Updates on Local Bands

I haven't done one of these in a long time. Here's an update on local bands:

Division Day just announced a slew of new tour dates. Their new album, Visitation, comes out on Dangerbird on 8/18/09. It’s going to catch you off guard (in a very good way). Check out their Myspace page for some streams and tour dates. Buy tickets for their September 2nd show at Spaceland HERE. Go to their label site to download a free remix.

Speaking of Dangerbird, Sea Wolf have completed their sophomore album. White Water, White Bloom is set to be released on September 22nd. Pre-order the record and see a slew of tour dates HERE. Buy tickets for their Sept. 17th show at the Troubadour HERE. Looks like the previously announced Spaceland show has been replaced.

Lou Barlow’s got a new solo record, Goodnight Unknown, coming out on October 6th through Merge Records. In addition to playing with Dinosaur Jr., he’ll be the opener too. Check out the tour dates HERE. Buy tickets for the November 5th show at the House of Blues HERE. Download the first MP3: “Gravitate”

Warpaint recently signed with Manimal Vinyl with Exquisite Corpse set to be released on September 22, 2009. Download two MP3: Billie Holiday (Pitchfork gave the track a 7 out of 10)and MP3: Elephants. Josh Klinghoffer is now an official member of the band. You can catch them at Sunset Junction on August 22nd.

Speaking of Sunset Junction, the performance schedule is HERE. Other local bands on the bill are: Gran Ronde, Miss Derringer, War Tapes, Rumspringa, Nico Vega, The Submarines, Love Grenades, Nico Stai, Local Natives, Fool’s Gold, Night Horse and Mika Miko (or Mica Miko – as the SJ website spells it).

Miss Derringer have a new record, Winter Hill, out on Triple X. Pitchfork recently gave it a solid 7.7 out of 10.

Night Horse have three split 7” singles coming out this summer on Tee Pee Records (the first one is already out and the next one comes out 8/4/09). Download MP3: Choose Your Side

Fool’s Gold recently signed with IAMSOUND. Their debut, self-titled record comes out on September 29th. Download MP3: Surprise Hotel (Pitchfork recently gave it an 8 out of 10).

Luke Top, Fool’s Gold’s frontman, recently released a solo record. Friends came out via Slow Death Records. Download MP3: Friends

Members of Foreign Born are also a part of Fool’s Gold. Foreign Born’s new record, Person to Person, continues to get good reviews. It currently rates a 70 on Metacritic. MP3: Vacationing People and MP3: Early Warnings

Labelmates of Foreign Born (Secretly Canadian’s got a great roster), Music Go Music will release their debut full-length, Expressions, on October 6th. Download MP3: Warm In the Shadows

Bedmates of Foreign Born (at least a bedmate of the lead singer), Glasser also got a track review from Pitchfork. “Glad” received a 7 out of 10.

Princeton’s debut full-length, Cocoon of Love, comes out September 29th on Kanine Records. They’ll be opening a slew of shows for Ra Ra Riot to coincide with the release. Follow this link to Pitchfork to download the first single, “Calypso Gold”

Speaking of Pitchfork (as I have like 10 ten times in this roundup), they recently reviewed the new Fol Chen record. Read that HERE. Spin Magazine recently put together a Prince covers record for its subscribers. Fol Chen and Lavender Diamond were featured. Fol Chen is headed to Europe for a September tour. See the dates HERE.

Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros are also touring Europe in support of their debut album, Up From Below. See the dates on their Myspace page. Download MP3: 40 Day Dream (Pitchfork gave the track a 6 out of 10)

Rainbow Arabia released some new music, Kabukimono, yesterday through Manimal Vinyl. Download MP3: Harlem Sunrise

And last, but not least, Aaron and Nikki from Amnion will be appearing on Penn & Teller: Bullshit! this weekend on Showtime. Those two are so nice and positive, they don’t deserve the mean-spiritedness of the show, but they’ve got a great attitude about it. Watch a clip HERE.

I’m sure I’m forgetting a million bands, sorry everybody……..

Live Music Options: 7/13/09 - 7/19/09

The Very Best Play the Echoplex on Thursday

This is one of those weeks where so much seems to be happening on Wednesday and Thursday...

