Live Music Options: 12/6/10 - 12/12/10

Warpaint Play Two Sold Out Shows at the Troubadour (photo: Lauren Dukoff)

Where did the year go? Solid week of shows and lots of holiday celebrations...

Monday 12/6/10

[Pick of the Night] The Greenhornes / Hacienda @ Troubadour ($15) – I always liked the Greenhornes, but haven’t heard the new record. This is their first full length in eight years. Maybe Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler got too used to touring in style with the Raconteurs?

[Recommended] Grouplove / The 88 @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP) – The Monday nights at Bardot have been pulling in a lot of the up and comers.

[Recommended] Sweaters / Big Search / Bowery Beasts / Whispering Pines @ The Satellite [f/k/a Spaceland] (Free) – Sweaters are doing the Monday night residency in December.

IO Echo / Haim / White Arrows @ The Echo (Free) – Iamsound is curing the Monday night residency at the Echo this month. The poster promises “Special Guests.”

The Chances / Kissing Cousins / Summer Twins / Strelka @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – The Chances are doing the Monday night residency (and this is their first show I believe). The band features Michael Runion from the Elected.

The Rescues @ Hotel Café

Tuesday 12/7/10

[Pick of the Night] Rob Crow (Pinback) / Kenseth Thibadeau (Three Mile Pilot) / Parents @ The Satellite [f/k/a Spaceland] ($10) – I haven’t followed everything Rob Crow has done, but I have followed him in Pinback, Three Mile Pilot, Goblin Cock, Ladies and solo.

[Recommended] Jonathan Richman / Gail Davies @ Troubadour ($20) – That first record is a classic.

[Recommended] Gangi / The Delta Mirror / White Sea / Tape Deck Mountain @ Bootleg ($8) – Good linup.

Neil Sedaka @ Walt Disney Concert Hall ($46 - $116)

Passion Pit / Mister Heavenly / We Barbarians / Pepper Rabbit @ Hollywood Palladium ($46) – People seem really excited that Michael Cera’s playing with Mister Heavenly.

Peter Asher @ Grammy Museum (Sold Out) – This guy has done it all in the biz – musician, actor, record producer, artist manager, club owner, scenester, 

Kitten / Red Cortez / The Sea of Cortez @ The Echo ($8) – Y’all like ogling young girls? Shame on you. Apparently this girl’s 15.

Big Freedia / Pipes / Tawnay  Troof / Rusty Lazer @ Echoplex ($10) – Y’all like N’Orleans Sissy bounce?

Maniac / Casey Neill / Oh Darling @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Eastern Conference Champions / Beautiful Small Machines / Housewife / Graffiti 6 @ Hotel Café

Black Beverly Heels / The Hi-Z’s / Inazuma @ Redwood

Reckless Kelly @ The Mint ($18)

The Lonely Wild @ LaBrie’s

Wednesday 12/8/10

[Pick of the Night] Jonathan Richman / Gail Davies @ Troubadour ($20) – The first record’s a classic and the next couple are pretty damn good too.

[Recommended] Delta Spirit / Darker My Love / The Fling @ The Music Box ($23) – A couple of strong live acts.

[Recommended] Smokey Hormel & Friends / The Dime Bags @ The Redwood – Smokey Hormel was in my favorite version of Beck’s touring band. This is his Western swing band.

Millionyoung / Teen Daze / The Great Mundane @ The Satellite [f/k/a Spaceland] ($10) – Some good buzz for these Chillwave bros outta Florida (Millionyoung) and Vancouver (Teen Daze). Teen Daze’s remix of Local Natives got a lot of circulation.

Natalie Cole @ Walt Disney Concert Hall ($46 - $91)

Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band / The Globes @ The Echo ($10) – From the Dead Oceans label.

