Recent Live Music Announcements

The Music Box

4/20/11: Ellie Goulding (now)

5/13/11: The Kills / Cold Cave (Saturday at 10 AM)

6/15/11: Matt & Kim / Autobot from Flosstradamus / The Thermals (now)

Troubadour [Ticketfly]

5/23/11: James Blake (Saturday at 1:00 PM)

6/2/11: Dennis Coffey and Friends / Breakestra (Friday at 1:00 PM)

6/19/11: Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit / Maria Taylor (now)

The Glass House [Ticketfly]

4/1/11: Odd Future (now)

4/23/11: Daedelus / Tokimonsta / Shlohmo (now)

5/6/11: Corin Tucker (Friday at Noon)

The Satellite  [Ticketfly]

5/5/11: Corin Tucker (now)

Fox Theater Pomona

4/14/11: Duran Duran (Friday at 10 AM)

Nokia Theatre LA Live

4/19/11: Tina Fey – A Conversation with Steve Martin (Friday at 10 AM)

El Rey

4/19/11: Plan B (Friday at 10 AM)

4/21/11: Emmylou Harris (Saturday at 10 AM)

5/7/11: Ceu (Saturday at 10 AM)

5/14/11: Peter Bjorn and John / Bachelorette (Friday at 10 AM)

Gibson Amphitheater

4/29/11: Too $hort / Ja Rule / Xzibit / Digital Underground / Kurupt / Tha Alkaholiks (Saturday at 10 AM)

Staples

4/21/11: Lil Wayne / Nikki Minaj / Rick Ross / Travis Barker (Saturday at 10 AM)

Hollywood Palladium

4/18/11: Kid Cudi / Chip Tha Ripper (Friday at 10 AM)

6/3/11: Arctic Monkeys (Friday at 10 AM)

Hollywood Bowl

9/18/11: The National / Neko Case / Sharon Van Etten (series subscriptions now)

Natural History Museum

4/1/11: The Pinker Tones (now)

5/6/11: Cat’s Eyes (now)

The Echo [Ticketweb]

4/1/11: Sonny & the Sunsets / Sandwitches (now)

4/3/11: Die! Die! Die! (now)

6/3/11: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. (Friday at 10 AM)

Echoplex[Ticketweb]

4/9/11: The Naked and Famous (now)

Bootleg [Ticketfly]

Mondays in April: Rumspringa (Free)

4/6/11: Princeton (now)

Silverlake Lounge

Mondays in May: Taylor Locke & the Roughs (Free)

Largo

4/7/11: Anna Waronker & Friends (now)

4/23/11: Garfunkel and Oates (now)

5/4/11: John Waters (now)

5/10/11: XXX Nite with Oriana Small aka Ashley Blue and Friends (now)

5/17/11: Fiery Furnaces (now)

5/28/11: Patton Oswalt (now)

Hotel Café

4/13/11: Patrick Stump (now)

4/15/11: Exene Cervenka & Kevin Seconds (now)

5/5/11: Frank Turner (now)

5/10/11: Pegi Young (now)

6/24/11: Holly Golightly & the Broke-Offs (now)

McCabe’s

4/9/11: Six Organs of Admittance

The Roxy

5/3/11 – 5/4/11: Dredg (Friday at 10 AM)

Bardot

3/14/11: We Are Scientists / Polock / Toddlerone / Nightchilde (RSVP now)

Club Nokia

5/6/11: MusiCares Benefit – Jane’s Addiction / Paramore / Ozomatli / Dave Gahan with Victor Indrizzo / Vince Jones / Martyn LeNoble (Friday at 10 AM)

Broad Stage

5/19/11: Herb Albert & Lani Hall (Friday at Noon)

Wishire Ebell Theater

6/13/11: Krishna Das (Saturday at 10AM)

Verizon Wireless

7/23/11: Journey / Foreigner / Night Ranger (Saturday at 10 AM)

The Forum

5/24/11: System of a Down / Gogol Bordello (Saturday at 10 AM)

