Aquarium Drunkard Presents: L'Aventure

Just a quick heads up to click over to Aquarium Drunkard for his tribute to Television's Adventure. The sampler (a follow up to his RAM on LA compilation) features eight local LA artists tackling tracks from the revered New York City band's second album. The highlight comes six songs in with Imaad Wasif's (w/Lykke Li) take on "The Fire." For me, Television has always been about the guitar work of Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd and Wasif's inspired playing respectfully honors them. Local Natives and Deadly Syndrome come in right behind Wasif...

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Live Music Options: 3/22/10 - 3/28/10

Admiral Radley Play the Bootleg on Wednesday

If you missed SXSW this year, have no fear...multiple great shows every night this week.

Monday March 22, 2010
[Pick of the Night] Serena Maneesh / Depreciation Guild / Seaspin @ Troubadour ($12) – Quality Norwegian shoegazers.
[Recommended] The Minor Canon / Go West Young Man / Two Guns / This Machine Kills Fascists @ The Air Conditioned Supper Club in Venice - Westsiders need to show up to shows on their side of town, I’m sure they get sick of driving to Echo Park and Silver Lake. The Minor Canon’s one of my favorite local bands.
[Recommended] Seaspin / Twilight Sleep / Future Ghost / French Miami @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – Seaspin continues its residency (and also plays at the Troubadour tonight).
[Recommended] Moonrats / He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister / Halloween Swim Team @ Spaceland (Free) – Moonrats’ residency continues.
Kashmir / Oliver Future / Italian Japanese @ Bootleg ($10)
The Infamous Stringdusters @ Largo ($25)
The Frequency / Horse Stories / Last Man Standing @ The Echo (Free)
David Scott Stone / The Faraday Trippers / Sleepwalkers Local / Oscillator @ Echo Curio
Smokers in Love @ Bordello ($8)
Moment Trigger / Whitman / Adam Papagan & David Liebe Hart / Orca Team @ Pehrspace
Powersolo @ Redwood
Julia Holter / Nudge / Matthew David @ Synchronicity

Tuesday March 23, 2010
[Pick of the Night] Janelle Monae / Bruno Mars / Malina Moye @ Viper Room ($15) – Janelle Monae was one of my highlights of last year’s SXSW conference.
[Recommended] Titus Andronicus / Let’s Wrestle / Slang Chickens @ Bootleg ($12) A couple of pretty well respected indie bands. Let’s Wrestle is on Merge and Titus Andronicas is on XL Recordings.
Acid Mother Temple and the Melting Paraiso U.F.O. / Over-Gain Optimal Death / Kill Kill Kill @ Spaceland ($12) – One of the most prolific bands out there.
Spring Summer / Patrick Park @ Hotel Café
Kreator / Kataklysm @ House of Blues Sunset ($28)
The Asteroids Galaxy Tour / Wallpaper / White Apple Tree @ The Echo ($15) – Straight outta Denmark.
Curt Smith of Tears for Fears / Zoe Keating @ Largo ($25)
Lovelikefire / Kashmir / Space Waves / Red Tide @ Silverlake Lounge ($10)
Taylor Locke & the Roughs / White Arrows / Paper Zoo @ Bordello ($8)
Rodrigo y Gabriela @ Grammy Museum ($12)
Britain Ashford / Spring Queen / Olentangy John @ Synchronicity

Wednesday March 24, 2010
[Pick of the Night] Admiral Radley / The Henry Clay People / Gooby Goo & Peekers @ Bootleg ($10) – Admiral Radley is the new band featuring Jason Lytle of Grandaddy and Aaron Espinoza of Earlimart. The Henry Clay People have a new album in the can that will come out in June.
[Recommended] Ray Davies / The 88 @ The Grove of Anaheim ($45 - $55) – I enjoy the hell out of seeing Ray Davies pretty much every time. Still my favorite lyricist of all time. Also at the Canyon Club on Thursday night.
[Recommended] Janelle Monae / Bruno Mars/ Otis Heat @ Viper Room ($15) – Night two.
[Recommended] Cymbals Eat Guitars / Bear in Heaven / Freelance Whales @ The Echo ($10) – Hipster central.
[Recommended] Chatmonchy @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM – If you like cute, Japanese girls, I think you already know what to do.
Devendra Banhart and the Grogs / Dorothy and the Originals @ The Wiltern ($25 - $30)
Club NME: Garotas Suecas / Think About Life / Bullied By Strangers / Neverever @ Spaceland ($10) – Straight outta Brazil. Fun stuff.
Samuel Stewart / Sister Crayon / Fergus Brown @ Hotel Café
World’s Greatest Ghost / Tempo No Tempo / Big Whup @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Bad Religion / The Adolescents @ House of Blues Sunset ($25)
Endless Hallway / Kozmonaut / Kill the Academy / Magnuson @ Troubadour ($5)
Low End Theory: Samiyam / Kutmah / Ages @ Airliner ($10)
The Low Anthem / Timber Timbre @ Largo ($25) – Also at the Bootleg Thursday night (for $10 cheaper).
The Growlers @ Alex’s Bar ($5)
The Loneliest Monk / Tiff Randol / Nadine et Terence @ Bordello ($10)
Y La Bamba / Falsetto Teeth / The Franks / Children of the Kai @ Echo Curio
Orca Team @ L’Keg
White Fang / Wampire / Neon Navajo @ Synchronicity

