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Live Music Picks: Friday February 10, 2012

Band: Dr. Dog / Purling Hiss
When: Friday February 10, 2012
Who Should Go: Fans of the Beach Boys, Beatles, et al
Where: Orpheum Theatre
Tickets: $25 (Buy)

Other Noteworthy Shows:
Paul McCartney / Neil Young with Crazy Horse / Alison Krauss / James Taylor / Norah Jones / Coldplay / Foo Fighters / Alicia Keys / Duane Eddy / Tony Bennett @ Los Angeles Convention Center (Sold Out)
Spindrift / Gangi / The Hallucinations @ The Satellite ($8)
ALO @ Troubadour ($20)
Rocco Deluca @ Hotel Café
Free Moral Agents/ Dante vs. Zombies @ Alex’s Bar

Live Music Picks: Thursday February 9, 2012

Band: Frankel / Raquel Bell
When: Thursday February 9, 2012
Who Should Go: Fans of talented singer-songwriters
Where: 1642 W. Temple
Tickets: Free

Other Noteworthy Shows:
Mark Langean Band / Sean Wheeler and Zander Schloss ($23)
Class Actress / Superhumanoids @ The Echo ($12)
Oh Darling @ The Satellite ($8)
Rumspringa @ Bootleg ($8)
Joss Stone & Dave Stewart @ Troubadour (Sold Out)
Ben Kweller @ Amoeba (Free)

Live Music Picks: Wednesday February 8, 2012

Band: Free the Robots / Virtual Boy / Prehistoric
When: Wednesday February 8, 2012
Who Should Go: Fans of beats
Where: Airliner
Tickets: $10 at the door

Other Noteworthy Shows:
Coldplay @ Club Nokia (Sold Out)
Laura Gibson / Breathe Owl Breathe ($10)
Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra @ Troubadour ($15)
Marketa Irglova @ Hotel Café (Sold Out)
Johan Johannsson @ Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (Sold Out)

Live Music Picks: Tuesday February 7, 2012

Band: Geronimo Getty / Haroula Rose / Harley Prechtel-Cortez / Sloan Martin [no video available for Geronimo Getty, that's Haroula Rose]
When: Tuesday February 7, 2012
Who Should Go: Fans of Le Switch, local music supporters
Where: Lot 1 Cafe
Tickets: $5 at the door

Other Noteworthy Shows:
Com Truise / Teengirl Fantasy / Soft Metals @ Echoplex
Lana Del Rey @ Amoeba (Free)
America @ Grammy Museum (Sold Out)

Live Music Picks: Monday February 6, 2012

Band: Incan Abraham / Hands / Cuckoo Chaos / Masxs
When: Monday February 6, 2012
Who Should Go: Kids who kind of still like bands with guitars
Where: Bootleg Bar
Tickets: Free

Other Noteworthy Shows:
Glen Campbell @ Grammy Museum (Sold Out)
The Mae Shi / Totally Radd!! / Laco$te @ Pehrspace ($5)
Judson McKinney / Kind Hearts and Coronets / Andrew Lynch @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)
Youngblood Hawke / Lady Danville / Useless Keys / Yellow Red Sparks (Free)
LA Font / New Division @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP)

Live Music Pick: Sunday February 5, 2012

Band: Indian Jewelry / Jewels of the Nile
When: Sunday February 5, 2012
Who Should Go: Druggies
Where: The Echo
Tickets: $10 (Buy)

Live Music Picks: Saturday February 4, 2012

Band: Dead Angle / Jeremy Jay / Sea Lions
When: Saturday February 4, 2012
Who Should Go: Indie pop kids
Where: The Smell
Tickets: $5 at the door


Other Noteworthy Shows:
VHS or Beta @ The Roxy
Haim / Mini Mansions @ Bootleg ($12)

Live Music Picks: Friday February 3, 2012

Band: Twin Sister / Ava Luna / Talkdemonic
When: Friday February 3, 2012
Who Should Go: Hipsters
Where: The Echo
Tickets: $12 (HERE)
Other Noteworthy Shows:
Ethan Gold @ The Satellite ($8)
The Chuck Dukowski Sextet / Guy Blakeslee @ The Smell ($5)
The Soft Moon / Light Asylum @ Natural History Museum ($18)
Eleanor Friedberger / Dominant Legs @ Troubadour ($15)
Rocco Deluca @ Hotel Café
Mike Watt @ Redwood Bar

