Live Music Options: 8/1/11 - 8/7/11

The Fresh & Onlys Play the Echoplex on Tuesday

After a great calendar last week, this week's a little slow...

Monday 8/1/11

[Pick of the Night] Stone Darling / SNEAKPEEK / J. Tillman / Baby’s On Acid @ The Satellite (Free) – Stone Darling’s the residency band. J. Tillman’s a member of Fleet Foxes.

[Recommended] Active Child / Therapies Son / Letting Up Despite Great Faults / Cassettes Won’t Listen @ The Echo (Free) – Active Child’s the residency band. Curious if they’re a more compelling live band these days.  

Robert Francis / Boots Electric / Taylor Locke @ Bootleg (Free)

Maps & Atlases / Princeton / Soft Swells @ Troubadour ($15) – Indie band on Barsuk

The Ross Sea Party / Wires in the Walls / Facts on File / Little Owl @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)

The Belle Brigade @ Grammy Museum ($15) – The Fleetwood Mac-isms are nice.

Sing the Body Electric / The Californian @ Viper Room

Cary Brothers / Damnwells @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP)

Geoff Geis / Sisterfucker / Mind Cemetary / The Monolators @ Pehrspace

Tuesday 8/2/11

[Pick of the Week] Woods / The Fresh & Onlys / White Fence @ Echoplex ($14) – I dig the Fresh & Onlys.

[Recommended] DNTEL / The One AM Radio / Geotic @ Detroit Bar ($12) – Mr. Jimmy Tamborello.  

[Recommended] Mariachi El Bronx @ Amoeba (Free) – 6:00 PM

[Recommended] The New Limb / Youngblood Hawke / Deap Vally @ The Satellite ($5) – Deap Valley features Julie from the Pity Party

Tally Hall / Speak / Casey Shea @ Troubadour ($15)

Allah-Las / Bleached / Neverever / Dream Homes @ The Echo (Free)

Yes / Styx / Shane Alexander @ Greek Theatre ($47 - $300)

The Naked and Famous / White Sea @ The Music Box (Sold Out)

Rachmaninoff III @ Hollywood Bowl

The Calicos / A Thousand and Fifty Lies @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Captain Ahab / Bubblegum Octopus / Screamin’ Cyn Cyn & the Pons / Essay @ The Smell ($5)

John Hiatt @ Grammy Museum ($25)

Julia Fordham & Paul Reiser @ The Roxy

Judson McKinney @ The Central S.A.P.C (Free)

The Orion Experience / Think Alike / Random Patterns @ Lot 1 ($3)

Wednesday 8/3/11

[Pick of the Night] Lykke Li / Best Coast / Fool’s Gold @ Greek Theatre ($39 - $46)
Sun Araw + Warm Climate Perform Teenage Fanclub's Bandwagonesque @ Hard Rock Cafe  - Forgot about that place.

Scattered Trees / The Alternate Routes @ The Satellite ($8)

Coldplay @ LA Tennis Center at UCLA (Sold Out) – I saw them at the El Rey back in the day.

New Maximum Donkey / Light FM / Kingsley / Jon Lindsay / Garland / Backnbloom @ The Echo ($8)    

Two Kids, One Hall @ Largo ($25) – Scott Thompson and Kevin McDonald

The Family Bones / Dylan Trees / Warships @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Stevie Nicks signing @ Amoeba (Free) – 6:00 PM; must purchase CD

Matisyahu / Tea Leaf Green @ Club Nokia ($25 - $30)

Count Fleet @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM

Thursday 8/4/11

[Pick of the Night] The Hectors / Count Fleet / Downtown Union / The Outdoors @ The Satellite ($8) – Support some local bands.

