Live Music Options: 5/30/11 - 6/5/11

Buffalo Springfield Again

The weekend gets pretty crazy...

Monday 5/30/11

[Pick of the Night] Vaud and the Villains / The Silver Lake Chorus / Paulie Pesh @ The Satellite (Free) – The Silver Lake Chorus should be good fun. They sing all the indie hits.

Maniac / Y Luv / Hello Vegas @ Bootleg (Free)

Taylor Locke & the Roughs / The Remainers / Carter Hulsey @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)

The Bixby Knolls / Cannoneers / Wake Up Lucid / The Icarus Line @ The Echo (Free)

Emma Richardson / High Highs / Sarbetch Tucek @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP)

Tuesday 5/31/11

[Pick of the Night] Stereo Total / Giant Drag / Batwings Catwings @ Echoplex ($12) - Fun band.

[Recommended] Hands / Oberhofer / Masxs @ The Satellite ($10) – Hands are classic soul inspired and feature “dueling keyboards” – a Hohner Clavinet and a Hammond (as well as bass guitar and drums). Pitchfork had some nice things to say about Oberhofer here.  

Eternal Summers / The Beets / Seapony @ The Echo ($10) – Eternal Summers have toured with Best Coast and the Dum Dum Girls and sound a little like the Raincoats.

Lykke Li / Grimes @ The Wiltern (Sold Out)

The Lonely Wild / State to State / Marvelous Toy / Tizoc Estrada @ The Central (Free)

The Parlotones / The Daylights / Transfer @ Troubadour ($12)

Bruce Cockburn with Band / Jenny Scheinman @ El Rey ($35)

An Evening with Demetri Martin hosted by Jeff Garlin to Benefit the West Memphis 3 @ Largo ($15)

Ballerina Black / Secret Empire / Hell & Lula @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Andy Grammer @ Grammy Museum ($10)

Eternal Summers @ Origami (Free) – 5:00 PM

Wednesday 6/1/11

[Pick of the Night] Gruff Rhys / Y Niwl / DJ Andy Votel @ The Echo ($15) – For the Super Furry Animals fans.

The Wombats / Wild Party / Pop Noir @ Troubadour ($15)

Architecture in Helsinki / Hooray for Earth @ The Music Box ($22.50)

Low End Theory: Kode9 @ Airliner ($10)
Seasons / Pony Village / Modern Time Machines / The Terrapin @ The Satellite (Free)

XXX Nite with Oriana Small aka Ashley Blue and Friends @ Largo ($20)

Earth, Wind & Fire 40^th Anniversary Tour @ Nokia Theater LA Live ($50 - $130)

AK and Her Kalashnikovs / The Shpil / Plotz! / Shoestring Trio @ Bootleg ($10)

Parade of Lights / Daylight Trade @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Flavor Flav @ Grammy Museum ($20)

Usher / Akon / Tinie Tempah @ Staples Center ($30 - $125)

The Eels / Juggler Josh Horton / The Watson Twins @ Galaxy Concert Theatre ($20)

Thursday 6/2/11

[Pick of the Night] The Undertones / Sweater Girls / Exploding Flowers @ Echoplex ($15) “Teenage Kicks” all through the night.

[Recommended] Avi Zahner-Isenberg / Farspeaker / Owens Valley Dynamite / Monte Mar @ The Satellite ($8) – Avi will play music from Avi Buffalo, Phantom Trannies and Burned Barely Sexual. Owens Valley Dynamite is a new band featuring Byron Reynolds, Jeremy Levy and Jim Bowers.

Arctic Monkeys / The Vaccines @ Fox Theater Pomona (Sold Out)

Woodsman / Tape Deck Mountain / White Hinterland / Kissing Cousins @ The Echo ($10) – Woodsman get a lot of comparisons to Animal Collective.

Army Navy / The Wind / The Damn Sons / Dede @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Givers / Family of the Year / Caddywhompus @ Bootleg ($12)

Manchester Orchestra / Sleeper Agent / Twilight Sleep @ The Music Box ($20)

Friday 6/3/11

[Pick of the Night] John Grant / Heidi Spencer / Sara Lov @ Largo ($25) – John Grant’s record popped up on a lot of top 10 lists. It’s a good, haunting, emotional, singer-songwriter record.

[Recommended] The Antlers / Little Scream @ El Rey ($20) – Pitchfork gave the new Antlers record best of new music and the All Music Guide said it was like a glossy, adult contemporary version of Deerhunter. I haven’t listened to it yet. The last one was just too depressing for me. Little Scream gets universal acclaim.

[Recommended] Archers of Loaf / The Globes @ Troubadour ($25) – Archers of Loaf reunion. Should please their fans. I heard they were good at Sasquatch.

Grouplove / Walk the Moon / Alex Walker @ The Satellite ($10) – Grouplove is a local band that’s beloved by the NME (and plenty of local folks too). I still haven’t heard much of their stuff.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. / Ema / Young Prisms @ The Echo ($12) – Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. have gotten some good buzz lately. Melodic indie rock.

Gayngs / Dirty Beaches @ Natural History Museum – Both of these bands have a passionate fanbase. The Gayngs record was a little too weird for me.

Arctic Monkeys / The Vaccines @ Hollywood Palladium ($43) - I have seen both of these bands.

Bootsy Collins @ Club Nokia ($21 - $50)

The 88 / Barcelona / Jenny O @ Hotel Café

X / Devil’s Brigade @ House of Blues Anaheim ($42)

Future Dancing / The Lonely Wild / Handshakes / Sea of Cortez @ Bootleg ($10)

Star Wars in Concert @ Hollywood Bowl ($19 - $167)

Forts / Religious Girls / Tigerbitch / Combat! @ The Smell ($5)

Flogging Molly / The Drowning Men @ Fox Theater Pomona (Sold Out)

California Guitar Trio @ McCabe’s ($20)

Saturday 6/4/11

[Pick of the Week] Buffalo Springfield @ The Wiltern (Sold Out) – I was too cheap to buy tickets, but I really wish I was going.

[Recommended] Amor De Dias / Damon and Naomi / Bell Gardens @ The Satellite ($14) – Amor De Dias is Alasdair MacLean from the Clientele and Lupe Nunez-Fernandez of Pipas. If you like the Clientele, I think you’ll dig it.

[Recommended] Archers of Loaf / The Globes @ Troubadour (Sold Out) – Night two.

[Recommended] The Antlers / Little Scream @ Glass House ($15) – If you don’t want to deal with the museum earliness.

The Bird and the Bee @ Bootleg ($35 - $1,000)

Peter Bjorn and John @ Detroit Bar (Sold Out) - I still like their 2nd and 3rd records.

KROQ Weenie Roast: Linkin Park / Rise Against / The Strokes / Bad Religion / Cage the Elephant / A Day To Remember / Face to Face / Neon Trees / The Airborne Toxic Event / Lykke Li / Foster the People / Young the Giant @ Verizon Wireless (Sold Out)

X / Devil’s Brigade @ House of Blues Anaheim ($42)

Star Wars in Concert @ Hollywood Bowl ($19 - $167)

REO Speedwagon / Rick Springfield / Art Alexakis @ Greek Theatre ($35 - $65)

Blackfield / Jordan Rudess @ El Rey ($25)

The Thrilling Adventure Hour @ Largo ($25)

Alek Fin @ Bootleg ($10)

Jungle Fever / The Lumps / Deadly Finns @ The Smell ($5)

Sunday 6/5/11

[Pick of the Night] Buffalo Springfield @ The Wiltern (Sold Out) – Night two.

[Recommended] 14 Iced Bears / Phil Wilson / Aberdeen @ The Echo ($12) – Two Sarah Records bands and Phil Wilson of the June Brides.

