Best of 2011: #5 - #1

5) Apex Manor: The Year of Magical Drinking


4) Frankel: Sugar Twists Like Hurricane


3) J Mascis: Several Shades of Why


2) Kurt Vile: Smoke Ring For My Halo


1) Charles Bradley: No Time For Dreaming


Honorable Mentions: Atlas Sound, Real Estate, Wye Oak, Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks, Centro-Matic

Best of 2011: #10 - #6

10) Okkervil River: I Am Very Far


9)My Morning Jacket: Circuital


8) Fleet Foxes: Circuital


7) Girls: Father, Son, Holy Ghost


6) Yuck: Yuck

Live Music Pick of the Night: Descendents at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium

Artist: Descendents (my favorite band in junior high)  / The Vandals / The Dickies
Who Should Go: People who like loud, fast music with some heart
Where: Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
When: Sunday, December 18, 2011
Tickets: $43 (Here)

Other Noteworthy Shows:
Beach Fossils @ The Echoplex ($13)

Live Music Pick: Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Patrick Carney from the Black Keys produced Tennis' new album (due out in February)

Artist: Tennis / Miniature Tigers / Devon Williams
Who Should Go: Indie rock/indie pop fans
When: Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Where: The Satellite
Tickets: $12 (here or at the door)

Other Noteworthy Shows:
Lana Del Rey @ Troubadour (Sold Out)
Peter Murphy @ Club Nokia ($26 - $35)
The Kooks @ The Music Box ($31)

Live Music Picks: Monday, December 5, 2011

Aquarium Drunkard posted this last May and it's stuck with me ever since...

Artist: Michael Kiwanuka /  Rocco DeLuca and Daniel Lanois / Bleached
Who Should Go: People with taste, people who like to say: "Oh yeah. Well I saw him way back in..."
When: Monday, December 5, 2011
Where: Bardot [1737 Vine Street]
Tickets: Free (RSVP here)

Other Noteworthy Shows:
Frank Fairfield @ Redwood Bar
Light FM / Useless Keys @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)
Manhattan Murder Mystery / Kid Infinity / Stab City @ The Satellite (Free) 
Neverever @ The Echo (Free)

Live Music Pick of the Night: Wednesday November 30, 2011

Artist: Boom Bip (with guests Eric Avery of Jane's Addiction and Josh Klinghoffer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers) / Useless Keys
Who Should Go: People who liked his Neon Neon stuff
When: Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Where: The Satellite
Tickets: $10 (here or at the door)

Other Noteworthy Shows:
Cass McCombs @ The Echo ($14)
Ras G @ Airliner ($10)

Live Music Pick: Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Band: CAVE / Sun Araw
Who Should Go: Music snobs, psych-y krautrockers
When: Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Where: The Satellite
Tickets: $10 (here or at the door)

Other Noteworthy Shows:
Rachel Yamagata @ Troubadour (Sold Out)

Monday Night Music Pick: November 28, 2011

Band: Frank Fairfield
Who Should Go: Old time & Americana music fans
When: Monday, November 28, 2011
Where: Redwood Bar
Tickets: Available at the door

Other Noteworthy Shows:
Morrissey @ Fox Theatre Pomona (Sold Out)
Vanaprasta @ The Satellite (Free) - Their residency has been packed
Hi Ho Silver Oh / Charlene Yi @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)

Live Music Pick for Sunday 11/13/11: Black Lips

Band: Black Lips
Who Should Go: Hipster types
When: Sunday November 13, 2011
Where: Galaxy Theatre in Santa Ana
Cost: $20 (Tix)

Saturday Night Live Music Pick: Mouthbreathers

Band: Mouthbreathers / The Spits
Who Should Go: Garage-Punk Fans
When: Saturday, November 12, 2011
Where: Nomad Gallery (1993 Blake Avenue)
Cost: $14 (Tix)
Other Noteworthy Shows:
Real Estate @ Echoplex (limited tix at door)
Dead Meadow @ The Satellite ($12)

Thursday's Live Music Pick: Electric Flower at Harvard and Stone

Band: Electric Flower (which is Imaad Wasif and Josh Garza who drummed in Secret Machines)
Who Should Go: Fans of heavy psychedelic rock 'n' roll
When: Thursday November 10, 2011
Where: Harvard & Stone  [5221 Hollywood Blvd]
Cost: Free

Buzz Bands has a download of their first single HERE

Live Music Pick, Wednesday 11/9/11

Band: M83 / Active Child
Who Should Go: Electro-y music fans
When: Wednesday November 9, 2011
Where: The Music Box
Cost: Sold Out ($45 - $50 on Craigslist)

Other Noteworthy Shows:
Dabrye @ Low End Theory ($10)
NO / Count Fleet @ The Satellite ($8) 

Live Music Pick: Tuesday 11/8/11

Band: Peter Wolf Crier
Who Should Go: Indie rock fans
Where: Bootleg Bar
When: Tuesday November 8, 2011
Cost: $12 (buy HERE)

Other Noteworthy Shows:
Nico Stai / Brian Cleary / Michael Feerick @ Lot 1 ($5) 
First Aid Kit @ Troubadour (Sold Out)
Mates of State @ El Rey ($20)
Beyond This Place screening with live accompaniment by Sufjan Stevens & Raymonda Raposa ($28)

Live Music Pick: Monday November 7, 2011

Band: The World Record (part of Hi Ho Silver Oh's residency)
Who Should Go: Local music fans, power pop lovers
Where: The Silverlake Lounge 
When: Monday, November 7, 2011
Cost: Free

Other Noteworthy Shows:
Vanaprasta / Rocco DeLuca @ The Satellite (Free)
VV Brown @ Bardot (Free) 
Little Hurricane @ Bootleg (Free)
The Chain Gang of 1974 @ The Echo (Free) 

Live Music Pick: Wednesday November 2, 2011

Band: Youth Lagoon
Who Should Go: Sensitive indie kids
When: Wednesday November 2, 2011
Where: The Echo
Cost: $10