Thursday March 25, 2010
[Pick of the Night] Ray Davies / The 88 @ Canyon Club in Agoura Hills ($35 - $49) – Pretty tasty combo. Ray Davies always entertains me.
[Recommended] The Deadly Syndrome / Signals / Rabbits @ The Echoplex ($10) – This is the record release party for the new Deadly Syndrome record. It’s a little more introspective and more of a slow burner than the first one.
[Recommended] She & Him / The Living Sisters @ El Rey (Sold Out) – Zooey and M. Ward.
[Recommended] The Morning Benders / Miniature Tigers / We Barbarians @ Troubadour ($12) – I never could get past the silly band name, but the Morning Benders play good, music supervisor approved indie rock.
[Recommended] Dead Meadow @ Hollywood Forever Cemetary Masonic Lodge (Free) – Order the album from the band and get a guaranteed slot. Nice riffage.
The Low Anthem / Timber Timbre / The Barr Brothers @ Bootleg ($15)
Bad Religion / Off with Their Heads @ House of Blues Sunset ($25)
Tobacco / The Hood Internet / The Baths @ The Echo ($12) – Beck guested on the new Tobacco record, so maybe he’ll show up? Tobacco’s the side project of the lead singer of Black Moth Super Rainbow.
The Paul F. Tompkins Show @ Largo ($25)
Glacier Hiking / Eastern Conference Champions / MWK @ Spaceland ($7)
Grand Hallway / Mighty Tiger / The Sequel @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Narrows / Kerretta / Dangers @ The Smell ($8)
Pierced Arrows @ Detroit Bar ($10) – Ex-Dead Moon.
The Photo Atlas / The Rouge @ Viper Room
The Rhone Occupation / Random Patterns / Family Portrait / Fictionist @ Echo Curio
Caspian / Arms and Sleepers / Beware of Safety @ Pehrspace
Joey Ryan @ Hotel Café
Barrio Tiger / Sun Trash / The Jew Cocks @ Redwood
John Mayer / Michael Franti & Spearhead @ Staples Center ($40 - $80)
Shooter Jennings @ Grammy Museum ($12)

Friday March 26, 2010
[Pick of the Week] Radar Bros. / Bell Gardens / Extra @ Spaceland ($10) – I just can’t get enough of the new Radar Bros. record (out Tuesday on Merge Records). See the new lineup with Dan Iead (Broken West), Brian and Stevie (the Movies) and Be Hussey.
[Recommended] Yacht / Bobby Birdman / Small Black / Washed Out / Pictureplane @ Echoplex ($14) – Ground zero for the hipsters.
[Recommended] Jon Brion @ Largo ($25)
[Recommended] Jay-Z @ Staples Center (Sold Out) - They give you another excuse not to go to Coachella this year.
Metric / Codeine Velvet Club / Nico Vega @ Hollywood Palladium ($31) - I saw them at the Silverlake Lounge back in the day.
Ted Leo & the Pharmacists / Sally Crewe & the Sudden Moves @ The Glass House ($14) – High energy shows.
Foreign Born / Jail Weddings @ The Echo ($10) – Local indie rockers on the Secretly Canadian lable.
Ben Sollee & Daniel Martin Moore / Frank Fairfield @ McCabe’s ($15)
Tobacco / The Hood Internet @ Detroit Bar ($10)
Hank III with Jackass @ The Roxy ($22)
The Splinters / Jeff the Brotherhood @ Origami Vinyl (Free) - 6:00 PM
Three Bad Jacks / Blazing Haley / Los Creepers / Fighting Chance @ Troubadour ($15)
Copeland / I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody’s Business @ El Rey (Sold Out)
The Paper Chase / Kiss Kiss / A Decent Animal @ Bootleg ($12)
Ty Segall / Jeff the Brotherhood / The Splinters / Wounded Lion @ The Smell ($5)
Pato Banton @ Alex’s Bar ($12)
Stag Hare / Bigger Insides / Summer Recreation Camp / Catcher @ Echo Curio
Moses Campbell / Your Yellow Dress / The Dining Dead @ Pehrspace
Spindrift / The Upsidedown / Magic Mirror / Matt Tow @ Redwood

Saturday March 27, 2010
[Pick of the Night] Surfer Blood / Best Coast / Turbofruits / Active Child / The Coathangers / Dirt Dress / Gamble House / The Po Po / Moon Duo / The Sandwitches @ Echoplex ($10) – Starts at 3:30 PM. Hosted by Matt Dwyer and Matt Braunger. Presented by Aquarium Drunkard. I really dig the Surfer Blood record. Best Coast got some great writeups out of SXSW. The Sandwitches have some promising stuff too.
[Recommended] Field Music / Learning Music @ Bootleg ($10) – Field Music are an underrated British indie pop band.
[Recommended] Dirt Bird / Kissing Cousins / Modern Time Machines / Wrong Way Driver / Wet & Reckless @ Mr. T’s Bowl – Good local lineup.
[Recommended] Japan Nite 2010: Chatmonchy / Red Bacteria Vacuum / Omodaka / Okamoto’s / Jinny Oops! / Ajuku Girls @ Viper Room ($14) – Always a fun time. Chamoncy and Jinny Oops
Ted Leo & the Pharmacists / Sally Crewe & the Sudden Moves @ Troubadour ($16) – High energy stuff.
The Morning Benders @ Detroit Bar ($10) – If you missed them at the Troubadour.
The Like / Sweaters / Vum @ The Smell ($5) – The Like’s doing the Monday night residency at the Echo in May.
The Quarter After / Federale / Chief Nowhere / Ojos Rojos @ Spaceland ($8)
Krishna Das / Deva Premal & Miten with Manose @ Wilshire Ebell ($35)
B-52’s @ Canyon Club ($60)
Paul Wall / Chamillionaire @ The Grove of Anahiem
Kit / Death Sentence: Panda! / 60 Watt Kid / The Old Lumps @ Echo Curio
Fay Wrays / Dead Ponies / The Shade @ Pehrspace
Pierced Arrows / Lullabye Arkestra / D-Rex / Living Sickness / Goldiggers @ Redwood – Ex-Dead Moon.
Hugh Cornwell @ Alex’s Bar ($12)
Bill Orcutt / Peter Kolovos @ Synchronicity

