Live Music Options: 5/23/11 - 5/29/11

Gardens and Villa Play a Free Show Monday

Monday 5/23/11

[Pick of the Night] White Arrows / Milo Greene / Eulogies / Gardens and Villa @ Bootleg (Free) – I’ve heard good things about Gardens and Villa. Their album was recorded by Richard Swift and will be released by Secretly Canadian in July.  

[Recommended] Yeasayer / Smith Westerns / Hush Hush @ The Music Box ($25) – I’m not the world’s biggest Yeasayer fan, but worth checking out for Smith Westerns.

[Recommended] He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister / Amanda Jo Williams / BlackHole Oscillators / Messes @ The Satellite (Free)

James Blake / Nite Jewel @ Troubadour (Sold Out) – Pitchfork loves the dub step loving crooner.

Dirty Dozen Brass Band @ The Mint ($25)

Taylor Locke & the Roughs / Bleu / Scott Simons @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)

The Bixby Knolls / Harlan / Future Ghost @ The Echo (Free)

The Chris Robinson Brotherhood @ Echoplex ($15)

Motopony / Iyeoka / Love Inks @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP) – Motopony will also be at the Troubadour on Tuesday.

Ben Daughtrey, Jonathan Palmer and Lisa Loeb @ Largo ($20)

Olin & the Moon @ Hotel Café

Captain Ahab / Dreamgoatz / Phaxanation & the Dust Kickers / Greenlander @ Pehrspace

She Wants Revenge / Nico Vega @ The Roxy

Tuesday 5/24/11

[Pick of the Night] Menomena / Kiev @ Samueli Theater in Costa Mesa ($20) – Menomena’s a great band.

[Recommended] Yeasayer / Smith Westerns / Hush Hush @ The Music Box (Sold Out) – Night two. Get there for Smith Westerns.

James Blake @ Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (Sold Out) – Night two of the Pitchfork approved singer.

Alberta Cross / Rumspringa / Last American Buffalo / Catwalk @ The Satellite ($10)

The Lonely Wild @ The Central (Free)

CB Brand / Robert Ellis / The Reflectables @ The Echo ($10) – Some country influenced night.

Sam Roberts Band / Motopony @ Troubadour ($15)

Elizabeth Cook / Leslie Stevens @ Bootleg ($15)

The Lords / Golden State @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Sean Rowe / Kristeenyoung @ Hotel Café

Foster the People @ Amoeba (Free) – 6:30 PM

Black Beverly Heels / Barrio Tiger / Dirty Eyes @ Redwood

Scott Weiland @ Viper Room (Sold Out)

System of A Down @ The Forum ($41 - $75)

Wednesday 5/25/11

[Pick of the Night] Morning Teleportation / Jaill / Devon Williams @ The Satellite ($10) – A couple of promising indie pop bands. Morning Teleportation has a bit of a Modest Mouse vibe and Jaill is signed to Sub Pop.

[Recommended] White Denim / Rabbits Rabbits Rabbits / The Allah Las @ The Echo ($12) – I saw White Denim at The Satellit (Spaceland) recently. Good live band, gets a bit mathy.

Low End Theory: 6Blocc / Egadz @ Airliner ($10)

Team Coco Presents: The Basic Cable Band & A Night of Comedy @ Troubadour ($25) – Conan’s band and some comedians

The Twilight Singers / Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s / Jonneine Zapata @ The Music Box ($23)

Noah and the Whale / Bahamas @ El Rey ($22)

Shane Alexander / Rie Sinclair / The Makepeace Brothers @ Bootleg ($12)

Yellow Red Sparks / Radars to the Sky / Golden Spell @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Kevin Devine / Ten Out of Tenn – Katie Herzig, Trent Dabbs / Denison Witmer @ Hotel Café

Rob Zombie @ Majestic Ventura Theater ($36)

The Smittens / Red Pony Clock / History of Manners / Homesick Elephant @ Redwood

Jack’s Mannequin @ The Roxy

System of A Down @ Irvine Meadows ($46 - $102)

Thursday 5/26/11

[Pick of the Night] The Radio Dept. / Therapies Son @ Troubadour ($20) - Swedish shoegazers are back again.

Stevie Nicks @ The Wiltern ($51 - $121) – I do love me some Fleetwood Mac.