Other Noteworthy Shows:
Tune-yards @ The Music Box ($20) [I'm not a fan, but most people seem to like them]
Wild Flag @ Troubadour (Sold Out)  [I wasn't super impressed when I saw them at the Satellite, but I'll give them the benefit of the doubt]
Architecture in Helsinki @ El Rey 

Live Music Pick: Monday 10/31/11

Band: Zola Jesus
Who Should Go: People who like the dark
Where: Echoplex
When: Monday October 31, 2011
Cost:  $15 (buy HERE)

Other Noteworthy Show:
Minus the Bear @ The Satellite (Sold Out)
The Field / Abe Vigoda @ Eagle Rock Center for the Arts ($12)
The Icarus Line @ The Echo (Free)

Weekend Live Music Picks

Band: Tinariwen
Who Should Go: People with adventurous tastes, world music fans, KCRW subscribers
When: Saturday October 29, 2011
Where: Luckman Fine Arts Complex
Cost: $25 - $45 (buy HERE)

Saturday's Other Noteworthy Options:

Male Bonding @ The Satellite (watch - Sub Pop band)

Tom Petty @ Plaza del Sol in Northridge (Sold Out)

Hard Haunted Mansion @ Shrine Auditorium ($75)

Sunday's Noteworthy Options:
Thee Oh Sees / The Soft Pack @ Ukrainian Cultural Center ($14)
Tom Petty @ Plaza del Sol in Northridge (Sold Out)
The Damned @ House of Blues Sunset

Friday Night Live Music Pick: The Felice Brothers at the Satellite

Band: The Felice Brothers / Gill Landry of Old Crow Medicine Show
Who Should Go: Fans of folk leaning bands who aren't afraid of pushing into other genres
Where: The Satellite
When: Friday October 28, 2011
Cost: $18  

Other Noteworthy Shows:
Hard Haunted Mansion @ The Shrine Expo Hall ($75)

Thursday Night Music Pick: The Lemonheads at El Rey

Pretty amazingly ridiculous clip of Evan Dando on Regis.

Band: The Lemonheads (perform their classic album, It's a Shame About Ray)

Who should go: 90's music fanatics (guilty)

Where: El Rey

When: Thursday October 27, 2011

Cost: $18 (buy tickets here) 

Other Noteworthy Shows:

Man Man @ Ukrainian Cultural Center ($17)  

Live Music Pick for Wednesday: The Strange Boys at the Troubadour

Band: The Strange Boys
Who Should Go: Fans of guitar rock, that leans toward the classic
When: Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Where: Troubadour
Cost: $15 (buy tickets HERE)

Other noteworthy shows:
Kings of Convenience @ The Music Box (Sold Out)
Bleeding Knees Club @ The Satellite ($10)
Grouplove @ El Rey ($17)

Tuesday Night Music Pick: Everest at the Echo

Everest – Let Go from Everest Channel on Vimeo.

My wife and I will also be DJ'ing at this event tonight and it's a birthday party for Kevin Bronson's Buzz Bands blog, so there's really no excuse not to go.

Band: Everest with openers Hands and Death To Anders
Who Should Go: Local music lovers and Everest fans 
Where: The Echo
When: Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Cost: $8 or $5 with RSVP (you RSVP to buzzbandsla(at)gmail(dot)com before 3 p.m.)

Weekend Music Picks: 10/22/11 - 10/23/11

The War on Drugs "Come To The City" from Secretly Jag on Vimeo.

Band: The War On Drugs
Who Should Go: Hipsters (but the non-obnoxious kind)
Where: The Satellite
When: Saturday 10/22/11
Cost: $12 (buy tickets here)
MP3: Taking the Farm
MP3: Comin' Through

Sunday 10/23/11 Picks
DJ Shadow @ The Music Box ($30)
Built to Spill @ Gibson Amphitheatre

Live Music Pick for Thursday: Shellac at Eagle Rock Center for the Arts

Band: Shellac [Steve Albini's an indie music legend]
Who Should Go: Angry white guys who like singers who wear jeans with blown out holes in the knees
When: Thursday October 20, 2011
Where: Eagle Rock Center For the Arts
Cost: $15 (but the show is sold out)

Other Recommended/Noteworthy Shows:
Spank Rock / Wavves / Big Freedia / The Death Set @ Mayan ($23)
The Holloys @ The Satellite (Free) 

Wednesday Live Music Pick: Vandervelde at The Echo

Watch live streaming video from musiccityroots at livestream.com

Fast forward to the 1 hour 11 minute mark for a 17 minute performance from Vandervelde.

Band: Vandervelde / The Fling / Francisco the Man 
Who Should Go: People with rock sensibilities that lean towards the classic 
When: Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Where: The Echo
Cost: $10 (buy HERE)


MP3: More Than You Can Feel
MP3: Checkin' Out My Baby

Other Picks: 
Stephen Malkmus / Ty Segall @ The Music Box ($25) 
Roger Daltrey performs The Who's Tommy @  Nokia Theatre ($40 - $126)
Portishead @ The Shrine (Sold Out)
Moonface [Spencer Krug of Wolf Parade & Sunset Rubdown] / Extra Classic @ The Satellite ($14)

Tuesday's Live Music Pick: Shabazz Palaces at The Echo

Band: Shabazz Palaces (Ishmael Butler, f/k/a as Butterfly from Digable Planets)
Who Should Go: Backpack rap fans, beat heads and those who want to see what kind of rapper Sub Pop was finally willing to sign
When: Tuesday, 10/18/11
Where: The Echo
Cost: $15 (buy Here)

MP3: Swerve...the Reeping Of All That Is Worthwhile (Noir Not Withstanding)
MP3: An Echo From the Hosts That Process Infinitum

Other Picks/Noteworthy Shows:
Gotye [Kimbra will be appearing with him] @ The Satellite (Sold Out, starts at 9:00PM)
Portishead @ The Shrine (Sold Out)
St. Vincent @ The Music Box ($20)
Foster the People / Cults @ The Wiltern (Sold Out)

Live Music Pick for Monday 10/17/11: Battles at the Mayan

This is an experiment to get me back into blogging (and have it be less time consuming).

