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

Deerhunter Play the Wiltern on Tuesday



A few good shows this week.

Monday 8/8/11

[Pick of the Night] Robert Francis / Papa / Cave Country / Blair @ Bootleg (Free)

[Recommended] Active Child / Touche / Sleeping Bags / The Static Jacks @ The Echo (Free)

[Recommended] Stone Darling / Infantree / Whispering Pines @ The Satellite (Free)

The Ross Sea Party / A House For Lions / Spirit Vine / The Dead Ships @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)

Phish @ Hollywood Bowl

Caught a Ghost / Pollyn @ Bardot (Free w/RSVP)

Tuesday 8/9/11

[Pick of the Week] Deerhunter / Dunes / David Scott Stone @ The Wiltern ($27) – I still love that last album.   

[Recommended] Allah-Las / Farmer Dave Scher / The Tyde / Tomorrow’s Tulips @ The Echo (Free) – Good lineup and the price is definitely right.

Wet and Reckless / Various Cruelties @ The Satellite ($8)

The Wallburds / Loch & Key / Canoneers / Belize / Ansel / Black Kettle @ Echoplex ($8)

Dancing Heals / Saint John and the Revelations / NOW @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Matisyahu @ Grove of Anaheim

Wednesday 8/10/11

[Pick of the Night] Vetiver / Waters / CB Brand @ Troubadour ($15)

[Recommended] Blues Night: Robert Cray / Keb’ Mo’ / Mavis Staples @ Hollywood Bowl ($2 - $141) – Mavis Staples at the Satellite was one of the best shows of the year.

Sia @ The Wiltern ($34 - $47)

The Street and Babe Shadow / The Bixby Knolls @ The Satellite ($8)

Big Audio Dynamite / The Chain Gang of 1974 @  Club Nokia ($35 - $49)

Low End Theory: Daedelus @ Airliner ($10)

Jill Scott / Anthony Hamilton / Mint Condition / DJ Jazzy Jeff @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($80 - $201)  

Vans Warped Tour: Sum 41 / Against Me! / Less Than Jake / Relient K @ Cal State Dominguez Hills

Marcia Griffiths @ Echoplex ($10)

Forever Goldrush / Welldigger’s Banquet / Sons of August @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Thursday 8/11/11

[Pick of the Night] Incan Abraham / Tennis System / Flora and Fauna @ Bootleg ($7)

[Recommended] Robert Ellis @ Origami (Free) – 5:00 PM

Christina Perri / honeyhoney / Sarah Ault @ Troubadour (Sold Out)

Ellie Goulding / Bag Raiders @ The Wiltern ($34)  

STRFKR / Melted Toys @ El Rey ($18)

LA Font / The Dead Ships / Terraplane Sun @ The Echo ($5)

Noah Lit & Megafauna / Marcus Very Ordinary @ Pershing Square (Free)

Beatnik Jr. / Tapioca and the Flea / Basement Babies / Naked Kids @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Halloween Swim Team / Sisu / Morose @ 267 S. Main ($5)

Avi Isenberg / Naïve Thieves / Saint Sea Hat / Not An Airplane @ The Prospector In Long Beach ($5)

Big Audio Dynamite / The Chain Gang of 1974 @ Grove of Anaheim

STS9 @ House of Blues Sunset

Sole and the Skyrider Band / Busdriver @ The Roxy ($12)

Royal Crown Revue / Orgone / Ameera @ Santa Monica Pier (Free)

Friday 8/12/11

[Pick of the Night] The Decemberists / Wye Oak @ Greek Theatre ($33 - $43) – Make sure you get there early for Wye Oak.

[Recommended] Buck 65 / Jel (of Themselves) @ The Satellite ($15)

[Recommended] Robert Ellis @ McCabe’s ($15)

Eels / The Submarines @ El Rey ($30)  

Junip / Beware of Safety @ Bootleg ($20)

Rodrigo y Gabriela / Los Amigos Invisibles @ Hollywood Bowl ($16 - $168)

Natural Child / Liquor Store / The Double Negatives / Johnny O’Donnell @ Blue Star ($10)

Bob Schneider @ Troubadour ($20) -

Pulp Tribute Night: Love Grenades / Fonda @ The Echo ($8)

Nekromantix @ House of Blues Sunset

Saturday 8/13/11

[Pick of the Night] The Get Up Kids / The Henry Clay People @ The Satellite ($23)

Power of the Riff: Pentagram / Eyehategod / Winter / Pelican and many more @ The Echo & Echoplex ($35)

Pacific Festival: Snoop Dogg / Cut Copy / Steve Aoki / Calvin Harris / Ghostland Observatory / !!! / Black Lips / Phantogram / Toro Y Moi / Bag Raiders  and many more @ Oak Canyon Ranch ($75 - $175) – A couple of people I’d like to see in the lineup. I’ve heard Snoop’s pretty horrible about phoning it in these days.

Gipsy Kings @ Greek Theatre ($35 - $121)

Rodrigo y Gabriela / Los Amigos Invisibles @ Hollywood Bowl ($16 - $168)

The Cause / Atomic & the Shallow / Mothership / Shades of Truth @ Troubadour

Gold Soil / Rarebit / Anenon / Rom-Dos @ Bootleg ($10)

The Milk Carton Kids @ McCabe’s ($15)

Sunday 8/14/11

[Pick of the Night] Califone @ The Satellite ($12) – Really good band.

[Recommended] Roots Roadhouse: The Sadies / Old Man Markley / Mike Stinson / Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys / Eilen Jewell / Jesse Sykes & Phil Wandscher / Dawn Landes / Jackshit / Resavrant and many more @ The Echo and Echoplex ($18)

Snoop Dogg / Tank / New Boyz @ Club Nokia ($40 - $60)

Linda Perhacs @ Cinefamily

Gipsy Kings @ Greek Theatre ($35 - $121)

Dav Koz / Bobby Caldwell / Sheila E @ Hollywood Bowl ($16 - $144)

Chris Blackwell @ Grammy Museum ($25)



Recent Live Music Announcements

The Henry Clay People Have a New EP and Two Dates at the Satellite

The Satellite [Ticketfly]

5/1/11: Ladies Rock Camp Showcase (now)

5/13/11: The Henry Clay People / Shadow Shadow Shade / The Dig (now)

5/14/11: The Henry Clay People / Shadow Shadow Shade (now)  

5/25/11: Morning Teleportation / Jaill (now)

The Echo [Ticketweb]

6/17/11: Wooden Birds (now)

6/21/11: Two Gallants (now)

6/28/11: The Postelles (now)

7/7/11: Darwin Deez (now)

Nokia Theatre LA Live

6/22/11: Kid Cudi / Chip Tha Ripper (Friday at 10 AM)

The Music Box

9/9/11: Los Amigos Invisibles / Nortec Collective presents – Bostich & Fussible / Ana Tijoux (Friday at 10 AM)

10/14/11: Howard Jones (Saturday at 10 AM)

Club Nokia

7/14/11: Reel Big Fish / Streelight Manifesto (Saturday at 10 AM)

The Forum

7/22/11: Soundgarden (Saturday at 10 AM)

The Wiltern

6/18/11: Shpongle (Friday at 10 AM)

Greek Theatre

7/16/11: The Monkees [Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz & Peter Tork] (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = DAYDREAM; Saturday at 10 AM)

8/2/11: Yes / Styx (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = RELAYER ; Saturday at 10 AM)

8/3/11: Lykee Li (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = WOUNDED ; Saturday at 10 AM)

8/26/11: Atmosphere (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = RHYMESAYERS ; Saturday at 10 AM)

Troubadour

5/25/11: Team Coco Presents – The Basic Cable Band & A Night of Comedy (Friday at Noon)

6/8/11: Glasvegas (Friday at 1:00 PM)

7/13/11: Tinariwen (Saturday at 1:00 PM)

Bootleg Theatre [Ticketfly]

6/6/11: Band of Skulls (now)

The Getty Center

5/7/11: Avi Buffalo (Free)

Ticket Giveaway: The Henry Clay People's 2nd Annual Rock'n'Roll Circus

I've got a few sets of tickets to give away for the Henry Clay People's 2nd Annual Rock'n'Roll Circus this Friday (October 29th) at the Echo and Echoplex. Check out the details on the poster.