Mia Doi Todd / Blank Blue / Janitor @ The Echo

LA Font / Ross Sea Party / Iyeoka @ The Satellite ($8)

Bach, Rock & Shakespeare 8 @ Greek Theatre ($8 - $12) – Marshall High Orchestra and a battle of the bands.

Stiff Little Fingers / Sharks / Suedehead @ El Rey ($25)
Sarah Silverman @ Largo ($25)

The Red Paintings / Antenna the End @ Bootleg ($10)

Melissa Moshe / Sue Scrofa / Coyol @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Sam Bradley with Holly Conlan @ Hotel Café

Black Flamingo / Spirit Vine @ Space 15 Twenty (Free)

Friday 5/27/11

[Pick of the Night] Jon Brion @ Largo ($25)

[Recommended] Prince @ The Forum ($20 - $200) – I wasn’t very impressed when I saw him, but everybody else seems to be getting a better experience.

Mount Eerie / Key Losers / Nicholas Krgovich @ Center for the Arts Eagle Rock ($10) – Good singer songwriter but can get me a little down.

Big Black Delta / Sing the Body Electric / Echoes De Luxe @ The Satellite ($8) – Rachel at KCRW blogged that they’re an artist you should know.

Gangi / SFV Acid / Baron Von Luxxury @ The Echo ($8)

Richard Thompson @ McCabe’s (Sold Out) – Benefits International Rescue Committee

Daniel Lanois’ Black Dub / Rocco DeLuca @ House of Blues Anaheim ($34)

Watson 66 / Pan AM @ Troubadour ($15)

Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience @ Greek Theatre ($30 - $150)

The Script / Andrew Allen @ Club Nokia (Sold Out)

JYJ @ Nokia Theatre ($40 - $180)

Dustin O’Halloran / Rachel Grimes @ The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever ($20)

My Chemical Romance @ Hollywood Palladium (Sold Out)

Joan as Police Woman / Rachael Cantu @ Bootleg ($12)

Sam Bradley with Holly Conlan / Lakes / A House For Lions @ Hotel Café

Red Pony Clock / Wounded Lion / Fatty Dearest @ The Smell

Japan Benefit: B Real and Friends @ The Roxy ($20)

Stiff Little Fingers / Sharks @ Galaxy Theatre

Saturday 5/28/11

[Pick of the Night] Asobi Seksu / Scattered Trees / Useless Keys @ The Satellite ($14) – Some good shoegazey pop.

[Recommended] Daniel Lanois’ Black Dub / Rocco DeLuca @ The Music Box ($30) – Daniel and Rocco are a couple of stand up dudes.

[Recommended] Prince @ The Forum ($20 - $200) – I’m tempted to give it another shot.

Allo’ Darlin / Red Pony Clock @ The Echo ($10) – Do you like twee?

Patton Oswalt @ Largo ($25) – Great standup.  

Spring Beer Fest: The Dustbowl Revival / The Silent Comedy @ Echoplex ($20) – Starts at Noon goes until 4:00 PM

War / Tower of Power / Tierra @ Greek Theatre ($30 - $85)

The Dan Band @ Club Nokia ($20 - $30)

Harris Grade / The Hush / Matt Von Roderick / Falling Awake / The Modern Drone @ Troubadour

The Dickies / Fiesty Piranhas @ Key Club ($15 - $45)

Saturday Night Rub-a-Dub: Sister Nancy / Soom T / Madoo / Ranking Joe / Tippa Lee @ Echoplex ($10 before 10 PM)

My Chemical Romance @ Hollywood Palladium ($41)

Doran Danoff / Walking Sleep @ Hotel Café

Mobb Deep @ House of Blues Sunset ($30 - $98)

Fa Fa Fa / No Paws (No Lions) / Whitman / Seed @ The Smell ($5)

Glee Live! @ Staples Center (Sold Out)  – Early show at 3:00 PM and late show at 8:00PM

Sunday 5/29/11

[Pick of the Night] Prince @ The Forum ($20 - $200) – Monday’s a holiday, so might be a good night to check out the purple one.

