Live Music Options: 7/4/11 - 7/10/11

Dirty Gold Play the Echo on Thursday

Very light week for shows but there are a couple of things defiinitely worth checking out. The Satellite on Wednesday and the Echo on Thursday. I'm taking the rest of the week off, so go elsewhere for your concert announcements.

Monday 7/4/11

[Pick of the Night] July 4^th Fireworks Spectacular with Hall & Oates @ Hollywood Bowl ($18 - $168) – Fireworks and Hall & Oates…

[Recommended] Crystal Antlers / FIDLAR / Bleached / Bass Drum of Death @ The Echo (Free) – Good lineup for a holiday.

[Recommended] Frank Fairfield @ The Redwood

LA Font / George Glass / Alpine Decline / The Dead Ships @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)

Truth & Salvage Co. @ Hotel Café

Tuesday 7/5/11

Miracle Parade / Morgan Nagler / Jake Bellows / Michael Davis @ The Satellite ($8)

Burial at Sea / Sunshine Factory / The New Assembly @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Meiko / Anya Marina @ Hotel Café

Wednesday 7/6/11

[Pick of the Week] Very Special Guest @ The Satellite ($25) – Check the Satellite’s website on Wednesday morning for details. Small hint, it’s somebody I’ve always wanted to see.

The New Mastersounds / Jeff Hershey & the Heartbeats @ Troubadour ($15)

Holly Miranda / Rachael Cantu @ Bootleg ($10)

London to Tokyo / Lover’s Drugs / News of the Fire @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Lucky Dragons / Ezra Buchla / Whitman / Cigarette @ The Smell ($5)

Thursday 7/7/11

[Pick of the Night] Darwin Deez / Dirty Gold @ The Echo ($12) – Dirty Gold is the latest band signed to Autumn Tone (the Aquarium Drunkard’s label). Good summer jams.

Off With Their Heads / Dead To Me / Riverboat Gamblers / The Underground Railroad to Candyland / Pu$$y Cow @ Troubadour ($12) – Riverboat Gamblers put on a really good live show.

Graffiti 6 / Eastern Conference Champions @ Hammer Museum (Free)

Foster the People / Gardens and Villas @ El Rey (Sold Out)

Luke Rathbone / Manhattan Murder Mystery @ Echoplex (Free) – Early show at 7:30 PM

Fat City Reprise / Black Carl / The Stranglers / Whiskey Saints @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Chasing Kings / Infantree / Priory / Francisco the Man @ Bootleg ($5)

Friday 7/8/11

[Pick of the Night] Steely Dan / Sam Yahel @ Greek Theatre ($50 - $125) – Performing Aja and greatest hits; I’d like to see Steely Dan.

[Recommended] Sonny and the Sunsets / Wounded Lion / Dinosaur Feathers @ The Echo ($10) – I do like Sonny and the Sunsets.

Washed Out / Chain Gang of 1974 / Class Actress @ Echoplex ($15)

West Side Story @ Hollywood Bowl ($16 - $168)

Malacates Trebol Shop @ Troubadour ($25)

Foster the People / Gardens and Villas @ El Rey (Sold Out)

The Dan Band @ Club Nokia ($20 - $30)

Eddie Vedder @ The Wiltern (Sold Out)

Vanessa Carlton @ Largo

Ian Moore & the Lossy Coils / The Wind / Handshakes @ Bootleg ($15)

Physical Forms / Sanglorians / Asa Taccone @ The Smell ($5)

John Doe & Jill Sobule @ McCabe’s ($22.50)

Saturday 7/9/11

[Pick of the Night] Steely Dan / Sam Yahel @ Greek Theatre ($50 - $125) – Performing a fan voted set

Best Coast / DJ Kave-In @ The Getty (Free) – 6:00 PM show

West Side Story @ Hollywood Bowl ($16 - $168)

Saul Hernandez @ Club Nokia ($30 - $55)

Monopoly / Blu / Sun Araw / Jonwayne / Dirty Bandits @ Echoplex ($5)

Thatwasthen / The Hush @ Troubadour ($12)