Band: Battles
Who Should Go: People into frenetic, mathy, adventurous rock
Where: The Mayan
Date: Monday 10/17/11
Cost: $22 (Buy Tickets Here) 

Other Picks:
Cults at Mondrian (Free w/ RSVP)

Live Music Options: 10/3/11 - 10/9/11

Once again, I'm embracing some serious dad rock.

Monday 10/3/11
[Pick of the Night] Emmylou Haris @ Largo ($60) - Can't think of her without thinking of Gram Parsons.
[Recommended] Dum Dum Girls / Crocodiles / Colleen Green @ Troubadour ($15)
[Recommended] Toro y Moi / Unknown Mortal Orchestra / Bass Drum of Death @ El Rey ($22)
[Recommended] Jane's Addiction @ John Anson Ford (Sold Out)
[Recommended] Peter Bjorn and John / Emperor X @ The Smell (Sold Out)
Youngblood Hawke / Polaris at Noon / Nightmare and the Cat / New Child @ The Satellite (Free) - Iglu and Hartly guys
Swahili Blonde / Crooked Cowboy & the Freshwater Indians / Raw Geronimo / Dreamtapes @ The Echo (Free)
Indians / Queen Kwong @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)
Little Red Darling / Mind the Gap @ Bootleg (Free)

Tuesday 10/4/11
[Pick of the Night] The Jayhawks / Piers Faccina @ Troubadour (Sold Out) - They've got a brand new album out.
[Recommended] Peter Bjorn and John / Big Search @ The Echo ($25)
[Recommended] Jane's Addiction @ John Anson Ford (Sold Out) - They were great back in the day.
Jolie Holland @ Bootleg ($18)
Beirut / Laetitia Sadier @ Greek Theatre ($30 - $40)
Dan Sartain / Two Tears / Des Roar @ The Satellite ($10)
Zola Jesus @ Amoeba (Free)
Locksley / Italian Japanese @ Bootleg Bar ($10)
Olentangy John / Leslie Stevens @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Misfits / Dickies @ House of Blues Sunset

Wednesday 10/5/11
[Pick of the Night] The Smashing Pumpkins / Fancy Space People / Light FM @ The Wiltern ($70) - I saw them a few times back in high school.
[Recommended] Peter Bjorn & John / Hanni El-Khatib @ El Rey ($25)
The Low Anthem / Sleepy Sun @ Troubadour ($15)
Blondie / Nico Vega @ Club Nokia ($40 - $65)
Furthur @ Greek Theatre
Downtown Union / Blackstrap Molasses / Sunken Ships / Dylan Trees @ The Satellite ($5)
Low End Theory: Mike Gao / DNABeats / Zen Death Squad @ Airliner ($10)
Gomez @ House of Blues Sunset

Thursday 10/6/11
[Pick of the Night] The Happy Hollows / Incan Abraham / The Soft Hands / One Trick Pony @ The Satellite ($8)
[Recommended] Glen Campbell  / Instant People @ Club Nokia ($46-$60) - This will be Glen's last tour
The Rapture / Poolside @ The Music Box
Kevin Devine and the Goddamn Band / An Horse / Dead Ships @ Troubadour ($15)
Liam Finn / Rainbow Arabia / Guineafowl / Handshakes @ The Echo ($20 for Culture Collide wristband)
The Morning After Girls / Buck 65 / Disco Boom @ Taix ($20 for Culture Collide wristband)
Ximena Sarinana / The Black Box Revelation / The Tender Box @ 1712 Sunset ($20 for Culure Collide)
Lindstrom / Cosmic Kids / Midnight Surfer @ 1815 Sunset ($20 for Cuture Collide)
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue @ El Rey
Patrick Park @ Bootleg ($8)
Little Dragon @ Avalon
Furthur @ Greek Theatre
Sam Sparro @ Largo ($25)
Evidence @ Viper Room ($15)

Friday 10/7/11
[Pick of the Week] Merle Haggard / Kris Kristofferson @ Greek Theatre - These two guys are legendary songwriters. Haggard's still an amazing performer too.
[Recommended] Nick Lowe / JD McPherson @ Largo ($35)
[Recommended] Viva Voce / The Parson Red Heads / Last American Buffalo @ The Satellite ($10) - The Parson Red Heads have a new album.
Yacht / The Asteroids Galaxy Tour / The Morning After Girls / The Gift / Hands @ Echoplex ($20 for Culture Collide)
Avi Buffalo / The Postelles / He's My Brother, She's My Sister @ 1815 Sunset ($20 Culture Collide)
Jason Falkner / Suave As Hell / Spain @ 826LA ($20 Culture Collide)
Cymbals Eat Guitars / Hooray For Earth / LA Sera @ The Echo ($12)
You Say France and I Whistle / Black Box Revelation / Hypernova @ Taix ($20 Culture Collide)
Ximena Sarinana / Laura Jensen @ Echo Park Methodist Church ($20 Culture Collide)
Incubus / Young the Giant @ Hollywood Bowl
Little Dragon @ Avalon ($34)
The Rapture @ Glass House ($20)
Plain White T's @ El Rey
Circa Survive @ Fox Theater (Sold Out)
Star Slinger @ Troubadour ($12)
New Found Glory @ House of Blues Sunset

