Live Music Options: 2/14/11 - 2/20/11

Beach House Play Two Local Shows

It was a good weekend of live music. Yuck and Smith Westerns on Friday night at the Echo - Yuck really impressed me and Smith Westerns were good (as expected). Apex Manor put on a great show at the Satellite on Saturday. Lots of really good musicians in the band (and a great cover of Nilsson's "Jump Into the Fire" and a surprisingly good cover of the Outfield's "Your Love"). 

Monday 2/14/11

[Pick of the Week] Lucinda Williams / Augustana @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP) – Great chance to see Lucinda for free.

[Recommended] Red Cortez / Everest / College Kids / The Union Line @ The Satellite (Free) – Everest for free.

[Recommended] Slang Chickens / Papa / John Carpenter @ The Echo (Free) – You need to check out John Carpenter.

[Recommended] Jenny O  / Leslie Stevens / Henry Wolfe / John Gold @ Bootleg (Free) – Leslie from Leslie and the Badgers.  

Phil Alvin / Frank Fairfield / Lucky Otis @ Redwood – Check out Frank Fairfield

Ne-Yo / Monica and Miguel @ Nokia Theatre LA Live ($50 - $130)

Kenny G / Michael Bolton @ Gibson ($80 - $110)

Goapele / DJ Eque @ Troubadour ($23) – Contemporary soul singer

Robotanists / Oh Darling / Kissing Cousins @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)

Disco Bunny / Narwhal Party / C.J. Boyd / 333 Boyz / Koban @ Pehrspace ($5)

Tuesday 2/15/11

[Pick of the Night] Mountain Man / Haroula Rose / Whispering Pines / Jeffertiti’s Nile / Kim Churchill @ Hotel Café ($13)

[Recommended] Susan James / Old Californio / Tony Gilkyson / Kip Boardman / The Quarter After / Evie Sands / Anny Celsi and Nelson Bragg / Double Naught Spycar / Cosmo Topper @ The Echo ($5 or $10 w/CD)

The Western States Motel / Judson & Mary / Disaster Speaks @ LaBrie’s (Free)

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

My Pet Saddle / Moondog Orchestra / String Fellow Hawks @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Mother Mother / Honey Loving Cells / Marcus Very Ordinary @ The Satellite ($10)

Joseph Arthur / Madi Diaz @ Bootleg ($12)

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis @ Walt Disney Concert Hall ($51 - $123)

Todd Snider / Elizabeth Cook @ El Rey ($25)

Chris Young / Gretchen Wilson @ Club Nokia ($25 - $40)

Swords of Fatima / Sylvia Juncosa @ Redwood

Wednesday 2/16/11

[Pick of the Night] The Radio Dept. / Young Prisms @ El Rey (Sold Out)

[Recommended] Beach House / Papercuts @ The Music Box (Sold Out)

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

Nicole Atkins & the Sea / Cotton Jones @ Troubadour ($15)

He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister (covering the Velvet Underground) / Vanaprasta / Erik Hassle @ The Satellite ($10)

Gram Rabbit / Indians / LA Font @ Bordello ($10)

Twilight Singers @ Amoeba (Free) – 6:00 PM

Wake Up Lucid / The Steelwells / Gypsy Death Star @ Bootleg ($8)

The Ross Sea Party / Hello Electric / The Californian @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

TRMRS / The Hindu Pirates @ The Echo ($5)

Henry Rollins “50” @ Largo ($25) – Celebrating his 50^th birthday.

Generationals / Nightmare & the Cat / Scars on 45 @ Hotel Café

Back to the Future the Ride / Robedoor / Suzi Star / Pure Shit @ The Smell ($5)

Thursday 2/17/11

[Pick of the Night] Beach House / Papercuts @ The Music Box (Sold Out) – Good record.

[Recommended] Dawes @ Royce Hall (Free for UCLA students, $15 otherwise)

[Recommended] Lucero / Olin & the Moon @ Echoplex ($18) – Good live show

[Recommended] Everybody’s Talkin’: Les Blanks / Jonah Ray / Kumail Nanjiani / Duncan Trussell / Steve Agee / Natasha Leggero / Al Madigral / Sean Patton / Host Matt Dwyer @ Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock ($5 donation) – Mostly comedy with some good music thrown in.

[Recommended] Shadow Shadow Shade / Minks / The Black Apples / Generationals @ The Satellite ($10)

Dum Dum Girls @ Skybar at the Mondrian (Free w/ RSVP)

Duniven / Queen Kwong / The VLA / The Delabre @ Bootleg ($5)

Michael Beach / The Antiques / Broken Numbers Band @ Silverlake Lounge ($8) 

BB King @ House of Blues Anaheim ($90)

Ocean Grove / Moderne Man / Bleu @ Troubadour ($5)

Henry Rollins “50” @ Largo ($25) – Celebrating his 50^th birthday.

Jamie Foxx’s Foxxhole Allstar Jam @ Club Nokia ($40 - $95)

Celso Pina @ Amoeba (Free) – 6:00 PM

Stars at Night / Coastline Apparition @ Airliner ($5)

Friday 2/18/11

[Pick of the Night] Har Mar Superstar / P.O.S. / Marijuana Deathsquads / Skoal Kodiak @ The Satellite [f/ka/ Spaceland] ($8) – Har Mar and Marijuana Deathsquads residency continues. There should be a lot of people out to see alt-rapper P.O.S.

[Recommended] Scott H. Biram / Ralph White of the Bad Livers / Lightnin Woodcock @ Redwood

Colleen Green / Peter Pants / The Monolators / Disaster Speaks @ Lot 1 ($5)

Marnie Stern / Tera Melos / Power Axe @ The Echo ($12)

Carl Broemel (of My Morning Jacket) / Tom Freund / Cowboy & Indian @ Hotel Café ($13)

Vanessa Paradis @ Orpheum Theatre ($35 - $55) – Johnny Depp’s lady friend.

