Recently Announced Live Shows

LCD Soundsystem Come to SoCal for Two Shows

If you're still have regret about missing Coachella, this post might help...

Hollywood Palladium
6/4/10: LCD Soundsystem / Holy Ghost! (Friday at 10 AM)

The Wiltern
6/6/10: The XX (now)
10/12/10: The Script (Friday at 10 AM)

The Music Box
5/23/10: Frightened Rabbit / Maps & Atlases / Our Brother the Native (now)
6/2/10: Miike Snow (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = ANIMAL; Saturday at 10 AM)
6/3/10: Mumford & Sons / The Middle East (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = SIGHNOMORE; Saturday at 10 AM)
6/5/10: The XX (now)
6/11/10: The Glitch Mob (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = DRIVEIT; Saturday at 10 AM)

Fox Theatre Pomona
6/5/10: LCD Soundsystem / Holy Ghost! (presale now, password = HAPPENING; Friday at 10 AM)

El Rey
7/28/10: Laura Marling (Friday at 10 AM)

Staples Center
7/21/10: Rihanna / Ke$ha (Saturday at 10 AM)
9/25/10: Muse / Passion Pit (presale now, password = KROQRESISTANCE; Saturday at 10 AM)

Honda Center
9/23/10: Muse / Passion Pit (presale now, password = KROQRESISTANCE; Saturday at 10 AM)

Verizon Wireless
7/16/10: Slightly Stoopid / Cypress Hill (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = KROQSMOKES; Saturday at 10 AM)
8/13/10: Rush perform Moving Pictures (Saturday at 10 AM)
8/24/10: John Mayer / Owl City (Saturday at 10 AM)

Gibson
8/11/10: Rush perform Moving Pictures (Saturday at 10 AM)

Echo
5/14/10: Turin Brakes (now at Ticketweb)
5/27/10: Spectrum / Cannoneers (now)
6/2/10: School of Seven Bells (now)
6/11/10: Delorean (now)
7/2/10 – 7/3/10: Mates of State / Free Energy / Nick Thune (Saturday at 10 AM)

Echoplex
5/14/10 – 5/15/10: Flying Lotus (now at Ticketweb)
5/27/10: Voxtrot (now at Ticketweb)
6/8/10: HEALTH / Best Coast / Indian Jewelry / Gold Panda (now)
6/15/10: Woodsist Fest LA: Real Estate / Woods / Kurt Vile (now)
7/9/10: Ariel Pink (now)
8/28/10: Cap’n Jazz (Saturday at 10 AM)
9/3/10: Stereo Total (now)

Hollywood Bowl
8/22/10: John Mayer / Owl City (presale now, password = HEARTBREAK; on sale Saturday at 10 AM)
9/26/10: Vampire Weekend / Beach House / The Very Best (5/2/10 at 10 AM)
9/30/10: Pavement / Sonic Youth / No Age (5/2/10 at 10 AM)

Spaceland
Mondays in May: Sweethead

Bootleg
5/1/10: Shadow Shadow Shade / Nico Stai (no at in ticketing)
5/21/10: Shadow Shadow Shade (now)
6/5/10: Local Natives / Voxhaul Broadcast (now at in ticketing)
6/17/10: Loch Lomond / Hey Marseilles (now)
6/26/10: Lou Barlow (now)

Greek Theatre
6/12/10: Super 70’s Soul Jam (presale now, password = SUMMER; on sale Saturday at 10 AM)
6/19/10: Imogen Heap / Alpha Rev / Geese (presale now, password = CANVAS; Saturday at 10 AM)
7/9/10: Yes / Peter Frampton (presale now, password = FRAGILE; on sale Saturday at 10 AM)
7/17/10: Gipsy Kings (Saturday at 10 AM)
8/15/10: Levon Helm / Jenny Lewis / Steve Earle (presale now, password = Electric; on sale Saturday at 10 AM)

Nokia Theatre
5/28/10: Pitbull (Friday at 10 AM)
7/31/10: Scorpions / Cinderella (Friday at 10 AM)

Club Nokia
8/14/10: Seu Jorge presents ALMAZ (Friday at 10 AM)

Silverlake Lounge
Mondays in May: War Tapes

Ticket Giveaway: Kidrockers with Warpaint and His Orchestra

For all the parents out there. If you haven't taken your kids to the monthly Kidrockers party, here's your chance. I've got some tickets to give away for the Warpaint / His Orchestra show this Sunday at 1:00 PM at the Echo. Warpaint is a local, all girl group that recently signed to Rough Trade records. His Orchestra is fronted by musician/actor Douglas Smith who plays Ben on Big Love.