Sunday March 28, 2010
[Pick of the Night] Air / AM @ Walt Disney Concert Hall (Sold Out) – Any chance you get to see a cool band at the Disney is a guaranteed unique and memorable experience.
[Recommended] Giant Cloud / Le Switch / The World Record @ Spaceland (Free) - Last minute add. Free show with the Le Switch and The World Record - two of my favorite LA bands. Giant Cloud are from New Orleans, and signed to Park the Van.[Recommended] Surfer Blood / Turbofruits @ Detroit Bar ($10) – If you miss them at the Echoplex
[Recommended] Slumberland Records 20th Anniversary Show: Boyracer / Brown Recluse / Devon Williams / Go Sailor / Henry’s Dress / Neverever / Pants Yell! / Summer Cats / The how @ The Echo ($15) – Starts at 7:00 PM
KSCR Fest: Thee Oh Sees / The Entrance Band / The Growlers / Rumspringa / Princeton @ USC Campus Between EF Hutton/Founders Park (Free) - From 4:00 PM to 11:00 PM
The Standells / The Zeros / Peter Case / Pierced Arrows / Giant Drag / Ty Segall / Lords of Altamont / Sean Wheeler & Zander Schloss @ Echoplex ($20) – Starts at Noon
The Refugees @ McCabe’s ($15)
Nellie McKay @ Alex Theatre in Glendale ($26)
Neil Hamburger @ Spaceland ($8)
W.A.S.P. @ The Key Club ($25)
Guy Blackman / Crayon Fields @ Echo Curio – starts at 3:00 PM
Aaron Drake / Scott Cazan / Ulrich Kreiger @ Echo Curio
Lemon Bear / Back to the Future the Ride / Cowan / Suzi Star @ Synchronicity

This Week's Live Music Choices

It's begining to look a lot like Christmas - so it's mostly local bands playing this week....


Monday 12/14/09
[Pick of the Night] Mere Mortals / The Meeting Places / The Black Apples / The Secret 6 @ Spaceland (Free)
[Recommended] The Minor Canon @ Unknown Theatre – They put out one of my favorite records this year.
[Recommended] The Blind Boy Paxton & Frank Fairfield Show @ Redwood Bar
Mew / The Outline @ The Fonda ($20)
We Are the World / Rainbow Arabia / Jessica 6 / Loving Thunder @ Echo (Free)
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros / Los Cafeteras @ Mayan Theatre (Sold Out)
Links / Imagine Dragons / Eastern Conference Champions / Vanaprasta @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – Links are doing the Monday night residency this month.
Aimee Mann Christmas Show @ Largo (Sold Out)
The All American Rejects @ The Roxy ($22.50)
Birth! / Psychic Handbook / A Vague Sound @ Pehrspace
Joe Purdy / Meaghan Smith / Sweet Talk Radio @ Hotel Café

Tuesday 12/15/09
[Pick of the Night] The Damselles / The Hi Hos / Evan Way / Sweet Little Things @ Echo (Free w/packaged toy / $5)
[Recommended] Kenan Bell / Res / Gavin / Glassell Park 3 / The Pocket Rockets @ Spaceland ($7)
The Rural Alberta Advantage / The Shaky Hands / Pepper Rabbit @ Bootleg ($12)
Aimee Mann Christmas Show @ Largo ($40)
Vantage / Ballerina Black / Anthem of Silence @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Joe Purdy / Meaghan Smith / Erin Mclaughlin @ Hotel Café
The All American Rejects @ The Roxy ($22.50)
Melt Banana / Tera Melos @ The Glass House ($12)

Wednesday 12/16/09
[Pick of the Night] Spaceland on Ice: Correatown / Obi Best @ Pershing Square (Free) – Starts at 7:00PM
Club NME: Saint Motel / Rumspringa / Oliver Future / Early Dolphin @ Spaceland ($5)
The Good Listeners / The Sonus Quartet / Hi Ho Silver Oh / Penelope Fortier @ Bootleg ($10)
Low End Theory Club @ Airliner ($10)
Melt Banana / Tera Melos @ Troubadour ($15)
Lilofee / Twilight Sleep / Acid Girls / War Tapes @ Echo (Free)
Power 106 Cali Christmas: 50 Cent / T-Pain / Pitbull / Fabolous / Jermih / Jay Sean @ Gibson ($65)
Zero 7 / Phantogram @ Orpheum Theatre (Sold Out)
Cassorla / Brandon Intelligator / Sasson / Cooperation @ Echo Curio
The Watkins Family Xmas Hour @ Largo ($20)
Deep Sleep Ops / Abbot Kinney / Toy Robot @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Skeleteen / Duhkha / Free Moral Agents / Rare Grooves @ The Smell ($5)