Mike Viola / Debate Team / Kate Micucci @ Bootleg ($15)

Cake @ Troubadour (Sold Out)

Henry Rollins “50” @ Largo (Sold Out) – Celebrating his 50^th birthday.

Bun B @ Roxy Theatre ($35)

Old Lumps / Moses Campbell / Smithfield Bargain @ Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock ($10)

All Star Weekend Kevin Hart Afterparty @ Club Nokia – Hosted by Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian

J. Cole / Wale @ House of Blues Sunset (Sold Out)

Twin / Eva Klassen / Big Black Delta / Tinylittle @ The Smell ($5)

Eluveitie / Three Inches of Blood / Holy Grail / System Divide @ The Glass House ($22)

Too Short @ Key Club ($28 - $40)

Saturday 2/19/11

[Pick of the Night] Admiral Radley / The Sea of Cortez / Blonde Summer @ The Satellite ($12) – Admiral Radley’s Aaron and Ariana from Earlimart and Jason and Aaron from Grandaddy. Central Valley all stars..

[Recommended] Ted Leo (Solo) @ Skybar at the Mondrian (Free w/ RSVP)

Rocco DeLuca @ R Bar

Glass Candy / Austra / Bobby Birdman @ Echoplex ($12)

Rick Ross / Gucci Mane / Soulja Boy @ Hollywood Palladium ($95)

Dennis DeYoung: The Music of Styx @ Grove of Anaheim ($55 - $98)

Enrique Inglesias @ Gibson

LA Guns @ Hotel Café ($13)

Cake @ Troubadour (Sold Out)

Chromeo / MNDR / The Suzan @ Fox Theater Pomona ($25)

Henry Rollins “50” @ Largo (Sold Out) – Celebrating his 50^th birthday.

Narwhal Party / Peter Pants / Tes Elations / Pulse Out @ The Smell ($5)

Starpool / The Debonaires / La Banda Skalavera / Save the Swim Team / Stupid Flanders @ The Glass House ($10)

David Lindley @ McCabe’s ($20)

Vaud and the Villains / Triple Chicken Foot @ The Mint ($19)

DJ Quik @ Key Club ($30 - $90)

Magic Bullets @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM

Sunday 2/20/11

[Pick of the Night] Man or Astroman @ The Echo ($15) – I was a big fan in college. Nerdy surf rock.

[Recommended] An Evening with Ted Leo @ Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock ($10) – Solo performance, Q&A with Keith Morris and Ted Leo; stand up comedy by Paul F. Tompkins, Sklar Bros, Jen Kirkman, Jonah Ray and Kurnail Nanjiani

[Recommended] Gang of Four / Hollerado @ House of Blues Anaheim ($34)

Beth Hart / Souls on 11 @ Echoplex ($17) – Early show at 6:00 PM

Louis and Genevieve / Rick / Anenon @ Bootleg ($8)

Cake @ Troubadour (Sold Out)

Part Time Punks: Smiths/Morrissey Night w/ acoustic performance by Jose Maldonado @ Echoplex ($8)

LA Guns @ Hotel Café ($13)

Bobby Brown @ Key Club ($30 - $90)

Henry Rollins “50” @ Largo ($25) – Celebrating his 50^th birthday.

Stab City / Heller Keller / Vietnambla / Bird Mad Girl @ The Smell ($5)

Luis & the Wildfires @ Amoeba (Free) – 5:00 PM

David Lindley @ McCabe’s (Sold Out)

Torches in Trees / AV Club / Disaster Speaks @ Lot 1 Café ($5)

 

Recent Concert Announcements

El Rey

1/23/11: Wanda Jackson with the Third Man house band featuring Jack White on guitar (Friday at 10 AM)

1/28/11: Danial Lanois’ Black Dub (Saturday at 10 AM)

3/3/11: Emilie Autumn (Saturday at 10 AM)

The Satellite (f/ka/ Club Spaceland)

Mondays in February: Red Cortez (Free)

1/7/11: Melvins set (current line-up performing songs from Colossus of Destiny); Lysol and Eggnog records in their entirety [now at Ticketweb]

1/14/11: Melvins 1983 (Buzz, Dale and Mike Dillard); Melvins set (current line-up performing normal set) and Houdini in its entirety [now at Ticketweb]

1/18/11: Fiend Without a Face / West End Motel / Bleu / Taylor Locke (now at Ticketfly)

1/21/11: Melvins Lite (Buzz & Dale only); Melvins set (current line-up performing normal set) and Bullhead in its entirety [now at Ticketweb]

 1/28/11: Melvins set (current line-up performing normal set) and Stoner Witch in its entirety [now at Ticketweb]

2/19/11: Admiral Radley (now at Ticketfly)

The Viper Room [Ticketweb]

12/31/10: Lucinda Williams / Jackshit (now)

The Echo [Ticketweb]

12/31/10: Nite Jewel / Kenan Bell (now)

2/11/11: Smith Westerns (now)

3/24/11: Wye Oak / Callers (now)

4/6/11: Akron/Family (now)

Echoplex [Ticketweb]

1/13/11: Captain Beefheart Symposium (now)  

1/17/11: Screaming Females / La Sera (now)

The Roxy

12/22/10: Odd Future (now)

1/28/11: Free Energy (now)

2/9/11: Friendly Fires (now)

Troubadour [Ticketfly]

2/18/11 – 2/21/11: Cake (Thursday at 1:00 PM)

2/25/11: Max Bemis (Thursday at Noon)

Staples Center

2/23/11: Linkin Park / The Prodigy (Saturday at 10 AM)

Nokia Theatre LA Live

2/9/11: Sarah McLachlan (Friday at 10 AM)

2/25/11: Lucero (Friday at 10 AM) 

5/8/11: Yanni (Friday at 10 AM)

5/15/11: Moody Blues (Friday at 10 AM)

Club Nokia

4/12/11: All Time Low / Yellowcard (Friday at 10 AM)

Hollywood Palladium

4/6/11: A Day To Remember (Friday at 10 AM)

5/27/11: My Chemical Romance (Friday at 10 AM)

Gibson Amphitheatre

2/3/11: Luis Miguel (now)

2/19/11: Enrique Iglesias (Friday at 10 AM)

The Wiltern

2/25/11: Pendulum (Friday at 10 AM)

Live Music Options: 7/12/10 - 7/18/10

Happy Birthday Play Spaceland on Friday

Well, if you're an MGMT or Kings of Leon fan then you're probably pretty excited about this week, otherwise you've got to do some digging (especially after the M.I.A./Sleigh Bells cancellation)....

