Weekend Live Music Picks

Band: Tinariwen
Who Should Go: People with adventurous tastes, world music fans, KCRW subscribers
When: Saturday October 29, 2011
Where: Luckman Fine Arts Complex
Cost: $25 - $45 (buy HERE)

Saturday's Other Noteworthy Options:

Male Bonding @ The Satellite (watch - Sub Pop band)

Tom Petty @ Plaza del Sol in Northridge (Sold Out)

Hard Haunted Mansion @ Shrine Auditorium ($75)

Sunday's Noteworthy Options:
Thee Oh Sees / The Soft Pack @ Ukrainian Cultural Center ($14)
Tom Petty @ Plaza del Sol in Northridge (Sold Out)
The Damned @ House of Blues Sunset

Live Music Options: 7/11/11 - 7/17/11

Seun Kuti Plays a Free Show on Friday

Sorry my post from last week didn't make it. I was on vacation and scheduled a post, but blogger crapped out on me. 

There are no excuses this week - great free shows almost every night. Crystal Antlers, The Soft Pack, Seun Kuti, Old Californio...

Monday 7/11/11

[Pick of the Night] Crystal Antlers / Cold Showers / Clorox Girls / Pangea @ The Echo (Free) – Crystal Antlers is an intense live band.

[Recommended] Races / Polls / So Many Wizards / Jordache @ Bootleg (Free) – Races recently signed to Frenchkiss Records. They’re a pretty good live band.

[Recommended] Frank Fairfield / Merchants of Moonshine @ Redwood

Andy Clockwise / Jerks / Lemon Sun / The Hundred Days @ The Satellite (Free)

Thao & Mirah / Jamie Drake @ Hotel Café

LA Font / Queen Kwong / Ross Sea Party / Ravens & Chimes @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)

Gardens & Villa @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM

Vanessa Carlton / Kye Kye / Electric Guest @ Bardot (Free)

Chuck Dukowski Sextet @ The Viper Room ($5)

Tuesday 7/12/11

[Pick of the Night] Melvins Lite featuring Trevor Dunn @ Detroit Bar ($15) – Buzz and Dale

Heidecker & Wood / Nik Freitas / Miracle Parade @ The Satellite ($8) – Tim Heidecker from Tim & Eric Awesome Show in Adult Swim.  

Omar Souleyman / Moon Pearl @ The Echo ($12) – Syrian musician

Dudamel and Lang Lang @ Hollywood Bowl ($2 - $140)

Limp Wrist / Big Freedia / Yadokai / Rough Kids @ Echoplex ($8)

Megan Bonnell / Common Crook @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Streetlight Manifesto / Reel Big Fish @ Grove of Anaheim

Wednesday 7/13/11

[Pick of the Night] Tinariwen @ Troubadour ($30) – Saharan blues

Rumspringa / KAV / Repeater / The Neighbourhood @ The Satellite ($8)

Correatown @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM

Chris Botti / Bobby McFerrin with Yellowjackets @ Hollywood Bowl ($2 - $141)

Buyepongo @ Echoplex (Free before 10 PM)

Stanton Moore featuring Robert Walter and Karl Denson @ The Mint ($20)

Low End Theory: Kingdom @ Airliner ($10)

Widespread Panic @ The Wiltern ($52 - $63)

A Silent Film / Army Navy / Boris Smile @ Bootleg ($10)

Caracol / Dede / Penelope Fortier / Naama Kates Trio @ Silverlake Lounge ($14)

Protect Me / Psychic Feline / Cat 500 @ The Smell

John Maus / Puro Instinct / Geneva Jacuzzi @ Detroit Bar ($15)

Thursday 7/14/11

[Pick of the Night] The Soft Pack / Hanni El Khatib @ Hammer Museum (Free) – Great lineup and free….

Sean Smith (Citay) / Jack Littman / The Killbirds @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

The Bangles / Caracol @ Santa Monica Pier (Free) – That first Bangles’ record is well worth picking it up. You can usually find it in the dollar bins.

The Delta Mirror / The Shimmies / Physical Forms / Cardboard Lamb @ The Satellite ($8)

The Californian @ Pershing Square (Free) – 7:00 PM show

Rademacher / Radars to the Sky / Auditorium / Hosannas @ Bootleg ($10)

Dudamel and Lang Lang @ Hollywood Bowl ($2 - $140)

Colbie Caillat @ Troubadour (Sold Out)

Streetlight Manifesto / Reel Big Fish @ Club Nokia ($25)

Generationals / Gardens & Villa / Cassettes Won’t Listen @ The Echo

Sarah Silverman @ Largo ($25)

Widespread Panic @ The Wiltern ($52 - $63)

HR of Bad Brains @ Detroit Bar ($12)

Friday 7/15/11

[Pick of the Week] Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 @ California Plaza (Free) – For free? Are you kidding?

[Recommended] King Khan & the Gris Gris / The Gris Gris @ The Echo ($14) – Retro-y goodness.

The Blow / He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister @ Troubadour ($14)

John Maus / Puro Instinct / Geneva Jacuzzi @ The Echoplex ($10)

Vicky Cryer / Sabrosa Purr / The Janks / DJs Brian and Nikki from Silversun Pickups  @ The Satellite ($12) – This is Vicky Cryer’s first show. It’s the new band from Jason Hill of Louis XIV.

Devendra Banhart @ 55 Degree Wine ($35)

Reverend Horton Heat / Swingin’ Utters / Omar and the Stringpoppers @ El Rey ($25)

Big Search / Allah Las / Mini Mansions / Pollyn / Hands / Abe Vigoda / HoneyHoney / Kitten @ LA Zoo ($17)

Sarah McLachlan @ Hollywood Bowl ($16 - $168)

Boyz II Men @ Club Nokia ($20 - $50)

American Idol Live @ Nokia Theatre ($45 - $65) – The Top 11 from last year.

NOW / Kevin Greenspon / Ancient Crux / Tes Elations @ The Smell ($5)

Fur Dixon & Steve Werner @ McCabe’s ($15)

Saturday 7/16/11

[Pick of the Night] The Monkees @ Greek Theatre ($20 - $75) – Featuring Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz & Peter Tork. Mike Nesmith was the best musician of the band, but it should still be a fun show.