To win a pair of these tickets, email me [dukeufo @ gmail] with the name of your favorite Henry Clay People song. The contest closes Friday at 2:00 PM. Please put "Henry Clay Person" in the subject line.

Live Music Options: 10/25/10 - 10/31/10

Janelle Monae Plays the Palladium on Saturday 

I only made it out once last week, for Kelley Stoltz at Spaceland. I'm loving his new record. He's not a super dynamic performer, but I thought he sounded great. Some pretty good choices each night this week...


Monday 10/25/10

[Pick of the Night] Jessie Baylin / Richard Swift @ Bootleg ($10) - I'm a big Richard Swift fan.
[Recommended] Wet & Reckless / Rumspringa / Bowery Beasts / LA Font @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) - Wrapping up their Monday night residency.

[Recommended] Evan Voytas / Lesands / Allo Darlin @ The Echo (Free) - Last night of the Monday night residency.

[Recommended] Radars to the Sky / Torches in Trees @ Spaceland (Free) - Last night of the Radars to the Sky residency.
UNKLE / Sleepy Sun @ El Rey ($27)

Boom Boom Satellites / Vampires Everywhere! @ Troubadour ($18)

The Wellspring / Little Stevies / Carter Hulsey @ Hotel Café

JP, Chrissie & the Fairground Boys / Amy Correia @ House of Blues Sunset ($23)

Bilal @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM set

Miss Josie Bunnie @ Pehrspace

Phil Alvin @ Redwood Bar

Justin Beiber / Sean Kingston @ Staples Center ($40 - $66)

Juliette Commagere / Aqualung @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP)

Tuesday 10/26/10

[Pick of the Night] Murder Ballads: Frank Fairfield / Simon Stokes / Boy Scout Jamboree / Triple Chicken Foot / Vaud & the Villains / Amanda Jo Williams / Driftwood Singers / Julia Holter / RT n’ the 44’s / Emily Lace & Henry Wolfe @ Echoplex ($8) – Performing songs from the pages of murder ballad history.

[Recommended] Reigning Sound / The Ettes / Shirley Rolls @ The Echo ($12) – Memphis garage legend. Also at Spaceland on Wednesday.
Thrones / Christian Mistress / Gypsyhawk @ Spaceland ($8) – Joe Preston's solo project - he's played with Earth, Melvins, High on Fire and Sunn O))). 

Giant Drag / Lonely Trees / Square on Square @ Bootleg ($10)

Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros @ Grove of Anaheim ($33)

Lights / Jeremy Fisher @ El Rey ($15)

Mad Planet / Sean Shan / Ballerina Black @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Seabear / Grandchildren @ Troubadour ($15)

The Harmony Tour: Never Shout Never @ The Wiltern

Eliza Doolittle @ Hotel Café

James Lavelle DJ set @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM set

Carnage Asada / The Mormons @ Redwood Bar

Wednesday 10/27/10

[Pick of the Night] Reigning Sound / The Ettes / Death Hymn Number 9 @ Spaceland ($12) – Memphis garage legend. This band merges soul. Also at the Echo on Tuesday.
Gorillaz / N.E.R.D. @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($80 - $143) - They were bad on their first tour, but I've heard they're pretty cool now. 

The Nervous Wreckords / Taylor Locke & the Roughs / Hunting For Wolves @ Bordello ($10)

Low End Theory: Onra / Thavius Beck / My Dry Wet Mess @ Airliner ($10)

Neil Sedaka @ Walt Disney Concert Hall ($45 - $116)  

Father’s Day / The McDaniels / Laco$te / clipping @ The Smell ($5)

White Sea / Seven Saturdays @ Hotel Café – White Sea features Morgan Kibby of M83

Playing For Change @ Wilshire Ebell ($35 - $75)

VersaEmerge / Anarbor / The Dangerous Summer / Conditions @ Troubadour ($10)

wOOtstock: An Evening of Geeks + Music with Paul and Storm @ Largo

All Spots to Black / Welldiggers Banquet / Woolen / Drunk On Crutches @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Bullet For My Valentine / Escape the Fate / Black Tide / Drive A @ Palladium ($36)

Tim & Eric / Neil Hamburger @ the Glass House ($20)

Jason Simon @ Vacation (Free) – 7:00 PM

JP, Chrissie & the Fairground Boys / Amy Correia @ House of Blues Anaheim ($23)

Thursday 10/28/10

[Pick of the Night] Built to Spill / Revolt Revolt / Finn Riggins @ El Rey ($25) - I've always been a big Built to Spill fan. They're not exciting to watch on stage, but sound great. 

Black Cobra / Ancestors / Black Math Horseman / Lantvrn @ Spaceland ($12 or $18 for Thursday and Friday) – It’s an American heavy metal weekend at Spaceland (Thursday and Friday anyway). Night one of the All Hallows Eve fest.

Meiko @ Hotel Café

Breathe Owl Breathe / Little Wings / The Migrant / Give Me Motion @ Bootleg ($10)

AP Tour Fall 2010: Bring Me the Horizon / August Burns Red / Emarosa @ Fox Theater Pomona ($20)

Fun. / Steel Train / Jarrod Gorbel @ The Music Box ($16)

The Broken Column / Act As If / Hello Vegas @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Foxy Shazam / Free Energy / Hollerado @ Troubadour ($15)

Bilal / J*Davey / Quadron @ Echoplex ($20)

Raw Power Rangers / Insect Surfers @ The Echo ($8) – Raw Power Ranger cover Raw Power as a rock opera

Sarah Silverman @ Largo ($25)

Rocky Horror Picture Show @ The Wiltern

Corinne Bailey Rae / Orgone @ Avalon ($40)

Kate Nash / Stacy Clark @ The Glass House ($20)

Spindrift / Vieja / Strangers Family Band @ Redwood Bar

Moving Picture Show / The Suicide Denial @ Viper Room ($15)

Starfucker @ Detroit Bar ($10)

Fear @ Key Club ($20)

Mini Mansions / Slang Chickens @ Space 1520 (Free)

Friday 10/29/10

[Pick of the Week] 2^nd Annual Rock and Roll Circus: The Henry Clay People / The Little Ones / Andy Clockwise / We Barbarians / The Monolators / The Dig / Downtown Union @ The Echo and Echoplex ($12) – Starts at 7:00 PM. Side show acoustic performers include: Red Cortez, Manhattan Murder Mystery, Marvelous Toy, The Steelwells, Olin and the Moon and The Hectors. I've got some tickets to give away for this one. 

