Live Music Options: 9/21/09 - 9/27/09

Bon Iver Wants to Meet You at the Cemetary Gates On Sunday

So much to do, so little time....

Monday 9/21/09
[Pick of the Night] Ross Flournoy of the Broken West @ Largo Little Room ($10) – I’m excited to see Ross play a solo show. The Little Room has a liquor license too.
[Recommended] David Cross / Todd Glass @ the Wiltern ($36) – One of my favorite stand-ups
[Recommended] Leslie and the Badgers / Doug Paisley / The Street and Babe Shoadow / Amanda Jo Williams @ The Echo (Free) – Night three of their Monday night residency.
Weezer @ The Roxy (Sold Out) – Free show for their mailing list subscribers
Saint Motel / Lemon Sun / Army Navy / Red Wire Black Wire @ Spaceland (Free) – Night three of their Monday night residency.
Captain Ahab / The Monolators / Odd Modern @ Pehrspace
The Icarus Line / Golden Years / Moonrats / Omodaka @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)
The Blind Boy Paxton & Frank Fairfield Show @ Redwood
CocoRosie / Katie Stelmanis @ The Fonda ($24)
Erin McCarley / Landon Pigg @ Troubadur ($15)

Tuesday 9/22/09
[Pick of the Night] ANSA Benefit: Jackson Browne @ The Wiltern ($30 - $100) – I do love those first three albums.
[Recommended] Pink Mountaintops / The Pack A.D. / Xu Xu Fang @ the Echo ($12) – Stephen McBean of Black Mountain’s other band.
[Recommended] The 88 / Extra / Adeline & the Philistines / AM @ Spaceland ($10) – Get there at 9PM for Adeline & the Philistines
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros / LA Ladies Choir / Frank Fairfield @ El Rey (Sold Out)
IO Echo / Funeral Party / Rainbow Arabia @ Troubadour ($10)
The Ropes / Happy Birthday Secret Weapon / Young Hunting @ Echo Curio
Seaspin / Damn Sons / Lost Libraries / White Arrows @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Chris Garneau / Soko / Penelope Fortier @ Bootleg ($12)
Citizen Cope @ House of Blues Sunset
In Flames / Between the Buried and Me / 3 Inches of Blood / The Faceless @ Fox Theater in Pomona ($27)
Stab City / Jessie Deluxe / Bastidas @ Redwood Bar
The Watkins Family Hour @ Largo ($25)
Miley Cyrus @ Staples Center ($40 - $80) - The one who still makes fathers uncomfortable

Wednesday 9/23/09
POSTPONED - Crosby, Still & Nash @ Greek Theatre ($46 - $91) – THIS SHOW IS POSTPONED UNTIL OCTOBER 3

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

Live Music Options: 7/20/09 - 7/26/09

Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks

Monday 7/20/09
[Pick of the Night] The Pains of Being Pure at Heart / Girls / Champagne Socialists @ the Echo ($14) – The Pains of Being Pure at Heart record is one of my favorite records of the year. If you’re into that post-C86, early Jesus & Mary Chain I think you’ll dig it. They put on a better live show than you’d expect too. I haven’t heard much from Girls, but I know Scott from Surfing on Steam is a big fan.
[Recommended] Andy Clockwise / Pterodactyl / Little Red Radio / The ’87 Stick Up Kids @ Spaceland (Free) – The Andy Clockwise residency is pulling in big crowds each week. I’m curious about Brooklyn’s Pterodactyl (who record for the Jagjaguwar-affiliated Brah Records).
MP3: Pterodactyl – First Daze
Japanese Motors / The Growlers / Sweaters / Grand Elegance @ The Echoplex (Free) – Costa Mesa’s Japanese Motors are signed to Vice Records.
Last American Buffalo / Spirit Vine / Diamond Light / Steelwells @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)
Lucy Walsh / Brandi Shearer @ Hotel Café
xx royalchord xx / Psychic Reality / twisted wires / [Post-foetus] @ the Smell ($5)

Tuesday 7/21/09
[Pick of the Night] Susanna Hoffs & Matthew Sweet @ Grammy Museum ($15) – Doing their covers thing – this time around they cover Big Star, Fleetwood Mac, Mott the Hoople, George Harrison, John Lennon and others…
Micachu & the Shapes / tUnE-YaRdS @ the Echo ($12) – Micachu’s got a new record out on Rough Trade. It’s manic, pretty far out there indie rock. Good stuff if you’re into that sort of thing.
Matt Vasquez (of Delta Spirit) / The Parson Red Heads (acoustic) / The Romany Rye @ Spaceland ($12)
Zodiac Death Valley / Black Apples / Les Blanks / The New Room @ Bordello ($8) – I’m a big Les Blanks fan, but not familiar with the other bands….
The Ditty Bops @ Steve Allen Theater
Counting Crows / Michael Franti & Spearhead
Bringuier Conducts Mussorgsky @ Hollywood Bowl ($1 - $96)
John Butler @ Troubadour (Sold Out)
Clutch @ House of Blues Sunset Strip ($20)
Christina Courtin @ Largo ($20)
The Black Hollies @ Echo Curio
Armada @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Susan Marshall / Miranda Lee Richards @ Hotel Café

