Kind of a light week for live music...
Last week was good though. I saw Tame Impala on Monday night. Good crowd. I wasn't super impressed (cool sound, but the songs weren't great and the vocals didn't do anything for me) , but they've got some potential. On Thursday night I had a great time seeing Devo at Hollywood Park. Only $8 to get in and I walked away with $86 in gambling winnings. On Friday I caught a little bit of the Les Blanks/Le Switch show at the Grand Star in Chinatown. Hadn't been there in about six years....
Monday 7/5/10
[Pick of the Night] The Outline / Superhumanoids / Red Arrow Messenger @ Bootleg (Free) – The Outline is doing the Monday night residency this month. Superhumanoids is getting some pretty good buzz all of a sudden.
[Recommended] Summer Darling / Twilight Sleep / Future Ghost / CA Condors @ Spaceland (Free) – Summer Darling is doing the Monday night residency this month.
[Recommended] Mississippi Man / Rumspringa / Jeffertitti’s Nile / Papa @ The Echo (Free) – Mississippi Man is doing the Monday night residency this month.
Yellow Red Sparks / Vanaprasta / Seven Saturdays / Non Ultra Joy @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – Yellow Red Sparks is doing the Monday night residency this month.
Phil Alvin @ Redwood Bar
Stellaluna / Normandie Wilson / Mammoth Life @ Synchronicity
Tuesday 7/6/10
[Pick of the Night] Fol Chen / Baths / Random Patterns / Pizza! @ The Echo ($10) – Record release party for the Highland Park band. That’s #2 for Asthmatic Kitty.
[Recommended] The Delta Mirror / Jesus Makes the Shotgun Sound / Halloween Swim Team / Wet and Reckless @ Spaceland ($5)
A Glorious Celebration @ Hollywood Bowl ($8 - $99) – Vivaldi and Poulenc
Marina & the Diamonds / Jasmine Ash @ Troubadour (Sold Out) – Welsh singer-songwriter
Steel Train / Matt Embree / Young the Giant / Shadow Shadow Shade @ El Rey ($17)
The Night / (Our) Living Sacrifice / Guitars @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Defiance Ohio / Moses Campbell / Summer Vacation @ Synchronicity
Wednesday 7/7/10
[Pick of the Night] Femi Kuti & the Positive Force / Terence Blanchard with Lula Washington Dance Theater / Richard Bona @ Hollywood Bowl ($8 - $99)
Crooked Cowboy / Jeffertitti’s Nile / Lantvrn / John Carpenter @ Spaceland ($7)
Carbon Leaf / Brandon Stanley @ Troubadour ($15)
Julia Nunes @ The Echo ($15)
Low End Theory: E. Super / Scrapes / Walter Gross @ Airliner ($10)
See Green / International Tennis Champions / Red Tide @ Bootleg ($8)
Halsted / Tommy and the High Pilots @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Chris Shiflett & the Dead Peasants @ Hotel Café
Thursday 7/8/10
[Pick of the Week] Admiral Radley / The Happy Hollows @ UCLA Hammer Museum (Free)
[Recommended] Benji Hughes and Friends @ Largo ($20)
Znaider Plays Mozart @ Hollywood Bowl ($8 - $129)
Au Revoir Simone / Alexa Wilding / George Sarah @ Echoplex ($14)
Wires in the Walls / The Steelwells / Oh Darling / Wake Up Lucid @ Spaceland ($7)
Sugarland / Michelle Branch / Will Hoge @ Greek Theatre ($41 - $96)
Spell Talk / Stephen Brower & the Silent Majority @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Brian Wright & the Waco Tragedies @ Hotel Café
Weed Diamond / Dash Jacket / Tan Dollar / Nicole Kidman @ The Smell ($5)
