I caught the Parson Red Heads and Le Switch on Friday at Spaceland and the Radar Brothers on Saturday at Origami. Great stuff. Sorry to see the Parson Red Heads move back to Oregon - feels like I've been writing about them since the beginning days of this blog five years ago....
Monday 9/20/10
[Pick of the Night] Eastern Conference Champions / Andy Clockwise / Come On Go with Us / The Pity Party @ Spaceland (Free) – ECC is doing the Monday night residency in September. Strongest of the ECC lineups.
Vanaprasta / Pacific Hurt / Cue the Moon / The Hundred Days @ The Echo (Free) – Dual residency.
Curt Smith (of Tears for Fears / Angela McCluskey @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP)
Ranchero Brothers (Rhett & Murray from Old 97’s) @ Largo ($25)
Family of the Year / All Wrong and the Plans Change / Satellite Crush / Gratitillium @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)
Narwhalz of Sound / W.H.I.T.E. / Hosannas @ Pehrspace
Gemini Syndrome / Yeti / Otherwise / Broken Decency @ Troubadour (Free)
Captain Ahab / Narwhalz of Sound / W.H.I.T.E. / Hosannas @ Pehrspace
Young Mammals / Atomic Zeus @ Echo Curio
Phil Alvin and Friends @ Redwood
Tuesday 9/21/10
[Pick of the Night] The Parson Red Heads / Red Cortez @ The Echo ($5) – I had a lot of fun at their other farewell show at Spaceland on Friday night. They’re moving back to Oregeon, so check them out while you still have the chance. It’s the big lineup too.
Kele / Does It Offend You, Yeah? @ The Music Box ($25) – Kele was in Bloc Party (I still like their first album – but haven’t heard the solo stuff).
Ratatat / Dom / Bobby Birdman @ Club Nokia ($30) – Surprised their big enough to play Club Nokia.
Typhoon / Y La Bamba / Maxim Ludwig @ Spaceland ($8) – Popular band out of Portland.
Efterklang / Buke & Gass @ Troubadour ($12) – Denmark post-rock.
Rhett Miller @ Largo ($25) – Lead singer of the Old 97’s
Funeral Party / The Belle Brigade / Italian Japanese @ Bootleg Theatre ($10) – These local kids seem to be on their way. Recently named #47 on NME’s best new bands of 2010.
Furthur featuring Phil Lesh & Bob Weir @ Greek Theatre ($47 - $78)
Adam Heldring / Gabe Sullivan / Sergio Mendoza y La Orekstra Amparao Sanchez @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
A Pretty Mess / Jugheads Revenge / Death Hymn Number 9 @ Redwood Bar
Anna Nalick @ Hotel Café
Wednesday 9/22/10
[Pick of the Night] The xx / Warpaint / Zola Jesus @ Hollywood Palladium ($41) - The xx’s debut was in my top 10 last year.
[Recommended] Low End Theory: DNTEL / Dark Time Sunshine / Void Pedal @ Airliner ($10)
[Recommended] Tommy Keene performs “Songs From the Film” / Threes and Nines / Check Out Girls @ Spaceland ($10) – Songs From the Film was Keene’s major label debut album (produced by Geoff Emerick) from 1986. Power pop fans take note.
The Airborne Toxic Event featuring the Calder Quartet @ John Anson Ford ($30) – Great venue if you’re a fan of the band.
James McMurtry / Johnny Burke @ The Mint ($25) – Talented singer-songwriter and son of Larry.
Riverboat Gamblers @ Alex’s Bar in Long Beach ($10) – Great live band.
