Live Music Options: 5/30/11 - 6/5/11

Buffalo Springfield Again

The weekend gets pretty crazy...

Monday 5/30/11

[Pick of the Night] Vaud and the Villains / The Silver Lake Chorus / Paulie Pesh @ The Satellite (Free) – The Silver Lake Chorus should be good fun. They sing all the indie hits.

Maniac / Y Luv / Hello Vegas @ Bootleg (Free)

Taylor Locke & the Roughs / The Remainers / Carter Hulsey @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)

The Bixby Knolls / Cannoneers / Wake Up Lucid / The Icarus Line @ The Echo (Free)

Emma Richardson / High Highs / Sarbetch Tucek @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP)

Tuesday 5/31/11

[Pick of the Night] Stereo Total / Giant Drag / Batwings Catwings @ Echoplex ($12) - Fun band.

[Recommended] Hands / Oberhofer / Masxs @ The Satellite ($10) – Hands are classic soul inspired and feature “dueling keyboards” – a Hohner Clavinet and a Hammond (as well as bass guitar and drums). Pitchfork had some nice things to say about Oberhofer here.  

Eternal Summers / The Beets / Seapony @ The Echo ($10) – Eternal Summers have toured with Best Coast and the Dum Dum Girls and sound a little like the Raincoats.

Lykke Li / Grimes @ The Wiltern (Sold Out)

The Lonely Wild / State to State / Marvelous Toy / Tizoc Estrada @ The Central (Free)

The Parlotones / The Daylights / Transfer @ Troubadour ($12)

Bruce Cockburn with Band / Jenny Scheinman @ El Rey ($35)

An Evening with Demetri Martin hosted by Jeff Garlin to Benefit the West Memphis 3 @ Largo ($15)

Ballerina Black / Secret Empire / Hell & Lula @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Andy Grammer @ Grammy Museum ($10)

Eternal Summers @ Origami (Free) – 5:00 PM

Wednesday 6/1/11

[Pick of the Night] Gruff Rhys / Y Niwl / DJ Andy Votel @ The Echo ($15) – For the Super Furry Animals fans.

The Wombats / Wild Party / Pop Noir @ Troubadour ($15)

Architecture in Helsinki / Hooray for Earth @ The Music Box ($22.50)

Low End Theory: Kode9 @ Airliner ($10)
Seasons / Pony Village / Modern Time Machines / The Terrapin @ The Satellite (Free)

XXX Nite with Oriana Small aka Ashley Blue and Friends @ Largo ($20)

Earth, Wind & Fire 40^th Anniversary Tour @ Nokia Theater LA Live ($50 - $130)

AK and Her Kalashnikovs / The Shpil / Plotz! / Shoestring Trio @ Bootleg ($10)

Parade of Lights / Daylight Trade @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Flavor Flav @ Grammy Museum ($20)

Usher / Akon / Tinie Tempah @ Staples Center ($30 - $125)

The Eels / Juggler Josh Horton / The Watson Twins @ Galaxy Concert Theatre ($20)

Thursday 6/2/11

[Pick of the Night] The Undertones / Sweater Girls / Exploding Flowers @ Echoplex ($15) “Teenage Kicks” all through the night.

[Recommended] Avi Zahner-Isenberg / Farspeaker / Owens Valley Dynamite / Monte Mar @ The Satellite ($8) – Avi will play music from Avi Buffalo, Phantom Trannies and Burned Barely Sexual. Owens Valley Dynamite is a new band featuring Byron Reynolds, Jeremy Levy and Jim Bowers.

Arctic Monkeys / The Vaccines @ Fox Theater Pomona (Sold Out)

Woodsman / Tape Deck Mountain / White Hinterland / Kissing Cousins @ The Echo ($10) – Woodsman get a lot of comparisons to Animal Collective.

Army Navy / The Wind / The Damn Sons / Dede @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Givers / Family of the Year / Caddywhompus @ Bootleg ($12)

Manchester Orchestra / Sleeper Agent / Twilight Sleep @ The Music Box ($20)

Friday 6/3/11

[Pick of the Night] John Grant / Heidi Spencer / Sara Lov @ Largo ($25) – John Grant’s record popped up on a lot of top 10 lists. It’s a good, haunting, emotional, singer-songwriter record.

[Recommended] The Antlers / Little Scream @ El Rey ($20) – Pitchfork gave the new Antlers record best of new music and the All Music Guide said it was like a glossy, adult contemporary version of Deerhunter. I haven’t listened to it yet. The last one was just too depressing for me. Little Scream gets universal acclaim.