[Recommended] Big Business / Night Horse / The Fucking Wrath / The Shrine @ Spaceland ($12 or $18 for Thursday and Friday) – Night two of the mini-All Hallows Eve fest
[Recommended] Peelander-Z / Brothers Collateral / Sir Weston @ Grand Star ($12) - Another Aquarium Drunkard presents show. "Japanese Action Comic Punk Band" who wear some bright ass costumes on stage. I saw them at SXSW a couple of years back and it's a high energy show.

[Recommended] Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan / Willy Mason @ El Rey ($20)

[Recommended] Jon Brion @ Largo ($25)

Audacity / Plasma Centre / Blue Jungle / Cum Stain @ the Smell ($5)

Spain @ Origami (Free) – 8:30 PM

Devics / Jake Blanton / Willoughby @ Bootleg ($8)

AP Tour Fall 2010: Bring Me the Horizon @ Club Nokia

Kate Nash / Peggy Sue @ The Music Box ($23)

Stone Temple Pilots / Black Rebel Motorcycle Club @ Nokia Theatre ($40 - $80)

Moving Units / Rainbow Arabia @ Troubadour ($23)

Suicide Silence / Mychildren Mybride @ The Glass House ($20)

Peter Mulvey & Jeffrey Foucault @ McCabe’s ($16)

The Secret Sisters / The Americans @ McCabe’s ($18) – Late show at 11:00 PM

JackAss / Kings of the Wild Frontier / Los Dugans @ Redwood

Nico Vega / Saint Motel @ The Roxy ($14)

Saturday 10/30/10

[Pick of the Night] Of Montreal / Janelle Monae @ Palladium ($38) - Promises to be very theatrical. Janelle Monae's great. 

[Recommended] Ninjatune 20^th Anniversary: Amon Tobin / Kid Koala / DJ Food & DK / Eskmo / Toddla T & Serocee / Ghostbeard / Cut Chemist @ Echoplex ($25) - Should be a good time.
Cut Chemist / The Duke Spirit / Gram Rabbit @ The Legendary Park Plaza ($75)  

Portugal. The Man / White Denim / HoneyChild @ El Rey ($22) - White Denims got a show lined up for Spaceland next week. 

The Lovetones / The Asteroid #4 / The Quarter After @ Spaceland ($8)

Pelican / Goatsnake / Nails @ Troubadour ($15) - A good week for fans of heavy jams.
Tiger Army / Jack Grisham & the West Coast Dukes / Throw Rag @ The Grove of Anaheim ($28)

Lady Antebellum / David Nail @ Nokia Theatre

The Dan Band @ Club Nokia ($20 - $30)

Beats Antique / Eliot Lipp @ The Music Box ($25)

Suffocation / The Faceless @ The Glass House ($25)

TS and the Past Haunts / Silian Rail / Cue the Moon @ Pehrspace

Where Angels Suffer @ Viper Room ($24)
Hard Haunted Mansion: Bloody Beetroots / Mr. Oizo / Busy P / Crookers / Fake Blood / Rusko / Brodinski / Destructo @ Shrine Auditorium (Sold Out) 

Sunday 10/31/10

[Pick of the Night] DJ Shadow / Pigeon John @ House of Blues Sunset ($33) - I haven't followed him too closely since Endtroducing... but he's probably still interesting

[Recommended] Joe Pug / Nik Freitas @ Spaceland ($10) - I've heard good things about this folky, singer-songwriter. Not the most festive option on Halloween night, but good if you're already sick of the dress up parties. 

Moses Campbell / Broken Water / Morgan and the Organ Donors / Whitman @ The Smell ($5)

Frank Alpine / Violet Tremors @ The Echo ($5)

Halloween Silent Film: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde @ Walt Disney Concert Hall ($38 - $63)

Tiger Army / Mad Sin / Hillbilly Casino @ The Grove of Anaheim ($28)

Horrorpops / Rezurex / Fangs of Fur @ The Glass House ($22)

Kasio Antaxia / The Rizlas / Dharma Bums / Black Beverly Heels @ Redwood

Murderdolls @ The Roxy ($15)

Hard Haunted Mansion: Underworld / A-Trak / Boys Noize / Calvin Harris / Flying Lotus / Jack Beats / Destructo / Booka Shade / AC Slater @ Shrine Auditorium ($75)

Recent Concert Announcments

Delta Spirit Come to the Music Box in December

The Mayan
10/14/10: M.I.A. / Rye Rye (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = XXXO; Saturday at 10 AM)

Spaceland
Mondays in October: Radars to the Sky
10/2/10: The Blood Arm / The Franks (now at Ticketweb)
10/12/10: Remy Zero (now)
10/13/10: Bettie Serveert (now)
10/22/10: Mark Sultan / Kelley Stoltz (now)
10/26/10: Thrones / Christian Mistress (now)
10/27/10: Reigning Sound (now)
10/29/10: Big Business (now)
11/5/10: Trans Am / Nice Nice / Jonas Reinhardt (now)
11/9/10: David Dondero / The Moaners / Star Anna (now)
11/10/10: Nobunny / The Intelligence / The Moonhearts (now)
11/13/10: Or, the Whale / Chris Pureka (now)
11/16/10: Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin / The Lonely Forest (now)

Echoplex
10/14/10: Shadow Shadow Shade / Lesands (now at Ticketweb)
10/17/10: Holy Fuck / Indian Jewelry / Clipd Beaks (now)
10/29/10: The Henry Clay People’s Rock and Roll Circus (now)
10/30/10: Amon Tobin / Kid Koala / DJ Food (now)
11/19/10: Avi Buffalo (now)
12/2/10: Einstuerzende Neubauten (now)
12/14/10: Tame Impala / Stardeath and the White Dwarfs (now)

The Echo
Mondays in October: Evan Voytas
Mondays in November: The Black Apples
10/26/10: Reigning Sound (now)
10/27/10: VV Brown / Outtsight (now)
11/4/10: Walter Meego (now)

Nokia Theatre LA Live
10/29/10: Stone Temple Pilots (presale now, password = KROQSTP or STP; Friday at 10 AM)
11/4/10: Godsmack (presale now, password = ORACLE; Friday at 10 AM)

Club Nokia
10/14/10: Miike Snow / Mark Ronson & the Business Intl / MNDR (presale now, password = ANIMAL; Saturday at 10 AM)
11/6/10: Tim and Eric Awesome Tour (password = AWESOME; Friday at Noon)
12/10/10: The Dandy Warhols / Blue Giant (presale now, password = DANDY; Friday at 10 AM)

Bootleg Theater
9/29/10: The Hounds of Below / Big Black Delta (now at in ticketing)
10/28/10: Breathe Owl Breathe / Little Wings (now)
11/20/10: Bob Mould (now)

El Rey
11/6/10: The Heavy (now)
11/16/10: The Thermals / Night Marchers (now)
11/18/10: Jack’s Mannequin / Something Corporate (Saturday at 10 AM)

