Live Music Pick: Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Patrick Carney from the Black Keys produced Tennis' new album (due out in February)

Artist: Tennis / Miniature Tigers / Devon Williams
Who Should Go: Indie rock/indie pop fans
When: Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Where: The Satellite
Tickets: $12 (here or at the door)

Other Noteworthy Shows:
Lana Del Rey @ Troubadour (Sold Out)
Peter Murphy @ Club Nokia ($26 - $35)
The Kooks @ The Music Box ($31)

Live Music Options: 1/31/11 - 2/6/11

Shadow Shadow Shade Begin Their Thursday Night Residency

I didn't get out as much as I'd planned last week. I did catch Signals and The Vaccines last week at the Satellite. The Vaccines have some pretty good songs, but their live show didn't blow me away - still some good potential...

Monday 1/31/11

[Pick of the Night] The Fling / The Belle Brigade / Writer / Obi Best @ The Satellite [f/k/a Spaceland] (Free) – Wrapping up their residency.

[Recommended] Peter Bjorn & John / Tristen @ Bardot (RSVP closed)

Cannoneers of the New Command / The Hundred Days / The Bixby Knolls @ The Echo (Free)

Kinch / Glowmarrow / Psychic Friend / Gentle Hands @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)

Family of the Year / Hands / Gardens and Villa @ Bootleg (Free)

Pacific Hurt / Foster the People / Blonde Summer @ Detroit Bar (Free) – Might be your last chance to Foster the People for free for a long time…

Sierra Swan / Heather Porcaro / Linda Perry @ Hotel Café – Famous songwriter Linda Perry makes a special appearance.

Robin Williams on Fire / Kyle Mabson / Agape / Soloing Over Alanis Morissette / Halloween Swim Team @ Pehrspace ($5)

Phil Alvin @ Redwood

Dave Brubeck @ The Grammy Museum (Sold Out)

Tuesday 2/1/11

[Pick of the Night] Yelawolf / Craze / Das Racist / 87 Stick Up Kids @ Echoplex ($20) – Crazy rap night. Should be a scene.  

[Recommended] The Pass / Marvelous Toy / Airlines @ The Satellite [f/k/a Spaceland] ($8) – Synth-y band inspired by Justice and LCD Soundsystem. Marvelous Toy is Jordan from the Henry Clay People’s band.

Tristen / Hi Ho Silver Oh / Marcus Very Ordinary @ The Echo ($10)

The Western States Motel / WALK / Burial At Sea @ LaBrie’s (Free)

Baths @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM show

Ozzy Osbourne @ Gibson ($52 - $106)

Oh Land @ Troubadour ($10)

Haroula Rose / Patrick Park / Sara Lov @ Hotel Café

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

Gun Runner / Wyoming / Tall Tales / Smoke and Feathers @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Les Aus / Qa’a / Swords of Fatima @ Redwood

Wednesday 2/2/11

[Pick of the Night] Big Search / John Webster Johns / White Fences @ The Echo ($5) – Big Search is Matt Popeiluch from Foreign Born and White Fences is Tim Presley from Darker My Love.

[Recommended] The Romany Rye / Whispering Pines @ The Satellite [f/k/a Spaceland] ($8) – Romany

Rye is the former guitarist from the Colour doing the Laurel Canyon thing. Check out their Daytrotter session.

Love Jones / Greg Dulli / The Watson Twins @ Largo ($25)

Men @ Amoeba (Free) – 6:00 PM; celebrating their new album out on Iamsound Records

Gram Rabbit / Spindrift / Sky Parade @ Bordello ($10)

Low End Theory @ Airliner ($10)

Dollyrots / The Neighborhood Bullys / Cold Forty Three / Blockage @ Troubadour ($10)

The Church @ El Rey ($40)

X-Ray Press / Shirley Rolls / TS and the Past Haunts @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Anna Nalick @ Hotel Café

Thursday 2/3/11

[Pick of the Night] Shadow Shadow Shade / Great Northern / Wet and Reckless / Useless Keys @ The Satellite ($10) – Strong lineup. Shadow Shadow Shade’s doing a Thursday night residency this month.

The Sweet / Fancy Space People / Dante vs. Zombies @ Echoplex ($22) – “Fox on the Run” is a classic jam. Could be interesting? You never know with these older bands.  

We Barbarians / Lesands / The Union Line @ The Echo ($10) - Pretty good lineup.

Bobby Long / He’s My Brother She’s My Sister @ Troubadour ($15) – I’m sure some of Robert Pattinson’s stalkers will show up (if he’s in town). Singer-songwriter with a new album out on ATO. 

