Live Music Options: 9/12/11 - 9/18/11

The Moondoggies Play the Echo on a Very Busy Wednesday Night

Monday 9/12/11
[Pick of the Night] The Horrors / The Stepkids @ The Glass House ($15)  - If you're willing to drive out to Pomona
Givers / Kopecky Family Band @ Troubadour ($15)
Dan Wilson / Gaby Moreno / Kristeen Young @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP) 
Big Black Delta / Tic Tic Boom / Digital Daggers / Paper Angels @ The Satellite (Free)
Kissing Cousins / Writer / Cool Moms / Wet  & Reckless / Machine Fang @ The Echo (Free)
Big Moves / Maston / United Ghosts / Spero @ Bootleg (Free)
Red Circle Underground @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)

Tuesday 9/13/11
[Pick of the Night] Bob Log III / Mr. Free and the Satellite Freakout / Noah Engh the Kid Fantastic Trio @ The Satellite ($12) - Slide guitar good times
[Recommended] The Horrors / The Stepkids @ Detroit Bar ($16) 
All For the Hall: Zac Brown / Vince Gill / Sheryl Crow @ Club Nokia ($65 - $250) - Benefit for the Country Music Hall of Fame
Nik Freitas / Adeline & the Philistines / Sister Ruby Band / Ben Heywood @ Lot 1 Cafe ($5) 
The Gourds / Eagle Eye Williamson @ The Echo ($14)
We Are Augustines / Kiev @ Bootleg ($10)
Patrick Wolf @ Hollywood Forever ($20)

Wednesday 9/14/11
[Pick of the Week] The Moondoggies / Romany Rye / Post War Quartet @ The Echo ($10) - A very underrated band. If you're into Americana music at all.
[Recommended] Fleet Foxes / The Walkmen @ Greek Theatre ($45 - $51)
[Recommended] The Joy Formidable / Telekinesis / Races @ El Rey ($20) - Good live band.
[Recommended] Cracker performing Kerosene Hat / Camper Van Beethoven performing Key Lime Pie @ The Satellite ($20) - Takes me back to the 90's. 
Peter Hook & the Light perform Joy Division's Closer / El Ten Eleven @ The Music Box ($22)
Horrible Crowes / Annie Stela @ Troubadour ($20) - The Gaslight Anthem's lead singer's side project
The White Buffalo @ Bootleg ($8)
Low End Theory: Free Moral Agents @ Airliner ($10)
Patrick Wolf @ Hollywood Forever ($20)

Thursday 9/15/11
[Pick of the Night] The Horrors / The Stepkids @ El Rey ($22)
[Recommended] Incan Abraham / Mind the Gap @ The Satellite ($8)
Robbers on High Street / Allah-Las / Street and Babe Shadow @ The Roxy ($10) 
PS I Love You / The Balkans @ The Echo ($10)
Robotanists / Baron Von Luxxury / Sleeping Bags @ Bootleg ($8) 
Teddybears / Win Win / Physical Forms / Teams @ Echoplex ($16)
Lex Land @ The Echo ($7) - 7:00 PM show
Boyce Avenue @ The Music Box ($20)
Lady Antebellum @ Troubadour (win from Country 105FM)

Friday 9/16/11
[Pick of the Night] Surfer Blood / Wounded Lion / Dante vs. Zombies / Hands @ Echoplex ($16) - I still like their first record, but I haven't listened to the new stuff yet.
Peter Hook & the Light perform Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures / El Ten Eleven @ The Music Box ($22)
Diplo @ Detroit Bar ($15)  
Polls / Pek Pek / The Now / The Californian @ The Echo ($5)
Eastern Conference Champions / Duniven / Warships @ The Satellite ($10) 
Hypernova / 8MM @ Troubadour ($15) - Iranian rockers
Jason Diaz / Big Dick @ Bootleg ($8)
Lobster Fest: Andy Clockwise / The Fling / White Arrows @ Port O'Call Village in San Pedro ($10)

