Live Music Options: 8/2/10 - 8/8/10

White Arrows Do the Monday Night Residency at Spaceland

I forgot to mention how much I enjoyed seeing Phosphorescent last Tuesday at the Troubadour. The band was incredibly tight, so refreshing to see musicians with command over their instruments. It was compelling throughout (at first they played new songs with the studio arrangement, but also did extended jams, and even stripped down acoustic versions of older songs). If you're a fan of the records at all you need to see them on this tour.

Monday 8/2/10
[Pick of the Night] White Arrows / Kenan Bell / The Franks / Stone Darling @ Spaceland (Free) – White Arrows is doing the Monday night residency this month. Solid, eclectic lineup to kick things off…
[Recommended] Fruit Bats / These United States / Breathe Owl Breathe @ Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa ($12) – Willing to drive down to Costa Mesa on a Monday?
[Recommended] Fol Chen / Obi Best / Halloween Swim Team @ The Echo (Free) – Fol Chen is doing the Monday night residency this month.
[Recommended] Twilight Sleep / Big Black Delta / A Decent Animal / Wrong Way Driver @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – Twilight Sleep is doing the Monday night residency this month.
Ferraby Lionheart / Nicole Simone / The Romany Rye @ Bootleg Theater (Free) – Ferraby Lionheart’s record release party.
Tim Finn / Patrolled By Radar @ Troubadour ($25) – Splitz Enz fans take note
Peaking Lights / Metal Rouge / Sun Araw / Robedoor / M Geddes Gengras @ Echo Curio
Setting Sun @ Viper Room ($10)
Dark Dark Dark @ Origami (Free) – 6:00 PM
Matisyahu @ House of Blues Anaheim

Tuesday 8/3/10
[Pick of the Night] John Carpenter / Johnny O’Donnell @ La Cita – John Carpenter has got a new 7” out on Mexican Summer (limited to 500 copies).
[Recommended] Rademacher / Hexham Heads / Names of Stars / Wrong Way Driver @ Spaceland ($5)

[Recommended] Cold War Kids / The Soft Pack @ Hunington Beach Pier (Free) - 4:30 - 6:30 PM show; I really like that Soft Pack record.
Dudamel Conducts Gershwin and Bernstein @ Hollywood Bowl
IPO: New Maximum Donkey / Coca-Cola / Moostache / The Active Set / Loch and Key / Puppies and Kittens / Jeremiah Streeter @ The Echo ($8)
Circa Survive / Dear Hunter / O Brother @ Bootleg Theater ($20)
Lee Ritenour @ Grammy Museum ($12)
Woolen / Cue the Moon / The Denouement / Dona Nicha @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
William Fitzsimmons / Rosi Golan / Yellow Red Sparks / John Gold @ Hotel Café
The Neighborhood Bullies / Lose Your Fear / Tarantula @ Redwood Bar
Strange Birds / Francisco the Man/ The Blank Tapes @ Detroit Bar (Free)

Wednesday 8/4/10
[Pick of the Night] Low End Theory: El-P (instrumental set) @ Airliner ($10)
[Recommended] Ty Segall / Yellow Fever / Royal Baths / Moonhearts @ The Smell ($5) – A little bit noisy.
[Recommended] Death Kit / Standing Shadows / Very / Death By Proxy @ Silverlake Lounge ($8) – Very is Brian Cleary from The Movies doing a solo thing.
Andy Clockwise / Sweaters / The Moor / Boyz Skoule @ Spaceland ($5)

Wavves @ Madam Wong's (Sold Out)
Michael Runion / Franklin for Short / 3’s and 9’s @ Bootleg Theater ($8)
Meiko / Jamie Drake @ Hotel Café

Bedouin Soundclash / Iration @ Hunington Beach Pier (Free) - 4:30PM - 6:30 PM
Tradition / Richard Dawkins / Corridor / Stone Darling @ Echo Curio
Young the Giant @ Detroit Bar ($5)

