Live Music Options: 10/4/10 - 10/10/10

I made it out to No Age/Sonic Youth/Pavement last week. Sonic Youth played a rushed set (under 45 minutes) of old (pre-1989), mostly deep cuts. Pavement played a rushed set (70 minutes or so) of greatest hits. Bob was a little too restrained for my tastes. All in all a good show, but for $79/ticket maybe had my expecations too high. Might write more on that later...

Another great week this week...

Monday 10/4/10

[Pick of the Night] Guided By Voices / Times New Viking @ The Wiltern ($42) – I started to get GBV fatigue by the time they called it quits. But the setlists for this “classic lineup” reunion have been great.

[Recommended] Radars to the Sky / Le Switch / Wires in the Walls / The Lonely Wild @ Spaceland (Free) – I’m digging the new Le Switch album (it’s coming out in early November). This is the first night of Radars to the Sky’s residency.

[Recommended] Wet & Reckless / Robotanists / Fences / The Head and the Heart / LA Ghost @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – The first night of Wet & Reckless’ residency. The band features Jess from the Movies.  

[Recommended] Evan Voytas / Telegram / Blank Blue @ The Echo (Free) – The first night of Evan Voytas residency. Blank Blue is DJ Nobody’s band.

[Recommended] Twin Shadow / The Head and the Heart @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP) – They just got best new music on Pitchfork today. The two tracks I’ve listened to sound good.

Tired Pony / A House for Lions @ El Rey ($22) – Features Peter Buck, Richard Colburn,

Scott McCaughey, Gary Lightbody, Jacknife Lee

Kevin Blechdom / Universal Studios Florida / Byron Westbrook / Wah Wah Exit Wound / Back to the Future the Ride @ Pehrspace

Phil Alvin @ Redwood

Tuesday 10/5/10

[Pick of the Night] Belle & Sebastian @ Hollywood Forever (Sold Out) – This is rain or shine, so I hope it doesn’t rain. They’re showing Trainspotting at 7:15 with the band to follow. The new record didn’t immediately grab me, but I’ve seen them put on some good shows over the years.  

[Recommended] Jenny & Johnny / Farmer Dave Scher / Whispertown @ Troubadour (Sold Out) – Jenny Lewis and Johnathan Rice are Jenny & Johnny. It’s about what you’d expect. If you’re a fan of Jenny you’ll probably like it.

First Aid Kit / Ferraby Lionheart / Basia Bulat @ The Echo ($15) – Swedish sisters.

Hexham Heads / Nightmare Air / The Terrapin / C-Horse @ Spaceland ($5)

Angus & Julia Stone / The White Buffalo @ El Rey ($18)

Talvin Singh / Ariana Delawari @ Echoplex ($17)

Repeater / Northern Sky / Modern Memory / Box Violet @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Van Morrison @ Greek Theatre

Anna Nalick @ Hotel Café

Slash @ House of Blues Sunset ($46)

Child Abuse / Bipolar Bear / Protect Me / Not in the House @ The Smell ($5)

Alain Johannes @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM

Roseanne Cash @ Grammy Museum ($25)

Wednesday 10/6/10

[Pick of the Night] Broken Bells / Autolux @ The Wiltern (Sold Out) – Broken Bells doesn’t really equally the sum of its parts (James Mercer and DangerMouse) but it’s ok.

The Futureheads / Young the Giant / The So So Glos @ Trobuadour ($17)

CocoRosie / We Are the World @ The Music Box ($28)

Nightmare & the Cat / Rye Douglas & the Echo Sounding @ Spaceland ($7) – Samuel Stewart and Django Stewart’s band (the sons of Dave Stewart of Eurythmics and Siobhan Fahey of Bananarama).

Peter Wolf @ Largo ($30) – J. Geils Band fans take note.

Tera Melos / Skinwalker / Kill the Capulets @ Bootleg ($10)

Auditorium / Masks / Kazai Rex / Communist Daughter @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Slash @ House of Blues Sunset ($46)

Low End Theory: Mexicans with Guns / Salva @ Airliner ($10) – I bet they weren’t thinking of trying to get through customs when they named themselves.