Topher Mohr / Harlan @ Bootleg ($8)

Western States Motel / Maren Parusel / Pacific Hurt / Ivan and Alyosha / Kazai Rex @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Lucy Woodward / So & So / Andy Davis @ Hotel Café

Kitten @ Sainte Rocke in Hermosa

Clint Black @ Grove of Anaheim ($55 - $65)

Low End Theory: Omid / Devonwho / Yuk @ Airliner ($10)

Brad @ The Roxy ($21)

Thursday 12/9/10

[Pick of the Night] Happy Hollows / Epic Ruins / Computer Jay @ The Satellite [f/k/a Spaceland] ($10) – Always a lot of energy at a Happy Hollows’ show. If you want to see

[Recommended] Le Switch / The Lonely Wild / Paul Chesne Band @ Redwood

[Recommended] Hanni El Khatib / Vanaprasta / Rumspringa / Hot Panda @ The Echo ($7) – Another good local lineup. Check out what Jeff Weiss wrote about them at the LA Times.

[Recommended] Jonathan Richman @ Detroit Bar ($15)

Curren$y / Nipsey Hussle / Dom Kennedy @ El Rey ($25) – For the hip-hop fans.

Blind Guardian / Holy Grail / Seven Kingdoms @ The Music Box ($33) – Do you like German metal?

Bedouin Soundclash / Moneybrother @ Troubadour ($15)

Bleu / Taylor Locke & the Roughs @ Hotel Café

Aimee Mann’s Christmas Show @ Largo (Sold Out) – Special guests include: Michael Penn, Patton Oswalt, Paul F. Tompkins, Ben Gibbard, Zooey Deschanel, Rich Zimmer

Henry Rollins Rare Cuts and Conversation @ Echoplex ($45)

The Janks / The Shivers @ Bootleg ($10)

The Damn Sons / Wiley Crow / Paige Stark / Volapike @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Honor Society @ The Roxy ($21)

The Bad Plus @ The Mint ($30)

Friday 12/10/10

[Pick of the Night] Warpaint / Aska / Dr. Dreidel @ Troubadour (Sold Out) – The Warpaint record’s pretty chilled out, but I like it.

[Recommended] White Arrows / Superhumanoids / Gliss / Modern Time Machines / Twilight Sleep / Vanaprasta / Stone Darling / Future Ghost / Light FM / Holloys / The Franks / Hands @ The Glass House ($12) – They’re calling this Silverlake in Pomona, shouldn’t that be Silver Lake in Pomona?

Deadbolt / Speedbuggy / Groovy Rednecks @ The Satellite [f/k/a Spaceland] ($10) – For you goth, roots, garage, rockabilly fans.

The Dandy Warhols / Blue Giant @ Club Nokia ($28)

The Bird and the Bee @ The Skybar (Free w/ RSVP)

Kina Grannis / Imaginary Friend @ El Rey ($17)

Mike Doughty @ Bootleg ($22)

Andrea Bocelli @ Staples Center ($75 - $375)

NEEDTOBREATHE / The Daylights @ The Music Box ($25)

Aimee Mann’s Christmas Show @ Largo (Sold Out) – Special guests include: Michael Penn, Patton Oswalt, Paul F. Tompkins, Ben Gibbard, Zooey Deschanel, Rich Zimmer

Anais Mitchell & The Hadestown Orchestra / NEeMA @ McCabe’s ($16) – Featuring Thao Nguyen, Sean Hayes, John Elliott

Above & Beyond @ Hollywood Palladium ($69)

MNDR / Tearist / Bodega Girls @ The Echo ($10)

ParallaxScroll / Protect Me / Crazy Band @ The Smell ($5)

Truly Lover Trio / Mars Attacks @ Redwood

Daniel Hart / Flesh, the Racist Crayon / Hi Ho Silver Oh / Kitchen Hips @ Pehrspace

Camp Freddy @ The Roxy ($26.50)

The Bad Plus @ The Mint ($30)

Wildildlife @ Vacation (Free) – 7:00 PM

Ivan and Alyosha / Holly Conlan / The Lonely Wild @ Central Social Aid and Pleasure Club ($10)

Saturday 12/11/10

[Pick of the Night] No Age / Soft Pack / Off! / Big Freedia / Dangers / Crystal Antlers / Tijuana Panthers / La Sera / Lovely Bad Things @ The Glass House and Alladin Jr. ($12) – Good linup out in Pomona. Soft Pack put out one of my favorite records of the year.