Thursday 8/5/10
[Pick of the Night] Everest / Mini Mansions / Pacific Hurt @ Bootleg Theater ($12)
[Recommended] Daedelus / Tokimonsta / Sahy Uhns / Lawrence Grey / Benedek @ The Echo ($12)
[Recommended] Wires in the Walls / Oh Darling / Les Blanks @ Silverlake Lounge ($8) – I always enjoy seeing Les Blanks.
[Recommended] IPO: The Janks / Black Jesus / Casey Curry and the Remainders / John Wicks and the Records / Steve Barton and the Oblivion Click / The Shebangs / True Margit @ Echoplex ($8) – The Records have one of the all time great power pop songs, “Starry Eyes.”
[Recommended] Rickie Lee Jones @ Santa Monica Pier (Free) – “Chuck E’s In Love” was her biggest hit.
Aska / Siddhartha / St. Clair Board @ Spaceland ($5)

Switchfoot / Timmy Curran @ Hunington Beach Pier (Free) - 4:30 - 6:30 PM show
Carina Round / Nightmare & the Cat / Kelly McGrath @ Hotel Café
The Seizure / The Cigarette Bums / The Black Apples / Dirt Dress @ The Smell ($5)
Spaceland on Ice: Seasons @ Pershing Square (Free) – 7:00 PM show
Dudamel Conducts Bolero @ Hollywood Bowl
Dusty Rhodes & the River Band @ Grove of Anaheim
Thavius Beck / 2Mex / Blackbird / 1000 Apes / Pizza! ($7)
Rosie Flores / Ruby James @ Redwood Bar
Lady Sinatra / The Binges / Leopold & His Fiction @ Viper Room ($10)

Friday 8/6/10
[Pick of the Week] Silversun Pickups / Against Me! / The Henry Clay People @ Greek Theatre ($35 - $38) – I know a couple of local bands who are excited to play the Greek…
[Recommended] Kidrockers at the LA Zoo: The Happy Hollows / The Lonely Wild / Paris Carney / Slang Chickens / Useless Keys / Voxhaul Broadcast / Walking Sleep @ LA Zoo ($16.50 for adult/non-members / $10.50 for kids)
[Recommended] Polls / Superhumanoids / John Carpenter / Lord Huron @ The Grandstar Chinatown ($5) – Hearing a lot about these bands right now.
Evan Voytas / The Cooling Time / All Wrong and the Plans Change @ Spaceland ($5)
We Are Scientists / Rewards @ Troubadour ($20)
The Chuck Dukowski Sextet / The Shrine / Insects vs. Robots / Dahga Bloom @ The Smell ($5)
The Donnas / The Answering Machine / City Mouse @ The Glass House ($15)
Stan Ridgway @ McCabe’s ($17.50)
Ludacris @ The Wiltern ($40 - $50)
Lights @ Hotel Café
Cobra Starship / Street Drum Corps @ Hunington Beach Pier (Free) - 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Rent @ Hollywood Bowl ($10 - $156)
The Thrilling Adventure House @ Largo ($25)
Jenni Rivera @ Nokia Theatre ($35 - $150)
Pat Green @ House of Blues Sunset
Sedi Hollow / Amps for Christ / John Bardy / St. Clair Board @ Echo Curio
Battlehooch [5:oo PM] / Jinsai [7:00 PM] @ Origami (Free)

Saturday 8/7/10
[Pick of the Night] Ringo Starr & His All Star Band @ Greek Theatre ($40 - $100)
[Recommended] Restavrant / Dolphin City / Kiev / Starving Daughters / Parker Macy Blues @ Spaceland ($7)
[Recommended] Weezer / Hot Hot Heat @ Hunington Beach Pier (Free) - 4:30 - 6:30 PM

The New Los Angeles Folk Festival: Linda Perhacs / Mia Doi Todd / Henry Wolfe / Ariana Delawari / Eagle Winged Palace / Les Shelleys / LA Ladies Choir @ HM 157 [3100 N. Broadway] ($15)
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti / Puro Instinct (f/k/a Pearl Harbour) @ Detroit Bar ($12)
Voxhaul Broadcast / Black Apples / Useless Keys / Light FM @ The Lab in Costa Mesa (Free) – Starts at Noon
Useless Keys @ Casey’s Downtown (Free)
The Blank Tapes / Whispertown / Johnny O’Donnell @ Echo Curio
Protect Me / Lazy / Michael Vidal / Back to the Future the Ride @ The Smell ($5)
The Donnas / Gorevette / The Nukes @ Troubadour ($18)
Lost in the Trees @ McCabe’s ($12.50)
Rent @ Hollywood Bowl ($10 - $156)
Jenni Rivera @ Nokia Theatre ($35 - $150)
Lindsey Ray @ Hotel Café
Hello Seahorse! / The Ready Aim Fire! @ The Glass House ($12)
Overnight Lows / Bad Assets / Gestapo Khazi @ Redwood Bar

