Ticket Giveaway: Sebadoh and Quasi at the Echoplex

The gifts keep on coming.. I've got a couple of pairs of tickets to give away for the Sebadoh and Quasi show that's going down this Friday (February 25, 2011) at the Echoplex in Echo Park. Sebadoh's calling their tour "The Bakesale/Harmacy Remembering Time Tour" which is pretty incredible since those are my two favorite Sebadoh records. Not coincidentally, both of those records will be reissued/expanded later this year on Sub Pop. The band for this tour consists of Lou Barlow, Jason Loewenstein and Bob D'Amico.

Opening the show will be Quasi. I haven't seen Quasi for a really long time (maybe not since they toured as Elliott Smith's backing band). They've been a trio for the last five years and feature: Sam Coomes, Janet Weiss and Joanna Bolme. Janet and Joanna are also in Stephen Malkmus' backing band, the Jicks.

To win these tickets, email me [dukeufo at gmail] with the name of your favorite character from The Wire. Please put "Sebadoh Contest" in the subject line. The contest closes Friday at Noon.

Live Music Options: 3/8/10 - 3/14/10

The Fresh & Onlys Play Spaceland on Saturday

All in all there are a few solid options each night this week including many pre-SXSW shows as bands from Australia and the West Coast head towards Texas. I didn't get out a lot last week but did catch The Wooden Birds (really pretty stuff) and the Clientele (they've improved so much since their first US tour).

Monday March 8, 2010
[Pick of the Night] Moonrats / Aska / Adanowsky / Soko @ Spaceland (Free) – The Moonrats’ residency kicks off with a solid lineup all night long.
[Recommended] The Delta Mirror / Alexandra Hope / Sister Crayon / Corridor @ The Echo (Free) – Pitchfork recently gave the Delta Mirror an 8 out of 10 for their track “He Was Worse Than the Needle He Gave You.”
David Bazan / Headlights / Kissing Cousins @ Alex’s Bar ($12)
Year Long Disaster / National Dust / Bigbang / Normandie / Chasing Kings @ Troubadour (Free) – Year Long Disaster did the Monday night residency at Spaceland in January.
Seaspin / Wild Yaks / Repeater / The Romany Rye @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – Seaspin are doing the Monday night residency at the Silverlake Lounge.
Alesana / A Skylit Drive @ El Rey ($18)
Doug Benson @ Largo ($20)
Thee Vicars / Night Beats / Cobalt Cranes / Wailin’ Yeahs / Strangers Family Band @ Redwood Bar ($8)

Tuesday March 9, 2010
[Pick of the Night] Laura Veirs / Old Believers / Cataldo @ Spaceland ($12) – Talented folky, singer-songwriter.
[Recommended] The Big Pink / A Place To Bury Strangers / Active Child @ El Rey ($20) – For the shoegazers.
[Recommended] Twin Tigers / Skybombers / Useless Keys / Apes of Wrath @ the Echo ($5) – Twin Tigers are out of Athens, GA.
Red Tide / Superhumanoids / Random Patterns / His Orchestra @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Manchester Orchestra / The Features / Biffy Clyro / O’Brother @ Troubadour (Sold Out)
The Neurotics / The Crazy Squeeze @ Redwood
Planets / Totally Serious / LA Fog / Secondary @ The Smell ($5)

Wednesday March 10, 2010
[Pick of the Night] Delta Spirit / We Barbarians / Johnny Corndawg @ Bootleg ($10) – Solid rock’n’roll band.
[Recommended] Club NME: Olin and the Moon / Correatown / Finn Riggins / Jared Mees and the Grown Children @ Spaceland ($7) – Solid lineup.
Abe Vigoda / Lovvers / The Black Apples @ The Echo ($10) – Spazzy, local Smell rockers.
Little Boots / Dragonette / Class Actress @ El Rey ($20) – Hipster pop.
The Temper Trap / Darker My Love @ The Fonda ($21) – Anthemic Aussies.
Agent Ribbons / Wet & Reckless / Kissing Cousins @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Joe Sib’s California Calling / Audra Mae @ Largo ($20)
Travis x A-Trak @ The Roxy ($20)
Low End Theory Club: Free Moral Agents / The Prime @ Airliner ($10)
Dub Club: Ras Michael and the Sons of Negus / All Star Sabar Orchestra / Claudius Linton @ Echoplex ($12)
Manchester Orchestra / The Features / Biffy Clyro / O’Brother @ Troubadour (Sold Out)
Brent Amaker & the Rodeo / Kimble County Killers / Rev. Deadeye @ Redwood
Brian McKnight @ The Key Club ($20)
Twin Tigers/ The Soft Hands @ Alex’s Bar ($5)