Stornoway / Sea of Bees @ Troubadour ($13)

Arman Hovhannissyan @ Greek Theatre ($41 - $142)

Mike Viola / Haroula Rose / Daniel Ahearn and the Jones @ The Satellite ($8)

Grand Ole Echo @ The Echo (Free) – Country show at 5:00 PM

TJ Miller Makes Mayhem @ Largo ($20)

Youth of Today @ The Glass House ($15)

Neil Innes @ McCabe’s ($24.50)

Recent Live Music Announcements

The Henry Clay People Have a New EP and Two Dates at the Satellite

The Satellite [Ticketfly]

5/1/11: Ladies Rock Camp Showcase (now)

5/13/11: The Henry Clay People / Shadow Shadow Shade / The Dig (now)

5/14/11: The Henry Clay People / Shadow Shadow Shade (now)  

5/25/11: Morning Teleportation / Jaill (now)

The Echo [Ticketweb]

6/17/11: Wooden Birds (now)

6/21/11: Two Gallants (now)

6/28/11: The Postelles (now)

7/7/11: Darwin Deez (now)

Nokia Theatre LA Live

6/22/11: Kid Cudi / Chip Tha Ripper (Friday at 10 AM)

The Music Box

9/9/11: Los Amigos Invisibles / Nortec Collective presents – Bostich & Fussible / Ana Tijoux (Friday at 10 AM)

10/14/11: Howard Jones (Saturday at 10 AM)

Club Nokia

7/14/11: Reel Big Fish / Streelight Manifesto (Saturday at 10 AM)

The Forum

7/22/11: Soundgarden (Saturday at 10 AM)

The Wiltern

6/18/11: Shpongle (Friday at 10 AM)

Greek Theatre

7/16/11: The Monkees [Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz & Peter Tork] (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = DAYDREAM; Saturday at 10 AM)

8/2/11: Yes / Styx (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = RELAYER ; Saturday at 10 AM)

8/3/11: Lykee Li (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = WOUNDED ; Saturday at 10 AM)

8/26/11: Atmosphere (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = RHYMESAYERS ; Saturday at 10 AM)

Troubadour

5/25/11: Team Coco Presents – The Basic Cable Band & A Night of Comedy (Friday at Noon)

6/8/11: Glasvegas (Friday at 1:00 PM)

7/13/11: Tinariwen (Saturday at 1:00 PM)

Bootleg Theatre [Ticketfly]

6/6/11: Band of Skulls (now)

The Getty Center

5/7/11: Avi Buffalo (Free)

Recent Show Announcements

Tame Impala Come to the Silverlake Lounge in June

Spaceland
6/8/10: Henry Clay People Record Release (now at Ticketweb)

Echoplex
6/3/10: Free Kutmah Benefit: Dam Funk / Daedelus / Gaslamp Killer / Samiyam (now at Ticketweb)

The Echo
6/17/10: Unfact / Vato Negro / Skin Walker (now at Tickeweb)
6/18/10: Pantha Du Prince / Delphic (now)
6/20/10: The Warlocks (now)
7/28/10: Obits / Nightmarchers / AM (now)
7/29/10: Nathaniel Rateliff (now)

Silverlake Lounge
6/29/10: Tame Impala (now at in ticketing)
7/13/10: Eytan and the Embassy (now)

Glass House
7/28/10: Paper Tongues / Neon Trees / Civil Twilight (Friday at Noon)
8/26/10: The Hold Steady (Friday at Noon)
8/28/10: Boris / Red Sparowes / Helms (Friday at Noon)


Bootleg Theater
7/22/10: Maps and Atlases (now at in ticketing)
7/30/10: Pocahaunted (now)
8/26/10: Black Mountain (now)

Greek Theatre
8/7/10: Ringo Starr (presale now, password = RINGOS; Saturday at 10 AM)
8/12/10: My Morning Jacket / Avi Buffalo (presale now, password = EVIL; Saturday at 10 AM)
8/24/10: Chris Isaak (presale now, password = MITRA; Saturday at 10 AM)
8/29/10: Goo Goo Dolls / Switchfoot / Green River Ordinance (presale now, password = RESTOFUS; Saturday at 10 AM)

McCabe’s
6/13/10: Leslie & the Badgers / Eleni Mandell (now through club)
6/20/10: So Many Wizards / The Blank Tapes / Moses Campbell (now)
6/27/10: Jonathan Wilson, Farmer Dave Scher and Friends (now)

Troubadour
7/20/10: Here We Go Magic / Beach Fossils / Curfew (Friday at 1 PM)
7/27/10: Phosphorescent (now)

The Mayan
6/21/10 – 6/22/10: Gogol Bordello (Saturday at 10 AM)

El Rey Theatre
7/22/10: Cynic / Intronaut (Saturday at 10 AM)
8/12/10: Tokyo Police Club / Freelance Whales (now)
8/14/10: Yoshida Brothers (Saturday at 10 AM)
8/27/10: Boris (Friday at 10 AM)

Club Nokia
7/24/10: The Game (presale now, password = LOVEIT; Friday at 10 AM)
8/13/10: The Rising / Hollywood U2 (presale now, password = BRUCE; Friday at 10 AM)
8/28/10: Something Corporate (presale now, password = JORDAN; Friday at 10 AM)
9/3/10: Jim Jefferies (presale now, password = FUNNY; Friday at 10 AM)
9/24/10: Cinematic Titanic (presale now, password = MST3000; Friday at 10 AM)

Nokia Theatre
11/26/10 – 11/27/10: Yo Gabba Gabba! Live (AMEX presale now; on sale 6/4/10 at 10 AM)

San Manuel Amphitheater
8/14/10: Ozzfest: Ozzy Osbourne / Motley Crue (Saturday at Noon)

Verizon Wireless
8/19/10: Christina Aguilera / Leona Lewis (Friday at 10 AM)
9/23/10: Jonas Bros / Demi Lovato (Saturday at 10 AM)

Hollywood Palladium
8/14/10: Billy Idol (Saturday at 10 AM)

Live Music Options: 4/26/10 - 5/2/10

Dr. Dog Play at El Rey Theatre Tuesday Night

I was busy last week, so I only made it out Thursday night for Los Baby Fools, the Mallard and Le Switch at the Bootleg (Le Switch is sounding great) and The Henry Clay People at a house party in Silver Lake. Both Le Switch and the Henry Clay People also have shows this week, along with quite a few other great bands...

Monday 4/26/10
[Pick of the Night] Walking Sleep / Radar Brothers / The Henry Clay People / Obi Best @ The Echo (Free) – Come early and stay late. Probably the most fun you’ll have for free all week.
[Recommended] Helen Stellar / Repeater / Robotanists / Fictionist @ Spaceland (Free) – The last night of Helen Stellar’s residency.
So Many Wizards / Tomorrow Tulips / The Fling / Hotel St. George @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – The last night of So Many Wizards residency.
Chris Thile @ Largo ($25)
Aqualung / Krista Polvere / Yellow Red Sparks @ Bootleg ($20)
Sleeping At Last / Andrew Carroll / Ezra Reich @ Hotel Café
Endometrium CxPx / Magick Orchids / Obscurer @ Echo Curio
Knight Rider / Baths / Wonder Wheel / Wet Mango @ Pehrspace

Tuesday 4/27/10
[Pick of the Week] Dr. Dog / Deer Tick / Pepi Ginsberg @ The Music Box ($22.50) – I do love Dr. Dog…
[Recommended] Jack Wilson Jr. / The Commotions / Death Hymn Number 9 / The Californian @ Spaceland ($5) – You’ll recognize members of the Californian from many other local bands.
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Live @ El Rey ($26)
Juliette Lewis / Tahiti Boy & Palm Tree Family / 22-20s @ The Echo ($10)
Whispertown / Chasing Kings / All Wrong and the Plans Change / Tod Wisenbaker @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Trevor O’Neill / Random Patterns / Rough Cuts @ Bootleg ($8)
Lady Danville / Reni Lane / Matthew Jordan / Karen Ramos @ Hotel Café
Jooklo Duo / Cotton Museum / Metal Rouge / Peter Kolovos @ Echo Curio
Raul Midon @ The Roxy ($23)