The Amazing Adventure Hour @ Largo

Brentalfloss / Gametilians/ Tanuki Suit Riot @ Bootleg ($8)

Kevin Blechdom / The Bassturd / Coolzey @ The Smell ($5)

John Doe & Jill Sobule @ McCabe’s ($22.50)

Dirt Nasty @ The Roxy

Sunday 7/10/11

[Pick of the Night] 70’s Soul Jam Spectacular: The Stylistics / The Temptations Review with Dennis Edwards / The Dramatics / Heatwave / The Delfonics / Carl Carlton @ Greek Theatre ($30 - $110) – Probably a good sing-along. These were some legit soul bands.

Swahili Blonde / Maus Haus / Gangi @ The Echo ($8)

Journey to India w/ A.R. Rahman @ Hollywood Bowl ($18 - $144)

David Bazan / Rocky Votolato @ Troubadour ($17)

Grand Ole Echo: Matt Ellis / The Singers & Players Society / Ruby Friedman Orchestra / The Coals @ The Echo (Free) – 5:00 PM

Rock the House Tour: The School of Rock Allstars @ The Echo ($20) – 5:00 PM

Recent Concert Announcements

Itching To See Lauryn Hill But Shut Out of Coachella?

Greek Theatre [subscriptions HERE]

5/27/11: Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience

5/28/11: War / Tower of Power

6/4/11: REO Speedwagon / Rick Springfield

6/11/11: Jethro Tull

6/16/11: Youssou N’Dour / Angelique Kidjo / Vusi Mahlasela

6/23/11: Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas

6/24/11: Deep Purple

7/8/11 – 7/9/11: Steely Dan

7/10/11: 70’s Soul Jam – The Stylistics / The Temptations Review / The Dramatics / Heatwave / The Delfonics

7/16/11: Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork

7/25/11 – 7/26/11: Sugarland

7/29/11: Los Lonely Boys / Los Lobos

7/30/11: Peter Frampton

7/31/11: George Thorogood / Kenny Wayne Shepherd

8/2/11: Yes / Styx

8/3/11: Lykke Li

8/4/11: Hippie Fest – Dave Mason, Mark Farner, Rick Derringer, Felix Caveliere’s Rascals, Gary Wright

8/6/11: Funk Fest – Morris Day, Sugarfoot’s Ohio Players, One Way with Al Hudson, Dazz Band, Mary Jane Girls

8/12/11: The Decemberists

8/13/11 – 8/14/11: Gipsy Kings

8/17/11: Go Go’s

8/18/11 – 8/19/11: Death Cab For Cutie

8/26/11: Atmosphere

9/23/11: Cheap Trick’s Dream Police

9/25/11: Amy Grant / Michael W. Smith

10/5/11 – 10/6/11: Furthur

10/26/11: Celtic Thunder

El Rey

5/9/11: KT Tunstall / Charlie Mars and Miggs (Saturday at 10 AM)

6/13/11: Brendan Perry & Robin Guthrie (now)

Nokia Theatre LA Live

5/29/11: Joaquin Sabina (Thursday at 10 AM)

6/8/11: Video Games Live – Bonus Round (Friday at 10 AM)

Club Nokia

4/18/11: Lauryn Hill (Friday at 10 AM)

7/21/11: Owl City / Mat Kearney (presale 3/22; on sale 4/1/11)

John Anson Ford

4/29/11: The Airborne Toxic Event with The Calder Quartet (Saturday at 10 AM)

Fox Theater Pomona

6/3/11: Flogging Molly (Saturday at 10 AM)

7/23/11: Owl City / Mat Kearney (presale 3/22; on sale 4/1/11)

The Satellite [via Ticketfly]

3/29/11: JJAMZ [Jason Boesel, James Valentine, Alex Greenwald, Michael Runion, Z Berg] (now)

4/5/11: White Sea (now)

4/13/11: Duniven / Robotanists (now)

Echoplex [Ticketweb]

5/6/11: Dirty Vegas (now)

5/21/11: Houses (now)

7/5/11: Seefeel (now)

The Echo [Ticketweb]

5/3/11: Beach Fossils / Craft Spells (now)

