Live Music Options: 8/1/11 - 8/7/11

The Fresh & Onlys Play the Echoplex on Tuesday

After a great calendar last week, this week's a little slow...

Monday 8/1/11

[Pick of the Night] Stone Darling / SNEAKPEEK / J. Tillman / Baby’s On Acid @ The Satellite (Free) – Stone Darling’s the residency band. J. Tillman’s a member of Fleet Foxes.

[Recommended] Active Child / Therapies Son / Letting Up Despite Great Faults / Cassettes Won’t Listen @ The Echo (Free) – Active Child’s the residency band. Curious if they’re a more compelling live band these days.  

Robert Francis / Boots Electric / Taylor Locke @ Bootleg (Free)

Maps & Atlases / Princeton / Soft Swells @ Troubadour ($15) – Indie band on Barsuk

The Ross Sea Party / Wires in the Walls / Facts on File / Little Owl @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)

The Belle Brigade @ Grammy Museum ($15) – The Fleetwood Mac-isms are nice.

Sing the Body Electric / The Californian @ Viper Room

Cary Brothers / Damnwells @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP)

Geoff Geis / Sisterfucker / Mind Cemetary / The Monolators @ Pehrspace

Tuesday 8/2/11

[Pick of the Week] Woods / The Fresh & Onlys / White Fence @ Echoplex ($14) – I dig the Fresh & Onlys.

[Recommended] DNTEL / The One AM Radio / Geotic @ Detroit Bar ($12) – Mr. Jimmy Tamborello.  

[Recommended] Mariachi El Bronx @ Amoeba (Free) – 6:00 PM

[Recommended] The New Limb / Youngblood Hawke / Deap Vally @ The Satellite ($5) – Deap Valley features Julie from the Pity Party

Tally Hall / Speak / Casey Shea @ Troubadour ($15)

Allah-Las / Bleached / Neverever / Dream Homes @ The Echo (Free)

Yes / Styx / Shane Alexander @ Greek Theatre ($47 - $300)

The Naked and Famous / White Sea @ The Music Box (Sold Out)

Rachmaninoff III @ Hollywood Bowl

The Calicos / A Thousand and Fifty Lies @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Captain Ahab / Bubblegum Octopus / Screamin’ Cyn Cyn & the Pons / Essay @ The Smell ($5)

John Hiatt @ Grammy Museum ($25)

Julia Fordham & Paul Reiser @ The Roxy

Judson McKinney @ The Central S.A.P.C (Free)

The Orion Experience / Think Alike / Random Patterns @ Lot 1 ($3)

Wednesday 8/3/11

[Pick of the Night] Lykke Li / Best Coast / Fool’s Gold @ Greek Theatre ($39 - $46)
Sun Araw + Warm Climate Perform Teenage Fanclub's Bandwagonesque @ Hard Rock Cafe  - Forgot about that place.

Scattered Trees / The Alternate Routes @ The Satellite ($8)

Coldplay @ LA Tennis Center at UCLA (Sold Out) – I saw them at the El Rey back in the day.

New Maximum Donkey / Light FM / Kingsley / Jon Lindsay / Garland / Backnbloom @ The Echo ($8)    

Two Kids, One Hall @ Largo ($25) – Scott Thompson and Kevin McDonald

The Family Bones / Dylan Trees / Warships @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Stevie Nicks signing @ Amoeba (Free) – 6:00 PM; must purchase CD

Matisyahu / Tea Leaf Green @ Club Nokia ($25 - $30)

Count Fleet @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM

Thursday 8/4/11

[Pick of the Night] The Hectors / Count Fleet / Downtown Union / The Outdoors @ The Satellite ($8) – Support some local bands.

Hippiefest: Dave Mason / Mark Farner / Rick Derringer / Felix Cavalier’s Rascals / Gary Wright @ Greek Theatre ($42 - $62)

Samiyam @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM

Free Moral Agents / Vanaprasta @ Detroit Bar ($6)

Appalachian Spring @ Hollywood Bowl – Celebrating the clarinet

John Hiatt & the Combo @ Troubadour ($40)

Bixby Knolls @ Pershing Square (Free)

Horde and the Harem / The Brothers King / Sister Ruby Band @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

NASA Space Universe / Low Places / Pure Shit / Hue-Man Air Or @ The Smell ($5)

Cirque du Soleil Presents Rock of the Bay @ Santa Monica Pier (Free)

Friday 8/5/11

[Pick of the Night] Devo @ Grove of Anaheim ($40) – Still a really fun live band.  