Wednesday 4/28/10
[Pick of the Night] Aquaserge / Sister Crayon / Corridor / Casper & the Cookies @ Spaceland ($8) – Aquaserge is a French band featuring members of Stereolab and Acid Mothers Temple.
Blue Jungle / The Bellys / The Uzi Rash / Old Blood @ The Smell ($5)
I, Omega / Cromwell / Dose of Adolescence / Hands Like Glass / Stretford End @ Troubadour ($10)
Dark Star Orchestra @ El Rey ($30)
Craig Wedren / Woolen / All Spots to Black @ Bootleg ($10) – Former Shudder to Think lead singer.
Civil Twilight / Reni Lane / Matthew Jordan / Karen Ramos @ Hotel Café
Kav / The Union Line / Useless Keys / Samuel Stewart @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Mayaztek / LA Fog @ The Echo ($15)
Low End Theory: Alex B / King Cannibal / Chillis @ Airliner ($10)
Shpongle @ The Roxy ($25)
Ginuwine @ Key Club ($20)

Thursday 4/29/10
[Pick of the Night] Jamie Lidell / Solid Gold @ Troubadour (Sold Out) – Blue eyed soul singer.
[Recommended] The Antlers / Phantogram @ Detroit Bar ($14) – Also at the Troubadour on Friday night.
The Murder City Devils / Mikki and the Mauses @ Glass House ($23) – Popular Sub Pop band from the late 1990s is doing a quick West Coast tour. Also at the Music Box on Friday.
Rogue Wave / Man Miracle / JBM @ El Rey ($20)
Dante vs. Zombies / Woah Hunx / Apes of Wrath @ Spaceland ($5)
HoneyHoney / Nina Storey / Jenn Grinels / Ryan Levine / Kris Gruen @ Hotel Cafe
Signals / Dinowalrus / Foot Village / Tempo No Tempo / Ezra Buchla @ The Smell ($5)
Lemon Sun / Leopold & His Fiction / Red Arrow Messenger @ The Echo ($10)
Emily Wells / Timmy Straw @ Largo ($20)
His Name Is Alive / Pepper Rabbit / Arrows @ Bootleg ($10)
Socorro / Monster / Sisu @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Learning Music / Nymph @ Echo Curio
Eddie Spaghetti @ Redwood
Katchafire @ The Roxy ($20)
The Coals / The Low Countries / The Lincoln Bedroom @ 3 of Clubs
Jefferson Starship / Quicksilver Messenger Service / Country Joe McDonald / Tom Constanten @ The Grove of Anaheim

Friday 4/30/10
[Pick of the Night] The Antlers / Phantogram @ Troubadour (Sold Out) – Pretty dark record. Pitchfork darlings.
[Recommended] Les Blanks / Le Switch @ Casey’s Downtown (Free) – Great free entertainment. This is the record release party for a split 7” featuring these two fine local bands.
Murder City Devils / Constant Lovers @ The Music Box ($22.50) – Quick West Coast tour from the beloved band.
Heartless Bastards / Hacienda / Amy Cook @ Echoplex ($16) – Female fronted rock’n’roll.
Growing / Eric Copeland / Bipolar Bear / Cyber Grind @ Spaceland ($10) – Experimental noise rock bands.
Too Short @ Key Club ($30)
Nite Jewel / Sugar & Gold / Luxxury @ The Echo ($10)
Gift Horse Project @ Bootleg ($20)
Chris Pierce / Kari Kimmel / Brother Sal / Ernie Halter @ Hotel Café
The Slackers / See Spot @ El Rey ($20) - Ska
A Day to Remember / August Burns Red @ The Wiltern
Tig Has Friends with cast of Sarah Silverman Program @ Largo
Neil Innes @ McCabe’s ($24.50)
Bach, Rock & Shakespeare VII @ Greek Theatre
Moses Campbell / Nymph / Nice Device / Paper Rainbow @ The Smell ($5)
Tarltons / Paddleboat / Foot Foot / Wires in the Wall @ Echo Curio
Gemma Ray / Earthmen & Strangers / Goldiggers / Cobalt Cranes @ Redwood
I Heart Lung / Cue the Moon / Rare Grooves / His Orchestra @ Pehrspace
The Spill Canvas @ The Roxy ($15)
Needtobreathe / Stephen Kellog & the Sixers / Seabird @ Glass House ($15)
LA Vampires / Yekoo / Diva / Inca Ore / Psychic Reality @ Synchronicity

Saturday 5/1/10
[Pick of the Night] Circle Jerks / 7 Seconds / Municipal Waste / Ceremony @ Fox Theater ($15) – I was a huge Circle Jerks and 7 Seconds fan back in the junior high. Group Sex holds up really well too. 7 Seconds’ Walk Together, Rock Together album holds some pretty good memories too.
[Recommended] Avi Buffalo / Voices Voices / The Wailing Wall @ Troubadour ($12) – Avi Buffalo’s debut album comes out next week on Sub Pop. Avi’s voice sounds a lot like Dave Woody from Tigers Can Bite You and Fiver and the music sounds a hair like the Shins.
[Recommended] Nico Stai / Shadow Shadow Shade / The Black Apples @ Bootleg ($10)
No Age / Growing / Eric Copeland / White Shit @ Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock ($10) – This will probably kill the attendance at Spaceland on Friday night.
The Ponys / Disappears / Christmas Island @ Spaceland ($10) – Pretty good night of music. The Ponys first two albums were on In the Red and the last record was on Matador. Christmas Island have released music on Woodsist and In the Red.
Korean Music Festival @ Hollywood Bowl
Needtobreathe / Stephen Kellog & the Sixers / Seabird @ El Rey ($18)
Holly Conlan / Snow and Voices / Eleisha Eagle @ Hotel Café
Big Whup / Pizza! / 60-Watt Kid / So Many Wizards @ the Smell ($5)
The Thrilling Adventure Hour @ Largo ($25)
Baby Dee / Simone White @ McCabe’s ($15)
Spirit Animal @ Redwood
The Slackers / See Spot @ The Glass House ($15)

Sunday 5/2/10
[Pick of the Day] Old Californio / Paul Chesne Band / The Believers @ The Echo (Free) – Early show at 5:00 PM
Solid Gold / Marvelous Toy / 22-20s / Jacques Baraban @ Spaceland ($10)
Lupe Fiasco / B. o. B. @ House of Blues Sunset ($43)
Scars on Broadway @ Troubadour (Sold Out)
Bonfire Madigan / Cate Le Bon @ Bootleg ($10)
A Day to Remember / August Burns Red / Enter Shikari / Silverstein / Go Radio @ Fox Theater ($25)
Flobots @ Key Club ($13)
Aaron Roche & the Choir at Your Door @ Hotel Café
Title Tracks / Voxhaul Broadcast / Catwalk @ The Echo ($8)
Magneto @ Gibson Amphitheatre

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.

Live Music Options: 2/15/10 - 2/21/10

Lou Barlow Plays Spaceland on Thursday

This week's really an embarrassment of riches for local live music fans. Great stuff pretty much every night (and some of it's even free). You've got a nice mix of locals and touring bands; polished KCRW music and buzzy lo-fi blogger favorites; folk, hip-hop and heavy pysch music.