Future Ghost / Cinderella Motel / Facts on File / Non Ultra Joy @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Michael Franti & Spearhead @ Club Nokia ($35)
The Do / Mia Maestro / Paul Dempsey @ Bootleg Theater ($10)
What Laura Says / Skybox @ The Echo ($8)
Garfunkel and Oates @ Largo ($25)
Cinderella Motel / Sing Orpheus / Future Ghost @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Bleu & Mike Viola @ Hotel Café
Modern Time Machines / The Meeting Places / Hearts & Minutes @ 3 Clubs
Neo / Tribraco / Glass Goblins @ Echo Curio
Thursday 9/23/10
[Pick of the Night] All For the Hall: Taylor Swift / Emmylou Harris / Kris Kristofferson @ Club Nokia (Sold Out) - One guess: which two of these three do I really like? This is a benefit for the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville (which I recently visited).
Wet & Reckless @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM
Dirty Projectors / Dominique Young Unique @ The Glass House ($20) – A band that I really tried to get into.
Fool’s Gold / Wallpaper / Rainbow Arabia @ Troubadour ($14) – Luke Top and Lewis Pesacov’s popular, local worldbeat band.
EOTO / Mimosa / MartyParty @ The Music Box ($20)
Brass Bed / George Glass / Verb the Adjective Noun @ Spaceland ($8)
Jim Jones Revue / The Bellrays / Coasting @ The Echo ($14)
Chinese White Bicycles (Robyn Hitchcock and Joe Boyd) @ Largo
Honey Loving Cells / Go West Young Man / The Lonely Wild / The Ross Sea Party @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Hosannas @ The Smell ($5)
Patrolled By Radar / The Whiskey Saints @ 3 Clubs
Cassorla / Strangers Family Band / Slang Chickens @ Echo Curio
Friday 9/24/10
[Pick of the Night] Willie Nelson / Ryan Bingham @ Greek Theatre ($50 - $90) – I like both of these dudes. Willie always creates a good party atmosphere.
[Recommended] Jon Brion and Friends @ Largo ($25)
Dirty Projectors / Dominique Young Unique @ The Wiltern ($30 - $35)
Earthless / Crom / Bastard @ Spaceland ($10) – Well respected instrumental psych rock band from San Diego. Drummer Mario Rubalcaba had played in most of the memorable San Diego bands.
Rumspringa / Gamble House / Superhumanoids @ Bootleg ($8) – Local lineup with some bands generating some good buzz right now.
Rabbits Rabbits Rabbits @ The Echo ($8) – Features Jack Burnside from the Mezzanine Owls
Rancid / Adolescents / Thelonious Monster @ The Music Box (Sold Out)
Ratatat / Dom / Bobby Birdman @ Fox Theater Pomona ($28)
Gladys Knight / The O’Jay’s @ Nokia Theatre ($50 - $90)
Glasser @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM
RX Bandits perform “The Resignation” / Wild Orchid Children @ Troubadour (Sold Out)
Elefante / Zur @ House of Blues Sunset
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone / Former Ghosts / Otouto / Foot Foot @ The Smell ($7)
Beausoleil avec Michael Doucet @ McCabe’s ($24.50)
Hydroplane / Khalija / KnobGoblin / Wake @ Pehrspace
Paul Collins Beat / The Chopsticks / The Neurotics / The Blvd Beat @ Redwood Bar - Fan of the Nerves?
Mack 10 @ Key Club ($27)
Spirit Vine @ 5 Star Bar
Angus Khan / Supagroup @ 3 Clubs
Helmet / Bison BC / Killing California @ Galaxy Concert Theatre
Hydroplane / Khalija / Knobgoblin @ Pehrspace
Swagger Sticks / The Shakers / Mad Planet @ Echo Curio
Dirt Nasty @ the Roxy ($15)
Saturday 9/25/10
[Pick of the Week] Waved Out II: Dungen / The Entrance Band / Sharon Van Etten / The Fresh & Onlys / Shannon and the Clams / John Carpenter / So Many Wizards / Summer Darling / Young Prisms / Lord Huron @ The Echo & Echoplex ($13) – I’m a huge fan of Dungen. Get there in time to see John Carpenter too (and I’m sure a lot of the other bands are worth checking out too).
