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| Deerhunter Play the Wiltern on Tuesday A few good shows this week. Monday 8/8/11 Phish @ Hollywood Bowl Tuesday 8/9/11 [Pick of the Week] Deerhunter / Dunes / David Scott Stone @ The Wiltern ($27) – I still love that last album. [Recommended] Allah-Las / Farmer Dave Scher / The Tyde / Tomorrow’s Tulips @ The Echo (Free) – Good lineup and the price is definitely right. Wet and Reckless / Various Cruelties @ The Satellite ($8) The Wallburds / Loch & Key / Canoneers / Belize / Ansel / Black Kettle @ Echoplex ($8) Dancing Heals / Saint John and the Revelations / NOW @ Silverlake Lounge ($8) Matisyahu @ Grove of Anaheim Wednesday 8/10/11 [Recommended] Blues Night: Robert Cray / Keb’ Mo’ / Mavis Staples @ Hollywood Bowl ($2 - $141) – Mavis Staples at the Satellite was one of the best shows of the year. Sia @ The Wiltern ($34 - $47) The Street and Babe Shadow / The Bixby Knolls @ The Satellite ($8) Big Audio Dynamite / The Chain Gang of 1974 @ Club Nokia ($35 - $49) Low End Theory: Daedelus @ Airliner ($10) Jill Scott / Anthony Hamilton / Mint Condition / DJ Jazzy Jeff @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($80 - $201) Vans Warped Tour: Sum 41 / Against Me! / Less Than Jake / Relient K @ Cal State Dominguez Hills Marcia Griffiths @ Echoplex ($10) Forever Goldrush / Welldigger’s Banquet / Sons of August @ Silverlake Lounge ($8) Thursday 8/11/11 Christina Perri / honeyhoney / Sarah Ault @ Troubadour (Sold Out) Ellie Goulding / Bag Raiders @ The Wiltern ($34) STRFKR / Melted Toys @ El Rey ($18) LA Font / The Dead Ships / Terraplane Sun @ The Echo ($5) Noah Lit & Megafauna / Marcus Very Ordinary @ Pershing Square (Free) Beatnik Jr. / Tapioca and the Flea / Basement Babies / Naked Kids @ Silverlake Lounge ($8) Halloween Swim Team / Sisu / Morose @ 267 S. Main ($5) Avi Isenberg / Naïve Thieves / Saint Sea Hat / Not An Airplane @ The Prospector In Long Beach ($5) Big Audio Dynamite / The Chain Gang of 1974 @ Grove of Anaheim STS9 @ House of Blues Sunset Sole and the Skyrider Band / Busdriver @ The Roxy ($12) Royal Crown Revue / Orgone / Ameera @ Santa Monica Pier (Free) Friday 8/12/11 [Pick of the Night] The Decemberists / Wye Oak @ Greek Theatre ($33 - $43) – Make sure you get there early for Wye Oak. Eels / The Submarines @ El Rey ($30) Rodrigo y Gabriela / Los Amigos Invisibles @ Hollywood Bowl ($16 - $168) Natural Child / Liquor Store / The Double Negatives / Johnny O’Donnell @ Blue Star ($10) Bob Schneider @ Troubadour ($20) - Nekromantix @ House of Blues Sunset Saturday 8/13/11 Power of the Riff: Pentagram / Eyehategod / Winter / Pelican and many more @ The Echo & Echoplex ($35) Pacific Festival: Snoop Dogg / Cut Copy / Steve Aoki / Calvin Harris / Ghostland Observatory / !!! / Black Lips / Phantogram / Toro Y Moi / Bag Raiders and many more @ Oak Canyon Ranch ($75 - $175) – A couple of people I’d like to see in the lineup. I’ve heard Snoop’s pretty horrible about phoning it in these days. Gipsy Kings @ Greek Theatre ($35 - $121) Rodrigo y Gabriela / Los Amigos Invisibles @ Hollywood Bowl ($16 - $168) The Cause / Atomic & the Shallow / Mothership / Shades of Truth @ Troubadour Gold Soil / Rarebit / Anenon / Rom-Dos @ Bootleg ($10) The Milk Carton Kids @ McCabe’s ($15) Sunday 8/14/11 [Recommended] Roots Roadhouse: The Sadies / Old Man Markley / Mike Stinson / Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys / Eilen Jewell / Jesse Sykes & Phil Wandscher / Dawn Landes / Jackshit / Resavrant and many more @ The Echo and Echoplex ($18) Snoop Dogg / Tank / New Boyz @ Club Nokia ($40 - $60) Linda Perhacs @ Cinefamily Gipsy Kings @ Greek Theatre ($35 - $121) Dav Koz / Bobby Caldwell / Sheila E @ Hollywood Bowl ($16 - $144) Chris Blackwell @ Grammy Museum ($25) |