Monday February 15, 2010
[Pick of the Night] Princeton / Le Switch / Wade Ryff & Friends / Adam Stern @ Spaceland (Free) – Princeton continues their Monday night residency. Le Switch has been playing mostly new songs at their recent shows. I’m digging them.
[Recommended] Useless Keys / Aushua / We Barbarians / Science @ The Echo (Free) – Useless Keys has the Monday night residency.
Gamble House / Horse Stories / Letting Up Despite Great Faults / La Font @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – Gamble House has a Monday night residency.
Red Arrow Messenger / Maxim Ludwig / He’s My Brother She’s My Sister @ Bootleg (Free) – Red Arrow Messenger continues its Monday night residency.
Teddy Thompson @ Largo Little Room ($25)
Peter Weiss / Josh Klinghoffer / Black Church @ Echo Curio – See the newest member of the Red Hot Chili Peppers (Klinghoffer) at an art gallery space.
Foot Ox / French Quarter / Kevin Greenspon @ Pehrspace
Ruby Friedman Orchestra @ Hotel Café

Tuesday February 16, 2010
[Pick of the Night] Wearedios / The Henry Clay People / Signals @ Troubadour (Free) – Looks like Ronnie James Dio sent another cease and desist order to Dios. Great lineup for free.
[Recommended] Lissie / Jay Nash @ Hotel Café ($10) – Lissie’s getting some nice press recently. Check out Aquarium Drunkard’s recent post.
[Recommended] Mia Doi Todd / Becky Stark / Farmer Dave Scher / DJ Frosty @ Spaceland ($8) – I do enjoy some Farmer Dave.
Ferraby Lionheart / The Sweet Hurt / John Gold / Dough Rollers @ Bootleg (Free) – Go see The Sweet Hurt.
Clipse / Gift of Gab @ the Roxy ($16.50)
Rickie Lee Jones @ Vista Theatre ($30 - $75) – “Chuck E’s In Love”
Magic Kids / Pearl Harbour / Dunes @ The Echo ($10) – Magic Kids are getting some blog attention. Check out Pitchfork’s Foreskincast.
Alkaline Trio / Cursive @ Glass House in Pomona ($24)
Los Lonely Boys / Alejandro Escovedo @ House of Blues Sunset ($20 - $40)
Funny or Die @ Largo ($25)
Cheese on Bread / Royalchord / Big Whup @ Echo Curio
Ollin / Las Cafeteras / Metiritas / Upground @ Echoplex ($12)
Roll the Tanks / Hungry Angry Baby / Hello Dragon / Vanish Valley @ Silverlake Lounge ($7)

Wednesday February 17, 2010
[Pick of the Night] The Watson Twins / Daisy McCrakin @ Bootleg ($10) – The Watson Twins have a new record out.
Old Man Markley / The Pine Box Boys @ The Echo ($10)
Low End Theory Club: Shlohmo / Ernest Gonzales / Sodapop @ Airliner ($10)
Sarah Silverman @ Largo ($25)
Club NME: Oh My Stars / Curtains For You / Summer Obsession / I Hate Kate @ Spaceland ($5)
Alkaline Trio / Cursive / The Dear & Departed @ House of Blues Sunset ($20)
Arrington De Dionyso’s Malaikat Dan Singa / Corey Fogel / Infinite Body / Kevin Greenspon @ Echo Curio
Under the Asbury / Joshua Norton / Mason Reed @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Austin Hartley-Leonard @ Hotel Café
Bob Schneider / Smile Smile @ Troubadour ($18) – Austin singer-songwriter who used to date Sandra Bollock.
Faster Pussycat @ Key Club ($10)

Thursday February 18, 2010
[Pick of the Week] Imaad Wasif / Lou Barlow & The Missing Men / Avi Buffalo @ Spaceland ($8) – Imaad continues his residency. Very strong lineup tonight with indie god Lou Barlow and indie contenders Avi Buffalo.
[Recommended] The 88 @ Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa ($5) – Heading out on the road with Ray Davies. Lucky bastards.
Cold Cave / Smith Westerns / Best Coast @ Echoplex ($12) – Very blog friendly lineup.
Fanfarlo @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM show
Rare Grooves / Black Elephant / TraPsPs / The Happy Hollows @ The Smell ($5)
Crooked Cowboy & the Freshwater Indians / Cairo Gang / Johnny O’Donnel and Famous Players / John Webster Johns @ The Echo ($7)
Medeski Martin & Wood @ El Rey ($32)
Meshell Ndegeocello @ Largo ($30)
Chris Shiflett / Audra Mae @ Labrie’s ($15)
Shoenberg Knife Fight Ensemble / Manhattan Murder Mystery / Seasons / Garbaj Kaetz @ Echo Curio
John Butler Trio / Charlie Mars @ Troubadour (Sold Out)
See Green / Ives the Band / Audrey Ryan @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Brother Sal / Pete Bernhard @ Hotel Café
Random Patterns / Alpine Decline @ Synchronicity

Friday February 19, 2010
[Pick of the Night] Jon Brion @ Largo ($25) – He’s cut it down to one show a month.
[Recommended] Ancestors / Black Math Horseman / Intronaut / Mountains of California @ Spaceland ($8) – Local heavy shit.
[Recommended] Earthless / Tweak Bird / Year Long Disaster @ Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa – More stoner rock.

[Recommended] Harlem / Audacity @ L'Keg Gallery - I'd probably hold out for seeing Harlem at Spaceland, but if you're not 21 this is an option.
Randy Newman @ Royce Hall ($40 - $65) – He definitely inspires some mixed feelings.
KRS-One @ The Roxy ($22)
The Damned / Gene Loves Jezebel @ House of Blues Sunset ($28)
MUSINK: The Cult / Jim Rose @ OC Fair & Event Center ($30 - $75) – Music festival and tattoo convention.
Fitz and the Tantrums / Pop Noir @ The Echo ($8)
Tera Melos / All Leather / F’N A! @ the Smell ($5)
Radars to the Sky / One Trick Pony / Mississippi Man / Rademacher @ Echoplex ($10)
The Dan Band / The Lampshades @ Club Nokia ($19 - $30)
P.O.S. / Grieves with Budo / Dessa @ Troubadour ($15)
C-Horse / The Lonesome Heroes / Rocking Horse People / The Terrapin @ Echo Curio
Jorma Kaukonen / G.E. Smith @ McCabe’s ($26.50)
Old Toy Trains / Jubilee Singers / Subtle Selves @ Pehrspace
Danny Chaimson and the 11th Hour @ Home on Riverside ($10)
Truth & Salvage Co. / Jonah Matranga / Honneycombs / Square on Square @ Hotel Cafe
HowardAmb / Vaginals / Missincinatti @ Synchronicity

Saturday February 20, 2010
[Pick of the Night] Brendan Benson / Frank Fairfield @ Troubadour ($15) – Some great power pop. Member of the Raconteurs.
[Recommended] Andrew Bird @ Bovard Auditorium at USC ($30 - $50) – He’s a pretty captivating performer.
[Recommended] Harlem / Dante vs. Zombies / J. Worthington Foulfellows @ Spaceland ($10) – Austin band that’s getting a lot of positive buzz right now. They’ve got a record coming out on Matador in April. Dante vs. Zombies is a pretty good band name.
Tinariwen @ Royce Hall ($24 - $48) – All the way from Mali
Fanfarlo / April Smith & the Great Picture Show @ El Rey ($17.50)
MUSINK: The Damned / The Buzzcocks / The Head Cat / Jim Rose @ OC Fair & Event Center ($30 - $75) – Music festival and tattoo convention.
The Entrance Band / Lights / Pocahaunted @ Bootleg ($15)
Meiko @ Hotel Café
The Eternal Triangle / Seasons / George Glass / Magick Orchids / The Transmissions @ Pehrspace
Abby Travis / Wet & Reckless / Wild Yaks / The 1921A / Cosio @ Redwood Bar ($10)
Jonathan Coulton with Paul & Storm @ Largo ($25)
Chuck Dukoswki Sextet / Insects vs. Robots / The Shrine / Voodoo Merchant @ Echo Curio
Conspiracy of Beards: 30 Piece Leonard Cohen Choral Tribute @ The Mint ($15)
Jorma Kaukonen / G.E. Smith @ McCabe’s ($26.50)

Sunday February 21, 2010
[Pick of the Night] Sloan / Taylor Locke & the Roughs / The World Record @ King King ($15) – Veteran Canadians still put out some good records. Get there early for The World Record. Quality local stuff.
Mirah / Rachel Cantu @ Bootleg ($14) – K Records veteran.
MUSINK: NOFX / Face to Face Jim Rose @ OC Fair & Event Center ($30 - $75) – Music festival and tattoo convention.
Lemon Sun / The Secret 6 @ Alex’s Bar ($5)
White Lung / Nu Sense / Friendly Neighbors / NASA Space Universe @ The Smell ($5)
Part Time Punks: DJ Tim Burgess @ The Echo ($5)
Jonathan Coulton with Paul & Storm @ Largo ($25)
Ray Wylie Hubbard / Amy Speace @ McCabe’s ($20)
Kicking Skunk / David Lee Paulson / Birds Beware @ Echo Curio

Live Music Options: 11/2/09 - 11/8/09

The Happy Hollows Monday Residency at Spaceland Starts This Week

Sorry for the lack of posts, thanks for sticking with me.

