Kurt Vile Plays the Echo On Thursday
A great week for live music this week. Forget Coachella and get yourself out of the house...
Monday 4/18/11
[Pick of the Night] Walking Sleep / Marvelous Toy / Michael’s House / Sara Radle Band @ The Satellite (Free) – This is the last (free) night of Walking Sleep’s residency (next week they’ll open a sold out show for Airborne Toxic Event). Marvelous Toy is Jordan (keyboard player in Henry Clay People). Michael’s House is an experimental/side project from Avi (from Avi Buffalo). Sara Radle’s in Walking Sleep and has played with the Rentals (amongst others).
[Recommended] Rumspringa / Incan Abraham / Truman Peyote / Manhattan Murder Mystery @ Bootleg (Free)
[Recommended] Ms. Lauryn Hill @ Club Nokia (Sold Out)
Holy Ghost! / Chairlift / Futurecop! / Mattie Safer @ Echoplex ($15) – Holy Ghost! Is on the DFA label.
Kid Cudi @ Hollywood Palladium ($56)
Wake Up Lucid / Welldigger’s Banquet / Blue Skies For Black Hearts / The Gromble @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)
Phil Alvin and Friends @ Redwood
Joseph Arthur / Jenny O @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP)
Tuesday 4/19/11
[Pick of the Night] Those Darlins @ The Satellite ($12) – Good buzz for these three ladies (and one bro) from Tennessee. Sort of like what you’d get if Best Coast was into country music. If you like girls getting undressed and then dressed again, check out their video on YouTube.
[Recommended] Dengue Fever / The Holloys / Jail Weddings @ Troubadour ($15) – Local Cambodian-psych-pop band Dengue Fever just released their fourth studio album. It’s supposed to be their best yet.
[Recommended] The Lonely Wild / Geronimo Getty / Future Dancing / Zenda @ LaBrie’s (Free) – Geronimo Getty is Aaron Kyle from Le Switch playing new songs that don’t fit in with the sound of Le Switch. Chris Harrison from Le Switch will be joining him. They go on at 8:30PM.
Paul Simon @ The Music Box (Sold Out) – Paul Simon’s first record in five years.
The Go! Team / Hottub / Juiceboxxx @ The Echoplex ($15)
Broken Social Scene @ Ventura Theater ($30)
Plan B / Eliza Doolittle @ El Rey ($20)
Emily Wells & Anna Waronker @ Largo ($20)
Tina Fey: A Conversation with Steve Martin @ Nokia Theatre LA Live ($29 - $119)
Olafur Arnalds / Penelope Fortier @ Bootleg ($15)
The Muddy Reds / Kyle Nicolaides / Coyol @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Subhumans / Naked Aggression / MDC @ The Glass House ($12)
Duff McKagan’s Loaded @ Viper Room ($15)
Wednesday 4/20/11
[Pick of the Night] Low End Theory: Mary Anne Hobbs / DJ Muggs / Jonwayne @ Airliner ($10)
[Recommended] Priscilla Ahn / Willoughby / Yellow Red Sparks / Ragged Glory (Tribute to Neil Young) @ The Satellite ($8) – I think the special guest is Priscilla Ahn, but don’t quote me on that (Ahn appears on the new TV on the Radio record).
Ms. Lauryn Hill / Hot 8 Brass Band @ El Rey ($77) – “Including performance of classic material from Bob Marley”
Slightly Stoopid / Bad Brains / Barrington Levy @ Greek Theatre ($31 - $40)
Avenged Sevenfold / The Original Alice Cooper Group / Duff McKagan’s Loaded / Sebastian Bach @ Club Nokia (Sold Out)
Kottonmouth Kings / Krizz Kaliko @ Fox Theater Pomona ($25)
Ellie Goulding / The Knocks @ The Music Box ($18)
Subhumans / Naked Aggression / MDC @ The Echo ($12) – Late show at 9:30 PM
The Apple Sisters @ Largo ($25)
Lauren Mayhew / Jensen Reed @ Troubadour
Handshakes / Milo Greene / Risers / Aerial Stereo / Y Luv @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Tic Tic Boom / Old Scholar / Tyler Steele & the Helping Thieves @ Bootleg (Free)
Crazy Band / Lucky Dragons / Candy’s Room @ The Smell ($5)
DJ Quik @ Key Club ($28)
Thursday 4/21/11
[Pick of the Week] Kurt Vile and the Violators / RTX @ The Echo ($14) – The new Kurt Vile record is quite good (and I’ve never seen him before).
[Recommended] Emmylou Harris @ El Rey (Sold Out) – I always love seeing Emmylou Harris.
[Recommended] Prince @ The Forum ($25 - $205)
[Recommended] Louvin Brothers Tribute Show: Tom Brosseau & John C. Reilly / Chapin Sisters / Jenny O / Stone Darling / The Damn Sons / I See Hawks in LA / Driftwood Singers @ 3110 N. Broadway ($10) - A benefit for the American Red Cross' Japan relief efforts.
