Recent Live Music Announcements

My Morning Jacket Schedule a Local Show

Pantages Theatre

6/22/11: My Morning Jacket (presale Friday at 10 AM; public Saturday at 10 AM)

El Rey

4/29/11: Jet Life Tour – Curren$y / Trademark / Young Rodddy (Saturday at 10 AM)

5/25/11: Noah and the Whale / Apex Manor (Thursday at 10 AM)

5/26/11: Stiff Little Fingers / Sharks (Thursday at 10 AM)

6/7/11: Death Cab For Cutie / The Lonely Forest (Saturday at 10 AM)

The Echo

Mondays in May – Bixby Knolls

Mondays in June – Dante Vs. Zombies

Mondays in July – Hanni El Khatib

Echoplex

3/31/11: Low End Theory Benefit (now)

Fox Theater Pomona

6/2/11: Arctic Monkeys / The Vaccines (presale Thursday at 10 AM, password = PEDICURE; Friday at 10 AM)

The Music Box

6/11/11: Jenny and Johnny / La Sera (Friday at 10 AM)

Oak Canyon Ranch

7/2/11: Hootenanny – Dropkick Murphys / Reverend Horton Heat / Murder City Devils / Supersuckers / Swingin’ Utters / Royal Crown Revue / John Doe (Saturday at 10 AM)

LA Historic Park

8/6/11: HARD – First stage announced - DFA Tent [James Murphy and Pat Mahoney Disco DJ Set / Holy Ghost! / Shit Robot / Still Going] (now)

Verizon Wireless

5/25/11: System of a Down / Gogol Bordello (Saturday at 10 AM)

Gibson Amphitheatre

6/11/11: Expose / Lisa Lisa / Debbie Deb / Cover Girls / Stacy Q (Saturday at 10 AM)

9/7/11: Def Leppard / Heart (Friday at 10 AM)

Hollywood Palladium

5/14/11: Above & Beyond (Monday at 10 AM)

Greek Theatre [subscriptions HERE]

5/27/11: Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience (presale Thursday at 10 AM, password = BONZO; Friday at 10 AM)

5/28/11: War / Tower of Power (presale Thursday at 10 AM, password = WINE; Friday at 10 AM)

6/11/11: Jethro Tull (presale Thursday at 10 AM, password = AQUALUNG; Friday at 10 AM)

6/16/11: Youssou N’Dour / Angelique Kidjo / Vusi Mahlasela (presale Thursday at 10 AM, password = MBALAX; Friday at 10 AM)

Troubadour

5/24/11: Sam Roberts Band / Motopony (Friday at 1:00 PM)



Live Music Options: 3/21/11 - 3/27/11

Fresh & Onlys Play Tuesday at the Echo

This is posted from the past. Hopefully I see some of these bands while I'm in Austin...

Monday 3/21/11

[Pick of the Night] Frank Fairfield @ Redwood Bar

[Recommended] Living Things / Kids of 88 / Bloodgroup @ The Satellite (Free) – Kids of 88 are a self-proclaimed “slutty new wave/electro duo.” Bloodgroup are from Iceland.

[Recommended] Spirit Vine / Mi Gu / Wet & Reckless / Sister Crayon @ The Echo (Free)

HoneyHoney / The Dead Trees / Yellow Red Sparks @ Bootleg (Free)

Bowery Beasts / The Damn Sons / Traps PS / Slpwlkrs / The Black and Reds @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)

Girl Talk @ Palladium (Sold Out)

Teddy Thompson / DJ Elijah Wood @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP)

Tuesday 3/22/11

[Pick of the Week] Strange Boys / Fresh & Onlys / Natural Child @ The Echo ($10) – I’ve been dying to see the Fresh & Onlys.

[Recommended] Raphael Saadiq / Quadron @ The Music Box ($30) – Talented soul singer.

[Recommended] The Soundtrack of Our Lives / Nico Stai @ Echoplex ($15) – TSOOL put on a good live show.

[Recommended] Viva Voce / Damien Jurado / The Jezabels @ The Satellite ($14) – I’ve always been a Damien Jurado fan.

Ebsen and the Witch / Julianna Barwick / Native Fauna @ Bootleg ($12) – Ebsen & the Witch are an interesting new goth-y band.

Destroyer / The War on Drugs / Devon Williams @ Troubadour (Sold Out) – I’ve never been a big Destroyer fan, but I do recognize their appeal.

George Glass / Radars to the Sky / Les Blanks / Mama’s Joy @ LaBrie’s (Free) – I’ve always been a Les Blanks fan.