Ximena Sarinana / Christian Chavez @ Echoplex ($12)

White Lights / Maniac / Hot TV @ Bootleg ($8)

JD Souther @ McCabe’s (Sold Out)

OSLO / Normandie / Violet Isle @ The Satellite ($10)

Paul F. Tompkins Show @ Largo ($25)

LA Cubafest: Willy Chirino / Albita / Hansel y Raul / Rey Ruiz @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($40 - $123)

Sarah McLachlan @ Hollywood Bowl ($16 - $168)

AV Club / The Flytraps / Tinylittle / So Many Wizards @ The Smell ($5)

Manhattan Murder Mystery / Pregnant / Gothic Cholo / Ritual Waste / Magick Orchids @ Pehrspace

We Are the World @ Space 1520

Sunday 7/17/11

[Pick of the Night] Grand Ole Echo: Brett Detar / Sweet Chariot / Old Californio @ The Echo (Free) – 5:00 PM; strong country rock bill. 

Heroes & Heroines / Soda Jerks / Putnam Hall / Moxy Phinx @ The Satellite ($5)

Puccini’s Turandot @ Hollywood Bowl

Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra @ Club Nokia ($28 - $45)

Nervous Gender / Human Toys / Violet Tremors @ The Echo ($8)  

JD Souther @ McCabe’s ($26.50)

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: 12/6/10 - 12/12/10

Warpaint Play Two Sold Out Shows at the Troubadour (photo: Lauren Dukoff)

Where did the year go? Solid week of shows and lots of holiday celebrations...

Monday 12/6/10

[Pick of the Night] The Greenhornes / Hacienda @ Troubadour ($15) – I always liked the Greenhornes, but haven’t heard the new record. This is their first full length in eight years. Maybe Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler got too used to touring in style with the Raconteurs?

[Recommended] Grouplove / The 88 @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP) – The Monday nights at Bardot have been pulling in a lot of the up and comers.

[Recommended] Sweaters / Big Search / Bowery Beasts / Whispering Pines @ The Satellite [f/k/a Spaceland] (Free) – Sweaters are doing the Monday night residency in December.

IO Echo / Haim / White Arrows @ The Echo (Free) – Iamsound is curing the Monday night residency at the Echo this month. The poster promises “Special Guests.”

The Chances / Kissing Cousins / Summer Twins / Strelka @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – The Chances are doing the Monday night residency (and this is their first show I believe). The band features Michael Runion from the Elected.

The Rescues @ Hotel Café

Tuesday 12/7/10

[Pick of the Night] Rob Crow (Pinback) / Kenseth Thibadeau (Three Mile Pilot) / Parents @ The Satellite [f/k/a Spaceland] ($10) – I haven’t followed everything Rob Crow has done, but I have followed him in Pinback, Three Mile Pilot, Goblin Cock, Ladies and solo.

[Recommended] Jonathan Richman / Gail Davies @ Troubadour ($20) – That first record is a classic.

[Recommended] Gangi / The Delta Mirror / White Sea / Tape Deck Mountain @ Bootleg ($8) – Good linup.

Neil Sedaka @ Walt Disney Concert Hall ($46 - $116)

Passion Pit / Mister Heavenly / We Barbarians / Pepper Rabbit @ Hollywood Palladium ($46) – People seem really excited that Michael Cera’s playing with Mister Heavenly.

Peter Asher @ Grammy Museum (Sold Out) – This guy has done it all in the biz – musician, actor, record producer, artist manager, club owner, scenester, 

Kitten / Red Cortez / The Sea of Cortez @ The Echo ($8) – Y’all like ogling young girls? Shame on you. Apparently this girl’s 15.

Big Freedia / Pipes / Tawnay  Troof / Rusty Lazer @ Echoplex ($10) – Y’all like N’Orleans Sissy bounce?

Maniac / Casey Neill / Oh Darling @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Eastern Conference Champions / Beautiful Small Machines / Housewife / Graffiti 6 @ Hotel Café

Black Beverly Heels / The Hi-Z’s / Inazuma @ Redwood

Reckless Kelly @ The Mint ($18)

The Lonely Wild @ LaBrie’s

Wednesday 12/8/10

[Pick of the Night] Jonathan Richman / Gail Davies @ Troubadour ($20) – The first record’s a classic and the next couple are pretty damn good too.

[Recommended] Delta Spirit / Darker My Love / The Fling @ The Music Box ($23) – A couple of strong live acts.

[Recommended] Smokey Hormel & Friends / The Dime Bags @ The Redwood – Smokey Hormel was in my favorite version of Beck’s touring band. This is his Western swing band.

Millionyoung / Teen Daze / The Great Mundane @ The Satellite [f/k/a Spaceland] ($10) – Some good buzz for these Chillwave bros outta Florida (Millionyoung) and Vancouver (Teen Daze). Teen Daze’s remix of Local Natives got a lot of circulation.

Natalie Cole @ Walt Disney Concert Hall ($46 - $91)

Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band / The Globes @ The Echo ($10) – From the Dead Oceans label.

Topher Mohr / Harlan @ Bootleg ($8)

Western States Motel / Maren Parusel / Pacific Hurt / Ivan and Alyosha / Kazai Rex @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Lucy Woodward / So & So / Andy Davis @ Hotel Café

Kitten @ Sainte Rocke in Hermosa

Clint Black @ Grove of Anaheim ($55 - $65)

Low End Theory: Omid / Devonwho / Yuk @ Airliner ($10)

Brad @ The Roxy ($21)

Thursday 12/9/10

[Pick of the Night] Happy Hollows / Epic Ruins / Computer Jay @ The Satellite [f/k/a Spaceland] ($10) – Always a lot of energy at a Happy Hollows’ show. If you want to see

[Recommended] Le Switch / The Lonely Wild / Paul Chesne Band @ Redwood

[Recommended] Hanni El Khatib / Vanaprasta / Rumspringa / Hot Panda @ The Echo ($7) – Another good local lineup. Check out what Jeff Weiss wrote about them at the LA Times.