Thursday 12/17/09
[Pick of the Night] Against Me! / Roll The Tanks / Oh! Pioneers @ Spaceland ($12) – Limited tickets available at the door. One of the most respected of the young-ish punk bands.
[Recommended] Fool’s Gold / The Entrance Band / Tearist / DJ Josh Klinghoffer @ Echo ($10)
[Recommended] Mitchell Brown / Lucky Dragons / Daedelus @ Mountain Bar
Sea Wolf / Imaad Wasif / Chasing Kings @ The Roxy ($12) – I do enjoy seeing Immad Wasif.
Manhattan Murder Mystery / Lost Lake / Guppies / Magick Orchids @ L’Keg Gallery
Watts Ensemble / The Grabs / Yellow Alex @ Bootleg ($8)
Man’s Assassination Man / Brass Badger / Hiking / Exdetectives @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Mia Doi Todd @ Hammer Museum (Free) – Premiere of her new Michel Gondry directed video, followed by a live performance.
Sarah Silverman @ Largo ($25)
Timothy B. Schmit / Jack Tempchin @ Troubadour ($20)
The Urinals / Woven Bones / Wounded Lion / PROTECT ME @ The Smell ($5)
Hunting Hat / A Cozy Kitchen / Blue Bird / Claire Cronin @ Echo Curio
Ho-Ho-Tel 2009 @ Hotel Café – 50 artists playing over three days
Oliver Future/ City Museum @ The Mint ($5)
Merle Jagger @ Redwood Bar

Friday 12/18/09
[Pick of the Night] Foreign Born / Best Coast / El Sportivo and the Blues @ Spaceland ($12)
[Recommended] Harper Simon / The Chapin Sisters / Farmer Dave @ Bootleg ($12) – Good chance to see Farmer Dave.
Jon Brion @ Largo ($25)
Red Cortez / The VLA / Rademacher @ Edgar Varela Fine Arts Space - 542 S. Alameda St.
Camp Freddy @ The Roxy ($20)
El Vez / Los Straightjackets / The Lovely Elvettes / Lil Luis and the Wildfires @ Troubadour ($18)
Very Be Careful / Sergio Mendoza Y La Orkestra @ Echo ($10)
Bridgework / Jason Heath and the Greedy Souls / Robotanists / Asbury / Neptune’s Favor @ Mr. T’s Bowl
The Aquabats / Buck O’ Nine / Supernova @ The Fonda ($20)
Ozomatli / Mariachi Reyna @ Club Nokia ($26.50 - $40.50 for two day pass)
Tremelow / Signals / Snowsuit / No Babies / Whitman @ Echo Curio
Gossip Tree / My Pet Saddle / The Funeral Party @ Pehrspace
Ho-Ho-Tel 2009 @ Hotel Café – 50 artists playing over three days
Bipolar Bear / Old Blood / Broken Mirrors @ The Smell ($5)
Brian Setzer Orchestra @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($35 - $75)

Saturday 12/19/09
[Pick of the Night] LA Record Christmas Party: The Soft Pack / Abe Vigoda / Leslie & the Badgers / Daedelus / Daddy Kev / Nobody / Kutmah @ Bedrock Rehearsal – 1623 Allesandro (Free w/RSVP and toy donation) – Free tequila tastings and pop up shops from Vacation Vinyl and others
[Recommended] The Deadly Syndrome / eskimohunter / Castledoor / The Pity Party / Signals / 400 Blows @ El Rey ($17) – Solid local lineup. The Deadly Syndrome and 400 Blows are two of my favorites.
[Recommended] Avi Buffalo / Joel & Kevin Morales / Repeater @ the Prospector in Long Beach ($5)
X / Calexico @ the Wiltern ($30)
Against Me! / Roll The Tanks / Oh! Pioneers @ Troubadour (Sold Out)
Spain / B.R.A.M. / Mad Gregs @ Spaceland ($10)
El Ten Eleven / Baths / Triorganico @ Bootleg ($10)
Dead Meadow / Lower Heaven / 60 Watt Kid @ Detroit Bar ($10)
Lovely Bones / The Justice / Nova Nueva / When Planets Align @ Mr. T’s Bowl
The Paul F. Tompkins Show @ Largo ($20)
Cave Country / The Mystery Lights / Elaine and the Layabouts / Tenlons Fort / Tomorrow’s Tulips @ Pehrspace
Ozomatli / Wil-Dog y su Banda Sinaloense @ Club Nokia ($26.50 - $40.50 for two day pass)
Jail Weddings / Gestapo Khazi / Dalmacio von Diamond & the Enochian Keys @ The Smell ($5)
Chelsea Girls @ the Roxy ($15)
Blue Tape, Red Tape / Michael Nhat / Sleepwalkers Local / Regular Assholes / Kerplow @ Echo Curio
Ho-Ho-Tel 2009 @ Hotel Café – 50 artists playing over three days
Honest John Plain / The Superbees / Motorcycle Boy @ Redwood Bar
Brian Setzer Orchestra @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($35 - $75)
The Kris Special @ L’Keg

Sunday 12/20/09
[Pick of the Night] 5 O’Clock Somewhere @ the Echo (Free) – 5:00 PM show; Good time covers of country songs.
Cobalt Cranes / 60 Watt Kid / Moses Campbell / The Arms @ Spaceland (Free with formal wear)
Savage Republic / Spirit Photgrapher / The Beaters @ The Echo ($5)
Plum Union / Son of the Velvet Rat / Olentangy John / The Senors of Marseille @ Echo Curio
Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys / The Hi-Lo Playboys / The Palominos @ Redwood Bar

