Live Music Pick for Sunday 11/13/11: Black Lips

Band: Black Lips
Who Should Go: Hipster types
When: Sunday November 13, 2011
Where: Galaxy Theatre in Santa Ana
Cost: $20 (Tix)

Live Music Options: 6/20/11 - 6/26/11

Okkervil River Play the Music Box on Thursday

This week I think I'll get out of the house again...

Monday 6/20/11

[Pick of the Night] Henry Wolfe / Jenny O / The Sweet Hurt / Ferraby Lionheart @ Bootleg (Free) – Good enough folky lineup to go early and stay late.

[Recommended] The Californian / She Wants Revenge / The One AM Radio / The Hundred Days @ The Satellite (Free) – Free chance to see She Wants Revenge.

[Recommended] Dante vs. Zombies / White Murder / Cigarette Bums / Halloween Swim Team @ The Echo (Free)

[Recommended] Rush @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($83 - $180) – I’m kind of a greatest hits guy with Rush, but I’d still like to see them at some point.

Lesands / NewVillager / Ximena Sarinana @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP) – Lesands definitely have the potential to blow up soon, so if you like to see bands on their way up…

Kid Cudi / Chip Tha Ripper @ Nokia Theatre LA Live

Duniven / Gold Paint / Kissing Cousins / Scouts @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)

Britney Spears / Nicki Minaj / Jessie and the Toy Boys / Nervo @ Staples Center ($30 - $350)  - A whole lotta booty on that stage.

Duncan Shiek @ Largo ($25)

Anna Nalick @ Hotel Café

Dunes / Firebrand / Vegetable / Neonates @ The Smell ($5)

Tuesday 6/21/11

[Pick of the Night] Manhattan Murder Mystery / Death To Anders / George Glass / Shirley Rolls @ The Satellite ($8) – The Henry Clay People (among others) won’t shut up about how much they love Manhattan Murder Mystery…

Jaga Jazzist / Choncey Langford @ Troubadour ($20) – 9 piece instrumental band from Norway.

Two Gallants / The Mumlers / Papa @ The Echo ($15) – Saddle Creek veterans.

Tim Minchin @ Largo (Sold Out)

Panic at the Disco / Fun / Funeral Party @ The Wiltern (Sold Out)

Slow Skate / Strange Markings / The Spanish Moss / Other Mountains @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Shana Halligan @ Bootleg ($10)

Seasons / C-Horse / Kismet @ Redwood

The Mountain Goats @ Detroit Bar ($17.50)

Incan Abraham @ The Central (Free) – Worth checking out for Westsiders.

Wednesday 6/22/11

[Pick of the Night] My Morning Jacket / Everest @ Pantages (Sold Out) – The new MMJ album is a return to form. And they’ve always been a great live band (if you like some jamming).

[Recommended] Family of the Year / The Lonely Wild / The Union Line @ The Satellite ($8) – Young local band that has shared the stage with Edward Sharpe, Ben Folds. Catchy songs with nice boy/girl harmonies. You might have heard them in an Advil commercial.

[Recommended] Rush @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($83 - $180) – Night two of Rush.

Thao and Mirah @ Detroit Bar ($15)

Pharoahe Monch @ The Roxy ($20) – Underground hip-hop semi-legend.

Early Winters / Nicole Eva Emery / Haroula @ Bootleg ($8) – Barsuk veterans.

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis / Hugh Masekela @ Hollywood

Bowl ($2 - $141)

Bell X1 / Jarrod Gorbel @ Troubadour ($17)

Virgin Islands / Hello Electric / Lustra @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Kid Cudi / Chip Tha Ripper @ Nokia Theatre LA Live ($40 - $60)

Dub Club: Horace Andy @ Echoplex ($15)

Adam Green @ Largo ($20) – Show starts at 8 PM

Meiko @ Hotel Café

The Watkins Family Hour @ Largo ($25) – Early show at 8:30 and late show at 10 PM

Low End Theory: Virtual Boy / Nick Hook / DJ Pound / Be Bop @ Airliner ($10)

The Airborne Toxic Event @ Grammy Museum (Sold Out)

Thursday 6/23/11

[Pick of the Week] Okkervil River / Titus Andronicus / NewVillager @ The Wiltern ($23 - $29) – I’m a big Okkervil River fan. The new record is good too.

[Recommended] The Fleshtones / Barrio Tiger / The Happen-Ins @ The Satellite ($12) – The Fleshtones are garage rock revivalists who are contemporaries of the Cramps (meaning they formed in 1976). The Happen-Ins were actually one of my highlights from SXSW – it wasn’t an official showcase, just a locals only show at an eastside dive. They’re all really good musicians who play fun, slightly bluesy/glammy rock ‘n’ roll. Ricky Ray Jackson’s in the band and he’s played with Phosphorescent, Hayes Carll, Brothers and Sisters, etc…

[Recommended] Flying Lotus / Thundercat / Austin Peralta / Teebs and Strangeloop @ The Music Box ($25) – If Thom Yorke had to “f” a guy, I’m guessing it would be Steven Ellison (aka Flying Lotus).

[Recommended] Black Lips / Cerebral Ballzy @ Detroit Bar ($15) – First of three local shows.

Alison Krauss & Union Station Featuring Jerry Douglas / Good Ole War @ Greek Theatre ($35 -$75)

The Kooks / Family of the Year @ Troubadour (Sold Out)

Mana @ Staples Center

The Mountain Goats / Midtown Dickens @ El Rey ($22)

Free The Robots / Diabase / Jonwayne as Darkhorsemen / Bomb Zombies / Labwaste @ The Echo ($12)

Nikka Costa @ The Roxy ($25)

Heavy LA @ Echoplex ($10) – New dubstep weekly with resident DJs 6BLOCC, Nobody and Daddy Kev. Trying to duplicate the success of the Low End Theory I would guess.