[Recommended] The Deadly Syndrome / Polls / The Pity Party / Signals / Rabbits Rabbits Rabbits @ Echoplex ($15) – The Deadly Syndrome’s annual holiday sweater festival.

[Recommended] Madlib / J-Rocc / Flying Lotus / Blank Blue / Mia Doi Todd / DJ Nobody @ The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever ($35)

[Recommended] Big Business / Totimoshi / Hot Fog @ The Satellite [f/k/a Spaceland] ($10) - Heaviness

Peter Hook Presents Unknown Pleasures @ The Music Box ($22) – Show has a 10:00 PM curfew, starts at 7:00 PM; Do you like Joy Division?

KROQ Christmas Show: The Smashing Pumpkins / Socal Distortion / My Chemical Romance / Bad Religion / Jimmy Eat World / Cake / A Day to Remember / The Dirty Heads / Anberlin / Switchfoot @ Gibson Amphitheatre (Sold Out) – I haven’t seen any of these bands in 15 years. I’m old.

People Under the Stairs @ El Rey ($19)

The Fuxedos / Elephant Parallax @ Bootleg ($10)  

The Black Crowes @ Hollywood Palladium ($63)

Rockdrive 2010: Aqualung / Cary Brothers / John West / Angel Taylor / Rocco Deluca / Lady Danville @ Troubadour ($20)

Aimee Mann’s Christmas Show @ Largo (Sold Out) – Special guests include: Michael Penn, Patton Oswalt, Paul F. Tompkins, Ben Gibbard, Zooey Deschanel, Rich Zimmer

Too Short @ Grove of Anaheim ($25 - $36)

Manhattan Murder Mystery / Spirit Vine / The Schoenberg Knife Fight Ensemble @ The Smell ($5)

Dan Hicks & the Hot Licks @ McCabe’s (8:00 PM is Sold Out; $26.50 for 10:00 PM)

Prima Donna @ Redwood

Abjeez @ The Roxy ($33)

The Abyssinians @ Detroit Bar ($17.50)

Infantree @ Origami (Free) – 6:00 PM

Adolescents / The Crowd / White Flag / Half Astro @ Alex’s Bar ($12)

Sunday 12/12/10

[Pick of the Week] KROQ Christmas Show: Phoenix / Vampire Weekend / Brandon Flowers / The Black Keys / The Temper Trap / Neon Trees / Florence & the Machine / Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros / Broken Bells @ Gibson Amphitheatre (Sold Out) – I’ve never seen (and wouldn’t mind seeing) Phoenix, Vampire Weekend and the Black Keys. I’ve seen Edward Sharpe, the Shins and the Killers and don’t really need to see them again. Not overly familiar with the other bands.

[Recommended] Warpaint / Cc: / Drug Cabin @ Troubadour (Sold Out)

Donald Glover + Childish Gambino @ El Rey ($17)

Night Beats / Stranger in the Family @ The Satellite [f/k/a Spaceland] ($7)

Aimee Mann’s Christmas Show @ Largo (Sold Out) – Special guests include: Michael Penn, Patton Oswalt, Paul F. Tompkins, Ben Gibbard, Zooey Deschanel, Rich Zimmer

Marie Digby @ Hotel Café

George Thorogood @ Grove of Anaheim ($38 - $50)

Physical Forms @ Origami (Free) – 6:00 PM

 

Live Music Options: 5/17/10 - 5/23/10

If you can't find anything to do this week, then you're not looking very hard.

Monday 5/17/10
[Pick of the Night] Frank Fairfield and Friends @ Redwood Bar
[Recommended] Nashville Flood Benefit: Meiko / Buddy / Chris Pierce and others @ Hotel Café
[Recommended] The Like / Jail Weddings / Gestapo Khazi / Starfucker @ The Echo (Free)
[Recommended] Sweethead / Earthlings? / Sean Wheeler & Zander Schloss @ Spaceland (Free) –Sweethead features Van Leeuwen (guitar in Queens of the Stone Age), Serrina Sims, Norm Block (drums in Mark Lanegan Band, Plexi) and Eddie Nappi (bass in Mark Lanegan Band, Handsome). Earthlings? are another band from the desert rock/QOTSA/EODM crowd. Sean Wheeler and Zander Schloss are ex-Throw Rag and Circle Jerks guys.
War Tapes / Living Days / Repeater / Hexam Heads @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – War Tapes is doing the May residency at the SLounge.
Falling Still / Electric Soul Co. / Rajas / Square on Square @ Troubadour ($5)
Todd Barry and Friends @ Largo ($20)
Zach Steel / Ilo Mar / Mike Kitcher / Sleepwalkers Local @ Echo Curio
Psychic Handbook / Back to the Future the Ride / Foreign Cinema @ Pehrspace
Dancy Laury Dance / Ezra Reich / Spirit Animal / Random Impulse @ Viper Room