Hippiefest: Dave Mason / Mark Farner / Rick Derringer / Felix Cavalier’s Rascals / Gary Wright @ Greek Theatre ($42 - $62)

Samiyam @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM

Free Moral Agents / Vanaprasta @ Detroit Bar ($6)

Appalachian Spring @ Hollywood Bowl – Celebrating the clarinet

John Hiatt & the Combo @ Troubadour ($40)

Bixby Knolls @ Pershing Square (Free)

Horde and the Harem / The Brothers King / Sister Ruby Band @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

NASA Space Universe / Low Places / Pure Shit / Hue-Man Air Or @ The Smell ($5)

Cirque du Soleil Presents Rock of the Bay @ Santa Monica Pier (Free)

Friday 8/5/11

[Pick of the Night] Devo @ Grove of Anaheim ($40) – Still a really fun live band.  

[Recommended] Summer Darling / Polls / Silian Rail / Future Ghost @ The Satellite ($8) – Jaxart and Origami present.

The Donkeys / Red Pony Clock @ The Echo ($12) – San Diego band on the Dead Oceans label.

Cristian Castro @ Greek Theatre ($47 - $127)

Hairspray @ Hollywood Bowl – Two original Broadway leads and all all-star cast (including Stamos).

Magnolia Memoir / The Quiet / The Cotillionaires @ Troubadour ($12)

Abandoned Pools @ Viper Room ($12)  

Katy Perry @ Nokia Theatre LA Live (Sold Out)

YOB / Dark Castle / Ancestors / Of the Horizons @ Echoplex ($20)

Tig Notaro & Friends @ Largo

Searching For Elliott Smith (Film Screening) @ Bootleg ($10)

Orca Team / Footwork / Sweater Girls / Summer Twins @ The Smell ($5)

David Bromberg @ McCabe’s (Sold Out)

Moondog Orchestra / The Bixby Knolls / Santoros @ 267 S. Main St. ($5)

Saturday 8/6/11

[Pick of the Night] Funk Fest: Morris Day & the Time / Sugarfoot’s Ohio Players / One Way with Al Hudson / Dazz Band / Mary Jane Girls @ Greek Theatre ($36 - $94) – You gotta see Morris Day.  

[Recommended] High Places / Sun Araw / Matthewdavid @ Bootleg ($12) – Thrill Jockey band.

Radars to the Sky / The Lonely Wild / Goldenspell / Torches in Trees @ The Satellite ($8)

Hard Summer: Duck Sauce / Boys Noize / Chromeo / Ratatat / Skrillex / Odd Future / James Murphy & Pat Mahoney / Digitalism / Gaslamp Killer / Juan Maclean and many more @ LA State Historic Park ($75) - Not my bag, but maybe you're into getting E'ed up and dancing like a prick.
Disasterradio / Captain Ahab / Kevin Blechdom / I.E. @ The Smell ($5)

KMFDM @ Grove of Anaheim

Hairspray @ Hollywood Bowl - Two original Broadway leads and all all-star cast (including Stamos).

The Fling / Francisco the Man @ Detroit Bar ($8)

Katy Perry @ Nokia Theatre LA Live (Sold Out)

The Thrilling Adventure Hour @ Largo

David Bromberg @ McCabe’s (Sold Out)

Touche @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM

Vum / Thurlow / Sue Scrofa @ Lot 1 ($3)

Sunday 8/7/11

[Pick of the Night] Torche / Big Business / Thrones @ Troubadour ($15) – Heavy rock.  

Ari Shine / Daniel Ahearn and the Jones / Eagle Rock Gospel Singers @ The Satellite ($8)

Hairspray @ Hollywood Bowl - Two original Broadway leads and all all-star cast (including Stamos).

Katy Perry @ Nokia Theatre LA Live (Sold Out)

Grand Ole Echo: Drunk on Crutches / Gal Holiday / The Vaquetones @ The Echo (Free)

The Preservation / Judson McKinney @ Redwood

Recent Live Show Announcements

Nokia Theatre LA Live

10/19/11: Roger Daltrey performs The Who’s Tommy (Friday at 10 AM)

The Music Box

7/22/11: Fitz and the Tantrums (Saturday at 10 AM)

El Rey

6/28/11: Warren Haynes Band (Thursday at 10 AM)

10/3/11: Toro y Moi (Saturday at 10 AM)

The Satellite

Mondays in June: The Californian (Free)