Nick Kroll @ Largo ($25)

War Tapes / Dead Sara / The Drowning Men / Last American Buffalo @ Bootleg ($5)

The Downtown Train / Adam Bones / The Naked Walrus @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Friday 6/24/11

[Pick of the Night] Black Lips / Cerebral Ballzy / Personal and the Pizzas @ The Music Box ($20) – The new Black Lips’ record is good.

[Recommended] Andre Williams / Jail Weddings / Death Hymn Number 9 @ The Satellite ($12) – Andre Williams is a legend. He had a top 10 hit in 1957 for Fortune Records “Bacon Fat.” He wrote songs for Stevie Wonder, Ike & Tina Turner, Parliament and Funkadelic. His more recent albums have included sleazy rock, soul, and country.

[Recommended] Willie Nelson / Jamey Johnson / Randy Houser / Lee Brice / Brantley Gilbert / Craig Campbell / Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real @ Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario ($36 - $66) – I think I’ve seen Willie enough, but would like to see Jamey Johnson.

[Recommended] Jon Brion @ Largo ($25)

Holly Golightly & the Broke-Offs @ Hotel Café – Early and late show

Middle Class / Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds / Grant Hart / The Urinals @ Echoplex ($18)

Deep Purple / Ernie and the Automatics @ Greek Theatre ($30 - $110)

Grease Sing-A-Long @ Hollywood Bowl ($12 - $82)

Alicia Keys @ Pantages – I saw her sing a song with Prince.

Viza / Outernational / Oh So Wild / Mothership @ Troubadour ($15)

Mana @ Staples Center

Rooney / Voxhaul Broadcast / Maniac @ El Rey ($20)

Men of Soul: Jeffrey Osborne / Peabo Bryson / Freddie Jackson / Howard Hewett @ Nokia Theatre ($38 - $76)

Amy Kuney / John Bobek / Alex Dezen @ Bootleg ($10)

Red Sparowes / Coliseum / Aeges @ Center For the Arts in Eagle Rock ($14)

Too Short @ Grove of Anaheim ($25)

Keren Ann @ McCabe’s ($17.50)

Blackalicious @ Key Club ($20 - $35)

The Queers / The Apers @ Alex’s Bar ($10)

Saturday 6/25/11

[Pick of the Night] Jon Brion @ Largo ($25) – He usually only does this once or twice a month these days…

[Recommended] Tribute to the Movies @ The Satellite ($5) – Featuring performances by Brian and Claire of Shadow Shadow Shade, Sarah and Charlie from The Happy Hollows, Wet and Reckless, Manhattan Murder Mystery, Wrong Way Driver, Light FM, Seasons, Rademacher, Death To Anders and special guests. You kinda sorda had to be a big fan of the Movies to appreciate this, but I was…

[Recommended] Black Lips / Cerebral Ballzy / Personal and the Pizzas @ The Glass House ($15)  

[Recommended] Long Beach Bayou Festival: Keith Frank / Leroy Thomas & the Zydeco Runners / San Diego Cajun Playboys / Billy Lee & Swamp Critters @ Rainbow Lagoon Park in Long Beach ($25 - $65)

Tune-Yards / Sister Crayon @ Troubadour (Sold Out) – I know I’m in the minority here, but tUnE-yArDs makes me puncture my eardrums.

Keren Ann / Chris Garneau @ Luckman Fine Arts Complex at Cal State LA ($20)

Mana @ Staples Center

Too Short @ Key Club ($40)

Musiq Soulchild / Ryan Leslie @ Club Nokia ($40 - $45)

Missing Persons / Pillbox Porno @ The Viper Room ($20)

El Conjunto Nueva Ola / Bam Bam @ Echoplex ($12) – Working the Latin demographic.

Janiva Magness @ McCabe’s ($15)

Dirt Dress / Cosmonauts / Siblings / Traps, Ps @ Pehrspace

Motopony @ One Colorado in Pasadena (Free)

Sunday 6/26/11

[Pick of the Night] Long Beach Bayou Festival: Dr. John / Guitar Shorty / Seville / Keith Frank / Geno Delafose & French Rockin’ Boogie / Bonne Musique Zydeco / Bernie Pearl @ Rainbow Lagoon Park Long Beach ($25 - $65)

[Recommended] Frank Fairfield @ Origami (Free) – 6:00 PM

[Recommended] The Dirtbombs @ Alex’s Bar (Free w/ RSVP)

Big In Japan: Yellow Magic Orchestra / Cibo Matto / Buffalo Daughter / Towa Tei @ Hollywood Bowl ($18 -$144)

Neil Hamburger / DJ Dougg Pound / Brendon Walsh / Max Silvestri @ The Satellite ($8)

Sleep / Harvey Milk @ The Wiltern ($27 - $34)  

Mana @ Staples Center

Grand Ole Echo: Jackson Tanner / Funeral Club / Kip Boardman @ The Echo (Free) – Starts at 5:00 PM

Face to Face / Strung Out @ The Glass House ($25)

Mia Doi Todd @ Amoeba (Free) – 5:00 PM

Sarah Jarosz @ McCabe’s (Sold Out)

Peter Murphy @ Detroit Bar ($30) 

Recent Live Music Announcments

The Music Box

4/23/11: Bassrush – Chase & Status (Saturday at 10 AM)

4/28/11: The Airborne Toxic Event (presale now, password = MIDNIGHT; Saturday at 10 AM)

5/22/11: Aloe Blacc (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = NEEDADOLLAR; Saturday at 10 AM)

5/24/11: Yeasayer / Smith Westerns / Hush Hush (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = AMBLING; Saturday at 10 AM)

6/24/11: Black Lips / Cerebral Ballzy (Saturday at 10 AM)

El Rey

4/5/11: Neil Finn / Matt Costa (Saturday at 10 AM)

4/20/11: Kara DioGuardi (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = IDOL; Saturday at 10 AM)