Put the Rock in Slingshot

Phoenix Play Night Two of KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas

Gibson Amphitheatre
12/12/09: KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas – AFI, Rise Against, Alice in Chains, 30 Seconds to Mars, Three Days Grace, Anberlin, Dead By Sunrise (presale Thursday at 10 AM, password = KROQX; on sale Saturday)
12/13/09: KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas – Muse, 311, Slightly Stoopid, Phoenix, the Bravery, Metric, Vampire Weekend, Cage the Elephant, White Rabbits (presale Thursday at 10 AM, password = KROQX; on sale Saturday)

El Rey
12/19/09: Christmas Sweater Party: The Deadly Syndrome / The Pity Party / Eskimohunter / Signals / 400 Blows (on sale now)

Club Nokia
12/5/09: KIIS FM Jingle Ball After Party (Friday at 10AM)
12/21/09: Robin Thicke (Friday at 10 AM)
12/22/09 – 12/23/09: Kid Cudi (Friday at 10 AM)

The Fonda
1/12/10: Vampire Weekend (Friday at Noon)
1/30/10: The Residents (Saturday at 10 AM)

Wilshire Ebell Theatre
3/2/10: Magnetic Fields (Saturday at 10 AM)

Echoplex
2/27/10: Four Tet / Nathan Fake (now at Ticketweb)

Hotel Café
11/23/09: El Perro Del Mar (now through club)

The Mint
12/8/09 – 12/9/09: Jonathan Richman (now)
12/31/09: Dengue Fever / Pollyn (now)

Bootleg
2/10/10: Buffy Saint-Marie (now at InTicketing)

The Roxy
12/17/09: Sea Wolf (now)

Troubadour
2/10/10: Wild Beasts / Still Life Still (on sale Friday)

Long Beach Terrace Theatre
1/9/10: Rufus Wainwright (Friday at 10 AM; presale now, password= TOWN)

Live Music Options: 9/21/09 - 9/27/09

Bon Iver Wants to Meet You at the Cemetary Gates On Sunday

So much to do, so little time....

Monday 9/21/09
[Pick of the Night] Ross Flournoy of the Broken West @ Largo Little Room ($10) – I’m excited to see Ross play a solo show. The Little Room has a liquor license too.
[Recommended] David Cross / Todd Glass @ the Wiltern ($36) – One of my favorite stand-ups
[Recommended] Leslie and the Badgers / Doug Paisley / The Street and Babe Shoadow / Amanda Jo Williams @ The Echo (Free) – Night three of their Monday night residency.
Weezer @ The Roxy (Sold Out) – Free show for their mailing list subscribers
Saint Motel / Lemon Sun / Army Navy / Red Wire Black Wire @ Spaceland (Free) – Night three of their Monday night residency.
Captain Ahab / The Monolators / Odd Modern @ Pehrspace
The Icarus Line / Golden Years / Moonrats / Omodaka @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)
The Blind Boy Paxton & Frank Fairfield Show @ Redwood
CocoRosie / Katie Stelmanis @ The Fonda ($24)
Erin McCarley / Landon Pigg @ Troubadur ($15)

Tuesday 9/22/09
[Pick of the Night] ANSA Benefit: Jackson Browne @ The Wiltern ($30 - $100) – I do love those first three albums.
[Recommended] Pink Mountaintops / The Pack A.D. / Xu Xu Fang @ the Echo ($12) – Stephen McBean of Black Mountain’s other band.
[Recommended] The 88 / Extra / Adeline & the Philistines / AM @ Spaceland ($10) – Get there at 9PM for Adeline & the Philistines
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros / LA Ladies Choir / Frank Fairfield @ El Rey (Sold Out)
IO Echo / Funeral Party / Rainbow Arabia @ Troubadour ($10)
The Ropes / Happy Birthday Secret Weapon / Young Hunting @ Echo Curio
Seaspin / Damn Sons / Lost Libraries / White Arrows @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Chris Garneau / Soko / Penelope Fortier @ Bootleg ($12)
Citizen Cope @ House of Blues Sunset
In Flames / Between the Buried and Me / 3 Inches of Blood / The Faceless @ Fox Theater in Pomona ($27)
Stab City / Jessie Deluxe / Bastidas @ Redwood Bar
The Watkins Family Hour @ Largo ($25)
Miley Cyrus @ Staples Center ($40 - $80) - The one who still makes fathers uncomfortable

Wednesday 9/23/09
POSTPONED - Crosby, Still & Nash @ Greek Theatre ($46 - $91) – THIS SHOW IS POSTPONED UNTIL OCTOBER 3

Amazing Baby / The Entrance Band / Night Horse @ Troubadour ($14) – More popular Brooklyn-ites along with two popular, heavy local bands.
OohLaLA Festival: Sebastien Tellier / Gonzales / Cocoon @ The Fonda ($27) – First night of a three night French music festival.
The Get Up Kids / Youth Group / Pretty & Nice @ The Glass House in Pomona ($26) – Representing Lawrence, KS.
Club NME: The Lonely Forest @ Spaceland ($8) – Big in Seattle.
Low End Theory: Mary Anne Hobbs @ Airliner ($10)
Slavic Soul Party! / Killsonic @ The Echo ($10)
One Eskimo / Haley Bonar / Boh Runga / Piers Faccini @ Hotel Café
Gov’t Mule / Carney @ Club Nokia ($30)
Harper Simon / Annie Stela @ Largo ($10)
Garland / John Carpenter / Rye Douglas Band @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Thrift Store Cowboys / Wade Hackett @ Redwood Bar
Britney Spears @ Staples Center ($40 - $500) - The one who used to make fathers uncomfortable

