Ticket Giveaway: Lucero at the Echoplex on Thursday

I've got a couple of pairs of tickets to give away to see Lucero and Olin and the Moon this Thursday (February 17th) at the Echoplex. Lucero's got one of the most intensely dedicated fanbases. For the uninitiated (I guess some people still hadn't heard of Arcade Fire before last night) think gruff, slightly twangy heavy drinking rock'n'roll.

To win these tickets email me [dukeufo at gmail] with the name of your favorite Lucero record. The contest closes at 6:00 PM on Wednesday. Winners will be notified by Noon on Thursday. Please put "Lucero Tickets" in the subject line.   

Live Music Options: 2/14/11 - 2/20/11

Beach House Play Two Local Shows

It was a good weekend of live music. Yuck and Smith Westerns on Friday night at the Echo - Yuck really impressed me and Smith Westerns were good (as expected). Apex Manor put on a great show at the Satellite on Saturday. Lots of really good musicians in the band (and a great cover of Nilsson's "Jump Into the Fire" and a surprisingly good cover of the Outfield's "Your Love"). 

Monday 2/14/11

[Pick of the Week] Lucinda Williams / Augustana @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP) – Great chance to see Lucinda for free.

[Recommended] Red Cortez / Everest / College Kids / The Union Line @ The Satellite (Free) – Everest for free.

[Recommended] Slang Chickens / Papa / John Carpenter @ The Echo (Free) – You need to check out John Carpenter.

[Recommended] Jenny O  / Leslie Stevens / Henry Wolfe / John Gold @ Bootleg (Free) – Leslie from Leslie and the Badgers.  

Phil Alvin / Frank Fairfield / Lucky Otis @ Redwood – Check out Frank Fairfield

Ne-Yo / Monica and Miguel @ Nokia Theatre LA Live ($50 - $130)

Kenny G / Michael Bolton @ Gibson ($80 - $110)

Goapele / DJ Eque @ Troubadour ($23) – Contemporary soul singer

Robotanists / Oh Darling / Kissing Cousins @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)

Disco Bunny / Narwhal Party / C.J. Boyd / 333 Boyz / Koban @ Pehrspace ($5)

Tuesday 2/15/11

[Pick of the Night] Mountain Man / Haroula Rose / Whispering Pines / Jeffertiti’s Nile / Kim Churchill @ Hotel Café ($13)

[Recommended] Susan James / Old Californio / Tony Gilkyson / Kip Boardman / The Quarter After / Evie Sands / Anny Celsi and Nelson Bragg / Double Naught Spycar / Cosmo Topper @ The Echo ($5 or $10 w/CD)

The Western States Motel / Judson & Mary / Disaster Speaks @ LaBrie’s (Free)

Wayne White: You’re Supposed to Act All Impressed @ Largo ($20) – One of the original designers and puppeteers on Pee Wee’s Playhouse

My Pet Saddle / Moondog Orchestra / String Fellow Hawks @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Mother Mother / Honey Loving Cells / Marcus Very Ordinary @ The Satellite ($10)

Joseph Arthur / Madi Diaz @ Bootleg ($12)

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis @ Walt Disney Concert Hall ($51 - $123)

Todd Snider / Elizabeth Cook @ El Rey ($25)

Chris Young / Gretchen Wilson @ Club Nokia ($25 - $40)

Swords of Fatima / Sylvia Juncosa @ Redwood

Wednesday 2/16/11

[Pick of the Night] The Radio Dept. / Young Prisms @ El Rey (Sold Out)

[Recommended] Beach House / Papercuts @ The Music Box (Sold Out)

[Recommended] Low End Theory: Blank Blue / Natasha Kmeto @ Airliner ($10)

Nicole Atkins & the Sea / Cotton Jones @ Troubadour ($15)

He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister (covering the Velvet Underground) / Vanaprasta / Erik Hassle @ The Satellite ($10)

Gram Rabbit / Indians / LA Font @ Bordello ($10)

Twilight Singers @ Amoeba (Free) – 6:00 PM

Wake Up Lucid / The Steelwells / Gypsy Death Star @ Bootleg ($8)

The Ross Sea Party / Hello Electric / The Californian @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

TRMRS / The Hindu Pirates @ The Echo ($5)

Henry Rollins “50” @ Largo ($25) – Celebrating his 50^th birthday.

Generationals / Nightmare & the Cat / Scars on 45 @ Hotel Café

Back to the Future the Ride / Robedoor / Suzi Star / Pure Shit @ The Smell ($5)

Thursday 2/17/11

[Pick of the Night] Beach House / Papercuts @ The Music Box (Sold Out) – Good record.