4/27/11: The Airborne Toxic Event (presale now, password = MIDNIGHT; Saturday at 10 AM)

5/10/11: Pinback (Saturday at 10 AM)

Troubadour

4/26/11: The Airborne Toxic Event (Friday at 1:00 PM)

6/6/11: Orange Goblin (now)

The Satellite [sold through Ticketfly]

3/3/11: Mavis Staples (now)

3/8/11: Andy Clockwise (now)

3/30/11: Air Sex Championships (now)

4/6/11: Rademacher (now)

4/14/11: Yuck (now)

4/22/11: Movits (now)

4/25/11: Airbone Toxic Event (Friday at Noon)

Nokia Theatre LA Live

4/15/11: Charlie Wilson / Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds (Friday at 10 AM)

5/13/11: Brian McKnight (Friday at 10 AM)

6/24/11: Men of Soul – Peabo Bryson / Howard Hewett / Freddie Jackson / Jeffrey Osbourne (Friday at 10 AM)

Echoplex [Ticketweb]

3/22/11: Soundtrack of Our Lives (now)

4/8/11: Naked and Famous (now)

5/1/11: Mudhoney (now)

5/21/11: Houses / The One AM Radio (now)

The Echo

4/29/11: Royal Bangs / Superhumanoids (now)

5/2/11: Battles (now)

6/1/11: Gruff Rhys (now)

Club Nokia

3/26/11: Seth MacFarlane Swingin’ in Concert / Sara Bareilles (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = MUSIC; Saturday at 10 AM)

4/3/11: Talib Kweli / David Banner / 9^th Wonder (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = RAINBOWS; Saturday at 10 AM)

4/20/11: The Original Alice Cooper Group / Duff McKagan’s Loaded / Sebastian Bach (now)

5/8/11: Ghostland Observatory (presale now, password = RONDO; Friday at 10 AM)

5/13/11: The Royal Family Ball / Soulive / Lettuce (presale now, password = ROYAL; Friday at 10 AM)

Citizens Business Bank Arena (Pomona)

6/24/11: Willie Nelson’s Country Throwdown Tour- Willie Nelson / Jamey Johnson / Randy Houser / Lee Brice / Brantley Gilbert / Craig Campbell / Lukas Nelson (presale now, password = YEEHAW; Friday at 10 AM)

Staples

9/3/11: Jenni Rivera (Saturday at 10 AM)

Hollywood Palladium

3/22/11: Girl Talk (now)

6/9/11: Adele [moved from The Wiltern] (Saturday at 10 AM)

Gibson Amphitheatre

6/12/11: Bruno Mars / Janelle Monae / Mayer Hawthorne & the Country (Saturday at 10 AM)

The Forum

5/20/11: Rammstein (Saturday at 10 AM)

The Wiltern

4/13/11: Queens of the Stone Age (now)

4/30/11: Hollywood Undead (Friday at 10 AM)

5/21/11: Adam Carolla (now)

Avalon

3/29/11: The Sounds (Friday at 10 AM)

Fox Theater Pomona

4/20/11: Kottonmouth Kings (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = LEGALIZE; Saturday at 10 AM)

Largo

4/28/11: Watkins Family Hour (now)

4/29/11: Punch Brothers (now)

4/30/11: Ed Helms Whiskey Sour Hour (now)

5/1/11: Steep Canyon Rangers with Steve Martin (now)

5/6/11: Grant Lee Buffalo (now)

Bootleg

3/29/11: Washington (now at Ticketfly)

4/3/11: Dan Bern (now)

4/16/11: Lake / Agesandages (now)

Grammy Museum

3/23/11: Raphael Saadiq (now)

3/25/11: Los Lonely Boys (now)

The Glass House

3/10/11: The Concretes (Friday at Noon)

5/7/11: Ghostland Observatory (Friday at Noon)

6/25/11: The Black Lips / Cerebral Ballzy (Friday at Noon)

Bardot (RSVP)

3/7/11: Pop Levi / Broken Records / Johnossi

3/14/11: Polock

3/21/11: Teddy Thompson

Detroit Bar

4/16/11: Yuck (now)

5/12/11: The Greenhornes (now)

6/23/11: Black Lips (now)

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)

Recent Concert Announcements

Are you following me on Twitter? I already plugged the Arcade Fire shows there late last week...

Shrine Auditorium
10/7/10 – 10/8/10: Arcade Fire (presale Thursday at 10 AM, password = KROQSUBURBS; Friday at 10 AM)

Culture Collide Festival (Spaceland, The Echo, Echoplex, 826LA, The Standard, Taix)
10/7/10 - 10/10-10: Black Lips / Klaxons / Tokyo Police Club / Phantogram / The Bronx / Montonix / Casiokids / Land of Talk / The Boxer Rebellion / The Besnard Lakes / Sea Wolf / Voxhaul Broadcast and others (Now at Ticketweb)


Hollywood Palladium
11/19/10: Black Label Society / Children of Bodom / Clutch (Friday at 10 AM)

The Wiltern
9/25/10: X Japan (Now)
10/22/10: Minus the Bear / Tim Kasher / AM (Friday at 10 AM)
10/24/10: Sufjan Stevens (Now)
10/26/10: Never Shout Never / The Maine (Saturday at 10 AM)
11/26/10: Pretty Lights (Friday at 10 AM)

Nokia Theatre
9/24/10: Gladys Night / The O’Jays (now)
10/2/10: The Australian Pink Floyd Show (now)

The Music Box
10/29/10: Kate Nash (Saturday at 10 AM)
11/26/10: Bonobo / Tokimonsta (now)
11/30/10: Grinderman (presale Thursday at 10 AM, password = HEATHEN; Friday at 10 AM)

El Rey Theatre
10/4/10: Tired Pony (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = HORSE; Saturday at 10 AM)
10/12/10: Punch Brothers / Chris Thile (Saturday at 10 AM)
10/25/10: UNKLE (Friday at 10 AM)
11/14/10: Marc Cohn (Saturday at 10 AM)
11/26/10: Dawes / The Moondoggies / The Romany Rye (now)

