Live Music Options: 5/16/11 - 5/22/11

I caught the Henry Clay People, Apex Manor and Shadow Shadow Shade show at the Satellite on Friday night. Ton of fun. The Henry Clay People played a lot of new songs. Apex Manor played their last LA show for a while with a full band.Great night.

Monday 5/16/11

[Pick of the Night] White Arrows / Rumspringa / Kenan Bell @ Bootleg (Free)

[Recommended] He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister / Resavrant / Caught a Ghost / Magic Mirror / Anna Oxygen & Cloud Eye Control @ The Satellite (Free)

 [Recommended] Hands / Obi Best / Gardens and Villas @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP)

Black Carl / Brandon Mayer & Hidden Powers / Price @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)

Shivering Denizens / Frank Fairfield @ Redwood

Federico Aubele / Line and Circle @ Troubadour ($15)

The Bixby Knolls / Tes Elations / LA Font / Queen Kwon @ The Echo (Free)

Airlines / Yoya @ Echoplex (Free)

Benefit for the Littlest Tumor: Zach Galifianakis @ Largo ($40)

Stephen Kellogg / Tift Merritt @ Bootleg ($22) – Early show at 7:30 PM

Yael Naim / Kristeenyoung @ Hotel Cafe

Swimsuit / Secret Twins / City Center / Tinylittle @ The Smell ($5)

Harassor / Vulture / Bitches / Bro Hammer @ Pehrspace

Tuesday 5/17/11

[Pick of the Night] The Black Angels / Sleepy Sun @ Detroit Bar ($16)

[Recommended] Alberta Cross / Chasing Kings / Sunny War / War Horse @ The Satellite ($10)

This Will Destroy You / Pure X / Sleepover @ The Echo ($12) – Instrumental rock band from Texas

The Lonely Wild @ The Central (Free)

The Elected / The Moor / The Chances @ Troubadour ($15)

Ms. Lauryn Hill / The Hot 8 Brass Band @ Fox Theater Pomona ($48 - $60)

Jesus Culture Band / Jake Hamilton / Banning Liebscher @ Club Nokia ($20 - $35)

Drop the Lime / Classixx / MNDR / Bosco Delrey / Samo Soundboy @ Echoplex ($15)

The Fiery Furnaces @ Largo ($25)

The Death Set / Win Win / Hello Girls @ Bootleg ($10)

The Wet Years / Demo Team / Mevansa / Tod Wisenbaker @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Lelia Broussard @ Hotel Café

Dirty Eyes / The Blessings @ Redwood

Wednesday 5/18/11

[Pick of the Night] Thao with the Get Down Stay Down / Morning Teleportation @ Royce Hall (Free for UCLA students / $20 non-students)

[Recommended] Low End Theory: Tokimonsta / Mophono / Secret Sidewalk @ Airliner ($10)

[Recommended] The Stripminers / Mack Winston and the Reflections / Morgan Phalen @ The Satellite ($12) – The Stripminers features Brett Anderson from The Donnas and DJ Bonebrake from X.

[Recommended] Patrick Park / Sara Lov / Vinnie Fera / Swimming In Trees / Nostalghia @ Bootleg ($10)

[Recommended] The Belle Brigade @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM; The new album’s got a lot of Fleetwood Mac elements to it.

Buffalo Tom / The Heavenly States @ Troubadour ($20)

Johnny Flynn & Sussex Wit / Caitlin Rose / James Mathe @ The Echo ($15)

The Watkins Family Hour @ Largo ($25)

Of Verona / White Lights / Wingard Manor @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Kevin Devine with The Wealthy West @ Hotel Cafe

Gipsy Kings @ The Grove of Anaheim ($74 - $98)

Lonesome Heroes @ Redwood

Step-by-Step Look at Vinyl Production @ Grammy Museum (Free) – Moderated by Neil from Origami with Pete Lyman, Peanut Butter Wolf, a rep from Bill Smith Records and a repfrom DoradoPkg.