Thursday 10/7/10

[Pick of the Night] Culture Collide: Black Lips / City Riots / Kamp! / LexiconDon @ Echoplex ($20 for festival pass) – Kicking off the Culture Collide festival (which has a surprisingly good lineup).

[Recommended] Lissie / Dylan Leblanc @ Troubadour (Sold Out) – That Dylan Leblanc record keeps coming up on my shuffle and I always look to see who it is.

Arcade Fire / Colin Stetson @ Shrine Auditorium (Sold Out) – I’m still not sure I’ve been able to get all the way through the new album. I wish bands knew how to edit themselves.  

Culture Collide: K-X-P / Superhumanoids / Zebra and Snake / Risers @ Spaceland ($20 for festival pass) – Lots of interesting international bands.

Culture Collide: Casiokids / Harry’s Gym / Kordan / Slang Chickens @ The Echo ($20 for festival pass) - Lots of interesting international bands.

Culture Collide: Sebastian Tellier (DJ) / Voxhaul Broadcast / The Witness Protection Programme (DJ) / El Guincho (DJ) @ The Standard ($20 for festival pass)

Culture Collide: Gamble House / Annie Stela / Hello Saferide @ 826LA ($20 for festival pass)

Culture Collide: The Black Atlantic / Gold Lake / Nive Nielsen & the Deer Children / Laleh / Tristen @ Taix ($20 for festival pass)

Culture Collide: Black Lips @ 826LA ($20 for festival pass) – Conversation and acoustic performance

Parlour Suite / The Sweet Hurt / Big Phony / Black Cherry @ Silverlake Lounge ($8) – The new Sweet Hurt record is well worth picking up.

Hawksley Workman @ Hotel Café

The Like @ Detroit Bar ($10)

Bob Schneider @ Key Club ($18) – Sandra Bollock’s probably thinking that Schneider was a pretty good boyfriend after that latest jerk.

Friday 10/8/10

[Pick of the Night] Culture Collide: Klaxons / Land of Talk / Besnard Lakes / Suuns / Baby Monster @ Echoplex ($20 for festival) – I’m a big Besnard Lakes fan. Powerful live show too.

[Recommended] Culture Collide: El Guincho / Gold Lake / The Outline / Capsula / Two Sheds @ Spaceland ($20 for festival pass) – El Guincho makes fun, slightly schizo music.

Caribou / Nite Jewel / Emeralds @ The Music Box ($23) – I’ve always liked the Caribou records.

Culture Collide: Boxer Rebellion / White Lies (DJ Set) / Amusement Parks on Fire / The Witness Protection Programme @ The Echo ($20 for festival pass)

Chapterhouse / Ulrich Schnauss / The Meeting Places @ Troubadour (Sold Out) – Pretty good bill.

Arcade Fire / Colin Stetson @ Shrine Auditorium (Sold Out) – Night two

Liz Phair / Bushwalla @ El Rey ($27)

Tokyo Police Club / Tygers of Wrath / The Shape of the Earth @ The Glass House ($16)

Culture Collide: Tokyo Police Club @ Taix (Free w/ RSVP) – Acoustic performance and free beer from 2 – 4PM

Les Shelleys (Tom Brosseau and Angela Correa) / Gregory Page @ McCabe’s ($12.50)

Culture Collide: City Riots / L. Stadt / Battle Circus / Harrys Gym @ Taix ($20 for festival pass)

Jack Johnson @ Hollywood Bowl (Sold Out)

Maroon 5 / OneRepublic @ Greek Theatre

Kaskade @ Hollywood Palladium ($52)

The Urxed / Universal Studios Florida / Back To the Future the Ride / Moon Pearl @ The Smell ($5)

Big Sandy @ Redwood

The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band @ The Mint ($15)

Saturday 10/9/10

[Pick of the Night] Culture Collide: Montonix / Mariachi El Bronx / Pink Noise / The Franks / Jacuzzi Hi-Dive @ Spaceland ($20 for festival pass) – High energy night.