Thursday March 11, 2010
[Pick of the Night] The Cave Singers / The Dutchess and the Duke / The Moondoggies @ The Echo ($12) – I’m really curious to see The Moondoggies. Their debut was way overlooked.
[Recommended] Slow Club @ Spaceland ($10) – Buzzed about duo from Sheffield. Some nice building dynamics in their songwriting.
[Recommended] Dawes / Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons / Jason Boesel @ Troubadour ($12) – Local Americana rockers.
[Recommended] The Watson Twins @ Largo ($25)
Miles Kurosky (ex-Beulah) @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM show
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club / The Whigs @ Echoplex ($25)
The New Mastersounds / Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue @ El Rey ($22)
Marjorie Fair / Cue the Moon / It’s Gonna Crash @ Mr. T’s Bowl
Kevin Earnest / Alex Kemp @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Mark Mulholland / James Finch Jr. @ Redwood
So Cow / Battlehooch / Christmas Island / Judgement Day @ The Smell ($5)
Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders @ Viper Room ($15)
Peg Leg Love / Spider Problem / Nasa Space Universe / Narwhal Party @ L’Keg
On Blast / Jail Weddings @ Alex’s Bar ($5)

Friday March 12, 2010
[Pick of the Night] Quasi / Explode Into Colors / The French Semester @ Spaceland ($14) – Back when they backed up Elliott Smith, I saw Quasi a lot. I haven’t heard the new record, but I’ve always admired Sam Coomes’ songwriting.
[Recommended] The Happy Hollows / The Veils @ Troubadour ($15) – One of the many LA bands headed off to SXSW next week.
[Recommended] Janeane Garofalo @ Largo ($25)
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club / The Whigs @ Echoplex ($25) – I like seeing the Whigs live.
Holly Miranda @ Bootleg ($10) – She’s getting some good buzz at the moment.
Little Boots / Dragonette / Class Actress @ the Glass House ($15)
Adolescents / Youth Brigade @ El Rey ($19)
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club@ Amoeba (Free) – 6:00 PM show
Zak Brown Band @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($26 - $36)
Carrie Newcomer @ McCabe’s ($17.50)
Sleepy Sun / Slang Chickens @ The Echo ($10)
Pack AD / Symbol Six @ Redwood
60 Watt / Queen Victoria / White Leopards / Andrew Felix @ L’Keg
Anna Oxygen / Broken Water / Happy Prescriptions / Dunes @ The Smell ($5)
Agent Orange / The Gears / Viva Hate / Werewolf @ Alex’s Bar ($10)

Saturday March 13, 2010
[Pick of the Night] The Fresh & Onlys / Wounded Lion / Surf City / Pivot @ Spaceland ($10) – Seems like anything on the Woodsist label gets a ton of buzz these days (though San Francisco’s Fresh & Onlys are a good psycho-pop band). Surf City’s a strong band out of New Zealand.
[Recommended] Choir of Young Believers / Great Northern @ Bootleg ($8) – Buzzed about Danish band. It was David Fricke’s pick in Rolling Stone magazine back in July.
[Recommended] Quasi @ Detroit Bar ($10) – If you miss them Friday at Spaceland.
You Say Party We Say Die / White Arrows @ Echoplex ($14) – New wavey band from Vancouver.
Matthew Good / Automatic Loveletter @ Troubadour ($23) – Veteran Vancouver band.
Vinicio Capossela / Sara Lov @ El Rey ($25)
Tig has friends @ Largo ($25)
Lucy Kaplansky @ McCabe’s ($20)
A Sunny Day in Glasgow / Pollyn @ the Mint ($12) – A Sunny Day in Glasgow’s a pretty good dream pop/shoegazey band.
Chop Tops / Los Duggans @ Redwood
Death Sentence: PANDA! / Auto Da Fe / The Urxed @ The Smell ($5)
The English Beat @ the Roxy ($22)
E-40 @ The Key Club ($25)
Tim Barry of Anvil / Possessed By Paul James / Sean Wheeler and Zander Schloss @ Alex’s Bar ($10)

