Live Music Options: 1/10/11 - 1/16/11

Andrew Bird Plays Two Shows at Largo This Week



I'm just getting back into town and trying to figure out what's going on this week/year. Things are starting to pick up towards the end of the week....

Monday 1/10/11

[Pick of the Night] The Fling / The Belle Brigade / Everest / My Pet Saddle @ The Satellite [f/k/a Spaceland] (Free) – The Fling and The Belle Brigade are doing a co-residency this month. The Fling just signed with LA’s Dangerbird Records. Any time you can see Everest for free, you should take advantage of it.

Grouplove / White Arrows @ Bootleg (Free) – Grouplove have some buzz behind them. They’re doing a residency this month.

Kinch / Toy Bombs / Kiev / Endless Hallway @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – Kinch are doing the Silverlake Lounge residency this month.

Cannoneers of the New Command / Sabrosa Purr / Moving Picture Show / Deserted Coastal Property @ The Echo (Free) – Canoneers of the New Command are doing the residency this month.

Narwhalz of Sound / Black Light Jim Morrison / Slum Witch / Mikki + the Mauses @ Pehrspace ($5)

Phil Alvin @ The Redwood
The Civil Wars / White Sea @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP)

Pacific Hurt / Foster the People / Hands @ Detroit Bar (Free)

Tuesday 1/11/11

[Pick of the Night] All Spots to Black / The Sweet Hurt / Thurlow @ Silverlake Lounge ($8) – Sort of a melancholy choice, but good songwriting.

Olin & the Moon / Coyol / Paulie Pesh @ The Echo ($5) – Olin & the Moon continue their Tuesday night residency.

The Monolators / Kissing Cousins / Hexham Head @ LaBrie’s (Free) – The Monolators are doing a Tuesday night residency.

Pictureplane / Teengirl Fantasy / Terminal Twilight @ Echoplex ($10) – Buzzy band alert. Electronic party music.

Willoughby / Henry Wolfe @ Hotel Café

P.J. Morton / JoiStaRR @ Troubadour ($12)

Tim Minchin @ Largo (Sold Out)

Cinderella Motel / Lightnin Woodcock @ The Redwood

Monte Negro @ The Roxy ($17)

May McDonough / Goldenboy / Kevin Earnest @ Detroit Bar (Free)

Wednesday 1/12/11

[Pick of the Night] Low End Theory: Free Moral Agents / Elos @ Airliner ($10)

[CANCELED] The Wombats / The Hundred Days @ The Satellite [f/k/a Spaceland] ($14) -  CANCELED DUE TO VISA ISSUES
Quick Hellos / Heather Porcaro & the Heartstring Symphony / Whispertown / Jake Bellows @ Bootleg ($8)

LA Font / Future Ghost / Kazai Rex / Two Guns @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Foster the People @ The Echo (Free) – Foster the People are doing a Wednesday night residency this month.

Jesca Hoop / Anna Nalick / Johnnyswim @ Hotel Café

Ceci Bastida / Very Be Careful / DJ Oro11 @ Troubadour ($12)

Tim Minchin @ Largo (Sold Out)

Sean Solomon / The Finches / The Dining Dead / Old Lumps @ The Smell ($5)

Social Distortion / Dead Relatives / Suedehead @ House of Blues Anaheim (Sold Out)

Thursday 1/13/11

[Pick of the Night] Fu Manchu / Dusted Angel @ The Satellite [f/k/a Spaceland] ($14) – Playing their classic album, “In Search Of…” in its entirety. One of the most influential bands/albums of the stoner metal genre.