[Recommended] Culture Collide: Cass McCombs / Laleh / The Black Atlantic / Nive Nielsen & the Deer Children @ 826LA ($20 for festival pass) – Good singer-songwritery night.

Culture Collide: White Lies / Voxhaul Broadcast / L. Stadt / Zebra and Snake @ Echoplex ($20 for festival pass)

Klaxons / Baby Monster @ Troubadour (Sold Out)

Street Dogs @ El Rey ($18)

Land of Talk / Besnard Lakes @ Detroit Bar ($12)

Culture Collide: Amusement Parks on Fire @ Taix (Free w/RSVP) – Acoustic performance with free beer from 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Jim Kweskin @ McCabe’s ($20)

Maroon 5 / OneRepublic @ Greek Theatre

The Fab Four @ Club Nokia

Bassnectar @ The Wiltern

Kaskade @ Hollywood Palladium ($52)

Keith Sweat @ Grove of Anaheim

Continues / Felt Drawings / Bloodysnowman @ The Smell ($5)

Bob Knows Best / Glen and the Sunshine Gang / Tanuki Suit Riots / The Dirty Pints @ The Glass House ($14)

Rocket / Paper Cranes / Garbage Girls @ 3 Clubs (Free)

The Gears / Poop / Symbol Six @ Redwood

Rascal Flatts @ Verizon Wireless ($30 - $80)

Sunday 10/10/10

[Pick of the Night] Culture Collide: Tokyo Police Club / Phantogram / White Lies / Monotonix / The Boxer Rebellion / Cass McCombs / Amusement Parks on Fire / Josiah Wolf / The Tender Box / Glaciers / Sea Wolf (acoustic) / Fran Healy (acoustic) / AM / Sara Lov @ Reservoir St. Between Alvarado & Sunset (Free w/ RSVP) – Runs from 3:00 PM to 9:00 PM; It’s hard to beat free.

[Recommended] Jimmy Scott’s 85^th Birthday Celebration @ House of Blues Sunset ($43) – Sweet, sweet voice.

[Recommended] Tom Tom Club / Paul Ryder / Fools Gold DJs @ Echoplex ($23) – Worth the price just to hear “Genius of Love”

[Recommended] Ana Caravelle / DNTEL / The Long Lost @ Bootleg ($10) - DNTEL

Grand Ole Echo: Jason Heath & the Greedy Souls / Johnny Angel Wendell & the Wasted Knights / Patty Reese @ The Echo (Free) – Early show at 5:00 PM

Residual Echoes / Mmoss / Catwalk / Haunted Tiger @ The Smell ($5)

The Weepies / Lucy Schwartz @ El Rey ($22)

The Marietta James / Peer Manor / Kill Kill Kill / Toy District @ Spaceland ($5)

Renee Olstead / Palmdale @ Hotel Café

Ira Glass @ Grove of Anaheim ($53 - $80)

Kenny White @ McCabe’s ($15)

Live Music Options: 9/27/10 - 10/3/10

Pavement Headline the Hollywood Bowl on Thursday

A cold kicked my ass all week, but I finally made it out on Saturday to Waved Out 2. Dungen put on a trippy show. Not the most exciting set I've seen them play, but they sounded good. This week's pretty ridiculous, look at all the shows on Thursday...

Monday 9/27/10

[Pick of the Night] The Black Keys / Nicole Atkins @ Hollywood Palladium (Sold Out) – That new Black Keys’ record has some jams.

[Recommended] Bettye LaVette and Brian O’Rourke @ Largo ($35) – Legendary Northern Soul singer has teamed up with the Drive-By Truckers in recent years. Her most recent record is a collection of classic British covers (Stones, Beatles, Who, etc.).  

[Recommended] Eastern Conference Champions / Helen Stellar / Therapy Session / Moving Picture Show @ Spaceland (Free) – ECC is doing the Monday night residency in September.

Family of the Year / Grouplove / Seasons / Bowery Beasts @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – Grouplove’s set will be acoustic.