Tuesday 5/18/10
[Pick of the Night] Roky Erickson with Okkervil River / Leslie & the Badgers @ the Music Box ($32) – This was moved from the Mayan to the Music Box. What I’ve heard of the new record is really good.
[Recommended] Jonathan Richman @ The Smell ($15) – Still love that early stuff.
Massive Attack / MNDR / Martina Topley Bird @ The Wiltern (Sold Out) – I haven’t listened to Massive Attack since the 1990s, but those first few albums were good.
Black Math Horseman / Green and Wood / Lantvrn / Fatso Jetson @ Spaceland ($5) – Tee Pee records band with the retro metal sound.
Converge / Coalesce / Gaza / Touche Amore / Black Breath @ El Rey – The early 1990s hardcore band.
60 Watt Kid / Voices Voices / Pizza! / Tan Dollar @ The Echo ($5)
Scarlet Grey / Assemble the Skyline / New Years Day / Vogue in the Movement @ Troubadour ($10)
Styx / Foreigner / Kansas @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($30 - $100)
Chuck Palahniuk presents “Tell All” @ Largo (Sold Out)
Ivan and Alyosha / Cassorla / The Moviegoers @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Nina Storey / Ruby Friedman @ Hotel Café
Dos / Tsigoti / Married in Berichev / French Quarter / Whitman @ Echo Curio
A Dirty Mess / Penis Envy / White Flag Down @ Redwood

Wednesday 5/19/10
[Pick of the Night] Caribou / Toro y Moi @ El Rey ($20) – I still haven’t heard the new record, but I still revisit the first two albums.
[Recommended] Broken Bells / The Morning Benders @ The Music Box (Sold Out) – The record’s a little dull, but it’s still James Mercer and Danger Mouse.
[Recommended] Roky Erickson with Okkervil River @ Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock (Free) – This is a free kids show at 3:30 PM. Adults must have a kid with them.
[Recommended] Horse Feathers / Dawn Landes / Liz Pappademas @ Bootleg ($10) – Nice, rural sounds.
[Recommended] Sara Radle / Andrew Lynch / Correatown / C-Horse @ Spaceland ($5) – Talented local lineup. Radle has played with The Rentals and The Waking Sleep, Lynch has collaborated with Earlimart and Angela Corea’s a talented singer-songwriter.
[Recommended] Henry Wolfe & Farmer Dave Scher / Jenny O @ Hoel Café – I like Farmer Dave, but not familiar with the rest.
Alex Chilton Tribute @ Redwood – Not familiar with most of the artists performing, but I love Chilton.
Massive Attack / Anti-Pop Consortium / Martina Topley Bird @ The Wiltern ($50)
Low End Theory: Baths / Qzen @ Airliner ($10)
Talib Kweli & Hi Tek @ House of Blues Sunset ($27.50) – Kweli’s a very talented rapper.
Abused Romance / Standing Shadows / Adrian Vera / Avenue 52 @ Troubadour ($10)
Thee Nathaniel Fregoso and the Bountiful Hearts / Allah Las @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Garfunkel and Oates @ Largo ($25)
Julieta Venegas @ Club Nokia