The Music Box
10/17/10: Die Antwoord (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = NINJA; Saturday at 10 AM)
11/12/10: Mayer Hawthorne & the County (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = STRANGE; Saturday at 10 AM)
11/13/10: Bo Burnham (Friday at Noon)
12/2/10: Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti / Os Mutantes (now)
12/3/10 – 12/4/10: Dweezil Zappa plays Zappa (Saturday at 10 AM)
12/8/10: Delta Spirit (presale now, password = BUSHWICK; Friday at 10 AM)
12/9/10: Blind Guardian (Saturday at 10 AM)

Orpheum Theater
11/20/10: Aziz Ansari (presale now, password = LAUGH; Friday at 10 AM)

Staples Center
12/10/10: Andrea Bocelli (Monday at 10 AM)

The Wiltern
11/8/10: Florence and the Machine (Friday at 10 AM)
11/10/10: Brandon Flowers (Friday at 10 AM)

Hollywood Palladium
11/30/10: Faith No More (Friday at 10 AM)

Avalon
10/28/10: Corinne Bailey Rae (Friday at 10 AM)

Gibson Amphitheatre
11/18/10: Lifehouse / Kris Allen (Saturday at 10 AM)
12/18/10: Chicano Soul Legends: Thee Midnighters and more (Saturday at 10 AM)

Troubadour
10/27/10: VersaEmerge (Friday at 1:00 PM)
11/6/10: Mike Gordon (Friday at 1:00 PM)
11/13/10 – 11/14/10: Best Coast / Dunes (now)
11/18/10: Freelance Whales / Miniature Tigers (Friday at 1:00 PM)
11/21/10: Bouncing Souls (Friday at 1:00 PM)
11/27/10: Lucero (Thursday at 1:00 PM)
12/13/10: Stornoway / The Head & the Heart (Friday at 1:00 PM)

Live Music Options: 9/6/10 - 9/12/10

I've got some tickets to give away for the Futurebirds' show listed on the poster. For a chance to win these tickets, email me [dukeufo at gmail] with the name of your favorite country singer. Please put "Futurebirds" in the subject line....

I'm away from blogging this week, so check in with Bronson at Buzz Bands for the latest info on the week's shows.

Monday 9/6/10
[Pick of the Night] Vanaprasta / Pacific Hurt @ The Echo (Free) – Dual residency. Pacific Hurt used to be called Aushua.
Eastern Conference Champions / Two Years Before the Mast / Rabbits Rabbits Rabbits / The Shivas @ Spaceland (Free) – ECC is doing the Monday night residency in September.
Family of the Year / Hi Ho Silver Oh / Torches in Trees / Death Kit @ Bootleg Theater (Free)
NASA Space Universe / The Emotron / Terraform / Okie Dokie / Stag Bitten @ Pehrspace
Kisses / Mystery Claws / Brittain Ashford / Blunt Mechanics @ Echo Curio

Tuesday 9/7/10
[Pick of the Night] Crooked Fingers / Mynabirds / Ian Cooke @ Spaceland ($12) – For the Eric Bachmann/Archers of Loaf fans.
[Recommended] Wait.Think.Fast. / Marvelous Toy / Light FM / Future Ghost @ The Echo ($7) – Good local lineup.
Interpol @ Space 1520 (Free w/ pre-order of album)
Free Energy / Imagine Dragons / Links @ Viper Room ($14) – Hook heavy. I saw Free Energy a while back and wasn’t too impressed, but most people seem to like them.
Funeral Party / My Pet Saddle @ Bootleg Theatre ($10) – These local kids were recently named #47 on NME’s best new bands of 2010.
David Gray / Ray LaMontagne / Tift Merrit @ Greek Theatre ($60 - $90)
Elisabeth @ Troubadour ($10)
J. Irvin Dally / Netherfriends / Michael Saalman @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Girlyman / Luke Doucet @ Hotel Café
Mestizo / Offwhyte / Briefcase Scenario / Speak / Magick Orchids @ Echo Curio
A Pretty Mess / The Livingstons / Kamikazi @ Redwood Bar
Donato Poveda @ Grammy Museum (Free)
Little Teeth @ Origami (Free) – 6:00 PM show
James Ellroy @ Largo

Wednesday 9/8/10
[Pick of the Night] The Gories / Haunted George / Nice Smile @ The Echo ($22) – If you missed them at Spaceland on Sunday night.
Moses Campbell / Little Teeth / 60 Watt Kid / Kissing Booth @ The Smell ($5) – One of several good local lineups tonight.
Modern Time Machines / Hexham Heads / The Meeting Places / Seasons @ Spaceland ($5) – Good local lineup.
Michael Nhat / Halloween Swim Team / Pizza! / Tik Tik @ Echo Curio- Good local lineup.
Apocalyptica / Dir En Grey / Evaline @ Club Nokia ($25 - $30)
David Gray / Ray LaMontagne / Tift Merrit @ Greek Theatre ($60 - $90)
Frank Turner / Andrew Jackson Jihad / Cheap Girls @ Troubadour ($15)
Low End Theory Club: Ras G / Jonwayne @ Airliner ($10)
Dylan Moran @ Largo (Sold Out)
Daylong Valleys of the Nile / The Faraway Places / Molino @ Silverlake Lounge ($8) – Daylong Valleys of the Nile features members of Lavender Diamond.
Scissor Sisters @ Amoeba (Free) – 6:00 PM show
Soul Train Conversation with Don Cornelius, Smokey Robinson and Jody Watley @ Grammy Museum (Waiting List Only)
Steve Cook / Hopkinson / Ignacio Val / Eric Knight @ Viper Room

Thursday 9/9/10
[Pick of the Night] Futurebirds / Lesands / Eyes Lips Eyes / Lord Huron @ Silverlake Lounge ($8) – If you’re a fan of Americana, check these guys out. Released on the Aquarium Drunkard’s label, Autumn Tone.
[Recommended] The Henry Clay People / Radar Brothers / Modern Memory @ Alex’s Bar in Long Beach ($5) – Should be a helluva fun show if you’re down in Long Beach.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. / Slang Chickens / The Sea of Cortez @ 3 Clubs - Hearing good things about Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.
Dax Riggs / Useless Keys / Boll Weevil @ Spaceland ($15) – Deadboy & the Elephantmen frontman.
Daedelus / Teebs @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM – Good in-store
Jay Electronica @ Key Club ($25)
Justin Nokuza Band / Alex Cuba / Ry Cuming @ El Rey ($25)
Gary Allan / Jack Ingram @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($50) – Shitkickers.
Early Winters @ Hotel Café
Too Beatiful to Live with Luke Burbank / Garfunkel and Oates/ Rob Corddry / Dana Gould / Princeton / The Dinner Party Download @ Troubadour ($20)
Cracker / Camper Van Beethoven @ Echoplex ($20)
We Barbarians / Superhumanoids / Tijuana Panthers @ The Echo ($8)
Beak> @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM show; Geoff Barrow’s (of Portishead) krautrock inspired band.
Graham Forrest / Red Hunter / Ecce / Black Jesus @ Echo Curio
Just Off Turner / Michael Hays / Loch & Key @ Redwood Bar
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Untitled Documentary @ Grammy Museum
Rookie of the Year @ the Roxy
Last Nights Vice / Sons of the Lawless / Devastation Karate / Ryan Calhoun @ Viper Room ($10)
Lukas Nelson @ the Waterfront in Marina del Rey ($15)