Sunday 8/8/10
[Pick of the Night] Love Revisted (Featuring Johnny Echols) / The Quarter After / Susan James @ Bootleg Theater ($10)
Power of the Riff Festival: Corrosion of Conformity III / Goatsnake / From Ashes Rise / Trap Them / Repulsion / Nails / Coliseum / Night Horse / Black Breath / Eagle Twin / Early Graves / Righteous Fool / Semen Sundae / The Fucking Wrath / Rats Eyes / Spider Fever @ Echoplex (Free w/ RSVP) – Starts at Noon; Semen Sundae’s a pretty ridiculous band name.
IPO: Devlin Murphy / Susannah Blinkoff / Sofa City Sweetheart / Bullet & Snowfox / The Hard to Get / Ingenue / Marvelous Toy / The Relative Strangers @ Spaceland ($8)
The Pharcyde @ Key Club ($30)
W.A.C.O. / Thy Squid / No Hablo @ The Echo ($5)
Eagle Winged Palace @ Origami (Free) – 6:00 PM
John Wiese / Core of the Coalman / Mincemeat or Tenspeed / High Castle / Kit @ The Smell ($5)
The Bonebrake Syncopators / Janet Klein & Her Parlor Boys @ McCabe’s ($15)
Young the Giant / The Union Line / Grouplove @ Troubadour ($10)
Rent @ Hollywood Bowl ($10 - $156)
Rachel Goodrich @ Hotel Café
Camila @ Nokia Theatre ($40 - $100)
Mary Chapin Carpenter @ Grove of Anaheim
Mermaid / Sleepwalkers Local / Justin McInteer / Dylan Doren / Magick Orchids @ Pehrspace
White Mystery / Dirt Dress / Spider Fever @ Redwood Bar

Recently Announced Live Shows

Dean Wareham's Dusting Off His Galaxie 500 Songs at the Troubadour

Greek Theatre
8/6/10: Silversun Pickups / Against Me! / The Henry Clay People (presale now, password = KROQROYAL or LAKESET; on sale Saturday at 10 AM)

Troubadour
9/18/10: The Riverdales (Friday at 1:00 PM)
11/11/10: Dean Wareham plays Galaxie 500 (now)

Echoplex
7/29/10: Nite Jewel / Memoryhouse (now at Ticketweb)
10/1/10: School of Seven Bells / Active Child (TBD)
11/16/10: Legendary Pink Dots (Saturday at 10 AM)

The Music Box
8/20/10: Hepcat (Saturday at 10 AM)
9/17/10: Local Natives / The Love Language / The Union Line (presale on Thursday at 10 AM, password = AIRPLANES; on sale Friday at 10 AM)
11/29/10: The Books (Saturday at 10 AM)

Gibson Amphitheatre
8/1/10: The Wiggles (Friday at 10 AM)
10/12/10: Alice in Chains / Deftones / Mastodon (presale Thursday at 10 AM, password = KROQDIAMOND; on sale Saturday at 10 AM)

Staples Center
12/5/10: Roger Waters’ The Wall (Monday at 10 AM)

Hollywood Palladium
9/22/10: The xx (Friday at 10 AM)
9/28/10: The Black Keys (Friday at 10 AM)

Walt Disney Concert Hall
8/13/10: Lewis Black (Friday at 10 AM)

Club Nokia
9/16/10 – 9/17/10: Primus / Mariachi El Bronx (presale now, password = RACECAR; Friday at 10 AM)
9/19/10: Screeching Weasel / The Dollyrots (presale now, password = COOLKIDS; Friday at 10 AM)

Spaceland
7/1/10: Year Long Disaster / Solare / Waxy (now at Ticketweb)
7/2/10: Wallpaper (now)
7/20/10: Le Butcherettes (now)
9/2/10: Ty Segall / Grass Widow / Garotas Suecas (Saturday at 10 AM)
10/13/10: Bettie Serveert (now)

The Echo
Mondays in July: Mississippi Man
7/20/10: Secret History / Sweater Girls / Waterlaso (now at Ticketweb)
8/19/10: Jogger (now)
9/8/10: The Gories / Haunted George (now)

Largo
7/8/10, 7/15/10, 7/22/10, 7/29/10: Benji Hughes (now)
8/16/10: Amos Lee (now)

