Monday 6/13/11
[Pick of the Night] The Californian / Races / Black Flamingo / Farewell Continental @ The Satellite (Free)
J. Irvin Dally & Big Moves / The One AM Radio @ Echoplex (Free)
Leighton Meester w/ Check in the Dark @ Troubadour (Sold Out)
Krishna Das @ Wilshire Ebell Theatre ($35)
Brendan Perry / Robin Guthrie @ El Rey ($25) – Dead Can Dance frontman
Fiction Family / Jolie Holland / Timber Timbre @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP)
Fiction Family / Jolie Holland / Timber Timbre @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP)
The Civil Wars @ Largo (Sold Out)
Asa / Gold Motel @ Hotel Café
Jethro Tull @ Grove of Anaheim
Tuesday 6/14/11
[Pick of the Night] The Flaming Lips @ Hollywood Forever (Sold Out) – Performing The Soft Bulletin in its entirety. That’s my favorite Lips’ record.
Bruno Mars / Janelle Monae @ Gibson (Sold Out) – Janelle Monae puts on a great show.
Motley Crue / Poison / New York Dolls @ Hollywood Bowl ($35 - $183)
Mother Mother / Andy Clockwise / Airlines @ The Satellite ($10) – Andy Clockwise puts on an entertaining show.
Emma & Her Lady Parts / The Damselles / C-Horse @ Redwood
Incan Abraham / Stone Darling @ The Central (Free)
Marc Broussard / Matt Hires / Chic Gamine @ El Rey ($25)
Mona / Mind the Gap @ The Echo ($10)
The Civil Wars @ Largo (Sold Out)
Greenhorse / Yoya / Francisco the Man / The Devil Whale @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
The Civil Wars @ Amoeba (Free) – 7 PM
Wednesday 6/15/11
[Pick of the Night] Wildbirds & Peacedrums / Therapies Son @ The Satellite ($10) – Swedish duo get great reviews from the likes of Pitchfork.
[Recommended] The Flaming Lips @ Hollywood Forever (Sold Out) – Performing The Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety. I still find it odd that a group as big as the Flaming Lips wants to do entire shows where they cover another band’s record.
Deftones / The Dillinger Escape Plan / Le Butcherettes @ Fox Theater Pomona (Sold Out)
Matt & Kim / Autobot / The Thermals @ The Music Box ($25)
The Civil Wars / James Vinent McMorrow @ El Rey ($20)
Spain / Chromium Heart / Naomi Greenwald / The Outerlys @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead / Ringo Deathstarr / Follow That Bird @ The Glass House ($12)
Meat Puppets @ Detroit Bar ($15)
Low End Theory: Death Grips / Subtitle @ Airliner ($10)
Thursday 6/16/11
[Pick of the Week] Booker T. Jones / Nick Waterhouse / DJ Clifton @ The Satellite ($20) – The second Stax legend to play the Satellite this year. Mavis Staples blew my mind.
[Recommended] Bill Callahan / Michael Chapman @ Troubadour ($15)
Youssou N’Dour / Angelique Kidjo / Vusi Mahlasela @ Greek Theatre ($35 - $55)
Meat Puppets / Trotsky Icepick @ The Echo ($15)
Sarah Silverman @ Largo ($25)
Grand Hallway / Hearts and Minutes / The Reflectacles / Tuesday Glass @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Peter Murphy @ Amoeba (Free) – 6 PM
Friday 6/17/11
[Pick of the Night] The Wooden Birds / A House For Lions / Daniel Ahearn @ The Echo ($12) – I was always a big American Analog Set fan and dig The Wooden Birds too.
[Recommended] Aesop Rock / Kimya Dawson / Rob Sonic @ Troubadour ($20)
[Recommended] And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead / Ringo Deathstarr / Follow That Bird @ Echoplex ($14) – Always capable of putting on a good show.
The Hundred In the Hands / Lesands / Electric Guest @ The Satellite ($10) – New York dance band on Warp.