Guitar Wolf / Cheap Time / The Rock Tigers @ Troubadour ($15)

Neil Hamburger @ The Satellite ($8)

Maren Parusel / Light FM @ Alex’s Bar

Grand Ole Echo @ The Echo (Free) – Starts at 5:00 PM

Smiths/Morrissey Nite @ Echoplex ($8)

Walter Meego / High Highs / Seven Saturdays @ Bootleg ($10) 

Recent Live Music Announcements

The Henry Clay People Have a New EP and Two Dates at the Satellite

The Satellite [Ticketfly]

5/1/11: Ladies Rock Camp Showcase (now)

5/13/11: The Henry Clay People / Shadow Shadow Shade / The Dig (now)

5/14/11: The Henry Clay People / Shadow Shadow Shade (now)  

5/25/11: Morning Teleportation / Jaill (now)

The Echo [Ticketweb]

6/17/11: Wooden Birds (now)

6/21/11: Two Gallants (now)

6/28/11: The Postelles (now)

7/7/11: Darwin Deez (now)

Nokia Theatre LA Live

6/22/11: Kid Cudi / Chip Tha Ripper (Friday at 10 AM)

The Music Box

9/9/11: Los Amigos Invisibles / Nortec Collective presents – Bostich & Fussible / Ana Tijoux (Friday at 10 AM)

10/14/11: Howard Jones (Saturday at 10 AM)

Club Nokia

7/14/11: Reel Big Fish / Streelight Manifesto (Saturday at 10 AM)

The Forum

7/22/11: Soundgarden (Saturday at 10 AM)

The Wiltern

6/18/11: Shpongle (Friday at 10 AM)

Greek Theatre

7/16/11: The Monkees [Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz & Peter Tork] (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = DAYDREAM; Saturday at 10 AM)

8/2/11: Yes / Styx (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = RELAYER ; Saturday at 10 AM)

8/3/11: Lykee Li (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = WOUNDED ; Saturday at 10 AM)

8/26/11: Atmosphere (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = RHYMESAYERS ; Saturday at 10 AM)

Troubadour

5/25/11: Team Coco Presents – The Basic Cable Band & A Night of Comedy (Friday at Noon)

6/8/11: Glasvegas (Friday at 1:00 PM)

7/13/11: Tinariwen (Saturday at 1:00 PM)

Bootleg Theatre [Ticketfly]

6/6/11: Band of Skulls (now)

The Getty Center

5/7/11: Avi Buffalo (Free)

Live Music Options: 8/23/10 - 8/29/10

Anybody make it out the Sunset Junction this weekend? I skipped it again. Some hot shows at the Bootleg this week....

Monday 8/23/10
[Pick of the Night] Blind Boy Paxton / Frank Fairfield @ Redwood Bar – Frank Fairfield’s heading to Europe for a month, so this is your last chance to see him for a while.
[Recommended] Twilight Sleep / Helen Stellar / By Sunlight / Robotanists @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – Good lineup.
[Recommended] White Arrows / Heavy Young Heathens / Gamble House / The Outline @ Spaceland (Free) – White Arrows’ residency continues. Gamble House has gotten a good amount of buzz with their Grizzly Bear-vibe.
Fol Chen / Crocodiles / Woom / Jessica 6 @ The Echo (Free) – Fol Chen is doing the Monday night residency this month and the gimmicks continue. Metal band Viscera will perform the music of Fol Chen tonight.
Slang Chickens / Papa @ Downtown Independent Theater – Playing after the screening of The Scenestars
JP Jones, Chrissie Hynde & the Fairground Boys @ Grammy Museum (Sold Out)
MNDR / Maximum Balloon DJ set @ Bardot - Maximum Balloon features Dave Sitek of TV on the Radio
Dave Mathews Band / Raphael Saadiq @ Hollywood Bowl ($60 - $90) – Get there early for Rapahel Saadiq, he’s got a great voice.
Andy Clockwise @ Hotel Café – 6:00 PM showcase
Stellaluna / Blood Beach / White Fang / Sexhair @ Pehrspace
Asss / Bestial Mouth / Tik Tik / White Leopards @ Echo Curio

