Nights like Thursday are just a cruel joke to live music fans. It's another insane week of shows - old legends, new legends, 90's heroes and current Pitchfork darlings.
I caught Polvo last Saturday. The problems I had with their set list a few months back at the Echoplex were corrected. Great set. They played everything I wanted to hear.
Monday 10/12/09[Pick of the Night]
Light FM /
Kav /
Obi Best /
Wrong Way Driver @ Spaceland (Free) – Light FM has the Monday night residency this month at Spaceland. Wrong Way Driver is Brian Thornell’s (Earlimart, Pine Marten) band. Kav was in the Happy Mondays for a few years. If you're a fan of the upstairs bar at Spaceland, this is your last Monday to take advantage of the unique thing you can do up there. Change comes later this week.
[Recommended]
These Arms Are Snakes /
DD/MM/YYYY /
Signals /
Moment Trigger @ The Smell ($7) – These Ares Are Snakes is a quality, heavy band.
[Recommended]
Correatown /
Square on Square /
Summer Darling /
The Rhone Occupation @ The Echo (Free) – Correatown has the Monday night residency this month at the Echo
An Evening with Fran Healy and Andy Dunlop from Travis @ Largo ($30)
Jonneine Zapata /
Ruby Friedman Orchestra /
Sissy Wish /
FIM @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – Jonneine Zapata has the Monday night residency this month at the Silverlake Lounge
Bell X1 / Family of the Year @ Troubadour ($17)
Fishtank Ensemble /
Brass Menazeri / The Shpil @ Echoplex ($15)
Great Lake Swimmers /
The Wooden Birds /
Laura Gibson @ El Rey ($17)
Whitman / Sex Worker / Clark 8 / Psychic Reality @ Pehrspace
Delaney Davidson & His Ghost Orchestra @ Redwood Bar
Thursday @ the Glass House ($18)
The Fling / Deep Sea Diver / Tape Deck Mountain @ The Detroit Bar
Tuesday 10/13/09[Pick of the Night]
Bob Dylan and His Band / Johnny Rivers @ The Hollywood Palladium ($57) – Got to respect your legends.
[Recommended]
Mono /
Maserati @ El Rey ($18) – A couple of interesting, experimental instrumental rock ‘n’ roll bands. Mono is from Japan.
[Recommended]
Mariachi El Bronx @ La Cita (Free) - The Bronx doing their mariachi thing.
Eddie Izzard @ The Echoplex ($20 - $25) – Early show at 7:00 and benefit for 826LA
Dewantron @ Spaceland ($10) – Brian & Leon Dewan – they’re inviting you to bring your own instrument and join in
Thee Vicars /
Dirt Dress /
Colbalt Cranes @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Margaret Cho @ Largo ($20)
The Devil Makes Three @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM
Pat Fish / Max Elder / Downy Mildew / Clay Idols / The Black Watch @ The Echo ($10)
Keenhouse / LexiconDon / Short Circuit @ Echoplex (Free w/
RSVP)
Lots of Love / Naomi Greenwald / Rachel Fleischer / Paige Stark / Guy Fantastico @ Bootleg ($8)
MAE / Locksley @ The Roxy ($18)
Jay Nash / Low Stars / Shane Alexander @ Troubadour ($15)
New Model Army @ Detroit Bar ($15)
Wednesday 10/14/09[Pick of the Night]
Bob Dylan and His Band / John Doe @ The Hollywood Palladium ($57) – Night two of three.
Junior Boys / Circlesquare @ El Rey ($18) – Halloween tour with costume contest. I liked their record So This Is Goodbye, but haven’t heard their more recent stuff.
Passion Pit / Tranz-Kunt-Intental / E 603 @ The Fonda (Sold Out) – Hipster approved show.
The Streets /
Busdriver /
Nosaj Thing /
Mac Lethal @ The Glass House ($21) – The Streets rated high on Pitchfork’s albums of the decade.