Friday 9/10/10
[Pick of the Night] The Watson Twins / Mini Mansions @ Bootleg ($10)
[Recommended] Helen Stellar / Saucy Jacks @ The Echo ($8)
Dax Riggs / Useless Keys / Boll Weevil @ Spaceland ($15) – Night two
Andy Clockwise @ Hotel Café
Beak> / Foot Village @ Troubadour ($20) - Geoff Barrow’s (of Portishead) krautrock inspired band.
Dead Confederate / J-Roddy Walston & the Business / Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. @ Detroit Bar ($10)
Pink Martini @ Hollywood Bowl ($15 - $166) – Rufus Wainwright is one of the special guests
The Devine / It Boys! / Steve Liriks / Never Shout Never / Jason Derulo @ The Music Box
The Ditty Bops @ McCabe’s (Sold Out)
Trey Songz / Monica / Dondria @ Club Nokia (Sold Out)
Sheryl Crow / Colbie Caillat @ Greek Theatre ($48 - $95)
The Thrilling Adventure Hour @ Largo ($25)
Air Supply @ Grove of Anaheim
Captain Ahab / Wet Paint DMM / Totally Radd!! @ The Smell ($5)
The Vandals / Assorted Jellybeans / Versus the World @ The Glass House ($20)
CB Brand / Oak Street Boys / The Long Holidays / Sam Mellon and the Skylarks / Brandon Reynolds @ Mr. T’s Bowl
Chung Antique / traps, ps @ Pehrspace
Kevin Greenspon / Vehicle Blues / Little Teeth / Former Ghost @ Echo Curio
Stealing Heather / Kingsize / Skinmask @ Viper Room
The Business @ Key Club ($15)
Spirit Vine @ 5 Star Bar

Saturday 9/11/10
[Pick of the Night] The Clientele / Lay Low / Gangi @ Echoplex ($15) – Good songwriters.
Alberta Cross / Dead Confederate / Red Cortez @ Troubadour ($15) – Retro rockers
Ariel Pink @ The Glass House ($12)
Pink Martini @ Hollywood Bowl ($15 - $166) – Rufus Wainwright is one of the special guests
So & So / Ernie Halter @ Hotel Café
Trey Songz / Monica / Dondria @ Club Nokia (Sold Out)
Jesse Winchester @ McCabe’s (Sold Out)
Scissor Sisters @ Hollywood Palladium ($48)
Queen Caveat / Tarantula / Super Black Market / Intricate Machines / Colin Tyler @ Spaceland ($10)
Neil Finn @ Largo (Sold Out)
Ke$ha / B.o.B. @ House of Blues Sunset ($43)
Black Elephant / Rare Grooves / The Lovely Bad Things @ The Smell ($5)
Flash Express @ Redwood Bar
Bolt Action Thrill / Paloalto / Tijuana Bullfight @ Viper Rom ($15)
Thrift Store Cowboys @ The Mint ($12)
Robotanists @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM

Sunday 9/12/10
[Pick of the Night] The Procedure Club / Sweater Girls @ The Echo ($8) – Slumberland Records fans
Pink Martini @ Hollywood Bowl ($15 - $166) – Rufus Wainwright is one of the special guests
J-Roddy Walston & the Business / Sweaters / Bowery Beasts @ Troubadour ($12)
Neil Finn @ Largo (Sold Out)
Dunes / Stephanie / M. Women @ The Smell ($5)
French Miami / Alpine Decline / LA Font / Lesands @ Spaceland ($7)
Kingsizemaybe / The Running Kind / Gentleman Farmers / Skip Heller @ The Echo (Free) – Starts at 5:00 PM
Storytime Funland @ McCabe’s ($8) – Kids’ show at 11:00 AM
Richard Smith & Julie Adams @ McCabe’s ($15)
Ige*Timer / Stls / Mimes of Wine @ Echo Curio
Vesuvia Sonic / The Pastilles / Black Beverly Heels @ Redwood Bar

Live Music Options: 8/2/10 - 8/8/10

White Arrows Do the Monday Night Residency at Spaceland

I forgot to mention how much I enjoyed seeing Phosphorescent last Tuesday at the Troubadour. The band was incredibly tight, so refreshing to see musicians with command over their instruments. It was compelling throughout (at first they played new songs with the studio arrangement, but also did extended jams, and even stripped down acoustic versions of older songs). If you're a fan of the records at all you need to see them on this tour.

Monday 8/2/10
[Pick of the Night] White Arrows / Kenan Bell / The Franks / Stone Darling @ Spaceland (Free) – White Arrows is doing the Monday night residency this month. Solid, eclectic lineup to kick things off…
[Recommended] Fruit Bats / These United States / Breathe Owl Breathe @ Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa ($12) – Willing to drive down to Costa Mesa on a Monday?
[Recommended] Fol Chen / Obi Best / Halloween Swim Team @ The Echo (Free) – Fol Chen is doing the Monday night residency this month.
[Recommended] Twilight Sleep / Big Black Delta / A Decent Animal / Wrong Way Driver @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – Twilight Sleep is doing the Monday night residency this month.
Ferraby Lionheart / Nicole Simone / The Romany Rye @ Bootleg Theater (Free) – Ferraby Lionheart’s record release party.
Tim Finn / Patrolled By Radar @ Troubadour ($25) – Splitz Enz fans take note
Peaking Lights / Metal Rouge / Sun Araw / Robedoor / M Geddes Gengras @ Echo Curio
Setting Sun @ Viper Room ($10)
Dark Dark Dark @ Origami (Free) – 6:00 PM
Matisyahu @ House of Blues Anaheim

Tuesday 8/3/10
[Pick of the Night] John Carpenter / Johnny O’Donnell @ La Cita – John Carpenter has got a new 7” out on Mexican Summer (limited to 500 copies).
[Recommended] Rademacher / Hexham Heads / Names of Stars / Wrong Way Driver @ Spaceland ($5)

[Recommended] Cold War Kids / The Soft Pack @ Hunington Beach Pier (Free) - 4:30 - 6:30 PM show; I really like that Soft Pack record.
Dudamel Conducts Gershwin and Bernstein @ Hollywood Bowl
IPO: New Maximum Donkey / Coca-Cola / Moostache / The Active Set / Loch and Key / Puppies and Kittens / Jeremiah Streeter @ The Echo ($8)
Circa Survive / Dear Hunter / O Brother @ Bootleg Theater ($20)
Lee Ritenour @ Grammy Museum ($12)
Woolen / Cue the Moon / The Denouement / Dona Nicha @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
William Fitzsimmons / Rosi Golan / Yellow Red Sparks / John Gold @ Hotel Café
The Neighborhood Bullies / Lose Your Fear / Tarantula @ Redwood Bar
Strange Birds / Francisco the Man/ The Blank Tapes @ Detroit Bar (Free)

Wednesday 8/4/10
[Pick of the Night] Low End Theory: El-P (instrumental set) @ Airliner ($10)
[Recommended] Ty Segall / Yellow Fever / Royal Baths / Moonhearts @ The Smell ($5) – A little bit noisy.
[Recommended] Death Kit / Standing Shadows / Very / Death By Proxy @ Silverlake Lounge ($8) – Very is Brian Cleary from The Movies doing a solo thing.
Andy Clockwise / Sweaters / The Moor / Boyz Skoule @ Spaceland ($5)