I don't have any kids myself, but as a member of the press, I have made it to a couple of these shindigs. Usually how it all goes down is that there's a brief introduction by the hosts (Matt Dwyer and Jonah Ray this week) followed by a few songs by the opening band, then a brief Q&A with the opening band and then a couple of more songs by the opening band (usually the kids are invited up on stage to dance during the final part). The hosts then pop up on stage again to introduce the headliner who play a few songs, then get asked a few questions, then wrap it up with a couple of more songs. The kids usually sit on the floor on Twister mats and parents usually stand around the outside (or hold the little guys). Parents can have a drink at the bar (hopefully they aren't driving) and parents and kids can order pizza and have it delivered from Two Boots. The whole thing lasts a little less than two hours.

To win these tickets, email me [dukeufo at gmail] with the name of your favorite pizza place in Los Angeles. Please put "Warpaint" in the subject line. The contest closes Friday at Noon.

LA Live Music Options: 4/19/10 - 4/25/10

Walking Sleep Have the Monday Night Residency at the Echo

Last week was a damn good week. Pavement played for two hours at the Fox Theater in Pomona last Thursday night. The show started off a little slow, but eventually the band displayed more energy than I'd ever seen them exert. Malkmus looked like he was actually enjoying himself. And Bob, he's the secret weapon. It was probably the only shot you had to see them play such a long set, so go ahead and kick yourself now for missing it. Then on Saturday night I saw Timonium and the Radar Brothers at Echo Curio. I really enjoyed both bands. I've seen the Radar Brothers three times with the new lineup and it seems to get better each time...

Monday 4/19/10
[Pick of the Week] Walking Sleep / The Parson Red Heads / Franklin For Short / Repeater @ The Echo (Free) – Walking Sleep is the band formerly known as Flying Tourbillon Orchestra. The Parson Red Heads promise to play mostly new songs.
[Recommended] Helen Stellar / Twilight Sleep / The Meeting Places / Secret Alphabet @ Spaceland (Free) – Helen Stellar is doing the Monday night residency.
So Many Wizards / Pizza! / Roundabout / Cobra Lilies @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – So Many Wizards is doing the Monday night residency.
Pat Metheny The Orchestrion Tour @ Walt Disney Concert Hall
XBXRX / Narwhalz / Longmont / Potion Castle / Neon Navajo / Jamaica Man @ Pehrspace
Kottonmouth Kings @ The Roxy
Zoe / Lemon Sun @ The Glass House ($30)

Tuesday 4/20/10
[Pick of the Night] Bear Hands / Holloys / Random Patterns @ The Echo ($8) – I recently caught Bear Hands at Spaceland and it was a very fun show. Sorta Hot Hot Heat, dancey rock type of music.
[Recommended] The Bronx / Violent Soho / Mariachi El Bronx / Sean Wheeler & Zander Schloss @ El Rey ($22) – Good heavy band.
Earth / Wolves in the Throne Room / Lori Goldsten @ Echoplex ($12) – Versatile veterans.
Mr. Gnome / Cue the Moon @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Taylor Hawkins & the Coattail Riders / Dios @ Troubadour ($15) – Foo Fighters drummer
Eagles @ Hollywood Bowl (a helluva lot)
The Kissaway Trail / Phillip Roebuck @ Spaceland ($8)
Sublime / Rome @ Hollywood Palladium
Casey Neill / Amanda Jo Williams / Shakey Graves @ Bootleg
The White Sundays/ Taylor Locke & the Roughs @ Viper Room ($15)
Ratt @ Key Club ($30)
Ozomatli @ Amoeba (Free) – 6:00 PM