[Recommended] Jonathan Richman @ Detroit Bar ($15)

Curren$y / Nipsey Hussle / Dom Kennedy @ El Rey ($25) – For the hip-hop fans.

Blind Guardian / Holy Grail / Seven Kingdoms @ The Music Box ($33) – Do you like German metal?

Bedouin Soundclash / Moneybrother @ Troubadour ($15)

Bleu / Taylor Locke & the Roughs @ Hotel Café

Aimee Mann’s Christmas Show @ Largo (Sold Out) – Special guests include: Michael Penn, Patton Oswalt, Paul F. Tompkins, Ben Gibbard, Zooey Deschanel, Rich Zimmer

Henry Rollins Rare Cuts and Conversation @ Echoplex ($45)

The Janks / The Shivers @ Bootleg ($10)

The Damn Sons / Wiley Crow / Paige Stark / Volapike @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Honor Society @ The Roxy ($21)

The Bad Plus @ The Mint ($30)

Friday 12/10/10

[Pick of the Night] Warpaint / Aska / Dr. Dreidel @ Troubadour (Sold Out) – The Warpaint record’s pretty chilled out, but I like it.

[Recommended] White Arrows / Superhumanoids / Gliss / Modern Time Machines / Twilight Sleep / Vanaprasta / Stone Darling / Future Ghost / Light FM / Holloys / The Franks / Hands @ The Glass House ($12) – They’re calling this Silverlake in Pomona, shouldn’t that be Silver Lake in Pomona?

Deadbolt / Speedbuggy / Groovy Rednecks @ The Satellite [f/k/a Spaceland] ($10) – For you goth, roots, garage, rockabilly fans.

The Dandy Warhols / Blue Giant @ Club Nokia ($28)

The Bird and the Bee @ The Skybar (Free w/ RSVP)

Kina Grannis / Imaginary Friend @ El Rey ($17)

Mike Doughty @ Bootleg ($22)

Andrea Bocelli @ Staples Center ($75 - $375)

NEEDTOBREATHE / The Daylights @ The Music Box ($25)

Aimee Mann’s Christmas Show @ Largo (Sold Out) – Special guests include: Michael Penn, Patton Oswalt, Paul F. Tompkins, Ben Gibbard, Zooey Deschanel, Rich Zimmer

Anais Mitchell & The Hadestown Orchestra / NEeMA @ McCabe’s ($16) – Featuring Thao Nguyen, Sean Hayes, John Elliott

Above & Beyond @ Hollywood Palladium ($69)

MNDR / Tearist / Bodega Girls @ The Echo ($10)

ParallaxScroll / Protect Me / Crazy Band @ The Smell ($5)

Truly Lover Trio / Mars Attacks @ Redwood

Daniel Hart / Flesh, the Racist Crayon / Hi Ho Silver Oh / Kitchen Hips @ Pehrspace

Camp Freddy @ The Roxy ($26.50)

The Bad Plus @ The Mint ($30)

Wildildlife @ Vacation (Free) – 7:00 PM

Ivan and Alyosha / Holly Conlan / The Lonely Wild @ Central Social Aid and Pleasure Club ($10)

Saturday 12/11/10

[Pick of the Night] No Age / Soft Pack / Off! / Big Freedia / Dangers / Crystal Antlers / Tijuana Panthers / La Sera / Lovely Bad Things @ The Glass House and Alladin Jr. ($12) – Good linup out in Pomona. Soft Pack put out one of my favorite records of the year.

[Recommended] The Deadly Syndrome / Polls / The Pity Party / Signals / Rabbits Rabbits Rabbits @ Echoplex ($15) – The Deadly Syndrome’s annual holiday sweater festival.

[Recommended] Madlib / J-Rocc / Flying Lotus / Blank Blue / Mia Doi Todd / DJ Nobody @ The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever ($35)

[Recommended] Big Business / Totimoshi / Hot Fog @ The Satellite [f/k/a Spaceland] ($10) - Heaviness

Peter Hook Presents Unknown Pleasures @ The Music Box ($22) – Show has a 10:00 PM curfew, starts at 7:00 PM; Do you like Joy Division?

KROQ Christmas Show: The Smashing Pumpkins / Socal Distortion / My Chemical Romance / Bad Religion / Jimmy Eat World / Cake / A Day to Remember / The Dirty Heads / Anberlin / Switchfoot @ Gibson Amphitheatre (Sold Out) – I haven’t seen any of these bands in 15 years. I’m old.

People Under the Stairs @ El Rey ($19)

The Fuxedos / Elephant Parallax @ Bootleg ($10)  

The Black Crowes @ Hollywood Palladium ($63)

Rockdrive 2010: Aqualung / Cary Brothers / John West / Angel Taylor / Rocco Deluca / Lady Danville @ Troubadour ($20)

Aimee Mann’s Christmas Show @ Largo (Sold Out) – Special guests include: Michael Penn, Patton Oswalt, Paul F. Tompkins, Ben Gibbard, Zooey Deschanel, Rich Zimmer

Too Short @ Grove of Anaheim ($25 - $36)

Manhattan Murder Mystery / Spirit Vine / The Schoenberg Knife Fight Ensemble @ The Smell ($5)

Dan Hicks & the Hot Licks @ McCabe’s (8:00 PM is Sold Out; $26.50 for 10:00 PM)

Prima Donna @ Redwood

Abjeez @ The Roxy ($33)

The Abyssinians @ Detroit Bar ($17.50)

Infantree @ Origami (Free) – 6:00 PM

Adolescents / The Crowd / White Flag / Half Astro @ Alex’s Bar ($12)

Sunday 12/12/10

[Pick of the Week] KROQ Christmas Show: Phoenix / Vampire Weekend / Brandon Flowers / The Black Keys / The Temper Trap / Neon Trees / Florence & the Machine / Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros / Broken Bells @ Gibson Amphitheatre (Sold Out) – I’ve never seen (and wouldn’t mind seeing) Phoenix, Vampire Weekend and the Black Keys. I’ve seen Edward Sharpe, the Shins and the Killers and don’t really need to see them again. Not overly familiar with the other bands.