[Recommended] Archers of Loaf / The Globes @ Troubadour ($25) – Archers of Loaf reunion. Should please their fans. I heard they were good at Sasquatch.

Grouplove / Walk the Moon / Alex Walker @ The Satellite ($10) – Grouplove is a local band that’s beloved by the NME (and plenty of local folks too). I still haven’t heard much of their stuff.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. / Ema / Young Prisms @ The Echo ($12) – Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. have gotten some good buzz lately. Melodic indie rock.

Gayngs / Dirty Beaches @ Natural History Museum – Both of these bands have a passionate fanbase. The Gayngs record was a little too weird for me.

Arctic Monkeys / The Vaccines @ Hollywood Palladium ($43) - I have seen both of these bands.

Bootsy Collins @ Club Nokia ($21 - $50)

The 88 / Barcelona / Jenny O @ Hotel Café

X / Devil’s Brigade @ House of Blues Anaheim ($42)

Future Dancing / The Lonely Wild / Handshakes / Sea of Cortez @ Bootleg ($10)

Star Wars in Concert @ Hollywood Bowl ($19 - $167)

Forts / Religious Girls / Tigerbitch / Combat! @ The Smell ($5)

Flogging Molly / The Drowning Men @ Fox Theater Pomona (Sold Out)

California Guitar Trio @ McCabe’s ($20)

Saturday 6/4/11

[Pick of the Week] Buffalo Springfield @ The Wiltern (Sold Out) – I was too cheap to buy tickets, but I really wish I was going.

[Recommended] Amor De Dias / Damon and Naomi / Bell Gardens @ The Satellite ($14) – Amor De Dias is Alasdair MacLean from the Clientele and Lupe Nunez-Fernandez of Pipas. If you like the Clientele, I think you’ll dig it.

[Recommended] Archers of Loaf / The Globes @ Troubadour (Sold Out) – Night two.

[Recommended] The Antlers / Little Scream @ Glass House ($15) – If you don’t want to deal with the museum earliness.

The Bird and the Bee @ Bootleg ($35 - $1,000)

Peter Bjorn and John @ Detroit Bar (Sold Out) - I still like their 2nd and 3rd records.

KROQ Weenie Roast: Linkin Park / Rise Against / The Strokes / Bad Religion / Cage the Elephant / A Day To Remember / Face to Face / Neon Trees / The Airborne Toxic Event / Lykke Li / Foster the People / Young the Giant @ Verizon Wireless (Sold Out)

X / Devil’s Brigade @ House of Blues Anaheim ($42)

Star Wars in Concert @ Hollywood Bowl ($19 - $167)

REO Speedwagon / Rick Springfield / Art Alexakis @ Greek Theatre ($35 - $65)

Blackfield / Jordan Rudess @ El Rey ($25)

The Thrilling Adventure Hour @ Largo ($25)

Alek Fin @ Bootleg ($10)

Jungle Fever / The Lumps / Deadly Finns @ The Smell ($5)

Sunday 6/5/11

[Pick of the Night] Buffalo Springfield @ The Wiltern (Sold Out) – Night two.

[Recommended] 14 Iced Bears / Phil Wilson / Aberdeen @ The Echo ($12) – Two Sarah Records bands and Phil Wilson of the June Brides.

Stornoway / Sea of Bees @ Troubadour ($13)

Arman Hovhannissyan @ Greek Theatre ($41 - $142)

Mike Viola / Haroula Rose / Daniel Ahearn and the Jones @ The Satellite ($8)

Grand Ole Echo @ The Echo (Free) – Country show at 5:00 PM

TJ Miller Makes Mayhem @ Largo ($20)

Youth of Today @ The Glass House ($15)

Neil Innes @ McCabe’s ($24.50)

Recent Concert Announcements (Buffalo Springfield!)

Buffalo Springfield Scheduled Two Shows at the Wiltern



The Wiltern

5/1/11: Ballet Folklorico (Friday at 10 AM)

6/4/11 – 6/5/11: Buffalo Springfield (Friday at 10 AM)

6/26/11: Sleep (Thursday at 4 PM)

7/8/11: Eddie Vedder / Glen Hansard (Friday at 10 AM)

7/13/11 – 7/14/11: Widespread Panic (Friday at 11 AM)

The Music Box

4/19/11: Paul Simon (Saturday at 10 AM)

El Rey

6/3/11: The Antlers / Little Scream (Saturday at 10 AM)

6/10/11: Front Line Assembly / Die Krupps (Saturday at 10 AM)

7/7/11: Foster the People (Saturday at 10 AM)
8/12/11: Eels (Saturday at 10 AM)