[Recommended] Correatown / Toby Burke / Daniel Ahearn @ Three Clubs (Free) -

Gary Lucas’ Captain Beefheart Symposium @ Echoplex ($14 - $17)

Old Man Markley / Roses Pawn Shop / Copper McBean / Dustbowl Cavaliers @ The Echo ($12)  

Plan B @ Troubadour ($15) – Rapper from East London

Sarah Silverman @ Largo ($25)

Champagne Chmpagne / Mad Rad / The Tuffingtons @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Joseph Hammer / Sean McCann / Orbless / Terrors @ The Smell ($5)

Jake Labotz @ The Redwood

Hello Seahorse @ Detroit Bar ($15)

Sepultura / Angra @ House of Blues Anaheim ($34)

Friday 1/14/11

[Pick of the Night] Melvins @ The Satellite [f/ka/ Spaceland] (Sold Out) – Details on this week’s show: 1983 (Buzz, Dale and Mike Dillard); Melvins set (current line-up performing normal set) and Houdini in its entirety

Jimmy Webb, Tom Russell and Jesse Winchester @ Largo ($40) – Interesting night of singer-songwriters

The Budos Band / DJ Jeremy Sole @ El Rey ($20) – Jazzy, afro-beat sounds

Mac Miller / Casey Veggies @ Troubadour (Sold Out) – Teenage white rapper from Pittsburgh

John Doe @ McCabe’s ($20)

Thirty Seconds to Mars / Middle Class Rut @ Fox Theater Pomona (Sold Out)

Sepultura / Angra @ House of Blues Sunset ($25 - $58)

The Black Ryder @ The Echo ($5)

Nightmare & the Cat / Brother Sal @ Hotel Café

NAR / Dunes / The Babies / White Fence @ The Smell ($5)  

We Came As Romans / For Today / The World Alive @ The Glass House ($17)

Jake Labotz @ The Redwood

An Evening with Robby Krieger @ The Grammy Museum ($20) – Doors fans take note.

Toad the Wet Sprocket @ Key Club ($25)

Graf Orlock @ Vacation Vinyl (Free) – 7:00 PM

Saturday 1/15/11

[Pick of the Week] Andrew Bird @ Largo (Sold Out) – The guy is super compelling to watch. I’m still kicking myself for never getting tickets to see him at Largo.

[Recommended] Dead Meadow / Sweet Apple (featuring J. Mascis) / The Carrions @ The Satellite [f/k/a Spaceland] ($15) – Dead Meadow’s a powerful, local psych rock band. Sweet Apples the “super group” that features the frontman and guitarist from Cobra Verde along with the bass player from Witch and J. Mascis on drums. They released an album on Tee Pee records last April.

[Recommended] Vanaprasta / Mariah McManus / John Isaac Watters / John Carpenter @ Bootleg ($10)

Lissie / The Pierces / George Stanford @ The Music Box ($20)

The Meters Experience @ The Mint ($20) – Features Leo Nocentelli of the Meters

Fu Manchu @ Detroit Bar ($12) – Performing “In Search Of” in its entirety; if you missed them at the Satellite on Thursday.

John Doe @ McCabe’s ($20)

Tyler Hilton / So & So @ The Hotel Café

Bad Books / Right Away, Great Captain! / Gobotron @ Troubadour – Bad Books features Kevin Devine & Manchester Orchestra ($19)

Maze featuring Frankie Beverly / Patti Labelle @ Nokia Theatre LA Live ($50 - $130)

Hello Seahorse / Pilar Diaz @ El Rey ($17) – Indie pop from Mexico City

Ozokids (Ozomatli play a family set) @ Echoplex ($12) – Early show at 11:30 AM

Colin L. Orchestra / CSC Funk Band / Residual Echoes / Crazy Band @ The Smell ($5)

Mac Miller / Casey Veggies @ The Glass House ($14)

The Black Watch / The Furious Seasons @ Redwood

D.R.I. @ Key Club ($20)

Stryper @ House of Blues Anaheim ($34)

Sunday 1/16/11

[Pick of the Night] Andrew Bird @ Largo (Sold Out) – Night two is also sold out.