Sugar and Gold / Yip Deceiver / Little Birds (of Los Angeles) @ Bootleg ($10)

War Tapes / Public Jones / The Remainers @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Lelia Broussard @ Hotel Café

ParallaxScroll / Snorlax / PROTECTME / Cat 500 @ The Smell ($5)

Yelawolf  @ Detroit Bar ($15)

Friday 2/4/11

[Pick of the Night] Tennis / Lord Huron / Air Waves @ The Echo ($12) – Curious to check out Tennis.

[Recommended] 400 Blows / Skinwalker / Longmont Potion Castle @ Bootleg ($10) – Powerfully intense live band.  

[Recommended] Forgetters / Street Eaters / Dangers @ Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock ($10) – I was always a Jawbreaker fan, so I’d be curious to check them out.

[Recommended] Har Mar Superstar / Giant Drag / Marijuana Deathsquads / Little Dog on Top of a Big Dog @ The Satellite [f/ka/ Spaceland] ($8) – Har Mar Superstar’s doing a Friday night residency this month.

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals / The Belle Brigade @ El Rey (Sold Out)

Olafur Arnalds / George Sarah & Strings @ Echoplex ($15 - $17) – Icelandic composer

Miguel Atwood-Ferguson Orchestra @ Natural History Museum

T. Mills / Audio Push / Dez & Rich Black / Furious the Static Shock / Supaficialz @ Troubadour ($15)

The Wood Brothers @ Hotel Café

The Old Lumps / Black Elephant / Sea Lions / Canyons @ The Smell ($5)

Battlefield Band @ McCabe’s ($24.50)

Big Sandy @ Redwood

The Bandit Kings @ The Mint ($10)

Chasing Kings @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM

Saturday 2/5/11

[Pick of the Week] Ryan Bingham & the Dead Horses / The Silent Comedy @ El Rey ($20) – I’ve followed Bingham ever since seeing him at Stagecoach a few years ago.

[Recommended] The Muffs / John Wicks and the Records @ The Satellite [f/k/a Spaceland] ($12) – Classic LA band. Get there early to hear John Wicks do “Starry Eyes” – a power pop classic.

[Recommended] Forgetters / Street Eaters / Dangers @ The Echo ($10) – Early show at 6:00 PM; Forgetters features Black from Jawbreaker. Night two.

The Autumn Defense / Jonathan Wilson @ Troubadour ($14) – John and Pat from Wilco.

Kid Infinity 3D Live / 87 Stick Up Kids / Captain Ahab / Ben Oprstu / Random Citizens @ Alexandria Hotel ($10) – “A one time event featuring ground breaking 3D light technology.”

Michael Feinstein @ Walt Disney Concert Hall ($45 -$116)

Cradle of Filth / Nachtmystium / Turisas @ Fox Theater in Pomona ($28)

David Garrett @ Wilshire Ebell ($50) – German violinist

The Thrilling Adventure Hour @ Largo ($25)

JFK of MSTRKRFT @ The Grove of Anaheim ($33)

Religious Girls @ The Smell ($5)

Pierre Bensusan @ McCabe’s ($22.50)

Kit / Moses Campbell / Arms and Legs / Batwings Catwings @ Dem Passwords in West Hollywood ($5)

The Super Bees / Fantastic Harlan Jones / Soft White 60s @ Redwood

Scott Kelly & Wino / Afterlife / Texas Death Star @ Viper Room ($15)

The Dustbowl Revival @ The Mint ($10)

Under the Covers: A Tribute to the Nerves release party – Tijuana Panthers / Audacity / Neverever @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM

Reverend Horton Heat @ House of Blues Anaheim

Quiet Riot @ Galaxy Concert Theatre

Sunday 2/6/11 [Super Bowl Sunday]

[Pick of the Night] Cat Power / The Meek / Demo Team @ The Music Box (Sold Out) – Sold out on Super Bowl Sunday.

The Soft Moon / Violet Tremors @ The Echo ($8)

H2O / Set Your Goals / Touche Amore @ The Roxy ($20) – Appearances by Matt Skiba and Travis Barker

Jon Barba / Hermit Convention / Rachel Fanna / Parkford @ The Smell ($5)

Esquire @ The Satellite ($5)

The B-Noirs / The Sweater Girls / Ingenue @ Redwood



Recently Announced Live Shows

Elephant 6 Holiday Surprise Tour Is Coming to the Satellite in February

Long Beach Performing Arts Center

3/8/11: Jackson Browne solo acoustic tour (now)

The Music Box

2/16/11: Beach House (Thursday at 10 AM)

The Satellite [f/k/a Club Spaceland] (tix at Ticketfly)

