Live Music Options: 1/31/11 - 2/6/11

Shadow Shadow Shade Begin Their Thursday Night Residency

I didn't get out as much as I'd planned last week. I did catch Signals and The Vaccines last week at the Satellite. The Vaccines have some pretty good songs, but their live show didn't blow me away - still some good potential...

Monday 1/31/11

[Pick of the Night] The Fling / The Belle Brigade / Writer / Obi Best @ The Satellite [f/k/a Spaceland] (Free) – Wrapping up their residency.

[Recommended] Peter Bjorn & John / Tristen @ Bardot (RSVP closed)

Cannoneers of the New Command / The Hundred Days / The Bixby Knolls @ The Echo (Free)

Kinch / Glowmarrow / Psychic Friend / Gentle Hands @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)

Family of the Year / Hands / Gardens and Villa @ Bootleg (Free)

Pacific Hurt / Foster the People / Blonde Summer @ Detroit Bar (Free) – Might be your last chance to Foster the People for free for a long time…

Sierra Swan / Heather Porcaro / Linda Perry @ Hotel Café – Famous songwriter Linda Perry makes a special appearance.

Robin Williams on Fire / Kyle Mabson / Agape / Soloing Over Alanis Morissette / Halloween Swim Team @ Pehrspace ($5)

Phil Alvin @ Redwood

Dave Brubeck @ The Grammy Museum (Sold Out)

Tuesday 2/1/11

[Pick of the Night] Yelawolf / Craze / Das Racist / 87 Stick Up Kids @ Echoplex ($20) – Crazy rap night. Should be a scene.  

[Recommended] The Pass / Marvelous Toy / Airlines @ The Satellite [f/k/a Spaceland] ($8) – Synth-y band inspired by Justice and LCD Soundsystem. Marvelous Toy is Jordan from the Henry Clay People’s band.

Tristen / Hi Ho Silver Oh / Marcus Very Ordinary @ The Echo ($10)

The Western States Motel / WALK / Burial At Sea @ LaBrie’s (Free)

Baths @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM show

Ozzy Osbourne @ Gibson ($52 - $106)

Oh Land @ Troubadour ($10)

Haroula Rose / Patrick Park / Sara Lov @ Hotel Café

Wayne White: You’re Supposed to Act All Impressed @ Largo ($20) – One of the original designers and puppeteers on Pee Wee’s Playhouse

Gun Runner / Wyoming / Tall Tales / Smoke and Feathers @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Les Aus / Qa’a / Swords of Fatima @ Redwood

Wednesday 2/2/11

[Pick of the Night] Big Search / John Webster Johns / White Fences @ The Echo ($5) – Big Search is Matt Popeiluch from Foreign Born and White Fences is Tim Presley from Darker My Love.

[Recommended] The Romany Rye / Whispering Pines @ The Satellite [f/k/a Spaceland] ($8) – Romany

Rye is the former guitarist from the Colour doing the Laurel Canyon thing. Check out their Daytrotter session.

Love Jones / Greg Dulli / The Watson Twins @ Largo ($25)

Men @ Amoeba (Free) – 6:00 PM; celebrating their new album out on Iamsound Records

Gram Rabbit / Spindrift / Sky Parade @ Bordello ($10)

Low End Theory @ Airliner ($10)

Dollyrots / The Neighborhood Bullys / Cold Forty Three / Blockage @ Troubadour ($10)

The Church @ El Rey ($40)

X-Ray Press / Shirley Rolls / TS and the Past Haunts @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Anna Nalick @ Hotel Café

Thursday 2/3/11

[Pick of the Night] Shadow Shadow Shade / Great Northern / Wet and Reckless / Useless Keys @ The Satellite ($10) – Strong lineup. Shadow Shadow Shade’s doing a Thursday night residency this month.

The Sweet / Fancy Space People / Dante vs. Zombies @ Echoplex ($22) – “Fox on the Run” is a classic jam. Could be interesting? You never know with these older bands.  

We Barbarians / Lesands / The Union Line @ The Echo ($10) - Pretty good lineup.

Bobby Long / He’s My Brother She’s My Sister @ Troubadour ($15) – I’m sure some of Robert Pattinson’s stalkers will show up (if he’s in town). Singer-songwriter with a new album out on ATO. 

Sugar and Gold / Yip Deceiver / Little Birds (of Los Angeles) @ Bootleg ($10)

War Tapes / Public Jones / The Remainers @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Lelia Broussard @ Hotel Café

ParallaxScroll / Snorlax / PROTECTME / Cat 500 @ The Smell ($5)

Yelawolf  @ Detroit Bar ($15)

Friday 2/4/11

[Pick of the Night] Tennis / Lord Huron / Air Waves @ The Echo ($12) – Curious to check out Tennis.

[Recommended] 400 Blows / Skinwalker / Longmont Potion Castle @ Bootleg ($10) – Powerfully intense live band.  

[Recommended] Forgetters / Street Eaters / Dangers @ Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock ($10) – I was always a Jawbreaker fan, so I’d be curious to check them out.

[Recommended] Har Mar Superstar / Giant Drag / Marijuana Deathsquads / Little Dog on Top of a Big Dog @ The Satellite [f/ka/ Spaceland] ($8) – Har Mar Superstar’s doing a Friday night residency this month.

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals / The Belle Brigade @ El Rey (Sold Out)

Olafur Arnalds / George Sarah & Strings @ Echoplex ($15 - $17) – Icelandic composer

Miguel Atwood-Ferguson Orchestra @ Natural History Museum

T. Mills / Audio Push / Dez & Rich Black / Furious the Static Shock / Supaficialz @ Troubadour ($15)

The Wood Brothers @ Hotel Café

The Old Lumps / Black Elephant / Sea Lions / Canyons @ The Smell ($5)

Battlefield Band @ McCabe’s ($24.50)

Big Sandy @ Redwood

The Bandit Kings @ The Mint ($10)

Chasing Kings @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM

Saturday 2/5/11

[Pick of the Week] Ryan Bingham & the Dead Horses / The Silent Comedy @ El Rey ($20) – I’ve followed Bingham ever since seeing him at Stagecoach a few years ago.