Saturday 9/17/11
[Pick of the Night] The Roots @ House of Blues Sunset ($45) 
[Recommended] Lobster Fest: Vaud and the Villains / The Taiko Project / He's My Brother She's My Sister / Shadow Shadow Shade / Eastern Conference Champions / Light FM / Deap Valley / Judson McKinney / The Damselles  @ Port O'Call Village in San Pedro ($10)
 Don Henley / Lucinda Williams @ Greek Theatre ($62 - $175)
We Barbarians / ANR / Risers @ The Satellite ($12)  
Tears for Fears @ The Wiltern ($60 - $80)
The Delta Mirror @ Bootleg ($10) 
Kesha @ Gibson Amphitheatre

Sunday 9/18/11
[Pick of the Night] James Blake / Teengirl Fantasy @ El Rey (Sold Out)
[Recommended] Lobster Fest: The Little Ones / Berlin / Lady Dottie and the Diamonds / Dante vs. Zombies / Devon Isenberger @ Port O'Call Village in San Pedro ($10) 
Grand Ole Echo: Gram Jam @ The Echo (Free) - 5:00 PM
Zounds / Resist and Exist / Gestapo Khazi / No Age DJ set @ The Echo ($10)
Jerry Borge @ Bootleg ($8)
Laura Marling / Alessi's Ark @ Hollywood Forever (Sold Out) 

Concert Announcements

Bon Iver Comes to the Shrine In September (why no Greek?)



Shrine Auditorium

9/19/11: Bon Iver (Friday at 10 AM)

The Satellite [all on sale at Ticketfly]

7/21/11: Yourself and the Air

7/22/11: Big Talk (drummer from the Killers)

7/29/11: The Features

8/6/11: Radars to the Sky

8/14/11: Califone  

8/17/11: Mia Doi Todd / Holcombe Waller / Haley Bonar

10/7/11: Viva Voce / The Parson Red Heads

Echoplex

10/24/11: Gold Panda (Thursday at 10 AM)

The Echo

8/26/11: John Vanderslice (now)

9/14/11: Moondoggies / The Romany Rye (now)

9/29/11: Braids / Pepper Rabbit (now)

10/7/11: Cymbals Eat Guitars (Thursday at 10 AM)

Largo

7/27/11: Bob Mould (reading and music)

Greek Theatre

9/9/11: Thievery Corporation / Fitz & the Tantrums (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = 80YEARS; Saturday at 10 AM)

9/14/11: Fleet Foxes / The Walkmen (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = 80YEARS; Saturday at 10 AM)

Bootleg

7/31/11: Bear Hands (now)

8/6/11: High Places (now)

Verizon Wireless

9/8/11: Kings of Leon / Band of Horses (Saturday at 10 AM)

9/24/11: Epicenter 2011 – Limp Bizkit / Staind / Five Finger Death Punch / Buckcherry / Papa Roach / P.O.D. / Puddle of Mudd and even more bands I don’t care to see (Saturday at 10 AM)

Gibson Amphitheatre

8/10/11: Jill Scott / Anthony Hamilton (Friday at 10 AM)

9/25/11: Marc Anthony (Friday at 1 PM)

11/5/11: Bill Maher (Saturday at 10 AM)

Hollywood Palladium

9/30/11: Andres Calamaro (Friday at 10 AM)

10/1/11: Erasure (Friday at 10 AM)

The Music Box

9/18/11 – 9/19/11: James Blake (now)

El Rey

8/25/11: 100 Monkeys / The Kissing Club / Bleeding Horse Express (Saturday at 10 AM)

8/26/11: Bilal (Friday at 10 AM)

9/23/11: Dark Star Orchestra (Friday at 10 AM)

Club Nokia

9/10/11: Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers / Jackie Greene (Friday at 10 AM)

Orpheum Theatre

11/3/11: City and Colour (Friday at 10 AM)

Fox Theater Pomona

11/4/11: City and Colour (Friday at 10 AM)

Troubadour

8/6/11: Cypress Hill (Saturday at 10 AM)

8/12/11: Bob Schneider (Thursday at 1 PM)

8/25/11: Company of Thieves (Thursday at 1 PM)

8/26/11: That Dog (Friday at 1PM)

9/21/11: Twin Shadow (Thursday at 1PM)

Live Music Options: 11/22/10 - 11/28/10

For a holiday week, not too bad...