Fox Theater Pomona
9/28/10: Jimmy Eat World / We Were Promised Jetpacks (Friday at 10 AM)

Troubadour
9/28/10: Guster (Saturday at 1:00 PM)
10/6/10: Futureheads (Thursday at 1:00 PM)
10/7/10: Lissie (Friday at 1:00 PM)
11/26/10: The Queers / The Riptides (Saturday at 1:00 PM)

Spaceland
9/16/10: Radio Moscow / Night Horse (now at Ticketweb)
9/17/10: The Parson Red Heads / Le Switch (now)
9/25/10: Speed Buggy (now)
10/15/10: David Bazan / Wye Oak (now)

The Echo
8/27/10: The Little Ones (now at Ticketweb)
9/2/10: Marijuana Death Squad / Har Mar Superstar / The Holloys / Woah Hunx (now)
9/17/10: Men (now)
10/19/10: Scout Niblett (now)

Silverlake Lounge
Mondays in October: Wet & Reckless

Walt Disney Concert Hall
10/20/10: Ravi Shankar (create series now, or box office opens on Sunday)
10/27/10: Neil Sedaka (see above)
11/10/10: Buika / Lila Downs (see above)
12/8/10: Natalie Cole (see above)
2/15/11: Wynton Marsalis (see above)
3/5/11: Herbie Hancock (see above)

Echoplex
9/25/10: Waved Out – Dungen / The Entrance Band / John Grant / The Fresh & Onlys / Shannon and the Clams / John Carpenter / Christmas Island / So Many Wizards / Summer Darling / Young Prisms (now at Ticketweb)
10/5/10: Talvin Singh (now)
10/22/10: Owen Pallett / Little Scream (now)
11/2/10: Stew & the Negro Problem (now)
11/11/10: The Soft Pack / Kurt Vile (now)
11/12/10: Pains of Being Pure at Heart / Weekend (now)

Detroit Bar
10/3/10: The Soft Pack (now)
10/7/10: The Like (now)
10/9/10: Land of Talk / The Besnard Lakes (now)

Live Music Options: 1/18/10 - 1/24/10

The Hot Rats Play Spaceland on Tuesday and the Troub on Thursday

Hopefully you're all at the Spoon show at El Cid. I was in Las Vegas all weekend, so I didn't get this updated until now....

Tuesday 1/19/10

[Pick of the Night] White Denim / Brazos @ Troubadour ($14) - A lot of good bands in Austin these days...

[Recommended] The Hot Rats / Lemon Sun @ Spaceland ($15) - The Hot Rats is Gaz Coombes and Danny Goffey of Supergrass doing a bunch of cover songs. Supergrass is great, so it should be a fun show.

The Pee-wee Herman Show @ Club Nokia ($30 - $125)

Olin and the Moon / Dusty Rhodes and the River Band @ The Echo (Free)

Aziz Ansari @ Largo (Sold Out)

Boomsnake / Pepper Rabbit / Gamble House @ Bootleg ($10)

The Karabal Nightlife / Where Astronauts Go to Hide / Line and Circle @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Rachel Cantu @ Hotel Cafe

Moses Campbell / Penny Sledge / The Symbolick Jews @ The Smell ($5)

Wednesday 1/20/10

[Pick of the Night] Har Mar Superstar / Neon Trees / Little Red Radio @ Spaceland ($12) - Bringing the fun.

Jel / Odd Nosdam / Free the Robots @ Airliner ($10)

The Ettes / The Blood Arm / Heavy Young Heathens @ The Echo ($10)

Residual Echoes / El Chon @ Echo Curio

Daniel Merriweather / Samantha Ronson @ Troubadour ($15)

Black Lips / Japanese Motors @ Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa ($15)

As Tall As Lions @ the Glass House ($12)

Aziz Ansari @ Largo (Sold Out)

The Pee-wee Herman Show @ Club Nokia ($30 - $125)

Royal Crown Revue @ The Mint

Thursday 1/21/10

[Pick of the Night] Idaho Falls / Red Cortez / Old Californio @ Spaceland ($7) - Get there early to see Old Californio.

[Recommended] Music Go Music / Wounded Lion @ the Echo ($10) - Some good ABBA sounds.

[Recommended] The Hot Rats / Lemon Sun @ Troubadour ($15) - If you missed them at Spaceland on Tuesday. Radiohead and Spoon were hanging out at Spaceland to see them.

Maus Haus / The Californian / Melanoid / Pomegranate @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

The Pee-wee Herman Show @ Club Nokia ($30 - $125)

Big Bang / Persephone's Bees / Annie Stela @ The Roxy ($12.50)

The Watkins Family Hour / Ben Lee @ Hotel Cafe ($20)

Mangled Bohemians / Simo Soo / Intergalactic Noise @ Echo Curio

Fantastica Bastidas / M31 / The Cigarette Bums / Peg Leg Love / Animals on Coke @ The Smell ($5)

The Last 55s / Cowgirls and Indians @ Bootleg ($8)

Friday 1/22/10

[Pick of the Night] Jon Brion @ Largo ($25) - He's cut it down to once a month.

[Recommended] Cold War Kids / Alec Ounsworth @ The Wiltern ($20) - Pitchfork favorites (kidding).