I caught Kris Kristofferson at the Walt Disney Concert Hall last night. You've got to be a fan of his poetry, because he's not a dynamic performer. That said, he's a legend and I was happy to see him for a second time. I've missed all the recent "secret" shows, but there are a few more this week...

Monday 11/2/09
[Pick of the Week] The Happy Hollows / Pepper Rabbit / Dirt Dress / Special Guests @ Spaceland (Free) – The Happy Hollows are doing the Monday night residency this month at Spaceland. Should be packed. So who is the secret guest tonight? The rumor I’m hearing is that it’s Julian Casablancas of the Strokes. Anybody else know anything different?
[Recommended] The Blind Boy Paxton & Frank Fairfield Show @ Redwood
Vampire Weekend / Avi Buffalo @ Long Beach Art Theatre (Sold Out) – I like their first record, but just have zero desire to ever seen them. They played a secret show on Halloween in Chinatown and a free show yesterday in Boyle Heights.
Mississippi Man / Dietra Kruschev / Amanda Jo Williams / Shakey Graves @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)
White Rabbits / Glass Ghost / Local Natives @ El Rey ($17)
I.E. / Dicsobunny / Bastidas / Hello My Name is Red @ Pehrspace
Los Creepers / Rezurex / Viernes 13 @ Echoplex ($10)
Shonen Knife / Ty Segall / Mike Watt @ Echo ($15)
Curt Smith of Tears for Fears / Michael Wainwright @ Hotel Café – Early show at 7PM
Marie Digby @ Hotel Café – Later show at 9:30 PM
Little Dragon @ The Glass House ($13)
Pop Noir / Nico Stai / Make Moon @ The Prospector in Costa Mesa (Free)

Tuesday 11/3/09
[Pick of the Night] Silversun Pickups / Dandy Warhols / Matt & Kim @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($25) – Silversun Pickups put on a big show (if you haven’t seen them in a while).
[Recommended] Devo / Reggie Watts @ The Fonda (Sold Out) – Performing Are We Not Men in its entirety. Devo is pretty great live (at least they were 10 ten years ago when I last saw them).
[Recommended] Lucero “Ramblin’ Roadshow and Memphis Revue” / Jack Oblivian / John Paul Keith & the One Four Fives @ Echoplex ($17)
Port O’Brien / The Parson Red Heads / Evangelicals @ Echo ($12)
Warpaint / Seaspin / Corridor @ Spaceland ($10) – Warpaint has been getting some positive national press lately (even Pitchfork has weighed in).
Lights / Stars of Track & Field @ Troubadour (Sold Out)
Black Whales / Devlin / Pigeon @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Caitlin Crosby @ Hotel Café
Stab City @ Redwood
Minus the Bear / The Antlers / Twin Tigers @ The Glass House ($19)

Wednesday 11/4/09
[Pick of the Night] Devo / Reggie Watts @ the Fonda ($42 - $102) – Performing Freedom of Choice in its entirety.
[Recommended] Pixies / No Age @ Hollywood Palladium ($63) – Doing the Doolittle tour. Pixies still put on a great show.
[Recommended] Broadcast / Atlas Sound / The Selmanaires @ Troubadour (Sold Out)
Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson / These United States / Jesse Woods @ Spaceland ($10) – Kyp Malone and a couple of the Grizzly Bear guys performed on Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson’s first record.
Faun Fables / Gwendolyn / Dirt Bird @ The Mint ($12)
Rusted Root @ El Rey ($25)
Low End Theory: Ableton Beats Event @ Airliner ($10) – Plus performances from Thavius Beck, Take, Mattewdavid
Paul Livingston / Mia Doi Todd / Good Listeners / Bone Gunn @ Bootleg Theater ($10)
Low vs. Diamond / Melee / Voxhaul Broadcast @ Echo ($10)
Shotgun Showdown / Cue the Moon / Exdetectives @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Butch Walker / The Chapin Sisters @ Hotel Cafe

Thursday 11/5/09
[Pick of the Night] Avi Buffalo / Bobb Bruno / Wildbunch @ Echo ($10) – Must be pretty good to be 19 and signed to Sub Pop. Aaron Embry had to cancel due to illness, but still get there early to see Bobb Bruno. He's one of the only guys who can open for Wilco, Fiona Apple, Jon Brion and Tweak Bird.
[Recommended] Dinosaur Jr. / Lou Barlow @ House of Blues Sunset ($28) – The new Dinosaur Jr. is well worth picking up. The Lou Barlow is good too.
[Recommended] Pixies / Black Gold @ Hollywood Palladium (Sold Out) – Night two of Doolittle.
Tahiti 80 / Brookville @ Troubadour ($15) – Tahiti 80 used to be a good live band, but it’s been about eight years since I’ve seen them.
R. Kelly @ Nokia Theatre ($54 - $90)
Cage the Elephant / Morning Teleportation @ El Rey ($17)
Still Flyin’ / Yellow Fever / Hearts of Palm UK @ Spaceland ($10)
Nortec Collective featuring Bostich + Fussible @ Echoplex ($17)
Magnolia Memoir / Eleni Mandell Jazz Combo @ Bootleg ($10 / free before 8:30 PM)
The Bravery / Howling Bells / Living Things @ The Wiltern ($25)
Last American Buffalo / Music For Animals / Diamond Light / Cricket and the 2:19 @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Will Hoge / Freeman @ Hotel Café – Early show at 7:00 PM
The Chinese Stars / Sensitive Hearts / Rene Hell / Sewn Leather / Halloween Swim Team @ the Smell ($5)
David Foster and Friends @ Gibson
Boyz II Men @ House of Blues Anaheim

Friday 11/6/09
[Pick of the Night] Pixies / Rain Machine @ Hollywood Palladium (Sold Out) – Night 3 of Doolittle. Get there early for Rain Machine – that’s Kyp Malone’s (TV on the Radio) new band.
[Recommended] Buddy / Or, the Whale / Graydon @ Hotel Café
[Recommended] Julian Casablancas @ Dowtown Palace Theatre ($35 - $105) – The Strokes frontman starts his Friday night LA residency.
[Recommended] Jon Brion @ Largo ($25) – I was admittedly a little bored the last time I saw him, but still worth checking in from time to time.
White Arrows / Brother Reade / Bobby Evans / Boom Bip @ Ukranian Culture Center (Free w/RSVP)
Mum / Hildur Gudnadottir / Sin Fang Bous @ El Rey ($22)
Pink Dollaz / Diplo @ Siren Studios [1050 N. Orange Dr.] (Free) - This is some sort of Kia sponsored event. Starts at 7:00 PM
Ian Anderson performs acoustic Jethro Tull @ The Wiltern ($50 - $100) – I have seen Jethro Tull and there were a lot of Spinal Tap moments.
Death Cab For Cutie / Sea Wolf / Band of Skulls @ Hollywood & Highland Shopping Center - This is some sort of Twilight party.
The Dan Band @ Club Nokia ($19 - $30)
Widespread Panic @ The Orpheum ($48)
Fitz and the Tantrums @ Echo ($8)
Ludo / Meese / Ha Ha Tonka / Without a Face @ Troubadour ($15)
Karma to Burn / 16 / Totimoshi @ Spaceland ($10)
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble / The Miguel Atwood-Ferguson Quintet @ Echoplex ($20) – DJ Sets from Madlib and Coleman
Laco$te / Rene Hell / Sewn Leather / Tearist / Tik Tik @ Pehrpsace
Beware of Safety / Woolen @ Bootleg ($8)
Hawnay Troof / Panther / David Scott Stone / The Urxed @ The Smell ($7)
Vicente Fernandez @ Gibson
Matt Costa @ Detroit Bar ($15)

