Live Music Pick for Monday 10/17/11: Battles at the Mayan

This is an experiment to get me back into blogging (and have it be less time consuming).

Band: Battles
Who Should Go: People into frenetic, mathy, adventurous rock
Where: The Mayan
Date: Monday 10/17/11
Cost: $22 (Buy Tickets Here) 

Other Picks:
Cults at Mondrian (Free w/ RSVP)

Recent Concert Announcements

David Vandervelde Comes to the Echo In October

 

 

 

 

Home Depot Center

10/8/11: Tiesto (now)

El Rey

10/20/11: Big Head Todd and the Monsters (now)

11/2/11: Architecture in Helsinki / Dom / The Sandwitches (now)

11/3/11: Dam-Funk & Master Blazter / Inc. / Peanut Butter Wolf / Egyptian Lover (now)

11/5/11: Parachute / Kate Voegele / Kevin Hammond (now)

The Music Box

9/4/11: Death From Above 1979 / Funeral Party (now)

Troubadour

11/9/11 – 11/12/11: Bouncing Souls (now)

The Satellite [Ticketfly]

10/7/11: Viva Voce / The Parson Red Heads (now)  

10/19/11: Moonface [Spencer Krug of Sunset Rubdown and Wolf Parade] (now)

10/28/11: The Felice Brothers / Gil Landry (now)

10/29/11: Male Bonding (now)

11/8/11: Little Red (now)

The Echo [Ticketweb]

10/19/11: David Vandervelde / The Fling (now)

Free Mondays in October: Swahili Blonde

Free Mondays in November: The Chain Gang of 1974

The Echoplex [Ticketweb]

10/31/11: Zola Jesus / LA Vampires (now)

11/11/11: Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears / The Sheepdogs (now)

The Mayan

10/20/11: Spank Rock / Big Freedia / The Death Set (now)

Largo

9/20/11: Ben Lee (now)

10/18/11: Ben Lee (now)

10/29/11: Patton Oswalt (now)

Silverlake Lounge

11/2/11: Mr. Gnome (now)

Bootleg Bar

11/16/11: Company of Thieves (now)

12/9/11: Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin (now)

Hotel Café

11/10/11: Loney, Dear (now)

The Glass House

10/7/11: The Rapture (now)

10/13/11: Flamin’ Groovies (now)

10/16/11: Battles (now)

11/15/11: The Sounds (9/9 at Noon)

Luckman

10/29/11: Tinariwen (now)

12/3/11: Jane Birkin (now)

12/17/11: Aaron Neville (now)

2/11/11: CocoRosie (now)

4/21/11: Anoushka Shankar (now)

5/12/11: Nikka Costa (now)

Live Music Options: 5/2/11 - 5/8/11

I'm Looking Forward to Charles Bradley on Wednesday

A ridiculous number of really good shows this week. Be a good music fan and get out there.



Monday 5/2/11

[Pick of the Night] Battles / Holloys @ Echoplex ($17) - The kings of proggy, indie rock are back to claim their throne. 

[Recommended] He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister / Soko / Cowboy & Indian / The Rag Dolls (Burlesque) / DJ Ana Calderon @ The Satellite (Free) - He's My Brother, She's My Sister is doing the Monday night residency this mont at the Satellite. 

Xavier Rudd / honeyhoney @ El Rey ($25)

White Arrows / Lesands / Vanaprasta @ Bootleg (Free) – Seems like only eight months ago that White Arrows did a residency at Spaceland.

Taylor Locke & the Roughs / Keith from The 88 / Fidlar / Joe Firstman @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – Taylor Locke's doing the Monday night residency at the Silverlake Lounge. Locke is Rooney’s guitarist. I've heard good things about Fidlar.  

Chen Santa Maria / This Invitation / I Love You / NOW @ Pehrspace

Ceci Bastida / Leftover Cuties @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP) - Bastida will be at the Hollywood Bowl later this summer. 

Tuesday 5/3/11

[Pick of the Night] Leon Russell / Booker T. Jones @ El Rey ($30) - Two guys that played on a lot of the greatest records of all time. I've seen them both solo and it's worth supporting your legends. 