Wavves @ Madam Wong's (Sold Out)
Michael Runion / Franklin for Short / 3’s and 9’s @ Bootleg Theater ($8)
Meiko / Jamie Drake @ Hotel Café

Bedouin Soundclash / Iration @ Hunington Beach Pier (Free) - 4:30PM - 6:30 PM
Tradition / Richard Dawkins / Corridor / Stone Darling @ Echo Curio
Young the Giant @ Detroit Bar ($5)

Thursday 8/5/10
[Pick of the Night] Everest / Mini Mansions / Pacific Hurt @ Bootleg Theater ($12)
[Recommended] Daedelus / Tokimonsta / Sahy Uhns / Lawrence Grey / Benedek @ The Echo ($12)
[Recommended] Wires in the Walls / Oh Darling / Les Blanks @ Silverlake Lounge ($8) – I always enjoy seeing Les Blanks.
[Recommended] IPO: The Janks / Black Jesus / Casey Curry and the Remainders / John Wicks and the Records / Steve Barton and the Oblivion Click / The Shebangs / True Margit @ Echoplex ($8) – The Records have one of the all time great power pop songs, “Starry Eyes.”
[Recommended] Rickie Lee Jones @ Santa Monica Pier (Free) – “Chuck E’s In Love” was her biggest hit.
Aska / Siddhartha / St. Clair Board @ Spaceland ($5)

Switchfoot / Timmy Curran @ Hunington Beach Pier (Free) - 4:30 - 6:30 PM show
Carina Round / Nightmare & the Cat / Kelly McGrath @ Hotel Café
The Seizure / The Cigarette Bums / The Black Apples / Dirt Dress @ The Smell ($5)
Spaceland on Ice: Seasons @ Pershing Square (Free) – 7:00 PM show
Dudamel Conducts Bolero @ Hollywood Bowl
Dusty Rhodes & the River Band @ Grove of Anaheim
Thavius Beck / 2Mex / Blackbird / 1000 Apes / Pizza! ($7)
Rosie Flores / Ruby James @ Redwood Bar
Lady Sinatra / The Binges / Leopold & His Fiction @ Viper Room ($10)

Friday 8/6/10
[Pick of the Week] Silversun Pickups / Against Me! / The Henry Clay People @ Greek Theatre ($35 - $38) – I know a couple of local bands who are excited to play the Greek…
[Recommended] Kidrockers at the LA Zoo: The Happy Hollows / The Lonely Wild / Paris Carney / Slang Chickens / Useless Keys / Voxhaul Broadcast / Walking Sleep @ LA Zoo ($16.50 for adult/non-members / $10.50 for kids)
[Recommended] Polls / Superhumanoids / John Carpenter / Lord Huron @ The Grandstar Chinatown ($5) – Hearing a lot about these bands right now.
Evan Voytas / The Cooling Time / All Wrong and the Plans Change @ Spaceland ($5)
We Are Scientists / Rewards @ Troubadour ($20)
The Chuck Dukowski Sextet / The Shrine / Insects vs. Robots / Dahga Bloom @ The Smell ($5)
The Donnas / The Answering Machine / City Mouse @ The Glass House ($15)
Stan Ridgway @ McCabe’s ($17.50)
Ludacris @ The Wiltern ($40 - $50)
Lights @ Hotel Café
Cobra Starship / Street Drum Corps @ Hunington Beach Pier (Free) - 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Rent @ Hollywood Bowl ($10 - $156)
The Thrilling Adventure House @ Largo ($25)
Jenni Rivera @ Nokia Theatre ($35 - $150)
Pat Green @ House of Blues Sunset
Sedi Hollow / Amps for Christ / John Bardy / St. Clair Board @ Echo Curio
Battlehooch [5:oo PM] / Jinsai [7:00 PM] @ Origami (Free)

Saturday 8/7/10
[Pick of the Night] Ringo Starr & His All Star Band @ Greek Theatre ($40 - $100)
[Recommended] Restavrant / Dolphin City / Kiev / Starving Daughters / Parker Macy Blues @ Spaceland ($7)
[Recommended] Weezer / Hot Hot Heat @ Hunington Beach Pier (Free) - 4:30 - 6:30 PM

The New Los Angeles Folk Festival: Linda Perhacs / Mia Doi Todd / Henry Wolfe / Ariana Delawari / Eagle Winged Palace / Les Shelleys / LA Ladies Choir @ HM 157 [3100 N. Broadway] ($15)
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti / Puro Instinct (f/k/a Pearl Harbour) @ Detroit Bar ($12)
Voxhaul Broadcast / Black Apples / Useless Keys / Light FM @ The Lab in Costa Mesa (Free) – Starts at Noon
Useless Keys @ Casey’s Downtown (Free)
The Blank Tapes / Whispertown / Johnny O’Donnell @ Echo Curio
Protect Me / Lazy / Michael Vidal / Back to the Future the Ride @ The Smell ($5)
The Donnas / Gorevette / The Nukes @ Troubadour ($18)
Lost in the Trees @ McCabe’s ($12.50)
Rent @ Hollywood Bowl ($10 - $156)
Jenni Rivera @ Nokia Theatre ($35 - $150)
Lindsey Ray @ Hotel Café
Hello Seahorse! / The Ready Aim Fire! @ The Glass House ($12)
Overnight Lows / Bad Assets / Gestapo Khazi @ Redwood Bar

Sunday 8/8/10
[Pick of the Night] Love Revisted (Featuring Johnny Echols) / The Quarter After / Susan James @ Bootleg Theater ($10)
Power of the Riff Festival: Corrosion of Conformity III / Goatsnake / From Ashes Rise / Trap Them / Repulsion / Nails / Coliseum / Night Horse / Black Breath / Eagle Twin / Early Graves / Righteous Fool / Semen Sundae / The Fucking Wrath / Rats Eyes / Spider Fever @ Echoplex (Free w/ RSVP) – Starts at Noon; Semen Sundae’s a pretty ridiculous band name.
IPO: Devlin Murphy / Susannah Blinkoff / Sofa City Sweetheart / Bullet & Snowfox / The Hard to Get / Ingenue / Marvelous Toy / The Relative Strangers @ Spaceland ($8)
The Pharcyde @ Key Club ($30)
W.A.C.O. / Thy Squid / No Hablo @ The Echo ($5)
Eagle Winged Palace @ Origami (Free) – 6:00 PM
John Wiese / Core of the Coalman / Mincemeat or Tenspeed / High Castle / Kit @ The Smell ($5)
The Bonebrake Syncopators / Janet Klein & Her Parlor Boys @ McCabe’s ($15)
Young the Giant / The Union Line / Grouplove @ Troubadour ($10)
Rent @ Hollywood Bowl ($10 - $156)
Rachel Goodrich @ Hotel Café
Camila @ Nokia Theatre ($40 - $100)
Mary Chapin Carpenter @ Grove of Anaheim
Mermaid / Sleepwalkers Local / Justin McInteer / Dylan Doren / Magick Orchids @ Pehrspace
White Mystery / Dirt Dress / Spider Fever @ Redwood Bar

Recently Announced Live Shows

Dean Wareham's Dusting Off His Galaxie 500 Songs at the Troubadour

Greek Theatre
8/6/10: Silversun Pickups / Against Me! / The Henry Clay People (presale now, password = KROQROYAL or LAKESET; on sale Saturday at 10 AM)