5/18/11: Johnny Flynn (now)

5/31/11: Eternal Summers / The Beets (now)

6/5/11: 14 Iced Bears with Phil Wilson / Aberdeen (now)

The Wiltern

6/21/11: Panic at the Disco (Saturday at 10 AM)

Bootleg Theater [Ticketfly]

5/21/11: Rival Schools (now)

5/27/11: Joan as Police Woman (now)

Live Music Options: 8/17/09 - 8/23/09

I made it out to the Henry Clay People circus on Friday and Le Switch's show at Spaceland on Saturday. The Henry Clay People had a lot of guests on a lot of covers and it was great to hear a bunch of new Switch songs.

This week is pretty stellar. Get off your couches....

Monday 8/17/09
[Pick of the Night] The Flaming Lips / Ghostland Observatory / Stardeath & White Dwarfs @ Greek Theatre ($44 - $55) – I broke up with the Flaming Lips a few years ago, but it’s impossible to ignore them. The new song is pretty good (haven’t heard the whole album yet).
[Recommended] Depeche Mode / Peter Bjorn and John @ Hollywood Bowl (Sold Out) – I had front row tickets to see Depeche Mode once back in the early 1990s. Great show.
[Recommended] Lower Heaven / Nic Jago / Miranda Lee Richards / The Meeting Places @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – My favorite lineup of the Lower Heaven residency nights.
[Recommended] Clipse / Cool Kids @ House of Blues Sunset ($23) – Some of those skinny jeans hip hop kids.
[Recommended] Local Natives / Voxhaul Broadcast / Soko / The Lonely H @ Spaceland (Free) – Local Natives are packing them in every week.
The Growlers / Xu Xu Fang / Thelonious Monster @ The Echo (Free)
Lovers / Black Kites / The Cartographers @ Echo Curio
Neil Finn @ Largo (Sold Out)
Dawes @ Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa (Free)

Tuesday 8/18/09
[Pick of the Week] Elvis Costello and the Sugarcanes / Lucinda Williams @ Greek Theatre ($33 - $68) – Two legends. Pretty, pretty good.
[Recommended] The Minor Canon / Blank Blue / The Grownup Noise / Justin Janer Quartet @ Spaceland ($5) – I’m a huge fan of the Minor Canon. I like Blank Blue as wel…
[Recommended] Jay Reatard @ Amoeba Music (Free) – 6:00 PM – I recommend his new record.
[Recommended] The Flaming Lips / Ghostland Observatory / Stardeath & White Dwarfs @ Fox Theatre in Pomona ($42) – If you don’t mind driving out to Pomona…
Correatown / Marvelous Toy / The Breakups / Killsonic @ The Echo ($5) – Good local bill.
Lovemakers / We Should Be Dead / People @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
TD Lind / Leftover Cuties @ Bordello ($8)
Dept of Real Estate / Dos @ Echo Curio
Neil Finn @ Largo (Sold Out)
Hatebreed @ Glass House ($20)
Down / Melvins / Weedeater / Danava @ House of Blues Anaheim

Wednesday 8/19/09
[Pick of the Night] Club NME: Max Tundra @ Spaceland ($10) – Max Tundra’s past few records have gotten between 8.5 and 9.2 on Pitchfork. It’s glitchy, electronic but not completely inaccessible.
Emiliana Torrini / Anya Marina @ El Rey ($19) – Talented Icelandic singer.
Kenan Bell / Fitz and the Tantrums / The Futhamuckas / John Forte @ Troubadour ($5)
Great Northern @ Pershing Square (Free) – 7:00 PM
Dawes / Mississippi Man / The Romany Rye @ The Echo (Free)
Tracy Chapman @ The Wiltern ($50 - $75) – Believe it or not, I saw her live back in the late 1980s.
Kid Infinity / When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth / Florene / Melted Cassettes / Neon Navajo @ The Smell ($5)
Low End Theory: Subtitle / Lexicon / Intuition & Verbs @ Airliner ($10)
Patti Labelle @ Hollywood Bowl ($1 - $96)
Daughtry / David Hodges @ The Fonda (Sold Out)
Harper Simon @ Largo ($10)
Cosio / This is the State / Samuel Stewart @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Atmosphere @ Hollywood Palladium ($30)
D12 @ The Glass House ($12)