Club NME:
Peggy Sue /
Sky Larkin / New Roman Candles @ Spaceland ($8)
Low End Theory: Dirty Digital / Mestizo / Mike Gao @ Airliner ($10)
Moby / Kelli Scarr @ The Wiltern ($30)
Nomeansno / The Pack A.D. @ Knitting Factory ($12)
Harper Simon /
Petra Haden and
Jim Bianco /
Inara George and Eleni Mandell @ The Echo ($10) – Paul Simon’s sonMayday Parade / The Academy Is… / Set Your Goals / The Secret Handshake / You Me at Six @ Avalon ($15)
Timothy B Schmit Unveils Expando @ Largo ($20)
Random Patterns / Dearling Physique / Ian Cooke / Superhumanoids @ Bootleg ($8)
Cave Country / Cat Foot Spirit @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Delaney Davidson & His Ghost Orchestra @ Redwood Bar
Thursday 10/15/09[Pick of the Week]
Blk Jks /
The Growlers /
Mack Winston & the Reflections @ Spaceland ($12) – Blk Jks are a South African indie band. Don’t expect some sort of third wave Vampire Weekend stuff. It’s more along the lines of a psychedelic TV on the Radio. One of my favorite new groups this year. I caught their show a few months back at the Echo. Great stuff.
[Recommended]
The Jesus Lizard /
Model Actress /
Black Elk @ The Fonda ($25) – David Yow’s still an unpredictable madman. A frontman like him doesn’t come around too often. Here’s a great chance to see them if you missed them back in the 1990’s.
[Recommended]
Bob Dylan and His Band / George Thorogood @ The Hollywood Palladium ($57)
[Recommended]
Yo La Tengo /
Endless Boogie @ Avalon ($25) – They were one of my favorite bands in college, but the new record was a bit of a snoozer.
[Recommended]
Le Switch /
Paperplanes /
Terry Prine @ Alex’s Bar in Long Beach ($5) – If you’re down in Long Beach and want to see some local bands, Le Switch is still one of my favorites.
Daniel Lanois’ Black Dub /
Infantree @ Troubadour ($20) – Very talented guy.
The Flaming Lips @ Ricardo Montalban Theater (Free) – Buy the album at Amoeba on Tuesday or show up at the “Pop-Up” Store at the Ricardo Montalban Theater on Thursday for a chance to get in to the show. Like Yo La Tengo, I broke up with The Flaming Lips a few years ago, but I suppose I’d give them another shot for free.
The Streets / Gift of Gab from Blackalicious / Mickey Factz @ Club Nokia ($28.50) – Pitchfork darlings.
Dan Deacon /
Nuclear Power Pants @ Echo ($10) – Another Pitchfork favorite
Sole /
Astronautalis / Awol One @ Knitting Factory ($15) – Anticon
David Garrett @ El Rey ($50)
Mayday Parade / The Academy Is… / Set Your Goals / The Secret Handshake / You Me at Six @ The Glass House ($15)
The Devil Makes Three / Old Man Markley / He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister @ Echoplex ($15)
Portable Payback featuring Marc7 & Soup from Jurassic 5 @ The Mint ($15)
Astrella Celeste / Joey Ryan & Katie Costello /
Leslie & the Badgers / Band of Annuals @ Hotel Café
Jack Wilson Jr. / Seth Petterson and the Undertow / Tall Tales and the Silver Linings / Stephanie Rearick / Nattlesnake @ Echo Curio
The Ivy Walls / Robotanists @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Delaney Davidson & His Ghost Orchestra @ Redwood Bar
White Buffalo @ Detroit Bar ($10)
Friday 10/16/09[Pick of the Night]
Ghostface Killah @ Key Club ($25) – One of my favorite rappers at the moment.
[Recommended]
Thao with the Get Down Stay Down /
Portland Cello Project /
David Schultz @ Echoplex ($14)
A Place to Bury Strangers /
Darker My Love /
All the Saints @ The Echo ($12) – I saw A Place To Bury Strangers a while back at the Viper Room. It’s so over the top, it’s kind of ridiculous.
Dan Deacon /
Nuclear Power Pants @ Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock ($10) – If you had other plans on Thursday night.
Jon Brion @ Largo ($25)
Mike Watt & His Secondmen / Champage Velvet / Delaney Davidson @ Redwood Bar – Very intense, talented guy.
Los Lobos / Lee Rocker @ House of Blues Sunset ($28) – Local legends.