The Satellite [Ticketfly]

4/30/11: Oh Darling (now)

6/8/11: Correatown (now)

6/9/11: An Horse (now)

6/24/11: Andre Williams / Jail Weddings (now)

Echoplex [Ticketweb]

4/21/11: De/Vision / Mesh (now)

5/6/11: Dirty Vegas (now)

5/8/11: The Meteors / Henchmen (now)

6/2/11: Undertones (now)

The Echo [Ticketweb]

4/24/11: Nobunny / Audacity / Wounded Lion (now)

4/26/11: Carla Morrison (now)

4/28/11: Dirty Beaches / Bell Gardens / Neverever (now)

5/7/11: The 88 / Taylor Locke (now)

5/25/11: White Denim (now)

Staples Center

5/14/11: KIIS FM’s Wango Tango – Ke$ha / JLo / Selena Gomez / Lupe Fiasco / T-Pain / guest appearance from Britney Spears (Saturday at 10 AM)

8/21/11: Sade / John Legend (Monday at 10 AM)

Honda Center

8/31/11: Sade / John Legend (Monday at 10 AM)

Gibson Amphitheatre

7/23/11: Ramon Ayala (Friday at 1 PM)

Nokia Theatre LA Live

6/1/11: Earth Wind & Fire / Aaron Neville (Friday at 10 AM)

The Orpheum

6/10/11: John Prine / Loudon Wainwright III (presale now, password = BROKENHEARTS; Friday at 10 AM)

Fox Theater Pomona

6/15/11: Deftones / The Dillinger Escape Plan (presale now, password = DIAMOND; Friday at 10 AM)

Fairplex Pomona

7/1/11: Warped Tour (Friday at 10 AM)

Ventura County Fairground

7/3/11: Warped Tour (Friday at 10 AM)

Club Nokia

7/15/11: Boys II Men (Friday at 10 AM)

7/21/11: Owl City (presale now, password = ATBAB; Friday at Noon)

Greek Theatre

9/25/11: Amy Grant / Michael W. Smith (Friday at 10 AM)

Troubadour [Ticketfly]

5/16/11: Federico Aubele (Friday at 1 PM)

6/5/11: Stornoway / Sea of Bees (Thursday at 1 PM)

The Glass House [Ticketfly]

6/4/11: The Antlers / Little Scream (Friday at Noon)

Hollywood Forver [Ticketweb]

4/18/11: Broken Social Scene (now – must join fanclub)

6/12/11: Mark Lanegan / Sean Wheeler & Zander Schloss (Friday at Noon)

Long Beach Terrace Theater

5/13/11: Gabriel Iglesias (Friday at 10 AM)

7/6/11: Eddie Vedder / Glen Hansard (Friday at 10 AM)

Live Music Options: 4/26/10 - 5/2/10

Dr. Dog Play at El Rey Theatre Tuesday Night

I was busy last week, so I only made it out Thursday night for Los Baby Fools, the Mallard and Le Switch at the Bootleg (Le Switch is sounding great) and The Henry Clay People at a house party in Silver Lake. Both Le Switch and the Henry Clay People also have shows this week, along with quite a few other great bands...

Monday 4/26/10
[Pick of the Night] Walking Sleep / Radar Brothers / The Henry Clay People / Obi Best @ The Echo (Free) – Come early and stay late. Probably the most fun you’ll have for free all week.
[Recommended] Helen Stellar / Repeater / Robotanists / Fictionist @ Spaceland (Free) – The last night of Helen Stellar’s residency.
So Many Wizards / Tomorrow Tulips / The Fling / Hotel St. George @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – The last night of So Many Wizards residency.
Chris Thile @ Largo ($25)
Aqualung / Krista Polvere / Yellow Red Sparks @ Bootleg ($20)
Sleeping At Last / Andrew Carroll / Ezra Reich @ Hotel Café
Endometrium CxPx / Magick Orchids / Obscurer @ Echo Curio
Knight Rider / Baths / Wonder Wheel / Wet Mango @ Pehrspace

Tuesday 4/27/10
[Pick of the Week] Dr. Dog / Deer Tick / Pepi Ginsberg @ The Music Box ($22.50) – I do love Dr. Dog…
[Recommended] Jack Wilson Jr. / The Commotions / Death Hymn Number 9 / The Californian @ Spaceland ($5) – You’ll recognize members of the Californian from many other local bands.
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Live @ El Rey ($26)
Juliette Lewis / Tahiti Boy & Palm Tree Family / 22-20s @ The Echo ($10)
Whispertown / Chasing Kings / All Wrong and the Plans Change / Tod Wisenbaker @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Trevor O’Neill / Random Patterns / Rough Cuts @ Bootleg ($8)
Lady Danville / Reni Lane / Matthew Jordan / Karen Ramos @ Hotel Café
Jooklo Duo / Cotton Museum / Metal Rouge / Peter Kolovos @ Echo Curio
Raul Midon @ The Roxy ($23)