McCabe’s
7/17/10: Shelby Lynne late show (now)

Bootleg Theater
Mondays in July: The Outline
7/15/10: Wakey!Wakey! (now)
7/22/10: Maps and Atlases / Cults (now)
11/16/10: Tunng (now)

Silverlake Lounge
Mondays in July: Yellow Red Sparks

Detroit Bar
9/3/10: Cold Cave (now at Ticketweb)
10/2/10: School of Seven Bells (now)
11/18/10: The Legendary Pink Dots (now)

Recently Announced Live Shows

Silversun Pickups (pictured at the Grammys) Come to the Greek in August

Greek Theatre
8/6/10: Silversun Pickups (on sale = TBD) [no official announcement, but it is listed on Pollstar]

Sunset Junction
8/21/10: The Ohio Players / Evelyn Champagne King / Medusa / Fishbone / Big Daddy Kane / Shiny Toy Guns and others
8/22/10: The Whispers / Mayer Hawthorne / Lee Scratch Perry / Meshell Ndegeocello / Fitz and the Tantrums and others

Staples Center
3/28/11: Lady Gaga / Semi Precious Weapons (now) [that’s one way to make money – use your customers’ cash for almost a year – kind of like the Wal-Mart business model taken to an absurd extreme]

Gibson Amphitheatre
9/3/10: Alejandro Fernandez (Friday at 1:00 PM)

The Mint
6/26/10: Black Francis (now)

Spaceland
9/22/10: Tommy Keene (now at Ticketweb)

Echoplex
7/10/10: Swahili Blonde / We Are the World / Weave (now at Ticketweb)
9/9/10: Cracker / Camper Van Beethoven (Saturday at 10 AM)

The Echo
Mondays in June: Rainbow Arabia

Troubadour
7/24/10: The Toadies (Thursday at 1:00 PM)
10/8/10: Chapterhouse / Ulrich Schnauss / The Meeting Places (Thursday at 1:00 PM)

Silverlake Lounge
Mondays in June: Line and Circle

Bootleg Theater
6/18/10: Active Child (now at in ticketing)

Hollywood Palladium
12/11/10: The Black Crowes (TBD)

The Music Box
10/12/10: Eels (6/12/10 at 10 AM)

Walt Disney Concert Hall
12/20/10: The Blind Boys of Alabama (TBD)

Recent Live Music Show Announcements

Wild Beasts Play at El Rey This Summer

The Wiltern
10/19/10: Broken Social Scene (Friday at 10 AM)

Gibson
7/28/10: Squeeze / English Beat (Friday at 1 PM)
7/30/10: Toby Keith / Trace Adkins (Saturday at 10 AM)
8/27/10 – 8/28/10: Joan Sebastian (Saturday at 10 AM)

Verizon Wireless
6/5/10: KROQ Weenie Roast: Sublime with Rose / Stone Temple Pilots / Deftones / Hole / Devo / Paramore / Silversun Pickups / Spoon / Cage the Elephant / The Temper Trap / The Dirty Heads / Passion Pit / Against Me! (presale now, password = KROQWEENIE; Saturday at 10 AM)

Greek Theatre
6/21/10: Keane / Ingrid Michaelson / Fran Healy (presale now, password = TRAIN; Saturday at 10 AM)
7/22/10: Barenaked Ladies / Kris Allen / Angel Taylor (presale now, password = GOODTIME; Saturday at 10 AM)
7/31/10: Pat Benatar / REO Speedwagon / Edwin McCain (presale now, password = BATTLEFIELD; Saturday at 10 AM)
8/21/10: Al Green / Stephanie Mills (presale now, password = REVEREND; Saturday at 10 AM)
8/27/10: Cyndi Lauper (presale now, password = MEMPHIS; Saturday at 10 AM)

Los Angeles State Historic Park
7/17/10: M.I.A. / N*E*R*D / Die Antwoord / Flying Lotus / Rye Rye / Switch / Joker / Sleigh Bells / Theophilus London / 12th Planet / Borgore / Jason Bentley / Destructo / Nguzunguzu / The Gaslamp Killer / Ninjasonik (now at Hardfest.com)
8/7/10: Hard Summer: Soulwax / Crystal Castles / Major Lazer / Erol Alkan / Diplo / Tiga / Digitalism (now at Hardfest.com)