Saturday 10/8/11
[Pick of the Night] Nick Lowe / JD McPherson @ Largo ($35) - So it goes.
[Recommended] The Pains of Being Pure at Heart / Twin Sister @ El Rey ($20)
[Recommended] Megafaun / Hi Ho Silver Oh @ The Satellite ($12) - I keep hearing great things about their new material.
[Recommended] The Henry Clay People / TS & the Past Haunts / Little Hurricane / Incan Abraham @ 1712 Sunset ($20 Culture Collide)
Kyuss Lives! / The Sword / Chuck Dukowski Sextet @ Fox Theater
CSS / Young Liars @ Echoplex ($20 Culture Collide wristband)
Matt Pond PA / Rocky Vololato @ The Glass House ($15)
Incan Abraham / Handshakes / The Telecasters @ The Central ($10)
Harvey / Classix @ 1815 Sunset ($20 Culture Collide)
Isobel Campbell / You Say France and I Whistle @ 826LA ($20 Culture Collide)
The Elected / Carina Round @ Echo Park United Methodist ($20 Culture Collide)
Blink 182 / My Chemical Romance / Matt & Kim @ Hollywood Bowl
Tiesto / Diplo @ Home Depot Center in Carson
Keith Urban @ Staples Center
Men / Tearist @ The Smell ($5)
Chamberlin / Olin and the Moon / AB and the Sea @ Bootleg ($10)

Sunday 10/9/11
[Recommended] Culture Collide Block Party: CSS / Avi Buffalo / Clap Your Hands Say Yeah / MEN / Gang Gang Dance / Datarock / The Asteroids Galaxy Tour / Chad Vangaalen / Rainbow Arabia @ Reservoir Stret (Free w/ RSVP) - I'm not super into any of these bands, but it's free.
[Recommended] The Pains of Being Pure at Heart @ Detroit Bar ($15)
Big Troubles / Young Prisms / Kids on a Crime Spree @ The Echo ($10)
Robert Earl Keen @ House of Blues Sunset
Pepper @ Club Nokia

Ticket Giveaway: Flash Bang Grenada, Peanut Butter Wolf

If you're a fan (like me) of Passion of the Weiss and Jeff Weiss' writing, then you'll want to be at Freak City this Thursday. His latest event is the record release party for Flash Bang Grenada (Busdriver and Nocando). Also performing are: Foliero, Jonti and Vex Ruffin (who are all on Stones Throw). But the tipping point for some of you might be the special guests (who, rumor has it, will be Peanut Butter Wolf and Gaslamp Killer).

I've got some tickets to give away, email me [dukeufo at gmail] with the name of your favorite Stones Throw release. The deadline is Wednesday at 6:00 PM.  

Live Music Options: 9/26/11 - 10/2/11

Hanni El Khatib Plays the Echo on Monday

Some good dad rock type shit and a good share of hipster rap, chillwave and other bullshit. 

Monday 9/26/11
[Pick of the Night] Hanni El Khatib / Kissing Cousins / Feeding People @ The Echo (Free)
Ben Folds / Charlie Winston / Chad Valley @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP) 
Big Moves / Light FM / Cassorla / Monte Mar @ Bootleg (Free) 
Big Back Delta / Letting Up Despite Great Faults / Death Kit / Echoes de Lux @ The Satellite (Free)
Red Circle Underground @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)

Tuesday 9/27/11
[Pick of the Night] Emmylou Harris and Her Red Dirt Boys / Patty Griffin / Buddy Miller @ The Greek ($35 - $65)
[Recommended] Thurston Moore @ The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever  (Sold Out) - The new record's a little boring, but he's always good to watch.
Dum Dum Girls @ Amoeba (Free) - 7:00 PM 
Mark Eitzel / The Legendary Copper Bottom Band / Janitor @ Rotary Room ($8) - 4519 Santa Monica Blvd
Soft Pipes / Oh Darling / Adventure Gallery @ The Satellite($5)
Kings Go Forth / The Damselles @ The Echo ($12)
MC Chris @ Troubadour ($15)
Steve Earle and the Dukes @ House of Blues Sunset ($35) 
Duran Duran / Neon Trees @ Nokia Theatre ($60 - $150)
Lisa Hannigan @ El Rey ($17)
Sleeper Agent @ Bootleg ($10)
Jim Campilongo @ Bootleg ($8)

Wednesday 9/28/11
[Pick of the Night] Jens Lekman @ Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (Sold Out) 
Dirt Dress / Owens Valley Dynamite / Babies on Acid / Seth Pettersen and the Undertown @ El Cid  
Neon Indian / Com Truise @ Bootleg (Sold Out) 
Nurses / Dominant Legs / Harlan @ The Echo ($10)
AM / Shawn Lee @ Troubadour ($12)
Justin Townes Earle with Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit @ Music Box ($20)
Rusty Anderson / Revoltaire @ The Satellite ($12)- Paul McCartney's guitarist.
Yellowman @ Echoplex ($15)
Low End Theory @ Airliner ($10)

Thursday 9/29/11
[Pick of the Night] Gillian Welch @ The Music Box ($30) - Good, old time shit
[Recommended] AA Bondy / Nik Freitas @ Bootleg ($14) - Good singer-songwriter
[Recommended] Jon Brion @ Largo ($25) - If you haven't seen him, you're not really taking advantage of the city.
[Recommended] Ravi Shankar @ Hollywood Bowl - Indian legend
[Recommended] Tinariwen @ Amoeba (Free) - 6:00 PM; free taste for Friday's show
[Recommended] Flash Bang Grenada / Foliero / Spaceghostpurrp / Jonti / Vex Ruffin @ Freak City ($10) - Another good lineup presented by Passion of the Weiss.
Fool's Gold / Tijuana Panthers @ Troubadour ($15)
Odd Future @ Hollywood Palladium ($42) - Swag
Jimmy Eat World: Bleed American @ The Wiltern 
Dan Mangan @  The Satellite
Braids / Pepper Rabbit / Painted Palms @ The Echo ($12)
Nouvelle Vague perform Dawn of Innocence @ El Rey ($30)
Stephen Brower and the Silent Majority @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Friday 9/30/11
[Pick of the Week] Tinariwen / TV on the Radio / Hindi Zahra / Globesonic @ El Rey ($30) 
[Recommended] Rebirth Brass Band / The Dustbowl Revival @ The Echoplex ($21)
[Recommended] Jon Brion @ Largo ($25)
Neon Indian / Com Truise @ Troubadour (Sold Out)
Active Child / Chad Valley / Jonti @ The Echo ($12)
Big Sir / Sea of Cortez @ Bootleg ($12)
Esperanza Spalding @ Orpheum 
Hugh Laurie @ The Mint ($15)