Shawn Mullins / Calaghan / Susanna Hoffs @ The Mint ($20)

Thursday 5/19/11

[Pick of the Night] Vieux Farka Toure / Balle Fette @ The Satellite ($17) – The son of Malian guitar legend Ali Farka Toure

Citizen Cope / Alice Smith @ Troubadour (Sold Out)

Tommy Santee Klaws / Rachel Goodrich / Daniel Ahearn @ The Echo ($7)

Axis of Awesome @ Largo ($20)

Lusitania / Jack Littman / Irontom / Paladino @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Blockshot / Gina Young / Chilean Miners / The Flytraps @ The Smell ($5)

Citizen Fish / Krum Bums @ Alex’s Bar ($12)

Friday 5/20/11

[Pick of the Night] Joe Pug / Strand of Oaks @ The Satellite ($10) – Talented singer/songwriter

[Recommended] The Belle Brigade @ McCabe’s (Sold Out)

Kylie Minogue / Kaskade @ Hollywood Bowl (Sold Out)

Citizen Cope / Alice Smith @ Troubadour (Sold Out)

Love Inks / Black Elephant / Sister Crayon @ The Echo

Kina Grannis World in Front of me Tour / Imaginary Friend @ Largo (Sold Out)

Lavender Diamond @ Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock ($12)

Boris Smile / Masxs / Paulie Pesh / Fake Furs @ The Smell ($5)

Citizen Fish / The Apathy Circle @ The Glass House ($12)

Pek Pek / Tan Dollar / Glow Marrow @ Pehrspace

Brent Amaker and the Rodeo / Spain @ Redwood

Saturday 5/21/11

[Pick of the Night] Echo and the Bunnymen / Kelley Stoltz @ Club Nokia ($33 - $42) – Kelley Stoltz once recorded a tribute to Echo and the Bunnymen’s Crocodiles.

[Recommended] S. Carey / Other Lives @ The Satellite ($12) – S. Carey’s a member of Bon Iver and talented solo musician. Other Lives are on TBD Records (home of Radiohead and Henry Clay People).

[Recommended] Aloe Blacc & the Grand Scheme @ Detroit Bar ($15) – Also at the Music Box on Sunday.

[Recommended] Silver Lake Jubilee: Geotic / Rainbow Arabia / Jail Weddings / Black Flamingo / Ceci Bastida / Mia Doi Todd / Neverever / Marvelous Toy / TRMRS / Audacity / Pangea / Silent & Clementine @ 1070 Myra Ave – This is a good chance to see a ton of local bands over the course of a weekend. Gets started at 10 AM each day.

Citizen Cope / Alice Smith @ Troubadour (Sold Out)

100 Monkeys / Sabrosa Purr / Toy Bombs @ El Rey ($17)

Yelle / French Horn Rebellion / DJ Jorf featuring Papercut @ The Music Box ($25)

Houses / The One AM Radio @ The Echo ($10)

The Paul F. Tompkins Show @ Largo ($25) – With guests Busy Phillips, Andy Daly and Jon Brion

Rival Schools / Suedehead / Nations Afire @ Bootleg ($14) – Veteran post-hardcore band.

Lita Ford @ Galaxy in Santa Ana ($25)

Willie Nile / Peter Lewis @ McCabe’s ($20)

Virginia City Revival / Simon Stokes @ The Redwood

Vaud and the Villains / Woody Pittman @ The Mint ($15)

LJO: Tribute to Clifford Browns @ Luckman Fine Arts Complex ($25 - $35)

Sunday 5/22/11

[Pick of the Week] Aloe Blacc & the Grand Scheme / Tutu Sweeney & the Brothers Band / DJ Jeremy Sole @ The Music Box ($21) – I’m a huge fan of Aloe Blacc’s last record. Sort of a modern Bill Withers with an effortless singing style.

[Recommended] Silver Lake Jubilee: The Little Ones / Crystal Antlers / The Black Apples / Dante vs. Zombies / Slang Chickens / One Trick Pony / Tommy Santee Klaws / We Are the World / Love Grenades / Races / Twilight Sleep / SISU / Cobra Lilies @ 1070 Myra Ave – Gets started at 10 AM each day. Good chance to see a lot of local bands in one place. Stay late for The Little Ones.   

Japan Benefit: Dilated Peoples / Breakestra / Very Be Careful / Boogaloo Assassins / The Good Times ft. Black Shakespeare @ Echoplex ($15)

Steve Earle @ Bootleg ($10) – Doing a reading at 5:00 PM

Dunes / Turkks / Cold Showers / Night Control @ Bootleg ($10) – A couple of Mexican Summer bands.

Yeasayer / Smith Westerns / Hush Hush @ The Glass House ($20)

Devin the Dude @ The Roxy ($20 - $35)

Jesca Hoop @ McCabe’s ($15)

Djinn / Otto’s Daughter / Kevin Never Talks / I Killed the Symphony / Chris Arena / Josh Damigo / Jimmy Lloyd / Gabe Kubanda @ Troubadour ($8)

Ellington: Best of the Sacred Concerts @ Walt Disney Concert Hall ($24 - $114)

Grand Ole Echo @ The Echo (Free) – 5:00 PM – weekly country shindig

Krautrock Nite @ The Echo – Members of Best Coast, Moving Units, Upsilon Acrux play Neu! Can and La Dusseldorf songs.