Thursday 9/24/09
[Pick of the Night] Sondre Lerche / JBM @ Troubadour ($20) – Talented Norwegian singer-songwriter.
Dillinger Four / Riverboat Gamblers / The Arrivals / Toys That Kill @ Knitting Factory ($12) – Good punk rock bill. Riverboat Gamblers always play like they mean it.
Titus Andronicas / The So So Glos / Radars to the Sky @ The Echo ($10) – Like a noise version of Bright Eyes.
One eskimO / The Ivy Walls / Square on Square @ Spaceland ($10) – London band that has toured with Tori Amos.
The Get Up Kids / Youth Group / Pretty & Nice @ Avalon ($26) – They were influenced by all the bands I used to see all the time in college.
Noisettes @ Amoeba Hollywood (Free) – 7:30 PM
Mister Loveless / Blue Jungle / The Monolators / UV Lights @ L’Keg
Pet Shop Boys / DJ Kid Lightning @ Greek Theatre ($35 - $95)
Laura Pasini @ The Wiltern
The Grizzly Owls / Correatown / Map @ Echo Curio
OohLaLA Festival: Nouvelle Vague / The Do / Emilie Simon @ The Fonda ($27) – Doing a bunch of 1980s covers.
Banyan / Andy Clockwise @ The Mint ($10)
Better Than Ezra @ House of Blues Sunset
Vanaprasta / Actress / Hott Mess / Kingsize / London to Tokyo @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
East West Quintet @ Bootleg ($8)
The Flametrick Subs @ Redwood Bar
Living Colour @ The Keyclub ($23)
The Australian Pink Floyd Show @ Nokia Theatre

Friday 9/25/09
[Pick of the Week] Bon Iver / Megafaun @ The Wiltern (Sold Out) – Bon Iver put out one of my favorite records last year.
[Recommended] Autolux / Mini Mansions @ El Rey ($22) – They’re capable of putting on a fantastic live show.
[Recommended] Rain Machine @ The Echo ($18) – Kyp Malone of TV on the Radio. Haven’t heard the album yet, but I like his work with TV on the Radio.
[Recommended] Blu & Exile / Miguel / Cherry Pop / Ashleigh Haney @ The Roxy ($15) – Blu & Exile are one of LA’s most respected hip-hop groups.
[Recommended] It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia Live @ The Palladium (Sold Out) – Quite possibly (along with Family Guy) TV’s wrongest show.
Telefon Tel Aviv / The Race @ Spaceland ($10) – Respected New Orleans electronic band.
The Temptations / The Four Tops @ Gibson ($20 - $100) – You’ve still got Otis Williams in the Temptations. You’ve still got Payton and Fakir in the Four Tops
Mike Watt & His Missingmen / The Pork Dukes / Disguster @ Redwood Bar – Mike Watt doesn’t screw around on stage.
Om / Lichens @ Echoplex ($15) – Those heavy, improving metal type of guys.
Portugal, the Man / Drug Rug @ Troubadour ($15) – From Sarah Pallin’s hometown.
Jon Brion @ Largo ($25) – You never quite know what you’re going to get, but I try to check in once a year or so.
Gavin Castleton & Gardening Not Architecture / Lemon Sun / Red Arrow Messenger /
One Trick Pony @ Hotel Café
Dead Man’s Bones @ Bob Baker Marionette Theater – Ryan Gosling’s band.
Protect Me / Shark Toys / Woah Hunx / Pearl Harbour @ The Smell ($5)
Iris DeMent @ McCabe’s (Sold Out)
OohLaLA Festival: Brodinksi / The Shoes / Jamaica @ The Fonda ($27)
Rodrigo y Gabriela / Rocco DeLuca @ Orpheum ($35)
Manic Street Preachers / Nico Vega @ Avalon ($27)
DJ Quik @ House of Blues Sunset ($30)
The Faraway Places / The Health Club @ Mr. T’s Bowl
Jogger / John Ruf and the Tuffingtons @ Bootleg ($8)
Brian McKnight / Al Jarreau @ Greek Theatre
Slum Village / Goapale @ Conga Room ($20 - $50)
Pitbull / David Rush @ Club Nokia ($36 - $56)
Ezra (Gowns) / Captain Ahab / Mattress @ L’Keg
Paulina Rubio @ Nokia Theatre