[Recommended] The Muffs / John Wicks and the Records @ The Satellite [f/k/a Spaceland] ($12) – Classic LA band. Get there early to hear John Wicks do “Starry Eyes” – a power pop classic.

[Recommended] Forgetters / Street Eaters / Dangers @ The Echo ($10) – Early show at 6:00 PM; Forgetters features Black from Jawbreaker. Night two.

The Autumn Defense / Jonathan Wilson @ Troubadour ($14) – John and Pat from Wilco.

Kid Infinity 3D Live / 87 Stick Up Kids / Captain Ahab / Ben Oprstu / Random Citizens @ Alexandria Hotel ($10) – “A one time event featuring ground breaking 3D light technology.”

Michael Feinstein @ Walt Disney Concert Hall ($45 -$116)

Cradle of Filth / Nachtmystium / Turisas @ Fox Theater in Pomona ($28)

David Garrett @ Wilshire Ebell ($50) – German violinist

The Thrilling Adventure Hour @ Largo ($25)

JFK of MSTRKRFT @ The Grove of Anaheim ($33)

Religious Girls @ The Smell ($5)

Pierre Bensusan @ McCabe’s ($22.50)

Kit / Moses Campbell / Arms and Legs / Batwings Catwings @ Dem Passwords in West Hollywood ($5)

The Super Bees / Fantastic Harlan Jones / Soft White 60s @ Redwood

Scott Kelly & Wino / Afterlife / Texas Death Star @ Viper Room ($15)

The Dustbowl Revival @ The Mint ($10)

Under the Covers: A Tribute to the Nerves release party – Tijuana Panthers / Audacity / Neverever @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM

Reverend Horton Heat @ House of Blues Anaheim

Quiet Riot @ Galaxy Concert Theatre

Sunday 2/6/11 [Super Bowl Sunday]

[Pick of the Night] Cat Power / The Meek / Demo Team @ The Music Box (Sold Out) – Sold out on Super Bowl Sunday.

The Soft Moon / Violet Tremors @ The Echo ($8)

H2O / Set Your Goals / Touche Amore @ The Roxy ($20) – Appearances by Matt Skiba and Travis Barker

Jon Barba / Hermit Convention / Rachel Fanna / Parkford @ The Smell ($5)

Esquire @ The Satellite ($5)

The B-Noirs / The Sweater Girls / Ingenue @ Redwood



New Music Releases: January 25th, 2010

Last year I pretty much ignored covering new music releases (which made it really difficult when it came time to compose my best of list). So this year, I’m going to try to return to doing a weekly post about new music.

Pick of the week:

Apex Manor: Year of Magical Drinking (Merge) – I was pretty shocked when the Broken West broke up, but happy to find out that lead singer Ross Flournoy was recording a new album. Apex Manor is the result of those sessions. There are elements of power pop, 70’s AM radio and probably some of the dirtiest lyrics to ever come out on a Merge release. Live at the Satellite on February 12th. [TIX]

MP3: Under the Gun

Other recommended releases:

Iron & Wine: Kiss Each Other Clean (Warner Bros.) – They made a leap to a major for some reason (hopefully  a big advance?) and the sound got bigger. Sam Beam’s songwriting is still at the heart of it all and that’s enough for me.

Other Releases That Caught My Eye (but I haven’t listened to yet):

[Local] Cold War Kids: Mine Is Yours (Downtown) – The Long Beach band goes bigger on their new release. Reviews have been mixed. Live at Coachella on April 15^th.  

Death: Spiritual Mental Physical (Drag City) – Death is a proto-punk band from mid-1970’s Detroit. This is a collection of demos from 1974-1976. It’s getting mixed reviews, but if you still haven’t heard their record, For the Whole World To See, I strongly recommend it. Live at the Echoplex on February 26^th.

Deerhoof: Deerhoof Vs. Evil (Polyvinyl) – Experimental. Live at the Echoplex on January 29^th.

Destroyer: Kaputt (Merge) – He’s such a unique lyricist. Not for everybody, but the critics love it. At the Troubadour on March 22^nd.

Fujiya & Miyagi: Ventriloquizzing (Yep Roc) –Pitchfork summarizes them thusly, “Krautrock-inflected dance pop.” At the Echo on March 20^th.

Gang of Four: Content (Yep Roc) – Legends. At the Music Box on February 21^st.

The Get Up Kids: There Are Rules (Quality Hill) – I can appreciate some nice Midwestern guys.

[Local] Grouplove: Grouplove (Atlantic) – Local kids. Caught them a few months back at the Bootleg.

Wanda Jackson: The Party Ain’t Over (Nonesuch) – Jack White produced the rockabilly legends new record.

Monotonix: Not Yet (Drag City) – Israeli garage rockers.

John Vanderslice: White Wilderness (Dead Oceans) – Considered one of the nicest guys in indie rock.

Recent Concert Announcements

Empire Polo Field

4/23/11: The Big 4 – Metallica, Slayer, Megadeath, Anthrax (Friday at 10 AM)

Club Nokia

2/15/11: Club Nokia – Chris Young, Gretchen Wilson (Friday at 10 AM)

4/1/11: Dierks Bentley, Josh Thompson (Friday at 10 AM)

5/21/11: Echo and the Bunnymen [performing Crocodiles and Heaven Up Here], Kelley Stoltz (Friday at 10 AM)

5/27/11: The Script (Friday at 10 AM)

Troubadour

3/7/11: Drive-By Truckers (Thursday at 1:00 PM)

3/14/11: Tahiti 80 (Thursday at 1:00 PM)

4/19/11: Dengue Fever (Thursday at 1:00 PM)

The Satellite [f/k/a Spaceland]

2/9/11: Ferraby Lionhart (now at Ticketfly)

3/11/11: Castanets, Dolorean, Holy Sons (now)

3/22/11: Damien Jurado, Viva Voce (now)

5/7/11: Zola Jesus (now)

Alexandria Hotel at 501 S. Spring St.