Torche / Mountains of Blow @ Bootleg ($12)

Dragonette / Jump Jump Dance Dance @ Troubadour ($15)

Vanaprasta / Pacific Hurt / Kissed Her Little Sister / Chasing Kings @ The Echo (Free) – Dual residency.

Pete Yorn @ The Roxy ($31)

TV Buddhas / Fartbarf / The Fadies @ The Smell ($5)

The Real Noriegas / Blood Beach / White Fang / Sexhair @ Pehrspace

Vanaprasta @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM

Semi Precious Weapons / Lady Starlight / Breedlove @ El Rey ($20)

M31 / Upsilon Acrux / Moment Trigger @ Pehrspace

Phil Alvin @ Redwood

A Fine Frenzy / Lucy Schwartz @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP)

Tuesday 9/28/10

[Pick of the Night] Bettye LaVette and Brian O’Rourke @ Largo ($35) - Legendary Northern Soul singer has teamed up with the Drive-By Truckers in recent years. Her most recent record is a collection of classic British covers (Stones, Beatles, Who, etc.).  

[Recommended] The Black Keys / Nicole Atkins @ Hollywood Palladium (Sold Out) – Night two.

[Recommended] The Drums / Surfer Blood / The Young Friends @ The Glass House ($15) – I really like Surfer Blood. Also at the Music Box on Wednesday. I wasn’t so impressed with The Drums when I saw them.  

White Hills / Farflung / Mount Carmel @ Spaceland ($8) – Spacey, stoner rock from the Thrill Jockey label.

Jamey Johnson / Good Man Down @ House of Blues Sunset ($37) – A contemporary country singer that everybody seems to be able to get behind.

Jerry Lee Lewis @ Grammy Museum ($60) – The Killer

Funeral Party / Useless Keys / Canyons @ Bootleg Theatre ($10) – These local kids seem to be on their way. Recently named #47 on NME’s best new bands of 2010.

Paul Layton / Cahn & Yang / Grand Vanity @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Perfume Genius @ Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever ($15)

Jimmy Eat World / We Were Promised Jetpacks @ Fox Theater Pomona ($35 - $45)

Guster / Landon Pigg @ Troubadour (Sold Out)

Sara Bareilles / Greg Laswell / Javier Dunn @ Orpheum Theatre ($28 - $35)

Torche @ Vacation Vinyl (Free) – 7:00 PM

A Pretty Mess / Dead Relatives / Heart of Giants @ Redwood Bar

Conor Oberst / The Felice Brothers @ Pappy and Harriet’s ($20) – Drive out to Pioneertown?

Nevermore / Warbringer / Mutiny Within / Hatesphere @ Key Club ($23 - $53)

Oneohtrix Point Never / Sun Araw / James Ferraro @ The Echo ($10)

Anna Nalick / Kim Divine @ Hotel Café

Nate Denver’s Neck / Crazy Band@ the Smell ($5)

No Age (DJ set) @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM

Wednesday 9/29/10

[Pick of the Night] Surfer Blood / The Drums / The Young Friends @ The Music Box ($20) – I really liked Surfer Blood when I saw them earlier this year. Not so fond of the Drums.

[Recommended] Dukes of September Rhythm Revue (Donald Fagen, Michael McDonald and Boz Skaggs) @ Greek Theatre ($50 - $120) –

The Felice Brothers @ The Echo ($17)

Jimmy Eat World / We Were Promised Jetpacks @ The Wiltern ($47)

The Hounds Below / Big Black Delta / Nightmare & the Cat @ Bootleg ($10) – The Hounds Below features Jason from the Von Bondies.

Low End Theory: Ana Caravelle / Asura / Oneohtrix Point Never / Matthewdavid @ Airliner ($10)

Buck 65 / The Fling @ Troubadour ($15)

Sarah Harmer / Bahamas @ Spaceland ($15)

Alan Parsons @ Grammy Museum ($20)

Electric Touch / Goldsboro / Radio Freq @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)  

UB40 @ House of Blues Sunset

Alan Parsons @ Grammy Museum ($20) – Conversation and short performance

Goldsboro @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Sarah Silverman @ Largo ($25)

WPA @ Hotel Café

Jason Simon (Dead Meadow) / Daniel Darling / Riley Bray @ 3 Clubs (Free)

Young Hunting / The Black Apples / Ex-Detectives @ Echo Curio

Thursday 9/30/10

[Pick of the Week] Pavement / Sonic Youth / No Age @ Hollywood Bowl ($38 - $48) – Pavement was great when I saw them earlier this year. Mark Ibold’s pulling double duty.