Saturday 9/26/09
[Pick of the Night] TarFest Music Festival: The Deadly Syndrome / eskimohunter / The Polyamorous Affair @ El Rey ($12) – I’m excited to hear The Deadly Syndrome’s new music. It’s been too long.
[Recommended] Common / The Roots / Ludacris / De La Soul / Nas @ Palladium ($25.50) – Pretty stellar lineup. The Roots and De La Soul are two of my favorite hip-hop groups of all time.
Maria / Catwalk / Sea Lions / The Tartans @ The Smell ($5) – Good lineup of twee bands.
Billy Squier @ The Wiltern ($30 - $60) – Whenever I hear “Lonely Is the Night” or “My Kind of Lover” or “The Stroke” it takes me right back to being ten years old. Total jams.
Cotton Jones / Oliver Future @ Spaceland ($10) – Ex-Page France
Broken Lizard Live @ Troubadour ($25)
Scott Ford All Star Jam: Duff McKagan / Dave Navarro / Scott Shriner / Donovan Leitch / Chris Chaney / Franky Perez / Wayne Kramer @ The Roxy ($30)
Stan Ridgway / Doug Paisley @ McCabe’s ($17.50)
Cash’d Out @ the Mint ($15) – Johnny Cash tribute band
Portugal, the Man / Robert Francis / Drug Rug @ The Glass House ($12)
The Paul F. Tompkins Show @ Largo ($20)
The Karabal Nightlife / The Hard to Get / Shirley Rolls @ Echo Curio
DFR Featuring Dizzy Reed & Richard Fortus @ Knitting Factory ($15)
Billy Talent / Poison the Well / AM Taxi @ The Fonda ($18)
Sing-A-Long Sound of Music @ Hollywood Bowl ($6 - $69)
Sugar Ray @ House of Blues Sunset
Kenny G / Vanessa Williams / Jesse Cook @ Greek Theatre
Two Years Before the Mast / Of the Horizon @ Booleg ($8)
Travesuras / La Cholita @ Redwood Bar
Ana Gabriel @ Gibson

Sunday 9/27/09
[Pick of the Morning] Bon Iver @ Hollywood Forever (Sold Out) – Not really into being up at sunrise, but this would be the second best reason to do it.
[Pick of the Night] The Dodos / The Ruby Sons / Sian Alice Group @ El Rey ($17) – I really enjoyed the last Dodos’ record, but the new one is good too.
[Recommended] Abbot Kinney Festival: Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes / eskimohunter / Dios / The Parson Red Heads / Chief / The Damselles @ Venice Beach (Free) – High quality free lineup.
[Recommended] Tweak Bird / Warpaint / VOICEs VOICEs / Jel & Odd Nosdam / Living Suns / Blank Blue / 60 Watt Kid / DJ Nobody / Slang Chickens / Spirit Vine @ Knitting Factory ($13) – Interesting lineup.
! ! ! / Indian Jewelry @ Troubadour ($20)
Autolux / Mini Mansions @ Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa ($15) – If you missed them in LA
Grand Ole Echo: Tony Gilkyson / Dave Gleason @ The Echo (Free) – 5:00 PM show; two quality performers.
Dan Hicks & the Hot Licks @ McCabe’s ($24.50) – 7:00 PM and 9:00 PM shows
Disco Fever: Kool & the Gang / CHIC w/ Nile Rodgers / Village People @ Hollywood Bowl ($15 - $85)
Kid Koala @ The Keyclub ($16)
Chickenfoot @ Gibson ($20 - $48) – Haggar, Michael Anthony, Joe Satriani (guess this is what he does when he’s not suing people), Chad Smith
Grand Elegance / Dirty Eyes / Gold Diggers @ L’Keg

LA Live Music Options: 12/8/08 - 12/14/08

I made it out to the first night of the Movies residency last week. Good show and I'm sure they'll only get better. Also saw Oasis in Vegas (but I wrote this before actually seeing them).

Monday 12/8/08
[Recommended] The Movies / Rademacher / Vibeslayer / Sarah Negahdari (The Happy Hollows) @ Spaceland (Free)
Xu Xu Fang / Winter Flowers / Exitmusic / Corridor @ The Echo (Free) - Manimal Vinyl residency this month.
MeShell Ndegeocello / The Coup @ House of Blues Sunset ($23.50)
AC/DC @ the Forum ($90)
Cristopher Cichocki / Realicide / Halloween Swim Team / Sikhara / Aymeric Hainaux @ Pehrspace
The Color Turning / Union Line / Local Natives / French Miami @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)
James Walsh (of Starsailor) @ Hotel Café
Jake LaBotz @ Redwood Bar
The Plain White T’s @ The Roxy
Fall Out Boy @ Troubadour ($20) – Tickets sold day of only, no lineups before noon.
Demi Lovato @ The Wiltern

Tuesday 12/9/08

[Recommended] Power 106 Cali Christmas Bash: Kanye West / T.I. / Busta Rhymes @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($45 - $95) - I've gotta say, that this seems like it would be a really fun show.

[Recommended] Mike Stinson / Dave Gleason @ Redwood Bar - Good local country lineup.
Wilderness / San Serac / Moonrats @ the Echo ($12)
Robotanists / Kissing Cousins / One Trick Pony / Two Guns @ Spaceland ($8)

Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman / Boots Riley @ El Rey ($26)
Little Red Radio / Polyamorous Affair / Light @ Echoplex (Free before 10:30, $5 after)
Lemonwilde / Dynamite Walls / Deccatree / Boo Yeah Club @ Silverlake Lounge
Gary Jules @ Hotel Café
Camp Freddy @ the Roxy
k.d. lang / Mandy Moore @ Troubadour ($75)
Agnostic Front @ Keyclub ($15)

Wednesday 12/10/08
Indie 103.1 Wreck the Halls: The Pretenders / Bloc Party / CSS / Black Kids @ Club Nokia ($35 - $50)
Club NME: Pop Levi / French Miami / The New Regime @ Spaceland ($8)

Kassin + 2 / El Ten Eleven / Obi Best @ Hotel Café
Sully Erna @ the Fonda ($40)
Longwave / War Tapes / Eulogies @ Troubdaour ($12)
Ledisi “It’s a Christmas” Show @ El Rey ($33)
No on Prop 8 Benefit @ Largo – Margaret Cho and Friends
Low End Theory: Beat Invitational #10 @ Airliner ($10) – Daedelus and others
Divisible @ Bordello ($5)
Cartographers / Franklin for Short / Satellite Crush / Young Hunting @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Zappa Plays Zappa @ the Roxy
Moment Trigger / Aymeric Hainaux / Realicide / Obstacle Corpse / Human Hands @ the Smell ($5)
Crystal Castles DJ Set @ Viper Room ($25)