Saturday 10/1/11
[Pick of the Night] Eagle Rock Music Festival: Flying Lotus / Gaslamp Killer / Nosaj Thing / Nobody / Tokimonsta / Shadow Shadow Shade / Rooney / Blonde Summer / Gangi / Nocando / Health / Boom Bip / Kenan Bell / Allah Las @ Eagle Rock on Colorado Blvd ($5 suggested donation) - Fun lineup. Expect the Low End Theory stage to be packed like last year.
[Recommended]  Portugal. The Man / Alberta Cross @ Avalon ($27)   
[Recommended] Peter Bjorn and John / Release the Sunbird @ Troubadour (Sold Out)
Erasure @ Palladium 
Jolie Holland @ McCabe's ($18)
Southern Culture on the Skids @ Detroit Bar ($15)
The Peach Kings / Emily Greene @ Bootleg 
Etienne de Crecy @ El Rey ($25) 
Revolver @ The Satellite ($12)
Elbow / Devotchka @ The Greek ($30 - $40)
Infected Mushroom @ The Music Box ($15) 
Santana / George Lopez @ Hollywood Bowl ($36 - $272)
Dreams Come True @ The Wiltern
Manhattan Murder Mystery @ The Smell ($5)
Warren G @ Key Club

Sunday 10/2/11
[Pick of the Night] Dum Dum Girls / Crocodiles @ Detroit Bar ($13) 
Marnie Stern / Dunes / Wet & Reckless / Cinderella Motel @ Bootleg ($12) 
Kindest Lions / Violet Tremors / Jewels of the Nile @ The Echo ($8) 
Steve Poltz / Billy Harvey / Daniel Ahearn @ The Satellite ($8)
The Chapin Sisters @ McCabe's ($15)

Recent Concert Announcements

My Morning Jacket Are Coming to the Gibson

 

 

 

 

 

Club Nokia

11/11/11: B.B. King (now)

11/12/11: Childish Gambino (now)

12/9/11: Ozomatli (now)

1/18/12: David Garrett (Friday 10 AM)

6/21/12: Ministry (Friday 10 AM)

The Music Box

10/28/11: Simple Plan (Saturday 10 AM)

11/11/11: Holy Ghost! (now)

11/17/11: Dawes / Blitzen Trapper / The Belle Brigade (Friday 10 AM)

12/14/11: Dinosaur Jr. perform Bug and Henry Rollins interviews them (now)

12/16/11: X (now)

The Satellite

Mondays in October: Youngblood Hawke (Free)

10/21/11: Noah and Megafauna (now)

11/16/11: Little Scream (on sale 11/2 at 11:30 PM)

12/17/11: Her Space Holiday (now)

John Anson Ford

10/3/11 – 10/4/11: Jane’s Addiction (Saturday at 10 AM)

El Rey

11/3/11: AWOLNATION (Saturday 10 AM)

11/11/11: Jack’s Mannequin / The Academy Is / fun (Saturday 10 AM)

Royce Hall

11/18/11: Noal Gallagher (now)

Shrine

11/26/11: Morrissey (now)

Fox Theater

11/28/11: Morrissey (now)

The Wiltern

11/30/11: Sting (Monday at 10 AM)

Gibson Amphitheatre

11/25/11: Joan Sebastian (Friday 1PM)

12/1/11: My Morning Jacket / Sharon Jones (Friday 10 AM)

Troubadour

11/14/11: Fun (Saturday at Noon)

11/23/11: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Friday 1 PM)

12/1/11: Hunter Hayes (Thursday 1 PM)

Ukranian Cultural Center

10/27/11: Man Man / Grandchildren (now)

10/30/11: Thee Oh Sees / Total Control (now)

Los Globos

10/31/11: The Field / Air France / Abe Vigoda (now)

Live Music Options: 9/19/11 - 9/25/11

TV on the Radio Play the Bowl on Sunday

Monday 9/19/11
[Pick of the Night] James Blake / Teengirl Fantasy @ The Music Box ($25)
Ivy / Races / Duniven @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP) 
Big Black Delta / Kristeen Young / War Widow / The MIDS @ The Satellite (Free) 
Ben Harper @ The Mint (Sold Out) 
Big Moves / LA Font / The Preachers / Yoya @ Bootleg (Free)
Exitmusic / Jack and White / Peachy Keene / Rainman @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)
Joan Osborne @ El Rey ($27)
Beth Hart Band @ Echoplex ($21)
Kissing Cousins / Writer / Raw Geronimo / Bad Bibles / Rainbow Jackson @ The Echo (Free)
Bon Iver / Other Lives @ The Shrine
Dave Alvin @ Grammy Museum ($20)

Tuesday 9/20/11
[Pick of the Night] Low / Bachelorette @ El Rey  ($20) 
Correatown / The Damselles / Hi Ho Silver Oh @ Bootleg ($8) 
Bon Iver / Other Lives @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($40 - $50)
LA Ghost / Sisu / Images / Mr. K @ The Satellite ($8) 
The Vacant Lots @ The Echo ($5)
Return to Forever IV / Zappa Plays Zappa @ Greek Theatre ($40 - $90)
Laura Marling / Alessi's Ark @ Troubadour (Sold Out)
Joe Jonas @ The Wiltern 
Johnny Gill @ Grammy Museum ($15)
The Dead Ships / Manhattan Murder Mystery / One Trick Pony @ The Central (Free) 

Wednesday 9/21/11
[Pick of the Night] Futurebirds / Waters / Loch Lomond @ The Satellite ($10) - On Aquarium Drunkard's Autumn Tone label. I enjoyed them at SXSW this year.
[Recommended]  Quebec in Hollywood: Patrick Watson / Besnard Lakes / Malajube / The Barr Brothers @ El Rey ($20) - Besnard Lakes are a great live band.
Twin Shadow / Diamond Rings @ Troubadour (Sold Out)
Gwendolyn / RT in the 44s / Old Californio @ Bootleg ($8) 
Joe Jonas @ Fox Theater in Pomona
Benefit for the Bicycle Kitchen: The Cooling Time @ The Echo ($10)
Randy Travis @ Grammy Museum (Sold Out)
The Watkins Family Hour @ Largo
Low End Theory @ Airliner ($10) - James Blake and Flying Lotus performed last week, so you never really know what's going to happen.