Monday 11/22/10

[Pick of the Night] Dirt Dress / Them Hills / Zig Zags / Wonder Wheel @ Spaceland / Satellite (Free) – Dirt Dress are doing the Monday night residency at Spaceland in November. Their music has a sort of lo-fi, early Velvet Underground vibe.

Black Apples / Exploding Flowers / Young Hunting / Dream Tapes (Free) – Black Apples are doing the Monday night residency this month at the Echo.

Chasing Kings / All Wrong and the Plans Change / The Smiles / John Isaac Watters / Satellite Sky @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – Chasing Kings is doing the Monday night residency at the Silverlake Lounge this month.

It’s A School Night: Naked and Famous / Hands @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP)

Dar Williams @ Hotel Café

My Chemical Romance @ House of Blues Sunset (Sold Out)

GWAR / The Casualties @ The Glass House ($23.50)

Phil Alvin @ Redwood

Stewart Copeland @ The Grammy Museum ($20)

Tig’s for the Giving @ Largo ($20)

Halloween Swim Team / Dreamgoatz / Religious Girls / The Lingonberries @ Pehrspace

Physical Forms @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM

Tuesday 11/23/10

[Pick of the Night] Unsane / 400 Blows / 16 / AD @ Spaceland / Satellite ($10) – For those about to rock…400 Blows is a great live band. Unsane brings back some early 90’s memories.
[Recommended] The Californian / The Sweet Hurt / Obi Best @ LaBrie's in Glendale (Free) - Good lineup tonight

RRIICCEE featuring Vincent Gallo @ El Rey ($20)

Midnight Juggernauts / Naked and Famous / Dimaond Rings / Doorly @ Echoplex ($10) – The first night of DJ Franki Chan’s new Check Yo Ponytail night at the Echoplex with party photographers, video projections, DJs, Scion sponsorship and all the other accoutrements

Belleruche / Pollyn @ Bootleg ($10)

Kitten / Dizzy Stilettos / Ingenue @ The Echo ($8)  

Rajas / Sing Orpheus / William and William Inc @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Infectious Groove @ House of Blues Sunset ($20)

Barrio Tiger / Symbol Six / Action 45 @ Redwood

Diamond Rings @ Origami (Free)

Wednesday 11/24/10

[Pick of the Night] Black Mountain / Black Angels @ El Rey (Sold Out) – Good retro, psych double bill.

[Recommended] Talib Kweli @ The Roxy (Free show w/ donation of blanket, scarf, gloves, etc) – Great rapper

Matt Costa / Everest @ House of Blues Anaheim ($29)

Low End Theory: Take / Austin Peralta / Strangeloop @ Airliner ($10)

Phathom / Allura @ Troubadour ($12)

Fantasia / Eric Benet / Kandi @ Club Nokia

Mr. Gnome / Cue the Moon / The Red Red River / Dona Nicha @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

DJ Quik @ Grove of Anaheim ($35)

Attack Attack! @ House of Blues Sunset

Lonesome Shack @ Redwood

The Red River @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM

Thursday 11/25/10

Happy Thanksgiving

Friday 11/26/10

[Pick of the Night] Dawes / The Moondoggies / The Romany Rye @ El Rey ($19) – Good lineup. The Moondoggies are a totally underrated band.

[Recommended] Incan Abraham / Fatty Dearest / Shadow Shadow Shade @ Redwood

[Recommended] Weezer / Best Coast @ Gibson Amphitheatre (Sold Out) – Performing Weezer (the Blue Album) in its entirety – great record at the time.