1/13/11: Fu Manchu / Dusted Angel

1/20/11: Young Prisms / Melted Toys (now)
1/27/11: The Blow (now at Ticketweb)

3/4/11: Elephant 6 Holiday Surprise Tour [lots of E6 band members play the songs of Olivia Tremor Control, Elf Power, Neutral Milk Hotel and more] (now)

3/6/11: Broken Records (now)

3/18/11: The Ex (Friday at Noon)

Largo (tix at Laughstub.com)

2/2/11: Love Jones (now)

2/11/11 – 2/12/11: Martha Wainwright sings Piaf (now)

2/16/11 – 2/19/11: Henry Rollins Turns 50 (now)

2/21/11: West Memphis Three Benefit (now)

Echo (tix at Ticketweb)

Mondays in January: Cannoneers of the New Command

Tuesdays in January: Olin and the Moon

Wednesdays in January: Foster the People

1/6/11: Zongo Junction / Turkuaz (now)

1/28/11: Les Savy Fav (now)

2/4/11: Tennis / Lord Huron (now)

2/5/11: Forgetters / Street Eaters (Friday at 3 PM)

2/9/11: Mona (now)

2/20/11: Man Or Astro-Man? (now)

2/22/11: Versus (now)

2/25/11: How To Dress Well (now)

3/23/11: O’Death (now)

Echoplex

1/27/11: Monotonix / Ty Segall (Friday at 3 PM)

2/3/11: The Sweet / Fancy Space People (TBD)

2/4/11: Olafur Arnalds (now)

3/22/11: The Strange Boys / Natural Child (Friday at 3 PM)

The Standard Hollywood

12/31/10: Autolux / The Raveonettes ($57 tix now at inticketing)

Bootleg Theater (tix at inticketing)

2/4/11: 400 Blows (now)

2/12/11: Ana Tijoux (now)

The Music Box

1/30/11: Against Me! / Cheap Girls / Fences (Friday at 10 AM)

3/11/11: Yann Tiersen (Friday at 10 AM)

Staples Center

3/1/11: Hillsong United (Friday at 10 AM)

8/27/11 – 8/28/11: Taylor Swift / NEEDTOBREATHE (Friday at 10 AM)

El Rey

2/2/11: the church (Saturday at 10 AM)

2/15/11: Todd Snider / Elizabeth Cook (Saturday at 10 AM)

Troubadour (tix at Ticketfly)

1/11/11: P.J. Morton (Thursday at 1 PM)

2/3/11: Bobby Long (Saturday at 1 PM)

Gibson Amphitheatre

1/29/11: Luis Miguel (Friday at 1:00 PM)

3/9/11: Eric Clapton / Los Lobos (Monday at 10:00 AM)

Honda Center

7/6/11: New Kids on the Block / Backstreet Boys (Saturday at Noon)



Live Music Options: 11/8/10 - 11/14/10

Made it out a few times last week. I caught White Denim for the first time. Those guys are tight musicians - changing time signatures on a dime. If they ever get on the right tour, they'll blow up. Their crowd is very passionate about them. On Thursday I made it out for Le Switch's record release party at Spaceland. Good crowd and the band sounded great. On Friday I hit Spaceland for a third time for Trans Am. I love when they tease a few bars of some totally recognizable song (like Pink Floyd or Iron Maiden) before launching into their own genre hopping progginess.

Monday 11/8/10

[Pick of the Night] Dirt Dress / Summer Twins / Ghost Porn / Slipping Into Darkness @ Spaceland (Free) – Dirt Dress are doing the Monday night residency at Spaceland in November. Their music has a sort of lo-fi, early Velvet Underground vibe.

[Recommended] Black Apples / Tijuana Panthers / Future Ghost / Dead Trees (Free) – Black Apples are doing the Monday night residency this month at the Echo.

Chasing Kings / Moses Campbell / The Americans / W-H-I-T-E / The Jefferson @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – Chasing Kings is doing the Monday night residency at the SLounge this month.
Diplo @ La Cita - Prolly going to be pretty packed..Sam Sparro's birthday party

It’s A School Night: Hanni El Khatib / Lesands / Emmett Tinley @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP) – Florence and the Machine DJ set.

Florence and the Machine / Hanni El Khatib / Grouplove @ The Wiltern ($30 - $35)

A Perfect Circle @ Avalon ($47)

Phil Alvin @ Redwood Bar

Street Sweeper Social Club @ The Roxy ($20)

Sun Airway / Expo 70 @ Origami (Free)

Tuesday 11/9/10

[Pick of the Night] David Dondero / The Moaners / Star Anna & the Laughing Dogs @ Spaceland ($10) – Loving Townes Van Zandt is a good start.