[Recommended] Dawes @ Royce Hall (Free for UCLA students, $15 otherwise)

[Recommended] Lucero / Olin & the Moon @ Echoplex ($18) – Good live show

[Recommended] Everybody’s Talkin’: Les Blanks / Jonah Ray / Kumail Nanjiani / Duncan Trussell / Steve Agee / Natasha Leggero / Al Madigral / Sean Patton / Host Matt Dwyer @ Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock ($5 donation) – Mostly comedy with some good music thrown in.

[Recommended] Shadow Shadow Shade / Minks / The Black Apples / Generationals @ The Satellite ($10)

Dum Dum Girls @ Skybar at the Mondrian (Free w/ RSVP)

Duniven / Queen Kwong / The VLA / The Delabre @ Bootleg ($5)

Michael Beach / The Antiques / Broken Numbers Band @ Silverlake Lounge ($8) 

BB King @ House of Blues Anaheim ($90)

Ocean Grove / Moderne Man / Bleu @ Troubadour ($5)

Henry Rollins “50” @ Largo ($25) – Celebrating his 50^th birthday.

Jamie Foxx’s Foxxhole Allstar Jam @ Club Nokia ($40 - $95)

Celso Pina @ Amoeba (Free) – 6:00 PM

Stars at Night / Coastline Apparition @ Airliner ($5)

Friday 2/18/11

[Pick of the Night] Har Mar Superstar / P.O.S. / Marijuana Deathsquads / Skoal Kodiak @ The Satellite [f/ka/ Spaceland] ($8) – Har Mar and Marijuana Deathsquads residency continues. There should be a lot of people out to see alt-rapper P.O.S.

[Recommended] Scott H. Biram / Ralph White of the Bad Livers / Lightnin Woodcock @ Redwood

Colleen Green / Peter Pants / The Monolators / Disaster Speaks @ Lot 1 ($5)

Marnie Stern / Tera Melos / Power Axe @ The Echo ($12)

Carl Broemel (of My Morning Jacket) / Tom Freund / Cowboy & Indian @ Hotel Café ($13)

Vanessa Paradis @ Orpheum Theatre ($35 - $55) – Johnny Depp’s lady friend.

Mike Viola / Debate Team / Kate Micucci @ Bootleg ($15)

Cake @ Troubadour (Sold Out)

Henry Rollins “50” @ Largo (Sold Out) – Celebrating his 50^th birthday.

Bun B @ Roxy Theatre ($35)

Old Lumps / Moses Campbell / Smithfield Bargain @ Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock ($10)

All Star Weekend Kevin Hart Afterparty @ Club Nokia – Hosted by Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian

J. Cole / Wale @ House of Blues Sunset (Sold Out)

Twin / Eva Klassen / Big Black Delta / Tinylittle @ The Smell ($5)

Eluveitie / Three Inches of Blood / Holy Grail / System Divide @ The Glass House ($22)

Too Short @ Key Club ($28 - $40)

Saturday 2/19/11

[Pick of the Night] Admiral Radley / The Sea of Cortez / Blonde Summer @ The Satellite ($12) – Admiral Radley’s Aaron and Ariana from Earlimart and Jason and Aaron from Grandaddy. Central Valley all stars..

[Recommended] Ted Leo (Solo) @ Skybar at the Mondrian (Free w/ RSVP)

Rocco DeLuca @ R Bar

Glass Candy / Austra / Bobby Birdman @ Echoplex ($12)

Rick Ross / Gucci Mane / Soulja Boy @ Hollywood Palladium ($95)

Dennis DeYoung: The Music of Styx @ Grove of Anaheim ($55 - $98)

Enrique Inglesias @ Gibson

LA Guns @ Hotel Café ($13)

Cake @ Troubadour (Sold Out)

Chromeo / MNDR / The Suzan @ Fox Theater Pomona ($25)

Henry Rollins “50” @ Largo (Sold Out) – Celebrating his 50^th birthday.

Narwhal Party / Peter Pants / Tes Elations / Pulse Out @ The Smell ($5)

Starpool / The Debonaires / La Banda Skalavera / Save the Swim Team / Stupid Flanders @ The Glass House ($10)

David Lindley @ McCabe’s ($20)

Vaud and the Villains / Triple Chicken Foot @ The Mint ($19)

DJ Quik @ Key Club ($30 - $90)

Magic Bullets @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM

Sunday 2/20/11

[Pick of the Night] Man or Astroman @ The Echo ($15) – I was a big fan in college. Nerdy surf rock.

[Recommended] An Evening with Ted Leo @ Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock ($10) – Solo performance, Q&A with Keith Morris and Ted Leo; stand up comedy by Paul F. Tompkins, Sklar Bros, Jen Kirkman, Jonah Ray and Kurnail Nanjiani

[Recommended] Gang of Four / Hollerado @ House of Blues Anaheim ($34)

Beth Hart / Souls on 11 @ Echoplex ($17) – Early show at 6:00 PM

Louis and Genevieve / Rick / Anenon @ Bootleg ($8)

Cake @ Troubadour (Sold Out)

Part Time Punks: Smiths/Morrissey Night w/ acoustic performance by Jose Maldonado @ Echoplex ($8)

LA Guns @ Hotel Café ($13)

Bobby Brown @ Key Club ($30 - $90)

Henry Rollins “50” @ Largo ($25) – Celebrating his 50^th birthday.