Wednesday 4/28/10
[Pick of the Night] Aquaserge / Sister Crayon / Corridor / Casper & the Cookies @ Spaceland ($8) – Aquaserge is a French band featuring members of Stereolab and Acid Mothers Temple.
Blue Jungle / The Bellys / The Uzi Rash / Old Blood @ The Smell ($5)
I, Omega / Cromwell / Dose of Adolescence / Hands Like Glass / Stretford End @ Troubadour ($10)
Dark Star Orchestra @ El Rey ($30)
Craig Wedren / Woolen / All Spots to Black @ Bootleg ($10) – Former Shudder to Think lead singer.
Civil Twilight / Reni Lane / Matthew Jordan / Karen Ramos @ Hotel Café
Kav / The Union Line / Useless Keys / Samuel Stewart @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Mayaztek / LA Fog @ The Echo ($15)
Low End Theory: Alex B / King Cannibal / Chillis @ Airliner ($10)
Shpongle @ The Roxy ($25)
Ginuwine @ Key Club ($20)

Thursday 4/29/10
[Pick of the Night] Jamie Lidell / Solid Gold @ Troubadour (Sold Out) – Blue eyed soul singer.
[Recommended] The Antlers / Phantogram @ Detroit Bar ($14) – Also at the Troubadour on Friday night.
The Murder City Devils / Mikki and the Mauses @ Glass House ($23) – Popular Sub Pop band from the late 1990s is doing a quick West Coast tour. Also at the Music Box on Friday.
Rogue Wave / Man Miracle / JBM @ El Rey ($20)
Dante vs. Zombies / Woah Hunx / Apes of Wrath @ Spaceland ($5)
HoneyHoney / Nina Storey / Jenn Grinels / Ryan Levine / Kris Gruen @ Hotel Cafe
Signals / Dinowalrus / Foot Village / Tempo No Tempo / Ezra Buchla @ The Smell ($5)
Lemon Sun / Leopold & His Fiction / Red Arrow Messenger @ The Echo ($10)
Emily Wells / Timmy Straw @ Largo ($20)
His Name Is Alive / Pepper Rabbit / Arrows @ Bootleg ($10)
Socorro / Monster / Sisu @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Learning Music / Nymph @ Echo Curio
Eddie Spaghetti @ Redwood
Katchafire @ The Roxy ($20)
The Coals / The Low Countries / The Lincoln Bedroom @ 3 of Clubs
Jefferson Starship / Quicksilver Messenger Service / Country Joe McDonald / Tom Constanten @ The Grove of Anaheim

Friday 4/30/10
[Pick of the Night] The Antlers / Phantogram @ Troubadour (Sold Out) – Pretty dark record. Pitchfork darlings.
[Recommended] Les Blanks / Le Switch @ Casey’s Downtown (Free) – Great free entertainment. This is the record release party for a split 7” featuring these two fine local bands.
Murder City Devils / Constant Lovers @ The Music Box ($22.50) – Quick West Coast tour from the beloved band.
Heartless Bastards / Hacienda / Amy Cook @ Echoplex ($16) – Female fronted rock’n’roll.
Growing / Eric Copeland / Bipolar Bear / Cyber Grind @ Spaceland ($10) – Experimental noise rock bands.
Too Short @ Key Club ($30)
Nite Jewel / Sugar & Gold / Luxxury @ The Echo ($10)
Gift Horse Project @ Bootleg ($20)
Chris Pierce / Kari Kimmel / Brother Sal / Ernie Halter @ Hotel Café
The Slackers / See Spot @ El Rey ($20) - Ska
A Day to Remember / August Burns Red @ The Wiltern
Tig Has Friends with cast of Sarah Silverman Program @ Largo
Neil Innes @ McCabe’s ($24.50)
Bach, Rock & Shakespeare VII @ Greek Theatre
Moses Campbell / Nymph / Nice Device / Paper Rainbow @ The Smell ($5)
Tarltons / Paddleboat / Foot Foot / Wires in the Wall @ Echo Curio
Gemma Ray / Earthmen & Strangers / Goldiggers / Cobalt Cranes @ Redwood
I Heart Lung / Cue the Moon / Rare Grooves / His Orchestra @ Pehrspace
The Spill Canvas @ The Roxy ($15)
Needtobreathe / Stephen Kellog & the Sixers / Seabird @ Glass House ($15)
LA Vampires / Yekoo / Diva / Inca Ore / Psychic Reality @ Synchronicity