Live Music Options: 3/7/11 - 3/13/11

Lykke Li Plays a Few Local Shows



I almost had to move a cot into the Satellite last week. I saw Richard Swift and Everest on Monday (two artists I really like). The crowd could have been more respectful of Swfit (it was a loud, free Monday night show) but he impressed the patient patrons. Imaad Wasif impressed me on Tuesday. He recently added Seb (from Division Day) on bass and they shredded. Endless Boogie was fun after (I got too tired to stay for Arbouretum). Then on Thursday I saw an early candidate for show of the year, Mavis Staples. So damn good. I'm not really a religious person, but I'll listen to gospel all day long with her singing it. Then on Friday it was the Elephant 6 show (more on that via Twitter).

This week's kind of a pre-SXSW lull, but still some cool stuff...

Monday 3/7/11

[Pick of the Night] Balmorhea / Benoit Pioulard / Frank Fairfield @ The Echoplex ($12 seated / $10 standing) – Interesting lineup.

[Recommended] Drive-By Truckers @ Troubadour (Sold Out) – Great, intimate venue for this show.

[Recommended] HoneyHoney / New Orleans Jazz Band @ Bootleg (Free) – HoneyHoney kicks off their residency with a traditional New Orleans Jazz Band.

[Recommended] Living Things / Useless Keys / Robotanists @ The Satellite (Free) – Living Things kick off their residency.

[Recommended] Broken Records / U.S. Royalty / Johnossi @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP)

[Recommended] Lykke Li @ Amoeba (Free) – 6:00 PM show

Spirit Vine / Stone Darling / The Silent Comedy / Dirty Mac @ The Echo (Free)

Bowery Beasts / Dog Day / Zig Zags / Golden Ghosts / Indians @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)

AM / Shawn Lee @ Hotel Café

Laco$te / E & E / Simo Soo / Stepfather @ Pehrspace ($5)

Tuesday 3/8/11

[Pick of the Night] Billy Harvey / Charlie Wadhams / Paper Tiger @ Lot 1 ($5) – Acoustic night curated by Buzz Bands. I like Charlie Wadhams, but don’t really know the other two artists.

[Recommended] Andy Clockwise / The Californian @ The Satellite ($10) – People always go to see Andy Clockwise to have a good time.

Moses Campbell / Iji / James Rabbit / Pangea @ The Smell ($5)

George Glass / Wires in the Walls / Ladycop / College Kids @ LaBrie’s (Free) – George Glass is doing a free residency this month at LaBrie’s.

Khaira Arby + the Sway Machinery @ El Rey ($20) 

Eric Clapton @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($106 - $376) – I’ve never been a fan of the solo stuff.

Brutus Gets the Girl @ Troubadour ($5)

Marcus Very Ordinary / Johnossi / Gold Motel @ The Echo (Free)

J Irvin Dally / Vinnie Ferra / Big Tree / Robinson @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Chico Trujillo / La Santa Cecilia / John Gold with Mariachi Trio Ellas @ Bootleg ($10)

Vaud and the Villians @ Amoeba (Free) – 3:00 PM

Liz Pappademas and the Level @ The Central Social Aid and Pleasure Club ($5)

Wednesday 3/9/11

[Pick of the Week] Lykke Li / Johnossi @ El Rey (Sold Out) – Dark lyrics. Best new music from Pitchfork.

Asobi Seksu / Brahms / Cuckoo Chaos @ Troubadour ($15)

Seasons / Pageants / AV Club / Moses Campbell @ The Echo ($5)

Low End Theory @ Airliner ($10)

Incan Abraham / Heavy Water Experiments / Little Pistols @ The Central Social Aid and Pleasure Club ($5)

One Trick Pony / Ladycop / Gamble House @ Hotel Café

Stryper @ Club Nokia ($25 - $35) – To hell with the devil, mang

Kiev / The Outdoors / Cotillioniares / Fatty Dearest @ Bootleg ($8) – Benefit for LA chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Write r / Two Guns / Careful / The Bellows @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Exene Cervenka Record Release Party @ Redwood – For the X fans.