Gestapo Khazi / Woom / Victoria Noll / The Zig Zags @ Origami (Free) – Part of the Waved Out fest.
Band of Horses / Admiral Radley / Darker My Love @ Greek Theatre ($40 - $50) – I liked Band of Horses first record and really like the Admiral Radley record.
Patton Oswalt @ Largo ($25) – One of my favorite contemporary standups.
Muse / Passion Pit @ Staples Center (Sold Out) – I still remember seeing them in small venues – never would have guessed they’d get big enough to do two nights at the Staples.
[Recommended] Jerry Lee Lewis / Reverend Horton Heat / The Head Cat @ Fox Theater in Pomona ($30 - $77) – The killer – I just toured Sun Studios in Memphis and it reminded how great he was.
Halloween Swim Team / Laco$te / 60 Watt Kid / Heather Woodbury’s As the Globe Warms @ Echo Curio
Speedbuggy @ Spaceland ($8)
Sing-A-Long Sound of Music @ Hollywood Bowl ($9 - $81)
Jon Langford @ McCabe’s ($15)
Rancid / Telacasters @ The Music Box (Sold Out)
Shin / A-Lin @ Club Nokia ($44 - $128)
X Japan @ The Wiltern ($52 - $90)
RX Bandits perform “And the Battle Began” / Magic Triangles @ Troubadour (Sold Out)
Hunx and His Punx / Frankie Rose and the Outs / Blissed Out / Kit @ The Smell ($5)
OC Scholars @ The Glass House ($20)
Quiet Americans / The Record Year @ Pehrspace
Murderland / Compton SF / Bombpops @ Redwood Bar
Bonzo: The Groove Remains the Same – Tribute to John Bonham @ Key Club ($34)
Gestapo Khazi @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM
Kisses / Lesands / Hands @ Bootleg ($8)
Thelonious Monster / Speedbuggy / Ruby Friedman Orchestra @ Spaceland ($8)
So & So / Nina Storey @ Hotel Café
Lightning Swords of Deah / Atriarch @ 3 Clubs
Torches in Trees / The Fay Wrays / The Record Year @ Pehrspace
Sunday 9/26/10
[Pick of the Night] Vampire Weekend / Beach House / The Very Best @ Hollywood Bowl ($25 - $48) – I still like Vampire Weekend’s music. Sleepy time in the middle.
[Recommended] Off the Books: 5 O’Clock Shadowboxers / Sahy Uhns / Asura + Ana Caravelle / My Dry Wet Mess / Strangeloop / Low Limit / Shlohmo / Mount Kimbie @ Downtown Independent ($12) – Presented by Passion of the Weiss and Friends of Friends. A lot of hip-hop/electronic music I know nothing about, but if Jeff Weiss is throwing his name on it, I imagine it’s going to be pretty good.
Frankie Rose / Hunx & His Punx @ The Echo ($8) – You may remember Frankie Rose from such bands as Vivian Girls, Crystal Stilts and Dum Dum Girls.
Muse / Passion Pit @ Staples Center ($35 - $65)
Will Downing @ Club Nokia ($20 - $50)
RX Bandits perform “Mandala” / Big Sir @ Troubadour ($20)
Neil Hamburger / Steve Agee / Major Entertainer Mike H / Keith Lowell Jensen @ Spaceland ($8)
Seal and David Foster @ Grammy Museum (Sold Out)
Sonus Quartet @ Bootleg
Sleepy Sun / My Pet Saddle @ Viper Room ($10)
Grand Ole Echo @ The Echo (Free) – 5:00 PM; country/Americana themed party
Slaid Cleaves @ McCabe’s (Sold Out)
Zac Brown Band @ Verizon Wireless
Exhausted Prayer / Atriarch / Lake of Blood / Funeral Dogs @ The Smell ($5)
Jon Langford @ Amoeba (Free) – 5:00 PM
The Crystelles / Lightnin’ Woodcock / Juju Bones @ Redwood
White Hills @ Vacation (Free) – 4:00 PM
[Pick of the Night] Eastern Conference Champions / Andy Clockwise / Come On Go with Us / The Pity Party @ Spaceland (Free) – ECC is doing the Monday night residency in September. Strongest of the ECC lineups.