[Recommended] Black Lips / Nobunny / Audacity @ The Glass House ($12)

Jemina Pearl @ The Echo ($10) - From Be Your Own Pet

Robin Williams on Fire / Mincemeat or Tenspeed / Realicide / Simo Soo / tik tik @ the Smell ($7)

Black Sparrow Press / Blackbird Baum / Cobra Lillies / Mista Cookie Jar @ Pehrspace

Joseph Arthur @ Troubadour ($20)

My Flag is on Fire / Graham Forest @ Echo Curio

Andy Clockwise / Tracy Bonham @ Hotel Cafe

John Hammond @ McCabe's ($22.50)

Movits / The Blasting Company @ Spaceland ($10)

The Pee-wee Herman Show @ Club Nokia ($30 - $125)

Shwayze @ The Roxy ($18.50)

Anti-Flag @ the Fonda ($16)

Lalah Hathaway @ El Rey ($35 - $50) - Donny's daughter

Saturday 1/23/10

[Pick of the Night] Black Lips / Nobunny / Jemina Pearl @ El Rey ($17) - Solid lineup

[Recommended] Wrong Way Driver / Letting Up Despite Great Faults / Socadia / Modern Time Machines @ Spaceland (Free)

Lucky Dragons / Mi Ami / Foot Village / VNC / Missincinatti @ the Smell ($7)

Joseph Arthur @ Troubadour ($20)

Mindy Smith / Landon Pigg @ Bootleg ($20)

Full Frontal / Haunted Tiger / Scatterd Like Birds / John Thill @ Pehrspace

City and Colour / Lissie @ The Fonda (Sold Out)

My Imaginary Friends / The Monthlies @ Echo Curio

The Pee-wee Herman Show @ Club Nokia ($30 - $125)

Sunday 1/24/10

[Pick of the Week] The Minor Canon / Rademacher / Andrew Lynch / Quiet Americans @ Spaceland ($7) - One of my favorite local bands. Good lineup.

Memory / Protect Me @ The Echo ($5)

John Thill / Pizza! / I.E. / Musical Charis / Aristides @ The Smell ($5)

The Pee-wee Herman Show @ Club Nokia ($30 - $125)

I See Hawks in LA / Matt the Electrician @ McCabe's ($15)

Talibami / Sex Worker @ Echo Curio

Recently Announced Live Shows

Surfer Blood Is Coming To the Echo

Orpheum
11/14/09: Ray Davies performs Kinks songs with the Vox Society Choir (now)
12/4/09: Todd Rundgren (now)

Nokia Theatre
12/5/09: KIIS FM Show – Taylor Swift / Keri Hilson / Fabolous / Ting Tings / 3OH!3 / LMFAO (now)
12/12/09: Stevie Wonder / Jonas Brothers (Friday at 10 AM)
12/16/09: Mark & Brian Christmas Show: Heart / Foreigner (Friday at 10 AM)

Fox Theater in Pomona
12/12/09: Passion Pit (on sale Saturday at 10 AM)

The Glass House
1/22/10: Black Lips (Friday at Noon)

Avalon
11/21/09: Pablove Benefit – Tom Morello / Black Rebel Motorcycle Club / Shirley Manson (now)

Club Nokia
12/26/09: Salt-N-Pepa (Friday at 10 AM)

El Rey
1/23/10: Black Lips / Nobunny / Jemima Pearl (Friday at 10 AM)

Largo
12/14/09: Aimee Mann Christmas Show (call club)

The Echo
11/27/09: Japandroids / Surfer Blood (now at Ticketweb)
12/9/09: Rock and Comedy Benefit: Black Francis / Tim & Eric / Bob Odenkirk / Brian Posehn / Dave Lovering (magic act) (now)

Echoplex
11/12/09: Dead Meadow / Imaad Wasif / Useless Keys (now)
12/8/09: Rock and Comedy Benefit: Black Francis w/ Flea, members of Pixies, Love & Rockets and more (now)
1/28/10: Fruit Bats / Citay (Monday at 10 AM)

Spaceland
11/16/09: Johnny Echols (of Love) / The Quarter After (now)
11/20/09: Spacehog / Sing Orpheus (now)
12/17/09: Against Me! (now)
12/18/09: Foreign Born (now)

Troubadour
12/19/09: Against Me! (now)

Honda Center
2/26/10: Bon Jovi (AmEx presale now; on sale 11/16 at 10 AM)

Staples Center
3/4/10: Bon Jovi (AmEx presale now; on sale 11/16 at 10 AM)

Live Music Options: 8/31/09 - 9/6/09

This week is not as overwhelmingly crowded as last week, but still some fantastic shows....

Monday 8/31/09
[Pick of the Night] Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears / Extra Golden @ Troubadour ($15) – If you’re a big fan of Stax soul, check out Black Joe Lewis. His last show at the Troubadour was one of the my favorite live sets of the year.
[Recommended] Local Natives / The Henry Clay People / Aushua / Fun @ Spaceland (Free) – The lines to get in for the Local Natives residency have been intense. Throwing the Henry Clay People on top of it will make it even worse. I’d get there before 9:30 if you want to ensure entry.
[Recommended] The Growlers / My Pet Saddle / Grand Elegance / The Moon Upstairs @ The Echo (Free) – I like the Moon Upstairs, but not too familiar with the other bands.
Bat for Lashes / Other Lives @ The Fonda (Sold Out) – I wasn’t too into the first Bat for Lashes, but the stuff I’ve heard from the new one is a lot better.
Billy Corgan and Spirits in the Sky @ Hotel Café (Sold Out) – Corgan with Dave Navarro on guitar, the Strawberry Alarm Clock’s keyboardist and a 19 year old drummer. Read a review of the Santa Barbara show HERE.
Lower Heaven / The Meek / Ojos Rojos / Jason Simon @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)
RX Bandits / Dredg / As Tall As Lions @ El Rey ($20)
Donovan Leitch @ Largo ($20)
Dawes / The Yelling @ Detroit Bar (Free)