Thursday 5/20/10
[Pick of the Night] Chris Hillman @ Grammy Museum ($20) – Acoustic songs and Q&A. I saw Hillman at the first Stagecoach and really enjoyed it. He’s just as responsible for country rock as Gram Parsons.
Shout Out Louds / Freelance Whales @ El Rey ($20) – Saw the Shout Out Louds at SXSW a couple of years ago. Pretty good.
Minus the Bear / Everest / Young the Giant @ the Mayan ($22) – I’m an Everest fan, but not too familiar with the other bands.
Massive Attack / Nite Jewel / Martina Topley Bird @ The Wiltern (Sold Out)
Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek @ Grove of Anaheim
Casxio / Vanprasta / Symphonic Circles / Imagine Dragons @ Troubadour ($10)
Bastard / Memory / M31 / The Shrine @ Spaceland ($5)
Barron Von Luxxury / Diamonds Under Fire @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Glee @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($45 - $85)
Sarah Silverman @ Largo ($25)
Rats perform live soundtracks for short films @ Echo Curio
The Royal Highness @ Viper Room ($20)
Nashville Pussy / Riot Brides / Cockpit @ Key Club ($18)
Existereo / Intuition / Screwtape / Michael Nhat @ Synchronicity

Friday 5/21/10
[Pick of the Night] Cass McCombs / Foreign Born / Boys Like Us @ The Highlands Masonic Temple [104 N. Avenue 56 in Highland Park] ($17) – All bands performing with the Calder Quartet. Boys Like Us is Rostam Batmanglij from Vampire Weekend and Discovery.
[Recommended] Shadow Shadow Shade / Red Cortez @ Bootleg ($10) – Shadow Shadow Shade is headed up to Sasquatch in a couple of weeks.
[Recommended] Jon Brion and Friends @ Largo ($25)
The National / Ramona Falls @ The Wiltern ($23) – The National is one of those bands I feel like I should like, but they just don’t move me when I put it on.
The End Times Opry: Rebecca Corry / Murry Hammond / Hi Ho Silver Oh and others @ Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock ($20)
Shout Out Louds / Freelance Whales @ El Rey ($20)
Minus the Bear / Everest / Young the Giant @ the Glass House ($20)
The Drowning Men / The Pity Party / The Franks / The Damn Sons @ Spaceland ($8)
Far / Dead Country / Volapike @ Troubadour ($15)
Foot Village / Robedoor / Future Islands / Lower Dens @ Synchronicity – Future Islands is a pretty cool electronic/rock band on Thrill Jockey.
Woah Hunx / Christmas Island / Tijuana Panthers @ Echo Curio
OK Go / Earl Greyhound / Debate Team @ The Music Box (Sold Out)
The Dan Band @ Club Nokia ($20 - $30)
Sweethead / Normandy @ Alex’s Bar ($8) – See Spaceland on Monday for description
Francis and the Lights / Teen Inc @ The Echo ($10)
Glee @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($45 - $85)
Vienna Teng / Alex Wong / Sara Watkins @ McCabe’s ($17.50)
John Butler Trio @ House of Blues Sunset
Feel Free / Monster Pussy / Roundabout / Wild Pack of Canaries @ The Smell ($5)
Stab City @ Redwood Bar
Spider Problem / Haunted Tigers / Hello My Name Is Red @ Mr. T’s Bowl
The Binges @ Viper Room ($20)
Pete Rock @ Key Club ($20)

Saturday 5/22/10
[Pick of the Day] Silver Lake Jubilee: The Living Sisters / Spain / Olin and the Moon / The Growlers / Eulogies / Nico Stai / Wait.Think.Fast. / Blue Jungle / Mississippi Man / Dirt Bird and others @ Myra Between Fountain and Santa Monica ($5)
[Recommended] Future Islands / Lower Dens / Superhumanoids / Pizza! @ the Smell ($5) – Future Islands is a cool, electronic/rock/art band from Baltimore on the Thrill Jockey label.
[Recommended] Clem Snide / Heligoats @ Spaceland ($12) – Eef Barzelay. They’re back in a big way.
[Recommended] Jon Brion and Friends @ Largo ($25)
The National / Ramona Falls @ The Wiltern (Sold Out)
Shooter Jennings & Hierophant / Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real @ Troubadour ($20)
Kaki King / An Horse @ El Rey ($20)
Glee @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($45 - $85)
Far / Dead Country @ The Glass House ($15)
The Babies / Heavy Hawaii @ Echo Curio – Early show from 6PM – 8PM
Actuary / Xome / Sissisters / Conscious Summary @ Echo Curio
The Chapin Sisters / I See Hawks in LA @ McCabe’s ($15)
Patrick Watson @ Hotel Café
Lords of Altamont / Muck and the Mires / Sonic Avenues / Sin Alley @ Redwood Bar
Pharmacy / Apes of Wrath / Hotel St. George / Ovideo Music / Jack Ladder / Taso @ Mr. T’s Bowl
Odelia / By Sunlight / Future Ghost / The Break Ups @ Pehrspace
Chris Pureka / Fences / One Trick Pony / Lucky Tubb @ The Mint ($10)
Morrissey’s Birthday: Sweet and Tender Hooligans @ Key Club ($20)
Daughters of the Sun / Vampire Hands / Dva Damas @ Synchronicity