[Recommended] John Cale with guests Ben Gibbard and Mark Lanegan @ Royce Hall ($48 - $68) – Performing Paris 1919 Live; I’d love to see this show, too bad I bought tickets to Pavement months ago.   

[Recommended] Spoon / Cold Cave @ Hollywood Palladium ($43) – Spoon’s always good, but a little boring in a live setting.

[Recommended] Jon Spencer Blues Explosion / Jail Weddings / Haunted George @ Troubadour ($18) – Jon Spencer used to put on a great show back in the day.  

Jamie Lidell / Twin Shadow @ The Echoplex ($23)

Benji Hughes @ Largo ($20) – Fun show.

Ooh La L.A. Festival: Sebastien Tellier / Acid Washed / Kavinsky / Turzi @ El Rey ($25) – French music festival.

Rob Zombie / Alice Cooper @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($38 - $96)

Mucca Pazza / Cobra Lillies / Fish Circus @ Spaceland ($12)

Jukebox the Ghost / Hooray for Earth / AB and the Sea @ The Echo ($10)

High on Fire / Torche / Kylesa @ The Glass House ($18)

Jesse Malin / Moneybrother@ Viper Room ($15)

Train / Needtobreathe @ Greek Theatre ($40 - $50)

Atari Teenage Riot / Skinwalker / All Leather @ Key Club ($15)

Patrolled By Radar / Wheelhouse @ 3 Clubs (Free)

Biffy Clyro / Seaspin / Empires @ Bootleg ($12)

O.A.R. @ Grove of Anaheim

Clovis de la Foret / The Faraway Places / Loch & Key @ Redwood Bar

Ely Guerra @ Detroit Bar ($20)

Endless Hallway / Queen Caveat / Kozmonaut @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

The Drums @ Amoeba (Free) – 6:00 PM

Friday 10/1/10

[Pick of the Night] Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers / ZZ Top @ Hollywood Bowl (Sold Out) – I’ve always wanted to see both of these bands live.

[Recommended] Yoko Ono: We Are Plastic Ono Band w/ Cornelius, Perry Farrell, Iggy Pop, Carrie Fisher, Vincent Gallo, RZA, Nels Cline, Mike Watt and more @ Orpheum Theatre ($60 - $150) – Could be pretty cool. Interesting folks joining her.

[Recommended] The Sword / Karma to Burn / Mount Carmel @ El Rey ($20) – The Sword puts on a good metal show.

School of Seven Bells / Active Child / Healamonster & Tarsier @ Echoplex ($17) – Not crazy about the new album, but I hear it’s a grower.

Neon Indian / Prefuse 73 / Miniature Tigers / Ilirjana @ The Music Box ($23)

Ooh La L.A. Festival: The Bewitched Hands / Revolver @ Spaceland ($12) – French pop straight outta Reims.

The Avett Brothers / Brandi Carlisle / Grace Potter & the Nocturnals @ Nokia Theatre

LA Live ($40)

Vamps @ Avalon ($47)

Aimee Mann @ Largo (Sold Out)

Fountains of Wayne / Jill Sobule @ Troubadour ($25)

Foster the People / Superhumanoids @ The Echo ($10)

Mucca Pazza @ Bootleg ($20) – Baroness Dianaea’s Westoid Wonderland & Apothecary is an Apocalyptic Crust Opera of Magick, Mayhem & Music

Gary Jules @ Hotel Café

AIDS Wolf / XBXRX / Audacity / LA dies @ The Smell ($5)

Rufio / Before Their Eyes Veara / Close to Home / The Young Modern @ The Glass House ($15)