Delorean / Lemonade / Superhumanoids @ Troubadour ($15) – Spanish indie-pop-dance faves.

Useless Keys / Twilight Sleep @ Viper Room ($10) – Good local bill.

Buika / Lila Downs @ Walt Disney Concert Hall ($46 - $85)

Brandon Flowers / Fran Healy @ Fox Theater ($30) – For fans of the Killers

Leopold and His Fiction / Railroad to Alaska / Dead White Underbelly / Semi Sweet @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Sean Hayes / Simone White @ Largo ($20)

A Perfect Circle @ Avalon ($47)

Brian Wright / Ladies Gun Club @ Bootleg ($10)

Lenka @ Hotel Café

The Black Widows / Symbol Six / Skull Control @ Redwood

Jimmie Vaughan @ The Grammy Museum ($20)

Wednesday 11/10/10

[Pick of the Night] Nobunny / The Intelligence / Moonhearts @ Spaceland ($12) – Known for his wacky stage attire and Bunny mask. He’s released stuff on Third Man, Douchemaster, Burger, Goner, HoZac.

Brandon Flowers / Fran Healy @ The Wiltern ($42) – Do you miss the Killers?

All Time Low @ Troubadour (Sold Out)

Low End Theory: Kraddy / DNAEBEATS / Heru @ Airliner ($10)

The Apple Sisters @ Largo ($25)

A Perfect Circle @ Avalon ($47)

Candy Claws / Chain Gang of 1974 / Elle King @ Bootleg ($12)

Bardo / Kozmonaut @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Papercranes / The Moor / The Child @ Bordello ($8)

The Blank Tapes @ Hotel Café

Circle Pit / Kit / Dominic Talrico / Jungle Fever @ The Smell ($5)

Eddie Nichols @ Redwood

Thursday 11/11/10

[Pick of the Week] Dean Wareham Plays Galaxie 500 / The Papercuts @ Troubadour ($18) – It would be great to see the Galaxie 500 songs live.

[Recommended] The Soft Pack / Kurt Vile & the Violators / Purling Hiss @ Echoplex ($12) – I finally saw The Soft Pack (one of my favorite records of the year) live at the Eagle Rock Music Fest. The sound system left something to be desired, so it would be nice to see them in a real club.

[Recommended] Sonny & The Sunsets / Tennis @ The Echo ($10) – Two bands getting a lot of buzz who seem to warrant it.

Nosaj Thing / Toro y Moi / Jogger @ El Rey ($17) – Another of the LA underground hip-hop electronic guys who is finally getting his due.

Tim Kasher / Darren Hanlon @ Bootleg ($15) – Of Cursive

Evil Beaver / Cinderella Motel / Ghettoblaster @ Spaceland ($8)
XBXRX / Kid Infinity / Captain Ahab / Kevin Blechdom @ 5 Star Bar ($5)

KT Tunstall / Hurricane Bells @ The Music Box ($25)

Erin McKoewn’s Distillation Tour @ Largo ($20)

K-Ci and JoJo / Dru Hill @ Club Nokia

Salesman / Sabrosa Purr / Roman Candle Wars / Black Light White Light @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Austin Hartley Leonard / Alex Dezen @ Hotel Café

The Smart Brothers / Miracle Parade / The Blasting Company @ Redwood

Cassandra Wilson @ The Grammy Museum ($25)

The Supervillians @ The Roxy ($15)

Friday 11/12/10

[Pick of the Night] The Pains of Being Pure at Heart / Weekend / Sonny & The Sunsets @ Echoplex ($17) – I liked these guys live and enjoy their recorded shit.

[Recommended] Ghostface Killah @ The Roxy ($29) – Hip hop party

[Recommended] Dengue Fever perform live score to The Lost World @ Royce Hall ($33 - $43) – Sounds like an interesting night of music/film.

[Recommended] The Blank Tapes / Incan Abraham / The Silverlake Chorus @ Spaceland ($7) – I’ve heard good things about Incan Abraham. They might be another local band to keep your eye on.

Mayer Hawthorne & the County / Childish Gambino / Gordon Voidwell @ The Music Box ($20)

Teitur @ Bootleg ($15)
Free Moral Agents @ Airliner 

Stars / Delays @ The Wiltern ($29 - $41)

Laco$te / Birth! / Toe Jam / Black Boots @ The Smell ($5)

Over the Rhine / Lucy Wainwright Roche @ Troubadour ($25)
Red Cortez @ Dinner House M

Misfits @ Key Club ($28)

Matt Taibbi with Michael Penn @ Largo

Lucy Schwartz @ Hotel Café

Mae @ The Glass House ($20)

The Mother Hips @ McCabe’s ($20)

Muddy Reds / The Real Nasty / The Peach Kings @ Redwood

Gestapo Khazi @ Vacation (Free)

Saturday 11/13/10

[Pick of the Night] Best Coast / Dunes @ Troubadour (Sold Out) – Best Coast brings up really strong opinions from people (both positive and negative).