The Bixby Knolls / Slang Chickens / Tricky Sizzler @ Spaceland / Satellite ($8 or $5 w/ donation to LA Mission)

The Queers / Kepi Ghoulie / The Riptides / The Perverts @ Troubadour ($14)

Bonobo / Tokimonsta @ The Music Box ($22.50)

Attack Attack! / Emmure / Pierce the Veil @ Fox Theater Pomona ($20)

Yo Gabba Gabba / Biz Markie @ Nokia Theatre ($35 - $60)

Pretty Lights @ The Wiltern ($30 - $35)

Gestapo Khazi / Tijuana Panthers / FIDLAR / The Hindu Pirates @ The Smell ($5)

DJ Quik @ Key Club ($35)

The Fab Four @ Grove of Anaheim ($30 - $35)

Soulfly @ House of Blues Sunset

Birds & Batteries @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM

Saturday 11/27/10

[Pick of the Week] Weezer / Best Coast @ Gibson Amphitheatre (Sold Out) – Perfomring Pinkerton (their best album) in its entirety

Lucero / Drag the River @ Troubadour ($18) – Lucero always puts on a good show.

Yo Gabba Gabba / Biz Markie @ Nokia Theatre ($35 - $60) – Three shows

Dimmu Borgir / Enslaved / Blood Red Throne / Dawn of Ashes @ Fox Theater in Pomona ($23) – Black Metal

OK Go / A Fine Frenzy / Summer Darling @ Club Nokia ($25)

Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe / Breakestra / Super Duper @ El Rey ($22)

The Flower Machine / Jack Fris Radio Choir / Small Star @ Spaceland / Satellite ($5)

Joe Gil @ Hotel Café

Atreyu @ House of Blues Sunset

Darkest Hour @ Glass House ($17)

Doghouse Lords / Sassafrass / Brainspoon / Lightnin Woodcock @ Redwood

Fiction Company @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM

La Femme / Coppertone @ Show Cave

Sunday 11/28/10

[Pick of the Night] International Tennis Champions / Paulie Pesh / Farspeaker @ Bootleg ($8)

Neil Hamburger @ Spaceland ($8)

BK Special featuring Bobby Kimmel @ McCabe’s ($15)

Blue Shadows / RumbleKing @ Redwood

Live Music Options: 6/28/10 - 7/4/10

Tame Impala Play the Echo and Silverlake Lounge This Week

A few updates since I originally posted this last week...

Monday 6/28/10
[Pick of the Week] Rainbow Arabia / Gary Wilson & the Blind Dates / Tame Impala / Weave! @ The Echo (Free) - Rainbow Arabia saved the best for last. Tame Impala's one of the biggest buzz bands right now (good psychedelic music from Australia). Gary Wilson was name checked in Beck's biggest hit, "Like my man Gary Wilson." And it's free.

[Recommended] Line and Circle / The Minor Canon / HT Heartache / Wet & Reckless @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) - Another very solid night of free music. The Minor Canon's one of my favorite local bands. Wet & Reckless is the relatively new band featuring Jess from the Movies.

We Barbarians / Rumspringa / Kissing Cousins / Stone Darling @ Spaceland (Free)
Concrete Blond / Flametal / Shok @ The Music Box ($30)
One Eskimo / Lady Danville @ Largo ($25)
Buzz or Howl / Daryl Shaun @ Echo Curio
Steel Panther @ Key Club ($20)
Phil Alvin Trio / Pookey Lafarge / Frank Fairfield @ Redwood
Cold Mold / Vulture / Fuckass / Treasure Mammal / Jamuel Saxton @ Pehrspace ($5)
Diego Garcia of Elefant @ Viper Room ($12)

Tuesday 6/29/10
[Pick of the Night] The Parson Red Heads / Wheelhouse / Ghost Kings / Goldenboy @ Spaceland ($7) - I haven't had a chance to see The Parson Red Heads doing any of their new music yet, and that needs to be rectified. Wheelhouse is the new band from Brian Whelan (bass player in the Broken West).