Troubadour
9/18/10: The Riverdales (Friday at 1:00 PM)
11/11/10: Dean Wareham plays Galaxie 500 (now)

Echoplex
7/29/10: Nite Jewel / Memoryhouse (now at Ticketweb)
10/1/10: School of Seven Bells / Active Child (TBD)
11/16/10: Legendary Pink Dots (Saturday at 10 AM)

The Music Box
8/20/10: Hepcat (Saturday at 10 AM)
9/17/10: Local Natives / The Love Language / The Union Line (presale on Thursday at 10 AM, password = AIRPLANES; on sale Friday at 10 AM)
11/29/10: The Books (Saturday at 10 AM)

Gibson Amphitheatre
8/1/10: The Wiggles (Friday at 10 AM)
10/12/10: Alice in Chains / Deftones / Mastodon (presale Thursday at 10 AM, password = KROQDIAMOND; on sale Saturday at 10 AM)

Staples Center
12/5/10: Roger Waters’ The Wall (Monday at 10 AM)

Hollywood Palladium
9/22/10: The xx (Friday at 10 AM)
9/28/10: The Black Keys (Friday at 10 AM)

Walt Disney Concert Hall
8/13/10: Lewis Black (Friday at 10 AM)

Club Nokia
9/16/10 – 9/17/10: Primus / Mariachi El Bronx (presale now, password = RACECAR; Friday at 10 AM)
9/19/10: Screeching Weasel / The Dollyrots (presale now, password = COOLKIDS; Friday at 10 AM)

Spaceland
7/1/10: Year Long Disaster / Solare / Waxy (now at Ticketweb)
7/2/10: Wallpaper (now)
7/20/10: Le Butcherettes (now)
9/2/10: Ty Segall / Grass Widow / Garotas Suecas (Saturday at 10 AM)
10/13/10: Bettie Serveert (now)

The Echo
Mondays in July: Mississippi Man
7/20/10: Secret History / Sweater Girls / Waterlaso (now at Ticketweb)
8/19/10: Jogger (now)
9/8/10: The Gories / Haunted George (now)

Largo
7/8/10, 7/15/10, 7/22/10, 7/29/10: Benji Hughes (now)
8/16/10: Amos Lee (now)

McCabe’s
7/17/10: Shelby Lynne late show (now)

Bootleg Theater
Mondays in July: The Outline
7/15/10: Wakey!Wakey! (now)
7/22/10: Maps and Atlases / Cults (now)
11/16/10: Tunng (now)

Silverlake Lounge
Mondays in July: Yellow Red Sparks

Detroit Bar
9/3/10: Cold Cave (now at Ticketweb)
10/2/10: School of Seven Bells (now)
11/18/10: The Legendary Pink Dots (now)

Live Music Options: 6/7/10 - 6/13/10

Karen Elson Plays Spaceland on Wednesday

Once again it's an embarrassment of riches for local live music fans. Thoughts with Daniel Lanois for a speedy recovery...

Monday 6/7/10
[Pick of the Night] Andrew Bird @ Largo ($30) – Tickets still remain for the intimate performance.
[Recommended] Delta Spirit @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM show; Their new record comes out tomorrow and it’s worth checking out.
[Recommended] Thao and Mirah w/ Most of All / The Sweet Hurt @ Bootleg ($15) – I like Thao and I like the Sweet Hurt but don’t know much about Mirah.
[Recommended] Herbie Hancock @ Grammy Museum ($25)
[Recommended] Quadron / Suckers / Hot Hot Heat (according to Buzz Bands) @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP) - I heard Quadron on KCRW the other day and it sounded really good. They're a Danish soul band that sounds pretty legit.
Rainbow Arabia / Secret Circuit / Japanther / Pizza! @ The Echo (Free) – Rainbow Arabia is the resident and at the Echo in June. Tribal-electro-dance music. I was confused by one of their first shows at Spaceland but I’ve heard they’ve gotten a lot better.
We Barbarians / Ezra Furman and the Harpoons / Tijuana Panthers / The Romany Rye @ Spaceland (Free) – We Barbarians is the Monday night band at Spaceland. They used to be in the Colour.
Line and Circle / Evan Voytas / Kid Is Qual / Bikelock @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – Line and Circle is doing the residency at the Silverlake Lounge.
MC Chris / MC Lars with YTCracker / Math the Band @ Troubadour ($14)
Guy Sebastian @ Hotel Café
Pu$$y Cow / Prizzy Prizzy Please / Oh Barracuda / The Ex-Gentlemen @ Echo Curio
Nora Keyes / No Babies / John Thill / Whitman / BYODeath @ Pehrspace
Subhumans / Cross Stitched Eyes / A-Heads @ Alex’s Bar ($12) – Early show at 5:00 PM
Insane Clown Posse / Kottonmouth Kings @ Grove of Anaheim
National Sunday Law @ Vacation Vinyl (Free) – 7:00 PM
Denny White and the Steelwells @ Detroit Bar (Free)

Tuesday 6/8/10
[Pick of the Week] The Henry Clay People / Olin and the Moon / The Hectors @ Spaceland ($10) – The Henry Clay People’s record release show. See my post with the ticket giveaway.
Health / Best Coast / Indian Jewelry / Gold Panda @ Echoplex ($14) – Like a Smell show, but 2 ½ miles to the Northwest.
Andrew Bird Presents: Alpha Consumer and Special Guests @ Largo – Alpha Consumer is Andrew Bird’s guitarist. Bird will also be performing along with other music and comedy guests.
The Good Life / The Parson Red Heads / Jake Bellows @ The Glass House ($14) – Tim Kasher from Cursive’s other band.
Suckers @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM; Brooklyn band on Frenchkiss.
Jaguar Love @ Cinespace – Fat Possum band. Also at Thesex and Alex’s Bar later this week.
Bushwalla / Pigeon John / Andree Belle @ Troubadour ($12)
Blake Mills @ Bordello ($8) – Ex-Dawes.
All Wrong and the Plans Change / Rip Dreamer @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Kelda @ Hotel Café
Grace Potter @ The Roxy ($13.50)
Automatique / The Shakers / Hillbilly Herald / Still Standing / New Liberty @ Viper Room (Free)
Boz Skaggs @ Grove of Anaheim
The Young Veins @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM
Headhunter / Pinch @ the Echo ($10)

Wednesday 6/9/10
[Pick of the Night] Karen Elson / Neverever / Cobra Lilies @ Spaceland ($14) – Karen Elson is a model who is married to Jack White (but stay with me). While White produced her debut record she’s a veteran singer (as a member of the Citizens’ Band and Mildred and the Mice). The record’s a little schizophrenic, drawing from Nashville and Harry Smith collections and occasionally bringing in more modern elements. It’s well worth checking out, see some footage of her performing on her website.
[Recommended] Themselves / Talkdemonic / Baths @ The Echo ($12) – Anticon crew.
The Good Life / The Parson Red Heads / Gavin Castleton @ Troubadour ($15)
Low End Theory: Native Instruments Special Event @ Airliner ($10)
Hot Hot Heat / Eulogies / Rabbits Rabbits Rabbits @ Bootleg ($12) – Hot Hot Heat’s also playing a free show in Pasadena on Saturday night.
Twilight Sleep / Lookbook / Static of the Gods @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Sage Francis / Free Moral Agents @ The Glass House ($17) – New record on Anti features collabs with Tim Rutili, Chris Walla, Mark Linkous, Jason Lytle and others.
Holy Fuck @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM – Critically acclaimed electro out of Toronto. Also at the Troubadour on Thursday.
Jaguar Love / Repeater @ Alex’s Bar ($8)
Crash Test Dummies @ Hotel Café
Fischerspooner / LA Riots @ House of Blues Anaheim
Diana Ross @ Nokia Theatre