Saturday 5/1/10
[Pick of the Night] Circle Jerks / 7 Seconds / Municipal Waste / Ceremony @ Fox Theater ($15) – I was a huge Circle Jerks and 7 Seconds fan back in the junior high. Group Sex holds up really well too. 7 Seconds’ Walk Together, Rock Together album holds some pretty good memories too.
[Recommended] Avi Buffalo / Voices Voices / The Wailing Wall @ Troubadour ($12) – Avi Buffalo’s debut album comes out next week on Sub Pop. Avi’s voice sounds a lot like Dave Woody from Tigers Can Bite You and Fiver and the music sounds a hair like the Shins.
[Recommended] Nico Stai / Shadow Shadow Shade / The Black Apples @ Bootleg ($10)
No Age / Growing / Eric Copeland / White Shit @ Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock ($10) – This will probably kill the attendance at Spaceland on Friday night.
The Ponys / Disappears / Christmas Island @ Spaceland ($10) – Pretty good night of music. The Ponys first two albums were on In the Red and the last record was on Matador. Christmas Island have released music on Woodsist and In the Red.
Korean Music Festival @ Hollywood Bowl
Needtobreathe / Stephen Kellog & the Sixers / Seabird @ El Rey ($18)
Holly Conlan / Snow and Voices / Eleisha Eagle @ Hotel Café
Big Whup / Pizza! / 60-Watt Kid / So Many Wizards @ the Smell ($5)
The Thrilling Adventure Hour @ Largo ($25)
Baby Dee / Simone White @ McCabe’s ($15)
Spirit Animal @ Redwood
The Slackers / See Spot @ The Glass House ($15)

Sunday 5/2/10
[Pick of the Day] Old Californio / Paul Chesne Band / The Believers @ The Echo (Free) – Early show at 5:00 PM
Solid Gold / Marvelous Toy / 22-20s / Jacques Baraban @ Spaceland ($10)
Lupe Fiasco / B. o. B. @ House of Blues Sunset ($43)
Scars on Broadway @ Troubadour (Sold Out)
Bonfire Madigan / Cate Le Bon @ Bootleg ($10)
A Day to Remember / August Burns Red / Enter Shikari / Silverstein / Go Radio @ Fox Theater ($25)
Flobots @ Key Club ($13)
Aaron Roche & the Choir at Your Door @ Hotel Café
Title Tracks / Voxhaul Broadcast / Catwalk @ The Echo ($8)
Magneto @ Gibson Amphitheatre

Recently Announced Live Shows

Admiral Radley (members of Grandaddy & Earlimart)

Bootleg
3/24/10: Admiral Radley [Jason Lytle, Aaron Burtch, Aaron Espinoza and Ariana Murray] (now at in ticketing)
4/26/10: Aqualung (not at in ticketing)

Viper Room
3/3/10: Shooter Jennings
3/11/10: Taylor Hawkins & the Coattail Riders
3/23/10 – 3/24/10: Janelle Monae
4/29/10: The Mary Onettes

Silverlake Lounge
3/24/10: One Night Only (now at in ticketing)

El Rey
5/5/10: The Hold Steady (presale Thursday at 10 AM, password = BROOKLYN; Friday at 10 AM)

The Fonda
3/21/10: Groove Armada (Thursday at 10 AM)
6/24/10: Fat Freddy’s Drop (Saturday at 10 AM)

Club Nokia
4/2/10: The Dan Band (Friday at 10 AM)
4/8/10: Revolver Golden Gods / Rob Zombie (Friday at 10 AM)

Fox Theater – Pomona
5/4/10: Coheed and Cambria / Circa Survive (Saturday at 10 AM)
5/15/10 – 5/16/10: California Metalfest IV (Friday at 10 AM)

The Mint
3/5/10: Limbeck
3/13/10: A Sunny Day in Glasgow / Pollyn

Troubadour
3/17/10: Sick Puppies (Thursday at 10 AM)
3/19/10: Brian Fallon of Gaslight Anthem (Thursday at 1:00 PM)
4/30/10: The Antlers (Thursday at 1:00 PM)
5/6/10: Alexisonfire (Thursday at 1:00 PM)
5/13/10: The Besnard Lakes (Thursday at 10 AM)

Echoplex
3/13/10: You Say Party We Say Die (now at Ticketweb)