Sunday March 14, 2010
[Pick of the Week] Broken Bells @ Troubadour (Sold Out) – Probably the last shot at seeing Danger Mouse and James Mercer in a tiny venue. The record’s a good listen.
[Recommended] Kid Rockers: The Watson Twins @ The Echoplex ($9) – You need to kidnap a child to get into this one. The other band is TBD...
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club / Thousand Dozen Gloves @ Echoplex ($25)
The Aussie BBQ: The Chevelles / City Riots / Crayon Fields / Dappled Cities / Goons of Doom / Children Collide / Paul Dempsey / Oh Mercy / Washington / Cassette Kids / Sherlock’s Daughter / Pets with Pets / Henry Wagons @ The Echo ($15) – Show starts at Noon
Beaches / Love of Diagrams / Sun Araw @ The Smell ($5)
Real Vocal String Quartet @ Bootleg ($15)
Blessure Grave / Twin Crystals / Random Cuts @ The Echo ($5)
Gwendolyn & the Good Time Gang @ McCabe’s ($10) – Early show at 11 AM
Sabertooth Tiger / Memory / Tremellow @ Spaceland ($5)
Pill Wonder / 60 Watt Kid / Queen Victoria @ Synchronicity

Recently Announced Live Shows

Bear Hands Are Playing the Troubadour on 2/26/10

Walt Disney Concert Hall
3/28/10: AIR (presale now, password = ASTRALWERKS; on sale Saturday at 10 AM)

El Rey
2/26/10: The Soundtrack of Our Lives / Nico Vega (Tuesday at 10 AM)
4/6/10: RJD2 / Busdriver / Happy Chichester (Saturday at 10 AM)
4/29/10: Rogue Wave (Saturday at 10 AM)

The Fonda
2/9/10: Nouvelle Vague (presale Friday at 10AM, password = MASTER; Saturday at 10 AM)

Orpheum Theatre
4/23/10: Norah Jones (Sunday at 10 AM)

Hollywood Bowl
4/16/10, 4/17/10 and 4/20/10: Eagles (on sale 12/14 at 10 AM)
5/14/10 – 5/15/10: Carole King & James Taylor (now)

Largo
2/9/10: Loudon Wainwright III (call club)
2/11/10, 2/18/10, 2/25/10: Meshell Ndegecello (call club)
2/27/10: Patton Oswalt (call club)

Spaceland
1/15/10: Night Horse / Normandie (now at Ticketweb)
1/16/10: Hockey (now)
1/20/10: Har Mar Superstar (now)
1/22/10: Movits (now)
2/3/10: NOMO (now)
2/6/10: Scott H. Biram / The Dirt Daubers (now)
3/9/10: Laura Veirs (now)
3/12/10: Quasi (now)
3/16/10: Efterklang (now)

Troubadour
1/20/10: Daniel Merriweather (Saturday)
1/27/10: Airborne Toxic Event (now)
2/1/10: Do Make Say Think (Friday)
2/3/10: Prefuse 73 (now)
2/5/10: Rhett Miller (now)
2/9/10: Mumford & Sons (now)
2/10/10: Wild Beasts (now)
2/11/10: The Thermals / Thao and the Get Down Stay Down (now)
2/26/10: We Were Promised Jetpacks / The Lonely Forest / Bear Hands (now)
3/3/10: Anna Ternheim / El Perro Del Mar (now)
3/4/10: Mike Doughty (now)
3/13/10: Matthew Good / Automatic Loveletter (Friday)

Echo
1/14/10: Julia Nunes (now at Ticketweb)
1/17/10: The Yummy Fur (now)
1/27/10: Rev Peyton’s Big Damn Band featuring the Donkeys (now)
1/30/10: Bowerbirds (now)
2/11/10: Justin Townes Earle (now)
3/24/10: Cymbals Eat Guitars / Bear in Heaven (today at 11:00 AM)

The Echoplex
3/14/10: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (Saturday at 10 AM)
3/19/10: High Places (now)
5/7/10: King Sunny Ade (now)

Honda Center
2/27/10: Bon Jovi / Dashboard Confessional (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = NICEDAY; Monday at 10 AM)

Staples Center
3/29/10: The Black Eyed Peas / LMFAO (Saturday at Noon)
4/6/10: Alicia Keys (AmEx presale starts Monday at 10 AM; on sale 12/20 at Noon)

Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa
1/20/10: The Black Lips / Japanese Motors (now)
1/25/10: Girls (now)
2/5/10: Vivian Girls / Best Coast (now)

Hotel Café
1/5/10 & 1/18/10: The Webb Sisters (Friday at 10 AM)

Club Nokia
2/28/10: Josh Turner (presale now, password = FIRECRACKER; on sale Friday at 10 AM)