Tuesday 8/24/10
[Pick of the Night] GZA / Freddie Gibbs / Kendrick Lamar / Toks / Abcnt @ Echoplex ($18) – I saw Freddie Gibbs at Spaceland a while back and he’s the real deal.
[Recommended] Henry Wolfe / Charlie Wadhams / Sunday Soundtracks @ The Echo ($5) – Singer-songwritery
Tanya Morgan / TiRon / Afro Classic / Ahmad @ Spaceland ($12) – Hip-hop group from Brooklyn that got some good reviews for their last record
Wilding / Chromium Heart / Cactus Pricks / Modern Time Machines @ Silverlake Lounge ($8) – Wilding is the new name for Tigers Can Bite You
Chris Isaak / Marc Broussard @ Greek Theatre ($62 - $125)
Captain Ahab / The Pukes @ Downtown Independent Theater – Playing after the screening of The Scenestars
Fitz & the Tantrums @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM
Big D (Little Richard Tribute) / Thee White Dogs @ Bootleg ($8)
Eyes Lips Eyes / Kid Theodor @ El Cid
Thriving Ivory / Ryan Star / Entice @ Troubadour ($15)
Bonossus and the Gnomefly / Palm Reader / Tarisyphus / Lingonberries @ The Smell ($5)
Chelsea Boys / Buffalo Moon / Tan Dollar / The Cosmonauts @ Echo Curio
The Neighborhood Bullies / The Stains @ Redwood Bar
Monte Montgomery @ The Mint ($16)
John Mayer @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater ($50 - $95)

Wednesday 8/25/10
[Pick of the Week] Ryan Bingham & the Dead Horses / The Americans @ Boogleg Theater ($20) – I saw Bingham put on a great show a few years back at Stagecoach. He’s also the guy who wrote a lot of the music in Crazy Heart.
[Recommended] Jason Falkner / The Spires @ Spaceland ($12) – I’ve followed his work throughout the years with The Three O’Clock, Jellyfish, Eric Matthews, Brendan Benson, Beck, as well as his solo stuff.
[Recommended] Jimmy Webb @ Largo ($30) – The legendary songwriter.
[Recommended] Los Lobos @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM
The Hold Steady / Jaill @ Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa
Low End Theory: Tokimonsta / 6Blocc / Yuk @ Airliner ($10)
Henry Wolfe @ The Standard Hollywood
Norah Jones / Corinne Bailey Rae @ Greek Theatre ($46 - $78)
Big Search @ Downtown Independent Theater – Playing after the screening of The Scenestars
Filligar / Red Arrow Messenger / All Wrong and the Plans Change @ Troubadour ($12)
The Muddy Reds / Matt Ellis / National Park Service / Walter Spence @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
City of Progress / Wholes / Random Patterns @ Echo Curio
Sarah Blackwood @ Redwood Bar
The White Buffalo @ The Mint ($15)
Upsilon Acrux / Blood Beach / Narwhal @ Show Cave

Thursday 8/26/10
[Pick of the Night] Black Mountain / Lower Heaven @ Bootleg ($16) – Great chance to see Black Mountain in a small venue before they come back in November to El Rey. Heavy psych rock.
The Hold Steady / Jaill @ The Glass House ($20)
Radars to the Sky / Death To Anders / Smokers in Love @ Spaceland ($7)
Juliette Commagere / Papercranes / Luke Rathborne / Estelle Raskina @ Echo ($7)
Beatlesfest / Led Zepagain @ Santa Monica Pier (Free) – Abbey Road plays an acoustic set of Beatles’ tunes.
The Franks / Lord Huron @ Downtown Independent Theater – Playing after the screening of The Scenestars
Relax to Paris / The Ivy Walls / Fight From Above / The Broken Column @ Troubadour ($10)
Vaud & the Villians / Lil Gizzelle / RT n’ the 44’s @ Echoplex ($12)
Incan Abraham / The Lonely Wild / The Shade @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Josh Tatum @ Hotel Café
Learning Music / Gals / Forget Me Nauts @ Echo Curio
Spirit Animal @ Redwood Bar
Filter @ The Roxy ($27)
White Buffalo @ Detroit Bar ($10)
Lynyrd Skynyrd @ Gibson Amphitheatre