Club Nokia
6/26/10: Danzig (presale now, password = MOTHER; Friday at 10 AM)

El Rey
5/30/10: Miike Snow (now)
6/15/10: Melody Gardot (Saturday at 10 AM)
7/6/10: Steel Train (Saturday at 10 AM)
8/13/10: Wild Beasts (now)

The Music Box
7/3/10: The Cat Empire (Saturday at 10 AM)

Honda Center
10/25/10: Shakira (Friday at 5 PM)
12/14/10: Roger Waters’ The Wall (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = THEWALL2010; Monday at 10 AM)

Staples Center
8/13/10: American Idol Live! (Saturday at 10 AM)

Fox Theater Pomona
7/17/10: Thrice (Monday at 10 AM)

Echo
5/25/10: The Airborne Toxic Event (now at Tickeweb)
7/9/10: Harlem (Friday at 10 AM)
7/20/10: Grand Archives (now)

Spaceland
Mondays in June: We Barbarians

Troubadour
6/24/10: Every Avenue (Friday at 1 PM)
6/29/10: The Gracious Few (Friday at 1 PM)
8/13/10: Aterciopelados (Friday at 1 PM)
9/24/10 – 9/26/10: RX Bandits (now)

Live Music Options: 11/2/09 - 11/8/09

The Happy Hollows Monday Residency at Spaceland Starts This Week

Sorry for the lack of posts, thanks for sticking with me.

I caught Kris Kristofferson at the Walt Disney Concert Hall last night. You've got to be a fan of his poetry, because he's not a dynamic performer. That said, he's a legend and I was happy to see him for a second time. I've missed all the recent "secret" shows, but there are a few more this week...

Monday 11/2/09
[Pick of the Week] The Happy Hollows / Pepper Rabbit / Dirt Dress / Special Guests @ Spaceland (Free) – The Happy Hollows are doing the Monday night residency this month at Spaceland. Should be packed. So who is the secret guest tonight? The rumor I’m hearing is that it’s Julian Casablancas of the Strokes. Anybody else know anything different?
[Recommended] The Blind Boy Paxton & Frank Fairfield Show @ Redwood
Vampire Weekend / Avi Buffalo @ Long Beach Art Theatre (Sold Out) – I like their first record, but just have zero desire to ever seen them. They played a secret show on Halloween in Chinatown and a free show yesterday in Boyle Heights.
Mississippi Man / Dietra Kruschev / Amanda Jo Williams / Shakey Graves @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)
White Rabbits / Glass Ghost / Local Natives @ El Rey ($17)
I.E. / Dicsobunny / Bastidas / Hello My Name is Red @ Pehrspace
Los Creepers / Rezurex / Viernes 13 @ Echoplex ($10)
Shonen Knife / Ty Segall / Mike Watt @ Echo ($15)
Curt Smith of Tears for Fears / Michael Wainwright @ Hotel Café – Early show at 7PM
Marie Digby @ Hotel Café – Later show at 9:30 PM
Little Dragon @ The Glass House ($13)
Pop Noir / Nico Stai / Make Moon @ The Prospector in Costa Mesa (Free)

Tuesday 11/3/09
[Pick of the Night] Silversun Pickups / Dandy Warhols / Matt & Kim @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($25) – Silversun Pickups put on a big show (if you haven’t seen them in a while).
[Recommended] Devo / Reggie Watts @ The Fonda (Sold Out) – Performing Are We Not Men in its entirety. Devo is pretty great live (at least they were 10 ten years ago when I last saw them).
[Recommended] Lucero “Ramblin’ Roadshow and Memphis Revue” / Jack Oblivian / John Paul Keith & the One Four Fives @ Echoplex ($17)
Port O’Brien / The Parson Red Heads / Evangelicals @ Echo ($12)
Warpaint / Seaspin / Corridor @ Spaceland ($10) – Warpaint has been getting some positive national press lately (even Pitchfork has weighed in).
Lights / Stars of Track & Field @ Troubadour (Sold Out)
Black Whales / Devlin / Pigeon @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Caitlin Crosby @ Hotel Café
Stab City @ Redwood
Minus the Bear / The Antlers / Twin Tigers @ The Glass House ($19)