Eric Clapton @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($106 - $376)

Thursday 3/10/11

[Pick of the Night] The Entrance Band / Allah Las / The Afghan Hounds @ The Satellite ($10) – The Entrance Band continues its Monday night residency. They’re an intense live band.

[Recommended] Lykke Li @ Skybar at the Mondrian (Free w/ RSVP) – If you can brave the Skybar.

MarchFourth Marching Band / Mutaytor @ The Echoplex ($12) – Huge marching band. Could be really fun.

Kisses / The Lonely Forest / Summer Camp / The Tellers @ The Echo ($8) – Princeton side project.

Soko / Sketchy Black Dog / Watts Ensemble @ Bootleg ($10)

The Dears / Eulogies / The Tender Box @ Troubadour ($15)

Dance Dance Gavin @ El Rey ($19)

The Mother Hips / Neal Casal @ Hotel Café

Asobi Seksu / Braids / Useless Keys @ Detroit Bar ($14)

Excision @ The Music Box ($20)

Meshell Ndegeocello covers Prince @ Largo (Sold Out)

Is Is / The Remainers / Kill the Dance Floor @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Silk Flowers / Earn / SFV Acid @ The Smell ($6)

The Concretes / Kiev / The New Division / Jetpacks and Laser Guns @ Glass House ($12)

Buddy Miller and the Majestic Silver Strings @ Grammy Museum ($25)

North Mississippi All Stars @ The Roxy ($20)

Friday 3/11/11

[Pick of the Night] Mike Watt + The Missing Men / Le Butcherettes @ The Echo ($12) – Watt puts on an intense live show.

[Recommended] Castanets / Holy Sons / Dolorean @ The Satellite ($8) – Solid night of indie rock.

[Recommended] Patton Oswalt @ Galaxy Theater in Santa Ana ($25) – Funny man.

Motorhead / Clutch / Valient Thorr @ Club Nokia ($37 - $45) – Lemmy’s a madman.

The Stone Foxes / Old Californio / The Whispering Pines / Family Wagon @ the Mint ($13)

Datarock / Dirty Ghosts / Evan Voytas / Baertur @ Echoplex ($14)

Starfucker / Unknown Mortal Orchestra / Skull Tape @ Troubadour ($15)

The Growlers / Crystal Antlers / Tijuana Panthers / Audacity / Hanni el Khatib / Death Hymn Nine @ Glass House ($12)

The Mother Hips / The 88 @ Hotel Café

Medeski Martin & Wood @ El Rey ($30)

Yann Tiersen / Breathe Owl Breathe @ The Music Box ($23)

Vienna Teng & Alex Wong / Nicole Eva Emery / Rachael Cantu @ Bootleg ($20)

Continues / The Present Moment / Primary Colors @ The Smell ($5)

Marshall Crenshaw @ McCabe’s (early show sold out, late show $22.50)

Wounded Lion / The Twerps / G. Green / Cold Showers @ Pehrspace

Saturday 3/12/11

[Pick of the Night] Cheap Time / Francis Harold and the Holograms / Idle Times / Dead Meat @ Five Stars Bar ($10)

Tapes N’ Tapes / Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. / Fergus & Geronimo @ Troubadour ($16)

Gonzales @ Skybar at the Mondrian (Free w/ RSVP)

Revolver / Hey Rosetta / Oh Darling @ The Satellite ($12) – Revolver are a Parisian trio who were nominated for the best album at the equivalent of the French Grammys.  

Miami Horror / Chapel Club / Superhumanoids / Geographer / Polock @ Echoplex ($15) – Starts at 6:00 PM; SXSW kickoff party.