Saturday 11/7/09
[Pick of the Night] Jason Falkner / Nico Stai / War Children @ Spaceland ($12) – A big part of LA’s pop scene.
[Recommended] Janelle Monae / Fool's Gold @ Siren Studios [1050 N. Orange Dr] (Free) - This is some sort of Kia sponsored event starts at 6:00 PM Saint Motel / Rumspringa / Red Arrow Messenger / Army Navy @ The Roxy
No Paws (No Lions) / The Widow Babies / Verbs / E & E @ The Smell ($5)
LMFAO / Shwayze @ Hollywood Palladium
Hanson @ Club Nokia ($30)
The Lawrence Arms / Teenage Bottlerocket / Cobra Skulls @ Troubadour ($15)
Citizen Fish / Star F*cking Hipsters / Molotov Compromise @ Echo ($12)
Over the Rhine / Katie Herzig @ Largo ($30)
Anita Baker @ Nokia Theatre
Nina Storey @ Hotel Café
Widespread Panic @ The Orpheum ($48)
The Revival Tour @ El Rey ($19)
Kill Kill Kill / Meho Plaza / Asphalt Thieves / Coastline Apparition @ Pehrspace
Gamble House / She’s Your Sister @ Bootleg ($8)
Vicente Fernandez @ Gibson

Sunday 11/8/09
[Pick of the Day] Kidrockers: The Silversun Pickups / The Henry Clay People @ Echo ($12) – Adults must be accompanied by a child (ages 3-13 recommended) and vice versa. Early show from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM. This is an acoustic show for Silversun. Each band will be playing four songs.
[Recommended] Jay-Z / N.E.R.D. / Wale / J. Cole @ Pauley Pavilion at UCLA ($35 - $80)
[Recommended] Silversun Pickups @ Siren Studios [1050 N. Orange Dr.] (Free) - This is some sort of Kia sponsored event. Starts at 8:00 PM and you might have to test drive a Kia at some point.
[Recommended] The Backward Clock Society (featuring Billy Corgan) / Light FM / The Pity Party / The Pulsars / Tim Rutili / The Happy Stars (featuring Brian Young from Fountains of Wayne) @ Echoplex ($12) – This is a benefit for Laura Ann; early show at 5:00 PM
Langhorne Slim / Dawes / Austin Lucas @ Troubadour ($15)
Widespread Panic @ The Orpheum ($48)
The Cribs / The Blood Arm @ The Roxy
Matt Costa / Aushua / Hallelujah the Hills @ Bootleg ($15)
The Bambi Slam @ Echo ($5)
En Vogue / Ginuwine @ Club Nokia ($35 - $65)
Over the Rhine / Katie Herzig @ Largo ($30)
Vicente Fernandez @ Gibson

Recently Announced Live Shows

Pixies!

Hollywood Palladium
11/4/09 – 11/5/09: Pixies (band presale now, Citi presale tomorrow, public onsale Saturday at 10 AM)
11/20/09: Dethklok / Mastodon / Converge / High on Fire (presale now, public onsale Friday at 10 AM)
11/28/09: Hatebreed / Trivium (on sale 9/19/09)

Club Nokia
10/31/09: Chevelle (on sale Friday at 10 AM)

El Rey
11/12/09: Great Big Sea (on sale Saturday at 10 AM)
11/17/09: A Fine Frenzy (on sale Saturday at 10 AM)
11/21/09: The Fiery Furnaces (on sale Saturday at 10 AM)

The Wiltern
10/19/09: Snow Patrol (on sale 9/12/09 at 10 AM)
10/21/09: The Sounds (on sale 9/12/09 at 10 AM)
11/21/09: Hollywood Undead / Atreyu (on sale 9/11/09 at 6:00 PM)
12/12/09: Brett Dennen (on sale 9/12/09 at 10 AM)

The Echo
9/25/09: Rain Machine [featuring Kyp Malone from TV on the Radio] (now at Tickeweb)
11/5/09: Avi Buffalo featuring Aaron Embry & the Wild Bunch (now at Ticketweb)
12/3/09: Drummer (now at Ticketweb)

Echoplex
11/3/09: Lucero (now at Ticketweb)
11/15/09: Mission of Burma (now at Ticketweb)

Live Music Options: 7/13/09 - 7/19/09

The Very Best Play the Echoplex on Thursday

This is one of those weeks where so much seems to be happening on Wednesday and Thursday...

Monday 7/13/09
[Pick of the Night] Last American Buffalo / Avi Buffalo / Evan Way / Greg Jong @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – Get there by 10 to see Avi Buffalo. Evan Way doesn’t have the show listed on his Myspace page, so I’m not sure if he’s still on the bill.
[Recommended] Andy Clockwise / Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head / Broken Meters / Hey Champ @ Spaceland (Free) – I heard there was a very healthy crowd last week. NPSH has gotta be up there with dumbest band names…
[Recommended] Japanese Motors / Dirt Dress / UV Lights / Correatown @ The Echo (Free) – Costa Mesa’s Japanese Motors are signed to Vice Records. Correatown is worth checking out.
Beyonce @ Staples Center ($150)
Incubus / The Duke Spirit @ Hollywood Bowl (Sold Out)
Doug Benson @ Largo ($20)
Coconut Coolouts / Personal and the Pizzas / The Anasazis / Woah Hunx @ The Smell ($5)

Tuesday 7/14/09
[Pick of the Night] The Datsuns / Sprit Vine @ The Echo ($12) – Hard rockin’ New Zealanders.
[Recommended] Foreign Born / The Veils / Other Girls @ Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa ($12) – Pretty good lineup if you’re down in Costa Mesa.
Avi Buffalo @ Airliner
The Child / Mini Mansions @ Spaceland ($8)
Bleu / Laura Veirs / Adam Bones / Mike Viola @ Hotel Café – Laura Veirs is on Nonesuch Records.
Bravo Beethoven! @ Hollywood Bowl ($1 - $96)
Ivy Walls / Winston & the Telescreen / Blue Jungle @ Bordello ($8)

Wednesday 7/15/09
[Pick of the Night] Club NME: The Veils / Luke Top / Other Girls @ Spaceland ($14) – London’s The Veils have a new record out on Rough Trade. They’re taking a break from their tour with Foreign Born. I haven’t spent a ton of time with it, but like it when it comes on my shuffle. Luke Top is the lead singer of Fool’s Gold, but has a new solo record that’s worth checking out.
[Recommended] Fol Chen / 60 Watt Kid @ Pershing Square (Free) – 7:00 PM
Low End Theory Club: Nosaj Thing @ Airliner ($5)
Xu Xu Fang / Jonneine Zapata / Audra May @ 3 of Clubs
Evan Way / Brittain Ashford / Rejouissance @ Echo Curio
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM – The ex-Ima Robot lead singer’s new band is getting some good press notices.
Dub Club: Trinity / Tippa Irie @ Echoplex ($5)
Luluc / Rachael Cantu / Real George @ Bootleg Theater ($8)
Actress @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Ryan Cabrera @ Troubadour