Wednesday 11/4/09
[Pick of the Night] Devo / Reggie Watts @ the Fonda ($42 - $102) – Performing Freedom of Choice in its entirety.
[Recommended] Pixies / No Age @ Hollywood Palladium ($63) – Doing the Doolittle tour. Pixies still put on a great show.
[Recommended] Broadcast / Atlas Sound / The Selmanaires @ Troubadour (Sold Out)
Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson / These United States / Jesse Woods @ Spaceland ($10) – Kyp Malone and a couple of the Grizzly Bear guys performed on Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson’s first record.
Faun Fables / Gwendolyn / Dirt Bird @ The Mint ($12)
Rusted Root @ El Rey ($25)
Low End Theory: Ableton Beats Event @ Airliner ($10) – Plus performances from Thavius Beck, Take, Mattewdavid
Paul Livingston / Mia Doi Todd / Good Listeners / Bone Gunn @ Bootleg Theater ($10)
Low vs. Diamond / Melee / Voxhaul Broadcast @ Echo ($10)
Shotgun Showdown / Cue the Moon / Exdetectives @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Butch Walker / The Chapin Sisters @ Hotel Cafe

Thursday 11/5/09
[Pick of the Night] Avi Buffalo / Bobb Bruno / Wildbunch @ Echo ($10) – Must be pretty good to be 19 and signed to Sub Pop. Aaron Embry had to cancel due to illness, but still get there early to see Bobb Bruno. He's one of the only guys who can open for Wilco, Fiona Apple, Jon Brion and Tweak Bird.
[Recommended] Dinosaur Jr. / Lou Barlow @ House of Blues Sunset ($28) – The new Dinosaur Jr. is well worth picking up. The Lou Barlow is good too.
[Recommended] Pixies / Black Gold @ Hollywood Palladium (Sold Out) – Night two of Doolittle.
Tahiti 80 / Brookville @ Troubadour ($15) – Tahiti 80 used to be a good live band, but it’s been about eight years since I’ve seen them.
R. Kelly @ Nokia Theatre ($54 - $90)
Cage the Elephant / Morning Teleportation @ El Rey ($17)
Still Flyin’ / Yellow Fever / Hearts of Palm UK @ Spaceland ($10)
Nortec Collective featuring Bostich + Fussible @ Echoplex ($17)
Magnolia Memoir / Eleni Mandell Jazz Combo @ Bootleg ($10 / free before 8:30 PM)
The Bravery / Howling Bells / Living Things @ The Wiltern ($25)
Last American Buffalo / Music For Animals / Diamond Light / Cricket and the 2:19 @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Will Hoge / Freeman @ Hotel Café – Early show at 7:00 PM
The Chinese Stars / Sensitive Hearts / Rene Hell / Sewn Leather / Halloween Swim Team @ the Smell ($5)
David Foster and Friends @ Gibson
Boyz II Men @ House of Blues Anaheim

Friday 11/6/09
[Pick of the Night] Pixies / Rain Machine @ Hollywood Palladium (Sold Out) – Night 3 of Doolittle. Get there early for Rain Machine – that’s Kyp Malone’s (TV on the Radio) new band.
[Recommended] Buddy / Or, the Whale / Graydon @ Hotel Café
[Recommended] Julian Casablancas @ Dowtown Palace Theatre ($35 - $105) – The Strokes frontman starts his Friday night LA residency.
[Recommended] Jon Brion @ Largo ($25) – I was admittedly a little bored the last time I saw him, but still worth checking in from time to time.
White Arrows / Brother Reade / Bobby Evans / Boom Bip @ Ukranian Culture Center (Free w/RSVP)
Mum / Hildur Gudnadottir / Sin Fang Bous @ El Rey ($22)
Pink Dollaz / Diplo @ Siren Studios [1050 N. Orange Dr.] (Free) - This is some sort of Kia sponsored event. Starts at 7:00 PM
Ian Anderson performs acoustic Jethro Tull @ The Wiltern ($50 - $100) – I have seen Jethro Tull and there were a lot of Spinal Tap moments.
Death Cab For Cutie / Sea Wolf / Band of Skulls @ Hollywood & Highland Shopping Center - This is some sort of Twilight party.
The Dan Band @ Club Nokia ($19 - $30)
Widespread Panic @ The Orpheum ($48)
Fitz and the Tantrums @ Echo ($8)
Ludo / Meese / Ha Ha Tonka / Without a Face @ Troubadour ($15)
Karma to Burn / 16 / Totimoshi @ Spaceland ($10)
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble / The Miguel Atwood-Ferguson Quintet @ Echoplex ($20) – DJ Sets from Madlib and Coleman
Laco$te / Rene Hell / Sewn Leather / Tearist / Tik Tik @ Pehrpsace
Beware of Safety / Woolen @ Bootleg ($8)
Hawnay Troof / Panther / David Scott Stone / The Urxed @ The Smell ($7)
Vicente Fernandez @ Gibson
Matt Costa @ Detroit Bar ($15)