Monday 7/12/10
[Pick of the Night] Mississippi Man / Superhumanoids / Dahga Bloom / Useless Keys @ The Echo (Free) – One of those go early and stay late kinda nights.
[Recommended] Summer Darling / Wait.Think.Fast / Cue the Moon @ Spaceland (Free) – Summer Darling is the resident band.
[Recommended] The Outline / The Color Turning / The Damselles & the TC4 @ Bootleg Theater (Free) – The Outline is the resident band.
Yellow Red Sparks / Pacific Hurt / Windy City Gentleman / Verb the Adjective Noun @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)
Kings of Leon / Built to Spill / The Features @ Hollywood Bowl (Sold Out) – This is a lease event, so make sure you know what you can take into the Bowl. I like Built to Spill.
Doug Benson @ Largo
The Mynabirds @ Hotel Café
Greg Mullen / Glacier Saint / Maraca Mouths / Air Surgeon @ Echo Curio
Hyena / Kid Infinity / Myths / Professor Calculus @ Echo Curio

Tuesday 7/13/10
[Pick of the Night] Admiral Radley @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM show; Grandaddy/Earlimart hybrid

[Recommended] Elisa Randazzo / Miranda Lee Richards / Bridget St. John / Neal Casal @ Spaceland ($10) – Elisa used to be in Fairchild with her ex and just recently put out a record on Drag City.
Andy Clockwise / Marvelous Toy / Silent Comedy @ Troubadour ($10)
Smog Sessions: MRK1 / Juan Basshead / Emu / Kemst @ Echo ($5 w/ RSVP)
French Passion Classical Music @ Hollywood Bowl ($8 - $99)
Eytan and the Embassy / Philadelphia Grand Jury / Ballerina Black @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Spirit Animal / Gun Runner / The Non @ Bootleg Theater ($8)
Sam Bradley @ Hotel Café
Pato Banton @ The Glass House ($15)
Kingsizemaybe / Double Naught Spycar / Los Duggans @ 3 of Clubs
Big Tree / The Shade / C-Horse / Birdlips @ Echo Curio

Wednesday 7/14/10
[Pick of the Night] Smokey Robinson / Lizz Wright @ Hollywood Bowl ($8 - $99) – Remember ABC’s tribute song? No? This is the kind of show I’d sit in the back and sing along.
[Recommended] The Californian / Judson and Mary / Billy Harvey / Charlie Wadhams @ Spaceland ($5) - A couple of solid, late additions to the bill...
Low End Theory: Asura / Jonwayne / Anenon @ Airliner ($10)
Lola Loshkey / VOICEs VOICEs / Halloween Swim Team / Corridor @ Pehrspace
Dub Club / 45 Funk @ Echoplex and Echo (Free before 10 PM)
Kings of Leon / Built to Spill / The Features@ Verizon Wirelss Amphitheater ($70)
La Roux / Tokimonsta @ Club Nokia (Sold Out)
Sweethead / Nico Vega / Scarlet Grey @ Troubadour ($12)
Victoria Noll / RF Maston / Roughed Up Fold @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Fred Armisen @ Largo ($20)
Chris Shiflett & the Dead Peasants @ Hotel Café
Basshaters / Mirage / Damion Romero / Indian Mound @ Echo Curio

Thursday 7/15/10
[Pick of the Night] Benji Hughes and Friends @ Largo ($20) - Eccentric singer gets the crowd rapped around his finger. Jackson Browne will be appearing with him.

[Recommended] Shakey Graves / Frankel / Drew Stedman / The Venus Illuminato @ Redwood Bar - First Frankel show since 2008
Dusty Rhodes and the River Band / Satellite Crush / The Rambles @ Spaceland ($7)
Moses Campbell / Hello the Mind Control / Waytansea Point / Stellaluna @ The Smell ($5)
Wakey!Wakey! / Olin & the Moon @ Bootleg Theater ($12) – Some decent buzz
Ben Lee / Brother / Ry Cuming @ Santa Monica Pier (Free)
Fitz & the Tantrums / The Heavy @ UCLA Hammer Museum (Free)
Antibalas / The Sway Machinery @ Echoplex ($22)
Bell Plays Bruch @ Hollywood Bowl ($8 - $99)
Killola / Queen Kwong / Ezra Reich @ Viper Room ($12)
Hawthorne Heights / The Story Changes / PMToday / Acidic @ Troubadour ($11)
Threadless West Coast Social: DJ Greg Dulli / Teen Inc. / The Samps @ The Echo (Free before 9:30 PM, $5 after)) – 7:30 PM show
Terraplane Sun / Vantage / Cloudhanger @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
KT Tunstall @ Hotel Café
Ulysses Grewmen / Peter J. Woods / Moment Trigger / True Womanhood @ Echo Curio

Friday 7/16/10
[Pick of the Night] Happy Birthday / Residual Echoes / Dirt Dress / My Pet Saddle @ Spaceland ($10) – Worst band name candidate, Happy Birthday have generated some good buzz off of their Sub Pop debut.
[Recommended] No Jacket Required: Wounded Lion / So Many Wizards / Woah Hunx @ The Grandstar in Chinatown ($5) – New club presented by Aquarium Drunkard every 1st, 3rd and 5th Fridays of the month (he’ll be DJ’ing tonight)