The Echo

Mondays in July: Crystal Antlers (Free)

Club Nokia

6/25/11: Musiq Soulchild (Friday at 10 AM)

Fox Theater Pomona

7/25/11: Queens of the Stone Age (Friday at 10 AM)

STAPLES Center

10/6/11: Enrique Iglesias / Pitbull (Friday at 10 AM)

Gibson Amphitheatre

10/27/11: Jason Aldean / Chris Young (Friday at 10 AM)

Hollywood Palladium

8/19/11: Rock Boxx Tour – Z-Trip / De La Soul / Nosaj Thing / Daddy Kev (Friday at 10 AM)

The Wiltern

8/17/11: Old 97’s / Josh Ritter (Friday at 10 AM)

Greek Theatre

8/6/11: Funk Fest – Morris Day & the Time / Sugarfoot’s Ohio Players / One Way with Al Hudson / Dazz Band / Mary Jane Girls (presale Thursday at 10 AM, password = 80YEARS; Friday at 10 AM)

8/13/11: Gipsy Kings (presale Thursday at 10 AM, password = 80YEARS; Friday at 10 AM)

8/27/11: Goo Goo Dolls / Michelle Branch (presale Thursday at 10 AM, password = 80YEARS; Friday at 10 AM)

9/10/11: Ray LaMontagne / Brandi Carlile (presale Thursday at 10 AM, password = 80YEARS; Friday at 10 AM)

9/20/11: Return to Forever IV / Zappa Plays Zappa (presale Thursday at 10 AM, password = 80YEARS; Friday at 10 AM)

Troubadour [Ticketfly]

8/21/11: God Is An Astronaut (Friday at 1:00 PM)

10/7/11: Star Slinger (Saturday at 1:00 PM)

Echoplex [Ticketweb]

8/2/11: Woods / The Fresh & Onlys (now)

Bardot

5/23/11: Motopony / Iyeoka (Free w/ RSVP)

5/30/11: High Highs (Free w/ RSVP)

6/6/11: Mr. Little Jeans (Free w/ RSVP)

6/13/11: Fiction Family (Free w/ RSVP)

6/20/11: Telepathe / Lesands (Free w/ RSVP)

6/27/11: Rickie Lee Jones / Hazel (Free w/ RSVP)

Grammy Museum

6/8/11: Danny Elfman (now)

6/22/11: The Airborne Toxic Event (AmEx presale is Friday at Noon; non-AmEx is 6/13 at Noon)

Hammer Museum

7/7/11: Graffit6 / Eastern Conference Champions

7/14/11: The Soft Pack / Hanni El Khatib

7/21/11: Grouplove / Mile Greene

7/28/11: The Henry Clay People / Lady Danville

Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock [Ticketweb]

5/27/11: Mount Eerie / Key Losers (now)

6/24/11: Red Sparowes / Coliseum (now)

7/28/11: Cults / Guards Writer (now)

Live Music Options: 3/21/11 - 3/27/11

Fresh & Onlys Play Tuesday at the Echo

This is posted from the past. Hopefully I see some of these bands while I'm in Austin...

Monday 3/21/11

[Pick of the Night] Frank Fairfield @ Redwood Bar

[Recommended] Living Things / Kids of 88 / Bloodgroup @ The Satellite (Free) – Kids of 88 are a self-proclaimed “slutty new wave/electro duo.” Bloodgroup are from Iceland.

[Recommended] Spirit Vine / Mi Gu / Wet & Reckless / Sister Crayon @ The Echo (Free)

HoneyHoney / The Dead Trees / Yellow Red Sparks @ Bootleg (Free)

Bowery Beasts / The Damn Sons / Traps PS / Slpwlkrs / The Black and Reds @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)

Girl Talk @ Palladium (Sold Out)

Teddy Thompson / DJ Elijah Wood @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP)

Tuesday 3/22/11

[Pick of the Week] Strange Boys / Fresh & Onlys / Natural Child @ The Echo ($10) – I’ve been dying to see the Fresh & Onlys.

