright Roche @ Troubadour ($25)
Red Cortez @ Dinner House M

Misfits @ Key Club ($28)

Matt Taibbi with Michael Penn @ Largo

Lucy Schwartz @ Hotel Café

Mae @ The Glass House ($20)

The Mother Hips @ McCabe’s ($20)

Muddy Reds / The Real Nasty / The Peach Kings @ Redwood

Gestapo Khazi @ Vacation (Free)

Saturday 11/13/10

[Pick of the Night] Best Coast / Dunes @ Troubadour (Sold Out) – Best Coast brings up really strong opinions from people (both positive and negative).

Fistful of Mercy (Joseph Arthur, Ben Harper, Dhani Harrison) @ Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (Sold Out)

Or, The Whale / Chris Pureka @ Spaceland ($10) – Good rootsy, alt-country times

Bo Burnham @ The Music Box ($27.50)

Mae / Terrible Things / Windsor Drive / The Workday Release @ El Rey ($17.50)

Pepper / Fishbone / Chali 2na / Pour Habit @ Club Nokia ($28)

Pennywise / Alkaline Trio @ Hollywood Palladium ($43)

American Royalty @ Bootleg ($8)

Tyrone Wells / Andrew Belle @ Hotel Café – Early and late show

Basia at Grove of Anaehim

Whitman / No Babies / Narwhalz (of Sound) / Nero’s Day at Disneyland @ The Smell ($5)

Yellowcard @ the Glass House ($20)

Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s @ Detroit Bar ($12)

Traps, Ps @ Origami (Free)

Alkaline Trio @ Alex’s Bar ($20)

Zoobombs @ Redwood – I’m always surprised when bands travel all the way from Japan to play a tiny stage like Redwood. Nothing wrong with it, just not sure how they work out the economics of the situation.

Sunday 11/14/10

[Pick of the Night] Best Coast / Dunes @ Troubadour (Sold Out) – Night two.

[Recommended] Stars / The Pains of Being Pure at Heart / Geographer @ The Glass House ($18) – If you’re willing to drive out to Pomona, this probably beats seeing either of these bands alone in LA.

Junip / Sharon Van Etten @ The Music Box ($20) – Jose Gonzalez fans take note.

Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s @ Echoplex ($16)

Fistful of Mercy (Joseph Arthur, Ben Harper, Dhani Harrison) @ Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (Sold Out) – Night two

Masaki Batoh (of Ghost) / White Magic / The Young Elders @ Spaceland ($12) – Experimental night.

Zoobombs / Inazuma / The Stitched Lips @ Redwood – The second of two Japanese bands in town.

Marc Cohn / Sahara Smith @ El Rey ($40)

Procul Harum @ Orpheum ($35 - $75)

Jack Tempchin @ Hotel Café

Tom Morello / Wayne Kramer / Gilby Clarke @ House of Blues Sunset ($50) 

Sex Worker / Psychic Reality / Diva Dompe / Butchy Fuego @ The Smell ($5)

Woodsman / Gauntlet Hair @ Origami (Free)