Tuesday 9/1/09
[Pick of the Night] Ween @ Fox Theater Pomona ($30) – Great showmen.
[Recommended] Peanut Butter Wolf / Prince Paul / DJ Muggs / Dam-Funk / Mayer Hawthorne / Pase Rock @ The Glass House ($15)
Mew / Luke Top @ Troubadour (Sold Out)
The Duke Spirit / Band of Skulls @ El Rey ($17)
The 88 / Daniel Brummel / The French Semester / Eugene and the 1914 @ Spaceland ($10) – The 88 is doing a Tuesday night residency this month at Spaceland. It’s been so long since they’ve played the neighborhood, I don’t know what to expect.
Gary Jules / The Northstar Session @ Hotel Café
Herb Albert and Lani Hall @ Grammy Museum ($20)
John Legend / India.Arie / Vaughn Anthony @ Greek Theatre ($41 - $86)
The Capshuns / Pulse Out / Bixby Knolls / Karabal Nightlife @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Davila 666 / Mannequin Men / Mika Miko / Le Face @ the Echo ($10)
Luluc / Miranda Lee Richads / Lantvrn @ Bordello ($8)

Wednesday 9/2/09
[Pick of the Night] Club NME: Division Day / Bad Veins / Lovelikefire @ Spaceland ($10) – The new Division Day record is a super ambitious, well produced record that reveals new nuances and layers every time you listen to it. I’m excited to see how the songs translate live. It’s been too long since I’ve seen these guys.
[Recommended] Low End Theory: Peanut Butter Wolf@ Airliner ($10) – Video DJ set paying homage to 90s music.
[Recommended] Ween @ Grove of Anaheim
Nine Inch Nails / Mew / Queen Kwong @ Hollywood Palladium (Sold Out) – The first (and biggest) of four local shows. They’ve been pulling out the classics.
Heartless Bastards / Local Natives @ Troubadour ($15) – They put on a good live show.
New Radiant Storm King / Funeral Party @ The Echo
Tommy Santee Klaws / Manhattan Murder Mystery / Drew Grows @ Silver Factory Studios
Hall & Oates @ Nokia Theatre at LA Live ($30 - $70) – I saw them a couple of years ago at the Hollywood Bowl. Honestly it was a little disappointing, but I do love their greatest hits.
RoMak and the Space Pirates / Strip Mall Seizures / didimau / Guns N Broses @ The Smell ($5)
Corea, Clarke & White @ Hollywood Bowl ($1 - $96)
Mike Hererra’s Tumbledown / John Nolan @ Knitting Factory ($10)
Harper Simon @ Largo ($10)
Dub Club: Richie Spice / Spanner Banner @ The Echoplex ($10 b4 10 PM)
Cue the Moon / The Fall Trees @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
John Legend / India.Arie / Vaughn Anthony @ Greek Theatre ($41 - $86)

Thursday 9/3/09
[Pick of the Night] The Pretenders / Cat Power / Juliette Lewis @ Greek Theatre ($35 - $55) – Those first two Pretenders albums are essential records.
[CANCELED] Nine Inch Nails / Mew @ The Fonda (Sold Out) – THIS SHOW IS CANCELED.
[Recommended] Division Day / Bad Veins / Lovelikefire @ Detroit Bar ($10) – If you can’t make the Spaceland show…
[Recommended] Xu Xu Fang / The Meeting Places / The Boxing Lesson @ The Prospector in Long Beach – For the folks down in Long Beach
Lily & the Ladies @ The Echo (Free) – There’s a special surprise guest at 8:00 PM.
He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister / Spirit Vine / Crooked Cowboy & the Freshwater Indians / Fort Wife @ Spaceland ($8)
Patti Smith @ Santa Monica Pier (Free)
Ian Ball / Buddy / Frank Orrall @ Hotel Café – I recommend seeing Buddy.
Cinder Cone / The Terrapin / Form and File / Kissing Cousins @ Silver Factory Studios
Colin Hay @ Largo ($25)
Old Believers / Red River / Pearl Starbird / Doug Wamble @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Mississippi Man / Last American Buffalo / The Outline / Get Back Loretta @ Bootleg Theater ($8)
Tim Easton / Faraway Places / Wake Up Lucid @ Redwood Bar ($10)
Gun Outfit / Milk Music / Mr. Highway / Francis Harold and the Holograms @ The Smell ($5)
See Spot / The Ifficials @ Troubadour ($10)

Friday 9/4/09
[Pick of the Night] The Happy Hollows / The Pity Party / The Boxing Lesson / The Health Club @ Spaceland ($8) – The Happy Hollows have lined up the Spaceland Monday night residency for November.
Jon Brion @ Largo ($25)
Whispertown 2000 / The Belle Brigade @ The Echo ($10)
John Williams @ Hollywood Bowl ($10 - $116)
Take Us There / Mapping Memories @ Echo Curio
Idyllists / Cosio / Judson McKinney @ Bootleg Theater ($8)
Blueskyreality / The Harm / Amy Kuney @ Troubadour ($12)
B Real / Bizzy Bones @ Key Club ($25)

Saturday 9/5/09
[Pick of the Week] FYF Fest: Black Lips / Tim & Eric / Lighting Bolt / No Age / Converge / Lucero / F* Up / Dan Deacon / Glass Candy / Dillinger Escape Plan / Torche / The Thermals / Times New Viking / Wavves / Mika Miko / Darker My Love / Crystal Antlers / Woods / Telepathe / Peanut Butter Wolf / Japanther / The Strange Boys / Cold Cave / Kurt Vile / Avi Buffalo / Dios / Eat Skull / Ninjasonik / Nobunny / Carbonas / Har Mar Superstar @ 1245 N. Spring St. ($20 adv / $25 at door / $65 VIP) – Another impressive lineup.
Nine Inch Nails / HEALTH / Io Echo @ The Wiltern (Sold Out)
Mos Def / Erykah Badu / Jay Electronica @ The Palladium ($55)
The Avett Brothers / Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside @ the Orpheum ($30)
Tandemoro / The Voyeurs / The Breakups @ Spaceland ($5)
The Weight / Hang Jones / Restavrant / 50 Cent Haircut @ Redwood
Bob Weir & Ratdog / Jackie Greene @ Greek Theatre ($40 - $50)
The Rhone Occupation / One Trick Pony / The Surrenders Music @ Echo Curio
John Williams @ Hollywood Bowl ($10 - $116)
This is the State / Lisa Donnelly @ Bootleg ($8)
Anavan / Dazzler @ Silver Factory Studios