[Recommended] Raphael Saadiq / Quadron @ The Music Box ($30) – Talented soul singer.

[Recommended] The Soundtrack of Our Lives / Nico Stai @ Echoplex ($15) – TSOOL put on a good live show.

[Recommended] Viva Voce / Damien Jurado / The Jezabels @ The Satellite ($14) – I’ve always been a Damien Jurado fan.

Ebsen and the Witch / Julianna Barwick / Native Fauna @ Bootleg ($12) – Ebsen & the Witch are an interesting new goth-y band.

Destroyer / The War on Drugs / Devon Williams @ Troubadour (Sold Out) – I’ve never been a big Destroyer fan, but I do recognize their appeal.

George Glass / Radars to the Sky / Les Blanks / Mama’s Joy @ LaBrie’s (Free) – I’ve always been a Les Blanks fan.

City and Colour / Gord Downlie / Dan Romano @ El Rey (Sold Out)

If By Yes with Nels Cline & Trevor Dunn @ Largo ($25)

Otis Heat / The Diamond Light / Terraplane Sun @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Moses Campbell / Chung Antique @ The Smell ($5)

Voxhaul Broadcast @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM

Best Supporting Actress / K’Tel 79 @ Lot 1 Café ($5)

Toro Y Moi / Cloud Nothings @ Detroit Bar ($12)

Wednesday 3/23/11

[Pick of the Night] Raphael Saadiq @ Grammy Museum (Sold Out)

Toro Y Moi / Braids / Cloud Nothings @ Troubadour (Sold Out)

Acid Mothers Temple / Shilpa Ray and the Happy Hookers @ The Satellite ($12) - Japanese weirdos.

Liam Finn / The Luyas @ The Autry ($15)

O’Death / David Dondero / Franz Nicolay @ The Echo ($12)

Prince Rama / Lucky Dragons / Sun Araw / Carsick Cars / Adventure @ The Smell ($5)

The Watkins Family @ Largo ($25)

Ponderosa / Black Apples @ Bootleg ($8)

The Novocaines / Hot Panda / Cannoneers / Enfant Terrible @ Silverlake Lounge ($10)

Early Winters / The Jezabels @ Hotel Café

Low End Theory @ Airliner ($10)

Watch It Sparkle / Hello My Name is Red / The Bellhaunts / The Level Spirits @ The Redwood

Thursday 3/24/11

[Pick of the Night] Wye Oak / Callers @ The Echo ($10) – The new Wye Oak is their best yet. And they’re a good live band too.

[Recommended] Strange Boys / Natural Child / White Fence @ Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock ($10) – If you’re busy on Tuesday and can’t make the show at the Echo.

The Entrance Band / Jeffertitti’s Nile / My Pet Saddle @ The Satellite ($10)

The Appleseed Cast / Muscle Worship @ Echoplex ($12)

Abe Vigoda / M. Women / Masters and Johnson / Dunes / Protect Me @ The Smell ($5)

The Backbeats / Street Corner Symphony / On the Rocks @ Troubadour ($15) – Did you watch “The Sing-Off?” These are some of the competitors.

Wizards & Stars: A Literary and Musical Celebration with Paul Myers & Scott Miller @ Largo ($25)

The Hours / Army Navy @ Bootleg ($10)

Olentangy John / Driftwood Singers / Harlowe and the Great North Woods / Tommy Santee Klaws @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Ed Kowalczyk / Ha Ha Tonka @ Hotel Café

OMD @ Amoeba (Free) – 6:00 PM

King Tuff / Apache / The Audacity / Crazy Band / Cosmonauts @ Five Stars Bar ($10)

Ximena Sarinana @ Detroit Bar ($15)

Friday 3/25/11

[Pick of the Night] Sharon Van Etten / Little Scream / Ivan & Alyosha @ The Satellite ($12) – I caught her set at the Aquarium Drunkard’s Waved Out fest last Fall.

[Recommended] Say Hi / The Parson Red Heads / The Yellow Ostrich / Blair @ The Echo ($12) - I haven’t see The Parson Red Heads since they moved away.