Thursday 8/20/09
[Pick of the Night] J Tillman / Evan Way / Big Search @ The Echo ($12) – The Fleet Foxes’ drummer makes his own music too.
[Recommended] Le Switch @ Cinema Bar in Culver City – It’s a tiny little bar, so if you’re in the neighborhood, it’s a fun place to go. Elliott Smith used to jump on stage every once in a while.
[Recommended] ZZ Top @ House of Blues Anaheim – The Aerosmith tour got cancelled, but you can still see ZZ Top.
Sylvain Sylvain / Angus Khan / The United Snakes / Adam Bones @ Knitting Factory ($15) – I was honestly never much of a New York Dolls fan, but a lot of you probably were. Angus Khan recently received some nice words from David Fricke.
Quentin Tarantino @ Amoeba (Free) – 8:00 PM
Jedi Mind Tricks / MC Esoteric @ El Rey ($22)
Hockey @ Troubadour (Free w/ RSVP)
Purple Rhinestone Eagle / Harsh Sunshine / The Amazements / Bad Assets @ The Smell ($5)
Mother Mother @ Spaceland ($8)
Low Red Land / Appomattox / Firs @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Al Qaeda (featuring Mike Watt) / Endometrium CxPx / Droughter / Ultraviolet Astronaut @ Echo Curio
Margaret Cho @ Largo ($20)
Social Action and Surfboards Venice / Lukas Nelson & the Promise of the Real @ Santa Monica Pier (Free)
Set Your Goals @ The Glass House ($15)

Friday 8/21/09
[Pick of the Night] Steely Dan perform Aja @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($65 - $275) – I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m not a big fan of smooth music (whether it be jazz, rock ‘n’ roll, country, etc.). Steely Dan might be the exception. If you’re going to make really polished, smooth music, you should do it in the anally, precise way they did…
[Recommended] The Sonics / Prima Donna / Japanese Motors @ Echoplex ($24) – All time great garage rock band. “Strychnine” is a total jam. I’ve got some tickets to give away for this one.
[Recommended] Benji Hughes / B.R.A.M. @ Spaceland ($12) – Benji Hughes is a lot of fun to see live.
[Recommended] ZZ Top @ House of Blues Sunset ($77)
Los Campesinos! / Girls / Ramona Falls @ El Rey ($20)
Hockey / The French Semester @ the Echo ($10)
Tea Leaf Green / Coffee Bean Brown @ Troubadour ($18)
Captain Ahab / Fleshtone / Sickboy Droon / tik tik / Guidance Counselor / Beast Cop @ The Smell ($5)
International Tennis Champions / Mini Mansions @ Bootleg Theter ($5)
Diana Krall @ Hollywood Bowl ($10 - $116)
Shotgun Showdown / The Cartographers / Shatto @ Echo Curio
Jon Brion @ Largo ($25)
Tijuana Panters / Paleface / Silver Darling / Ema and the Ghosts @ Pehrspace
Jedi Mind Tricks @ The Glass House ($18)

Saturday 8/22/09
[Pick of the Night] Sunset Junction: Mary Wilson / Sly & Robbie / Dengue Fever / Conor Oberst / Islands / The Delta Spirit / The Submarines / Warpaint @ Sunset Juction ($20)
[Recommended] Steely Dan perform Gaucho @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($65 - $275) - I'd much rather see Aja, but...
[Recommended] Benji Hughes / The Belle Brigade @ Spaceland ($12 / $6 with Sunset Junction wristband)
Los Campesinos! / Girls @ The Glass House ($15)
Eagle and Talon / Video @ Echo Curio
The Matches / Neon Trees / Dizzy Balloon @ Troubadour ($15)
Lamps / Drunk Driver / Bipolar Bear / Shoot It Up @ Redwood Bar
Panda @ The Wiltern ($40)
Former Ghosts / Casey and Brian / Cristopher Cichocki / Puppy Dog @ the Smell ($5)
LA Salsa Music Festival @ Greek Theatre ($30 - $100)
Kings of Leon / The Whigs @ the Forum ($46) - The Whigs at the Forum is pretty wild.
The Cult / Year Long Disaster @ Club Nokia ($40 - $50)
Diana Krall @ Hollywood Bowl ($10 - $116)
Harvey Danger @ Largo ($25)
Seasons / Odd Modern / The Health Club / The Manhattan Murder Mystery @ Pehrspace
Ramana Viera / Fabiano Do Nascimento & Trioganico @ Bootleg Theater ($18)