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Monday, August 08, 2011
Live Music Options: 8/8/11 - 8/14/11
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Live Music Announcments
Deerhunter Come to the Wiltern in August
The Wiltern
8/9/11: Deerhunter (Friday at 10 AM)
8/11/11: Ellie Goulding (now)
The Music Box
6/23/11: Flying Lotus (now)
The Satellite [Ticketfly]
6/18/11: Nico Stai / Oh Darling (now)
6/19/11: The Mariettea James / Brother Bear Jones (now)
6/21/11: Manhattan Murder Mystery / Death to Anders / George Glass / Shirley Rolls (now)
6/22/11: Family of the Year / The Lonely Wild / The Union Line (now)
6/25/11: Tribute to the Movies (now)
6/26/11: Neil Hamburger (now)
7/31/11: Neil Hamburger (now)
8/7/11: Chris Shiflett and the Dead Peasants / Daniel Ahearn (now)
9/6/11: The Ladybug Transistor / Red Pony Clock / Sea Lions (now)
9/14/11: Bob Log III / Mr. Free and the Satellite Freakout (now)
El Rey Theatre
10/5/11: Peter Bjorn and John (Saturday at 10 AM)
The Smell [Ticketweb]
10/3/11: Peter Bjorn and John (now)
Troubadour [Ticketfly]
10/1/11: Peter Bjorn and John (now)
10/18/11: DragonForce (now)
Los Angeles Ukrainian Culture Center [Ticketweb]
7/27/11: Cold Cave / Austra (now)
San Manuel Amphitheatre
8/20/11: Rock the Bells [check site for specific performers in LA] – Lauryn Hill / Nas / Cypress Hill / Erykah Badu / Black Star / Raekwon + Ghostface / Mobb Deep / Genius GZA / Immortal Technique / Freddie Gibbs / Blu + Exile (presale on 6/3/11; on sale 6/4/11)
Nokia Theatre LA Live
6/11/11 – 6/12/11: R. Kelly / Keyshia Cole (now)
Club Nokia
7/8/11: The Dan Band (Saturday at 10 AM)
9/18/11: James Blake (Saturday at 10 AM)
House of Blues Sunset
5/25/11: Prince (now)
Hotel Café
7/11/11: Thao & Mirah (now)
House of Blues Sunset Strip
9/27/11: Steve Earle (now)
Grammy Museum
6/15/11: Randy Travis (now)
6/20/11: Max Weinberg (now)
6/21/11: Ben Harper (now)
Royce Hall
9/22/11: Sonny Rollins (on sale 7/22/11)
10/26/11: Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette (on sale 7/22/11)
11/5/11: Earl Scruggs (on sale 7/22/11)
11/12/11: Kenny Burrell with B.B. King and others on sale (7/22/11)
1/21/12: Kathleen Battle (on sale 7/22/11)
1/27/12: Lucinda Williams (on sale 7/22/11)
1/28/12: They Might Be Giants (on sale 7/22/11)
2/10/12: Hugh Masekela (on sale 7/22/11)
2/11/12: Ravi Coltrante Quartet and Geri Allen & the Timeline Band (on sale 7/22/11)
2/16/12: Itzhak Perlman (on sale 7/22/11)
3/9/12: Stew & the Negro Problem (on sale 7/22/11)
3/16/12: Mingus Dynasty (on sale 7/22/11)
3/29/12: Ute Lember with Vogler Quartet and Stefan Malzew (on sale 7/22/11)
4/6/12: Carolina Chocolate Drops (on sale 7/22/11)
4/20/12: Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 (on sale 7/22/11)
4/21/12: Bettye LaVette plus Jon Cleary’s Philthy Phew (on sale 7/22/11)
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
My Favorite New Music Releases of 2010 (Top 20)
A big thanks to all these artists for putting out great music this year. I had a lot of fun listening to music this year...