Animal Eye / Green Screen Door / Trapsps / Rare Grooves @ Pehrspace

Learning Music @ Echo Curio

Saturday 10/2/10

[Pick of the Night] Eagle Rock Music Festival: The Soft Pack / Nosaj Thing / Darker My Love / The Gaslamp Killer / Frankel / Geneva Jacuzzi / Egyptian Lover and Arabian Prince / Nobody / Blank Blue / Lucky Dragons / Seasons / Rainbow Arabia / Walking Sleep / The Submarines / Wait.Think.Fast. / Manhattan Murder Mystery / Moses Campbell / Radars to the Sky @ Colorado Blvd in Eagle Rock ($5) – The Soft Pack and Frankel are my two top picks, but the Low End Theory stage should have a good crowd too.

[Recommended] Yoko Ono: We Are Plastic Ono Band w/ Cornelius, Perry Farrell, Lady GaGa, Carrie Fisher, Vincent Gallo, RZA, Mike Watt and more @ Orpheum Theatre ($60 - $150) – The cast of supporting characters pretty much guarantees it will be interesting.

Matt & Kim / Fang Island / Hawnay Troof @ The Music Box ($20)

The Blood Arm / Sweaters / The Franks @ Spaceland ($8)

Carrie Underwood @ Hollywood Bowl ($46)

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers / ZZ Top @ Verizon Wireless ($120) – If you missed the show at the Bowl

School of Seven Bells @ Detroit Bar ($12) – If you miss them at the Echoplex

Ooh La L.A. Festival: Gotan Project / General Elektriks / El Hijo De La Cumbia @ Club Nokia ($40)

Tea Leaf Green / Truth & Salvage Co. / Tauk @ Troubadour ($25)

Australian Pink Floyd @ Nokia Theatre LA Live ($30 - $60)

Keaton Simons / Raining Jane / Marina V @ Hotel Café

Psychic Handbook / Last Eyes / Via / Speculator @ The Smell ($5)

Hayes Carll / Bonnie Whitmore @ McCabe’s ($15) – 8:00 PM show is sold out, tix remain for 10 PM show

Rufio @ The Roxy ($18)

Sunday 10/3/10

[Pick of the Night] Belle & Sebastian / Jenny & Johnny @ Hollywood Palladium (Sold Out) – I’m seeing them at the Hollywood Forever show on Monday, but if you’re a fan, they put on a great show.

[Recommended] The Soft Pack @ Detroit Bar ($12) – Dig their latest record.

[Recommended] Yoko Ono @ Grammy Museum ($25) – She led a fascinating life.

Matt & Kim / Fang Island / Hawnay Troof @ The Glass House ($20)

Guitar Wolf / Hans Condor / The Black Apples @ El Rey ($19)

The Cooling Time / Dead Country / The Hounds Below @ Spaceland ($5)

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

Dead Meadow / Exploding Flowers / John Carpenter @ Echoplex ($12)

Aimee Mann @ Largo ($40)

He’s My Brother She’s My Sister / Amanda Jo Williams @ Bootleg ($8)

So Cow / Neonates / Peter Pants @ The Smell ($5)

Recent Concert Announcements

I'll update this post later in the week with more posts, just wanted to get this up so you know about B&S...

Glass House

9/5/10: Panda Bear / The Goat (on sale Thursday at 5:00 PM at Origami, Vacation, Fingerprints and Glasshouse Records or Saturday at the FYF Fest)

Hollywood Forever
10/5/10: Belle & Sebastian (Wednesday at Noon)

El Rey Theatre
9/23/10: Modeselektor (Wednesday at 10 AM)
9/27/10: Semi Precious Weapons / Lady Starlight (now)
10/8/10: Liz Phair (Wednesday at 10 AM)
11/11/10: Nosaj Thing / Toro y Moi / Jogger (Thursday at 10 AM)

Fox Theater Pomona
9/25/10: Jerry Lee Lewis (now)
10/18/10: Jonsi / Mountain Man (now)

Troubadour
10/5/10: Jenny & Johnny (Thursday at 1:00 PM)
11/10/10: All Time Low (Wednesday at Noon)