[Recommended] Warpaint / Cc: / Drug Cabin @ Troubadour (Sold Out)

Donald Glover + Childish Gambino @ El Rey ($17)

Night Beats / Stranger in the Family @ The Satellite [f/k/a Spaceland] ($7)

Aimee Mann’s Christmas Show @ Largo (Sold Out) – Special guests include: Michael Penn, Patton Oswalt, Paul F. Tompkins, Ben Gibbard, Zooey Deschanel, Rich Zimmer

Marie Digby @ Hotel Café

George Thorogood @ Grove of Anaheim ($38 - $50)

Physical Forms @ Origami (Free) – 6:00 PM

 

Live Music Options: 11/8/10 - 11/14/10

Made it out a few times last week. I caught White Denim for the first time. Those guys are tight musicians - changing time signatures on a dime. If they ever get on the right tour, they'll blow up. Their crowd is very passionate about them. On Thursday I made it out for Le Switch's record release party at Spaceland. Good crowd and the band sounded great. On Friday I hit Spaceland for a third time for Trans Am. I love when they tease a few bars of some totally recognizable song (like Pink Floyd or Iron Maiden) before launching into their own genre hopping progginess.

Monday 11/8/10

[Pick of the Night] Dirt Dress / Summer Twins / Ghost Porn / Slipping Into Darkness @ Spaceland (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.

[Recommended] Black Apples / Tijuana Panthers / Future Ghost / Dead Trees (Free) – Black Apples are doing the Monday night residency this month at the Echo.

Chasing Kings / Moses Campbell / The Americans / W-H-I-T-E / The Jefferson @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – Chasing Kings is doing the Monday night residency at the SLounge this month.
Diplo @ La Cita - Prolly going to be pretty packed..Sam Sparro's birthday party

It’s A School Night: Hanni El Khatib / Lesands / Emmett Tinley @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP) – Florence and the Machine DJ set.

Florence and the Machine / Hanni El Khatib / Grouplove @ The Wiltern ($30 - $35)

A Perfect Circle @ Avalon ($47)

Phil Alvin @ Redwood Bar

Street Sweeper Social Club @ The Roxy ($20)

Sun Airway / Expo 70 @ Origami (Free)

Tuesday 11/9/10

[Pick of the Night] David Dondero / The Moaners / Star Anna & the Laughing Dogs @ Spaceland ($10) – Loving Townes Van Zandt is a good start.

Delorean / Lemonade / Superhumanoids @ Troubadour ($15) – Spanish indie-pop-dance faves.

Useless Keys / Twilight Sleep @ Viper Room ($10) – Good local bill.

Buika / Lila Downs @ Walt Disney Concert Hall ($46 - $85)

Brandon Flowers / Fran Healy @ Fox Theater ($30) – For fans of the Killers

Leopold and His Fiction / Railroad to Alaska / Dead White Underbelly / Semi Sweet @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Sean Hayes / Simone White @ Largo ($20)

A Perfect Circle @ Avalon ($47)

Brian Wright / Ladies Gun Club @ Bootleg ($10)

Lenka @ Hotel Café

The Black Widows / Symbol Six / Skull Control @ Redwood

Jimmie Vaughan @ The Grammy Museum ($20)

Wednesday 11/10/10

[Pick of the Night] Nobunny / The Intelligence / Moonhearts @ Spaceland ($12) – Known for his wacky stage attire and Bunny mask. He’s released stuff on Third Man, Douchemaster, Burger, Goner, HoZac.

Brandon Flowers / Fran Healy @ The Wiltern ($42) – Do you miss the Killers?

All Time Low @ Troubadour (Sold Out)

Low End Theory: Kraddy / DNAEBEATS / Heru @ Airliner ($10)

The Apple Sisters @ Largo ($25)

A Perfect Circle @ Avalon ($47)

Candy Claws / Chain Gang of 1974 / Elle King @ Bootleg ($12)

Bardo / Kozmonaut @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Papercranes / The Moor / The Child @ Bordello ($8)

The Blank Tapes @ Hotel Café

Circle Pit / Kit / Dominic Talrico / Jungle Fever @ The Smell ($5)

Eddie Nichols @ Redwood

Thursday 11/11/10

[Pick of the Week] Dean Wareham Plays Galaxie 500 / The Papercuts @ Troubadour ($18) – It would be great to see the Galaxie 500 songs live.

[Recommended] The Soft Pack / Kurt Vile & the Violators / Purling Hiss @ Echoplex ($12) – I finally saw The Soft Pack (one of my favorite records of the year) live at the Eagle Rock Music Fest. The sound system left something to be desired, so it would be nice to see them in a real club.

[Recommended] Sonny & The Sunsets / Tennis @ The Echo ($10) – Two bands getting a lot of buzz who seem to warrant it.

Nosaj Thing / Toro y Moi / Jogger @ El Rey ($17) – Another of the LA underground hip-hop electronic guys who is finally getting his due.

Tim Kasher / Darren Hanlon @ Bootleg ($15) – Of Cursive

Evil Beaver / Cinderella Motel / Ghettoblaster @ Spaceland ($8)
XBXRX / Kid Infinity / Captain Ahab / Kevin Blechdom @ 5 Star Bar ($5)

KT Tunstall / Hurricane Bells @ The Music Box ($25)

Erin McKoewn’s Distillation Tour @ Largo ($20)

K-Ci and JoJo / Dru Hill @ Club Nokia

Salesman / Sabrosa Purr / Roman Candle Wars / Black Light White Light @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Austin Hartley Leonard / Alex Dezen @ Hotel Café

The Smart Brothers / Miracle Parade / The Blasting Company @ Redwood

Cassandra Wilson @ The Grammy Museum ($25)

The Supervillians @ The Roxy ($15)

Friday 11/12/10

[Pick of the Night] The Pains of Being Pure at Heart / Weekend / Sonny & The Sunsets @ Echoplex ($17) – I liked these guys live and enjoy their recorded shit.