Monday 7/13/09
[Pick of the Night] Last American Buffalo / Avi Buffalo / Evan Way / Greg Jong @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – Get there by 10 to see Avi Buffalo. Evan Way doesn’t have the show listed on his Myspace page, so I’m not sure if he’s still on the bill.
[Recommended] Andy Clockwise / Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head / Broken Meters / Hey Champ @ Spaceland (Free) – I heard there was a very healthy crowd last week. NPSH has gotta be up there with dumbest band names…
[Recommended] Japanese Motors / Dirt Dress / UV Lights / Correatown @ The Echo (Free) – Costa Mesa’s Japanese Motors are signed to Vice Records. Correatown is worth checking out.
Beyonce @ Staples Center ($150)
Incubus / The Duke Spirit @ Hollywood Bowl (Sold Out)
Doug Benson @ Largo ($20)
Coconut Coolouts / Personal and the Pizzas / The Anasazis / Woah Hunx @ The Smell ($5)

Tuesday 7/14/09
[Pick of the Night] The Datsuns / Sprit Vine @ The Echo ($12) – Hard rockin’ New Zealanders.
[Recommended] Foreign Born / The Veils / Other Girls @ Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa ($12) – Pretty good lineup if you’re down in Costa Mesa.
Avi Buffalo @ Airliner
The Child / Mini Mansions @ Spaceland ($8)
Bleu / Laura Veirs / Adam Bones / Mike Viola @ Hotel Café – Laura Veirs is on Nonesuch Records.
Bravo Beethoven! @ Hollywood Bowl ($1 - $96)
Ivy Walls / Winston & the Telescreen / Blue Jungle @ Bordello ($8)

Wednesday 7/15/09
[Pick of the Night] Club NME: The Veils / Luke Top / Other Girls @ Spaceland ($14) – London’s The Veils have a new record out on Rough Trade. They’re taking a break from their tour with Foreign Born. I haven’t spent a ton of time with it, but like it when it comes on my shuffle. Luke Top is the lead singer of Fool’s Gold, but has a new solo record that’s worth checking out.
[Recommended] Fol Chen / 60 Watt Kid @ Pershing Square (Free) – 7:00 PM
Low End Theory Club: Nosaj Thing @ Airliner ($5)
Xu Xu Fang / Jonneine Zapata / Audra May @ 3 of Clubs
Evan Way / Brittain Ashford / Rejouissance @ Echo Curio
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM – The ex-Ima Robot lead singer’s new band is getting some good press notices.
Dub Club: Trinity / Tippa Irie @ Echoplex ($5)
Luluc / Rachael Cantu / Real George @ Bootleg Theater ($8)
Actress @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Ryan Cabrera @ Troubadour

Thursday 7/16/09
[Pick of the Night] The Very Best / Rainbow Arabia / Bersa Discos @ Echoplex – The Very Best got best new music on Pitchfork recently. The band features Esau Mwamwaya and Radioclit. Ezra Koenig from Vampire Weekend appears on the first single. They remixed/covered Vampire Weekend and M.I.A. If you’re into the Afro-pop sounds, check them out.
[Recommended] The Zeros / the Muffs / Prima Donna @ Troubadour ($15) – The Zeros were one of the original LA punk bands (circa 1977).
[Recommended] Foreign Born / Warpaint @ Hammer Museum (Free) – Warpaint just signed to Manimal Vinyl. Foreign Born has a new record out on Secretly Canadian.
[Recommended] Gillian Welch @ Largo ($27)
[Recommended] The Monolators / French Miami / The Flying Tourbillon Orchestra / Kissing Cousins @ the Echo ($5)
Dirty Sweet / Bloodcat Love / White Arrows / Heavy Young Heathens @ Spaceland ($10) – Dirty Sweet are on this year’s solid Lollapalooza lineup.
The Germs / Agent Orange / Spider Problem @ El Rey ($20)
Cowboy Junkies / Son Volt @ The Wiltern ($20 - $35)
Jet / Red Cortez @ Key Club ($20)
Kate Earl @ Hotel Café
Orisha / Healamonster & Tarsier / Firs / Pollyn @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Shannon and the Clams / Half Rats / Pipsqueak / Audacity / Thee Makeout Party @ Mr. T’s Bowl
Bravo Beethoven! @ Hollywood Bowl ($1 - $96)
Spires / French Semester / Tall Tales @ Echo Curio
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts @ Pacific Amphitheatre
American Idols Live @ Staples Center ($60)