Mahjongg / Mikki and the Mauses / Garbaj Kaetz @ Bootleg Theater ($10) – K Records
MGMT / Francis and the Lights / Helios Creed @ Greek Theatre ($46)
John Doe and Exene / The Living Sisters @ The Autry ($22 / $30 seated)
Caravan Palace @ California Plaza (Free)
Rademacher @ Casey’s (Free)
Shirley Rolls / C-Horse / Brown Irish / Mountain Animal Hospital @ Pehrspace
Secret History / Sweater Girls / Waterlaso @ The Echo ($8)
Warner Bros. Presents: Bugs Bunny at the Symphony w/ fireworks@ Hollywood Bowl ($15 - $50)
Lords of Acid / My Life with the Trill Kill Kult / Blownload @ Club Nokia ($28)
Hypernova / The Yellow Dogs / Action Designs @ Troubadour ($12) – Straight Outta Iran
Signals / Rare Grooves / Still Flyin’ / Heller Keller @ The Smell ($5)
Sarah Silverman @ Largo ($25)
Tyrone Wells @ Hotel Café
Dan Navarro @ McCabe’s ($17.50)
Lil’ Kim @ Key Club ($30 - $40)

Saturday 7/17/10
[Pick of the Night] Dead Meadow / Featherbeard / MOAB @ Spaceland ($14) – Zep/Sabbath lovers
Jeremy Messersmith @ The Mint ($8) – Early showcase at 8:00 PM

One Day As A Lion @ Undisclosed Location in Pomona ($12) - One Day As A Lion is Zach de la Rocha and Jon Theodore. Show is at 3:00 PM and tickets go on sale at Noon on Wednesday via Ticketweb and at Fingerprints and the Glass House record shop.
Die Antwoord / Borgore / Destructo @ El Rey ($30) – M.I.A. and Sleigh Bells and all the other bands from Hard have cancelled.

Moses Campbell @ Malibu Library (Free) - All ages show at 1:00 PM
Stevenson Ranch Davidians @ Casey’s (Free)
Simon Joyner / Queen Victoria / Claire Cronin @ Echo Curio
Dirt Dress / Dander de Milo / God Equals Genocide / Audacity / Haunted Tiger @ Mr. T’s Bowl
Gipsy Kings @ Greek Theatre ($30 - $120)
Warner Bros. Presents: Bugs Bunny at the Symphony w/ fireworks@ Hollywood Bowl ($15 - $50)
Thrice / Kevin Devine / Bad Veins / The Dig @ Fox Theater in Pomona ($25)
Teenage Bottlerocket / Banner Pilot / Vultures United / Gentleman Prefer Blood @ Troubadour ($12)
Laura Jansen @ Hotel Café
Let Live / We Be the Echo / WITT / Badass Magic @ The Smell ($5)
Shelby Lynne @ McCabe’s ($34.50) – Early show at 8PM is sold out, still tix for the 10PM show.
Oh Yeah, The Future / Therapy Session / Tubby Boots @ Pehrspace
Restaurant / The Paper Planes / Annie and Her Guns @ The Prospector in Long Beach

Sunday 7/18/10
[Pick of the Night] Grand Ole Echo: Dave Gleason / Wheelhouse @ The Echo (Free) - Early show at 5:00 PM; CD release show for Gleason. Leslie from Leslie and the Badgers will be appearing with Wheelhouse (which features Brian Whelan from the Broken West).
Diabetes Benefit: Ludacris / Ray J / New Boyz @ Club Nokia ($40 - $75)
The Swell Season / She & Him / The Bird and the Bee @ Hollywood Bowl ($14 - $102)
MGMT / Francis and the Lights / Helios Creed @ Fox Theater Pomona ($33 - $48)
Tool @ Nokia Theatre LA Live (Sold Out)
One Day As A Lion @ Undisclosed Location in Los Angeles ($10) - One Day As A Lion is Zach de la Rocha and Jon Theodore. Show is at 3:00 PM and tickets go on sale at Noon on Wednesday via Ticketweb and at Origami Vinyl.

FYF Fest Presents: Cults / Superhumanoids / Chris the Rapper @ Synchronicity ($7)
Drink Up Buttercup / Rabbits Running / Oh My Stars @ Spaceland ($5)
Your Town Follies with Stefan Haves @ Largo ($30)
Part Time Punks @ The Echo ($5) – Factory Records night
Gipsy Kings @ Greek Theatre ($30 - $120)

Live Music Options: 7/5/10 - 7/11/10

Kind of a light week for live music...

Last week was good though. I saw Tame Impala on Monday night. Good crowd. I wasn't super impressed (cool sound, but the songs weren't great and the vocals didn't do anything for me) , but they've got some potential. On Thursday night I had a great time seeing Devo at Hollywood Park. Only $8 to get in and I walked away with $86 in gambling winnings. On Friday I caught a little bit of the Les Blanks/Le Switch show at the Grand Star in Chinatown. Hadn't been there in about six years....

Monday 7/5/10
[Pick of the Night] The Outline / Superhumanoids / Red Arrow Messenger @ Bootleg (Free) – The Outline is doing the Monday night residency this month. Superhumanoids is getting some pretty good buzz all of a sudden.
[Recommended] Summer Darling / Twilight Sleep / Future Ghost / CA Condors @ Spaceland (Free) – Summer Darling is doing the Monday night residency this month.
[Recommended] Mississippi Man / Rumspringa / Jeffertitti’s Nile / Papa @ The Echo (Free) – Mississippi Man is doing the Monday night residency this month.
Yellow Red Sparks / Vanaprasta / Seven Saturdays / Non Ultra Joy @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – Yellow Red Sparks is doing the Monday night residency this month.
Phil Alvin @ Redwood Bar
Stellaluna / Normandie Wilson / Mammoth Life @ Synchronicity