[Recommended] Ghostface Killah @ The Roxy ($29) – Hip hop party

[Recommended] Dengue Fever perform live score to The Lost World @ Royce Hall ($33 - $43) – Sounds like an interesting night of music/film.

[Recommended] The Blank Tapes / Incan Abraham / The Silverlake Chorus @ Spaceland ($7) – I’ve heard good things about Incan Abraham. They might be another local band to keep your eye on.

Mayer Hawthorne & the County / Childish Gambino / Gordon Voidwell @ The Music Box ($20)

Teitur @ Bootleg ($15)
Free Moral Agents @ Airliner 

Stars / Delays @ The Wiltern ($29 - $41)

Laco$te / Birth! / Toe Jam / Black Boots @ The Smell ($5)

Over the Rhine / Lucy Wainwright Roche @ Troubadour ($25)
Red Cortez @ Dinner House M

Misfits @ Key Club ($28)

Matt Taibbi with Michael Penn @ Largo

Lucy Schwartz @ Hotel Café

Mae @ The Glass House ($20)

The Mother Hips @ McCabe’s ($20)

Muddy Reds / The Real Nasty / The Peach Kings @ Redwood

Gestapo Khazi @ Vacation (Free)

Saturday 11/13/10

[Pick of the Night] Best Coast / Dunes @ Troubadour (Sold Out) – Best Coast brings up really strong opinions from people (both positive and negative).

Fistful of Mercy (Joseph Arthur, Ben Harper, Dhani Harrison) @ Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (Sold Out)

Or, The Whale / Chris Pureka @ Spaceland ($10) – Good rootsy, alt-country times

Bo Burnham @ The Music Box ($27.50)

Mae / Terrible Things / Windsor Drive / The Workday Release @ El Rey ($17.50)

Pepper / Fishbone / Chali 2na / Pour Habit @ Club Nokia ($28)

Pennywise / Alkaline Trio @ Hollywood Palladium ($43)

American Royalty @ Bootleg ($8)

Tyrone Wells / Andrew Belle @ Hotel Café – Early and late show

Basia at Grove of Anaehim

Whitman / No Babies / Narwhalz (of Sound) / Nero’s Day at Disneyland @ The Smell ($5)

Yellowcard @ the Glass House ($20)

Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s @ Detroit Bar ($12)

Traps, Ps @ Origami (Free)

Alkaline Trio @ Alex’s Bar ($20)

Zoobombs @ Redwood – I’m always surprised when bands travel all the way from Japan to play a tiny stage like Redwood. Nothing wrong with it, just not sure how they work out the economics of the situation.

Sunday 11/14/10

[Pick of the Night] Best Coast / Dunes @ Troubadour (Sold Out) – Night two.

[Recommended] Stars / The Pains of Being Pure at Heart / Geographer @ The Glass House ($18) – If you’re willing to drive out to Pomona, this probably beats seeing either of these bands alone in LA.

Junip / Sharon Van Etten @ The Music Box ($20) – Jose Gonzalez fans take note.

Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s @ Echoplex ($16)

Fistful of Mercy (Joseph Arthur, Ben Harper, Dhani Harrison) @ Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (Sold Out) – Night two

Masaki Batoh (of Ghost) / White Magic / The Young Elders @ Spaceland ($12) – Experimental night.

Zoobombs / Inazuma / The Stitched Lips @ Redwood – The second of two Japanese bands in town.

Marc Cohn / Sahara Smith @ El Rey ($40)

Procul Harum @ Orpheum ($35 - $75)

Jack Tempchin @ Hotel Café

Tom Morello / Wayne Kramer / Gilby Clarke @ House of Blues Sunset ($50) 

Sex Worker / Psychic Reality / Diva Dompe / Butchy Fuego @ The Smell ($5)

Woodsman / Gauntlet Hair @ Origami (Free)

Live Music Options: 9/27/10 - 10/3/10

Pavement Headline the Hollywood Bowl on Thursday

A cold kicked my ass all week, but I finally made it out on Saturday to Waved Out 2. Dungen put on a trippy show. Not the most exciting set I've seen them play, but they sounded good. This week's pretty ridiculous, look at all the shows on Thursday...

Monday 9/27/10

[Pick of the Night] The Black Keys / Nicole Atkins @ Hollywood Palladium (Sold Out) – That new Black Keys’ record has some jams.

[Recommended] Bettye LaVette and Brian O’Rourke @ Largo ($35) – Legendary Northern Soul singer has teamed up with the Drive-By Truckers in recent years. Her most recent record is a collection of classic British covers (Stones, Beatles, Who, etc.).  

[Recommended] Eastern Conference Champions / Helen Stellar / Therapy Session / Moving Picture Show @ Spaceland (Free) – ECC is doing the Monday night residency in September.

Family of the Year / Grouplove / Seasons / Bowery Beasts @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – Grouplove’s set will be acoustic.

Torche / Mountains of Blow @ Bootleg ($12)

Dragonette / Jump Jump Dance Dance @ Troubadour ($15)

Vanaprasta / Pacific Hurt / Kissed Her Little Sister / Chasing Kings @ The Echo (Free) – Dual residency.

Pete Yorn @ The Roxy ($31)

TV Buddhas / Fartbarf / The Fadies @ The Smell ($5)

The Real Noriegas / Blood Beach / White Fang / Sexhair @ Pehrspace

Vanaprasta @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM

Semi Precious Weapons / Lady Starlight / Breedlove @ El Rey ($20)

M31 / Upsilon Acrux / Moment Trigger @ Pehrspace

Phil Alvin @ Redwood

A Fine Frenzy / Lucy Schwartz @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP)

Tuesday 9/28/10

[Pick of the Night] Bettye LaVette and Brian O’Rourke @ Largo ($35) - Legendary Northern Soul singer has teamed up with the Drive-By Truckers in recent years. Her most recent record is a collection of classic British covers (Stones, Beatles, Who, etc.).  

[Recommended] The Black Keys / Nicole Atkins @ Hollywood Palladium (Sold Out) – Night two.

