So much to do, so little time....
Amazing Baby /
The Entrance Band /
Night Horse @ Troubadour ($14) – More popular Brooklyn-ites along with two popular, heavy local bands.
OohLaLA Festival:
Sebastien Tellier / Gonzales / Cocoon @ The Fonda ($27) – First night of a three night French music festival.
The Get Up Kids /
Youth Group / Pretty & Nice @ The Glass House in Pomona ($26) – Representing Lawrence, KS.
Club NME:
The Lonely Forest @ Spaceland ($8) – Big in Seattle.
Low End Theory: Mary Anne Hobbs @ Airliner ($10)
Slavic Soul Party! / Killsonic @ The Echo ($10)
One Eskimo / Haley Bonar / Boh Runga / Piers Faccini @ Hotel Café
Gov’t Mule / Carney @ Club Nokia ($30)
Harper Simon / Annie Stela @ Largo ($10)
Garland / John Carpenter / Rye Douglas Band @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Thrift Store Cowboys / Wade Hackett @ Redwood Bar
Britney Spears @ Staples Center ($40 - $500) - The one who used to make fathers uncomfortable
Thursday 9/24/09
[Pick of the Night]
Sondre Lerche /
JBM @ Troubadour ($20) – Talented Norwegian singer-songwriter.
Dillinger Four /
Riverboat Gamblers /
The Arrivals / Toys That Kill @ Knitting Factory ($12) – Good punk rock bill. Riverboat Gamblers always play like they mean it.
Titus Andronicas /
The So So Glos /
Radars to the Sky @ The Echo ($10) – Like a noise version of Bright Eyes.
One eskimO /
The Ivy Walls /
Square on Square @ Spaceland ($10) – London band that has toured with Tori Amos.
The Get Up Kids /
Youth Group / Pretty & Nice @ Avalon ($26) – They were influenced by all the bands I used to see all the time in college.
Noisettes @ Amoeba Hollywood (Free) – 7:30 PM
Mister Loveless / Blue Jungle / The Monolators / UV Lights @ L’Keg
Pet Shop Boys / DJ Kid Lightning @ Greek Theatre ($35 - $95)
Laura Pasini @ The Wiltern
The Grizzly Owls /
Correatown / Map @ Echo Curio
OohLaLA Festival:
Nouvelle Vague / The Do / Emilie Simon @ The Fonda ($27) – Doing a bunch of 1980s covers.
Banyan /
Andy Clockwise @ The Mint ($10)
Better Than Ezra @ House of Blues Sunset
Vanaprasta / Actress / Hott Mess / Kingsize / London to Tokyo @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
East West Quintet @ Bootleg ($8)
The Flametrick Subs @ Redwood Bar
Living Colour @ The Keyclub ($23)
The Australian Pink Floyd Show @ Nokia Theatre
Friday 9/25/09
[Pick of the Week]
Bon Iver /
Megafaun @ The Wiltern (Sold Out) – Bon Iver put out one of my favorite records last year.
[Recommended]
Autolux / Mini Mansions @ El Rey ($22) – They’re capable of putting on a fantastic live show.
[Recommended]
Rain Machine @ The Echo ($18) – Kyp Malone of TV on the Radio. Haven’t heard the album yet, but I like his work with TV on the Radio.
[Recommended]
Blu & Exile / Miguel / Cherry Pop / Ashleigh Haney @ The Roxy ($15) – Blu & Exile are one of LA’s most respected hip-hop groups.
[Recommended] It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia Live @ The Palladium (Sold Out) – Quite possibly (along with Family Guy) TV’s wrongest show.
Telefon Tel Aviv /
The Race @ Spaceland ($10) – Respected New Orleans electronic band.
The Temptations /
The Four Tops @ Gibson ($20 - $100) – You’ve still got Otis Williams in the Temptations. You’ve still got Payton and Fakir in the Four Tops
Mike Watt & His Missingmen / The Pork Dukes / Disguster @ Redwood Bar – Mike Watt doesn’t screw around on stage.
Om /
Lichens @ Echoplex ($15) – Those heavy, improving metal type of guys.
Portugal, the Man /
Drug Rug @ Troubadour ($15) – From Sarah Pallin’s hometown.
Jon Brion @ Largo ($25) – You never quite know what you’re going to get, but I try to check in once a year or so.
Gavin Castleton & Gardening Not Architecture /
Lemon Sun / Red Arrow Messenger /
One Trick Pony @ Hotel Café
Dead Man’s Bones @ Bob Baker Marionette Theater – Ryan Gosling’s band.