Sunday 9/6/09
[Pick of the Night] Nine Inch Nails / HEALTH @ Echoplex (Sold Out) – Good chance to see one of the last Nine Inch Nails shows ever right in your own neighborhood.
[Recommended] Little Radio Summer Camp: The Henry Clay People / Soko / The Monolators @ Tony’s Bar [2017 East 7th St] ($10)
Nebula @ Spaceland ($12)
Vans Warped Tour: Bad Religion / Rise Against / NOFX / Pennywise / All American Rejects / The Aggrolites / Ozomatli / UnderOath @ Club Nokia ($40 - $150)
Refrigerator / Wckr Spgt / Adam Lipman / Neal Morgan @ Echo Curio
Rodgers and Hammerstein at the Movies @ Hollywood Bowl ($10 - $116)
Hill Country Revue @ McCabe’s ($16)
Part Time Punks: Smiths/Morrissey Night @ the Echo ($5)
Orca Team @ The Smell ($5)
Ballerina Black / Queen Kwong @ Silver Factory Studios

Los Angeles Live Music Options: 4/27/09 - 5/2/09

Wye Oak Play the Silverlake Lounge on Thursday

I made it out to Spaceland last Monday for the Henry Clay People and The Whip (who had a mechanical breakdown). Then I spend the rest of the week recovering from Coachella. Some pretty good options this week. Black Lips, Wye Oak and lots of great local bands....

Monday 4/27/09
[Pick of the Night] The Henry Clay People / Young Love / Flying Tourbillon Orchestra / Swim Party @ Spaceland (Free) This will most likely be your last chance to see the Henry Clay People for a while. Now that they’ve got a serious booking agent, they’re playing Coachella, etc. They’ve promised some surprises tonight (including a lot of covers).
[Recommended] Fool’s Gold / John Webster Johns / Leopold and His Fiction / Daedelus @ The Echo (Free) – Fool’s Gold has been packing the Echo during their Monday night residency. This is your last chance to see them for a while. Daedelus is heading out on a European tour later this week.
[Recommended] Dusty Rhodes and the River Band / Olin and the Moon / Leslie and the Badgers / Divisadero @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – The Monday night residencies have been competitive this month. Your last chance at seeing tDusty Rhodes and the River Band.
Ladytron / The Faint / Crocodiles @ The Fonda ($27)
Jake Labotz Band @ Redwood
I See Hawks in LA @ Echo Curio

Tuesday 4/28/09
[Pick of the Night] Castledoor / The Parson Red Heads / Princeton @ The Echoplex ($7) – Castledoor is celebrating their record release. The Parson Red Heads are celebrating the release of their new 7”. See my interview with the PRH’s drummer HERE.
[Recommended] Tinted Windows / The Broken West @ Troubadour (Sold Out) – I’m a little afraid to hear a supergroup that consists of a Hanson, a Pumpkin, a Fountain of Wayne and Cheap Trick’s drummer. Get there early for The Broken West.
Bob Log III / Willem Maker / Stephen Bower & the Silent Majority @ Spaceland ($12)
Aziz Ansari @ Largo ($25)
Mike Stinson / Dave Gleason @ Redwood Bar
Parasitic Fantasy Band / Lucky Dragons / Metal Rouge @ Echo Curio
The Pinker Tones @ Knitting Factory ($15)
Last American Buffalo @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Poncho Sanchez / Lonnie Jordan @ The Mint ($20)
Pompoir / Stamina Mantis / Blessure Grave / Birth! @ The Smell

Wednesday 4/29/09
[Pick of the Night] Thao with the Get Down Stay Down / Jesca Hoop @ Hotel Café ($12) – Thao is the early show from 7 – 10 PM. Jesca Hoop is after.
[Recommended] Club NME: Oliver Future / Franz Nicolay (of the Hold Steady) / Moneybrother @ Spaceland ($10) – I haven’t seen Oliver Future’s new lineup yet, but I do know it’s smaller.
Low End Theory Club: Zechs Marquise / Blank Blue @ Airliner ($10) – I’m a fan of Blank Blue.
So Many Wizards / Intricate Machines @ Bordello ($8)
Ceci Bastida @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Sarah Silverman @ Largo ($25)
Vienna Teng / Ben Sollee @ The Roxy ($18)
Dalmacio Von Diamond & the Enochian Keys / New Thrill Parade / Bestial Mouths @ The Smell
Ben Lee / Low vs. Diamond / Annie Stela @ Glass House in Pomona ($12)

Thursday 4/30/09
[Pick of the Night] Silversun Pickups / Eulogies @ Echoplex ($25) - If you haven't seen Silversun in a while, I think you'll be very pleasantly surprised. Benefit for childhood cancer. Buy through Ticketweb.
[Recommended] Wye Oak / Buddy / Pomegranates @ Silverlake Lounge ($8) – I was a big fan of Wye Oak’s Merge debut. Buddy’s well worth checking out too.
[Recommended] Jack Wilson Jr. / Les Blanks / The World Record @ Echo Curio – Les Blanks and the World Record are two of my favorite local bands. If you haven’t seen them yet, I highly recommend them.
[Recommended] Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros / Lukas Haas / Soko / Rumspringa @ Regent Theatre ($5) – The Regent Theatre is the new sight of Little Radio. The location is much, much better. Edward Sharpe will be playing the next two weeks as well. I've heard some good buzz.