Sunday 8/23/09
[Pick of the Day] Sunset Junction: Built to Spill / The Sonics / Morris Day / Arrested Development / Mika Miko / Chris Clark with Arthur Adams / Tiny Masters of Today / Fool’s Gold / Night Horse / Local Natives / Nico Stai / Very Be Careful @ Sunset Junction ($20) – Sunday’s the day to go. Unfortunately Arrested Development, Built to Spill and Morris Day are all playing at the same time.
Little Radio Summer Camp @ 2017 East Seventh St. ($10) – Not sure about the lineup yet.
Friendly Fires / The Phenomenal Handclap Band @ The Glass House ($14)
Los Campesinos! / Girls @ Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa ($14)
Peanut Butter Wolf @ Amoeba (Free) – 1:00 PM
The Heroes of Woodstock: Starship / Ten Years After/ Big Brother & the Holding Company @ Greek Theatre ($25 - $50)
Night Control / Phonecalls / Rapid Youth @ The Smell ($5)
Part Time Punks: Widow Babies @ The Echo ($5)
John Wicks / Paul Collins @ McCabe’s ($15) – “Starry Eyes” is an all time great jam.
Vans Warped Tour: NOFX / 3OH!3 / Less Than Jake / Fishbone @ Home Depot Center in Carson ($35)
Smooth Summer Jazz: Dave Koz and Brian Culbertson / George Duke @ Hollywood Bowl ($10 - $98)

Recently Announced Live Shows

El Rey
10/1/09: The Horrors (on sale Friday at 10)

Club Nokia:
10/15/09: The Streets (presale now, password = SKINMIX; on sale Friday at 10)

Music Box at the Fonda
7/23/09: Rhys Darby (presale Friday at 10, password = INVASION; on sale Saturday at 10)
8/31/09: Bat for Lashes (presale Friday at 10, password = DREAM; on sale Saturday at 10)

The Orpheum
9/5/09: The Avett Brothers (presale Friday at 10, password = CONCORD; on sale Saturday at 10)

Fox Theatre in Pomona
9/1/09: Ween (presale Friday at 10, password = CHOCODOG; on sale Saturday at Noon)

Staples Center
9/22/09: Miley Cyrus (presale now for AmEx holders; on sale Saturday at 10)

Greek Theatre
9/3/09: The Pretenders / Cat Power / Juliette Lewis (on sale Saturday; presale now, password = OHIO)
9/24/09: Pet Shop Boys (on sale Saturday at 10AM; presale now, password = SUBURBIA)

Troubadour
8/15/09: Pissed Jeans / Lamps (on sale 6/17)
8/28/09: Gang Gang Dance (on sale now)
8/29/09: The Minus 5 / The Baseball Project (on sale now)
8/31/09: Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears (on sale Friday)
9/9/09: HEALTH / Pictureplane (on sale Friday)
10/2/09: Robert Earl Keen (on sale now)
10/19/09: Bob Mould Band (on sale now)
10/20/09: Owl City (on sale Saturday)

Spaceland
8/7/09: The Black Heart Procession (now at Ticketweb)

The Echoplex
8/21/09: The Sonics (now at Ticketweb)
8/28/09: Os Mutantes (now at Ticketweb)

The Wiltern
8/4/09: Lykke Li (on sale Saturday)

Gibson Amphitheatre
8/21/09 – 8/25/09: Steely Dan (on sale Saturday; now for AmEx cardholders)
9/25/09: The Temptations / Four Tops (on sale Sunday at 1; now for Citi Cardholders)