Eastern Conference Champions / Ruby Friedman Orchestra / Gliss / Dead Day Revolution @ Troubadour (Free)  

John Doe @ Detroit Bar ($15)

Graf Orlock / Touche Amore / Ghostlimb / Death Hymn Nine @ The Smell ($7)

Joe Satriani @ The Orpheum ($38 - $200)

Part Time Punks – Factory Records Nite @ The Echo ($5)

Dashboard Confessional @ House of Blue Anaheim ($30)

First Bookings For The Satellite Announced

Shadow Shadow Shade Play a Thursday Night Residency in February

The Satellite quietly started selling tickets for the first of its shows today (there's a transition period where Spaceland Productions is still booking a lot of the nights through January and some all the way into March). Check out The Satellite's venue page at Ticketfly for details. Among the notable shows:

12/3 (the first show listed with "The Satellite Presents") - Lower Heaven / Exploding Flowers / Jason Simon
12/9 - The Happy Hollows / Epic Ruins / Computer Jay
12/10 - Deadbolt / Speedbuggy / Groovy Rednecks
12/29 -  Giant Drag
1/15 - Dead Meadow / Speed Buggy / The Carry Ons
Thursdays in February - Shadow Shadow Shade Residency
2/5 - The Muffs

There still seems to be a lot of confusion surrounding the changes over at Spaceland / Satellite (the LA Times posts have been needlessly confusing whereas the Buzz Bands' post was the most informative since Bronson talked to all of the involved parties). I realize most people probably don't care about this, but every time I go out these days, somebody asks me about it.

So here's my attempt at a timeline of the history of Spaceland Productions and 1717 Silver Lake Blvd (if you notice any errors feel free to post in the comments): 

Jeff Wolfram's family owns a bar at 1717 Silver Lake Blvd called "Dreams" (to this day, Dreams still shows up on your credit card receipt when you drink at the bar).  

In 1993, Mitchell Frank approaches the Wolframs to ask if he can start booking events at their bar.

In 1995 Mitchell Frank starts using the name "Spaceland" for nights he books at Dreams. When he forms his music promotion company he calls it "Spaceland Productions."  

Over time, the club at 1717 Silver Lake Blvd. comes to be known as Spaceland (at some point, a transparent sign that says "Spaceland" goes over the "Dreams" sign). Wolfram still owns the bar and your bar reciept still says "Dreams."

Later in the1990's, Frank hands over day to day booking to Liz Garo.

Around 2000, Garo defects to the Knitting Factory Hollywood (RIP) and is replaced by Jennifer Tefft. [For more history check out this LA Weekly article.]

In 2001, Mitchell Frank and Jeff Ellermeyer take over club Nayarit (1.5 miles away from "Club Spaceland") and rename it the Echo, hiring ex-Spaceland booker Liz Garo as the booker. It's almost exactly the same capacity as "Club Spaceland" and the Troubadour.  

From 10/03 - 6/04, Spaceland Productions books the Henry Fonda theater (now the Music Box) until Goldenvoice takes over the venue.  

In 2005 (about the time Goldenvoice replaced Spaceland ) Frank, Garo and Ellermeyer open up the Ex_Plex (now called Echoplex) underneath the Echo. It's about 2.5 times the size of the Echo.

In late 2009 Frank hires Shannon Cornet to replace Jennifer Tefft as booker at "Club Spaceland." Tefft starts booking shows at the Bootleg Theater for the Fold.

In late 2010 Jeff Wolfram parts ways with Spaceland Productions and announces he's hired Jennifer Tefft back as his in-house booker. Since Frank owns the name "Spaceland," Wolfram renames his bar "The Satellite."

Live Music Options: 7/12/10 - 7/18/10

Happy Birthday Play Spaceland on Friday

Well, if you're an MGMT or Kings of Leon fan then you're probably pretty excited about this week, otherwise you've got to do some digging (especially after the M.I.A./Sleigh Bells cancellation)....