2/5/11: Kid Infinity 3D Performance, 87 Stick Up Kids, Captain Ahab, Ben Oprstu (now at Groove Tickets)

Bardot

1/31/11: Peter Bjorn & John, Tristen (free w/ RSVP)

2/14/11: Lucinda Williams (free w/ RSVP)  

Greek Theatre

6/12/11: Dispatch (Friday at Noon)

Hollywood Bowl [subscriptions available now]

6/17/11: Harry Connick Jr. (TBD)

6/26/11: Yellow Magic Orchestra, Cibo Matto (TBD)

7/4/11 – 7/6/11: Hall & Oates (TBD)

7/13/11: Chris Botti, Bobby McFerrin (TBD)

7/15/11 – 7/16/11: Sarah McLachlan (TBD)

7/22/11 – 7/23/11: Dolly Parton (TBD)

7/24/11: Rickey Minor’s Global Soul Revue – Ceci Bastida, Rocky Duwani, Stevie Wonder (TBD)

7/27/11: Gladys Knight (TBD)

7/31/11: Tuff Gong World, Ziggy Marley, Toots Hibbert, Mighty Diamond (TBD)

8/10/11: Robert Cray, Keb’ Mo’, Mavis Staples (TBD)

8/14/11: Dave Koz, Spyro Gyra (TBD)

8/17/11: Joni Mitchell's Jazz - Wayne Shorter, Cassandra Wilson (TBD)

8/28/11: Serge Gainsbourg Tribute – Jean Claude Vannier, Beck, Sean Lennon [Histoire de Melody Nelson and L’enfant assassin des mouches will be performed in their entirety] (TBD)

8/30/11: Powaqqatsi with Philip Glass Ensemble (TBD)

8/31/11: George Benson, George Duke, Marcus Miller, David Sanborn (TBD)

9/7/11: Quincy Jones Band (TBD)

Largo

2/10/11: Garfunkel and Oates (now)

4/8/11: Ron Sexsmith (now)  

4/14/11: Brad Mehldau Trio (now)

Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock

2/4/11: Forgetters, Street Eaters, Dangers (now at Ticketweb)

2/20/11: Ted Leo (now)

3/24/11: Strange Boys, Natural Child, White Fence (now)

3/25/11: Thee Oh Sees (TBD)

Echoplex

2/20/11: Beth Hart (now at Ticketweb)

3/11/11: Datarock, Dirty Ghosts (now)

3/13/11: Red Fang, Weedeater, Danava (now)

3/15/11: Death Set (now)

Bootleg Theater

3/12/11: The Loneliest Monk (now at Ticketfly)

3/15/11: Family Band (now)

3/22/11: Ebsen and the Witch (now)

4/3/11: Dan Bern with Common Rotation (now)

Detroit Bar

4/30/11: Dengue Fever (now)

Nokia Theatre LA Live

6/9/11: Wisin & Yandel (Friday at 10 AM)

8/5/11 – 8/6/11: Katy Perry, Robyn (Friday at 10 AM)

The Music Box

4/30/11: The Psychedelic Furs perform “Talk Talk Talk” (Friday at 10 AM)

El Rey

3/30/11: Travie McCoy, Donnis, Black Cards, XV, Bad Rabbits (Saturday at 10 AM)

4/2/11: Uh Huh Her (Saturday at 10 AM)

John Anson Ford

5/4/11: Chris Cornell (Saturday at 10 AM)

Gibson Amphitheatre

4/16/11: Janet Jackson (Friday at 10 AM)

The Echo

3/13/11: Funeral Pyre, The Secret, Graf Orlock (now at Ticketweb)

Live Music Options: 1/24/11 - 1/30/11

The Vaccines - Next Big Thing? or British Hype?

Last week I caught Dunes and No Joy. Dunes were way too rough around the edges for me. No Joy had potential. This week offers lots of great local acts, lots of hyped acts and several established indie bands...



Monday 1/24/11

[Pick of the Night] Wanda Jackson and the Third Man house band featuring Jack White on guitar / Haunted George @ El Rey (Sold Out) – The Queen of rockabilly. I saw her at SXSW about a decade ago and really enjoyed it.

[Recommended] Iron & Wine @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM; I still haven’t listened to their major label debut.

[Recommended] The Fling / The Belle Brigade / Lucy Schwartz / Jenny O @ The Satellite [f/k/a Spaceland] (Free)

[Recommended] Gary Clark Jr. / Royal Bangs / The Vaccines DJ Set @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP) – Blues artist from Austin

Kinch / The Californian / Risers / Free Camp @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – Get there in time for the Californian.

Cold War Kids / Grouplove @ Bootleg ($20) – Good chance to see the Cold War Kids in an intimate venue.

White Lies / Giant Drag @ Troubadour (Sold Out)

Cannoneers of the New Command / Tender Box / The Mo-Odds / The Street and Babe Show @ The Echo (Free)

Connie Lim / Jennifer Quiroz @ Hotel Café

Whitman / Jon Barba / Former Ghosts / No Paws (No Lions) @ Pehrspace ($5)

Phil Alvin @ Redwood Bar

John Jorgenson @ Grammy Museum ($15)

Pacific Hurt / Foster the People @ Detroit Bar (Free)

Tuesday 1/25/11

[Pick of the Night] The Vaccines / Sweaters / Bixby Knolls @ The Satellite [f/k/a Spaceland] ($12) – The Vaccines are the latest big, British buzz band. Their US debut went over well last week in NYC.

[Recommended] The Monolators / Walking Sleep / The World Record @ LaBrie’s (Free) – Strong free lineup. The World Record are one of the most underappreciated local bands.

[Recommended] Iron & Wine / Laura Marling @ The Wiltern ($35) – Major label debut out now.