Stab City / Heller Keller / Vietnambla / Bird Mad Girl @ The Smell ($5)

Luis & the Wildfires @ Amoeba (Free) – 5:00 PM

David Lindley @ McCabe’s (Sold Out)

Torches in Trees / AV Club / Disaster Speaks @ Lot 1 Café ($5)

 

Recent Concert Announcements

The Music Box

2/6/11: Cat Power (Wednesday at 10 AM)

2/11/11: The Aquabats (Wednesday at 10 AM)

The Satellite (f/ka/ Club Spaceland)

1/26/11: Typhoon / Brainstorm (now at Ticketweb)

1/29/11: Darwin Deez / Fol Chen (now at Ticketweb)

Fridays in February: Har Mar Superstar with Marijuana Deathsquads

3/12/11: Revolver / Hey Rosetta (now at Ticketfly)

Echoplex [Ticketweb]

2/26/11: Death / RTX / Sic Alps (now)

3/4/11: Autolux (now)

3/26/11: Men (now)

The Echo [Ticketweb]

2/17/11: Lucero (now)

3/22/11: The Strange Boys / Natural Child (now)

Gibson Amphitheatre

2/11/11: Love Affair 2011 – Heatwave, Rose Royce, Blue Magic, GQ, Evelyn Champagne King, The Moments, Barbara Mason, Billy Paul, The Floaters (Wednesday at 10 AM)

Hollywood Palladium

5/28/11: My Chemical Romance (now)

El Rey

2/9/11: Meat Beat Manifesto / Not Breathing (now)

2/12/11: Jackie Green (now)

3/10/11: Dance Gavin Dance / iwrestledabearonce / In Fear and Faith (now)

Hotel Café [venue]

Wednesdays in January: Anna Nalick

1/21/11: Meiko (now)

1/31/11: Sierra Swan / Heather Porcaro / Linda Perry (now)

2/15/11: Mountain Man (now)

2/19/11: LA Guns

Recent Concert Announcements

El Rey

1/23/11: Wanda Jackson with the Third Man house band featuring Jack White on guitar (Friday at 10 AM)

1/28/11: Danial Lanois’ Black Dub (Saturday at 10 AM)

3/3/11: Emilie Autumn (Saturday at 10 AM)

The Satellite (f/ka/ Club Spaceland)

Mondays in February: Red Cortez (Free)

1/7/11: Melvins set (current line-up performing songs from Colossus of Destiny); Lysol and Eggnog records in their entirety [now at Ticketweb]

1/14/11: Melvins 1983 (Buzz, Dale and Mike Dillard); Melvins set (current line-up performing normal set) and Houdini in its entirety [now at Ticketweb]

1/18/11: Fiend Without a Face / West End Motel / Bleu / Taylor Locke (now at Ticketfly)

1/21/11: Melvins Lite (Buzz & Dale only); Melvins set (current line-up performing normal set) and Bullhead in its entirety [now at Ticketweb]

 1/28/11: Melvins set (current line-up performing normal set) and Stoner Witch in its entirety [now at Ticketweb]

2/19/11: Admiral Radley (now at Ticketfly)

The Viper Room [Ticketweb]

12/31/10: Lucinda Williams / Jackshit (now)

The Echo [Ticketweb]

12/31/10: Nite Jewel / Kenan Bell (now)

2/11/11: Smith Westerns (now)

3/24/11: Wye Oak / Callers (now)

4/6/11: Akron/Family (now)

Echoplex [Ticketweb]

1/13/11: Captain Beefheart Symposium (now)  

1/17/11: Screaming Females / La Sera (now)

The Roxy

12/22/10: Odd Future (now)

1/28/11: Free Energy (now)

2/9/11: Friendly Fires (now)

Troubadour [Ticketfly]

2/18/11 – 2/21/11: Cake (Thursday at 1:00 PM)

2/25/11: Max Bemis (Thursday at Noon)

Staples Center

2/23/11: Linkin Park / The Prodigy (Saturday at 10 AM)

Nokia Theatre LA Live

2/9/11: Sarah McLachlan (Friday at 10 AM)

2/25/11: Lucero (Friday at 10 AM) 

5/8/11: Yanni (Friday at 10 AM)

5/15/11: Moody Blues (Friday at 10 AM)

Club Nokia

4/12/11: All Time Low / Yellowcard (Friday at 10 AM)

Hollywood Palladium

4/6/11: A Day To Remember (Friday at 10 AM)