Thursday 9/22/11
[Pick of the Night] Kurt Vile / RTX @ Detroit Bar ($15) - Still dig his new record.
[Recommended]   Aaron Embry / Jonathan Tyler & the Northern Lights / The Goodnight Noises / Red Circle Underground @ The Viper Room ($12) - Aaron was playing as Amnion.
[Recommended]  Sonny Rollins @ Royce Hall ($30 - $100)
Systems Officer / Phantom Works @ The Echo ($12) - Armistead from Pinback
Joseph Arthur / Rosi Golan @ Troubadour ($20)
This Is Your Library: Mia Doi Todd / Bleached @ LA Central Library ($5 - $15) 
Jason Simon / The Black Apples / 1776 / Peace @ The Satellite ($8) 
Nick Mason @ Grammy Museum ($20)
Miami Horror / Class Actress / Gigamesh @ El Rey ($22)
J. Cole @ Club Nokia (Sold Out)
fdeluxe / Wendy & Lisa @ Largo ($30)
Two Door Cinema Club @ The Wiltern
The Janks / American Tomahawk @ Bootleg ($10) 
Andy Clockwise / Useless Keys @ The Roxy Theatre ($10)

Friday 9/23/11
[Pick of the Night] Afrika Baambaata /  Sugar Hill Gang / Grandmaster's Furious Five / Rob Base / Tone Loc / Freestyle Evolotuion / Newcleus @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($34 - $80)  - Hard to say if these guys are good anymore?
[Recommended] Cheap Trick's Dream Police @ Greek Theatre ($35 - $75) 
The Features @ The Satellite ($10) - Fun band. I saw them a few months ago.
Bright Eyes @ Hollywood Forever (Sold Out) Twin Shadow / Diamond Rings @ Troubadour (Sold Out) 
Weekend / Talk Normal / Tan Dollar @ The Echo ($12)
Monarchy / Hot As Sun / The Holloys @ Echoplex ($15)
Buddy Guy @ Grove of Anaheim
Hank 3 @ The Roxy (Sold Out)
Inara George / The Quick Hellos @ Bootleg ($15) 
The Shore @ Bootleg (Free) - Late show at 11:00 PM
Demi Lovato @ Club Nokia (Sold Out)
Dark Star Orchestra @ El Rey ($29)
fdeluxe / Wendy & Lisa @ Largo ($30)
Bobby Long @ McCabe's ($20)

Saturday 9/24/11
[Pick of the Week] Junior Boys / Young Galaxy @ El Rey ($20)
Ladytron / Geographer @ The Wiltern ($27 - $34) 
James Vincent McMorrow / William Elliot Whitmore / John Gold @ Bootleg ($15)
Miami Horror @ Detroit Bar ($15)
Burkina Electric / DJ Spooky @ Echoplex ($20) 
Har Mar Superstar / Blake Miller / Minutes 'Til Midnight @ The Satellite ($14)
Lee "Scratch" Perry @ The Roxy ($20) 
Colour Revolt / Colourmusic / Torches in Trees @ The Echo ($10)
Sing-a-long Sound of Music @ Hollywood Bowl
D-Generation @ Troubadour ($20)
The Game / E-40 / Young Buck / Twista / Mack 10 @ Nokia Theatre ($30 - $90)
Basia @ Club Nokia
Matthew Morrison @ Grammy Museum ($20) 
Marc Anthony @ Gibson Amphitheatre 
Jennifer Warnes @ McCabe's (Sold Out)

Sunday 9/25/11
[Pick of the Week] TV on the Radio / Arctic Monkeys / Panda Bear / Warpaint / Smith Westerns @ Hollywood Bowl ($25 - $90)
[Recommended] The Knux / J Davey @ The Roxy ($14) 
[Recommended] Tarfest: Everest / Saint Motel / Obi Best / A House For Lions / Infantree / Ash Panda @ Hancock Park (Free) - Noon to 6PM
[Recommended] Abbot Kinney Fest: Thundercat / Kisses / Mia Doi Todd / Family of the Year / Dumbfounded / Swahili Blonde / Hanni El Khatib / Seasons @ Abbot Kinney (Free) - 10AM to 6PM
Southern Culture On the Skids @ The Echo ($14) - Early show at 5:00 PM
James Vincent McMorrow / William Elliot Whitmore / John Gold @ Bootleg ($15) 
Veronica Falls / Neverever / Sea Lions @ The Echo
Dream Theater / Trivium @ Nokia Theater LA Live 
Neil Hamburger @ The Satellite ($8)
Marc Anthony @ Gibson Amphitheatre
Jim Lauderdale @ McCabe's ($20)

Live Music Options: 9/12/11 - 9/18/11

The Moondoggies Play the Echo on a Very Busy Wednesday Night

Monday 9/12/11
[Pick of the Night] The Horrors / The Stepkids @ The Glass House ($15)  - If you're willing to drive out to Pomona
Givers / Kopecky Family Band @ Troubadour ($15)
Dan Wilson / Gaby Moreno / Kristeen Young @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP) 
Big Black Delta / Tic Tic Boom / Digital Daggers / Paper Angels @ The Satellite (Free)
Kissing Cousins / Writer / Cool Moms / Wet  & Reckless / Machine Fang @ The Echo (Free)
Big Moves / Maston / United Ghosts / Spero @ Bootleg (Free)
Red Circle Underground @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)