Morrissey’s 52^nd Unhappy Birthday with  Sweet and Tender Hooligans @ House of Blues Sunset ($18)

Live Music Options: 5/9/11 - 5/15/11

I saw a really good show last Wednesday at the Echo - Charles Bradley. Old guy can't dance, but he was willing to throw his 63 year old body into the crowd. Such a soulful voice. I also caught Blue Blood at the Satellite on Tuesday. They've only played four shows as a band, but are already impressive.

Monday 5/9/11

[Pick of the Night] He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister / Sister Rogers / Sweaters / The Pleasure Circus @ The Satellite (Free)

[Recommended] The Raveonettes / Tamaryn @ Detroit Bar ($15)

White Arrows / Papa / J. Irvin Dally / Steffaloo @ Bootleg (Free) – White Arrows continues its residency.

The Low Anthem / Ivan & Alyosha / Daniel Lefkowitz @ The Autry ($15) – Americana fans.

The Bixby Knolls / Bowery Beasts / Stevenson Ranch Davidians @ The Echo (Free)

Taylor Locke & the Roughs / Ned Brower / Mike Viola / All Eyes West @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – Fans of Rooney.

Boy Hits Car / Cage 9 / Midnite Theory / Spliff Tannen @ Troubadour (Free)

KT Tunstall / Charlie Mars / Meiko @ El Rey ($25)

The Chris Robinson Brotherhood @ Echoplex ($15) – Black Crowes fans.

My Jerusalem / Michael Kingcaid @ Bootleg (Free) – Early show starts at 7:00 PM – My Jerusalem features former members of Great Northern, Polyphonic Spree, Twilight Singers, Midlake.

Kristeenyoung / Betty @ Hotel Café

Penelope Edmund / David Liebe Hart Band / Dream Being @ Pehrspace ($8)

The Driftwood Singers @ Redwood

Brian Wright / Warhorse / Dirty Vegas (DJ Set) / Isobel Campbell (DJ set) @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP)

Tuesday 5/10/11

[Pick of the Night] Mogwai / Errors @ Mayan Theatre ($25) – Powerful live band.

[Recommended] Pinback / Kenseth Thibideau @ El Rey ($21)

[Recommended] Brian Whelan / Stephen Sowan / Jason Diaz @ Lot 1 Café ($5) – Buzzbands sponsored singer-songwriter showcase.

Alberta Cross / Blonde Summer / Twilight Sleep / The Romany Rye @ The Satellite ($10) – DJ Brian Aubert of Silversun Pickups

The Lonely Wild / Instant People / The Bellows / Escalator Hill @ The Central (Free)

Parents / Seasons @ The Echo ($5)

Andrew W.K. / Wavves / Trash Talk @ Echoplex ($15)

Persephone’s Bees / Mots Nouveaux / Sean Kangataran @ Bootleg ($10)

Zodiac Death Valley / Red Circle Underground / Neon Hymns / Deap Valley @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Pegi Young / Erin McLaughlin @ Hotel Café ($15) – Neil’s wife.

Wednesday 5/11/11

[Pick of the Night] TV On the Radio / IO Echo @ The Music Box (Sold Out) – Rescheduled from last week. The new record’s worth picking up too.

[Recommended] Merle Haggard @ Grove of Anaheim ($40 - $65) – Legend. If you’re a country music fan you need to pay your respects. Unlike a lot of legends, he knows why he’s good and he gives you everything from the stage.

[Recommended] Elvis Costello and the Imposters @ The Wiltern (Sold Out) – I’ve never actually seen him, but I’m a big fan.

[Recommended] The Greenhornes / Jeff the Brotherhood / Wet Illustrated @ The Echo ($14) – Really good garage band. I haven’t seen them for a decade though.

[Recommended] Anna Waronker / Psychic Friend / Moxy Thynx @ The Satellite ($12) – I always liked that dog. I haven’t heard her recent solo stuff.

White Fence / Audacity / Tijuana Panthers @ Detroit Bar (Free w/ RSVP)

Coheed and Cambria @ Club Nokia ($35)

Colin Hay @ Largo ($30) – Men at Work

Le Butcherettes / Mike Watt & The Missing Men / Agent Ribbons @ Bootleg ($12) – Mike Watt puts on a great show.