Wednesday 4/21/10
[Pick of the Night] Megafaun / Breathe Owl Breathe / Hi Ho Silver Oh @ The Echo ($10) – The guys in Megafuan used to be in a band with Justin Vernon of Bon Iver.
Joseph Arthur and Friends @ Bootleg ($15) – His early stuff was pretty good, haven’t checked in with him for a bit…
Bitch / Angie Evans @ Spaceland ($10) – Not the old LA band.
Foxy Shazam / Young Veins / Bad Rabbits @ Troubadour ($14)
Michael Rose / Eljai @ Echoplex ($15)
Sublime / Rome @ Hollywood Palladium
A Fine Frenzy @ Largo ($20)
HT Heartache / Thousand Dozen Gloves / Nick Jago / Roughed Up Folk @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Low End Theory Club: Nocando / Dumbfounded / Mary Anne Hobbs @ Airliner ($10)
Him @ House of Blues Anaheim
Semi Precious Weapons / Nico Vega @ The Roxy
Johnny Gill @ Key Club ($20)

Thursday 4/22/10
[Pick of the Night] Le Switch / The Mallard / Los Baby Fools @ Bootleg ($8) – Le Switch recently released a single from their forthcoming full lengh (due out later this summer). It will also be available on a split 7” with Les Blanks. Los Baby Fools is Ryan Wilson’s (Division Day) side project. The Mallard is Greer’s (Rademacher) new band.
[Recommended] Japandroids / Nobunny / All Leather @ The Echoplex ($14) – I caught Japandroids at Spaceland recently. Fun noise.
[Recommended] Awesome Color / Dunes / Hair Police @ Spaceland ($10) – Another good noisey show. They’re on Thurston Moore’s label.
Princeton / Active Child / Pocahaunted @ Troubadour ($12) – Active Child are putting out some music on Filter.
The Bronx / Violent Soho / Mariachi El Bronx / Sean Wheeler & Zander Schloss @ House of Blues Anaheim
Hole / Little Fish @ The Music Box (Sold Out)
Blondes / Lucky Dragons / VoicesVoices @ Synchronicity – Some decent buzz going around for Blondes.
HoneyHoney @ Hotel Café
Shelby Lynne / Findlay Browne @ The Roxy ($25)
We Barbarians / Correatown / All Wrong and the Plans Change / The Cooling Time @ The Echo ($7)
Trampled By Turtles / Old Californio / The Black Tongued Bells @ The Mint ($10)
War Tapes / Sing Orpheus / Normandie @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Bonobo / Yppah @ El Rey ($20)
Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour @ Royce Hall ($26 - $50)
Grouper / John Wiese / Infinite Body / Ilyas Ahmed @ The Smell ($5)
Voice on Tape / Chelsea Wolfe / Motorcycle Maus / Felt Drawings @ Pehrspace

Friday 4/23/10
[Pick of the Night] Jon Brion and Friends @ Largo ($25)
[Recommended] Les Blanks / Rademacher @ Casey’s Downtown (Free) – Low key downtown action.
Everybody Was in the French Resistance..Now / Ezra Furman and the Harpoons @ The Echo ($8) – Eddie from Art Brut.
Glasser / The Samps @ Bootleg ($10)
GZA the Genius @ Detroit Bar ($20)
Hole / Little Fish @ The Music Box ($35)
High On Fire / Priestess / Black Cobra / Bison B.C. @ El Rey ($20) – High on Fire’s heading to Europe with Metallica.
Norah Jones / Sasha Dobson @ The Orpheum (Sold Out)
Tyrone Wells / Jayme Dee / Kathryn Ostenberg @ Troubadour ($15)
The Fuxedos / The Art of Bleeding / Oso / The Blasting Company @ Spaceland ($10)
Him @ The Wiltern ($35)
Glen Phillips @ McCabe’s ($23)
+Dog+ / Actuary / Bavab Bavab @ Synchronicity
Bleu & Mike Viola @ Hotel Café
Battlehooch / Slang Chickens / Ryan Harrison and the Orphans @ Echo Curio
Johnny Thunders Memorial @ Redwood Bar