[Recommended] Jon Brion @ Largo ($25) – Always an impressive show.  

Thee Oh Sees / DOM @ Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock ($12)

Rainbow Arabia / Spoek Mathambo / mathewdavid @ Echoplex ($12) – Spoek Mathambo’s supposed to be interesting.

Grouplove / Le Sands / Hanni El Khatib @ Troubadour ($12) – Hanni El Khatib’s getting a lot of positive buzz right now.  

OMD / Oh Land @ The Music Box (Sold Out)

Asking Alexandria @ Fox Theater Pomona ($21)

Kenny Loggins @ Grove of Anaheim ($45 - $75)

Black Love / Blacke Elephant / Black Jesus / Black Sand Desert @ The Smell ($5)

Radioactive Chicken Heads / Stab City / Jew Cocks / Unstoppable Death Machines @ The Mime ($5)

Tecumseh / Ezra Buchla / Rale / Pedestrian Deposit @ Pehrspace ($5)

Los Lonely Boys @ Grammy Museum ($20)

Har Mar Superstar / The Weekend Pilots / No More Kings @ Viper Room ($10)

Bone Thugs & Harmony @ Galaxy Theatre

Saturday 3/26/11

[Pick of the Night] DOM / Miniature Tigers / Heavy Hawaii @ The Satellite ($10) – Some of the DOM stuff I’ve heard is pretty cool. Pitchfork seems to really like them (but don’t hold that against them).

[Recommended] Patton Oswalt @ Largo (Sold Out) – Funny man.

[Recommended] Slick Rick @ Key Club ($22) – The Ruler

[Recommended] Sharon Van Etten / Little Scream @ Detroit Bar ($12) – If you live down South and miss the show at the Satellite.

MEN / Psychic Friend @ Echoplex ($12)

Lady Danville / Family of the Year / Voxhaul Broadcast / Live Oak Revue @ Troubadour ($12)

Seth MacFarlane @ Club Nokia ($30 - $150) – The creator of Family Guy performs with a 36 piece orchestra.

Melanie Fiona / Timothy Bloom @ El Rey ($25)

Aussie BBQ: Maniac / Andy Clockwise / Dan Brodie & the Grieving Widows / Grand Atlantic / Level Spirits / The Boat People / Wagons / Dash & Will / Novacaines / Hungry Kids of Hungary @ The Echo ($15) – Doors at Noon

Girl Talk @ Palladium ($36)

Habib Koite / Oliver Mtukudzi / Afel Bocoum @ Royce Hall ($43 - $68)

Art vs Science / American Royalty / Florrie @ Bootleg ($12)

The 88 / Wakey!Wakey! @ Hotel Café

Good Charlotte @ House of Blues Sunset

Captain Ahab vs. Kevin Blechdom / Marklion / Opera Mort / Caldera Lakes @ The Smell ($5)

Bone Thugs & Harmony @ Galaxy Theatre

Sunday 3/27/11

Gold Panda / Dam Mantle @ Troubadour ($12)

Neil Hamburger @ The Satellite ($8)

Part Time Punks: Factory Records Night – Boy Division (Joy Division cover band) @ The Echo ($5)

Alvin Love @ Hotel Café



Live Music Options: 3/8/10 - 3/14/10

The Fresh & Onlys Play Spaceland on Saturday

All in all there are a few solid options each night this week including many pre-SXSW shows as bands from Australia and the West Coast head towards Texas. I didn't get out a lot last week but did catch The Wooden Birds (really pretty stuff) and the Clientele (they've improved so much since their first US tour).