Broken Numbers Band / The Far West / The Outdoors / The Orange Effect @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Kevin Devine / Leighton Meester / Yellow Red Sparks @ Hotel Café

Jew Cocks / Gnarbaby / Masxs / Cardboard Lamb @ The Smell ($5)

Low End Theory: DNAEBEATS / Mike Eagle / E. Super / Square Weezy @ Airliner ($10)

Thursday 5/12/11

[Pick of the Night] Elvis Costello and the Imposters @ The Wiltern ($50 - $60)

[Recommended] The Cars @ Hollywood Palladium ($63) – Ben Orr’s dead, but you’ve still got Ric Ocasek. The first two albums are classics and the buzz on the new one is good.

[Recommended] An Evening with Booker T. Jones @ Grammy Museum ($20) – Discussion and performance plus special guests Ozomatli. Just hearing Booker T. talk about the Stax’s days is worth the price of admission.

[Recommended] The Greenhornes / Jeff the Brotherhood @ Detroit Bar ($14) – If you missed them at the Echo on Wednesday.

[Recommended] Femi Kuti & the Positive Force @ El Rey ($30) – Fela’s oldest son.

[Recommended] Preservation Hall Jazz Band / The Del McCoury Band @ Royce Hall ($38 - $63) – Some real American music.

The Watson Twins / Wrong Way Driver / Cubby Lovers @ The Satellite ($10)

Cold Cave @ Space 15 Twenty – If you don’t want to see them with the Kills.

Hayes Carll / The Romany Rye @ Troubadour ($15)

Hands / The Goldberg Sisters / Corridor / Venus Illuminato @ Bootleg ($12) – Adam Goldberg’s band.

Calle 13 @ Club Nokia ($30 - $55)

The Knitters / Slang Chickens @ The Autry ($25)

Ras G / Jon Wayne / Take / Superdeluxe / Alter / Gaby Hernandez @ The Echo ($8)

Rudolph Herzog & Friends @ Largo ($35)

Viva City / Suddyn / Jetstream / Wormburner @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

The Purrs / Sky Parade @ Redwood

KT Tunstall @ House of Blues Anaheim ($29)

Neptune Blues Club (Featuring Marc Ford) @ Alex’s Bar ($5)

Friday 5/13/11

[Pick of the Week] The Henry Clay People / Shadow Shadow Shade / Apex Manor / The Dig @ The Satellite ($10) – For all out fun shows, this one takes it.

[Recommended] Urge Overkill / Astronaut Academy / Roll the Tanks @ Troubadour ($18) – I haven’t seen Urge Overkill for a good 15 years.

The Kills / Cold Cave @ The Music Box ($25)

Man Man / Shilpa Ray / Her Happy Hookers @ El Rey ($18)

Soulive / Lettuce / Break Science / Chali 2na @ Club Nokia ($30)

Mutaytor @ Echoplex ($12)

John Maus / Geneva Jacuzzi / Holy Shit @ The Echo ($10) – Ariel Pink associates

Brian McKnight / Jagged Edge @ Nokia Theatre ($35 - $88)

Above and Beyond @ Hollywood Palladium ($79)

Cranky George @ Bootleg ($10)

Penelope Edmund / Black Love / Roses Jade Camelia / Warrior Line @ The Smell ($5)

Nightmare – A Tribute to Alice Cooper @ Redwood

The English Beat @ House of Blues Anaheim ($25)

The Art Laboe Show @ Orpheum ($33 - $93) – Zapp, Peaches & Herb, etc.

Saturday 5/14/11

[Pick of the Night] The Henry Clay People / Shadow Shadow Shade / Manhattan Murder Mystery / maus haus @ The Satellite ($10) – Night two. They promise a different set list each night.

Peter Bjorn and John / Bachelorette @ El Rey (early show sold out / $25 for midnight show) – I stand behind their second and third albums.