Monday 7/12/10
[Pick of the Night] Mississippi Man / Superhumanoids / Dahga Bloom / Useless Keys @ The Echo (Free) – One of those go early and stay late kinda nights.
[Recommended] Summer Darling / Wait.Think.Fast / Cue the Moon @ Spaceland (Free) – Summer Darling is the resident band.
[Recommended] The Outline / The Color Turning / The Damselles & the TC4 @ Bootleg Theater (Free) – The Outline is the resident band.
Yellow Red Sparks / Pacific Hurt / Windy City Gentleman / Verb the Adjective Noun @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)
Kings of Leon / Built to Spill / The Features @ Hollywood Bowl (Sold Out) – This is a lease event, so make sure you know what you can take into the Bowl. I like Built to Spill.
Doug Benson @ Largo
The Mynabirds @ Hotel Café
Greg Mullen / Glacier Saint / Maraca Mouths / Air Surgeon @ Echo Curio
Hyena / Kid Infinity / Myths / Professor Calculus @ Echo Curio

Tuesday 7/13/10
[Pick of the Night] Admiral Radley @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM show; Grandaddy/Earlimart hybrid

[Recommended] Elisa Randazzo / Miranda Lee Richards / Bridget St. John / Neal Casal @ Spaceland ($10) – Elisa used to be in Fairchild with her ex and just recently put out a record on Drag City.
Andy Clockwise / Marvelous Toy / Silent Comedy @ Troubadour ($10)
Smog Sessions: MRK1 / Juan Basshead / Emu / Kemst @ Echo ($5 w/ RSVP)
French Passion Classical Music @ Hollywood Bowl ($8 - $99)
Eytan and the Embassy / Philadelphia Grand Jury / Ballerina Black @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Spirit Animal / Gun Runner / The Non @ Bootleg Theater ($8)
Sam Bradley @ Hotel Café
Pato Banton @ The Glass House ($15)
Kingsizemaybe / Double Naught Spycar / Los Duggans @ 3 of Clubs
Big Tree / The Shade / C-Horse / Birdlips @ Echo Curio

Wednesday 7/14/10
[Pick of the Night] Smokey Robinson / Lizz Wright @ Hollywood Bowl ($8 - $99) – Remember ABC’s tribute song? No? This is the kind of show I’d sit in the back and sing along.
[Recommended] The Californian / Judson and Mary / Billy Harvey / Charlie Wadhams @ Spaceland ($5) - A couple of solid, late additions to the bill...
Low End Theory: Asura / Jonwayne / Anenon @ Airliner ($10)
Lola Loshkey / VOICEs VOICEs / Halloween Swim Team / Corridor @ Pehrspace
Dub Club / 45 Funk @ Echoplex and Echo (Free before 10 PM)
Kings of Leon / Built to Spill / The Features@ Verizon Wirelss Amphitheater ($70)
La Roux / Tokimonsta @ Club Nokia (Sold Out)
Sweethead / Nico Vega / Scarlet Grey @ Troubadour ($12)
Victoria Noll / RF Maston / Roughed Up Fold @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Fred Armisen @ Largo ($20)
Chris Shiflett & the Dead Peasants @ Hotel Café
Basshaters / Mirage / Damion Romero / Indian Mound @ Echo Curio

Thursday 7/15/10
[Pick of the Night] Benji Hughes and Friends @ Largo ($20) - Eccentric singer gets the crowd rapped around his finger. Jackson Browne will be appearing with him.

[Recommended] Shakey Graves / Frankel / Drew Stedman / The Venus Illuminato @ Redwood Bar - First Frankel show since 2008
Dusty Rhodes and the River Band / Satellite Crush / The Rambles @ Spaceland ($7)
Moses Campbell / Hello the Mind Control / Waytansea Point / Stellaluna @ The Smell ($5)
Wakey!Wakey! / Olin & the Moon @ Bootleg Theater ($12) – Some decent buzz
Ben Lee / Brother / Ry Cuming @ Santa Monica Pier (Free)
Fitz & the Tantrums / The Heavy @ UCLA Hammer Museum (Free)
Antibalas / The Sway Machinery @ Echoplex ($22)
Bell Plays Bruch @ Hollywood Bowl ($8 - $99)
Killola / Queen Kwong / Ezra Reich @ Viper Room ($12)
Hawthorne Heights / The Story Changes / PMToday / Acidic @ Troubadour ($11)
Threadless West Coast Social: DJ Greg Dulli / Teen Inc. / The Samps @ The Echo (Free before 9:30 PM, $5 after)) – 7:30 PM show
Terraplane Sun / Vantage / Cloudhanger @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
KT Tunstall @ Hotel Café
Ulysses Grewmen / Peter J. Woods / Moment Trigger / True Womanhood @ Echo Curio