Bootleg
10/10/10: Ana Caravelle / DNTEL (now at inticketing)
11/16/10: Oh No Oh My / Pomegranates (now)

Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa
10/19/10: Sleigh Bells (now at ticketweb)

Recent Concert Announcements

Belle and Sebastian Play the Palladium in October

Hollywood Palladium
10/3/10: Belle and Sebastian (Friday at 10:00 AM)

Fox Theater

10/16/10: The National / Owen Pallett (Presale Friday at 10 AM, password = VIOLET; on sale Saturday at 10 AM)

The Music Box
7/23/10: Robyn / Kelis / Far East Movement (Friday at 10 AM)
10/15/10: Four Tet (Saturday at 10 AM)

Spaceland
7/27/10: Miniature Tigers / Spinto Band (now at Ticketweb)

The Wiltern
9/24/10: The Dirty Projectors (now)

9/30/10 - 10/2/10: Cheaper to Keep Her (now)
10/16/10: Ron White (Friday at 10 AM)

Troubadour
8/10/10: Kele (of Bloc Party) (Friday at 1:00 PM)
9/22/10: The Do (now)
9/30/10: Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

The Glass House
8/14/10: Street Dogs (Friday at Noon)

Greek Theatre
8/20/10: Rufus Wainwright / Martha Wainwright (presale Thursday at 10 AM, password = EYE; Saturday at 10 AM)
9/8/10: David Gray / Ray LaMontagne (presale Thursday at 10 AM, password = DGRL; Saturday at 10 AM)
9/10/10; Sheryl Crow / Colbie Caillat (presale Thursday at 10 AM, password = TUESDAY; Saturday at 10 AM)
10/2/10 – 10/3/10: Dane Cook (presale Thursday at 10 AM, password = CASHEW; Saturday at 10 AM)

Club Nokia
7/10/10: The Dan Band (presale now, password = HANGOVER; Friday at 10 AM)
7/16/10: Lords of Acid / My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult (presale now, password = ACID; Friday at 10 AM)
8/3/10: Hillsong Live (Friday at 10 AM)
11/26/10 – 11/27/10: Yo Gabba Gabba! Live (Friday at 10 AM)

El Rey
7/20/10: Leela James (Saturday at 10 AM)
10/9/10: Street Dogs / Devils Brigade (Saturday at 10 AM)

New Music Releases - 11/18/08

Kinda slept on this, but the Femi Kuti is worth picking up. Belle & Sebastian isn't a slam dunk, but diehards should enjoy it.

New Music Releases 11/18/08:

Records I’ve Heard:

Belle & Sebastian: The BBC Sessions (Matador) – Features BBC radio sessions from 1996 to 2001. Some of the performances pre-date the recorded version and have different arrangements. Most interesting are the four previously unreleased tracks from the last days of Isobel Campbell’s tenure in the band. I wouldn’t classify them as lost treasures, but fans will enjoy them (one is a really fun tune about the Go-Betweens). This collection isn’t a good introduction to the band, but diehard fans should dig it.

Note: There’s a limited edition double CD version with a bonus disc featuring songs from a December 2001 show in Belfast. It features some interesting covers, but unfortunately it doesn’t come with the vinyl version.

Femi Kuti: Day By Day (Mercer St. / Downtown) – The timing couldn’t be better for Fela’s oldest son to put out his first record in seven years. Positive Force, his 17-piece backing band, smoothly fuses Afrobeat, jazz, reggae and soul. Recommended. At the House of Blues on 1/23/09

Other Noteworthy Releases:
Alaska In Winter
Anathallo – Anticon
Beyonce
Bring Me the Horizon – Epitaph
Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan
David Cook – American Idol winner
Dido
Sammy Hagar
Kieran Hebden & Steve Reid
Ladyhawke
Mudvayne
Nickelback
Earl Scruggs – live at the Ryman
Senior Coconut
Stereophonics – best of
Max Tundra
Various Artists – The Complete Motown Singles Volume 11A – 1971
Various Artists – Gonzo (Hunter S. Thompson) soundtrack
Nimrod Workman – Drag City
Andy Yorke – Thom’s bro