Tuesday 9/13/11
[Pick of the Night] Bob Log III / Mr. Free and the Satellite Freakout / Noah Engh the Kid Fantastic Trio @ The Satellite ($12) - Slide guitar good times
[Recommended] The Horrors / The Stepkids @ Detroit Bar ($16) 
All For the Hall: Zac Brown / Vince Gill / Sheryl Crow @ Club Nokia ($65 - $250) - Benefit for the Country Music Hall of Fame
Nik Freitas / Adeline & the Philistines / Sister Ruby Band / Ben Heywood @ Lot 1 Cafe ($5) 
The Gourds / Eagle Eye Williamson @ The Echo ($14)
We Are Augustines / Kiev @ Bootleg ($10)
Patrick Wolf @ Hollywood Forever ($20)

Wednesday 9/14/11
[Pick of the Week] The Moondoggies / Romany Rye / Post War Quartet @ The Echo ($10) - A very underrated band. If you're into Americana music at all.
[Recommended] Fleet Foxes / The Walkmen @ Greek Theatre ($45 - $51)
[Recommended] The Joy Formidable / Telekinesis / Races @ El Rey ($20) - Good live band.
[Recommended] Cracker performing Kerosene Hat / Camper Van Beethoven performing Key Lime Pie @ The Satellite ($20) - Takes me back to the 90's. 
Peter Hook & the Light perform Joy Division's Closer / El Ten Eleven @ The Music Box ($22)
Horrible Crowes / Annie Stela @ Troubadour ($20) - The Gaslight Anthem's lead singer's side project
The White Buffalo @ Bootleg ($8)
Low End Theory: Free Moral Agents @ Airliner ($10)
Patrick Wolf @ Hollywood Forever ($20)

Thursday 9/15/11
[Pick of the Night] The Horrors / The Stepkids @ El Rey ($22)
[Recommended] Incan Abraham / Mind the Gap @ The Satellite ($8)
Robbers on High Street / Allah-Las / Street and Babe Shadow @ The Roxy ($10) 
PS I Love You / The Balkans @ The Echo ($10)
Robotanists / Baron Von Luxxury / Sleeping Bags @ Bootleg ($8) 
Teddybears / Win Win / Physical Forms / Teams @ Echoplex ($16)
Lex Land @ The Echo ($7) - 7:00 PM show
Boyce Avenue @ The Music Box ($20)
Lady Antebellum @ Troubadour (win from Country 105FM)

Friday 9/16/11
[Pick of the Night] Surfer Blood / Wounded Lion / Dante vs. Zombies / Hands @ Echoplex ($16) - I still like their first record, but I haven't listened to the new stuff yet.
Peter Hook & the Light perform Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures / El Ten Eleven @ The Music Box ($22)
Diplo @ Detroit Bar ($15)  
Polls / Pek Pek / The Now / The Californian @ The Echo ($5)
Eastern Conference Champions / Duniven / Warships @ The Satellite ($10) 
Hypernova / 8MM @ Troubadour ($15) - Iranian rockers
Jason Diaz / Big Dick @ Bootleg ($8)
Lobster Fest: Andy Clockwise / The Fling / White Arrows @ Port O'Call Village in San Pedro ($10)

Saturday 9/17/11
[Pick of the Night] The Roots @ House of Blues Sunset ($45) 
[Recommended] Lobster Fest: Vaud and the Villains / The Taiko Project / He's My Brother She's My Sister / Shadow Shadow Shade / Eastern Conference Champions / Light FM / Deap Valley / Judson McKinney / The Damselles  @ Port O'Call Village in San Pedro ($10)
 Don Henley / Lucinda Williams @ Greek Theatre ($62 - $175)
We Barbarians / ANR / Risers @ The Satellite ($12)  
Tears for Fears @ The Wiltern ($60 - $80)
The Delta Mirror @ Bootleg ($10) 
Kesha @ Gibson Amphitheatre

Sunday 9/18/11
[Pick of the Night] James Blake / Teengirl Fantasy @ El Rey (Sold Out)
[Recommended] Lobster Fest: The Little Ones / Berlin / Lady Dottie and the Diamonds / Dante vs. Zombies / Devon Isenberger @ Port O'Call Village in San Pedro ($10) 
Grand Ole Echo: Gram Jam @ The Echo (Free) - 5:00 PM
Zounds / Resist and Exist / Gestapo Khazi / No Age DJ set @ The Echo ($10)
Jerry Borge @ Bootleg ($8)
Laura Marling / Alessi's Ark @ Hollywood Forever (Sold Out) 

Live Music Options: 9/5/11 - 9/11/11

Davila 666 Play a Couple of Shows

Monday 9/5/11
[Pick of the Night] Thundercat / Mono Poly / Daddy Kev @ The Echo ($12) - Co-produced by Flying Lotus
Big Black Delta / Kate Crash / Tennis System / Sonoio @ The Satellite (Free) 
Writer / Kissing Cousins / Sneakpeek / Sisu / Kristeen Young @ Echoplex (Free) 
Death Kit / Young Hunting / Paper Angels / The Electra @ Bootleg (Free) 
Carina Round / Nightmare & the Cat @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP)

Tuesday 9/6/11
[Pick of the Night] The Ladybug Transistor / Red Pony Clock / Sea Lions @ The Satellite ($12)- I saw these Merge artists for the first time back in the mid-90's, and I've followed them ever since.
Chatham County Line / Hi Ho Silver Oh @ The Echo ($12)
Tommy Keene / Exploding Flowers / Risers @ Silverlake Lounge ($10) - Power pop semi-legend
Dirtbird @ Hotel Cafe ($10)