Sunday 5/23/10
[Pick of the Week] Silver Lake Jubilee: Radar Brothers / Foreign Born / Division Day / The Like / Useless Keys / The Monolators / Dios / Wet & Reckless / Timonium / Tenlons Fort / Seasons @ Myra Between Fountain and Santa Monica ($5)
Bonfire Madigan / Dubus / Patsy / The I’s @ Bootleg ($10) – Performing songs by Arthur Russell
Frightened Rabbit / Maps and Atlases / Our Brother the Native @ The Music Box ($20)
The Pillows / Noodles / Monokuro / Pop Chocolat @ Glass House ($20)
Creed Bratton @ McCabe’s ($15)
Jyp Tour / 2 AM Club @ the Wiltern ($50 - $150)
Groovy Rednecks / The Cheatin’ Kind @ The Echo (Free) – Early show at 5:00 PM
Geneva Jacuzzi / Soft Metals @ The Echo ($5)
Sara Bareilles / Chris Pierce @ Hotel Café ($12.50) – Another venue jumping into the Kids thing. This is an early show where adults need to bring a kid to get in. Starts at 2:00 PM.
Blue Jungle / Captured By Robots @ Redwood Bar
Bleed the Dream / We Are the Arsenal @ The Roxy ($13.50)
Demon Hunter @ Key Club ($15)
Weatherbox / Look Mexico / Summer Vacation / Joyce Manor @ Synchronicity

Put the Rock in Slingshot

Phoenix Play Night Two of KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas

Gibson Amphitheatre
12/12/09: KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas – AFI, Rise Against, Alice in Chains, 30 Seconds to Mars, Three Days Grace, Anberlin, Dead By Sunrise (presale Thursday at 10 AM, password = KROQX; on sale Saturday)
12/13/09: KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas – Muse, 311, Slightly Stoopid, Phoenix, the Bravery, Metric, Vampire Weekend, Cage the Elephant, White Rabbits (presale Thursday at 10 AM, password = KROQX; on sale Saturday)

El Rey
12/19/09: Christmas Sweater Party: The Deadly Syndrome / The Pity Party / Eskimohunter / Signals / 400 Blows (on sale now)

Club Nokia
12/5/09: KIIS FM Jingle Ball After Party (Friday at 10AM)
12/21/09: Robin Thicke (Friday at 10 AM)
12/22/09 – 12/23/09: Kid Cudi (Friday at 10 AM)

The Fonda
1/12/10: Vampire Weekend (Friday at Noon)
1/30/10: The Residents (Saturday at 10 AM)

Wilshire Ebell Theatre
3/2/10: Magnetic Fields (Saturday at 10 AM)

Echoplex
2/27/10: Four Tet / Nathan Fake (now at Ticketweb)

Hotel Café
11/23/09: El Perro Del Mar (now through club)

The Mint
12/8/09 – 12/9/09: Jonathan Richman (now)
12/31/09: Dengue Fever / Pollyn (now)

Bootleg
2/10/10: Buffy Saint-Marie (now at InTicketing)

The Roxy
12/17/09: Sea Wolf (now)

Troubadour
2/10/10: Wild Beasts / Still Life Still (on sale Friday)

Long Beach Terrace Theatre
1/9/10: Rufus Wainwright (Friday at 10 AM; presale now, password= TOWN)