Tuesday 7/6/10
[Pick of the Night] Fol Chen / Baths / Random Patterns / Pizza! @ The Echo ($10) – Record release party for the Highland Park band. That’s #2 for Asthmatic Kitty.
[Recommended] The Delta Mirror / Jesus Makes the Shotgun Sound / Halloween Swim Team / Wet and Reckless @ Spaceland ($5)
A Glorious Celebration @ Hollywood Bowl ($8 - $99) – Vivaldi and Poulenc
Marina & the Diamonds / Jasmine Ash @ Troubadour (Sold Out) – Welsh singer-songwriter
Steel Train / Matt Embree / Young the Giant / Shadow Shadow Shade @ El Rey ($17)
The Night / (Our) Living Sacrifice / Guitars @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Defiance Ohio / Moses Campbell / Summer Vacation @ Synchronicity

Wednesday 7/7/10
[Pick of the Night] Femi Kuti & the Positive Force / Terence Blanchard with Lula Washington Dance Theater / Richard Bona @ Hollywood Bowl ($8 - $99)
Crooked Cowboy / Jeffertitti’s Nile / Lantvrn / John Carpenter @ Spaceland ($7)
Carbon Leaf / Brandon Stanley @ Troubadour ($15)
Julia Nunes @ The Echo ($15)
Low End Theory: E. Super / Scrapes / Walter Gross @ Airliner ($10)
See Green / International Tennis Champions / Red Tide @ Bootleg ($8)
Halsted / Tommy and the High Pilots @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Chris Shiflett & the Dead Peasants @ Hotel Café

Thursday 7/8/10
[Pick of the Week] Admiral Radley / The Happy Hollows @ UCLA Hammer Museum (Free)
[Recommended] Benji Hughes and Friends @ Largo ($20)
Znaider Plays Mozart @ Hollywood Bowl ($8 - $129)
Au Revoir Simone / Alexa Wilding / George Sarah @ Echoplex ($14)
Wires in the Walls / The Steelwells / Oh Darling / Wake Up Lucid @ Spaceland ($7)
Sugarland / Michelle Branch / Will Hoge @ Greek Theatre ($41 - $96)
Spell Talk / Stephen Brower & the Silent Majority @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Brian Wright & the Waco Tragedies @ Hotel Café
Weed Diamond / Dash Jacket / Tan Dollar / Nicole Kidman @ The Smell ($5)
Park Lane / Seneca Hawk / Fay Wrays / Roman Holiday @ The Viper Room ($12)
AB & the Sea / So Many Wizards / What Laura Says @ 3 of Clubs (Free)
Kevin Litrow / Dubbumba @ Synchronicity
Konono No. 1 – Congolese Trance Dance-Tronica @ Santa Monica Pier (Free)

Friday 7/9/10
[Pick of the Night] Harlem / The Black Apples / Audacity @ The Echo ($10)
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti / Magic Kids / Puro Instinct @ Echoplex ($14)
The Donkeys / Big Search / Chapel of Thieves @ Spaceland ($10)
Wrong Way Driver / Wet and Reckless @ Casey’s (Free)
A Beatles Celebration @ Hollywood Bowl ($15 - $50) – With Patti Austin, Rob Laufer, Bettye LaVette, Todd Rundgren, Brian Stokes Mitchell
The Superbees / The Hitchhikers / The Red Cavaliers / Barrio Tiger @ Redwood (Free)
VOICEs VOICEs / Jesus Makes the Shotgun Sound / War Tapes @ Synchronicity
Jackshit / Lynda Kay / Hi Ho Silver Oh @ The Echo ($12)
Bobby Long / He Is We / Trouble Over Tokyo @ Troubadour ($15)
The Wailers @ Hollywood Park
Peter Case @ McCabe’s ($20) – Early show at 8:00 PM is sold out, still tickets for the 10:00 PM show
Yes / Peter Frampton @ Greek Theatre ($36 - $100
Sky Parade / Shine Brothers / Black Nite Crash @ Bootleg ($8)
Tyrone Wells / HoneyHoney @ Hotel Café
Saccharine Trust / Saturn / Rare Grooves / The Real Noriegas @ The Smell ($5)
Jordin Sparks @ Club Nokia ($12 - $42)

Saturday 7/10/10
[Pick of the Night] El Guincho / Holloys @ Spaceland ($12) - One of El Guincho's only US appearances at the moment.
[Recommended] Dawes @ Getty Museum (Free)
Swahili Blonde / We Are the World / Weave! @ Echoplex ($10) – The LA Weekly has the scoop on Swahili Blonde
Lilith: Sarah McLachlan / Emmylou Harris / Miranda Lambert / Brandi Carlile and more @ Verizon Wireless ($19 - $258)
A Beatles Celebration @ Hollywood Bowl ($15 - $50) – With Patti Austin, Rob Laufer, Bettye LaVette, Todd Rundgren, Brian Stokes Mitchell
Bad Astronaut @ Eagle Rock Center for the Arts ($13) – Joey Cape playing an acoustic set featuring Lagwagon songs
The Briggs / Cobra Skulls / Longway / Your Arsenal @ Troubadour ($15)
The Dan Band @ Club Nokia ($20 - $30)
Stevenson Ranch Davidians @ Casey’s (Free)
The Thrilling Adventure Hour @ Largo ($25)
Mary Gauthier @ McCabe’s ($22.50)
Chris Botti / Katharine McPhee @ Greek Theatre ($30 - $80)
Freddy & Francine / Smoke Wagon @ Bootleg ($10)
Continues / Former Ghosts / Felt Drawings @ The Smell ($5)
Back to the Future the Ride / Howardamb / Wet Mango @ Pehrspace
Lukas Rossi / Run Devil Run @ The Viper Room ($15)
Franklin for Short @ Origami Vinyl (Free) – 7:00 PM