5/27/11: My Chemical Romance (Friday at 10 AM)

Gibson Amphitheatre

2/3/11: Luis Miguel (now)

2/19/11: Enrique Iglesias (Friday at 10 AM)

The Wiltern

2/25/11: Pendulum (Friday at 10 AM)

Recent Concert Announcments

Delta Spirit Come to the Music Box in December

The Mayan
10/14/10: M.I.A. / Rye Rye (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = XXXO; Saturday at 10 AM)

Spaceland
Mondays in October: Radars to the Sky
10/2/10: The Blood Arm / The Franks (now at Ticketweb)
10/12/10: Remy Zero (now)
10/13/10: Bettie Serveert (now)
10/22/10: Mark Sultan / Kelley Stoltz (now)
10/26/10: Thrones / Christian Mistress (now)
10/27/10: Reigning Sound (now)
10/29/10: Big Business (now)
11/5/10: Trans Am / Nice Nice / Jonas Reinhardt (now)
11/9/10: David Dondero / The Moaners / Star Anna (now)
11/10/10: Nobunny / The Intelligence / The Moonhearts (now)
11/13/10: Or, the Whale / Chris Pureka (now)
11/16/10: Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin / The Lonely Forest (now)

Echoplex
10/14/10: Shadow Shadow Shade / Lesands (now at Ticketweb)
10/17/10: Holy Fuck / Indian Jewelry / Clipd Beaks (now)
10/29/10: The Henry Clay People’s Rock and Roll Circus (now)
10/30/10: Amon Tobin / Kid Koala / DJ Food (now)
11/19/10: Avi Buffalo (now)
12/2/10: Einstuerzende Neubauten (now)
12/14/10: Tame Impala / Stardeath and the White Dwarfs (now)

The Echo
Mondays in October: Evan Voytas
Mondays in November: The Black Apples
10/26/10: Reigning Sound (now)
10/27/10: VV Brown / Outtsight (now)
11/4/10: Walter Meego (now)

Nokia Theatre LA Live
10/29/10: Stone Temple Pilots (presale now, password = KROQSTP or STP; Friday at 10 AM)
11/4/10: Godsmack (presale now, password = ORACLE; Friday at 10 AM)

Club Nokia
10/14/10: Miike Snow / Mark Ronson & the Business Intl / MNDR (presale now, password = ANIMAL; Saturday at 10 AM)
11/6/10: Tim and Eric Awesome Tour (password = AWESOME; Friday at Noon)
12/10/10: The Dandy Warhols / Blue Giant (presale now, password = DANDY; Friday at 10 AM)

Bootleg Theater
9/29/10: The Hounds of Below / Big Black Delta (now at in ticketing)
10/28/10: Breathe Owl Breathe / Little Wings (now)
11/20/10: Bob Mould (now)

El Rey
11/6/10: The Heavy (now)
11/16/10: The Thermals / Night Marchers (now)
11/18/10: Jack’s Mannequin / Something Corporate (Saturday at 10 AM)

The Music Box
10/17/10: Die Antwoord (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = NINJA; Saturday at 10 AM)
11/12/10: Mayer Hawthorne & the County (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = STRANGE; Saturday at 10 AM)
11/13/10: Bo Burnham (Friday at Noon)
12/2/10: Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti / Os Mutantes (now)
12/3/10 – 12/4/10: Dweezil Zappa plays Zappa (Saturday at 10 AM)
12/8/10: Delta Spirit (presale now, password = BUSHWICK; Friday at 10 AM)
12/9/10: Blind Guardian (Saturday at 10 AM)

Orpheum Theater
11/20/10: Aziz Ansari (presale now, password = LAUGH; Friday at 10 AM)

Staples Center
12/10/10: Andrea Bocelli (Monday at 10 AM)

The Wiltern
11/8/10: Florence and the Machine (Friday at 10 AM)
11/10/10: Brandon Flowers (Friday at 10 AM)

Hollywood Palladium
11/30/10: Faith No More (Friday at 10 AM)

Avalon
10/28/10: Corinne Bailey Rae (Friday at 10 AM)

Gibson Amphitheatre
11/18/10: Lifehouse / Kris Allen (Saturday at 10 AM)
12/18/10: Chicano Soul Legends: Thee Midnighters and more (Saturday at 10 AM)

Troubadour
10/27/10: VersaEmerge (Friday at 1:00 PM)
11/6/10: Mike Gordon (Friday at 1:00 PM)
11/13/10 – 11/14/10: Best Coast / Dunes (now)
11/18/10: Freelance Whales / Miniature Tigers (Friday at 1:00 PM)
11/21/10: Bouncing Souls (Friday at 1:00 PM)
11/27/10: Lucero (Thursday at 1:00 PM)
12/13/10: Stornoway / The Head & the Heart (Friday at 1:00 PM)