Thursday 6/10/10
[Pick of the Night] Fitz and the Tantrums / AB & the Sea / Sonny & the Sunsets @ Spaceland ($10) – Fitz and the Tantrums are doing a Thursday night residency. The real draw tonight (for me anyway) is San Francisco’s (almost) supergroup Sonny & the Sunsets. Kelley Stoltz is in the band! According to their Myspace page, they play “busted beach-pop” but pre-date a lot of these other bands doing the same thing. They’re Pitchfork approved (got an 8.0) and are playing the Pitchfork Music Festival.
[Recommended] The Sadies / The Loons / Sean Wheeler & Zander Schloss @ The Echo ($12) – Veteran rockers. Gary Louris has produced their last two albums.
Holy Fuck / Nice Nice @ Troubadour ($15) Critical darlings.
Chasing Kings / Gamble House / Francisco the Man @ 3 of Clubs (Free)
The Nerdist featuring Craig Ferguson @ Largo
Angie Mattson / The Scarlet Furies / The Coals @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Jesse Malin / Chris Shiflett and the Dead Peasants @ Bootleg ($12) – Shiflett’s in the Foo Fighters.
Amber Rubarth @ Hotel Café
All Leather / Narhwal Party / Rats Eyes / Kill the Capulets @ The Smell ($5)
Scion Metal Show: Yob / Acrassicauda @ The Roxy (Free w/ RSVP)
Wayne “The Train” Hancock @ the Mint ($15)
LA Guns @ Key Club ($18)
Denis Leary @ Club Nokia – Is he still so damned angry?

Friday 6/11/10
[Pick of the Night] Ink-N-Iron Festival: Merle Haggard / Reverend Horton Heat / Wayne the Train Hancock / Mariachi El Bronx @ Queen Mary Events Park ($35 / $70 for all three days)
– I’m not that into ink or iron, but I’m super into Merle Haggard.
[Recommended] Dr. John @ Canyon Club in Agoura Hills ($30) – Old Mac Rebbenack. If you’re watching Treme at all, then you know who this guy is. Coincidentally, I started to really explore New Orleans sounds about a year ago. Dr. John’s one of the most important guys to study. Pick up Gris-Gris for starters. He’ll be at the Grammy museum on Monday the 14th.
[Recommended] Karen Elson @ McCabe’s ($15) – If you miss her at Spaceland on
Wednesday night.
[Recommended] Delorean / Wait.Think.Fast @ The Echo ($10) – Spanish band on the Matador Records offshoot, True Panther. Recent coverboys on XLR8R and Pitchfork darlings. This is about the closest thing to dance music I can listen to.
[Recommended] Helen Stellar / 22-20s / The Pink Noise @ Spaceland ($7) – Back after their recent Monday night residency.
Dirt Dress / Ghostporn / Grand Lake @ Pehrspace – Our buddies at Aquarium Drunkard are big Dirt Dress fans.
Good Old War / Yukon Blonde / Audra Mae @ Troubadour ($12)
The Glitch Mob / Free the Robots / Deru @ The Music Box ($25)
Henry Rollins @ Largo ($15) – First of three nights. I saw him with Rollins band and I’ve seen him do his spoken word thing. Night one of three.
Cranky George @ Bootleg ($10)
Gregory Alan Isakov @ Hotel Café
Wonder Girls / 2PM @ House of Blues Sunset
Deathday Party / Former Ghosts / Blessure Grave / Bestial Mouths @ The Smell ($5)
Iglu & Hartly @ The Roxy ($15)
Exodus @ Key Club ($23)
Cranky George / Sons of August @ Bootleg ($10)
Jesse Malin / Chris Shiflett and the Dead Peasants @ Alex’s Bar ($10)
Basia @ Club Nokia
Jaguar Love / All Leather / Memory / Batwings Catwings @ Thesex ($7) – Night three in town.

Saturday 6/12/10
[Pick of the Night] Tortoise / Dasboton @ Troubadour ($25) – I still have some pretty vivid memories of being blown away by Tortoise back at a mid-90’s show in Lawrence, KS. They’re responsible for a lifelong love of the vibraphone.
[Recommended] The Tartans / Catwalk / Sea Lions / The Avocados @ The Smell ($5) – Yay records night at the Smell. Jangly, twee-ish stuff out of Ventura. Worth a look if you’re not tuned into it yet.
Rose’s Pawn Shop / Old Man Markley @ Spaceland ($8) - Record release show for the local folk/bluegrass/Americana band.
Murs / Nocando @ House of Blues Sunset ($20)
Hot Hot Heat @ One Colorado in Old Town Pasadena (Free) – KCRW show starting at 7:30 PM
MewithoutYou / David Bazan / Rubik @ The Music Box ($17.50)
Mayer Hawthorne & the County @ Getty Museum (Free) – Bonnaroo and the Getty in the same week.
Playboy Jazz Festival: Chick Corea / Sax for Stax / Kurt Elling / Marcus Miller Band / Pete Escovedo Orchestra @ Hollywood Bowl ($20 - $150) – Lease Event
Ink-N-Iron Festival: X / Stiff Little Fingers / Hep Cat / The Bronx / The Aggrolites / The Dreadnoughts / Swingin’ Utters @ Queen Mary Events Park ($35 / $70 for all three days)
Henry Rollins @ Largo (Sold Out) – Night two of three.
Michael Nhat / Big Whup / Moses Campbell @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM
Fitz and the Tantrums @ Detroit Bar ($10) – For folks down in the OC.
Super 70’s Soul Jam: The Stylistics / Chi-Lites / Bloodstone / Ray Goodman & Brown / Harold Melvin’s Bluenotes / New Birth / Friends of Distinction / The Persuaders @ Greek Theatre ($30 - $125)
Greg Laswell / Brian Wright / Yellow Red Sparks / Elevaters @ Hotel Café
The Kris Special / My Flag Is on Fire / Oblio’s Arrow @ Echo Curio
Which One’s Pink? Perform Dark Side of the Moon @ Key Club ($15)
Mode 7 @ the Glass House ($15)
Miyavi @ Club Nokia ($30 - $40)

Sunday 6/13/10
[Pick of the Night] Leslie & the Badgers / Eleni Mandell @ McCabe’s ($10) – Two sweet singing ladies.
Playboy Jazz Festival: George Benson / The Manhattan Transfer / Bobby Hutcherson / Salif Keita / Robert Randolph @ Hollywood Bowl ($20 - $150) – Lease Event
Ink-N-Iron Festival: Mad Sin / Restless / Klingonz @ Queen Mary Events Park ($35 / $70 for all three days)
Beth Hart / Garrison Starr @ Echoplex ($17)
Henry Rollins @ Largo ($15)
Telephone Hat / Nicole Kidman / Carlee Hendrix & the Whole Earth Catalog @ Echo Curio
Drake Bell @ the Roxy ($20)