Opening Night at the Bowl: Harry Connick Jr. / Gloria Estefan / Cirque du Soleil @ Hollywood Bowl ($16 - $168)
The 88 @ Hotel Café
Matt & Kim / Autobot / The Thermals @ The Music Box ($25)
Mark Sultan / Lamps / TRMRS / Death Hymn #9 @ Blue Star at 2200 East 15th St ($10)
Grant Lee Phillips w/ The Section Quartet @ Largo ($25)
Grant Lee Phillips w/ The Section Quartet @ Largo ($25)
Elevaters / Brit Manor @ Bootleg ($12)
Tech N9ne @ House of Blues Sunset ($35) – Kansas City rapper
The Ditty Bops @ McCabe’s ($20)
Pete Rock @ The Key Club ($20 - $60)
Miracle Parade @ Origami (Free)
She Wants Revenge / Nico Vega @ House of Blues Anaheim ($29)
DOA / JFA / Litmus Green @ Alex’s Bar ($12)
U2 / Lenny Kravitz @ Angel Stadium ($30 - $300) - Whoops, this slipped my mind. Great tix released when I looked Friday morning
U2 / Lenny Kravitz @ Angel Stadium ($30 - $300) - Whoops, this slipped my mind. Great tix released when I looked Friday morning
Saturday 6/18/11
[Pick of the Night] Dengue Fever @ The Getty (Free) – Early show at 6:00 PM
[Recommended] Make Music Pasadena: Best Coast / The Morning Benders / Ra Ra Riot / Hello Seahorse! / Jenny O / Tijuana Panthers / Zola Jesus / Saint Motel / Kisses / Seasons and lots of others @ Downtown Pasadena (Free) - Good lineup, this totally slipped my mind earlier in the week..
Odd Future @ House of Blues Sunset (Sold Out) – Should be a good spectacle. Whenever I hear Tyler the Creator, it makes me want to pull out my Dr. Dooom record.
Odd Future @ House of Blues Sunset (Sold Out) – Should be a good spectacle. Whenever I hear Tyler the Creator, it makes me want to pull out my Dr. Dooom record.
Baths / Mexicans with Guns / Salva / Shlomo / Ground Is Lava / Anenon / Jonwayne @ Echoplex ($15) – I still haven’t seen the local Anticon artist.
Nico Stai / Oh Darling @ The Satellite ($10)
Brett Dennen / Dawes @ Orpheum ($25)
Mariachi USA Festival @ Hollywood Bowl
Alex Nester / Stiff / Nehemiah & the Scholars @ Troubadour ($20)
The Paul F. Tompkins Show @ Largo ($25)
Watts Ensemble / Graham Reynolds & Golden Arm Trio @ Bootleg ($10)
Bushwalla @ Hotel Café
Cacaw / Foot Village / Tinsel Teeth / Naked Kids @ The Smell ($5)
The One AM Radio / Dreamtapes @ Origami (Free)
Joey “Shithead” Keighley @ Vacation (Free) – 3:00 PM
Hellogoodbye / Atlantic Pacific / TS and the Past Haunts / Modern Memory @ Alex’s Bar ($12)
U2 / Lenny Kravitz @ Angel Stadium ($30 - $300) - Whoops, this slipped my mind. Great tix released when I looked Friday morning
Sunday 6/19/11
[Pick of the Night] Swervedriver / The Black Watch @ Echoplex ($22) – The veteran shoegazers are back.
The Marietta James / Brother Bear Jones @ The Satellite ($5)
ABC @ House of Blues Sunset ($25)
Grand Ole Echo: Skip Heller / David Serby & the Dirt Poor Folklore / Ted Russell Kam / Mark Lennon @ The Echo (Free) – Early show at 5:00 PM
Horrid Red / German Army @ The Echo
Duncan Shiek @ Largo ($25)
Light In the Attic Mowest Party @ Amoeba (Free) – Matt and Patrick spin cuts from their new Motown West compilation. Great label.
Chip Taylor @ McCabe’s ($16)
Kissing Cousins / Lakes / Light Music / California Concords @ Alex’s Bar ($5)