Wednesday 7/22/09
[Pick of the Night] Club NME: Noisettes / The Magic Wands / Barracks @ Spaceland ($12) – What I’ve heard from London’s Noisettes is garage-y soul. They seem like they’d be a lot of fun to see live.
[Recommended] The Movies / The Manhattan Murder Mystery / The Health Club / Stab City @ Bordello ($5)
[Recommended] Low End Theory: Daedelus / Free the Robots @ Airliner ($10)
The Weakerthans / Jason Collett @ The Roxy ($15)
David Garza / Raul Pacheco @ The Mint ($12)
Elbow / Mellowdrone / Jesca Hoop @ The Wiltern ($30)
Dead Ponies / Temple of Dagon / The Additives @ Blue Monkey
Boney James / Fourplay @ Hollywood Bowl ($1 - $96)
No Doubt / Paramore @ Gibson Amphitheatre (Sold Out)
Voxhaul Broadcast / Union Line @ Pershing Square (Free) – 7:00 PM
Billy Boy on Poison @ Troubadour ($10)
The Mighty Diamonds @ Echoplex ($15)
Fred Armisen @ Largo ($20)
Water & Bodies / Hotel St. George / Cheetahsaurus / Regrets & Brunettes @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Watts Ensemble / Brian Walsh Trio @ Bootleg Theater ($5)

Thursday 7/23/09
[Pick of the Night] Phillip Glass Ensemble performs to Koyaanisqatsi @ Hollywood Bowl ($1 - $96) – A new arrangement of the very dramatic score.
[Recommended] The Shore / Bolero / Old Californio @ Bordello ($8) – Good lineup. Bolero is Josh Schwartz’s (Further, Beachwood Sparks) band who don’t play around enough.
Pit er Pat / Matteah Baim @ Space 1520 – Experimental, post-rock sounds from Thrill Jockey.
Robert Francis / Rumspringa / Haim @ The Roxy ($10) – Robert Francis recently signed with Atlantic Records.
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros / Eskimohunter @ Hammer Museum (Free) – Edward Sharpe is Alex Ebert’s (Ima Robot) new-ish, bearded band.

Made in Mexico / PROTECTME / Showgirls @ The Smell ($5) – Wavves had to cancel.

Casiotone for the Painfully Alone / Concern / Former Ghosts @ the Echo ($8) – Tomlab, indie electro band.
Rocco DeLuca @ Pershing Square
Spirit Animal / Robotanists / Tigers Can Bite You @ Spaceland ($8) – I like Tigers Can Bite you, but I’m not familiar with the other bands.
Semi Precious Weapons / Lady Sinatra @ Viper Room ($12)
Eric Hutchinson / Anya Marina @ El Rey ($20)
Rhys Darby @ the Fonda ($27)
The Rescues / Amy Kuney / The Paper Raincoat @ Troubadour ($12)
Carla Werner / Phoenix and the Turtle / The Nocturnes @ Echo Curio
Ninja Academy / Judgement Day @ Bootleg Theater ($8)
Jesca Hoop @ Hotel Café
Squirrel Nut Zippers @ Santa Monica Pier

Friday 7/24/09
[Pick of the Night] De La Soul / Kenan Bell @ The Keyclub ($35) – They made one of my favorite hip hop albums ever. Kenan Bell gets the opening slot and will be out on the road with De La Soul for a couple of weeks.
[Recommended] Sky Saxon Tribute @ Echoplex ($15) – Featuring Billy Corgan, members of the Seeds, Mike Randle (Baby Lemonade) [see more details in the comments section]
Van Dyke Parks and Inara George @ McCabe’s ($23) - Van Dyke's a legend.
24 Hour Party @ Silver Factory Studios ($15) - See details HERE
Mike Watt / The Hangmen / Barrio Tiger @ Redwood Bar – Incredibly intense and focused performer.
The Black Watch @ the Echo ($5)
Semi Precious Weapons @ Viper Room ($12)
Glitch Mob / Nosaj Thng / Daddy Kev @ The Roxy ($20)
The Art of the Song: Jewel / Michael Feinstein @ Hollywood Bowl ($10 - $116)
Girl Talk / Brother Reade / Walter Meego @ Fox Theater in Pomona (Free w/ 1 can of Squirt) - It's a good dance party.
La Roux / IO Echo @ Troubadour (Sold Out)
Matthew David @ Echo Curio
Vaudeville / Seasons / Jack Wilson Jr. @ Pehrspace
Iglu & Hartly @ Detroit Bar ($10)

Saturday 7/25/09
[Pick of the Week] Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks / The Fresh & Onlys / Red Cortez @ Echoplex ($22) – Malk’s first LA appearance in a very long time. Pushed back to the more Rock 'n' Roll hour of 8:30PM.

[Recommended] Cut Chemist / We Are the World @ Getty Center
The Handsome Family / Daniel Knox @ Spaceland ($12)
AM / Pierre de Reeder @ Hotel Café
24 Hour Party @ Silver Factory Studios ($15) - See details HERE
Gilby Clarke / Semi Precious Weapons @ Viper Room ($15)
The Art of the Song: Jewel / Michael Feinstein @ Hollywood Bowl ($10 - $116)
Trapt / Since October / Divide the Day / Inept ($20)
Girlie Girl Catfight Show @ El Rey ($27)
Seasons / Eliza Rickman / Marvelous Toy @ Echo Curio
The Monolators / One Trick Pony @ HM 157

Sunday 7/26/09
[Pick of the Night] Grace Jones / Of Montreal / Dengue Fever @ Hollywood Bowl ($10 - $98) – Should be a real show.
[Recommended] Pam Shaffer / The Blank Tapes / Le Switch (acoustic) @ Echo Curio
The Handsome Family / Daniel Knox @ McCabe’s ($15)
24 Hour Party @ Silver Factory Studios ($15) - See details HERE
George Thorogood & the Destroyers / Jonny Lang @ Greek Theatre
Grand Ole Echo: David Serby / Jaimi Shuey @ The Echo (Free) – 5:00 PM
Aedose / Killjoy / The Broken Remotes @ Viper Room ($10)
The Metal Shakespeare Company / Brent Weinbach / Harvey Sid Fisher @ Spaceland
Part Time Punks: Smiths night @ the Echo
Asher Roth / Kid Cudi @ House of Blues Sunset ($25)