Sunday 7/11/10
[Pick of the Night] A Beatles Celebration @ Hollywood Bowl ($15 - $50) – With Patti Austin, Rob Laufer, Bettye LaVette, Todd Rundgren, Brian Stokes Mitchell
DM Stith / Inlets / Silje Nes @ Spaceland ($10) – Asthmatic Kitty artist
Papa / Sweaters / Damn Sons / The Franks @ Bootleg ($8)
Steve Miller Band / Los Lobos @ Greek Theatre ($35 - $75)
Full Frontal / Manicorn @ Echo ($5)
Your Town Follies with Stefan Haves @ Largo ($30)
White Arrows @ Cinespace – Doing the Spaceland residency in August
Mary Gauthier @ McCabe’s ($22.50)
Olivia Mancini / Pam Shaffer / Ana Caravelle @ Echo Curio
Ollin / Viet Ruse / Nada Mas Basura @ Redwood
Gestapo Khazi @ Origami Vinyl (Free) – 7:00 PM

Live Music Options: 3/22/10 - 3/28/10

Admiral Radley Play the Bootleg on Wednesday

If you missed SXSW this year, have no fear...multiple great shows every night this week.

Monday March 22, 2010
[Pick of the Night] Serena Maneesh / Depreciation Guild / Seaspin @ Troubadour ($12) – Quality Norwegian shoegazers.
[Recommended] The Minor Canon / Go West Young Man / Two Guns / This Machine Kills Fascists @ The Air Conditioned Supper Club in Venice - Westsiders need to show up to shows on their side of town, I’m sure they get sick of driving to Echo Park and Silver Lake. The Minor Canon’s one of my favorite local bands.
[Recommended] Seaspin / Twilight Sleep / Future Ghost / French Miami @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – Seaspin continues its residency (and also plays at the Troubadour tonight).
[Recommended] Moonrats / He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister / Halloween Swim Team @ Spaceland (Free) – Moonrats’ residency continues.
Kashmir / Oliver Future / Italian Japanese @ Bootleg ($10)
The Infamous Stringdusters @ Largo ($25)
The Frequency / Horse Stories / Last Man Standing @ The Echo (Free)
David Scott Stone / The Faraday Trippers / Sleepwalkers Local / Oscillator @ Echo Curio
Smokers in Love @ Bordello ($8)
Moment Trigger / Whitman / Adam Papagan & David Liebe Hart / Orca Team @ Pehrspace
Powersolo @ Redwood
Julia Holter / Nudge / Matthew David @ Synchronicity

Tuesday March 23, 2010
[Pick of the Night] Janelle Monae / Bruno Mars / Malina Moye @ Viper Room ($15) – Janelle Monae was one of my highlights of last year’s SXSW conference.
[Recommended] Titus Andronicus / Let’s Wrestle / Slang Chickens @ Bootleg ($12) A couple of pretty well respected indie bands. Let’s Wrestle is on Merge and Titus Andronicas is on XL Recordings.
Acid Mother Temple and the Melting Paraiso U.F.O. / Over-Gain Optimal Death / Kill Kill Kill @ Spaceland ($12) – One of the most prolific bands out there.
Spring Summer / Patrick Park @ Hotel Café
Kreator / Kataklysm @ House of Blues Sunset ($28)
The Asteroids Galaxy Tour / Wallpaper / White Apple Tree @ The Echo ($15) – Straight outta Denmark.
Curt Smith of Tears for Fears / Zoe Keating @ Largo ($25)
Lovelikefire / Kashmir / Space Waves / Red Tide @ Silverlake Lounge ($10)
Taylor Locke & the Roughs / White Arrows / Paper Zoo @ Bordello ($8)
Rodrigo y Gabriela @ Grammy Museum ($12)
Britain Ashford / Spring Queen / Olentangy John @ Synchronicity

Wednesday March 24, 2010
[Pick of the Night] Admiral Radley / The Henry Clay People / Gooby Goo & Peekers @ Bootleg ($10) – Admiral Radley is the new band featuring Jason Lytle of Grandaddy and Aaron Espinoza of Earlimart. The Henry Clay People have a new album in the can that will come out in June.
[Recommended] Ray Davies / The 88 @ The Grove of Anaheim ($45 - $55) – I enjoy the hell out of seeing Ray Davies pretty much every time. Still my favorite lyricist of all time. Also at the Canyon Club on Thursday night.
[Recommended] Janelle Monae / Bruno Mars/ Otis Heat @ Viper Room ($15) – Night two.
[Recommended] Cymbals Eat Guitars / Bear in Heaven / Freelance Whales @ The Echo ($10) – Hipster central.
[Recommended] Chatmonchy @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM – If you like cute, Japanese girls, I think you already know what to do.
Devendra Banhart and the Grogs / Dorothy and the Originals @ The Wiltern ($25 - $30)
Club NME: Garotas Suecas / Think About Life / Bullied By Strangers / Neverever @ Spaceland ($10) – Straight outta Brazil. Fun stuff.
Samuel Stewart / Sister Crayon / Fergus Brown @ Hotel Café
World’s Greatest Ghost / Tempo No Tempo / Big Whup @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Bad Religion / The Adolescents @ House of Blues Sunset ($25)
Endless Hallway / Kozmonaut / Kill the Academy / Magnuson @ Troubadour ($5)
Low End Theory: Samiyam / Kutmah / Ages @ Airliner ($10)
The Low Anthem / Timber Timbre @ Largo ($25) – Also at the Bootleg Thursday night (for $10 cheaper).
The Growlers @ Alex’s Bar ($5)
The Loneliest Monk / Tiff Randol / Nadine et Terence @ Bordello ($10)
Y La Bamba / Falsetto Teeth / The Franks / Children of the Kai @ Echo Curio
Orca Team @ L’Keg
White Fang / Wampire / Neon Navajo @ Synchronicity