Cold War Kids @ Amoeba (Free) – 6:00 PM show

Olin & the Moon / Amanda Jo Williams / The Damn Sons @ The Echo ($5)

Motorhead / Valient Thorr @ House of Blues Anaheim - Lemmy

Wallpaper / The Dance Party / K. Flay / Dude Royal @ Troubadour ($12)

Young Hunting / Pacific Hurt / Yoya / Repeater @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

WPA / Tom Brosseau @ Hotel Café

Wednesday 1/26/11

[Pick of the Week] Iron & Wine / The Low Anthem @ The Wiltern ($35)

[Recommended] Low End Theory: Tokimonsta / Fu22 @ Airliner ($10) – One of two local artists playing tonight that’s on the Coachella bill.

Foster the People / White Sea / Chain Gang of 1974 @ The Echo (Free) – It apparently got pretty packed last week, so get there early. They’re on the Coachella bill this year.

Typhoon / Brainstorm / Agesandages @ The Satellite [f/k/a Spaceland] ($8)

Toh Kay @ Bootleg ($10) – Late show at 10:30 PM

Kath Bloom @ Bootleg ($10) – Early show at 8:00 PM

Goldsboro / Red Circle Underground / Exiles @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Johnnyswim @ Hotel Café

My Chemical Romance @ Grammy Museum (Sold Out)

Reel Big Fish @ House of Blues Anaheim

Thursday 1/27/11

[Pick of the Night] Monotonix / Ty Segall / Devin Therriault / Tijuana Panthers @ Echoplex ($10) - Should be a high energy night.

The Get Up Kids / Steel Train / River City Extension @ Troubadour (Sold Out) – Comeback for the Lawrence, KS band.

Lucero / Steve Soto and Twisted Hearts @ Alex’s Bar ($15) – Great chance to see Lucero at a small venue.

Amos Lee / Vusi Mahlasela @ The Music Box ($25)

The Blow / The Smart Brothers @ The Satellite [f/k/a Spaceland] ($12) – There are a lot of diehard fans of the Blow.

Social Distortion / Aggrolites / Chuck Ragan @ Hollywood Palladium ($39)

Earthless / LSDJ’s / Red Octopus @ The Echo

Crocodiles / Lord Huron / Heavy Hawaii @ Detroit Bar ($10)

Wovenhand / Git Some @ Bootleg ($15)

Hunting For Wolves / Graydon / Farspeaker @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Nina Storey / Karina Denike @ Hotel Café

Grouplove @ Amoeba (Free) – 6:00 PM show

Stalking Zappa @ Grammy Museum ($10)

Railroad Earth @ The Roxy ($27)

Kath Bloom @ Origami (Free) – 4:00 PM

Friday 1/28/11

[Pick of the Night] Melvins @ The Satellite [f/k/a Spaceland] (Sold Out) – Details for tonight: Melvins set (current line-up performing normal set) and Stoner Witch in its entirety; wrapping up their residency with another classic album.

[Recommended] Les Savy Fav / Dirt Dress @ Echoplex ($17) – Les Savy Fav are known for good live shows.

[Recommended] Crocodiles / Tamaryn / Heavy Hawaii @ The Echo ($12) – Good lineup. Tamaryn seems like one of the better bands from the Mexican Summer label.

[Recommended] Jon Brion @ Largo ($25)

Daniel Lanois’ Black Dub / Rocco DeLuca @ El Rey ($25) – Famous producer Lanois’ band with Trixie Whitley and Brian Blade.

Free Energy @ The Roxy ($21) – This must be their fifth or sixth LA-area show this year. I saw one of the first at the Echo.

The Get Up Kids / Steel Train / River City Extension @ The Glass House ($26)

The Shrill / Third Rail Order / Like Giants / Hazel / The Lyon Crowns / Phoebe Bridgers @ Troubadour

moe. @ The Music Box ($28)

Social Distortion / Lucero / Chuck Ragan @ Hollywood Palladium ($39)

The Handsome Family / HoneyHoney @ Bootleg ($12)

Juke Cartel @ Hotel Café

Weekend Takes A Break / Professor Calculus @ The Smell ($5)

Peter Case @ McCabe’s ($20)

Exene Cervenka @ Redwood Bar

Maxim Ludwig & the Santa Fe Seven / Travis Howard / Uncle Lucius / Deadman @ The Mint ($10)

Ying Yang Twins @ Key Club ($22)

Black Apples @ Origami (Free)

Amos Lee / Vusi Mahlasela @ House of Blues Anaheim

Karsh Kale & MIDIval Punditz @ Galaxy in Santa Ana ($25)

The Humpers / Throw Rag / Electric Frankenstein / The Bourbon Saints @ Alex’s Bar ($15)

Saturday 1/29/11

[Pick of the Night] Ween @ The Wiltern ($42 - $47) – There was a Ween show in Austin, TX circa 1999 that stands out as one of the most memorable shows I’ve ever seen.

[Recommended] Darwin Deez / Fol Chen @ The Satellite [f/k/a Spaceland] ($10) – One of the recent buzz sensations out of Brooklyn. Other Music in NYC describes it as a cross between the Strokes’ demos and Phoenix.  

[Recommended] Patton Oswalt @ Largo (Sold Out) – One of my favorite stand up comedians.

Deerhoof / Ben Butler and Mousepad / Nervous Cop @ Echoplex ($15)

Ian Hunter (Mott the Hoople) @ El Rey ($32) – I am a Mott the Hoople fan, but never followed his solo career.

Social Distortion / Lucero / Chuck Ragan @ Hollywood Palladium (Sold Out)

The Handsome Family / Sean Rowe @ McCabe’s ($15)

Charlotte Martin / Andrew Vladeck @ Bootleg ($15)

Tyler Hilton @ Hotel Café

Whitman / Jon Barba / Casey Chisholm / Crazy Band / Rob Thomas and His Unicorn Warriors @ The Smell ($5)

So Many Wizards / Moses Campbell / The Cosmonauts @ 252-D South Main Street in Pomona ($5)

El Ten Eleven / Superhumanoids @ Detroit Bar ($10)

Lower Heaven @ Origami (Free) – 8:00 PM

Karsh Kale & MIDIval Punditz @ Royce Hall ($28 - $38)

The Zeros / The Humpers / The Dragons / The Ringleaders @ Alex’s Bar ($15)

Sunday 1/30/11

[Pick of the Night] Peter Bjorn and John @ Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock ($12) – I still really like the Falling Out and Writer’s Block records.