Friday 7/16/10
[Pick of the Night] Happy Birthday / Residual Echoes / Dirt Dress / My Pet Saddle @ Spaceland ($10) – Worst band name candidate, Happy Birthday have generated some good buzz off of their Sub Pop debut.
[Recommended] No Jacket Required: Wounded Lion / So Many Wizards / Woah Hunx @ The Grandstar in Chinatown ($5) – New club presented by Aquarium Drunkard every 1st, 3rd and 5th Fridays of the month (he’ll be DJ’ing tonight)

Mahjongg / Mikki and the Mauses / Garbaj Kaetz @ Bootleg Theater ($10) – K Records
MGMT / Francis and the Lights / Helios Creed @ Greek Theatre ($46)
John Doe and Exene / The Living Sisters @ The Autry ($22 / $30 seated)
Caravan Palace @ California Plaza (Free)
Rademacher @ Casey’s (Free)
Shirley Rolls / C-Horse / Brown Irish / Mountain Animal Hospital @ Pehrspace
Secret History / Sweater Girls / Waterlaso @ The Echo ($8)
Warner Bros. Presents: Bugs Bunny at the Symphony w/ fireworks@ Hollywood Bowl ($15 - $50)
Lords of Acid / My Life with the Trill Kill Kult / Blownload @ Club Nokia ($28)
Hypernova / The Yellow Dogs / Action Designs @ Troubadour ($12) – Straight Outta Iran
Signals / Rare Grooves / Still Flyin’ / Heller Keller @ The Smell ($5)
Sarah Silverman @ Largo ($25)
Tyrone Wells @ Hotel Café
Dan Navarro @ McCabe’s ($17.50)
Lil’ Kim @ Key Club ($30 - $40)

Saturday 7/17/10
[Pick of the Night] Dead Meadow / Featherbeard / MOAB @ Spaceland ($14) – Zep/Sabbath lovers
Jeremy Messersmith @ The Mint ($8) – Early showcase at 8:00 PM

One Day As A Lion @ Undisclosed Location in Pomona ($12) - One Day As A Lion is Zach de la Rocha and Jon Theodore. Show is at 3:00 PM and tickets go on sale at Noon on Wednesday via Ticketweb and at Fingerprints and the Glass House record shop.
Die Antwoord / Borgore / Destructo @ El Rey ($30) – M.I.A. and Sleigh Bells and all the other bands from Hard have cancelled.

Moses Campbell @ Malibu Library (Free) - All ages show at 1:00 PM
Stevenson Ranch Davidians @ Casey’s (Free)
Simon Joyner / Queen Victoria / Claire Cronin @ Echo Curio
Dirt Dress / Dander de Milo / God Equals Genocide / Audacity / Haunted Tiger @ Mr. T’s Bowl
Gipsy Kings @ Greek Theatre ($30 - $120)
Warner Bros. Presents: Bugs Bunny at the Symphony w/ fireworks@ Hollywood Bowl ($15 - $50)
Thrice / Kevin Devine / Bad Veins / The Dig @ Fox Theater in Pomona ($25)
Teenage Bottlerocket / Banner Pilot / Vultures United / Gentleman Prefer Blood @ Troubadour ($12)
Laura Jansen @ Hotel Café
Let Live / We Be the Echo / WITT / Badass Magic @ The Smell ($5)
Shelby Lynne @ McCabe’s ($34.50) – Early show at 8PM is sold out, still tix for the 10PM show.
Oh Yeah, The Future / Therapy Session / Tubby Boots @ Pehrspace
Restaurant / The Paper Planes / Annie and Her Guns @ The Prospector in Long Beach