[Recommended] The Drums / Surfer Blood / The Young Friends @ The Glass House ($15) – I really like Surfer Blood. Also at the Music Box on Wednesday. I wasn’t so impressed with The Drums when I saw them.  

White Hills / Farflung / Mount Carmel @ Spaceland ($8) – Spacey, stoner rock from the Thrill Jockey label.

Jamey Johnson / Good Man Down @ House of Blues Sunset ($37) – A contemporary country singer that everybody seems to be able to get behind.

Jerry Lee Lewis @ Grammy Museum ($60) – The Killer

Funeral Party / Useless Keys / Canyons @ Bootleg Theatre ($10) – These local kids seem to be on their way. Recently named #47 on NME’s best new bands of 2010.

Paul Layton / Cahn & Yang / Grand Vanity @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Perfume Genius @ Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever ($15)

Jimmy Eat World / We Were Promised Jetpacks @ Fox Theater Pomona ($35 - $45)

Guster / Landon Pigg @ Troubadour (Sold Out)

Sara Bareilles / Greg Laswell / Javier Dunn @ Orpheum Theatre ($28 - $35)

Torche @ Vacation Vinyl (Free) – 7:00 PM

A Pretty Mess / Dead Relatives / Heart of Giants @ Redwood Bar

Conor Oberst / The Felice Brothers @ Pappy and Harriet’s ($20) – Drive out to Pioneertown?

Nevermore / Warbringer / Mutiny Within / Hatesphere @ Key Club ($23 - $53)

Oneohtrix Point Never / Sun Araw / James Ferraro @ The Echo ($10)

Anna Nalick / Kim Divine @ Hotel Café

Nate Denver’s Neck / Crazy Band@ the Smell ($5)

No Age (DJ set) @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM

Wednesday 9/29/10

[Pick of the Night] Surfer Blood / The Drums / The Young Friends @ The Music Box ($20) – I really liked Surfer Blood when I saw them earlier this year. Not so fond of the Drums.

[Recommended] Dukes of September Rhythm Revue (Donald Fagen, Michael McDonald and Boz Skaggs) @ Greek Theatre ($50 - $120) –

The Felice Brothers @ The Echo ($17)

Jimmy Eat World / We Were Promised Jetpacks @ The Wiltern ($47)

The Hounds Below / Big Black Delta / Nightmare & the Cat @ Bootleg ($10) – The Hounds Below features Jason from the Von Bondies.

Low End Theory: Ana Caravelle / Asura / Oneohtrix Point Never / Matthewdavid @ Airliner ($10)

Buck 65 / The Fling @ Troubadour ($15)

Sarah Harmer / Bahamas @ Spaceland ($15)

Alan Parsons @ Grammy Museum ($20)

Electric Touch / Goldsboro / Radio Freq @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)  

UB40 @ House of Blues Sunset

Alan Parsons @ Grammy Museum ($20) – Conversation and short performance

Goldsboro @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Sarah Silverman @ Largo ($25)

WPA @ Hotel Café

Jason Simon (Dead Meadow) / Daniel Darling / Riley Bray @ 3 Clubs (Free)

Young Hunting / The Black Apples / Ex-Detectives @ Echo Curio

Thursday 9/30/10

[Pick of the Week] Pavement / Sonic Youth / No Age @ Hollywood Bowl ($38 - $48) – Pavement was great when I saw them earlier this year. Mark Ibold’s pulling double duty.

[Recommended] John Cale with guests Ben Gibbard and Mark Lanegan @ Royce Hall ($48 - $68) – Performing Paris 1919 Live; I’d love to see this show, too bad I bought tickets to Pavement months ago.   

[Recommended] Spoon / Cold Cave @ Hollywood Palladium ($43) – Spoon’s always good, but a little boring in a live setting.

[Recommended] Jon Spencer Blues Explosion / Jail Weddings / Haunted George @ Troubadour ($18) – Jon Spencer used to put on a great show back in the day.  

Jamie Lidell / Twin Shadow @ The Echoplex ($23)

Benji Hughes @ Largo ($20) – Fun show.

Ooh La L.A. Festival: Sebastien Tellier / Acid Washed / Kavinsky / Turzi @ El Rey ($25) – French music festival.

Rob Zombie / Alice Cooper @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($38 - $96)

Mucca Pazza / Cobra Lillies / Fish Circus @ Spaceland ($12)

Jukebox the Ghost / Hooray for Earth / AB and the Sea @ The Echo ($10)

High on Fire / Torche / Kylesa @ The Glass House ($18)

Jesse Malin / Moneybrother@ Viper Room ($15)

Train / Needtobreathe @ Greek Theatre ($40 - $50)

Atari Teenage Riot / Skinwalker / All Leather @ Key Club ($15)

Patrolled By Radar / Wheelhouse @ 3 Clubs (Free)

Biffy Clyro / Seaspin / Empires @ Bootleg ($12)

O.A.R. @ Grove of Anaheim

Clovis de la Foret / The Faraway Places / Loch & Key @ Redwood Bar

Ely Guerra @ Detroit Bar ($20)

Endless Hallway / Queen Caveat / Kozmonaut @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

The Drums @ Amoeba (Free) – 6:00 PM

Friday 10/1/10

[Pick of the Night] Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers / ZZ Top @ Hollywood Bowl (Sold Out) – I’ve always wanted to see both of these bands live.

[Recommended] Yoko Ono: We Are Plastic Ono Band w/ Cornelius, Perry Farrell, Iggy Pop, Carrie Fisher, Vincent Gallo, RZA, Nels Cline, Mike Watt and more @ Orpheum Theatre ($60 - $150) – Could be pretty cool. Interesting folks joining her.

[Recommended] The Sword / Karma to Burn / Mount Carmel @ El Rey ($20) – The Sword puts on a good metal show.

School of Seven Bells / Active Child / Healamonster & Tarsier @ Echoplex ($17) – Not crazy about the new album, but I hear it’s a grower.

Neon Indian / Prefuse 73 / Miniature Tigers / Ilirjana @ The Music Box ($23)

Ooh La L.A. Festival: The Bewitched Hands / Revolver @ Spaceland ($12) – French pop straight outta Reims.