[Recommended] Alberta Cross / Blue Blood / Stone Darling / Maxim Ludwig and the Santa Fe Seven @ The Satellite ($10) - Alberta Cross is doing a Tuesday night residency this month at the Satellite. Blue Blood's a new local band (I've seen both of their shows) that's got a Tom Petty/Whiskeytown (without Caitlin) vibe. 

[Recommended] Bootsy Collins @ Grammy Museum (Sold Out) - Funk legend.
Beach Fossils / Craft Spells / Sea Lions @ The Echo ($12) – Brooklyn. Beach in the name. I think you get the drift. They’re on the Captured Tracks label along with Craft Spells. Some catchy tunes. 

Lovers / Matu / The Dead Ships / Brkn Rbtz @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Dredg @ The Roxy ($20)

Raekwon @ Detroit Bar ($20) - Wu Tang forever. 

The Lonely Wild / Judson / Zenda Marie / The Jasper Dickson Revue @ The Central (Free) - The Lonely Wild's doing a free Tuesday night residency at The Central. So if you're in Santa Monica, check them out. I caught them last month at LaBrie's. 

Wednesday 5/4/11

[Pick of the Week] Charles Bradley & The Menahan Street Band @ The Echo ($14) - Great story and great album. Bradley's 62 and put out his debut album this year. He's got a gruff voice with a lot of personality. If you're a soul fan, check him out. 

[Recommended] Cass McCombs / Frank Fairfield / Residual Echoes @ Troubadour ($12) - Talented (mellow) singer songwriter. 

[Recommended] The Donkeys / Social Studies / The Damn Sons @ Bootleg ($10) - The Donkeys are on the Dead Oceans label. They're canyon rock influenced, but pull a Pavement riff or two into the mix. 

The Pipettes / Family of the Year / Hot as Sun @ The Satellite ($14) - The Pipettes members have changed (but they're still cute) and their sound has shifted more to a disco pop vibe. 

Chris Cornell / William Elliott Whitmore @ John Anson Ford (Sold Out) - Soundgarden lead singer. 

Rhett Miller / Robert Francis @ The Autry Museum ($17 - $22) - The Old 97's front man is still putting out solo records. 

John Waters @ Largo ($35) - The gross out director. 

James Blunt / Christina Perri @ The Wiltern - I heard his saccharine song today at the Americana. 

The Red River / Radiation City / Toy Bombs @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

The Raveonettes / Tamaryn @ The Glass House ($15) - Good band, two shows later in the week at the Troubadour. 

Bostich + Fussible @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM

Low End Theory: AMP Live / IMI / Dials @ Airliner ($10)

Dredg @ The Roxy ($20)

Curren$y @ Detroit Bar ($18)

Thursday 5/5/11

[Pick of the Night] Apex Manor / The Fling / The New Division @ The Echo (Free w/ RSVP) - Apex Manor's the local band that was The Broken West. Their debut came out earlier this year on Merge Records. Sophisticated pop fans take note. 

[Recommended] The Corin Tucker Band / Crazy Band / The Pity Party @ The Satellite ($15) - Sleater-Kinney fractured into Wild Flag and The Corin Tucker Band. 

[Recommended] Calexico with Mariachi Luz De Luna / Sergio Mendoza Y La Orkesta @ Echoplex ($20) - Celebrate Cinco de Mayo 

[Recommended] Cloudland Canyon / Jonas Reinhardt / War Drum @ Silverlake Lounge ($8) - They move into some psych rock terrain on this one. 

[Recommended] The Raveonettes / Tamaryn @ Troubadour ($23) - I've never followed The Raveonettes super closely, but always enjoy them when I hear it. 

[Recommended] J. Mascis / Black Heart Procession @ Detroit Bar ($15) - I caught Mascis at SXSW and thought it was great.
[Recommended] Prince @ The Forum ($25 - $200)

Chris Cornell / William Elliott Whitmore @ John Anson Ford (Sold Out) - Soundgarden lead singer. 