Saturday 11/7/09
[Pick of the Night] Jason Falkner / Nico Stai / War Children @ Spaceland ($12) – A big part of LA’s pop scene.
[Recommended] Janelle Monae / Fool's Gold @ Siren Studios [1050 N. Orange Dr] (Free) - This is some sort of Kia sponsored event starts at 6:00 PM Saint Motel / Rumspringa / Red Arrow Messenger / Army Navy @ The Roxy
No Paws (No Lions) / The Widow Babies / Verbs / E & E @ The Smell ($5)
LMFAO / Shwayze @ Hollywood Palladium
Hanson @ Club Nokia ($30)
The Lawrence Arms / Teenage Bottlerocket / Cobra Skulls @ Troubadour ($15)
Citizen Fish / Star F*cking Hipsters / Molotov Compromise @ Echo ($12)
Over the Rhine / Katie Herzig @ Largo ($30)
Anita Baker @ Nokia Theatre
Nina Storey @ Hotel Café
Widespread Panic @ The Orpheum ($48)
The Revival Tour @ El Rey ($19)
Kill Kill Kill / Meho Plaza / Asphalt Thieves / Coastline Apparition @ Pehrspace
Gamble House / She’s Your Sister @ Bootleg ($8)
Vicente Fernandez @ Gibson

Sunday 11/8/09
[Pick of the Day] Kidrockers: The Silversun Pickups / The Henry Clay People @ Echo ($12) – Adults must be accompanied by a child (ages 3-13 recommended) and vice versa. Early show from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM. This is an acoustic show for Silversun. Each band will be playing four songs.
[Recommended] Jay-Z / N.E.R.D. / Wale / J. Cole @ Pauley Pavilion at UCLA ($35 - $80)
[Recommended] Silversun Pickups @ Siren Studios [1050 N. Orange Dr.] (Free) - This is some sort of Kia sponsored event. Starts at 8:00 PM and you might have to test drive a Kia at some point.
[Recommended] The Backward Clock Society (featuring Billy Corgan) / Light FM / The Pity Party / The Pulsars / Tim Rutili / The Happy Stars (featuring Brian Young from Fountains of Wayne) @ Echoplex ($12) – This is a benefit for Laura Ann; early show at 5:00 PM
Langhorne Slim / Dawes / Austin Lucas @ Troubadour ($15)
Widespread Panic @ The Orpheum ($48)
The Cribs / The Blood Arm @ The Roxy
Matt Costa / Aushua / Hallelujah the Hills @ Bootleg ($15)
The Bambi Slam @ Echo ($5)
En Vogue / Ginuwine @ Club Nokia ($35 - $65)
Over the Rhine / Katie Herzig @ Largo ($30)
Vicente Fernandez @ Gibson

Recently Announced Live Shows

Silversun Pickups Play the Gibson on 11/3/09 (photo credit: Timothy Norris)

Gibson Amphitheatre
11/3/09: LA Weekly’s LA101 - Silversun Pickups / Matt & Kim / The Dandy Warhols (presale Thursday at 10 AM, password = KROQTRAFFIC; other presales Friday; public on sale Saturday at 10 AM)
11/11/09: Marc Anthony (presale now; public on sale Friday at 1 PM)

Henry Fonda
11/3/09: Devo perform Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (Friday at 10 AM)
11/4/09: Devo perform Freedom of Choice (Friday at 10 AM)

Largo
9/21/09: Ross Flournoy of The Broken West (call club)

Mayan
10/22/09: Hope Sandoval and the Warm Inventions (on sale now)

El Rey
10/8/09: Lucent Dossier Experience (Thursday at 10 AM)
10/15/09: David Garrett (Thursday at 10 AM)
10/23/09: Jay Farrar and Ben Gibbard (on sale now)
10/29/09: Flyleaf (Saturday at 10 AM)
11/10/09: Bishop Allen (Saturday at 10 AM)

Club Nokia
12/18/09 – 12/19/09: Ozomatli (Friday at 10 AM)