The Blood Arm / Sweaters @ Bordello ($8)
Xu Xu Fang / Downtown Union / The Voyeurs / VOICEs VOICEs @ the Echo (Free)
Ben Lee / Low vs. Diamond / Annie Stela @ Troubadour ($18)
Ian McLagan & the Bump Band @ the Mint ($20) – Legendary member of the Small Faces and Faces.
Jonneine Zapata / One Eskimo @ Spaceland ($8)
Sweet / LA Guns @ House of Blues Sunset ($17) – Only one original member in Sweet, but “Fox on the Run” is a classic.
Dana Gould with Bob Odenkirk @ Largo Little Room
The Finches / Chen Santa Maria / Dan Friel / Some Dark Holler / Lucky Dragons @ The Smell

Friday 5/1/09
[Pick of the Night] First Fridays: Wolfmother / The Ruby Sons @ Natural History Museum ($9) – Weird lineup, but why not?
[Pick of the Night] The Black Lips / Flowers Forever / Static Static / The Strange Boys @ El Rey ($19) – The Black Lips seem like the band I’d most like to tazer, but they do make some good music.
[Recommended] Useless Keys / Eagle Winged Palace / Winter Gloves @ Spaceland ($8)
Jon Brion @ Largo ($25)
Joe Lally / All Leather / David Scott Stone / PROTECT ME @ the Smell ($5)
Starsailor @ Troubadour ($20)
The Flash Express @ the Echo ($8)
Qween Kwong / Ballerina Black / Go West Young Man @ Echo Curio
Peter Case Benefit: Loudon Wainwright III @ McCabe’s ($50)
Seasons / The Health Club / Manhattan Murder Mystery @ Mr. T’s Bowl
Kill Kill Kill / Chen Santa Maria / Dan Friel / Foot Village @ Pehrspace
One Eskimo @ Hotel Café
Ian McLagan & the Bump Band @ the Mint ($20) – Legendary member of the Small Faces and Faces.
Unwritten Law @ the Roxy ($20)

Saturday 5/2/09
[Pick of the Week] The Black Lips / Flowers Forever / The Strange Boys @ The Glass House in Pomona ($12) – The Black Lips seem like the band I’d most like to tazer, but they do make some good music. The Strange Boys finally seem to be catching on outside of Austin.
Book Signing: Gooseberries by Sterling Andrews @ Book Soup 7:00 PM
Vanessa Micale / Voice on Tape / Black Church / Sleepwalkers Local / Bird By Snow @ Echo Curio
Jennifer Hudson / Robin Thicke @ Nokia Theatre
A.M. / Traps, ps / Audacity @ The Smell ($5)
Kreator / Exodus @ House of Blues Sunset ($30)
Third Day @ Club Nokia ($31 - $76)
Yann Tiersen / Asobi Seksu @ El Rey ($22) – Composer of the score to Amelie.
Peter Case Benefit: Dave Alvin / Stan Ridgway @ McCabe’s (Sold Out)
Abiku / Sex Negatives / Totally Ripped / Moment Trigger @ Pehrspace
Eek A Mouse @ the Roxy ($20)
Black Label Society / Sevendust @ the Wiltern ($40)

Sunday 5/3/09
[Pick of the Night] Part Time Punks: Joe Lally (of Fugazi) / Qui @ The Echo ($5) – As David Yow gets Jesus Lizard back together for some reunion shows, it’s great to see Qui play some shows.
[Recommended] Le Switch / Restaurant / Paul Chesne / Matt Ellis @ Cinema Bar - Cinema Bar's a great dive bar in Culver City. The show starts at 3:30 PM.
[Recommended] Damien Jurado / Laura Gibson @ Spaceland ($12)
Grand Ole Echo: Tony Gilkyson / The Golden Days / Next of Kin / Triple Chicken Foot @ The Echo (Free) – Daytime show at 5:00 PM
Maria Taylor / The Whispertown 2000 / JJAMZ @ Troubadour ($15)
Manic Hispanic / Los Creepers @ El Rey ($17)
Peter Case Benefit: T-Bone Burnett @ McCabe’s (Sold Out)
Chris Cornell @ the Wiltern ($34)

Recently Announced LA Area Shows

The Black Lips Are Coming (what's scarier? the guns or their look?)

Cold War Kids / Crystal Antlers @ Orpheum on 3/27/09 (presale on now, password = LOYALTY; on sale Friday)

The Black Lips @ El Rey on 5/1/09 (on sale now)

The Black Lips @ Glass House on 5/2/09 (on sale Saturday)

The Soundtrack of Our Lives @ Troubadour on 3/16/09 (on sale now)

Cat Power @ Avalon on 2/10/09 & 2/11/09 (on sale now)

Elvis Perkins in Dearland @ Troubadour on 3/12/09 (on sale Friday)

Busta Rhymes @ Club Nokia on 3/1/09 (presale now, password = MONEY; on sale Friday)

Clues / Loch Lomond @ Spaceland on 2/26/09 (on sale now at Ticketweb)

And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead @ Echoplex on 3/17/09 (on sale now at Ticketweb)

Black Mountain @ Echoplex on 3/21/09 (on sale now at Ticketweb)

Black Kids / Mates of State @ The Fonda on 4/23/09 (on sale now)

Black Kids / Mates of State @ Glasshouse on 4/24/09 (on sale now)

Moving Units @ El Rey on 3/6/09 (presale now, password = HEXES; on sale Friday)

Raul Malo @ House of Blues Sunset on 3/12/09 (on sale Saturday)

Cursive @ Troubadour on 3/13/09 (on sale Friday)

The Pink Floyd Experience @ Orpheum on 3/14/09 (on sale Saturday)

Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds @ Club Nokia on 2/14/09 (on sale Saturday)

Missy Higgins and Justin Nozuka / Lenka @ The Orpheum on 3/21/09 (presale Friday, password = CLEARNIGHT; on sale Saturday)

Les Claypool @ Palladium on 3/7/09 (on sale now)

Lady Gaga / The White Tie Affair / Chester French @ Avalon on 3/13/09 (on sale now)