Atmosphere / Blueprint / Grieves w/ Budo @ Fox Theater Pomona (Sold Out) - Rhymesayers

Grant Lee Buffalo @ Largo ($30)

Timur and the Dime Museum / Dorian Wood @ Bootleg ($10)

Johnny Clegg @ House of Blues Sunset ($25)

Vex Ruffin / Master Blazter / Sun Araw / Matthewdavid @ The Smell ($5)

Bloody Death Skull / Fatty Dearest / The Avant-Garde Volkpenis @ Echo Country Outpost ($5)

Friday 5/6/11

[Pick of the Night] J. Mascis / Black Heart Procession / Rachel Fannan @ The Echo ($20) - I caught J. Mascis doing the solo (semi) acoustic thing at SXSW and loved it. He's just got so much soul when he plays. 

[Recommended] The Raveonettes / Tamaryn @ Sold Out ($23) – Night two at the Troub.

[Recommended] Mike Stinson / Tony Gilkyson @ Bootleg ($12) – I saw Stinson a lot when he still lived here.
[Recommended] Prince @ The Forum ($25 - $200)

Ezra Furman & the Harpoons / Tristen / The Apache Relay @ The Satellite ($10) - What you'd get if you combined Bob Dylan, Gordan Gano & Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers. 

Junip / Acrylics @ El Rey ($20) - Jose Gonzalez. 

The Corin Tucker Band / Crazy Band @ The Glass House ($12) - If you missed the show on Thursday at the Satellite. 

Moving Units / Crystal Stilts @ Natural History Museum - Seems like an odd pairing to me. 

Dirty Vegas / The Hundred in the Hands / White Apple Tree / Polaris at Noon @ Echoplex ($12) – Dirty Vegas are also playing the free Monday night show next week at Bardot.

MusiCares MAP Fund Benefit Concert: Jane’s Addiction / Chester Bennington / Paramore / Ozomati / Dave Gahan  @ Club Nokia ($125 - $250)

Grant Lee Buffalo @ Largo (Sold Out) 

Ricky Martin @ Nokia Theatre ($46 - $620)

Ke$ha @ Hollywood Palladium 

NAR / Black Elephant / RAAATS! @ The Smell ($5)  

Chuck Dukowski Sextet / The Kris Special / Sanglorians / Stellaluna @ Pehrspace

The Diet Thrills Foreman / Some Days / Deadly Finns / Los Cometas @ Five Stars Bar ($5)

Saturday 5/7/11

[Pick of the Night] Fleet Foxes / The Cave Singers @ Hollywood Palladium ($48) - I've always liked Fleet Foxes more than logic tells me I should. The new record sounds good to me too. 

[Recommended] The Songs of Patsy Cline: The Living Sisters (Inara George, Becky Stark, Eleni Mandell and Alex Lilly) @ Walt Disney Concert Hall – With special guests Zooey Deschanel, John Doe, Shirley Manson, John C. Reilly and Charlie Wadhams.

[Recommended] Portugal. The Man / Telekinesis / Unknown Mortal Orchestra @ House of Blues Anaheim ($29)
[Recommended] Prince @ The Forum ($25 - $200)

[Recommended] Lucha Lounge Mexican Wresting Show: 400 Blows / Street Buddy / Friend Slash Lover @ 1993 Blake Ave ($10)
Zola Jesus / Naked on the Vague / Hive Mind @ The Satellite ($14) – Hipster (and critic) approved. NME called her last album a dark masterpiece. 

The 88 / Taylor Locke & the Roughs @ The Echo ($20) – Early show at 5:00 PM. Good pop music. I've seen them a lot over the years. 

Avi Buffalo @ The Getty (Free) – Early show at 6:00 PM

Wavefest: Roberta Flack / KEM / Macy Gray / Sheila E. @ Greek Theatre ($30 - $130)

The Submarines / Pepper Rabbit / White Sea @ Troubadour ($14) - I saw them at the Eagle Rock Music Fest last year for the first time in a while. Enjoyable pop music. 