20) Jamey Johnson: The Guitar Song (Mercury) – I was initially interested in this for the packaging. It’s a 3LP set with the first disc on black vinyl, the second disc on half white/half black vinyl and the third disc on white vinyl. It’s shitkicker music, but ambitious shitkicker music in the tradition of Merle Haggard. Across 25 songs, Johnson shows his tender side, his sense of humor and his pissed off blue collar, ex-Marine, Southerner side. Points off for being the co-writer of “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk” (although he made more in the hour it took him to write that than I’ve made all year).
19) Aloha: Home Acres (Polyvinyl) – They’re such an underrated band. It’s layered, emotional indie rock. Click through to listen on Polyvinyl’s band page.
18) Pernice Brothers: Goodbye, Killer (Ashmont) – I still like Joe Pernice’s wordplay. Who else writes a song called “Bechamel?” Highlights are “The Great Depression” and “Something For You.”
MP3: Jacqueline Susann
17) The Moondoggies: Tidelands (Hardly Art) – This one’s not as loose and carefree as their debut, but it is quality roots rock that’s been growing on me since its release.
MP3: It’s a Shame, It’s a Pity
16) Futurebirds: Hampton’s Lullaby (Autumn Tone) – Tasty Americana with no pretense. Aquarium Drunkard’s got some downloads HERE.
15) Roky Erickson: True Love Cast Out All Evil (Anti-) – This is the best thing Erickson’s done since 1967. A lot of the credit has to go to his backing band, Okkervil River. “Goodbye Sweet Dreams” is the standout track. Left click HERE to stream tracks from Anti-
14) Dungen: Skit I Allt (Mexican Summer) – Swedish psych mang. This one’s a little mellow and free. Tame Impala may be getting all the attention right now, but I still like Dungen better.
13) Sleigh Bells: Treats (Mom & Pop Music) – For people who know me, this is probably the most surprising inclusion on this list. They push everything to the point of complete distortion but keep it fun. Their eyesore of a website is the visual equivalent of their music, yet somehow it works (the music, not the website).
12) Le Switch: The Rest of Me Is Space (Self-released) - These local guys were also #3 on my LA best of list. Stream the whole album HERE.
MP3: All About Heart
11) The Soft Pack: The Soft Pack (Kemado) – A 33 minute blast of simple, hooky rock ‘n’ roll songs. No affectation – just fun. The vocals are high in the mix and his voice is sort of a cross between Julian Casablancas and Jonathan Richman. I guess they live in LA now, I still think of them as a San Diego band, so I left them off mine. Highlights are “More or Less” and “C’Mon.” Stream songs HERE.
10) Surfer Blood: Astro Coast (Kanine) –The easiest (and most reductive) way to describe them is Weezer meets the Shins. The vocals are processed and buried in the mix but come through clean on the choruses. The occasional bit of tropical percussion creeps through from time to time. Bonus points for the David Lynch and Twin Peaks references. Highlights are “Swim” and “Harmonix.”
9) Menomena: Mines (Barsuk) – This record is a bit depressing, so I don’t listen to it as much as some of the other stuff on this list. It’s chaotic, unpredictable and has quick time signature changes. Menomena once again prove there’s a place for saxophone in indie rock.
MP3: Five Little Rooms
8) The Besnard Lakes: The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night (Jagjaguwar) – They build songs like nobody else. Swirling guitars, falsettos and intense as shit. See them live because it’s always a highlight of the year.