Fistful of Mercy (Joseph Arthur, Ben Harper, Dhani Harrison) @ Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (Sold Out)

Or, The Whale / Chris Pureka @ Spaceland ($10) – Good rootsy, alt-country times

Bo Burnham @ The Music Box ($27.50)

Mae / Terrible Things / Windsor Drive / The Workday Release @ El Rey ($17.50)

Pepper / Fishbone / Chali 2na / Pour Habit @ Club Nokia ($28)

Pennywise / Alkaline Trio @ Hollywood Palladium ($43)

American Royalty @ Bootleg ($8)

Tyrone Wells / Andrew Belle @ Hotel Café – Early and late show

Basia at Grove of Anaehim

Whitman / No Babies / Narwhalz (of Sound) / Nero’s Day at Disneyland @ The Smell ($5)

Yellowcard @ the Glass House ($20)

Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s @ Detroit Bar ($12)

Traps, Ps @ Origami (Free)

Alkaline Trio @ Alex’s Bar ($20)

Zoobombs @ Redwood – I’m always surprised when bands travel all the way from Japan to play a tiny stage like Redwood. Nothing wrong with it, just not sure how they work out the economics of the situation.

Sunday 11/14/10

[Pick of the Night] Best Coast / Dunes @ Troubadour (Sold Out) – Night two.

[Recommended] Stars / The Pains of Being Pure at Heart / Geographer @ The Glass House ($18) – If you’re willing to drive out to Pomona, this probably beats seeing either of these bands alone in LA.

Junip / Sharon Van Etten @ The Music Box ($20) – Jose Gonzalez fans take note.

Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s @ Echoplex ($16)

Fistful of Mercy (Joseph Arthur, Ben Harper, Dhani Harrison) @ Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (Sold Out) – Night two

Masaki Batoh (of Ghost) / White Magic / The Young Elders @ Spaceland ($12) – Experimental night.

Zoobombs / Inazuma / The Stitched Lips @ Redwood – The second of two Japanese bands in town.

Marc Cohn / Sahara Smith @ El Rey ($40)

Procul Harum @ Orpheum ($35 - $75)

Jack Tempchin @ Hotel Café

Tom Morello / Wayne Kramer / Gilby Clarke @ House of Blues Sunset ($50) 

Sex Worker / Psychic Reality / Diva Dompe / Butchy Fuego @ The Smell ($5)

Woodsman / Gauntlet Hair @ Origami (Free)

Recent Concert Announcements

I Like Pinkerton, How 'Bout You?

Gibson Amphitheatre

11/26/10: Weezer performs Weezer aka “The Blue Album” followed by a set of hits (Friday at 10 AM)

11/27/10: Weezer performs Pinkerton followed by a different set of hits (Friday at 10 AM)

The Orpheum

12/17/10: Peaches Christ Superstar / Chilly Gonzales (now)

Club Nokia

11/12/10: Devo (presale now, password = WHIPIT; Friday at 10 AM)

1/7/11 – 1/16/11: Cirque Berzerk (Friday at 10 AM)

El Rey

11/23/10: RRIICCEE featuring Vincent Gallo (Friday at 10 AM)

Fox Theater Pomona

12/4/10: Passion Pit (presale now, password = SLEEPY; Friday at 10 AM)

The Music Box

10/30/10: Beats Antique / Eliot Lipp / Jeremy Sole (Now)

11/17/10: Blonde Redhead / Olaf Arnalds (Saturday at 10 AM)

Hollywood Palladium

11/13/10: Pennywise / Alkaline Trio / Authority Zero / Nations Afire / skateboarding legends jam (Friday at 10 AM)

12/7/10: Passion Pit (Friday at 10 AM)

The Wiltern

12/10/10: Brian Regan (Friday at 10 AM)

Troubadour

12/17/10: As Tall As Lions (Saturday at 1:00 PM)

Echoplex

11/9/10: Nitzer Ebb (now at Ticketweb)

The Echo

11/11/10: Sonny & the Sunsets / Tennis (now at Ticketweb)

Bootleg Theater

12/18/10: Rooney (now at InTicketing)

Detroit Bar

11/7/10: The Dodos (now at Ticketweb)