Park Lane / Seneca Hawk / Fay Wrays / Roman Holiday @ The Viper Room ($12)
AB & the Sea / So Many Wizards / What Laura Says @ 3 of Clubs (Free)
Kevin Litrow / Dubbumba @ Synchronicity
Konono No. 1 – Congolese Trance Dance-Tronica @ Santa Monica Pier (Free)
Friday 7/9/10
[Pick of the Night] Harlem / The Black Apples / Audacity @ The Echo ($10)
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti / Magic Kids / Puro Instinct @ Echoplex ($14)
The Donkeys / Big Search / Chapel of Thieves @ Spaceland ($10)
Wrong Way Driver / Wet and Reckless @ Casey’s (Free)
A Beatles Celebration @ Hollywood Bowl ($15 - $50) – With Patti Austin, Rob Laufer, Bettye LaVette, Todd Rundgren, Brian Stokes Mitchell
The Superbees / The Hitchhikers / The Red Cavaliers / Barrio Tiger @ Redwood (Free)
VOICEs VOICEs / Jesus Makes the Shotgun Sound / War Tapes @ Synchronicity
Jackshit / Lynda Kay / Hi Ho Silver Oh @ The Echo ($12)
Bobby Long / He Is We / Trouble Over Tokyo @ Troubadour ($15)
The Wailers @ Hollywood Park
Peter Case @ McCabe’s ($20) – Early show at 8:00 PM is sold out, still tickets for the 10:00 PM show
Yes / Peter Frampton @ Greek Theatre ($36 - $100
Sky Parade / Shine Brothers / Black Nite Crash @ Bootleg ($8)
Tyrone Wells / HoneyHoney @ Hotel Café
Saccharine Trust / Saturn / Rare Grooves / The Real Noriegas @ The Smell ($5)
Jordin Sparks @ Club Nokia ($12 - $42)
Saturday 7/10/10
[Pick of the Night] El Guincho / Holloys @ Spaceland ($12) - One of El Guincho's only US appearances at the moment.
[Recommended] Dawes @ Getty Museum (Free)
Swahili Blonde / We Are the World / Weave! @ Echoplex ($10) – The LA Weekly has the scoop on Swahili Blonde
Lilith: Sarah McLachlan / Emmylou Harris / Miranda Lambert / Brandi Carlile and more @ Verizon Wireless ($19 - $258)
A Beatles Celebration @ Hollywood Bowl ($15 - $50) – With Patti Austin, Rob Laufer, Bettye LaVette, Todd Rundgren, Brian Stokes Mitchell
Bad Astronaut @ Eagle Rock Center for the Arts ($13) – Joey Cape playing an acoustic set featuring Lagwagon songs
The Briggs / Cobra Skulls / Longway / Your Arsenal @ Troubadour ($15)
The Dan Band @ Club Nokia ($20 - $30)
Stevenson Ranch Davidians @ Casey’s (Free)
The Thrilling Adventure Hour @ Largo ($25)
Mary Gauthier @ McCabe’s ($22.50)
Chris Botti / Katharine McPhee @ Greek Theatre ($30 - $80)
Freddy & Francine / Smoke Wagon @ Bootleg ($10)
Continues / Former Ghosts / Felt Drawings @ The Smell ($5)
Back to the Future the Ride / Howardamb / Wet Mango @ Pehrspace
Lukas Rossi / Run Devil Run @ The Viper Room ($15)
Franklin for Short @ Origami Vinyl (Free) – 7:00 PM
Sunday 7/11/10
[Pick of the Night] A Beatles Celebration @ Hollywood Bowl ($15 - $50) – With Patti Austin, Rob Laufer, Bettye LaVette, Todd Rundgren, Brian Stokes Mitchell
DM Stith / Inlets / Silje Nes @ Spaceland ($10) – Asthmatic Kitty artist
Papa / Sweaters / Damn Sons / The Franks @ Bootleg ($8)
Steve Miller Band / Los Lobos @ Greek Theatre ($35 - $75)
Full Frontal / Manicorn @ Echo ($5)
Your Town Follies with Stefan Haves @ Largo ($30)
White Arrows @ Cinespace – Doing the Spaceland residency in August
Mary Gauthier @ McCabe’s ($22.50)
Olivia Mancini / Pam Shaffer / Ana Caravelle @ Echo Curio
Ollin / Viet Ruse / Nada Mas Basura @ Redwood
Gestapo Khazi @ Origami Vinyl (Free) – 7:00 PM