Thursday 7/16/09
[Pick of the Night] The Very Best / Rainbow Arabia / Bersa Discos @ Echoplex – The Very Best got best new music on Pitchfork recently. The band features Esau Mwamwaya and Radioclit. Ezra Koenig from Vampire Weekend appears on the first single. They remixed/covered Vampire Weekend and M.I.A. If you’re into the Afro-pop sounds, check them out.
[Recommended] The Zeros / the Muffs / Prima Donna @ Troubadour ($15) – The Zeros were one of the original LA punk bands (circa 1977).
[Recommended] Foreign Born / Warpaint @ Hammer Museum (Free) – Warpaint just signed to Manimal Vinyl. Foreign Born has a new record out on Secretly Canadian.
[Recommended] Gillian Welch @ Largo ($27)
[Recommended] The Monolators / French Miami / The Flying Tourbillon Orchestra / Kissing Cousins @ the Echo ($5)
Dirty Sweet / Bloodcat Love / White Arrows / Heavy Young Heathens @ Spaceland ($10) – Dirty Sweet are on this year’s solid Lollapalooza lineup.
The Germs / Agent Orange / Spider Problem @ El Rey ($20)
Cowboy Junkies / Son Volt @ The Wiltern ($20 - $35)
Jet / Red Cortez @ Key Club ($20)
Kate Earl @ Hotel Café
Orisha / Healamonster & Tarsier / Firs / Pollyn @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Shannon and the Clams / Half Rats / Pipsqueak / Audacity / Thee Makeout Party @ Mr. T’s Bowl
Bravo Beethoven! @ Hollywood Bowl ($1 - $96)
Spires / French Semester / Tall Tales @ Echo Curio
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts @ Pacific Amphitheatre
American Idols Live @ Staples Center ($60)

Friday 7/17/09
[Pick of the Night] Three Mile Pilot / Optiganally Yours @ Echoplex ($16) – Three Mile Pilot is Zach Smith from Pinback and Pall Jenkins from Black Heart Procession. Optiganlly Your is Rob Crow from Pinback’s band based around the toy organ known as the Optigan.
[Recommended] The Happy Hollows / The Valley Arena @ The Echo ($5)
[Recommended] The Meeting Places @ Silver Factory Studios [915 Mateo St.] – The Meeting Places is Scott McDonald’s band (from Surfing on Steam’s)
Mika Miko / Audacity / The Widow Babies / UV Lights @ The Smell ($5)
Devin the Dude / J-Mo / Da Funkyard / Thrasher and the Gents @ Knitting Factory Main Stage – I know Jeff Weiss is a fan of Devin the Dude, so that should be enough right there.
Jon Brion @ Largo ($25)
The Builders & the Butchers / Illinois / Eastern Conference Champions @ Spaceland ($10)
The Donnas / Hunx and His Punx / Woah Hunx @ Troubadour ($18)
Kim Fowley’s Hollywood Sexual Underground @ Redwood Bar

Tori Amos @ Greek Theatre ($35 - $60)
CEU @ The Roxy ($25)
Kill Kill Kill / Stiletto Formal / The Valley Arena / Single Mothers @ Pehrspace
Bubba Sparxxx / Precise / Judamang / The Bizness @ Knitting Factory Front Stage
Peter Holsapple & Chris Stamey @ McCabe’s ($20)
Faith Hill @ Hollywood Bowl ($50)
Charlie Wilson / Keith Sweat / Jupiter Rising @ Club Nokia ($55 - $85)
The Toadies / Ginger Wildheart / Willowz / Roll the Tanks @ El Rey ($22)
Crater Farmer @ Echo Curio
Ratt / Extreme @ The Wiltern ($10 - $45)
Demi Lovato / David Archuleta @ Nokia Theatre ($40 - $50)

Saturday 7/18/09
[Pick of the Night] RJD2 / Voxtrot / Busdriver / DJDT / KE&HA / [Post-foetus] Alligators / Best Coast / Haim / Pizza! @ Out of Asia ($40) - If I ever read my email I wouldn't have forgotten about this. Out of Asia is located at 3249 S. La Cienega Blvd (in that area between Washington and National).
[Recommended] Cage / Yak Ballz @ El Rey ($18) – The Def Jux artist.
[Recommended] El Bronx / The Boogaloo Assassins / Mas Exitos @ El Chavo’s Parking Lot (Free) – 5:00 PM – El Bronx is the Bronx doing mariachi tunes.
[Recommended] Mississippi Man / Avi Buffalo / Olin and the Moon @ Unknown Theater
Azure Ray / Tim Kasher / Janu and the Whale Sharks @ The Glass House ($15)
So Many Dynamos / Cast Spells / Kinch @ Spaceland ($10)
Graveyard / Night Horse / Wake Up Lucid @ Booleg Theatre ($10)
Meth Teeth / Christmas Island / Pterodactyl / Bipolar Bear / Night Control @ The Smell
Men / Dances with White Girls @ Echoplex ($10)
Girl in a Coma / Miss Derringer / Killola @ Knitting Factory Main Stage
Trespassers William / The Theater Fire @ Knitting Factory Front Stage
Faith Hill @ Hollywood Bowl ($36)
Sleepwalkers Local / Treasure Mammal / +Dog+ / Bavab Bavab @ Echo Curio
Brand New / Dios @ Troubadour (Sold Out)
The Donnas @ Alex’s Bar ($15)

Sunday 7/19/09
[Pick of the Night] Part Time Punks: Psychic Ills / Indian Jewelry @ The Echo ($5)
[Recommended] Brunch Americana: Dave Gleason / David Serby / Chris Sprague & His 18 Wheelers @ Redwood Bar
Grand Ole Echo: Syd Straw / Rich Mahan / The Unlawful Kings @ the Echo (Free) – 5:00 PM
Coldplay @ Verizon Wireless (Sold Out)
Jim Bianco / Brother Sal / Buddy / Holly Conlan / Brendan Hines / Chris Pierce @ Hotel Café
Links / The Yelling / Evan Voytas / Samuel Stewart @ Spaceland (Free)
Keith Urban / Sugarland @ Staples Center ($20 - $88)
Porgy and Bess @ Hollywood Bowl ($10 - $116) Dead Western / Featherbeard / Private Beach @ Echo Curio

Live Music Options: 5/18/09 - 5/24/09

I caught four bands last week: Amnion (great), thenewno2 (better than expected), Black Joe Lewis (fantastic) and Lucero (good). More on those shows later...

Monday 5/18/09
[Pick of the Night] Gangi / The Life and Times / LANDy @ Spaceland (Free) – Gangi’s residency continues. The lead singer of The Life and Times fronted Shiner; one of my favorite Kansas City bands back in mid-1990s. LAndy is fronted by Adam Goldberg, who starred in Dazed and Confused, one of my favorite films of the early 1990s.
[Recommended] Golden Animals / Amusement Parks on Fire / Xu Xu Fang / Kera & the Lesbians @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – Golden Animals has the Silverlake Lounge residency. A lot of people will be heading over to see Amusement Parks on Fire.
[Recommended] Juliette Commagere / Robert Francis / Ceci Bastida / Rademacher @ The Echo (Free) – Juliette Commagere’s residency continues.
Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s / Telekenisis / Everything Now @ Troubadour ($14) – I’d be curious to see Telekenisis. Hopefully they play Silver Lake or Echo Park soon.
Grouch and Eligh @ The Glass House ($17)
Halloween Swim Team / Total Bros. / Nucular Animals / PROTECT ME @ the Smell ($5)
The Jake Labotz Band @ Redwood Bar
Staind / Hoobastank @ Club Nokia ($43)
The Cover Project: Anavan / Juiceboxxx / Foot Village / Kid Infinity @ Pehrspace – An all covers night.
Jackie Tohn @ Hotel Café

Tuesday 5/19/09
[Pick of the Night] Avi Buffalo / Bobb Bruno / Lightmusic / Nial Morgan @ The Echo (Free) – Avi Buffalo’s Tuesday night residency continues. Get there in time to see Bobb Bruno tonight.
[Recommended] The Minor Canon / Blank Blue @ the Prospector in Long Beach – The Minor Canon’s still one of my favorite local bands. Blank Blue is good too.
The Decemberists @ Hollywood Palladium ($35) – It’s always odd when indie bands start to go mainstream, and you hear about people who are really into music “discovering” a band that’s already been around for seven years. Maybe it’s an LA phenomenon?
Youth Group / Nico Stai / Useless Keys @ Troubadour ($12) – Some good local support.
Mike Stinson @ Redwood Bar
The Allman Brothers Band / The Doobie Brothers @ Greek Theatre ($50 - $100)
Rachel Cantu / Hesta Prynn / Palace of Buddies / Fortunato / Milosh @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Hool / Cydney Robinson / Horse Stories @ Bootleg Theater ($5)
Until June @ Hotel Cafe
Chickenfoot @ the Roxy ($50 - $225) – Haggar’s new supergroup.