[Recommended] Tame Impala / White Arrows @ Silverlake Lounge (early show = $10; late show = sold out) – Early show at 7:00 PM with Bowery Beasts and late show at 10:30 with White Arrows; I'm very interested in seeing Tame Impala.
Blitzen Trapper / The Moondoggies @ El Rey ($18) - I'm a big fan of the Moondoggies first record, but they're always touring as support. I need to see these guys...
Johnny O’Donnell’s Pratfall Effect / Mack Winston & the Reflections / Dante vs. Zombies @ The Echo ($7)

The Gracious Few / Royal Bliss @ Troubadour ($25) – If you liked Live and Candlebox, then this show is for you.
Taking Back Sunday @ the Wiltern ($26)
Million Kids / The Gears / Sylvia Juncosa / Comprehend @ Redwood
The Submarines @ Detroit Bar ($10)
Jesse Cook @ Club Nokia ($22 - $42)
Sam Bradley @ Hotel Café ($10)
Glacier Hiking / The Daylights @ The Roxy ($10)
Saint Vitus / Crowned By Fire / Stone Axe @ Viper Room ($20)

Wednesday 6/30/10

[Pick of the Night] Dr. Dog @ Hotel Cafe (Sold Out) - This was another late addition to the calendar. Get there early, it's a 7:00 PM show.
[Recommended] Damien Jurado / Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground / Tenlons Fort Shelter Fund @ Spaceland ($12) - Damien Jurado's a very talented singer-songwriter.

Low End Theory: Vapor Mache @ Airliner ($10)
Hot Hot Heat / Voxhaul Broadcast / The Union Line @ Bootleg ($12)
Asura / Shlohmo @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM
Oona / Bullet and Snowfox / Big Moves @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Shake / Shout & Soul @ Redwood
Skeetox @ The Roxy ($20)
John Lefler @ Hotel Café

Thursday 7/1/10
[Pick of the Night] Sloan @ House of Blues Sunset ($30) - The ticket price is a bit steep, but if you can swing it...

[Recommended] Dum Dum Girls / Crocodiles / Dunes / Soft Healer @ The Echo ($12) - All you C-86 fanatics should give them a listen.

[Recommended] Devo @ Hollywood Park ($8 before 9:00 PM, $15 after) - Hang with the horsie set and then watch Devo at 10:30 PM.
Pinback Presents: The Rob & Zach Show @ Detroit Bar ($15) - Pinback's never been the most dynamic live act, but I'm fond of their albums.

Year Long Disaster / Solare / Waxy @ Spaceland ($8) - Dave Davies' son keeps laying down the heavy tunes.
See Spot / The Bohunks / The Debonaires @ Troubadour ($12)
The Foreign Resort / Tigers Can Bite You / Dreamtiger / Space Waves @ Silverlake Lounge ($8) - The Cure meets Sonic Youth outta Denmark?

Saint Motel / Kitten @ Hammer Museum (Free)
Gary Jules @ Hotel Café ($10)
Batwings Catwings @ Echo Curio
Tiny Little / Ostrich Eyes / Disciple of Saturn / Plasma Center @ The Smell ($5)
The Preservation @ Redwood

Friday 7/2/10

[Pick of the Night] - Le Switch / The World Record / Les Blanks @ The Grandstar at 943 N. Broadway ($5) - Three great local bands.
[Recommended] Dam-Funk / Master Blazter / Peanut Butter Wolf / MC Eiht @ Troubadour ($15) - Stones Throw

Jane's Addiction @ the Roxy (Ticket Info TBA)

Rademacher / Fields @ Casey's Pub (Free)

Fishbone @ Hollywood Park ($8 before 9:00 PM, $15 after) - Hang with the horsie set and then watch Fishbone at 10:30 PM.