Saturday 4/24/10
[Recommended] Shearwater / Wye Oak / Hospital Ships @ Spaceland ($12) – I’m a big Wye Oak fan. Shearwater’s another big indie band.
[Recommended] Conan O’Brien @ Gibson (Sold Out) – I’m sure you’ve heard about the move to TBS.
[Recommended] Stagecoach: Keith Urban / Sugarland / Billy Currington / Merle Haggard / Bobby Bare @ Empire Polo Field in Indio ($80 - $800) – Not the greatest lineup, but Merle Haggard is worth the drive.
Black Prairie / The Living Sisters / Paige, Dora, Live and Lindsay @ Bootleg ($14)
High On Fire@ Detroit Bar ($14)
Aaron Dilloway / The Haters / Pedestrian Deposit / Monsturo / Chambers @ The Smell
US Air Guitar Championships @ Troubadour ($20)
The Spires / The French Semester / Divisadero / The Lunch Club @ Pehrspace
Josh Rouse @ Largo ($25)
The Super Bees / The Black Tibetans / The Living Sickness @ Redwood Bar
Marcy Playground @ Key Club ($20)

Sunday 4/25/10
[Pick of the Day] Kidrockers: Warpaint / His Orchestra @ The Echo ($12) – Early show at 1:00 PM; You need a kid. The bands don’t play for long which is always good for my childlike attention span.
[Recommended] Conan O’Brien @ Gibson (Sold Out)
[Recommended] The Monolators / Allah Las / Ancient Crux / Sean Bones @ Spaceland ($5)
Javelin / Maus Haus / 60 Watt Kid @ Bootleg ($10) – Brooklyn band on the Thrill Jockey label.
Blank Dogs / Cosmetics @ The Echo ($8)
Keith Emerson and Greg Lake @ The Orpheum ($38 - $75)
Wirepony / The 1921A @ The Echo (Free) – Early show at 5:00 PM
Nate Lapointe Band / Jamieson Trotter / Jeff Jenson Band @ Bootleg ($20)
Stagecoach: Toby Keith / Brooks & Dunn / Jason Aldean / Oak Ridge Boys / The Avett Brothers / Doyle Lawson / Truth & Slavage Co. @ Empire Polo Field in Indio ($80 - $800)
Josh Rouse @ Largo ($25)
Jason Castro / Michael Castro / Camera Can’t Lie @ Troubadour ($15) – He was the dreadlocked kid on American Idol season seven.
The Bloody Beetroots @ Palladium
Christian Scott @ Amoeba (Free) – 5:00 PM

Record Store Day

Don't forget about Record Store Day tomorrow (Saturday April 17th, 2010). Check out the full list of special items HERE and Pitchfork's guide HERE.

If you're in the LA area, there are some cool events happening...

Amoeba in Hollywood is hosting a intimate Smashing Pumpkins show and Spinderella spinning (details)

Origami in Echo Park has Lou Barlow, Dum Dum Girls, Male Bonding, The One AM Radio, Adam Harding (details)

Vacation in Los Feliz has a bunch of guest DJs (details)

Fingerprints has a show with Josh Ritter and open at 7 AM (details)

Rhino in Claremont has Yo La Tengo (details)

I'll probably be heading out to an undisclosed location in the Valley....

Recently Announced Live Shows

Do You Plan Ahead? The Dirty Projectors Come to the Glass House in September

Glass House
9/23/10: The Dirty Projectors (now)

The Hollywood Bowl
9/26/10: Vampire Weekend (on sale 5/2/10) [via Scenestar]
9/30/10: Pavement / Sonic Youth / No Age (on sale 5/2/10) [ via Daily Swarm]

Troubadour
5/2/10: Scars on Broadway (Thursday at 1:00 PM)

Spaceland
4/28/10: Aquaverge (now at Ticketweb)
6/10/10: Fitz & the Tantrums (TBD)
6/17/10: Fitz & the Tantrums (TBD)
6/24/10: Fitz & the Tantrums (TBD)
6/26/10: A Place to Bury Strangers (now)

Honda Center
6/19/10: Snoop Dogg / Drake / Ne-Yo / Jason Derulo / Trey Songz / Baby Bash / B.O.B. & Bruno Mars (Saturday at 10 AM)

Gibson Amphitheatre
6/16/10: Chicago / Doobie Brothers (Friday at 1:00 PM)

Club Nokia
6/4/10: 50 Cent / Lloyd Banks (now)

Nokia Theatre
6/11/10: Scorpions / Cinderella (Friday at 10 AM)

The Fonda
6/28/10: Concrete Blonde (Now)

Gene Autry Museum
5/15/10: Sea Wolf (now)

Largo
6/10/10 – 6/11/11: Henry Rollins (call club)
6/16/10: Bret Easton Ellis “Imperial Bedrooms” (call club)