Vanaprasta / Pacific Hurt / Cue the Moon / The Hundred Days @ The Echo (Free) – Dual residency.
Curt Smith (of Tears for Fears / Angela McCluskey @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP)
Ranchero Brothers (Rhett & Murray from Old 97’s) @ Largo ($25)
Family of the Year / All Wrong and the Plans Change / Satellite Crush / Gratitillium @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)
Narwhalz of Sound / W.H.I.T.E. / Hosannas @ Pehrspace
Gemini Syndrome / Yeti / Otherwise / Broken Decency @ Troubadour (Free)
Captain Ahab / Narwhalz of Sound / W.H.I.T.E. / Hosannas @ Pehrspace
Young Mammals / Atomic Zeus @ Echo Curio
Phil Alvin and Friends @ Redwood
Tuesday 9/21/10
[Pick of the Night] The Parson Red Heads / Red Cortez @ The Echo ($5) – I had a lot of fun at their other farewell show at Spaceland on Friday night. They’re moving back to Oregeon, so check them out while you still have the chance. It’s the big lineup too.
Kele / Does It Offend You, Yeah? @ The Music Box ($25) – Kele was in Bloc Party (I still like their first album – but haven’t heard the solo stuff).
Ratatat / Dom / Bobby Birdman @ Club Nokia ($30) – Surprised their big enough to play Club Nokia.
Typhoon / Y La Bamba / Maxim Ludwig @ Spaceland ($8) – Popular band out of Portland.
Efterklang / Buke & Gass @ Troubadour ($12) – Denmark post-rock.
Rhett Miller @ Largo ($25) – Lead singer of the Old 97’s
Funeral Party / The Belle Brigade / Italian Japanese @ Bootleg Theatre ($10) – These local kids seem to be on their way. Recently named #47 on NME’s best new bands of 2010.
Furthur featuring Phil Lesh & Bob Weir @ Greek Theatre ($47 - $78)
Adam Heldring / Gabe Sullivan / Sergio Mendoza y La Orekstra Amparao Sanchez @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
A Pretty Mess / Jugheads Revenge / Death Hymn Number 9 @ Redwood Bar
Anna Nalick @ Hotel Café
Wednesday 9/22/10
[Pick of the Night] The xx / Warpaint / Zola Jesus @ Hollywood Palladium ($41) - The xx’s debut was in my top 10 last year.
[Recommended] Low End Theory: DNTEL / Dark Time Sunshine / Void Pedal @ Airliner ($10)
[Recommended] Tommy Keene performs “Songs From the Film” / Threes and Nines / Check Out Girls @ Spaceland ($10) – Songs From the Film was Keene’s major label debut album (produced by Geoff Emerick) from 1986. Power pop fans take note.
The Airborne Toxic Event featuring the Calder Quartet @ John Anson Ford ($30) – Great venue if you’re a fan of the band.
James McMurtry / Johnny Burke @ The Mint ($25) – Talented singer-songwriter and son of Larry.
Riverboat Gamblers @ Alex’s Bar in Long Beach ($10) – Great live band.
Future Ghost / Cinderella Motel / Facts on File / Non Ultra Joy @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Michael Franti & Spearhead @ Club Nokia ($35)
The Do / Mia Maestro / Paul Dempsey @ Bootleg Theater ($10)
What Laura Says / Skybox @ The Echo ($8)
Garfunkel and Oates @ Largo ($25)
Cinderella Motel / Sing Orpheus / Future Ghost @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Bleu & Mike Viola @ Hotel Café
Modern Time Machines / The Meeting Places / Hearts & Minutes @ 3 Clubs
Neo / Tribraco / Glass Goblins @ Echo Curio
Thursday 9/23/10
[Pick of the Night] All For the Hall: Taylor Swift / Emmylou Harris / Kris Kristofferson @ Club Nokia (Sold Out) - One guess: which two of these three do I really like? This is a benefit for the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville (which I recently visited).