The Avett Brothers / Brandi Carlisle / Grace Potter & the Nocturnals @ Nokia Theatre

LA Live ($40)

Vamps @ Avalon ($47)

Aimee Mann @ Largo (Sold Out)

Fountains of Wayne / Jill Sobule @ Troubadour ($25)

Foster the People / Superhumanoids @ The Echo ($10)

Mucca Pazza @ Bootleg ($20) – Baroness Dianaea’s Westoid Wonderland & Apothecary is an Apocalyptic Crust Opera of Magick, Mayhem & Music

Gary Jules @ Hotel Café

AIDS Wolf / XBXRX / Audacity / LA dies @ The Smell ($5)

Rufio / Before Their Eyes Veara / Close to Home / The Young Modern @ The Glass House ($15)

Animal Eye / Green Screen Door / Trapsps / Rare Grooves @ Pehrspace

Learning Music @ Echo Curio

Saturday 10/2/10

[Pick of the Night] Eagle Rock Music Festival: The Soft Pack / Nosaj Thing / Darker My Love / The Gaslamp Killer / Frankel / Geneva Jacuzzi / Egyptian Lover and Arabian Prince / Nobody / Blank Blue / Lucky Dragons / Seasons / Rainbow Arabia / Walking Sleep / The Submarines / Wait.Think.Fast. / Manhattan Murder Mystery / Moses Campbell / Radars to the Sky @ Colorado Blvd in Eagle Rock ($5) – The Soft Pack and Frankel are my two top picks, but the Low End Theory stage should have a good crowd too.

[Recommended] Yoko Ono: We Are Plastic Ono Band w/ Cornelius, Perry Farrell, Lady GaGa, Carrie Fisher, Vincent Gallo, RZA, Mike Watt and more @ Orpheum Theatre ($60 - $150) – The cast of supporting characters pretty much guarantees it will be interesting.

Matt & Kim / Fang Island / Hawnay Troof @ The Music Box ($20)

The Blood Arm / Sweaters / The Franks @ Spaceland ($8)

Carrie Underwood @ Hollywood Bowl ($46)

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers / ZZ Top @ Verizon Wireless ($120) – If you missed the show at the Bowl

School of Seven Bells @ Detroit Bar ($12) – If you miss them at the Echoplex

Ooh La L.A. Festival: Gotan Project / General Elektriks / El Hijo De La Cumbia @ Club Nokia ($40)

Tea Leaf Green / Truth & Salvage Co. / Tauk @ Troubadour ($25)

Australian Pink Floyd @ Nokia Theatre LA Live ($30 - $60)

Keaton Simons / Raining Jane / Marina V @ Hotel Café

Psychic Handbook / Last Eyes / Via / Speculator @ The Smell ($5)

Hayes Carll / Bonnie Whitmore @ McCabe’s ($15) – 8:00 PM show is sold out, tix remain for 10 PM show

Rufio @ The Roxy ($18)

Sunday 10/3/10

[Pick of the Night] Belle & Sebastian / Jenny & Johnny @ Hollywood Palladium (Sold Out) – I’m seeing them at the Hollywood Forever show on Monday, but if you’re a fan, they put on a great show.

[Recommended] The Soft Pack @ Detroit Bar ($12) – Dig their latest record.

[Recommended] Yoko Ono @ Grammy Museum ($25) – She led a fascinating life.

Matt & Kim / Fang Island / Hawnay Troof @ The Glass House ($20)

Guitar Wolf / Hans Condor / The Black Apples @ El Rey ($19)

The Cooling Time / Dead Country / The Hounds Below @ Spaceland ($5)

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

Dead Meadow / Exploding Flowers / John Carpenter @ Echoplex ($12)

Aimee Mann @ Largo ($40)

He’s My Brother She’s My Sister / Amanda Jo Williams @ Bootleg ($8)

So Cow / Neonates / Peter Pants @ The Smell ($5)

Recent Concert Announcements

Are you following me on Twitter? I already plugged the Arcade Fire shows there late last week...

Shrine Auditorium
10/7/10 – 10/8/10: Arcade Fire (presale Thursday at 10 AM, password = KROQSUBURBS; Friday at 10 AM)

Culture Collide Festival (Spaceland, The Echo, Echoplex, 826LA, The Standard, Taix)
10/7/10 - 10/10-10: Black Lips / Klaxons / Tokyo Police Club / Phantogram / The Bronx / Montonix / Casiokids / Land of Talk / The Boxer Rebellion / The Besnard Lakes / Sea Wolf / Voxhaul Broadcast and others (Now at Ticketweb)


Hollywood Palladium
11/19/10: Black Label Society / Children of Bodom / Clutch (Friday at 10 AM)

The Wiltern
9/25/10: X Japan (Now)
10/22/10: Minus the Bear / Tim Kasher / AM (Friday at 10 AM)
10/24/10: Sufjan Stevens (Now)
10/26/10: Never Shout Never / The Maine (Saturday at 10 AM)
11/26/10: Pretty Lights (Friday at 10 AM)

Nokia Theatre
9/24/10: Gladys Night / The O’Jays (now)
10/2/10: The Australian Pink Floyd Show (now)

The Music Box
10/29/10: Kate Nash (Saturday at 10 AM)
11/26/10: Bonobo / Tokimonsta (now)
11/30/10: Grinderman (presale Thursday at 10 AM, password = HEATHEN; Friday at 10 AM)

El Rey Theatre
10/4/10: Tired Pony (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = HORSE; Saturday at 10 AM)
10/12/10: Punch Brothers / Chris Thile (Saturday at 10 AM)
10/25/10: UNKLE (Friday at 10 AM)
11/14/10: Marc Cohn (Saturday at 10 AM)
11/26/10: Dawes / The Moondoggies / The Romany Rye (now)

Fox Theater Pomona
9/28/10: Jimmy Eat World / We Were Promised Jetpacks (Friday at 10 AM)