Thursday March 25, 2010
[Pick of the Night] Ray Davies / The 88 @ Canyon Club in Agoura Hills ($35 - $49) – Pretty tasty combo. Ray Davies always entertains me.
[Recommended] The Deadly Syndrome / Signals / Rabbits @ The Echoplex ($10) – This is the record release party for the new Deadly Syndrome record. It’s a little more introspective and more of a slow burner than the first one.
[Recommended] She & Him / The Living Sisters @ El Rey (Sold Out) – Zooey and M. Ward.
[Recommended] The Morning Benders / Miniature Tigers / We Barbarians @ Troubadour ($12) – I never could get past the silly band name, but the Morning Benders play good, music supervisor approved indie rock.
[Recommended] Dead Meadow @ Hollywood Forever Cemetary Masonic Lodge (Free) – Order the album from the band and get a guaranteed slot. Nice riffage.
The Low Anthem / Timber Timbre / The Barr Brothers @ Bootleg ($15)
Bad Religion / Off with Their Heads @ House of Blues Sunset ($25)
Tobacco / The Hood Internet / The Baths @ The Echo ($12) – Beck guested on the new Tobacco record, so maybe he’ll show up? Tobacco’s the side project of the lead singer of Black Moth Super Rainbow.
The Paul F. Tompkins Show @ Largo ($25)
Glacier Hiking / Eastern Conference Champions / MWK @ Spaceland ($7)
Grand Hallway / Mighty Tiger / The Sequel @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Narrows / Kerretta / Dangers @ The Smell ($8)
Pierced Arrows @ Detroit Bar ($10) – Ex-Dead Moon.
The Photo Atlas / The Rouge @ Viper Room
The Rhone Occupation / Random Patterns / Family Portrait / Fictionist @ Echo Curio
Caspian / Arms and Sleepers / Beware of Safety @ Pehrspace
Joey Ryan @ Hotel Café
Barrio Tiger / Sun Trash / The Jew Cocks @ Redwood
John Mayer / Michael Franti & Spearhead @ Staples Center ($40 - $80)
Shooter Jennings @ Grammy Museum ($12)

Friday March 26, 2010
[Pick of the Week] Radar Bros. / Bell Gardens / Extra @ Spaceland ($10) – I just can’t get enough of the new Radar Bros. record (out Tuesday on Merge Records). See the new lineup with Dan Iead (Broken West), Brian and Stevie (the Movies) and Be Hussey.
[Recommended] Yacht / Bobby Birdman / Small Black / Washed Out / Pictureplane @ Echoplex ($14) – Ground zero for the hipsters.
[Recommended] Jon Brion @ Largo ($25)
[Recommended] Jay-Z @ Staples Center (Sold Out) - They give you another excuse not to go to Coachella this year.
Metric / Codeine Velvet Club / Nico Vega @ Hollywood Palladium ($31) - I saw them at the Silverlake Lounge back in the day.
Ted Leo & the Pharmacists / Sally Crewe & the Sudden Moves @ The Glass House ($14) – High energy shows.
Foreign Born / Jail Weddings @ The Echo ($10) – Local indie rockers on the Secretly Canadian lable.
Ben Sollee & Daniel Martin Moore / Frank Fairfield @ McCabe’s ($15)
Tobacco / The Hood Internet @ Detroit Bar ($10)
Hank III with Jackass @ The Roxy ($22)
The Splinters / Jeff the Brotherhood @ Origami Vinyl (Free) - 6:00 PM
Three Bad Jacks / Blazing Haley / Los Creepers / Fighting Chance @ Troubadour ($15)
Copeland / I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody’s Business @ El Rey (Sold Out)
The Paper Chase / Kiss Kiss / A Decent Animal @ Bootleg ($12)
Ty Segall / Jeff the Brotherhood / The Splinters / Wounded Lion @ The Smell ($5)
Pato Banton @ Alex’s Bar ($12)
Stag Hare / Bigger Insides / Summer Recreation Camp / Catcher @ Echo Curio
Moses Campbell / Your Yellow Dress / The Dining Dead @ Pehrspace
Spindrift / The Upsidedown / Magic Mirror / Matt Tow @ Redwood

Saturday March 27, 2010
[Pick of the Night] Surfer Blood / Best Coast / Turbofruits / Active Child / The Coathangers / Dirt Dress / Gamble House / The Po Po / Moon Duo / The Sandwitches @ Echoplex ($10) – Starts at 3:30 PM. Hosted by Matt Dwyer and Matt Braunger. Presented by Aquarium Drunkard. I really dig the Surfer Blood record. Best Coast got some great writeups out of SXSW. The Sandwitches have some promising stuff too.
[Recommended] Field Music / Learning Music @ Bootleg ($10) – Field Music are an underrated British indie pop band.
[Recommended] Dirt Bird / Kissing Cousins / Modern Time Machines / Wrong Way Driver / Wet & Reckless @ Mr. T’s Bowl – Good local lineup.
[Recommended] Japan Nite 2010: Chatmonchy / Red Bacteria Vacuum / Omodaka / Okamoto’s / Jinny Oops! / Ajuku Girls @ Viper Room ($14) – Always a fun time. Chamoncy and Jinny Oops
Ted Leo & the Pharmacists / Sally Crewe & the Sudden Moves @ Troubadour ($16) – High energy stuff.
The Morning Benders @ Detroit Bar ($10) – If you missed them at the Troubadour.
The Like / Sweaters / Vum @ The Smell ($5) – The Like’s doing the Monday night residency at the Echo in May.
The Quarter After / Federale / Chief Nowhere / Ojos Rojos @ Spaceland ($8)
Krishna Das / Deva Premal & Miten with Manose @ Wilshire Ebell ($35)
B-52’s @ Canyon Club ($60)
Paul Wall / Chamillionaire @ The Grove of Anahiem
Kit / Death Sentence: Panda! / 60 Watt Kid / The Old Lumps @ Echo Curio
Fay Wrays / Dead Ponies / The Shade @ Pehrspace
Pierced Arrows / Lullabye Arkestra / D-Rex / Living Sickness / Goldiggers @ Redwood – Ex-Dead Moon.
Hugh Cornwell @ Alex’s Bar ($12)
Bill Orcutt / Peter Kolovos @ Synchronicity