Wet & Reckless @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM
Dirty Projectors / Dominique Young Unique @ The Glass House ($20) – A band that I really tried to get into.
Fool’s Gold / Wallpaper / Rainbow Arabia @ Troubadour ($14) – Luke Top and Lewis Pesacov’s popular, local worldbeat band.
EOTO / Mimosa / MartyParty @ The Music Box ($20)
Brass Bed / George Glass / Verb the Adjective Noun @ Spaceland ($8)
Jim Jones Revue / The Bellrays / Coasting @ The Echo ($14)
Chinese White Bicycles (Robyn Hitchcock and Joe Boyd) @ Largo
Honey Loving Cells / Go West Young Man / The Lonely Wild / The Ross Sea Party @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Hosannas @ The Smell ($5)
Patrolled By Radar / The Whiskey Saints @ 3 Clubs
Cassorla / Strangers Family Band / Slang Chickens @ Echo Curio
Friday 9/24/10
[Pick of the Night] Willie Nelson / Ryan Bingham @ Greek Theatre ($50 - $90) – I like both of these dudes. Willie always creates a good party atmosphere.
[Recommended] Jon Brion and Friends @ Largo ($25)
Dirty Projectors / Dominique Young Unique @ The Wiltern ($30 - $35)
Earthless / Crom / Bastard @ Spaceland ($10) – Well respected instrumental psych rock band from San Diego. Drummer Mario Rubalcaba had played in most of the memorable San Diego bands.
Rumspringa / Gamble House / Superhumanoids @ Bootleg ($8) – Local lineup with some bands generating some good buzz right now.
Rabbits Rabbits Rabbits @ The Echo ($8) – Features Jack Burnside from the Mezzanine Owls
Rancid / Adolescents / Thelonious Monster @ The Music Box (Sold Out)
Ratatat / Dom / Bobby Birdman @ Fox Theater Pomona ($28)
Gladys Knight / The O’Jay’s @ Nokia Theatre ($50 - $90)
Glasser @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM
RX Bandits perform “The Resignation” / Wild Orchid Children @ Troubadour (Sold Out)
Elefante / Zur @ House of Blues Sunset
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone / Former Ghosts / Otouto / Foot Foot @ The Smell ($7)
Beausoleil avec Michael Doucet @ McCabe’s ($24.50)
Hydroplane / Khalija / KnobGoblin / Wake @ Pehrspace
Paul Collins Beat / The Chopsticks / The Neurotics / The Blvd Beat @ Redwood Bar - Fan of the Nerves?
Mack 10 @ Key Club ($27)
Spirit Vine @ 5 Star Bar
Angus Khan / Supagroup @ 3 Clubs
Helmet / Bison BC / Killing California @ Galaxy Concert Theatre
Hydroplane / Khalija / Knobgoblin @ Pehrspace
Swagger Sticks / The Shakers / Mad Planet @ Echo Curio
Dirt Nasty @ the Roxy ($15)
Saturday 9/25/10
[Pick of the Week] Waved Out II: Dungen / The Entrance Band / Sharon Van Etten / The Fresh & Onlys / Shannon and the Clams / John Carpenter / So Many Wizards / Summer Darling / Young Prisms / Lord Huron @ The Echo & Echoplex ($13) – I’m a huge fan of Dungen. Get there in time to see John Carpenter too (and I’m sure a lot of the other bands are worth checking out too).
Gestapo Khazi / Woom / Victoria Noll / The Zig Zags @ Origami (Free) – Part of the Waved Out fest.