MP3: Albatross
MP3: Albatross
7) Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings: I Learned the Hard Way (Daptone) – Retro soul done so well. Great voice, great band and really good songs add up to repeat listening.
6) The Black Keys: Brothers (Nonesuch) – It’s blues rock so you’ll hear some copped riffs. On this record you might also hear some Tom Jones, T. Rex and Cold War Kids.
5) Radar Brothers: The Illustrated Garden (Merge) – This was #2 on my local list. It might be my most listened to record of the year.
4) Aloe Blacc: Good Things (Stones Throw) – This was #1 on my local list. Like a lost Bill Withers’ record from 1973.
3) Deerhunter: Halcyon Digest (4AD) – This guy should not be allowed to sequence his own records. It starts out slow and then really hits its stride around track five. “Helicopter” and “Desire Lines” are two personal favorites.
MP3: Revival
MP3: Revival
2) Kelley Stoltz: To Dreamers (Sub Pop) – I just enjoy the shit out of Kelley Stoltz’s music. Hipsters would probably rather listen to the other band he plays with, Sonny & the Sunsets (and they’re pretty good too) but I love this. Maybe I love the 1960s too much?
MP3: I Don’t Get That
MP3: I Don’t Get That
1) Phosphorescent: Here’s to Taking It Easy (Dead Oceans) – On wax their laid back grooves make them seem like a modern day Willie Nelson. But live, his superb band completely annihilated the Troubadour earlier this year. There’s tons of beautiful pedal steel on this record. Highlights include “Tell Me Baby (Have You Had Enough)” and “The Mermaid Parade.”
MP3: The Mermaid Parade
MP3: The Mermaid Parade
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Live Music Options: 11/1/10 - 11/7/10
Le Switch Celebrate Their Record Release on Thursday at Spaceland (photo credit: Brian Looby)
Damn fine week for live music...
Monday 11/1/10
[Pick of the Night] Deerhunter / High Places / Casino vs. Japan @ Music Box ($20) – The new Deerhunter record’s a leading contender for album of the year from all your favorite blogger/writers. It shows a lot of artistic growth.
[Recommended] Black Apples / John Carpenter / Whispering Pines / Johnny O’Donnell (Free) – Black Apples are doing the Monday night residency this month at the Echo. If you haven’t seen John Carpenter yet, I highly recommend you check him out.
[Recommended] Dirt Dress / Traps PS / Tijuana Panthers / Rare Grooves @ Spaceland (Free) – Dirt Dress are doing the Monday night residency at Spaceland in November. Their music has a sort of lo-fi, early Velvet Underground vibe. Three of these bands are part of the DIY, Papermade collective.
The Apples In Stereo / Fol Chen @ Echoplex ($15) – OG Elephant 6 band channel ELO on their latest album.
Chasing Kings / Pacific Hurt / Eyes Lips Eyes / Judson and Mary @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – Chasing Kings is doing the Monday night residency at the Silverlake Lounge this month.
DJ Shadow / Pigeon John @ House of Blues Anaheim ($40) – Beat heads.
Paul Gilbert @ House of Blues Sunset ($22.50)
Aloe Blacc @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM
Tuesday 11/2/10
[Pick of the Night] White Denim / Devon Williams @ Spaceland ($14) – Schizo, jarring, classic rock inspired Austinites who are known for their energetic live shows.
Stew and the Negro Problem / Candypants @ Echoplex ($23 or $28 for seated) – Bronson previewed this show for the LA Weekly. Check it out here. I haven’t seen them for over a decade.