Live Music Picks: Thursday February 2, 2012

Band: The Jayhawks (classic lineup)
When: Thursday February 2, 2012
Who Should Go: Americana fans
Where: Avalon
Tickets: $25 (Here)

Other Noteworthy Shows:
M. Ward @ Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (Sold Out)
Gotye @ El Rey (Sold Out)
Black Bananas / Pink Mountaintops @ The Echo ($10)
The Features @ Bootleg Bar ($10)
Ghost / Blood Ceremony @ The Roxy (Sold Out)

Live Music Picks: Wednesday February 1, 2012

Band: Fujiya & Miyagi / Evan Voytas
When: Wednesday February 1, 2012
Who Should Go: Fans of indie electronic pop
Where: The Echo
Tickets:  $14 (HERE)

Other Noteworthy Shows:
Act As If @ The Satellite ($5)

Live Music Picks: Tuesday January 31, 2012

Band: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. / The One AM Radio / NO
When: Tuesday January 31, 2012
Who Should Go: Fans of light, indie pop that's easy on the ears
Where: The Echoplex
Tickets: $19 (Here)

Other Noteworthy Shows:
Jessie Baylin / The Watson Twins @ Troubadour ($15)

Live Music Picks: Monday January 30, 2012

Band: Chasing Kings / Shadow Shadow Shade / Francisco the Man
When: Monday January 30, 2012
Who Should Go: Local music fans, cheapskates (it's free)
Where: The Satellite
Tickets: Free

Other Noteworthy Shows:
Princeton / NO @ Bootleg Bar (Free)
Seasons @ The Echo (Free)
Restavrant @ Redwood Bar

Live Music Pick: Sunday January 29, 2012

Band: LA Font / The Ross Sea Party
When: Sunday January 29, 2012
Who Should Go: Indie rock fans
Where: Bootleg Bar
Tickets: $8 (HERE)

Other Noteworthy Shows:
Skrillex @ LA Live’s Event Deck (Sold Out)

Live Music Pick: Saturday January 28, 2012

Band: Graveyard / Radio Moscow / The Shrine
When: Saturday January 28, 2012
Who Should Go: Fans of 1970s metal
Where: Bootleg Theater
Tickets: Sold Out

Other Noteworthy Shows:
The Reigning Sound / The Strange Boys @ Alex's Bar in Long Beach ($17)
All Star Jam (Matt Sorum, Billy Morrison, Wes Borland) @ The Satellite ($15)
They Might Be Giants @ Royce Hall ($30 - $40)
Skrillex @ Hollywood Palladium ($68)

Live Music Pick: January 22, 2012

Artist: The Life and Times / Aeges / City City
Who Should Go: At a minimum, fans of Epley's old band, Shiner (a band I saw 20 times in college)
Date: Sunday January 22, 2012
Where: The Satellite
Tickets: $10 (available at the door)

Live Music Pick: Thursday, January 5, 2012

Artist: Harlan / Rumspringa / Noah and the Megafauna
When: Thursday January 5, 2012
Where: The Satellite
Who Should Go: Party boys, fans of Kennedy/Har Mar
Tickets: Free Show

Other Noteworthy Shows:
Vintage Trouble @ Troubadour (Sold Out)
Hanni El Khatib / Jacuzzi Boys @ Alex's Bar(Free w/ RSVP)
Jeff Garlin in Conversation with Henry Rollins @ Largo ($30)

Live Music Pick: Wednesday January 4, 2012

Artist: Big Business / Neil Hamburger
When: Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Who Should Go: People who shop at Vacation Vinyl
Where: Alex's Bar in Long Beach
Tickets: $10 (buy)

Live Music Pick: Tuesday January 3, 2012

Artist: Olin and the Moon / Willoughby / Maxim Ludwig / Jeff Crosby
When: Tuesday January 3, 2012
Who Should Go: Sensitive beer drinkers
Where: The Echo
Tickets: $7 at the door

Live Music Options: January 2, 2012

Artist: Frank Fairfield (NPR feature and Daytrotter Session)
When: Monday January 2, 2012
Who Should Go: Harry Smith acolytes
Where: Redwood Bar
Tickets: Available at the Door

Other Noteworthy Shows:
Princeton @ Bootleg (Free)
Chasing Kings @ The Satellite (Free)
Seasons @ The Echo (Free)
Vinnie Ferra @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)