[Recommended] Louvin Brothers Tribute Show: Tom Brosseau & John C. Reilly / Chapin Sisters / Jenny O / Stone Darling / The Damn Sons / I See Hawks in LA / Driftwood Singers @ 3110 N. Broadway ($10) - A benefit for the American Red Cross' Japan relief efforts.
Yoni Wolf / Nick T. @ Bootleg ($15) – Early show at 8 PM; Do you like Why? How about Islands or the Unicorns?
Stars at Night / Wet and Reckless / B Noirs / Daniel Ahearn and Friends @ The Satellite ($8) – Three all girl groups on the downstairs stage.
De/Vision / Mesh / Iris / Gentlemen Junkie @ Echoplex ($20)
Falling Still / 8mm / The Jane Does / SeanShan @ Troubadour ($7)
Sarah Silverman @ Largo ($25)
Friend Slash Lover @ Bootleg ($8) – Late show at 11 PM
Fun. / Rachael Cantu @ The Glass House ($15)
Jeans Wilder / Speculator / WHITE / Pageants @ Lot 1 Café ($5)
Friday 4/22/11
[Pick of the Night] Prince @ The Forum ($25 - $205) - The legend
Railroad Revival Tour: Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros / Mumford & Sons / Old Crow Medicine Show @ Ports O’Call Village in San Pedro (Sold Out)
Mimosa / Paper Diamond @ El Rey ($20)
Movits / The Peculiar Pretzelman @ The Satellite ($12) - A hip-hop swing band from Sweden who have appeared on the Colbert Report.
Lil Wayne / Nicki Minaj / Porcelain / Travis Barker / Ricky Ross @ Staples Center ($60 - $130)
Paul F. Tompkins Show – Kaitlin Olson / Tom Brosseau @ Largo ($25)
Street Heart Art Show @ Bootleg (Free) – Benefit for Red Cross Japan
The Lovely Bad Things / Plasma Centre / Tinylittle / Heller Keller @ The Smell ($5)
Murderdolls @ The Glass House ($15)
The Greyboy Allstars @ The Mint ($28)
Lower Heaven @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM
Free Moral Agents / Bella Novela / Chicano Batman @ Alex’s Bar ($5)
T. Mills / Christian TV / Goldenwest @ Troubadour ($15)
Saturday 4/23/11
[Pick of the Night] Robert Plant and the Band of Joy / North Mississippi Allstars @ Greek Theatre ($40 - $95) – Plant’s band consists of Patty Griffin, Marco Giovino, Buddy Miller, Byron House and Darrell Scott. The stuff I’ve heard (including covers of Low and Townes Van Zandt) sound great.
[Recommended] Prince @ The Forum ($25 - $205)
[Recommended] Apex Manor @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM
The Big 4: Metallica / Slayer / Megadeath / Anthrax @ Empire Polo Club ($99) – Bring your earplugs.
Buke and Gass / Wilding / Cassorla @ The Satellite ($10) – Catch this weirdo Brooklyn duo before they hit the road with Tune-Yards.
Jamaica / Chain Gang of 1974 @ Echoplex ($14) – Parisians
Nobunny / No Joy @ Detroit Bar ($10)
Pancho & Sancho / Metrognome / LeaveItAlone / The Kepler Mission / Indigo Child @ Troubadour ($12)
Chase and Status @ The Music Box ($20 - $30)
Civet / The Plexikill @ The Echo ($10) – Early show at 5:30 PM
Garfunkel and Oates @ Largo ($25)
Mago De Oz @ Hollywood Palladium ($48)
DJ Quik @ Grove of Anaheim ($35)
Rats / Insects vs. Robots / Grandpire @ The Smell ($5)
Johnny Thunders Tribute Show: Kevin K / The Neurotics / Chinese Rocks / Dirty Eyes / Barrio Tiger / Crazy Squeeze @ Redwood
The Greyboy Allstars @ The Mint ($28)
Xzibit @ Key Club ($28)
Young the Giant / Union Line / The Orange Effect @ House of Blues Anaheim ($20)
Visual Interpretations: Explosions in the Sky Listening Party @ Hollywood Forever (Free w/ RSVP)
Sunday 4/24/11
[Pick of the Night] Nobunny / Audacity / Clorox Girls / Wounded Lion / King Tuff @ The Echo ($10) – Early show at 5:00 PM; See a guy in a bunny suit on Easter.
Neil Hamburger @ The Satellite ($8)
Part Time Punks @ the Echo ($5)
Henry Wolfe @ Amoeba (Free) – 5:00 PM
LA Font / Residual Echoes @ 3 Clubs
Odawas / My Pet Saddle / House of Wolves @ Lot 1 Café ($5)
Murderdolls @ The Roxy ($15)
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