Friday 7/17/09
[Pick of the Night] Three Mile Pilot / Optiganally Yours @ Echoplex ($16) – Three Mile Pilot is Zach Smith from Pinback and Pall Jenkins from Black Heart Procession. Optiganlly Your is Rob Crow from Pinback’s band based around the toy organ known as the Optigan.
[Recommended] The Happy Hollows / The Valley Arena @ The Echo ($5)
[Recommended] The Meeting Places @ Silver Factory Studios [915 Mateo St.] – The Meeting Places is Scott McDonald’s band (from Surfing on Steam’s)
Mika Miko / Audacity / The Widow Babies / UV Lights @ The Smell ($5)
Devin the Dude / J-Mo / Da Funkyard / Thrasher and the Gents @ Knitting Factory Main Stage – I know Jeff Weiss is a fan of Devin the Dude, so that should be enough right there.
Jon Brion @ Largo ($25)
The Builders & the Butchers / Illinois / Eastern Conference Champions @ Spaceland ($10)
The Donnas / Hunx and His Punx / Woah Hunx @ Troubadour ($18)
Kim Fowley’s Hollywood Sexual Underground @ Redwood Bar

Tori Amos @ Greek Theatre ($35 - $60)
CEU @ The Roxy ($25)
Kill Kill Kill / Stiletto Formal / The Valley Arena / Single Mothers @ Pehrspace
Bubba Sparxxx / Precise / Judamang / The Bizness @ Knitting Factory Front Stage
Peter Holsapple & Chris Stamey @ McCabe’s ($20)
Faith Hill @ Hollywood Bowl ($50)
Charlie Wilson / Keith Sweat / Jupiter Rising @ Club Nokia ($55 - $85)
The Toadies / Ginger Wildheart / Willowz / Roll the Tanks @ El Rey ($22)
Crater Farmer @ Echo Curio
Ratt / Extreme @ The Wiltern ($10 - $45)
Demi Lovato / David Archuleta @ Nokia Theatre ($40 - $50)

Saturday 7/18/09
[Pick of the Night] RJD2 / Voxtrot / Busdriver / DJDT / KE&HA / [Post-foetus] Alligators / Best Coast / Haim / Pizza! @ Out of Asia ($40) - If I ever read my email I wouldn't have forgotten about this. Out of Asia is located at 3249 S. La Cienega Blvd (in that area between Washington and National).
[Recommended] Cage / Yak Ballz @ El Rey ($18) – The Def Jux artist.
[Recommended] El Bronx / The Boogaloo Assassins / Mas Exitos @ El Chavo’s Parking Lot (Free) – 5:00 PM – El Bronx is the Bronx doing mariachi tunes.
[Recommended] Mississippi Man / Avi Buffalo / Olin and the Moon @ Unknown Theater
Azure Ray / Tim Kasher / Janu and the Whale Sharks @ The Glass House ($15)
So Many Dynamos / Cast Spells / Kinch @ Spaceland ($10)
Graveyard / Night Horse / Wake Up Lucid @ Booleg Theatre ($10)
Meth Teeth / Christmas Island / Pterodactyl / Bipolar Bear / Night Control @ The Smell
Men / Dances with White Girls @ Echoplex ($10)
Girl in a Coma / Miss Derringer / Killola @ Knitting Factory Main Stage
Trespassers William / The Theater Fire @ Knitting Factory Front Stage
Faith Hill @ Hollywood Bowl ($36)
Sleepwalkers Local / Treasure Mammal / +Dog+ / Bavab Bavab @ Echo Curio
Brand New / Dios @ Troubadour (Sold Out)
The Donnas @ Alex’s Bar ($15)

Sunday 7/19/09
[Pick of the Night] Part Time Punks: Psychic Ills / Indian Jewelry @ The Echo ($5)
[Recommended] Brunch Americana: Dave Gleason / David Serby / Chris Sprague & His 18 Wheelers @ Redwood Bar
Grand Ole Echo: Syd Straw / Rich Mahan / The Unlawful Kings @ the Echo (Free) – 5:00 PM
Coldplay @ Verizon Wireless (Sold Out)
Jim Bianco / Brother Sal / Buddy / Holly Conlan / Brendan Hines / Chris Pierce @ Hotel Café
Links / The Yelling / Evan Voytas / Samuel Stewart @ Spaceland (Free)
Keith Urban / Sugarland @ Staples Center ($20 - $88)
Porgy and Bess @ Hollywood Bowl ($10 - $116) Dead Western / Featherbeard / Private Beach @ Echo Curio