Two Door Cinema Club / Funeral Party / Generationals @ The Music Box ($20) – Catchy Electropop/Indie rock from Bangor and Donaghadee, Northern Ireland
The Californian / Alpine Decline / Death To Anders @ LaBrie’s in Glendale (Free)
Marcus Very Ordinary / Daniel Ahearn @ the Echo
Ingrid Michaelson / The Guggenheim Grotto @ Troubadour (Sold Out)
Lewis Black in conversation with Craig Ferguson @ El Rey ($25 - $95)
The League Live @ Largo (Sold Out) – The FX show about Fantasy Football
The Sleeping / Tides of Man / pmtoday / Just Like Vinyl / Happy Body Slow Brain @ The Glass House ($12)
The Livingston’s / Symbol Six / White Flag Down @ Redwood
Gov’t Mule @ House of Blues Anaheim ($34)
Kristian Hoffman @ M Bar ($5)
The Wayne Horvitz Gravitas Quartet @ Redcat
Wednesday 11/3/10
[Pick of the Night] Elton John & Leon Russell @ Hollywood Palladium (Sold Out) – The two legends celebrate the release of their new T Bone Burnet produced album. I’ve never been that into Elton John, but I’m a huge Leon Russell fan.
[Recommended] Ornette Coleman @ Royce Hall ($43 - $83) – Free jazz pioneer.
Marnie Stern @ the Echo ($10) – A bit experimental and noisy. I’ve always enjoyed Zach Hill’s drumming.
Glasser / Teen Inc. @ Troubdaour ($12) – Her first album on True Panther Sounds is getting good reviews.
Gary Numan / Motor @ El Rey ($35) – Playing his classic album, Pleasure Principle from start to finish.
Paul Weller @ The Wiltern ($46 - $56)
Snoop Dogg / Mike Epps @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($35 - $92)
Actress / Co. Fee / Tully @ Airliner ($10)
Ingrid Michaelson / The Guggenheim Grotto @ The Music Box (Sold Out)
Stephen Brower & The Silent Majority / Overcasters @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Kelli Scarr / 8MM @ Hotel Café
Eddie Nichols @ Redwood
Donavon Frankenreiter @ The Roxy ($25)
Natacha Atlas @ The Conga Room
Thursday 11/4/10
[Pick of the Night] Le Switch / Mississippi Man / Shirley Rolls / Big Whup @ Spaceland ($7) – This is the record release party for Le Switch’s second long player, The Rest of Me Is Space. I volunteered to write some of the press materials for the record, so I definitely recommend it.
[Recommended] Physical Forms / Figurine / Contemporary Casuals / XBXRX @ The Smell ($5) – Interesting night of music at the Smell. Physical Forms is ex-Mae Shi, Figurine features Jimmy Tamborello and Contemporary Casuals features Boom Bip and Josh Klinghoffer.
[Recommended] Freddie Gibbs @ Key Club ($15) – Very talented rapper. I saw him at Spaceland recently.
Gary Numan / Battle Circus @ El Rey ($35) – Playing Pleasure Principle from start to finish.
Ghostland Observatory / DJ Jack @ Club Nokia ($28) – Hipsters really turned on these guys.
Walter Meego / Dominant Legs / White Apple Tree @ The Echo ($10) – Chicago transplants.
Reel Big Fish / Goldfinger @ House of Blues Sunset ($23)
Enter Shikari / Haste the Day / Sleeping With Sirens / Lights Go Blue @ Troubadour ($15) – English post-hardcore band
Godsmack / 5FDP / Drowning Pool @ Nokia Theatre ($30 - $50)
Drake @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($57 - $83) – Former child actor turned #1 artist.
Emily Wells / Henry Wolfe @ Largo ($20)
Hawksley Workman / Alex Dezen @ Hotel Café
Nellie McKay / Shane Alexander / Persia White @ The Roxy ($15)
Ruben Albarran of Café Tacuba @ Detroit Bar ($20)
Colour Revolt / Dahga Bloom @ Origami (Free) – 6:00 PM
Circa Survive @ House of Blues Anaheim ($26)
Honeychild @ Space 1520 (Free) – 7:00 PM start
Friday 11/5/10
[Pick of the Week] Dr. Dog / Here We Go Magic / Good Old War @ The Wiltern ($35) – Great albums and a lot of fun to see live.
[Recommended] Trans Am / Nice Nice / Jonas Reinhardt @ Spaceland ($14) – I’ve always enjoyed their robot rock.