Monday March 8, 2010
[Pick of the Night] Moonrats / Aska / Adanowsky / Soko @ Spaceland (Free) – The Moonrats’ residency kicks off with a solid lineup all night long.
[Recommended] The Delta Mirror / Alexandra Hope / Sister Crayon / Corridor @ The Echo (Free) – Pitchfork recently gave the Delta Mirror an 8 out of 10 for their track “He Was Worse Than the Needle He Gave You.”
David Bazan / Headlights / Kissing Cousins @ Alex’s Bar ($12)
Year Long Disaster / National Dust / Bigbang / Normandie / Chasing Kings @ Troubadour (Free) – Year Long Disaster did the Monday night residency at Spaceland in January.
Seaspin / Wild Yaks / Repeater / The Romany Rye @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – Seaspin are doing the Monday night residency at the Silverlake Lounge.
Alesana / A Skylit Drive @ El Rey ($18)
Doug Benson @ Largo ($20)
Thee Vicars / Night Beats / Cobalt Cranes / Wailin’ Yeahs / Strangers Family Band @ Redwood Bar ($8)

Tuesday March 9, 2010
[Pick of the Night] Laura Veirs / Old Believers / Cataldo @ Spaceland ($12) – Talented folky, singer-songwriter.
[Recommended] The Big Pink / A Place To Bury Strangers / Active Child @ El Rey ($20) – For the shoegazers.
[Recommended] Twin Tigers / Skybombers / Useless Keys / Apes of Wrath @ the Echo ($5) – Twin Tigers are out of Athens, GA.
Red Tide / Superhumanoids / Random Patterns / His Orchestra @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Manchester Orchestra / The Features / Biffy Clyro / O’Brother @ Troubadour (Sold Out)
The Neurotics / The Crazy Squeeze @ Redwood
Planets / Totally Serious / LA Fog / Secondary @ The Smell ($5)

Wednesday March 10, 2010
[Pick of the Night] Delta Spirit / We Barbarians / Johnny Corndawg @ Bootleg ($10) – Solid rock’n’roll band.
[Recommended] Club NME: Olin and the Moon / Correatown / Finn Riggins / Jared Mees and the Grown Children @ Spaceland ($7) – Solid lineup.
Abe Vigoda / Lovvers / The Black Apples @ The Echo ($10) – Spazzy, local Smell rockers.
Little Boots / Dragonette / Class Actress @ El Rey ($20) – Hipster pop.
The Temper Trap / Darker My Love @ The Fonda ($21) – Anthemic Aussies.
Agent Ribbons / Wet & Reckless / Kissing Cousins @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Joe Sib’s California Calling / Audra Mae @ Largo ($20)
Travis x A-Trak @ The Roxy ($20)
Low End Theory Club: Free Moral Agents / The Prime @ Airliner ($10)
Dub Club: Ras Michael and the Sons of Negus / All Star Sabar Orchestra / Claudius Linton @ Echoplex ($12)
Manchester Orchestra / The Features / Biffy Clyro / O’Brother @ Troubadour (Sold Out)
Brent Amaker & the Rodeo / Kimble County Killers / Rev. Deadeye @ Redwood
Brian McKnight @ The Key Club ($20)
Twin Tigers/ The Soft Hands @ Alex’s Bar ($5)

Thursday March 11, 2010
[Pick of the Night] The Cave Singers / The Dutchess and the Duke / The Moondoggies @ The Echo ($12) – I’m really curious to see The Moondoggies. Their debut was way overlooked.
[Recommended] Slow Club @ Spaceland ($10) – Buzzed about duo from Sheffield. Some nice building dynamics in their songwriting.
[Recommended] Dawes / Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons / Jason Boesel @ Troubadour ($12) – Local Americana rockers.
[Recommended] The Watson Twins @ Largo ($25)
Miles Kurosky (ex-Beulah) @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM show
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club / The Whigs @ Echoplex ($25)
The New Mastersounds / Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue @ El Rey ($22)
Marjorie Fair / Cue the Moon / It’s Gonna Crash @ Mr. T’s Bowl
Kevin Earnest / Alex Kemp @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Mark Mulholland / James Finch Jr. @ Redwood
So Cow / Battlehooch / Christmas Island / Judgement Day @ The Smell ($5)
Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders @ Viper Room ($15)
Peg Leg Love / Spider Problem / Nasa Space Universe / Narwhal Party @ L’Keg
On Blast / Jail Weddings @ Alex’s Bar ($5)