Richard Thompson / Alistair Anderson @ McCabe’s (Sold Out)

Ceu / Francisca Valenzuela @ El Rey

Diddy-Dirty Money / Lloyd / TYGA @ Club Nokia

The Thrilling Adventure Hour @ Largo (Sold Out)

Ricky Martin @ Nokia Theatre ($46 - $620)

King Devil @ Bootleg ($8)

Foot Village / BITCHES / The Tleilaxu Music Machine / Batwings Catwings @ The Smell ($5)

Ghostland Observatory @ The Glass House ($25)

Underground Railroad to Candyland / Old Lumps / Simon Lebron / Peter Pants @ Pehrspace

Eddie and the Hot Rods @ Redwood Bar

Junip @ Detroit Bar ($18)

Sunday 5/8/11

[Pick of the Night] Ancestors / Tweak Bird / War Widow @ Bootleg ($8) – Heavier rock. I've seen Tweak Bird a couple of time and enjoy them. 

Ghostland Observatory @ Club Nokia ($25 - $30)

Grand Ole Echo: Tony Gilkyson @ The Echo (Free) – Early show at 5:00 PM. Gilkyson is a fantastic guitar player. 

The Meteors / Hentchmen / Kat Killers / A.Y. / Slash-O-Matic @ Echoplex ($25) – Psychobilly fans?

45 Grave / Death Party @ The Echo ($8)

Yanni @ Nokia Theatre ($80 - $150)

Ceci Bastida @ Amoeba (Free) – 5:00 PM show

Eddie and the Hot Rods @ Redwood Bar

Dirty Vegas @ Detroit Bar ($8)

Recent Concert Announcements

Leon Russell's Playing a Rare LA Show

Hollywood Palladium

5/12/11: The Cars (Friday at 10 AM)

The Music Box

5/3/11: TV on the Radio / Glasser (Saturday at 10 AM)

5/28/11: Daniel Lanois’ Black Dub / Rocco DeLuca (Saturday at 10 AM)

Gibson Amphitheatre

6/17/11: Luis Miguel (Friday at 1 PM)

7/28/11: A Perfect Circle (Friday at 10 AM)

The Wiltern

9/17/11: Tears for Fears (Saturday at 10 AM)

El Rey

4/20/11: Ms. Lauryn Hill performing Bob Marley covers (Friday at 10 AM)

5/3/11: Leon Russell (Thursday at 10 AM)

5/24/11: Vivian Green / Eric Roberson (Saturday at 10 AM)

7/8/11: Foster the People (today at Noon)

8/12/11: Eels (now)

Club Nokia

4/13/11: The Presets / Nosaj Thing (now)

11/5/11: Jim Gaffigan (Friday at 10 AM)

Nokia Theatre LA Live

6/20/11: Kid Cudi / Chip tha Ripper (Friday at 10 AM)

Fox Theater Pomona

5/17/11: Ms. Lauryn Hill with the Hot 8 Brass Band (Saturday at 10 AM)

Troubadour [Ticketfly]

7/10/11: David Bazan (now)

7/26/11: Indigo Girls (now)

8/7/11: Torche / Big Business / Thrones (Friday 1 PM)

9/24/11: D-Generation / Prima Donna / Biters (now)

The Satellite [Ticketfly]

Tuesdays in May: Alberta Cross (now)

The Echo [Ticketweb]

6/8/11: Diego Garcia (now)

6/10/11 – 6/11/11: Dax Riggs (now)

6/16/11: Meat Puppets (now)

6/17/11: The Wooden Birds (now)

6/29/11: Alela Diane (now)

Echoplex [Ticketweb]

5/2/11: Battles (moved from The Echo – now)

5/17/11: Drop the Lime / Boscoe Delrey (now)

Bootleg Theater [Ticketfly]

5/21/11: Rival Schools (now)

5/27/11: Joan as Police Woman (now)

6/4/11: The Bird and the Bee (now)

6/11/11: Timber Timbre / Marissa Nadler (now)

Detroit Bar [Ticketweb]

6/4/11: Peter Bjorn and John (now)

Silver Lake Jubilee

5/21/11 – 5/22/11: Geotic / Ima Robot / We Are the World / Ceci Bastida / Summer Darling / The Black Apples / Jail Weddings / Slang Chickens / Dante vs. Zombies / Restavrant / Twilight Sleep / Races  and many others (now)