Lord Huron featuring the Calder Quartet / The Union Line / Milo Greene @ Troubadour ($12)

Joan of Arc / Air Waves / Catwalk @ The Smell ($8)

Zac Brown Band @ Hollywood Bowl ($35 - $110)

The Kills / The Black Angels / Cold Cave @ Fox Theatre ($23)

The Beat Junkies / DJ Premier @ Echoplex ($10)

The Muffs / The Stripminers @ Alex’s Bar ($14)

KIIS FM’s Wango Tango: Ke$ha / Pitbull w/ J-Lo / Selena Gomez / Matthew Morrison / Lupe Fiasco / T-Pain @ Staples Center ($45 - $215)  

Rusko @ The Wiltern ($44 - $50)

Above and Beyond @ Hollywood Palladium ($79)

Tin Hat @ McCabe’s ($20)

Dante vs. Zombies / Lovely Bad Things @ Aladdins Jr. ($5)

French Quarter / Whitman / The Teeets / Voice on Tape @ Echo Park Country Outpost ($5)

So Many Wizards / Old Lumps / The Buzzards @ PB&J Gallery in Pomona ($2)

Sasquatch @ Redwood

Mickey Avalon @ The Roxy

Evil Maria @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM

Sunday 5/15/11

[Pick of the Night] The Black Angels / Sleepy Sun @ El Rey ($20) – Drugs and Sunday

[Recommended] TV On the Radio / IO Echo @ Fox Theatre ($25)

[Recommended] Big Sunday: Everest / Sarah Negahdari / Incan Abraham / Chapin Sisters @ Echoplex ($5 donation)

[Recommended] The Grand Ole Echo: Brian Whelan @ The Echo (Free) – Early show at 5:00 PM

Benefit for the Littlest Tumor Foundation: Best Coast / Jon Brion / Paul F. Tompkins @ Largo ($40)

Haroula / Charlie Wadhams / John Elliott / Terra Naomi @ Bootleg ($5)

Eisley / The Narrative / Christie DuPree @ Troubadour ($18)

Mia Doi Todd @ McCabe’s ($15)

The Dead Beats @ The Echo ($8)

The Moody Blues @ Nokia Theatre ($50 - $120) 

The Crystellles @ Redwood

Sean Hayes @ The Mint ($18)

Joan of Arc / Air Waves @ Detroit Bar ($10)

Kissing Cousins @ Origami (Free) – 6:00 PM

Recent Concert Announcements

Hollywood Palladium

5/7/11: Fleet Foxes (Friday at 10 AM)

Gibson Amphitheatre

4/30/11: Invasion Del Corrido (Friday at 1:00 PM)

The Wiltern

4/9/11: Kevin Smith (Friday at 10 AM)

The Music Box

3/29/11: OMD / Oh Land (now)

5/21/11: Yelle / French Horn Rebellion (now)

6/1/11: Architecture in Helsinki / Hooray for Earth (now)

Nokia Theatre LA Live

5/6/11 – 5/7/11: Ricky Martin (Saturday at 10 AM)

5/28/11: La Banda El Recodo (Saturday at 10 AM)

8/7/11: Katy Perry / Robyn (now)

El Rey

4/7/11: Imelda May (Saturday at 10 AM)

4/22/11: MiMOSA (Friday at 10 AM)

5/14/11: Peter Bjorn and John (Thursday at 10 AM)

5/15/11: The Black Angels / Sleepy Sun (Friday at 10 AM)

6/4/11: Blackfield (Saturday at 10 AM)

Fox Theater Pomona

5/14/11: The Kills / The Black Angels / Cold Cave (Friday at 10 AM)

John Anson Ford Amphitheatre

5/5/11: Chris Cornell (Saturday at 10 AM)

Troubadour

4/8/11: Sleepytime Gorilla Museum (Wednesday at 1:00 PM)

4/30/11: Joe Purdy (Saturday at 1:00 PM)

5/13/11: Urge Overkill (Friday at 1:00 PM)

Echoplex

3/12/11: Miami Horror / Chapel Club / Superhumanoids / Geographer (now at Ticketweb)

The Satellite [f/k/a Spaceland]

Mondays in March: The Living Things

3/5/11: Diamond Rings (Saturday at Noon)

3/26/11: DOM (now at Ticketfly)

4/1/11: Southeast Engine (now)

4/8/11: Papercuts (Saturday at Noon)

4/9/11: Danielson (now)  

4/15/11: Maserati (now)

4/26/11: Brother (now)

Bootleg Theater

Mondays in March: HoneyHoney

4/16/11: Lake (now at Ticketfly)

5/16/11: Stephen Kellogg / Tift Merritt (now)

Grammy Museum

2/9/11: Clive Davis (now)

2/12/11: Ozokidz (now)

2/25/11: Russell Simmons (now)

2/28/11: Roger Hodgson of Supertramp (now)

Bardot

2/7/11: Hanni El Khatib, Hot As Sun (RSVP)