Sunday 7/18/10
[Pick of the Night] Grand Ole Echo: Dave Gleason / Wheelhouse @ The Echo (Free) - Early show at 5:00 PM; CD release show for Gleason. Leslie from Leslie and the Badgers will be appearing with Wheelhouse (which features Brian Whelan from the Broken West).
Diabetes Benefit: Ludacris / Ray J / New Boyz @ Club Nokia ($40 - $75)
The Swell Season / She & Him / The Bird and the Bee @ Hollywood Bowl ($14 - $102)
MGMT / Francis and the Lights / Helios Creed @ Fox Theater Pomona ($33 - $48)
Tool @ Nokia Theatre LA Live (Sold Out)
One Day As A Lion @ Undisclosed Location in Los Angeles ($10) - One Day As A Lion is Zach de la Rocha and Jon Theodore. Show is at 3:00 PM and tickets go on sale at Noon on Wednesday via Ticketweb and at Origami Vinyl.

FYF Fest Presents: Cults / Superhumanoids / Chris the Rapper @ Synchronicity ($7)
Drink Up Buttercup / Rabbits Running / Oh My Stars @ Spaceland ($5)
Your Town Follies with Stefan Haves @ Largo ($30)
Part Time Punks @ The Echo ($5) – Factory Records night
Gipsy Kings @ Greek Theatre ($30 - $120)

Live Music Options 11/9/09 - 11/15/09

Ray Davies Appears at the Orpheum on Saturday Night

I didn't get up to as much as I'd hoped last week, but did catch Julian Casablancas and the Happy Hollows at Spaceland. Casablancas didn't do anything to win me back, but most of the crowd seemed really into it.

I'll definitely be at Ray Davies this Saturday and I'll most likely check out more of the Happy Hollows tonight.

Monday 11/9/09
[Pick of the Night] The Happy Hollows / The Soft Hands / The Widow Babies / Casxio @ Spaceland (Free) – The Happy Hollows are doing the Monday night residency this month at Spaceland. Last week was a little crazy with Julian Casablancas, but things should be back to normal this week.
[Recommended] The Blind Boy Paxton & Frank Fairfield Show @ Redwood
Band of Horses / Warpaint @ Club Nokia ($30) – Liked their first record, saw them a few times, but just lost interest after their second record came out.
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit / Chuck Prophet @ the Echo ($15)
Yellow Fever / Dunes / Best Coast / Night Control @ The Smell ($5)
Imogen Heap @ The Fonda (Sold Out)
Mississippi Man / The Fling / The Silent Comedy / Make Moon @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – Mississippi Man is doing the Monday night residency this month at the Silverlake Lounge.
David Gray @ Orpheum Theatre (Sold Out)
Girlyman @ Bootleg ($15)
Moment Trigger / Vulture / Apathetic Ronald McDonald @ Pehrs
The Cribs / The Blood Arm @ The Roxy

Tuesday 11/10/09
[Pick of the Night] Bishop Allen / Throw Me the Statue / Darwin Deez @ the Echoplex ($8) – Enter through the Echo – admission gets you into both shows. I really liked Throw Me the Statue’s first record, but still haven’t heard the new one. This show was moved from the El Rey.
60 Watt Kid / Best Coast / Gowns / Tearist @ The Echo ($8) – Entrance gets you into the show at the Echoplex too.
Inara George / Eleni Mandell / Ferraby Lionheart / Daniel Martin Moore @ Bootleg ($13)
Exene Cervenka / Sara Watkins @ Largo ($20)
Lisa Hannigan / Annie Stela @ Troubadour ($20)
The Sweet Kill / Bone Gunn / Kozmonaut / Little Birds of Los Angeles @ Spaceland ($5)
Captain Ahab / Best Fwends / Totally Michael / I.E. @ The Smell ($5)
Mat Kearney / Vedera @ The Fonda ($25)
The Raveonettes @ Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa ($15)
Via Tania / Rachel Cantu / Penelope Fortier / Sonus Quartet @ Bordello ($10)
Wake Up Lucid / The Muddy Reds / Welldiggers Banquet / The Daredevil Christopher Wright @ Silverlake Lounge ($7)
Switchfoot @ the Roxy
The Used @ the Wiltern