Friday March 12, 2010
[Pick of the Night] Quasi / Explode Into Colors / The French Semester @ Spaceland ($14) – Back when they backed up Elliott Smith, I saw Quasi a lot. I haven’t heard the new record, but I’ve always admired Sam Coomes’ songwriting.
[Recommended] The Happy Hollows / The Veils @ Troubadour ($15) – One of the many LA bands headed off to SXSW next week.
[Recommended] Janeane Garofalo @ Largo ($25)
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club / The Whigs @ Echoplex ($25) – I like seeing the Whigs live.
Holly Miranda @ Bootleg ($10) – She’s getting some good buzz at the moment.
Little Boots / Dragonette / Class Actress @ the Glass House ($15)
Adolescents / Youth Brigade @ El Rey ($19)
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club@ Amoeba (Free) – 6:00 PM show
Zak Brown Band @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($26 - $36)
Carrie Newcomer @ McCabe’s ($17.50)
Sleepy Sun / Slang Chickens @ The Echo ($10)
Pack AD / Symbol Six @ Redwood
60 Watt / Queen Victoria / White Leopards / Andrew Felix @ L’Keg
Anna Oxygen / Broken Water / Happy Prescriptions / Dunes @ The Smell ($5)
Agent Orange / The Gears / Viva Hate / Werewolf @ Alex’s Bar ($10)

Saturday March 13, 2010
[Pick of the Night] The Fresh & Onlys / Wounded Lion / Surf City / Pivot @ Spaceland ($10) – Seems like anything on the Woodsist label gets a ton of buzz these days (though San Francisco’s Fresh & Onlys are a good psycho-pop band). Surf City’s a strong band out of New Zealand.
[Recommended] Choir of Young Believers / Great Northern @ Bootleg ($8) – Buzzed about Danish band. It was David Fricke’s pick in Rolling Stone magazine back in July.
[Recommended] Quasi @ Detroit Bar ($10) – If you miss them Friday at Spaceland.
You Say Party We Say Die / White Arrows @ Echoplex ($14) – New wavey band from Vancouver.
Matthew Good / Automatic Loveletter @ Troubadour ($23) – Veteran Vancouver band.
Vinicio Capossela / Sara Lov @ El Rey ($25)
Tig has friends @ Largo ($25)
Lucy Kaplansky @ McCabe’s ($20)
A Sunny Day in Glasgow / Pollyn @ the Mint ($12) – A Sunny Day in Glasgow’s a pretty good dream pop/shoegazey band.
Chop Tops / Los Duggans @ Redwood
Death Sentence: PANDA! / Auto Da Fe / The Urxed @ The Smell ($5)
The English Beat @ the Roxy ($22)
E-40 @ The Key Club ($25)
Tim Barry of Anvil / Possessed By Paul James / Sean Wheeler and Zander Schloss @ Alex’s Bar ($10)

Sunday March 14, 2010
[Pick of the Week] Broken Bells @ Troubadour (Sold Out) – Probably the last shot at seeing Danger Mouse and James Mercer in a tiny venue. The record’s a good listen.
[Recommended] Kid Rockers: The Watson Twins @ The Echoplex ($9) – You need to kidnap a child to get into this one. The other band is TBD...
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club / Thousand Dozen Gloves @ Echoplex ($25)
The Aussie BBQ: The Chevelles / City Riots / Crayon Fields / Dappled Cities / Goons of Doom / Children Collide / Paul Dempsey / Oh Mercy / Washington / Cassette Kids / Sherlock’s Daughter / Pets with Pets / Henry Wagons @ The Echo ($15) – Show starts at Noon
Beaches / Love of Diagrams / Sun Araw @ The Smell ($5)
Real Vocal String Quartet @ Bootleg ($15)
Blessure Grave / Twin Crystals / Random Cuts @ The Echo ($5)
Gwendolyn & the Good Time Gang @ McCabe’s ($10) – Early show at 11 AM
Sabertooth Tiger / Memory / Tremellow @ Spaceland ($5)
Pill Wonder / 60 Watt Kid / Queen Victoria @ Synchronicity