Aimee Mann /
Fountains of Wayne @ The Wiltern ($23 - $33)
Manhattan Murder Mystery / Fort Wife / Crooked Cowboy / Georgie Glass @ Echo Curio
I Will Never Be the Same / Vale / AM vs FM @ Spaceland ($10)
Kaskade @ Hollywood Palladium ($29)
The Ringers / Oh No Not Stereo / The Ruse / Former Future @ Viper Room ($15)
Spleen Utd / Death Kit @ Bootleg ($10)
Captain Ahab /
DJ Skull Vomit / Surachai / Baseck @ The Smell ($5)
B-Side Players @ The Mint ($20)
Maxwell @ Hollywood Bowl – Lease event, check restrictions on what you can take into the Bowl.
John Williams – Music from the City of Angels @ Walt Disney Concert Hall ($47 - $160)
Kelly Joe Phillips @ McCabe’s ($20)
The Accused / Bad Reaction / Fueled By Fire / Destroyed in Seconds / License to Kill @ Knitting Factory ($15)
David Garrett @ El Rey (Sold Out)
Federico Auble / DePedro @ Troubadour ($15)
KMFDM / Angelspit / Legion Within / DJ Xian @ Club Nokia ($27.50)
Jamie Foxx @ Nokia Theatre
Saturday 10/17/09
[Pick of the Night]
Roger Daltrey /
Paper Zoo @ Orpheum ($53 - $125) – Lead singer of the Who. Pretty great venue to check him out.
[Recommended]
The Pogues / The Aggrolites @ Club Nokia ($50)
[Recommended]
Glenn Tilbrook with
Marianne Keith @ Hotel Café ($15) – It’s a 7 – 9:30 PM show. Squeeze has some pretty fantastic songs.
Wavves /
The Soft Pack /
Ganglians @ Echoplex ($12) – Wavves’ lead singer is the best media manipulator since Bradford Cox.
Horse the Band / Iwrestledabearonce @ Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock ($10) – Nintendo-core for the kids.
Everlast @ Key Club ($15)
Brand New / Manchester Orchestra / The Builders and the Butchers @ Hollywood Palladium (Sold Out)
Reagan Youth / The Varukers / The Accused @ Alex’s Bar ($15)
Tik///tik / teen beer / David Israel / Beast Cop / Blue Tape Red Tape @ the Smell ($5)
Juliette Lewis / The Ettes @ El Rey ($17)
KMFDM / Angelspit / Legion Within / DJ Xian @ The Glass House ($25)
Brandi Carlile / Katie Herzig @ the Wiltern ($23 - $30) – She’s doing an intimate acoustic show the following Monday at Largo.
Wax Tailor / Abstract Rude @ Troubadour ($15)
Patrick Watson @ Largo ($20)
The Choke / Peachfuzz @ Redwood Bar
Jerry Riopelle @ McCabe’s ($20)
John Williams – Music from the City of Angels @ Walt Disney Concert Hall ($47 - $160)
Bringing Out the Dead Fest @ Knitting Factory ($15)
Mad Gregs / Tommy Santee Klaws @ Echo Curio
Jamie Foxx @ Nokia Theatre
Sunday 10/18/09[Pick of the Night]
Monsters of Folk @ Greek Theatre ($50) – This is the band featuring Jim James, Conor Oberst, M. Ward and Mike Mogis. I saw the original Monsters of Folk tour five or so years ago at the Orpheum. Jim James’ voice and M. Ward’s guitar playing make it worthwhile.
[Recommended]
Butthole Surfers /
The Melvins /
Psychic Ills @ Club Nokia ($30 - $33) –I honestly didn’t know they were still touring, but when I was in junior high I listened to a shitload of Butthole Surfers.
Gogol Bordello / Apostle of Hustle @ Grove of Anaheim ($28)
Black Heart Procession /
The Mumlers /
Voices Voices @ Echoplex ($16)
Brunch Americana: Jesse Dayton / Sarah Gayle Meech @ Redwood Bar
Brand New / Manchester Orchestra / The Builders and the Butchers @ Hollywood Palladium ($25)
Deicide @ Key Club ($25)
Aztlan Underground / Geronimo / Kill Sonic @ Troubadour ($10)
Michael Runion /
Haim /
The Pink Snowflakes /
Two Guns @ Spaceland (Free)
Rats / Garbaj Kaetz / Tearist / Donut / Big Girls @ Echo Curio
Part Time Punks:
Bare Wires @ The Echo ($5)
Skalloween 2009 @ Knitting Factory ($17)
John Wesley Harding /
Chris von Sneidern @ McCabe’s ($16)
John Williams – Music from the City of Angels @ Walt Disney Concert Hall ($47 - $160)