Against Me! / Cheap Girls / Fences @ The Music Box ($15)

Savage Republic / The Urinals / Clipd Beaks @ The Echo ($12)

The Finches / Sun Foot / Anna Oxygen / Wolf and Cub @ The Smell ($5)

Neil Hamburger / The Kenny “K-Strass” Yo-Yo Extravaganza / Clownvis Presley @ The Satellite [f/k/a Spaceland] ($8)

Adrian Legg @ McCabe’s ($18)

Somos Mysteriosos / Sylvia Juncosa / Electric Children / Lightnin Woodcock @ Redwood Bar

Fences @ Origami (Free) – 6:00 PM

Space 15 Twenty Record Fair @ 1520 Cahuenga – Get yourself some records.

Recent Concert Announcements

Daniel Lanois & Brian Blade Play the Satellite on Saturday

The Satellite (f/k/a Spaceland)

1/22/11: Rocco DeLuca / Daniel Lanois and Brian Blade (now at Ticketfly)

3/1/11: Arbouretum / Endless Boogie (now)

The Echo

5/6/11: J. Mascis / Black Heart Procession (now at Ticketweb)

Empire Polo Club

4/15/11 – 4/17/11: Coachella (Friday at 10 AM)

Greek Theatre
4/23/11: Robert Plant and the Band of Joy (presale now, password = ANGEL; Saturday at 10 AM)

El Rey

4/8/11: The Dodos / Reading Rainbow (Saturday at 10 AM)

5/31/11: Bruce Cockburn / Jenny Scheinman (Saturday at 10 AM)

Gibson Amphitheatre

4/15/11: Janet Jackson (now)

6/20/11 & 6/22/11: Rush performing Moving Pictures and other classics (Monday at 10 AM)

The Wiltern

5/4/11: James Blunt (Friday at 10 AM)

The Music Box

3/4/11: Trey Anastasio (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = PHISHFOOD; Saturday at 10 AM)

6/10/11: Friendly Fires (presale now, password = KISSOFLIFE; Friday at 10 AM)

Club Nokia

2/12/11: B.o.B. / Far East Movement (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = MAGIC; Saturday at 10 AM)

Troubadour

4/10/11: Protest the Hero (Friday at 1:00 PM)

Hollywood Bowl

4/16/11: Rod Stewart & Stevie Nicks (Monday at 10 AM)

5/20/11: Kylie Minogue (Saturday at 10 AM)

The Glass House

4/21/11: fun. (Saturday at Noon)

Detroit Bar

2/12/11: Smith Westerns (now)

Coachella Lineup Announced

Solid enough lineup. I can remember seeing 32 of these bands (probably a bunch more that I'm forgetting)...

Live Music Options: 1/17/11 - 1/23/11

No Joy Play the Satellite on Wednesday

I caught the Melvins set this Friday. Intense. Well worth checking out if you can get a ticket for one of these Fridays. Lots of promising shows this week. Seems like the winter lull is finally over...

Monday 1/17/11

[Pick of the Night] The Fling / The Belle Brigade / Francisco the Man / Obi Best @ The Satellite [f/k/a Spaceland] (Free) – The Fling and the Belle Brigade continue their Monday night residency.  

Great Northern / The Pierces @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP) – Another strong lineup.

Grouplove / Chief @ Bootleg (Free) – Buzzy bands.

Screaming Females / La Sera / Lovely Bad Things / Audacity @ Echoplex ($10) – Well respected, female fronted New Jersey punk band.

Cannoneers of the New Command / Sing the Body Electric / Wet and Reckless / The Lucky Lonely @ The Echo (Free) – Cannoners of the New Command continue their Monday night residency.

Kinch / Mouse Kills Tiger / Sleep Maps / The Mighty Regis @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – Kinch continues their Monday night residency.

The Tleilaxu Music Machine / Melted Cassettes / Shane Shane / Son Cats / BYODeath @ Pehrspace ($5)

Phil Alvin @ Redwood

Tuesday 1/18/11

[Pick of the Night] Tobacco / Royal Bangs @ Echoplex ($10) – Black Moth Super Rainbow side project.

[Recommended] Fiend Without a Face  (featuring Brent and Brann from Mastodon) / West End Motel (featuring Brent from Mastodon) / Taylor Locke and Roughs / Bleu @ The Satellite [f/k/a Spaceland] $10)

Olin & the Moon / Wire in the Walls / Family of the Year @ The Echo (Free if over 21, $7otherwise) – Olin & the Moon continue their Tuesday night residency.  

The Monolators / Useless Keys @ LaBrie’s (Free) – The Monolators continue their Tuesday night residency.

Auditorium / College Kids @ Bootleg ($8)

Tape Deck Mountain / Evan Voytas / Hands @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

The Pierces @ Hotel Café

Jay Brannan @ The Roxy ($15)

Wednesday 1/19/11

[Pick of the Night] No Joy / Dunes @ The Satellite [f/k/a Spaceland] ($10) – Two Mexican Summer bands with local ties. Pitchfork gave No Joy a solid 7.7 rating this week.

[Recommended] Low End Theory: Blank Blue / Jonwayne @ Airliner ($10)

[Recommended] Willie Nelson / Lukas Nelson @ House of Blues Anaheim ($76) – His live show’s kind of hit or miss these days, but he’s still a legend.

