Monday, January 17, 2011

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.
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)
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 27th 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)
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)
Ellis Paul @ McCabe’s ($17.50)
Dirty Candy / Interstellar / Hastings 3000 @ Redwood
Calibash @ Staples Center ($21 - $120)



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