Joey Cape / Steve Soto & the Twisted Hearts / Tod Adrian Wisenbaker @ The Echo ($10) – Early show starts at 6:00

Hard Weekend LA: Simian Mobile Disco / Fake Blood / Destructo / The Juan Maclean @ Club Nokia ($30 - $40)

Jim Jones Revue / Jail Weddings @ El Rey ($17)

DeVotchKa / Mariachi El Bronx / Hands @ The Music Box ($26)

The Pat Longo Hollywood Big Band @ Palladium ($48)

The Loneliest Monk / Whale Fall @ Bootleg ($10)

Datarock / Dirty Ghosts / Open Source Rebellion / Baertur @ Glass House ($15)

Starfucker / Unknown Mortal Orchestra @ Detroit Bar ($12)

Skid Row @ Galaxy Theater ($25)

Sunday 3/13/11

[Pick of the Night] The Cave Singers / Lia Ices / Frank Fairfield @ The Autry ($15) – Early show at 7:00 PM

Red Fang / Weedeater / Danava / Lecherous Gaze / Zoroaster / Kvelertak @ Echoplex ($14) – Starts at 7:00 PM

Or, The Whale / The Horde and the Harem / Olin and the Moon @ The Satellite ($10)

Revolver @ Amoeba (Free) – 5:00 PM

Funeral Pyre / The Secret / Graf Orlock / Low Places / Seven Sisters of Sleep @ The Echo ($10) – Early show at 3:00 PM

Juanes @ Staples Center ($19 - $25)

Silk Flowers / Frank Alpine @ The Echo ($8)

Michelle Shocked @ McCabe’s ($24.50) – Anchored down in Anchorage

Candye Kane Exotiki / The Dick and Jane Family Orchestra @ Redwood Bar

Peter Murphy @ Galaxy Theatre ($25)

Love Revisited (Johnny Echols and Baby Lemonade) @ Alex’s Bar ($8)

New Music Releases: March 1, 2011

Quite a few "local" releases this week...

Pick of the Week

Lucinda Williams: Blessed (Lost Highway) – Don Was produced. This is her best record in at least eight years. Lucinda’s married now and comes off a bit happier.

Other Releases That Caught My Eye

Alexander: Alexander (Vagrant) – Local alert. Lead singer Alex Ebert of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros releases a solo album.

Anna Calvi: Anna Calvi (Domino) – Lots of British buzz for this one. She worked with PJ Harvey’s producer, Rob Ellis. Brian Eno’s come out as a fan.

The Baseball Project: Vol. 2 High and Inside (Yep Roc) – Steve Wynn, Scott McCaughey, Peter Buck and Linda Pitmon are joined by guests Ira Kaplan, Craig Finn and Ben Gibbard. At the Echo on 3/31/11. Listen HERE

James Brown: Singles 10 - 1975 – 1979 (Hip-O) – Getting more into disco during this phase.

Davila 666: Tan Bajo (In the Red) – Puerto Rican garage rockers. At the Blue Star on 3/25/11.

Devotchka: 100 Lovers (Anti) – Eastern European influenced band. At the Music Box on 3/12/11. Listen HERE

Dum Dum Girls: He Gets Me High (Sub Pop) – Four song EP from the girl group loving girls. Features a cover of the Smiths’ “There Is a Light That Never Goes Out.”

MP3: He Gets Me High

Lykke Li: Wounded Rhymes (Atlantic) – The Swede is once again produced by Bjorn Yttling (from Peter Bjorn and John) but moved to LA to write most of these songs. She’s influenced by David Lynch and Neil Young on this record.  At El Rey on 3/9/11.

Middle Brother: Middle Brother (Partisan) – The lead singers of Deer Tick, Delta Spirit and Dawes do an alt-country folk record.  At the Echo on 4/7/11. Listen HERE

MP3: Me Me Me

Buddy Miller: Majestic Silver Strings (New West) – Guests include Emmylou Harris, Chocolate Genius, Shawn Colvin and others.

Papercuts: Fading Parade (Sub Pop) – Fourth record from the indie pop guy (now band). This one gets pretty dream-poppy (produced by Thom Monahan). At the Satellite on 4/8/11.

MP3: Do What You Will

Rainbow Arabia: Boys & Diamonds (Kompakt) – Local alert. Danny (Wiskey Biscuit / Future Pigeon) and Tiffany Preston’s latest record apparently displays a great deal of growth. At the Echoplex on 3/25/11.