Rumspringa / Incan Abraham / Line and Circle @ Bootleg ($8)

Jeans Wilder / Holy Spirits / Mutual Benefit / Steffaloo @ Lot 1

The Kris Special / Walk / Sanglorians @ Silverlake Lounge ($7) 

Foster the People / Lesands / Hot As Sun @ The Echo (Free)

Dashboard Confessional / Chris Conley / Lady Danville / John Lefter @ Troubadour (Sold Out)

Zion Train @ Echoplex ($10)

Anna Nalick @ Hotel Café

Thursday 1/20/11

[Pick of the Night] Young Prisms / Melted Toys / Twilight Sleep @ The Satellite [f/k/a Spaceland] ($10) – A couple of bands with some good buzz from the northern part of our state.

Abe Vigoda / Lord Huron wtih Calder Quartet / Gamble House @ The Autry ($10) – Early show at 7:00 PM; A few LA bands with critical acclaim

C-Horse / Cobalt Cranes / Woolen @ Lot 1 ($5)

Sean Wheeler and Zander Schloss / Simon Stokes / Bob Forrest @ Bootleg ($5)

Night Horse / The Binges / Chief Nowhere @ The Echo ($7)

Burial at Sea / Escalator Hill / Little Owl @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Dashboard Confessional / Chris Conley / Lady Danville / John Lefter @ Troubadour (Sold Out)

Satellite / The Wellspring @ Hotel Café

Occult Blood / Ivens / Sissy Spacek @ The Smell ($5)

Space Waves / The Cotillionaires / Traps PS @ 3 Clubs (Free)

The Silver Chords / VonVeederVeld / Lantvrn / Spirit Vine @ Redwood

Nikka Costa / Pop Levi @ The Roxy ($25)

Styx @ House of Blues Anaheim

Old 97’s / Langhorne Slim @ Galaxy Theatre in Santa Ana

Friday 1/21/11

[Pick of the Night] Brad Mehldau’s Highway Rider with Chamber Orchestra @ Walt Disney Concert Hall ($84 - $118) –The jazz pianist’s latest was produced by Jon Brion.

[Recommended] Melvins @ The Satellite [f/k/a Spaceland] (Sold Out) – Details on this week’s show: Lite (Buzz & Dale only); Melvins set (current line-up performing normal set) and Bullhead in its entirety

[Recommended] Peter Wolf Crier / Retribution Gospel Choir @ Echoplex ($12) – Minneapolis indie folk on the Jagjaguwar label (produced by Dave Fridmann).

Old 97’s / Langhorne Slim @ The Music Box ($26) – I have seen the Old 97’s a lot.

Meiko / Tom Freund @ Hotel Café

Dashboard Confessional / Chris Conley / Lady Danville / John Lefter @ Troubadour (Sold Out)

Jonathan Coulton with Paul and Storm @ Largo (Sold Out)

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony @ House of Blues Sunset ($33)

Physical Forms / Skull Tape / Turrks / Bleak End at Bernie’s @ The Smell ($5)

Silverstein / Pierce the Veil @ The Glass House ($17)

Tom Paxton @ McCabe’s ($25)

Taxi / Lost Marauders @ 3 Clubs (Free)

Chief Nowhere / VonVeederVeld / Magic Mirror / Ojo Rojos @ Redwood

George Glass @ Origami Vinyl (Free) – 7:00 PM

The Wailers @ House of Blues Anaheim

Saturday 1/22/11

[Pick of the Night] Ty Segall / Tijuana Panthers / Okee Dokee / things @ Alex’s Bar ($8) – If you can’t wait to see Ty Segall on the 27^th at the Echoplex. I saw Ty Segall recently at  Spaceland.

Tobacco / Royal Bangs @ Detroit Bar ($14) – If you missed them on Tuesday at the Echoplex.

Guster / Good Old War @ The Music Box ($30)

Hellooodbye / Gold Motel / You Me & Everyone We Know / Now, Now Every Children @ Troubadour ($15)

Suzanne Vega @ Largo ($40)

Tyler Hilton @ Hotel Café

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony @ House of Blues Sunset ($33)

Defiance, Ohio / Kimya Dawson / Moses Campbell / Peter Pants @ The Smell ($5)

Tom Paxton @ McCabe’s ($25)

DJ Quik @ The Key Club ($30)

Peg Leg Love @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM

RX Bandits @ House of Blues Anaheim

Sunday 1/23/11

[Pick of the Night] Wanda Jackson and the Third Man house band featuring Jack White on guitar / Haunted George @ El Rey (Sold Out) - I saw Wanda Jackson years ago at SXSW and she's a spitfire. She was a contemporary (and friend) of Elvis.

[Recommended] Weekend / Catwalk @ The Echo ($10) – Good stuff on Slumberland.

Native / Fake Problems @ The Echo ($10) – Early show at 5:00 PM; post-hardcore kids from Indiana

Ghost of A Saber Tooth Tiger (Sean Lennon and Charlotte Kemp Muhl) / Laura Gibson @ Troubadour ($18)

Last American Buffalo / Square on Square / Cory Chisel @ The Satellite [f/k/a Spaceland] ($5)

LA Music Video Festival: Voxhaul Broadcast / Black Apples / Lemon Sun @ Echoplex ($10)

Defiance, Ohio / Kimya Dawson / Moses Campbell / The Dining Dead @ The Smell ($5)

Ellis Paul @ McCabe’s ($17.50)

Dirty Candy / Interstellar / Hastings 3000 @ Redwood

Calibash @ Staples Center ($21 - $120)



Recent Concert Announcments

Residents Local Natives Inhabitants Perform at the Disney Concert Hall in February

Walt Disney Concert Hall

2/26/11: Local Natives (Saturday at 10 AM)

Troubadour

3/10/11: The Dears (Friday at 1 PM)

3/11/11: Starfucker (Thursday at 1 PM)

3/22/11: Destroyer (now)

3/27/11: Gold Panda (Friday at 1 PM)

4/7/11: British Sea Power (now)

5/19/11 – 5/21/11: Citizen Cope (now)

The Satellite [f/k/a Spaceland]

2/15/11: Mother Mother (now at Ticketfly)