Friday 8/27/10
[Pick of the Night] The Little Ones / Downtown Union / Kissing Tigers @ The Echo ($5) – It’s been a while since the Little Ones have played. I’m still a big fan of their debut EP. [Recommended] Jon Brion and Friends @ Largo ($25)
[Recommended] Pete Molinari / Patrick Park / Mark Huff @ Redwood Bar – A seven night run for Pete Molinari. He’s a British singer-songwriter who does well over there.
Mark Olson / Ivan & Alyosha @ McCabe’s ($15) – Founding member of the Jayhawks
Boris / Red Sparowes / Helms Alee @ El Rey ($20) – Good lineup of heavy rock.
The Fling / Deep Sea Diver / Sam Outlaw / Archeology @ Spaceland ($7) – The Fling’s record release party. Deep Sea Diver is Jessica Dobson’s band (she recently played with Beck).
Gamble House / Walter Meego / Mystery Claws @ Pehrpsace – If you missed the free Gamble House show at Spaceland on Monday
John Williams and the Music of the Movies @ Hollywood Bowl ($165 - $166)
Stoic Ideal @ Troubadour ($12)
Shannon Curtis / JT Spangler / Aaron Beaumont @ Bootleg ($10)
Cyndi Lauper / Allen Toussaint / David Rhodes @ Greek Theatre ($41 - $83) – It would be cool to see Allen Toussaint.
Asia @ Club Nokia ($16 - $45)
Denim Family Band @ Hotel Café
Dave Phillips / R. Jencks / Mike Shiflet / Damion Romero / Moment Trigger @ The Smell ($5)
The Juliana Theory @ The Glass House ($25)
Neverever / Deadly Finns / Some Days @ 3 of Clubs
The Shants / Evan Roberts / Dead Flowers / Ricky Stein @ Echo Curio
Delta Rose / Warner Drive / Run Devil Run @ Viper Room ($15)
Unwritten Law / Nico Vega @ The Key Club ($20)

Saturday 8/28/10
[Pick of the Night] Jaill / Woah Hunx / Audacity @ 6th Street Warehouse – Jaill’s new album just came out on Sub Pop.
[Recommended] Jon Brion and Nels Cline @ Largo ($25)
The Antlers @ Getty Museum – DJ Frosty will be there spinning. From 6:00 to 9:00 PM
Oneida / Jonas Reinhardt / The Lights @ Spaceland ($10) – Well respected Brooklyn-ites on the Jagjaguwar label.
Matthew Sweet / John Wicks @ McCabe’s ($22.50) – Good power pop lineup.
Sunset Strip Music Festival: The Smashing Pumpkins / Slash / Kid Cudi / Common / Semi Precious Weapons / Steel Panther @ Sunset Strip ($58 - $113)
Boris / Red Sparowes / Helms Alee @ the Glass House ($16)
Cap’N Jazz / Abe Vigoda / The Black Apples @ Echoplex ($20) – Reunion show for the influential emo band.
Pete Molinari / Eleni Mandell / Mark Huff / The Driftwood Singers @ Redwood Bar – Night two of his seven night residency.
Cobra Lillies / Evangina @ Pehrspace
John Williams and the Music of the Movies @ Hollywood Bowl ($165 - $166)
Funkfest: Morris Day / Bar-Kays / Lakeside / Slave / Klymaxx @ Greek Theatre ($36 - $93)
The Juliana Theory @ El Rey ($27) – Indie-emo-pop
Something Corporate @ Club Nokia ($39)
Lit Crawl II @ the Echo (Free) – 6:00 PM
Satellite / David Poe @ Hotel Café
Pete Swanson / Rene Hell / Heller Keller @ The Smell ($5)
Cinder Cone / Swore / Towards Distant Suns/ Snore Tape @ Echo Curio
Andre Thierry and Zydeco Magic @ The Mint ($15)
Joan Sebastian @ Gibson Amphitheatre

Sunday 8/29/10
[Pick of the Night] Pete Molinari / Mark Huff / Triple Chicken Foot @ Redwood Bar
The Chemical Brothers / Chromeo / Yacht @ Hollywood Bowl ($17 - $141)
Ron Emory (of T.S.O.L.) @ Spaceland ($12)
West Indian Girl / The Branches @ Hotel Café
Batwings Catwings / Dadfag @ The Echo ($5)
Goo Goo Dolls / Switchfoot / Green River Ordinance @ Greek Theatre ($46 - $78) – No offense to the band (I’ve actually saw them once back in the mid-90’s) but who are the people who pay $80 to see the Goo Goo Dolls in the year 2010?
Magic Johnson @ The Smell ($5)
Pete Swanson / Rene Hell / John Wiese / Robedoor / Infinite Body @ Echo Curio