[Recommended] Summer Darling / Polls / Silian Rail / Future Ghost @ The Satellite ($8) – Jaxart and Origami present.

The Donkeys / Red Pony Clock @ The Echo ($12) – San Diego band on the Dead Oceans label.

Cristian Castro @ Greek Theatre ($47 - $127)

Hairspray @ Hollywood Bowl – Two original Broadway leads and all all-star cast (including Stamos).

Magnolia Memoir / The Quiet / The Cotillionaires @ Troubadour ($12)

Abandoned Pools @ Viper Room ($12)  

Katy Perry @ Nokia Theatre LA Live (Sold Out)

YOB / Dark Castle / Ancestors / Of the Horizons @ Echoplex ($20)

Tig Notaro & Friends @ Largo

Searching For Elliott Smith (Film Screening) @ Bootleg ($10)

Orca Team / Footwork / Sweater Girls / Summer Twins @ The Smell ($5)

David Bromberg @ McCabe’s (Sold Out)

Moondog Orchestra / The Bixby Knolls / Santoros @ 267 S. Main St. ($5)

Saturday 8/6/11

[Pick of the Night] Funk Fest: Morris Day & the Time / Sugarfoot’s Ohio Players / One Way with Al Hudson / Dazz Band / Mary Jane Girls @ Greek Theatre ($36 - $94) – You gotta see Morris Day.  

[Recommended] High Places / Sun Araw / Matthewdavid @ Bootleg ($12) – Thrill Jockey band.

Radars to the Sky / The Lonely Wild / Goldenspell / Torches in Trees @ The Satellite ($8)

Hard Summer: Duck Sauce / Boys Noize / Chromeo / Ratatat / Skrillex / Odd Future / James Murphy & Pat Mahoney / Digitalism / Gaslamp Killer / Juan Maclean and many more @ LA State Historic Park ($75) - Not my bag, but maybe you're into getting E'ed up and dancing like a prick.
Disasterradio / Captain Ahab / Kevin Blechdom / I.E. @ The Smell ($5)

KMFDM @ Grove of Anaheim

Hairspray @ Hollywood Bowl - Two original Broadway leads and all all-star cast (including Stamos).

The Fling / Francisco the Man @ Detroit Bar ($8)

Katy Perry @ Nokia Theatre LA Live (Sold Out)

The Thrilling Adventure Hour @ Largo

David Bromberg @ McCabe’s (Sold Out)

Touche @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM

Vum / Thurlow / Sue Scrofa @ Lot 1 ($3)

Sunday 8/7/11

[Pick of the Night] Torche / Big Business / Thrones @ Troubadour ($15) – Heavy rock.  

Ari Shine / Daniel Ahearn and the Jones / Eagle Rock Gospel Singers @ The Satellite ($8)

Hairspray @ Hollywood Bowl - Two original Broadway leads and all all-star cast (including Stamos).

Katy Perry @ Nokia Theatre LA Live (Sold Out)

Grand Ole Echo: Drunk on Crutches / Gal Holiday / The Vaquetones @ The Echo (Free)

The Preservation / Judson McKinney @ Redwood

Live Music Options: 2/8/10 - 2/14/10

Monday February 8, 2010
[Pick of the Night] Useless Keys / Light FM / The Black Apples / L.E.F. @ The Echo (Free) – Useless Keys has the Monday night residency.
[Recommended] Princeton / Casxio / Rafter / The Jubilee Singers @ Spaceland (Free) – Princeton continues their Monday night residency.
Red Arrow Messenger / Jenny O / Rumspringa @ Bootleg (Free) – Red Arrow Messenger continues its Monday night residency.
Gamble House / Guy Fantastico / Haim / Damn Sons @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – Gamble House has a Monday night residency.
Joe Jack Talcum / American Sheriff / Lord Grunge / Bassturd @ Echo Curio ($6)
Laura Jansen @ Hotel Café
Ohioan / M. Geddes Gengras / Ah Holly Fam’ly / Bow + Arrow / Moment Trigger @ Synchronicity