Band of Horses / Admiral Radley / Darker My Love @ Greek Theatre ($40 - $50) – I liked Band of Horses first record and really like the Admiral Radley record.
Patton Oswalt @ Largo ($25) – One of my favorite contemporary standups.
Muse / Passion Pit @ Staples Center (Sold Out) – I still remember seeing them in small venues – never would have guessed they’d get big enough to do two nights at the Staples.
[Recommended] Jerry Lee Lewis / Reverend Horton Heat / The Head Cat @ Fox Theater in Pomona ($30 - $77) – The killer – I just toured Sun Studios in Memphis and it reminded how great he was.
Halloween Swim Team / Laco$te / 60 Watt Kid / Heather Woodbury’s As the Globe Warms @ Echo Curio
Speedbuggy @ Spaceland ($8)
Sing-A-Long Sound of Music @ Hollywood Bowl ($9 - $81)
Jon Langford @ McCabe’s ($15)
Rancid / Telacasters @ The Music Box (Sold Out)
Shin / A-Lin @ Club Nokia ($44 - $128)
X Japan @ The Wiltern ($52 - $90)
RX Bandits perform “And the Battle Began” / Magic Triangles @ Troubadour (Sold Out)
Hunx and His Punx / Frankie Rose and the Outs / Blissed Out / Kit @ The Smell ($5)
OC Scholars @ The Glass House ($20)
Quiet Americans / The Record Year @ Pehrspace
Murderland / Compton SF / Bombpops @ Redwood Bar
Bonzo: The Groove Remains the Same – Tribute to John Bonham @ Key Club ($34)
Gestapo Khazi @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM
Kisses / Lesands / Hands @ Bootleg ($8)
Thelonious Monster / Speedbuggy / Ruby Friedman Orchestra @ Spaceland ($8)
So & So / Nina Storey @ Hotel Café
Lightning Swords of Deah / Atriarch @ 3 Clubs
Torches in Trees / The Fay Wrays / The Record Year @ Pehrspace
Sunday 9/26/10
[Pick of the Night] Vampire Weekend / Beach House / The Very Best @ Hollywood Bowl ($25 - $48) – I still like Vampire Weekend’s music. Sleepy time in the middle.
[Recommended] Off the Books: 5 O’Clock Shadowboxers / Sahy Uhns / Asura + Ana Caravelle / My Dry Wet Mess / Strangeloop / Low Limit / Shlohmo / Mount Kimbie @ Downtown Independent ($12) – Presented by Passion of the Weiss and Friends of Friends. A lot of hip-hop/electronic music I know nothing about, but if Jeff Weiss is throwing his name on it, I imagine it’s going to be pretty good.
Frankie Rose / Hunx & His Punx @ The Echo ($8) – You may remember Frankie Rose from such bands as Vivian Girls, Crystal Stilts and Dum Dum Girls.
Muse / Passion Pit @ Staples Center ($35 - $65)
Will Downing @ Club Nokia ($20 - $50)
RX Bandits perform “Mandala” / Big Sir @ Troubadour ($20)
Neil Hamburger / Steve Agee / Major Entertainer Mike H / Keith Lowell Jensen @ Spaceland ($8)
Seal and David Foster @ Grammy Museum (Sold Out)
Sonus Quartet @ Bootleg
Sleepy Sun / My Pet Saddle @ Viper Room ($10)
Grand Ole Echo @ The Echo (Free) – 5:00 PM; country/Americana themed party
Slaid Cleaves @ McCabe’s (Sold Out)
Zac Brown Band @ Verizon Wireless
Exhausted Prayer / Atriarch / Lake of Blood / Funeral Dogs @ The Smell ($5)
Jon Langford @ Amoeba (Free) – 5:00 PM
The Crystelles / Lightnin’ Woodcock / Juju Bones @ Redwood
White Hills @ Vacation (Free) – 4:00 PM