Protect Me / Shark Toys / Woah Hunx / Pearl Harbour @ The Smell ($5)
Iris DeMent @ McCabe’s (Sold Out)
OohLaLA Festival: Brodinksi / The Shoes / Jamaica @ The Fonda ($27)
Rodrigo y Gabriela /
Rocco DeLuca @ Orpheum ($35)
Manic Street Preachers / Nico Vega @ Avalon ($27)
DJ Quik @ House of Blues Sunset ($30)
The Faraway Places / The Health Club @ Mr. T’s Bowl
Jogger / John Ruf and the Tuffingtons @ Bootleg ($8)
Brian McKnight / Al Jarreau @ Greek Theatre
Slum Village / Goapale @ Conga Room ($20 - $50)
Pitbull / David Rush @ Club Nokia ($36 - $56)
Ezra (Gowns) / Captain Ahab / Mattress @ L’Keg
Paulina Rubio @ Nokia Theatre
Saturday 9/26/09[Pick of the Night]
TarFest Music Festival:
The Deadly Syndrome /
eskimohunter /
The Polyamorous Affair @ El Rey ($12) – I’m excited to hear The Deadly Syndrome’s new music. It’s been too long.
[Recommended]
Common /
The Roots /
Ludacris /
De La Soul /
Nas @ Palladium ($25.50) – Pretty stellar lineup. The Roots and De La Soul are two of my favorite hip-hop groups of all time.
Maria /
Catwalk /
Sea Lions /
The Tartans @ The Smell ($5) – Good lineup of twee bands.
Billy Squier @ The Wiltern ($30 - $60) – Whenever I hear “Lonely Is the Night” or “My Kind of Lover” or “The Stroke” it takes me right back to being ten years old. Total jams.
Cotton Jones /
Oliver Future @ Spaceland ($10) – Ex-Page France
Broken Lizard Live @ Troubadour ($25)
Scott Ford All Star Jam: Duff McKagan / Dave Navarro / Scott Shriner / Donovan Leitch / Chris Chaney / Franky Perez / Wayne Kramer @ The Roxy ($30)
Stan Ridgway / Doug Paisley @ McCabe’s ($17.50)
Cash’d Out @ the Mint ($15) – Johnny Cash tribute band
Portugal, the Man /
Robert Francis /
Drug Rug @ The Glass House ($12)
The Paul F. Tompkins Show @ Largo ($20)
The Karabal Nightlife / The Hard to Get /
Shirley Rolls @ Echo Curio
DFR Featuring Dizzy Reed & Richard Fortus @ Knitting Factory ($15)
Billy Talent / Poison the Well / AM Taxi @ The Fonda ($18)
Sing-A-Long Sound of Music @ Hollywood Bowl ($6 - $69)
Sugar Ray @ House of Blues Sunset
Kenny G / Vanessa Williams / Jesse Cook @ Greek Theatre
Two Years Before the Mast / Of the Horizon @ Booleg ($8)
Travesuras / La Cholita @ Redwood Bar
Ana Gabriel @ Gibson
Sunday 9/27/09
[Pick of the Morning]
Bon Iver @ Hollywood Forever (Sold Out) – Not really into being up at sunrise, but this would be the second best reason to do it.
[Pick of the Night]
The Dodos /
The Ruby Sons /
Sian Alice Group @ El Rey ($17) – I really enjoyed the last Dodos’ record, but the new one is good too.
[Recommended] Abbot Kinney Festival:
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes /
eskimohunter /
Dios /
The Parson Red Heads /
Chief /
The Damselles @ Venice Beach (Free) – High quality free lineup.
[Recommended]
Tweak Bird /
Warpaint /
VOICEs VOICEs / Jel &
Odd Nosdam / Living Suns /
Blank Blue / 60 Watt Kid / DJ Nobody / Slang Chickens / Spirit Vine @ Knitting Factory ($13) – Interesting lineup.
! ! ! /
Indian Jewelry @ Troubadour ($20)
Autolux / Mini Mansions @ Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa ($15) – If you missed them in LA
Grand Ole Echo:
Tony Gilkyson /
Dave Gleason @ The Echo (Free) – 5:00 PM show; two quality performers.
Dan Hicks & the Hot Licks @ McCabe’s ($24.50) – 7:00 PM and 9:00 PM shows
Disco Fever: Kool & the Gang / CHIC w/ Nile Rodgers / Village People @ Hollywood Bowl ($15 - $85)
Kid Koala @ The Keyclub ($16)
Chickenfoot @ Gibson ($20 - $48) – Haggar, Michael Anthony, Joe Satriani (guess this is what he does when he’s not suing people), Chad Smith
Grand Elegance / Dirty Eyes / Gold Diggers @ L’Keg