Wednesday 9/7/11
[POSTPONED] Iggy and the Stooges @ Hollywood Palladium ($53) - THIS SHOW HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL DECEMBER 1, 2011
[Pick of the Night] The Soft Pack @ Detroit Bar ($10)
[Recommended]  Latebirds / Wheelhouse / Miracle Parade @ Bootleg ($10)
Rainbow Jackson / String Fellow Hawks / Machine Fang / Strelka @ The Satellite ($8) 
Low End Theory @ Airliner ($10) - Residents only
Quincy Jones featuring the Global Gumbo All-Stars @ Hollywood Bowl
Viva Brother / Family of the Year @ Troubadour ($15)
Def Leppard / Heart @ Gibson Amphitheatre 
Rancid @ House of Blues Anaheim

Thursday 9/8/11
[Pick of the Night] Jeff Garlin in conversation with Larry David @ Largo (Sold Out) - Not music, but I still wish I was going.  
[Recommended] A Night in Treme: Jon Cleary's Philthy Phew / Donald Harrison Electric Group @ Santa Monica Pier (Free) 
The Jim Jones Revue / TRMRS / Death Hymn #9 @ The Echo ($15)
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. @ Detroit Bar ($10) 
Band of Horses / Bret Nelson & the Hungry Ghost @ The Wiltern ($47)
Spindrift / Icarus Line / The Country @ Echoplex ($10)
SeanShan / Saint Sea Hat / Sue Scrofa / King Devil @ The Satellite ($8) 

Friday 9/9/11
[Pick of the Night] Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. @ Troubadour ($14)
[Recommended]  Davila 666 / Cheap Time @ Alex's Bar ($10) 
Hello Seahorse / George Sarah & the Strings / One Trick Pony @ Echoplex ($15) - Mexican indie rock
Thievery Corporation / Fitz and the Tantrums / AM & Shawn Lee @ Greek Theatre
Nacional Records Road Trip:  Los Amigos Invisibles / Nortec Collective - Bostich + Fussible / Ana Tijoux @ The Music Box ($20)
Rancid @ Fox Theater (Sold Out)
Born Gold / Hideout @ The Echo ($10)
Infinity @ The Satellite ($8) - Female fronted Journey cover band.
Bassnectar @ Hollywood Palladium ($47)
The Latebirds @ Amoeba (Free) - 6:00 PM

Saturday 9/10/11
[Pick of the Night] The Kills / Eleanor Friedberger / Mini Mansions @ The Wiltern ($34) 
[Recommended]  Superhumanoids / Pollyn / Hot As Sun @ Bootleg ($10) 
The Warlocks / Icarus Line / The Shining Twins / Spirit Vine @ The Mint ($10)
Ray Lamontagne & the Pariah Dogs / Brandi Carlisle / Vusi Mahlasela @ Greek Theatre
Gestapo Khazi / Future Ghost / Summer Darling / The Black Apples @ The Echo (Free) - 3:30 PM 
Wax / Dumbfoundead @ Troubadour ($15)
Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers / Jackie Greene @ Club Nokia ($25 - $45)
Peter Daltrey / Asteroid #4 / Strangers Family Band @ The Satellite ($10) - Daltrey was lead singer of the band Kaleidoscope
The Thrilling Adventure Hour @ Largo (Sold Out)
Hanson @ House of Blues Anaheim

Sunday 9/11/11
[Pick of the Night] Davila 666 / Cheap Time / Fidlar @ The Echo ($12) - Early show at 5:00 PM
[Recommended] The National / Neko Case / Sharon Van Etten @ Hollywood Bowl ($18 - $144) - I'm not the biggest fan of these bands, but should be a good night at the Bowl.
[Recommended] The Joy Formidable @ Detroit Bar ($15) - Good live band.  
Yo! Majesty featuring Shunda K / Elephant @ The Satellite ($10)
Lelia Broussard @ Hotel Cafe 
Grand Ole Echo @ The Echoplex (Free) - 5:00 PM
HTRK / Tropic of Cancer @ The Echo ($10)

Recent Concert Announcements

David Vandervelde Comes to the Echo In October

 

 

 

 

Home Depot Center

10/8/11: Tiesto (now)

El Rey

10/20/11: Big Head Todd and the Monsters (now)

11/2/11: Architecture in Helsinki / Dom / The Sandwitches (now)

11/3/11: Dam-Funk & Master Blazter / Inc. / Peanut Butter Wolf / Egyptian Lover (now)

11/5/11: Parachute / Kate Voegele / Kevin Hammond (now)

The Music Box

9/4/11: Death From Above 1979 / Funeral Party (now)

Troubadour

11/9/11 – 11/12/11: Bouncing Souls (now)

The Satellite [Ticketfly]

10/7/11: Viva Voce / The Parson Red Heads (now)  

10/19/11: Moonface [Spencer Krug of Sunset Rubdown and Wolf Parade] (now)

10/28/11: The Felice Brothers / Gil Landry (now)

10/29/11: Male Bonding (now)

11/8/11: Little Red (now)

The Echo [Ticketweb]

10/19/11: David Vandervelde / The Fling (now)

Free Mondays in October: Swahili Blonde

Free Mondays in November: The Chain Gang of 1974

The Echoplex [Ticketweb]

10/31/11: Zola Jesus / LA Vampires (now)

11/11/11: Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears / The Sheepdogs (now)

The Mayan

10/20/11: Spank Rock / Big Freedia / The Death Set (now)

Largo

9/20/11: Ben Lee (now)

10/18/11: Ben Lee (now)

10/29/11: Patton Oswalt (now)

Silverlake Lounge

11/2/11: Mr. Gnome (now)

Bootleg Bar

11/16/11: Company of Thieves (now)

12/9/11: Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin (now)

Hotel Café

11/10/11: Loney, Dear (now)

The Glass House

10/7/11: The Rapture (now)

10/13/11: Flamin’ Groovies (now)

10/16/11: Battles (now)

11/15/11: The Sounds (9/9 at Noon)

Luckman

10/29/11: Tinariwen (now)

12/3/11: Jane Birkin (now)

12/17/11: Aaron Neville (now)

2/11/11: CocoRosie (now)

4/21/11: Anoushka Shankar (now)

5/12/11: Nikka Costa (now)