Wednesday 5/20/09
[Pick of the Night] M83 / James Yuill @ The Glass House ($20) – I had a big response to the ticket giveaway, so please don’t send anymore emails.
The Walkmen / Morning Benders / total hound @ El Rey ($22)
Club NME: BM Linx @ Spaceland
The Detroit Cobras / Dex Romweber / Maxim Ludwig @ Troubadour ($18)
Low End Theory: Mix Master Mike / Dr. Who Dat? vs. Jneiro Jarel @ Airliner ($10) – From the Beastie Boys…
Zee Avi / Charlie Wadhams @ The Roxy ($15) – Get there early to see Charlie.
Or, the Whale / Leslie & the Badgers / Olin & the Moon / Pilot Speed @ Silverlake Lounge
Kim Fowley’s Lipstick Orgy: Beat Killers / Fabulous Miss Wendy / Bad Things / Zombelle @ Knitting Factory ($8) – Featuring an All-Girl Midnight Jam & Lesbian Slave Auction.
Jane’s Addiction / Nine Inch Nails @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (Lawn available)
Ben Folds @ Hollywood Palladium ($35)
The Allman Brothers Band / The Doobie Brothers @ Greek Theatre ($50 - $100)
Jill Sobule @ Largo ($20)
Marvelous Toy / Odd Modern @ Mr. T’s Bowl
Carina Round @ Hotel Café
Django James & the Midnight Squires / Rob Roy / Fitz & the Tantrums / Dr. Seahorse @ Viper Room

Thursday 5/21/09
[Pick of the Week] BLK JKS / Hecuba @ The Echo ($10) – BLK JKS are from South Africa. Their Secretly Canadian EP (produced by Brandon Curtis of Secret Machines) is well worth picking up.
[Recommended] Ghost / Glasser / Lichens @ Spaceland ($14) – Interesting lineup with the veteran Japanese psych band joined by new, LA upstarts Glasser. Glasser has been getting some national attention lately and features Matt Popieluch from Foreign Born. I’ve got some tickets to give away for this.
The Kills / The Horrors @ The Glass House ($18)
The New York Dolls / The Cliks @ The Fonda ($27)
Restavrant / The F. Scott Band / T.D. Lind / Terraplane Sun @ Silverlake Lounge ($8) – Restavrant are a fun live band. Their Thursday night residency continues.
The 88 @ Keyclub ($22)
The Valley Arena @ Alex’s Bar
Manchester Orchestra / Fun / Audrye Sessions @ Troubadour (Sold Out)
Cowboy Mouth / Dustry Rhodes & the River Band @ House of Blues Sunset ($22)
Gogol Bordello @ Fox Theatre in Pomona ($27)
The Virgins / Lissy Trullie / Anya Marina @ El Rey ($19)
Year Long Disaster / Karma to Burn @ Knitting Factory ($10)
Cinderella Motel / Ninja Academy / Totally Serious / Clevis @ The Smell
Leon Russell @ Canyon Club in Agoura Hills

Friday 5/22/09
[Pick of the Night] The Kills / The Horrors / The Magic Wands @ The Fonda ($20) – Alison Mosshart of the Kills just started The Dead Weather with Jack White.
Chain and the Gang / The Hive Dwellers / Shark Toys @ The Smell ($5) – Chain and the Gang features an ex-member of The Make-Up and Nation of Ulysses. The Hive Dwellers features Calvin Johnson.
Obits / The Lights / Tijuana Panthers @ Spaceland ($12) – Ex-Hot Snakes
Oh No Oh My @ The Echo ($10) – Early show at 7:00 PM
Dredg / Torche / Judgement Day @ Troubadour ($20)
Freeland / Alex Metric @ The Echo ($13)
Fort King / Jeff Hanson / Willow Willow / Detangler @ Pehrspace
Deadmau5 @ Hollywood Palladium ($45)
Fischerspooner @ Avalon ($30)
Morrissey’s 50th Birthday Party: Sweet and Tender Hooligans @ House of Blues Sunset ($19)
Jon Brion @ Largo ($25)
Styx / REO Speedwagon @ Nokia Theatre LA Live ($14 - $90)
Double Naught Spy / Susan James / Marshweed @ Echo Curio
Judd & Maggie / Very Be Careful @ Bootleg Theatre ($8)
WAR / Tierra with the Salas Bros. / Malo with Jorge Santana / El Chicano @ Greek Theatre ($35 - $80)
Andy Clockwise @ Hotel Café
Big Sandy & His Flyrite Boys / Dave Gleason @ Redwood Bar
Luka Bloom @ McCabe’s (Sold Out)
Existent Domain / Slumgum / Ilo Mar @ Tribal Cafe in Echo Park
The Meatmen @ Relax Bar
Leon Russell @ Galaxy Theatre in Santa Ana
Taylor Swift @ Staples Center (Sold Out)

Saturday 5/23/09
[Pick of the Night] The Dears / Great Northern / Eulogies @ Echoplex ($15) – I’ve got some tickets to give away for this show too. Details to follow.
[Recommended] The Monolators / Kid Infinity / MakeMe @ All Star Lanes in Eagle Rock
NOMO / Those Dancing Days @ Spaceland ($10) – NOMO was doing the Fela Kuti thing before a lot of the other indie guys were doing the Fela Kuti thing.
A.M. / The Splinters / Dreamdate / PROTECTME @ The Smell
Chuck Dukowski Sextet / The Moon Upstairs / Insects vs. Robots @ Echo Curio
Tig / Sarah Silverman / Megan Mullally @ Largo ($25)
Dredg / Torche / Judgement Day @ Troubadour ($20)
Thee Makeout Party / Champagne Socialist / Schatzi and Hazeltine @ Pehrspace
Hot Tub / Keyishe / Torino @ Bordello ($10)
Amy Kuney @ Hotel Café
The Winter Flowers / JD King @ Redwood Bar
Ian Tyson @ McCabe’s (7PM show is sold out / $25 for 10 PM show)
Leon Russell @ Brixton in Redondo Beach

Sunday 5/24/09
[Pick of the Day] Brunch Americana: The Vaquetones / Mike Stinson / Dave Gleason @ Redwood Bar – Good country bill.
UCLA Jazz and Reggae Festival: Erykah Badu / De La Soul / Leela James / People Under the Stairs @ UCLA Intramural Field ($25)
Justin Townes Earle / Charlie Wadhams / Frank Fairfield @ McCabe’s ($16)
Part Time Punks @ the Echo – Smiths/Morrissey night
Flight of the Conchords @ Greek Theatre (Sold Out) – The show’s pretty good, I’ve seen them at Largo.
Barrio Tiger @ Spaceland (Free)
Django James & the Midnight Squires / Picture Atlantic @ The Knitting Factory ($10)