Wednesday 11/11/09
[Pick of the Night] The Dutchess and the Duke / Greg Ashley (of Gris Gris) / Seven Saturdays @ Spaceland ($10)
Shrinebuilder @ Viper Room () - Featuring Dale Crover from the Melvins, Scott Kelly of Neurosis, Al Cisneros of Om and Scott "Wino" Weinrich of Saint Vitus.
Grant Hart (of Husker Du) @ Viper Room ($10) - Early show at 6:30 PM
HEALTH / Abe Vigoda / TEARIST / Man’s Assassination Man @ the Smell ($7) – This is a benefit to pay for the installation of a cooling system at the Smell
Low End Theory @ Airliner ($10)
Via Tania / El May / Sonos @ Bootleg ($10)
John Carpenter / The Goldenhearts / The Passports @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Blockhead / DJ Signify / Amplive of Zion / Yppah / Deru @ Echo ($10)
Butch Walker / Waz @ Hotel Café
Fu Manchu / It’s Casual @ Troubadour ($17)
Dub Club: Jr Toots / Ras Benji / Princess Akua / Lloyd Hemmings / Incient Rootsman / Adrew Bees @ Echoplex ($10)
Glassjaw / RX Bandits @ Mayan ($25)
Five For Fighting / Angel Taylor @ Largo (Sold Out)
Marc Anthony @ Gibson Amphitheatre
Paramore @ Hollywood Palladium
Hanson @ House of Blues Anaheim
Electric Six @ Key Club ($18)
Exene Cervenka @ Alex’s Bar in Long Beach ($10)
Harry Connick Jr. @ Grammy Museum ($75)

Thursday 11/12/09
[Pick of the Night] Dead Meadow / Imaad Wasif / The Growlers / Useless Keys @ Echoplex ($12) – Get there early to check out Imaad Wasif and Useless Keys.
Fuck Buttons / Growing @ Echo ($10)
New York Night Train Soul Clap @ Spaceland ($5) – MC Ian Sevonius, DJ Jonathan Toubin and dance contest judges – Mike Watt, Jenna Thornhill, Michael Gerner, Jessica Peleta, Wendy Yao; $100 cash to the dance contest winner
Rainbow Arabia / Javelin / Pit Er Pat / The Urxed / Black Church @ the Smell ($7)
The Orange Peels / Pearl Harbor / Finches / Eleni Mandell Jazz Combo @ Bootleg ($10)
Republic of Letters / Ken Flagg / Nightmare Air / Modern Time Machines / Wrong Way Driver @ Mr. T’s Bowl
Exene Cervenka / Mississippi Man @ Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa ($10)
Too Short @ Key Club ($25)
Diet Kong / Tremellow / 19AD / Wait.Think.Fast @ L’Keg Gallery
Hello Kavita / Gypsy River Haunts @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
John Fogerty @ Kodak Theatre ($40 - $70)
Huey Lewis and the News @ Club Nokia ($45 - $85)
Great Big Sea / The Duhks / Jeremy Fisher @ El Rey ($32)
Buraka Som Sistema @ Mayan Theatre ($25)
Greg Proops Chat Show: Craig Ferguson / Nellie McKay @ Largo ($25)
Chris Barron (of Spin Doctors) @ the Mint ($15)
Everclear @ the Roxy
Attack Attack! / I Set My Friends on Fire @ Troubadour ($15)
Keller Williams @ House of Blues Anaheim