Tuesday February 9, 2010
[Pick of the Night] Mumford and Sons @ Troubadour (Sold Out) – A lot of positive music industry buzz for these folky Brits.
[Recommended] The Thermals / Thao with the Get Down Stay Down @ Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa ($15)
[Recommended] Mia Doi Todd / Correatown / Ariana Delawari / DJ Nobody @ Spaceland ($8) – A lot of attractive women on the stage tonight (is that sexist?).
[Recommended] Ferraby Lionheart / Buddy / Josh Ottum / Evan Voytas @ Bootleg (Free)
St. Vincent / Wildbirds & Peacedrums @ El Rey ($18) – Subject of a lot of indie boy crushes (is that sexist?).
Nouvelle Vague / SOKO / Findlay Brown @ The Fonda ($28) – They typically have some nice looking French women singing in the band (is that sexist?).
Laco$te / Michael Nhat / Fawn as Women / Fantastica Bastidas @ The Echo ($5) – Good chance for the pervy old dudes to check out Laco$te at a real club (is that sexist?).
The Moore Brothers / Cave Country / Hod Hulphers @ Echo Curio
Loudon Wainwright III @ Largo ($30)
Roll the Tanks / Gooby Goo & Peekers / Bomb Your Face @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Jay Nash @ Hotel Café

Wednesday February 10, 2010
[Pick of the Night] Low End Theory: Nocando / Dntel / King Cannibal @ Airliner ($10) - Jeff Weiss did a profile on Nocando recently the LA Weekly. Always good to see Dntel...
Club NME: Silent Star / The Dig / The Passports / Imagine Dragons @ Spaceland ($5)
Justin Townes Earle @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM show
Wild Beasts / Still Life Still / Magic Bullets @ Troubadour ($15) – These Brits last album got best new music from Pitchfork. The lead singer has a love it or hate it voice (kind of one of those moan-y instruments).
Findlay Brown / Cobra Lilies / Pizza! @ The Echo ($5)
Haiti Benefit: Pete Yorn / Tim Kasher / Craig Wedren @ Bootleg ($15)
Lucha VaVoom @ Mayan Theatre ($30 - $65)
Dub Club: Courtney Melody / Tippa Lee @ Echoplex ($10)
Thurlow / Samuel Stewart / Mouse Kills Tiger / The Heligoats @ Echo Curio
Joe Sib’s California Calling @ Largo ($20)
The Tuffingtons / Warlords of Rock’n’Roll Thunder and Lightning / New Planets @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Big Phony @ Hotel Café

Thursday February 11, 2010
[Pick of the Night] The Thermals / Thao with the Get Down Stay Down / Slang Chickens @ Troubadour ($16) – I caught the Thermals at SXSW last year, high energy band. Thao puts out some strong records, but I haven’t seen her.
[Recommended] Imaad Wasif / Becky Stark / Voice on Tape @ Spaceland ($8) – Imaad continues his residency with Becky Stark opening (from Lavender Diamond).
Justin Townes Earle / Joe Pug / The Hi Hos @ the Echo ($12) – Steve Earle’s son.
Alec Ounsworth (Clap Your Hands Say Yeah) / The Romany Rye / Line and Circle @ Bootleg ($15) – Seeing his first tour with CYHSY really turned me off to his music, but maybe he’s grown up? Anybody seen him in the past few years?
James McMurtry / Johnny Burke @ the Mint ($22) – I love his dad’s writing (All My Friends Are Going to Be Strangers is a classic novel).
Eyedea & Abilities / Dosh / Silent Army @ Echoplex ($12) – Ex-battle rappers.
Lucha VaVoom @ Mayan Theatre (Sold Out)
Editors / The Antlers @ The Wiltern ($25)
Body Parts / Alina Cutrono / Micah James / Deathday Party @ Echo Curio
Richard Thompson @ Largo (Sold Out)
Captains / Venus Bogardus / Bulled By Strings / Dreamers @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Big Phony @ Hotel Café
Michael Nhat / Big Whup / No Paws (No Lions) / Pangea @ The Smell ($5)
Space Cadalack / The Binges / 8MM @ Viper Room ($10)