Thursday 12/11/08
Murs @ El Rey ($20)
Miranda Lee Richards @ Hotel Café
Low vs. Diamond / Barcelona / IO Echo @ Troubadour ($12)
CSS / Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head @ The Echoplex ($23)
The Watkins Family Christmas @ Largo
Zappa Plays Zappa @ the Roxy
Exhausted Prayer / Knelt Rote / Wire Werewolves @ the Smell ($5)

Gretchen Wilson @ Club Nokia ($50)

The Holloys / Rumspringa @ Pershing Square (Free)

Automatic Drawing / Collisions @ Spaceland ($5)

Friday 12/12/08
[Recommended] Jon Brion & Friends @ Largo – One set only

Shiloe / Tigers Can Bite You / Kid Mud / Geographer @ Echo Curio

Radars to the Sky / Wildbirds & Peacedrums @ Spaceland ($10)

The Aquabats / Suburban Legends / Dusty Rhodes and the River Band @ The Fonda ($20)
Rick Springfield / 38 Special @ Club Nokia ($45 - $55)
Nike Ness / Ryan Bingham @ El Rey (Sold Out)
Phantom Planet / The Like @ Troubadour (Sold Out)
Los Lobos @ House of Blues Sunset ($37.50)
J.D. Souther @ McCabe’s (Sold Out)
The Transmissions / Manhattan Murder Mystery / Policy @ Pehrspace
Ox vs. Thunderbird / Behold! The Monolith / Goliath Bird Eater @ Relax Bar
The Dickies / M.I.A. (punk band) / Plain Wrap / Love Canal / The Penetrators / Decry @ Safari Sam’s ($12)
Run Run Run / Von Iva @ The Echo (Free)
“ho-ho-tel 2008” Holiday Cheer @ Hotel Café – Lineup TBA
Charlie Hunter Trio @ The Mint ($25)
Zappa Plays Zappa @ the Roxy
Babyland / Not the Government / Damage Effect / The LA Front @ The Smell ($5)

Saturday 12/13/08
[Recommended] The Christmas Sweater Party: The Deadly Syndrome / The Happy Hollows / The Pity Party / Castledoor / Amnion @ Echoplex ($5 minimum donation) – All proceeds to Doctors Without Borders. Very solid lineup.
KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas: The Offspring / Stone Temple Pilots / Rise Against / AFI / Staind / Three Days Grace / Slightly Stoopid / Hollywood Undead @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($80) - Ugh.
Mike Ness / Mike Stinson @ El Rey ($31)
Stella @ Orpheum ($26)
18th Dye / Devon Williams / The Meeting Places @ Spaceland ($8)
Sarah Silverman / Brian Posehn @ Largo ($25)
Sweet & Tender Hooligans @ House of Blues Sunset ($13.50)
Xtreme @ Club Nokia ($27.50 - $75)
Sea Lions / The Tartans / Catwalk / Watercolor Paintings / Oki Dogs @ Pehrspace
Siesmic Void / Dwale / Dialectik / The Wretched / Millions of Dead Comps @ Relax Bar
Mapei / Little Red Radio @ the Echo ($10)
“ho-ho-tel 2008” Holiday Cheer @ Hotel Café – Lineup TBA
Charlie Hunter Trio @ The Mint ($25)
Zappa Plays Zappa @ the Roxy
VOICEsVOICEs / Baby Birds Don’t Drink Milk / Pizza! / Voice on Tape @ The Smell ($5)

Sunday 12/14/08
[Recommended] Midnight Mission Benefit: Aaron Espinoza / Pierre De Reeder / Tandemoro / The Damselles & The TC4 / The Voyeurs / Davey Ingersoll @ the Echoplex ($3 with toy, $7 without) - Another good benefit show.
The Cure / The Killers / Death Cab for Cutie / Paramore / Franz Ferdinand / Scott Weiland / Snow Patrol / Vampire Weekend @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($80) - Much better than night one.
Van Stone / The Ringers / Lightnin Woodcock @ Spaceland ($10)
Bill Engvall @ Club Nokia
The Medic Droid @ Troubadour ($12)
Baby Birds Don’t Drink Milk / Shitn A / Voices Voices / El Chon @ Echo Curio
Part Time Punks @ the Echo ($5)
“ho-ho-tel 2008” Holiday Cheer @ Hotel Café – Lineup TBA
Nat and Alex Wolff
Ty Segall / The Fresh & Onlys / Okie Dokie / Shark Toys @ the Smell ($5)
Alkaline Trio @ Keyclub ($25)

Kidrockers LA Starts This Sunday at the Echo

Kidrockers LA kicks off this Sunday at the Echo from 1:00 to 2:30 PM. The idea is to provide a venue for parents to enjoy live music with their children. Who doesn't have a friend whose live music fandom completely stopped as soon as they had a kid?

The inaugural LA version will feature hosts Patton Oswalt and Seth Herzog with musical guests The Deadly Syndrome and Afternoons. The New York version has already featured bands like Los Campesinos, Ra Ra Riot, Locksley, Langhorne Slim, The Spinto Band and Bishop Allen. Sounds like a nice alternative to Radio Disney and Hot Topic.

Buy tickets HERE