3/5/11: Diamond Rings (on sale 2/5/11 at Noon)

3/25/11: Sharon Van Etten (now at Ticketfly)

The Echo

2/6/11: The Soft Moon (now at Ticketweb)

2/11/11: Smith Westerns (now)

3/11/11: Mike Watt & the Missingmen (now)

3/13/11: Silk Flowers (now)

3/20/11: Fujiya and Miyagi (now)

Echoplex

2/11/11: Murder By Death (now at Ticketweb)

2/20/11: Beth Hart (now)

3/15/11: Death Set (now)

3/24/11: The Appleseed Cast (now)

4/19/11: The Go Team! (now)

The Bootleg

1/24/11: Cold War Kids / Grouplove (now at Inticketing)

Tuesdays in February: Joseph Arthur (now)

Detroit Bar

2/24/11: Yo La Tengo (now)

3/22/11: Toro Y Moi (now)

3/26/11: Sharon Van Etten (now)

Hotel Café

2/18/11: Carl Broemel (now)

2/25/11: The 88 (now)

3/10/11 – 3/11/11: The Mother Hips (now)

3/11/11, 3/18/11 & 3/25/11: The 88 (now)

Gibson Amphitheatre

2/4/11: Luis Miguel (Friday at 1 PM)

3/20/11: Selena Gomez / Jonas Brothers (Saturday at 10 AM)

4/14/11: Janet Jackson (Friday at 10 AM)

The Wiltern

3/29/11: Royksopp (Friday at 10 AM)

Avalon

5/14/11: Of Montreal (Friday at 10 AM)

El Rey Theatre

1/24/11: Wanda Jackson with The Third Man house band featuring Jack White on guitar (now)

2/11/11: The Pretty Reckless (now)

3/12/11: Jim Jones Revue (Saturday at 10 AM)

4/9/11: The Residents (presale Friday, password = TALKINGLIGHT; Saturday at 10 AM)

Nokia Theatre LA

2/12/11: Tribute to Teena Marie featuring Teena Marie band with the Mary Jane Girls, The Whispers and Keith Sweat (Friday at 10 AM)

Club Nokia

2/11/11: Big Boi & Cee Lo (presale Friday, password = BIGCEE; Saturday at 10 AM)

2/17/11: Jamie Foxx and Friends (Saturday at 10 AM)

2/25/11: Miranda Cosgrove / Greyson Chance (Friday at 10 AM)

3/11/11: Motorhead / Clutch / Valient Thorr (presale now, password = SPADES; Friday at 10 AM)

5/11/11: Coheed & Cambria (presale now, password = BLACKRAINBOW; Friday at 10 AM)

Fox Theatre Pomona

2/26/11: Stone Temple Pilots (presale now, password = PLUSH; Friday at 10 AM)

3/25/11: Asking Alexandria / Emmure (presale now, password = WILD; Friday at 10 AM)

4/8/11: Jeff Beck’s Rock and Roll Party with Imelda May and her band (presale now, password = PARTY; Friday at 10 AM)

4/13/11: Bright Eyes (presale Friday, password = EYES; Saturday at 10 AM)

Staples Center

3/13/11: Juanes (presale now, password = PARCE; Friday at 10 AM)

OC Fair & Event Center

3/4/11 – 3/6/11: Musink – Thrice / Circa Survive / The Used / Hot Water Music (presale Friday, password = TATTOO; Saturday at 10 AM)

The Music Box

3/12/11: DeVotcKa / El Mariachi Bronx (Saturday at 10 AM)

3/22/11: Raphael Saadiq / Quadron (presale Friday, password = STONEROLLIN; Saturday at 10 AM)

3/25/11: OMD / Oh Land (Saturday at 10 AM)

Pantages

4/12/11 – 4/17/11: Rain – Tribute to The Beatles (presale now, password = PRENC)

Live Music Options: 1/10/11 - 1/16/11

Andrew Bird Plays Two Shows at Largo This Week



I'm just getting back into town and trying to figure out what's going on this week/year. Things are starting to pick up towards the end of the week....

Monday 1/10/11

[Pick of the Night] The Fling / The Belle Brigade / Everest / My Pet Saddle @ The Satellite [f/k/a Spaceland] (Free) – The Fling and The Belle Brigade are doing a co-residency this month. The Fling just signed with LA’s Dangerbird Records. Any time you can see Everest for free, you should take advantage of it.

Grouplove / White Arrows @ Bootleg (Free) – Grouplove have some buzz behind them. They’re doing a residency this month.

Kinch / Toy Bombs / Kiev / Endless Hallway @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – Kinch are doing the Silverlake Lounge residency this month.

Cannoneers of the New Command / Sabrosa Purr / Moving Picture Show / Deserted Coastal Property @ The Echo (Free) – Canoneers of the New Command are doing the residency this month.

Narwhalz of Sound / Black Light Jim Morrison / Slum Witch / Mikki + the Mauses @ Pehrspace ($5)

Phil Alvin @ The Redwood
The Civil Wars / White Sea @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP)

Pacific Hurt / Foster the People / Hands @ Detroit Bar (Free)

Tuesday 1/11/11

[Pick of the Night] All Spots to Black / The Sweet Hurt / Thurlow @ Silverlake Lounge ($8) – Sort of a melancholy choice, but good songwriting.

Olin & the Moon / Coyol / Paulie Pesh @ The Echo ($5) – Olin & the Moon continue their Tuesday night residency.

The Monolators / Kissing Cousins / Hexham Head @ LaBrie’s (Free) – The Monolators are doing a Tuesday night residency.

Pictureplane / Teengirl Fantasy / Terminal Twilight @ Echoplex ($10) – Buzzy band alert. Electronic party music.