Mates of State / Free Energy / Nick Thune @ The Echo ($15) - I saw Free Energy at the Echo not too long ago and wasn't crazy about them, but everybody seems to think I was wrong?
Wallpaper @ Spaceland ($8)
July 4th Fireworks Spectacular with Vince Gill @ Hollywood Bowl ($12 - $156)
CocoRosie / Cibelle @ Orpheum Theatre ($28)
The Entrance Band / The Growlers / Voices Voices @ The Smell ($12)
The Guilty Hearts / The Slighted @ Redwood
Jordin Sparks @ Grove of Anaheim ($15 - $25)
Cinder Cone @ Vacation Vinyl (Free) – 7:00 PM
The Foreign Resort @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM

Saturday 7/3/10
Hootenanny: Chuck Berry / Jerry Lee Lewis / Nick 13 from Tiger Army / Old 97’s / Shooter Jennings @ Oak Canyon Ranch ($42 - $105) - Who wouldn't want to see Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis?

[Recommended] KXLU Summer Party: Pizza! / Moses Campbell / Rare Grooves / Voice on Tape / Ostrich Eyes / Heller Keller / Protect Me / Nouns / Sober Two Year Olds / Forts / Moriel Berger @ Pehrspace - Intriguing lineup.

[Recommended] Baths / Daedelus / El Ten Eleven / Matthewdavid @ Troubadour ($12) - Anticon
Mates of State / Free Energy / Nick Thune @ The Echo ($15) - Night two.
Dum Dum Girls / Crocodiles @ Detroit Bar ($10) - If you missed them at the Echo on Thursday.

Dead Man's Bones @ Eagle Rock Center for the Arts ($25)

Stevenson Ranch Davidians @ Casey's Pub
Love Revisited / Hot As Balls / Quincy Blaque Trio @ Spaceland ($12) – Love Revisited is Johnny Echols with some of the same Baby Lemonade guys who backed up Arthur Lee in his later days. I saw Echols not that long after Lee died.
July 4th Fireworks Spectacular with Vince Gill @ Hollywood Bowl ($12 - $156)
Blectum from Blechdom / Captain Ahab / Foot Village / E&E @ The Smell ($5)
Roxy Jones @ Echo Curio – Afternoon show
Mammoth Life / Cave Country / Tommy Santee Klaws @ Echo Curio
MOTO / Midnight Creeps / Spurts @ Redwood
The Janks @ Hotel Café

Sunday 7/4/10
[Pick of the Night] July 4th Fireworks Spectacular with Vince Gill @ Hollywood Bowl ($12 - $156) - I've spent a couple of 4th of Julys at the Bowl seeing the fireworks.

[Recommended] Magic Bullets / The Tartans @ The Echo ($5) - For the indie fans looking for something to do. Watch out for all the neighborhood fireworks that night.
Las Sangronas Y El Cabron / Stella Pace / Sin Remedio / Desmadre En Krisis / Social Concern / Angustia @ The Smell ($5)

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

Recently Announced Live Shows

Harlem (recently signed to Matador) Play Spaceland on February 20th

Echo
Mondays in February: Useless Keys
1/16/10: A.A. Bondy (now at Ticketweb)
1/17/10: The Yummy Fur (now)
1/21/10: Music Go Music (now)
1/30/10: Bowerbirds (now)
2/16/10: Magic Kids / Pearl Harbour (now)
3/12/10: The Cave Singers / The Dutchess and the Duke / The Moondoggies (now)
3/24/10: Cymbals Eat Guitars / Bear in Heaven MP3: Bag of Bags (now)
Echoplex
2/11/10: Eydea & Abilities featuring Dosh (now at Ticketweb)
3/11/10: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (now)
3/19/10: High Places (now)
4/22/10: Japandroids (now)
5/7/10: King Sunny Ade (now)