Friday 11/13/09
[Pick of the Night] Grand Archives / Sara Lov / S @ Bootleg ($12) – I liked their first record a little better than the new one, but they’re still worth checking out.
Julian Casablancas / The Growlers / Rainbow Arabia @ Downtown Palace Theatre ($35 - $150) – I caught Julian Casablancas at Spaceland. Not too impressed, but you should judge for yourself.
Jon Brion @ Largo ($25)
Red Sparowes @ Vacation Vinyl (Free) - 7:30 PM
Lovvers / The Urinals / Neverever / Signals @ The Smell ($7)
Headlights / Anne Rossi / Pomegranates @ Spaceland ($12)
Fun / Dusty Rhodes & the River Band / The Jakes @ Troubadour ($15)
Bomba Estereo / The Wallburds @ Echo ($10)
Thunderheist / Winter Gloves / Sugar and Gold / Franki Chan @ Echoplex ($14)
The Night at Dramaturgy / Drunk on Crutches / BollWeevil / The Cooling Time / Tricky Sizzler @ Mr. T’s Bowl
Saul Williams / American Fangs / Kimya Dawson / New Kingdom / The Bots @ the Roxy ($21.50) – This is the Niggy Tardust thing that Williams does
Playing for Change / Toots & the Maytals / Ziggy Marley @ Club Nokia ($20 - $247)
Keller Williams @ El Rey ($25)
Peter Mulvey @ McCabe’s ($15)
Captain Ahab / Extreme Animals / Nero’s Day at Disneyland / Tik Tik / Hot Topic @ Pehrspace
Jackopierce @ The Mint ($25)
Totimoshi / Barrio Tiger @ Redwood
Jaguares @ Hollywood Palladium
The White Tie Affair @ Avalon
Everclear @ House of Blues Anaheim
Semi Precious Weapons @ The Viper Room ($15)

Saturday 11/14/09
[Pick of the Week] Ray Davies @ Orpheum Theatre ($43 - $53) – This concert coincides with the release of a new record where Davies revisits many of my favorite Kinks’ songs with the help of a chorus. Davies is my favorite lyricist of all time, so I will be there.
Pinback / Joe Jack Talcum @ El Rey ($20) – I like the records, not crazy about the live performance.
[Recommended] Patton Oswalt @ Largo ($25) – Probably my favorite comic at the moment.
The Raveonettes / Crocodiles @ The Glass House ($15)

Hollywood Brewfest: Great Northern / Dum Dum Girls / The Deadly Syndrome / Nico Stai / Castledoor / The Tender Box / The Diamond Light @ The Fonda ($45 - $60) - The entry fee includes free beer tastings. Event runs from 3:00 PM to 10:00 PM.
Sun Araw / Wet Hair / Talk Normal / Sun Circle @ the Smell ($5)
[Recommended] Grand Archives@ Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa ($10)
Gil Mantera’s Party Dream / Abe Vigoda / Lovvers / An Albatross / Le Face @ Spaceland ($12)
Toy Robot / Swagger Sticks / Ken Flagg @ Bootleg ($10)
Health Club / The Ignorant @ L’Keg
Xeno and Oaklander @ Vacation Vinyl (Free) - 5:30 PM
Amiri Baraka / Nylaee @ Echo ($10) – Author; Early start time at 5:00 PM
Stryper / Flight Patterns / Manic Drive @ Club Nokia ($25 - $35)
Russian Circles / Young Widows / Helms Alee @ Echoplex ($14)
Holy Rolling Empire / The Jet Age / The Monthlies / The Hard to Get / Terry de Castro (of Wedding Present) @ Echo Curio
The Chop Tops / Lords of Altamont @ Redwood
Diavolo Dance Theater @ Greek Theatre
The Cat Empire @ Troubadour (Sold Out)
Supersuckers @ Alex’s Bar in Long Beach ($17)

Sunday 11/15/09
[Pick of the Night] Mission of Burma / The Henry Clay People @ Echo ($18) – Moved upstairs from the Echoplex.
[Recommended] Ferraby Lionheart / Paige Stark / Charlie Wadhams / Graham Forest @ Spaceland ($5) – I’m a Charlie Wadhams’ fan.
The Mountain Goats / Final Fantasy @ The Fonda ($22)
I Heart Pin-Up Calendar: Leslie & the Badgers / Jen and Abby / Lelia Broussard @ Hotel Café
All Leather / Bipolar Bear / Infante’s Inferno / Protect Me @ The Smell ($5)
Daisy McCrackin / Henry Wolfe @ Bootleg ($8)
Divas of Latin Music @ Greek Theatre
Cartel / This Providence @ Troubadour ($20)
Mark Matos and Os Beaches / Dameon Lee / The Choke / Bumtech @ Echo Curio