Troubadour
9/28/10: Guster (Saturday at 1:00 PM)
10/6/10: Futureheads (Thursday at 1:00 PM)
10/7/10: Lissie (Friday at 1:00 PM)
11/26/10: The Queers / The Riptides (Saturday at 1:00 PM)

Spaceland
9/16/10: Radio Moscow / Night Horse (now at Ticketweb)
9/17/10: The Parson Red Heads / Le Switch (now)
9/25/10: Speed Buggy (now)
10/15/10: David Bazan / Wye Oak (now)

The Echo
8/27/10: The Little Ones (now at Ticketweb)
9/2/10: Marijuana Death Squad / Har Mar Superstar / The Holloys / Woah Hunx (now)
9/17/10: Men (now)
10/19/10: Scout Niblett (now)

Silverlake Lounge
Mondays in October: Wet & Reckless

Walt Disney Concert Hall
10/20/10: Ravi Shankar (create series now, or box office opens on Sunday)
10/27/10: Neil Sedaka (see above)
11/10/10: Buika / Lila Downs (see above)
12/8/10: Natalie Cole (see above)
2/15/11: Wynton Marsalis (see above)
3/5/11: Herbie Hancock (see above)

Echoplex
9/25/10: Waved Out – Dungen / The Entrance Band / John Grant / The Fresh & Onlys / Shannon and the Clams / John Carpenter / Christmas Island / So Many Wizards / Summer Darling / Young Prisms (now at Ticketweb)
10/5/10: Talvin Singh (now)
10/22/10: Owen Pallett / Little Scream (now)
11/2/10: Stew & the Negro Problem (now)
11/11/10: The Soft Pack / Kurt Vile (now)
11/12/10: Pains of Being Pure at Heart / Weekend (now)

Detroit Bar
10/3/10: The Soft Pack (now)
10/7/10: The Like (now)
10/9/10: Land of Talk / The Besnard Lakes (now)

Live Music Announcements

Panda Bear Plays the FYF Fest

FYF Fest at Los Angeles State Historic Park
9/4/10: The Rapture / Panda Bear / Sleep / Dead Man’s Bones / Unbroken / !!! / Man Man / 7 Seconds / Thee Oh Sees / The Mountain Goats / Ted Leo / Delorean / Cold Cave / Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti / Washed Out / Davila 666 / School of Seven Bells / AA Bondy / The Blow / Best Coast / Wavves / Titus Andronicas / The Soft Pack / Abe Vigoda / Warpaint / Off! / Vetiver and others (now at Ticketweb)

Echoplex
9/25/10: Waved Out 2 – Dungen and others (now at Ticketweb)
9/30/10: Jamie Lidell (now)

Echo
11/16/10 – 11/17/10: Idlewild (now)

Club Nokia
8/12/10: Queens of the Stone Age / Eagles of Death Metal (presale Thursday at 10 AM, password = BIGHANDS; Friday at 10 AM)
9/10/10: Trey Songz / Monica (presale Thursday at 10 AM, password = SAYAAH; Friday at 10 AM)
10/9/10: The Fab Four (presale Thursday at 10 AM, password = BEATLES; Friday at 10 AM)
10/15/10: Kruder & Dorfmeister (presale Thursday at 10 AM, password = HIGHNOON; Friday at 10 AM)

El Rey Theatre
9/9/10: Justin Nozuka / Alex Cuba (Saturday at 10 AM)
9/17/10: Marina and the Diamonds (Saturday at 10 AM)
9/22/10: The Charlatans UK (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = TOUCH; Saturday at 10 AM)

Nokia Theater LA Live
10/1/10: The Avett Brothers / Brandi Carlile (presale Thursday at 10 AM, password = BROS; Saturday at 10 AM)

The Music Box
10/13/10: James / Ed Harcourt (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = LAID; Saturday at 10 AM)
10/19/10: The Vaselines added to Superchunk / Telekinesis show (now)
10/28/10: fun. (Saturday at 10 AM)

The Mayan
10/13/10: Frightened Rabbit / Plants & Animals (Saturday at 10 AM)

John Anson Ford
9/22/10: The Airborne Toxic Event “an acoustic evening” (presale Thursday at 10 AM, password = MIDNIGHT; Friday at 10 AM)

Angel Stadium
6/17/11 – 6/18/11: U2 (rescheduled dates)

Verizon Wireless
9/17/10: Disturbed / Avenged Sevenfold (Saturday at 10 AM)

Staples Center
9/26/10: Muse / Passion Pit (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = venue; Saturday at 10 AM)

Honda Center in Anaheim
10/22/10: Nickelback (Saturday at 10 AM)

The Wiltern
8/6/10: Ludacris (Friday at 10 AM)
10/4/10: Guided By Voices / Times New Viking (TBA)
11/3/10: Paul Weller (Friday at 10 AM)
11/5/10: Dr. Dog / Here We Go Magic / Good Old War (Friday at 10 AM)
11/6/10: Florence & the Machine (Friday at 10 AM)

Hollywood Palladium
7/23/10: The Sound Strike Benefit - Rage Against the Machine / Conor Oberst & the Mystic Valley Band (TBA)
12/11/10: The Black Crowes / Truth & Salvage Company (Friday at 10 AM)

Gibson Amphitheatre
12/2/10: Louis C.K. (Friday at 10 AM)

Avalon
8/20/10: Scars on Broadway (now)

Troubadour
10/18/10: Griffen House (Friday at 1 PM)
10/22/10: Azure Ray / Tim Fite (Friday at 1 PM)

Largo
8/17/10: Ida and Michael Hurley (now)

Hotel Café
8/4/10: Meiko (now)
10/20/10: Bell X1 acoustic (now)

Greek Theatre
8/13/10: Carlos Santana / Lila Downs / Pete Escovedo / Zach De La Rocha (presale now, password = HUERTA)
9/18/10: Serj Tankian (presale Thursday at 10 AM, password = SERJICAL; Saturday at 10 AM)
10/8/10: Maroon 5 / OneRepublic / Bruno Mars (presale Thursday at 10 AM, password = HANDS; Saturday at 10 AM)

McCabe’s
8/28/10: Matthew Sweet (now)