[Recommended] Mavis Staples / Billy Bragg @ Royce Hall ($33 - $58) – Both of these artists have benefit from affiliations with Wilco.
Cold War Kids @ The Glass House ($20) – Does anybody else think the new Black Keys sounds a little like the Cold War Kids?
Yelle / Hawnay Troof @ Echoplex ($17) – French electro-pop
Les Blanks / Goldenboy @ Casey’s Irish Pub (Free) – I always enjoy seeing Les Blanks.
Colour Revolt / The Pity Party @ Bootleg ($12)
Helmet / Intronaut @ Key Club ($18)
Johnny Flynn / Cheyenne Marie Mize / Brother Sal @ Hotel Café
Cheryl Wheeler / Jill Sobule @ McCabe’s (Sold Out)
Bayside / Senses Fail / Title Fight / Balance and Composure @ Troubadour (Sold Out) – For the swishy hair crowd
Alan Jackson / Chris Young @ Nokia Theatre ($50 - $80)
Great Big Sea @ House of Blues ($25)
Djavan @ Club Nokia ($40 - $85) – Brazilian singer-songwriter
Ryuichi Sakamoto @ El Rey (Sold Out)
Gov’t Mule @ The Music Box ($30)
Paula Cole @ Largo ($40)
Shooter Jennings @ House of Blues Anaheim ($25)
Dokken @ Galaxy Theater in Santa Ana
Saturday 11/6/10
[Pick of the Night] Kisses / Obi Best @ Spaceland ($8) – Kisses is Jesse Kivel from Princeton’s side project. They’ve benefited from some good buzz for their singles.
Florence and the Machine / Hanni El Khatib / Grouplove @ The Wiltern ($30 - $35) – Her voice draws comparisons to Kate Bush, they sell a ton of records and are critically acclaimed (especially in the UK).
Mike Gordon @ Troubadour (Sold Out) – Co-founder of Phish
The Heavy / Wallpaper @ El Rey ($18)
The Monolators / The Tleilax Music Machine / BoxViolet / Hot TV @ Pehrspace ($5)
Too $hort @ Key Club ($35)
Senses Fail / Bayside @ House of Blues Anaheim ($24)
Johnny Flynn / Cheyenne Marie Mize / Johnnyswim @ Hotel Café
Circa Survive / dredg / Codeseven / Animals As Leaders @ Avalon ($25)
Tim & Eric Awesome Tour, Great Job! / Pusswhip Banggang / Neil Hamburger @ Club Nokia ($25 - $35)
The Thrilling Adventure Hour @ Largo ($25) – Staged production of old-time radio featuring Chris Hardwick, Janet Varney, Romany Malco, Busy Phillips and Maria Thayer
Laurence Juber @ McCabe’s ($20)
Young the Giant / Vanaprasta / The Smiles @ The Roxy ($12)
No Joy / La Sera / Lower Dens @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM
Nitzer Ebb @ Galaxy Theater in Santa Ana
Sunday 11/7/10
[Pick of the Night] Bear in Heaven / Lower Dens / Sun Airway @ Troubadour ($15) – Critically acclaimed Brooklyn band.
[Recommended] The Dodos / The Deadly Syndrome @ Detroit Bar ($12) – Pretty good reason to drive down to Costa Mesa on a Sunday night.
PVT @ Spaceland ($8) – Aussie/Londoners on Warp Records.
Massive Attack / Thievery Corporation / Red Cortez / Saint Motel / Voxhaul Broadcast @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($72 - $90)
Frontier Records 30th Anniversary: Adolescents / The Middle Class / Rikk Agnew / Flyboys / The Pontiac Brothers @ Echoplex ($15) – Stars at 4:00 PM
Ledisi @ El Rey ($32)
Confide @ The Glass House ($12)
Richard Shindell / Krista Detor @ McCabe’s ($22.50)
Sweater Girls / Sourpatch @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM
Night Horse / Lecherous Gaze / Nails @ Alex’s Bar in Long Beach (Free)
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