Rural Alberta Advantage: Departing (Saddle Creek) – At Coachella on 4/15/11. Listen HERE

Various Artists: Cartagena! (Soundway) – Tribute to the well regarded producer - Curro Feuntes & the Big Band Cumbia and Descarga Sound of Columbia 1962-1972.

Mike Watt: Hyphenated-Man (ORG Music) – Local alert. Bass legend. Minutmen and fIREHOSE. At the Echo on 3/11/11. Listen HERE

Recent Concert Announcements

Okkervil River Play the Wiltern in June

The Wiltern

6/23/11: Okkervil River / Titus Andronicus / New Villager (Friday at 10 AM)

The Echo

Mondays in April: Amanda Jo Williams

5/1/11: Vivian Girls / No Joy / Sweater Girls (now)

5/3/11: Beach Fossils / Craft Spells (now)

5/11/11: Greenhornes / Jeff the Brotherhood (now)

5/15/11: The Deadbeats (now)

5/18/11: Johnny Flynn & the Sussex Wit with Caitlin Rose (Saturday at 10 AM)

5/28/11: Allo Darlin (now)

5/31/11: Eternal Summers / The Beets (now)

6/5/11: Phil Wilson / Aberdeen (now)

The Satellite [sold through Ticketfly]

Mondays in April: The Waking Sleep (free)

Mondays in May: He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister (free)  

3/19/11: Big Dick / Brendan Hines (now)

5/4/11: Pipettes (now)  

6/23/11: The Fleshtones (now)

Detroit Bar

5/21/11: Aloe Blacc (now)

Bootleg

4/5/11: Deradoorian (now)

4/7/11: Seasick Steve (Friday at Noon)

4/21/11: Yoni Wolf (now)

4/30/11: Mindy Smith (now)

Club Nokia

5/7/11: Diddy Dirty Money (now)

The Music Box

4/23/11: Chase and Status (now)

4/27/11: Donald Glover + Childish Gambino (Saturday at 10 AM)

5/23/11: Yeasayer / Smith Westerns / Hush Hush (now)

6/2/11: Manchester Orchestra (Friday at Noon)

6/29/11: Brooke Fraser (Saturday at 10 AM)

El Rey

3/26/11: Melanie Fiona (Saturday at 10 AM)

5/6/11: Junip / Acrylics (Saturday at 10 AM)

5/12/11: Femi Kuti & the Positive Force (now)

5/13/11: Man Man (Friday at 10 AM)

5/21/11: 100 Monkeys (Friday at 10 AM)

6/29/11: Sondre Lerche / Nightlands (Saturday at 10 AM)

Staples Center

6/1/11: Usher / Akon (Friday at 10 AM)

8/17/11: Josh Groban (Saturday at 10 AM)

10/8/11: Keith Urban / Jake Owen (Friday at 10 AM)

Honda Center

6/29/11: Rihanna / Cee Lo Green (Saturday at 10 AM)

Gibson Amphitheatre

6/14/11: Bruno Mars / Janelle Monae / Mayer Hawthorne & the County (now)

Hollywood Bowl

6/14/11: Motley Crue / Poison / New York Dolls (TBD)

Walt Disney Concert Hall

2/11/12: Judy Collins (TBD)

4/11/12: Soweto Gospel Choir (TBD)

Troubadour

4/11/11: k.d. lang / The Belle Brigade (Saturday at 1:00 PM)

4/29/11: Jessica Lea Mayfield (Thursday at 1:00 PM)

Ticket Giveaway: Autolux and The Soft Moon at the Echoplex

I've got a couple of pairs of tickets to give away for the Autolux show this Friday at the Echoplex. The Soft Moon opens the show. If you've never seen Autolux, I highly recommend checking them out. Really good live band. What I've heard from the Soft Moon is cool too (with a cold/krauty/Joy Division vibe).

To win these tickets email me [dukeufo at gmail] with the name of your favorite record of the new year. Please put "Autolux Contest" in the subject line. The contest closes Thursday at 7:00 PM and winners will be notified later that night.

MP3: The Soft Moon - Tiny Spiders (via Pitchfork)
MP3: Autolux - Supertoys (via Pitchfork)