Willoughby / Henry Wolfe @ Hotel Café

P.J. Morton / JoiStaRR @ Troubadour ($12)

Tim Minchin @ Largo (Sold Out)

Cinderella Motel / Lightnin Woodcock @ The Redwood

Monte Negro @ The Roxy ($17)

May McDonough / Goldenboy / Kevin Earnest @ Detroit Bar (Free)

Wednesday 1/12/11

[Pick of the Night] Low End Theory: Free Moral Agents / Elos @ Airliner ($10)

[CANCELED] The Wombats / The Hundred Days @ The Satellite [f/k/a Spaceland] ($14) -  CANCELED DUE TO VISA ISSUES
Quick Hellos / Heather Porcaro & the Heartstring Symphony / Whispertown / Jake Bellows @ Bootleg ($8)

LA Font / Future Ghost / Kazai Rex / Two Guns @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Foster the People @ The Echo (Free) – Foster the People are doing a Wednesday night residency this month.

Jesca Hoop / Anna Nalick / Johnnyswim @ Hotel Café

Ceci Bastida / Very Be Careful / DJ Oro11 @ Troubadour ($12)

Tim Minchin @ Largo (Sold Out)

Sean Solomon / The Finches / The Dining Dead / Old Lumps @ The Smell ($5)

Social Distortion / Dead Relatives / Suedehead @ House of Blues Anaheim (Sold Out)

Thursday 1/13/11

[Pick of the Night] Fu Manchu / Dusted Angel @ The Satellite [f/k/a Spaceland] ($14) – Playing their classic album, “In Search Of…” in its entirety. One of the most influential bands/albums of the stoner metal genre.

[Recommended] Correatown / Toby Burke / Daniel Ahearn @ Three Clubs (Free) -

Gary Lucas’ Captain Beefheart Symposium @ Echoplex ($14 - $17)

Old Man Markley / Roses Pawn Shop / Copper McBean / Dustbowl Cavaliers @ The Echo ($12)  

Plan B @ Troubadour ($15) – Rapper from East London

Sarah Silverman @ Largo ($25)

Champagne Chmpagne / Mad Rad / The Tuffingtons @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Joseph Hammer / Sean McCann / Orbless / Terrors @ The Smell ($5)

Jake Labotz @ The Redwood

Hello Seahorse @ Detroit Bar ($15)

Sepultura / Angra @ House of Blues Anaheim ($34)

Friday 1/14/11

[Pick of the Night] Melvins @ The Satellite [f/ka/ Spaceland] (Sold Out) – Details on this week’s show: 1983 (Buzz, Dale and Mike Dillard); Melvins set (current line-up performing normal set) and Houdini in its entirety

Jimmy Webb, Tom Russell and Jesse Winchester @ Largo ($40) – Interesting night of singer-songwriters

The Budos Band / DJ Jeremy Sole @ El Rey ($20) – Jazzy, afro-beat sounds

Mac Miller / Casey Veggies @ Troubadour (Sold Out) – Teenage white rapper from Pittsburgh

John Doe @ McCabe’s ($20)

Thirty Seconds to Mars / Middle Class Rut @ Fox Theater Pomona (Sold Out)

Sepultura / Angra @ House of Blues Sunset ($25 - $58)

The Black Ryder @ The Echo ($5)

Nightmare & the Cat / Brother Sal @ Hotel Café

NAR / Dunes / The Babies / White Fence @ The Smell ($5)  

We Came As Romans / For Today / The World Alive @ The Glass House ($17)

Jake Labotz @ The Redwood

An Evening with Robby Krieger @ The Grammy Museum ($20) – Doors fans take note.

Toad the Wet Sprocket @ Key Club ($25)

Graf Orlock @ Vacation Vinyl (Free) – 7:00 PM

Saturday 1/15/11

[Pick of the Week] Andrew Bird @ Largo (Sold Out) – The guy is super compelling to watch. I’m still kicking myself for never getting tickets to see him at Largo.

[Recommended] Dead Meadow / Sweet Apple (featuring J. Mascis) / The Carrions @ The Satellite [f/k/a Spaceland] ($15) – Dead Meadow’s a powerful, local psych rock band. Sweet Apples the “super group” that features the frontman and guitarist from Cobra Verde along with the bass player from Witch and J. Mascis on drums. They released an album on Tee Pee records last April.

[Recommended] Vanaprasta / Mariah McManus / John Isaac Watters / John Carpenter @ Bootleg ($10)

Lissie / The Pierces / George Stanford @ The Music Box ($20)

The Meters Experience @ The Mint ($20) – Features Leo Nocentelli of the Meters

Fu Manchu @ Detroit Bar ($12) – Performing “In Search Of” in its entirety; if you missed them at the Satellite on Thursday.

John Doe @ McCabe’s ($20)

Tyler Hilton / So & So @ The Hotel Café

Bad Books / Right Away, Great Captain! / Gobotron @ Troubadour – Bad Books features Kevin Devine & Manchester Orchestra ($19)

Maze featuring Frankie Beverly / Patti Labelle @ Nokia Theatre LA Live ($50 - $130)

Hello Seahorse / Pilar Diaz @ El Rey ($17) – Indie pop from Mexico City

Ozokids (Ozomatli play a family set) @ Echoplex ($12) – Early show at 11:30 AM

Colin L. Orchestra / CSC Funk Band / Residual Echoes / Crazy Band @ The Smell ($5)

Mac Miller / Casey Veggies @ The Glass House ($14)

The Black Watch / The Furious Seasons @ Redwood

D.R.I. @ Key Club ($20)

Stryper @ House of Blues Anaheim ($34)

Sunday 1/16/11

[Pick of the Night] Andrew Bird @ Largo (Sold Out) – Night two is also sold out.

Eastern Conference Champions / Ruby Friedman Orchestra / Gliss / Dead Day Revolution @ Troubadour (Free)  

John Doe @ Detroit Bar ($15)

Graf Orlock / Touche Amore / Ghostlimb / Death Hymn Nine @ The Smell ($7)

Joe Satriani @ The Orpheum ($38 - $200)

Part Time Punks – Factory Records Nite @ The Echo ($5)

Dashboard Confessional @ House of Blue Anaheim ($30)