Nokia Theatre
2/14/10: Teena Marie / Keith Sweat / The Whispers (Friday at 10 AM)

Orpheum Theater
10/22/09: Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter (Saturday at 10 AM)

Troubadour
10/15/09: Daniel Lanois’ Black Dub (now)
10/26/09: Melody Gardot (now)
10/30/09: Florence and the Machine (Saturday)
11/13/09: Fun. (Friday)
12/3/09: Baroness / Earthless / Iron Age (now)
12/5/09: Girls (Friday)

Wiltern
9/22/09: Benefit for Artists for a New South Africa: Jackson Browne (now)
11/24/09: Wolfmother (presale now; public Friday at 10 AM)

Spaceland
Mondays in October: Light FM

Hollywood Palladium
10/31/09: Rob Zombie (presale Thursday at 10 AM, password = KROQDRAGULA; public on sale Friday at 10 AM)
11/15/09: Dashboard Confessional / New Found Glory (Thursday at 10 AM)

Silversun Pickups on Letterman Tonight

(photo credit: kevin yoshimitsu)

Just a quick reminder to tune in to Letterman tonight. Silversun Pickups will be making their second appearance on the show.

Still no official LA date, but they seem to have a large gap on their schedule in September and October...

Silversun Pickups Benefit Show This Thursday

On sale now - right HERE.

Silversun Pickups Swoon Debuts at Number Seven

Pretty, pretty good.

From Billboard:

Los Angeles-based indie rock band Silversun Pickups scored the only other debut in the top 50 as "Swoon" arrived at No. 7 with a career-high sales week of 43,000. The group's first release, 2006's "Carnavas," peaked at No. 80, and its best sales week came in March 2007 when it sold nearly 10,000.

Silversun Pickups at Stubbs

Standing in line at Stubbs, I was a little worried for the Silversun Pickups. As the two massive semis on Red River indicated, this was a Metallica show. If you still weren't sure the rumors were true, the first 150 people in line were in black Metallica shirts. As soon as the doors opened, the diehards sprinted to the front of the stage.

Bassnectar opened the show. I would see Girl Talk every day for the next five years if you promised me I would never have to see Bassnectar again. Mashing up the most obvious samples from Rage Against the Machine, Nirvana, the Beatles. Ick. I couldn't tear my eyes away from the dreadlocked stagehand dancing in front of me and imagined that this must be what Burning Man is all about. Hell.

Stubbs was finally filling up by the time Silversun took the stage. Brian Aubert engaged the hardcore Metallica fans in front, telling them that how much he loved their devotion, and joked, "Don't worry, the Spin Doctors will be out shortly." 

There was a good share of Silversun fans in the house. The band looked most comfortable with the old songs, but previewed four (that I remember) from the new record. Fans will be very happy. The crowd erupted when they started "Lazy Eye." Seeing Metallica's crowd respond to them so positively showed how much they've grown as a band. 

photo credit: Sylvia

Silversun Pickups News

These guys look kinda familiar....

In case you haven't heard, Silversun Pickups' new record comes out on April 14th. If you're going to SXSW they're playing the massive Guitar Hero party (with a huge special guest).

They've got some live dates scheduled too (including a pre-Coachella show at the Glass House). Check it out:

Silversun Pickups Live Shows:
March 17 Kansas City, Mo. KC Power & Light District
March 20 Austin, Tex. SXSW/ Stubb’s
March 21 Austin, Tex. SXSW/ Antone’s
April 12 Pomona, Calif. Glass House (on sale Friday at Noon)
April 17 Indio, Calif. Coachella
May 25 Gorge, Wash. Sasquatch Festival

Silversun Pickups Tickets on Sale Now

Crooner Hits the Hi-Hat at Lollapalooza

Local heroes, Silversun Pickups, are playing a headlining show at the Wiltern on October 20th. Believe it or not, it's their first big local headlining show, so show them your support.

The KROQ pre-sale started this morning. If you want tickets, remember that "Well Thought out TWINKLES" is a great song. Got that - TWINKLES. If you'd prefer to wait, you can buy them Friday at 10:00AM.

The Midnight Movies and The Happy Hollows open the show.

Silversun Pickups are nominated for The Breaking Woodie award for the best emerging artist at the MTVu. Check out the full list of nominees and vote for SSPU HERE.

photo courtesy of Solidtodd