Friday February 12, 2010
[Pick of the Night] Chicago Underground Duo / Pit Er Pat / Pity Party @ Bootleg ($12) – This promises to be an interesting night of music. I’ve always really admired the Thrill Jockey label.
[Recommended] Haiti Benefit: It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia / Family Guy Live @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($60 - $90) – Two of the wrongest TV shows around perform live on the same stage.
[Recommended] Shadow Shadow Shade (f/k/a Afternoons) / Twilight Sleep / Marvelous Toy @ Spaceland ($8) – Afternoons morphed out of Irving and they’ve now changed their name to Shadow Shadow Shade. What do you think of the name?
[Recommended] The Monolators / Make Me / Heavy Hawaii / The Preteens @ The Smell ($5) – Cool post about the Monolators on the Huffington Post today.
Pocahaunted / Moon Duo @ Synchronicity
Fitz & the Tantrums / Sweater Girls @ the Echo ($8)
Boogaloo Assassins / Chico Mann @ the Mint ($12)
Miss Derringer / The Creepshow / The Triggers @ Troubadour ($12)
Christian Death @ El Rey ($25)
The Beat Junkies / Slum Village @ Echoplex ($10)
Moan Red / Ric Veda / The Jack Fris Radio Choir / The Marietta James @ Redwood Bar ($8)
STS9 @ The Wiltern ($27)
Dog / The Crystelles / Actuary / Geronimo / Sissister @ Echo Curio
Meshell Ndegeocello @ Largo ($30)
Justin Townes Earle @ McCabe’s (Sold Out)
Sierra Swan / Carina Round / Samuel Stewart @ Pehrspace
The Idyllists @ Hotel Café

Saturday February 13, 2010
[Pick of the Night] Daniel Lanois’ Black Dub @ Spaceland ($14) – Lanois is an insanely talented guy (a few producer credits: U2 – The Joshua Tree, Unforgettable Fire, Achtung Baby, All That You Can’t Leave Behind, How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, No Line on the Horizon; Peter Gabriel – So, Us; Bob Dylan – Oh Mercy, Time Out of Mind; Emmylou Harris – Wrecking Ball). Black Dub is his band with drummer Brian Blade, bass player Daryl Johnson and singer Trixie Whitley.
[Recommended] Dirty Dozen Brass Band @ the Mint ($23) – The next best thing to being in New Orleans for Mardi Gras? Stop by the Gumbo Pot at the Farmer’s Market before.
The Album Leaf / Sea Wolf @ El Rey ($17) – The Album Leaf just released a new album on Sub Pop.
West Indian Girl / Pollyn @ Bootleg ($13)
Laco$te / Repetitions / I.E. / Essay @ The Smell ($5)
ALO / Chris Velen @ Troubadour ($20)
The Delfonics / The Intruders / The Impressions / The Persuaders @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($20 - $65)
Songs for Haiti: Paul F. Tompkins / Sara Watkins @ Largo
Alice In Chains @ Hollywood Palladium (Sold Out)
Ash Reiter / Devotionals / Foxtails Brigade / The Karabal Nightlife @ Echo Curio
G. Love & Special Sauce @ House of Blues Sunset ($23)
Al Stewart @ Largo (Sold Out)

Sunday Februray 14, 2010
[Pick of the Day] Kidrockers: Dengue Fever / Buddy @ The Echo ($12) – You need a child to get into this, but if you can sneak your way in, it’s a pretty cool time.
[Recommended] Daniel Lanois’ Black Dub @ Spaceland ($14) – See Saturday’s description.
[Recommended] Van Dyke Parks / Clare & the Reasons @ McCabe’s ($22.50)
John Weise / Lasse Marhaug / Joe & Joe / Seven Depressions @ The Smell ($5)
Part Time Punks: The Meek / Weekend / Young Prisms @ The Echo ($5)
The Delfonics / The Intruders / The Impressions / The Persuaders @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($20 - $65)
Justin Beiber @ Hollywood Palladium
Normandie / Night Horse / Yours Til Death @ Viper Room ($12)
Motion City Soundtrack @ House of Blues Sunset ($23)