Sunday March 28, 2010
[Pick of the Night] Air / AM @ Walt Disney Concert Hall (Sold Out) – Any chance you get to see a cool band at the Disney is a guaranteed unique and memorable experience.
[Recommended] Giant Cloud / Le Switch / The World Record @ Spaceland (Free) - Last minute add. Free show with the Le Switch and The World Record - two of my favorite LA bands. Giant Cloud are from New Orleans, and signed to Park the Van.[Recommended] Surfer Blood / Turbofruits @ Detroit Bar ($10) – If you miss them at the Echoplex
[Recommended] Slumberland Records 20th Anniversary Show: Boyracer / Brown Recluse / Devon Williams / Go Sailor / Henry’s Dress / Neverever / Pants Yell! / Summer Cats / The how @ The Echo ($15) – Starts at 7:00 PM
KSCR Fest: Thee Oh Sees / The Entrance Band / The Growlers / Rumspringa / Princeton @ USC Campus Between EF Hutton/Founders Park (Free) - From 4:00 PM to 11:00 PM
The Standells / The Zeros / Peter Case / Pierced Arrows / Giant Drag / Ty Segall / Lords of Altamont / Sean Wheeler & Zander Schloss @ Echoplex ($20) – Starts at Noon
The Refugees @ McCabe’s ($15)
Nellie McKay @ Alex Theatre in Glendale ($26)
Neil Hamburger @ Spaceland ($8)
W.A.S.P. @ The Key Club ($25)
Guy Blackman / Crayon Fields @ Echo Curio – starts at 3:00 PM
Aaron Drake / Scott Cazan / Ulrich Kreiger @ Echo Curio
Lemon Bear / Back to the Future the Ride / Cowan / Suzi Star @ Synchronicity

Top 10 LA Bands to See at SXSW

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Top 10 LA Bands To See at SXSW (Official Showcases Only)

1) Radar Bros. at 9:00 PM on 3/18/10 @ Cedar Street Courtyard – This is the official Merge showcase (so you’re guaranteed to see some other great bands too) and it’s sort of the first official show with their new members. I caught a sneak peek last week at an art space and it sounded great. Their new album comes out the following Tuesday.
2) Everest at 1:00 AM on 3/17/10 @ Maggie Mae’s – Not only are they playing on a showcase with Pegi Young (Neil’s wife) but they’re a great underappreciated LA band. Their new record comes out in early April on Vapor Records.
3) The Henry Clay People at 8:30 PM on 3/18/10 @ Club de Ville – Not only is it an early showcase (so you can run off and catch some other stuff later) but they always put on an energetic, engaging set. Their new record comes out in June on TBD Records (home of Radiohead).
4) Admiral Radley at 8:45 PM on 3/19/10 at the Galaxy Room – Not only is this the first official show for these guys but the members come from other great bands (Aaron and Ariana from Earlimart and Jason and Aaron from Grandaddy).
5) Dengue Fever at 1:00 AM on 3/19/10 @ Encore Patio or at 11:00 PM on 3/20 at Emo’s Main Room – Dengue Fever are talented musicians who play Cambodian pop music.
6) Flying Lotus at 1:00 AM on 3/17/10 at The Phoenix – I’m not the world’s biggest fan of instrumental hip-hop music, but he transcends most of the stuff that’s out there.
7) Liars at 1:00 AM on 3/19/10 at Antone’s – Their music is a little more challenging than what I typically listen to, but I can’t deny its appeal.
8) Avi Buffalo at 11:00 PM at 3/18/10 at Galaxy Room Backyard – They’ve got some songs and they’re signed to Sub Pop but don’t quite have the stage presence yet (but it will come around eventually).
9) Dum Dum Girls at 12:00 AM on 3/18/10 at Galaxy Room Backyard – Of all the new girl groups with sort of questionable musical chops, they’re probably the best. Plus they’re signed to Sub Pop.
10) Off! At 9:45 PM on 3/18/10 at Emo’s Jr. – Keith Morris and Steven McDonald’s new band.

Recently Announced Live Shows

Admiral Radley (members of Grandaddy & Earlimart)

Bootleg
3/24/10: Admiral Radley [Jason Lytle, Aaron Burtch, Aaron Espinoza and Ariana Murray] (now at in ticketing)
4/26/10: Aqualung (not at in ticketing)

Viper Room
3/3/10: Shooter Jennings
3/11/10: Taylor Hawkins & the Coattail Riders
3/23/10 – 3/24/10: Janelle Monae
4/29/10: The Mary Onettes

Silverlake Lounge
3/24/10: One Night Only (now at in ticketing)

El Rey
5/5/10: The Hold Steady (presale Thursday at 10 AM, password = BROOKLYN; Friday at 10 AM)

The Fonda
3/21/10: Groove Armada (Thursday at 10 AM)
6/24/10: Fat Freddy’s Drop (Saturday at 10 AM)

Club Nokia
4/2/10: The Dan Band (Friday at 10 AM)
4/8/10: Revolver Golden Gods / Rob Zombie (Friday at 10 AM)

Fox Theater – Pomona
5/4/10: Coheed and Cambria / Circa Survive (Saturday at 10 AM)
5/15/10 – 5/16/10: California Metalfest IV (Friday at 10 AM)

The Mint
3/5/10: Limbeck
3/13/10: A Sunny Day in Glasgow / Pollyn

Troubadour
3/17/10: Sick Puppies (Thursday at 10 AM)
3/19/10: Brian Fallon of Gaslight Anthem (Thursday at 1:00 PM)
4/30/10: The Antlers (Thursday at 1:00 PM)
5/6/10: Alexisonfire (Thursday at 1:00 PM)
5/13/10: The Besnard Lakes (Thursday at 10 AM)

Echoplex
3/13/10: You Say Party We Say Die (now at Ticketweb)