Spaceland
Mondays in February: Princeton
2/19/10: Ancestors / Black Math Horseman (now at Ticketweb)
2/20/10: Harlem (now) MP3: Friendly Ghost
2/27/10: Scout Niblett (now)
3/5/10 – 3/6/10: The Clientele / The Wooden Birds (now) MP3: I Wonder Who We Are
3/9/10: Laura Veirs / Old Believers / Cataldo (now)
3/12/10: Quasi (now) MP3: Repulsion
3/16/10: Efterklang (now)

Troubadour
2/11/10: The Thermals MP3: Now We Can See / Thao and the Get Down Stay Down (now)
2/20/10: Brendan Benson (TBD)
3/3/10: El Perro Del Mar / Taken By Trees (now)
3/27/10: Ted Leo (TBD)
5/25/10: Nada Surf (TBD)

Bootleg
1/17/10: Castanets (now at In Ticketing)
1/23/10: Mindy Smith (now)
2/2/10: Nervous Wreckords (now)
2/12/10: Chicago Underground Duo / Pit Er Pat (now)
3/10/10: Delta Spirit (now)

Silverlake Lounge
Mondays in February: Gamble House

El Rey Theatre
1/22/10: Lalah Hathaway (on sale now)
2/12/10: Christian Death (now)
3/20/10 – 3/21/10: Gomez (Saturday at 10 AM)
3/26/10: Copland (now)

Club Nokia
2/27/10: Goodie Mob (presale now, password = STILLSTANDING; Friday at 10 AM)
4/10/10: Mint Condition (now)
4/9/10: Owl City / Lights / Paper Route (presale now, password = SNEAKY; Friday at 10 AM)

Fox Theatre Pomona
4/7/10: Owl City / Lights / Paper Route (presale now, password = SNEAKY; Friday at 10 AM)
4/14/10: Vampire Weekend (presale now, password = CONTRA; Friday at 10 AM)

Largo
1/12/10: Beth Orton (call club)

3/23/10: Acid Mothers Temple (now)
3/24/10: Garotas Suecas (now)
4/13/10: Retribution Gospel Choir

Glass House Pomona
2/25/10: The Soundtrack of Our Lives (now)

Ticket Giveaway: Deer Tick and the Moondoggies

Deer Tick (photo credit: Kendall Pavan)

Still looking for something to do on the 4th of July? I've got some tickets to give away for the Deer Tick show at Spaceland. In case you missed it, Brian Williams of NBC News recently interviewed the guys for his blog.

Opening the show will be Dawes and a band that put out one of my favorite records last year, The Moondoggies.

To win these tickets email me [dukeufo at gmail] with your favorite 4th of July tradition. The contest closes Friday at Noon. Please include your full name and put "Deer Moon" in the subject line.

MP3: The Moondoggies "Changing"

Sinking Radio: The Moondoggies - Ain't No Lord

This is my weekly reminder to tune in to Sinking Radio this Friday on Little Radio from Noon to 2:00 PM. Sylvia, Todd and Matt's guest this week will be comedian Horatio Sanz. You probably remember Horatio from such shows as Saturday Night Live and one of my favorite comedies in the past couple of years, Step Brothers.

Each week on the show, they feature an official You Set the Scene pick. Most of the time, I pick a classic older song, or just something weird that means something to me. My pick for this week's show is neither. It's by a relatively new band out of Seattle called The Moondoggies. These guys recently put out their debut record on Sub Pop offshoot, Hardly Art and I've just begun to digest it.

They switch it up between strummy, acoustic songs to Southern boogie, ass shaking, Rhodes-driven tunes. They don't seem to have gotten much press outside of Seattle yet, but there's some really promising tracks for a young band. I like that they list Townes Van Zandt, Leon Russell and International Submarine Band as influences. If you're inclined to that sort of thing, check them out. No local dates scheduled at this time.

And tune in to Little Radio tomorrow to hear it.

MP3: Changing