City and Colour / Gord Downlie / Dan Romano @ El Rey (Sold Out)

If By Yes with Nels Cline & Trevor Dunn @ Largo ($25)

Otis Heat / The Diamond Light / Terraplane Sun @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Moses Campbell / Chung Antique @ The Smell ($5)

Voxhaul Broadcast @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM

Best Supporting Actress / K’Tel 79 @ Lot 1 Café ($5)

Toro Y Moi / Cloud Nothings @ Detroit Bar ($12)

Wednesday 3/23/11

[Pick of the Night] Raphael Saadiq @ Grammy Museum (Sold Out)

Toro Y Moi / Braids / Cloud Nothings @ Troubadour (Sold Out)

Acid Mothers Temple / Shilpa Ray and the Happy Hookers @ The Satellite ($12) - Japanese weirdos.

Liam Finn / The Luyas @ The Autry ($15)

O’Death / David Dondero / Franz Nicolay @ The Echo ($12)

Prince Rama / Lucky Dragons / Sun Araw / Carsick Cars / Adventure @ The Smell ($5)

The Watkins Family @ Largo ($25)

Ponderosa / Black Apples @ Bootleg ($8)

The Novocaines / Hot Panda / Cannoneers / Enfant Terrible @ Silverlake Lounge ($10)

Early Winters / The Jezabels @ Hotel Café

Low End Theory @ Airliner ($10)

Watch It Sparkle / Hello My Name is Red / The Bellhaunts / The Level Spirits @ The Redwood

Thursday 3/24/11

[Pick of the Night] Wye Oak / Callers @ The Echo ($10) – The new Wye Oak is their best yet. And they’re a good live band too.

[Recommended] Strange Boys / Natural Child / White Fence @ Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock ($10) – If you’re busy on Tuesday and can’t make the show at the Echo.

The Entrance Band / Jeffertitti’s Nile / My Pet Saddle @ The Satellite ($10)

The Appleseed Cast / Muscle Worship @ Echoplex ($12)

Abe Vigoda / M. Women / Masters and Johnson / Dunes / Protect Me @ The Smell ($5)

The Backbeats / Street Corner Symphony / On the Rocks @ Troubadour ($15) – Did you watch “The Sing-Off?” These are some of the competitors.

Wizards & Stars: A Literary and Musical Celebration with Paul Myers & Scott Miller @ Largo ($25)

The Hours / Army Navy @ Bootleg ($10)

Olentangy John / Driftwood Singers / Harlowe and the Great North Woods / Tommy Santee Klaws @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Ed Kowalczyk / Ha Ha Tonka @ Hotel Café

OMD @ Amoeba (Free) – 6:00 PM

King Tuff / Apache / The Audacity / Crazy Band / Cosmonauts @ Five Stars Bar ($10)

Ximena Sarinana @ Detroit Bar ($15)

Friday 3/25/11

[Pick of the Night] Sharon Van Etten / Little Scream / Ivan & Alyosha @ The Satellite ($12) – I caught her set at the Aquarium Drunkard’s Waved Out fest last Fall.

[Recommended] Say Hi / The Parson Red Heads / The Yellow Ostrich / Blair @ The Echo ($12) - I haven’t see The Parson Red Heads since they moved away.

[Recommended] Jon Brion @ Largo ($25) – Always an impressive show.  

Thee Oh Sees / DOM @ Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock ($12)

Rainbow Arabia / Spoek Mathambo / mathewdavid @ Echoplex ($12) – Spoek Mathambo’s supposed to be interesting.

Grouplove / Le Sands / Hanni El Khatib @ Troubadour ($12) – Hanni El Khatib’s getting a lot of positive buzz right now.  

OMD / Oh Land @ The Music Box (Sold Out)

Asking Alexandria @ Fox Theater Pomona ($21)

Kenny Loggins @ Grove of Anaheim ($45 - $75)

Black Love / Blacke Elephant / Black Jesus / Black Sand Desert @ The Smell ($5)

Radioactive Chicken Heads / Stab City / Jew Cocks / Unstoppable Death Machines @ The Mime ($5)

Tecumseh / Ezra Buchla / Rale / Pedestrian Deposit @ Pehrspace ($5)

Los Lonely Boys @ Grammy Museum ($20)

Har Mar Superstar / The Weekend Pilots / No More Kings @ Viper Room ($10)

Bone Thugs & Harmony @ Galaxy Theatre

Saturday 3/26/11

[Pick of the Night] DOM / Miniature Tigers / Heavy Hawaii @ The Satellite ($10) – Some of the DOM stuff I’ve heard is pretty cool. Pitchfork seems to really like them (but don’t hold that against them).

[Recommended] Patton Oswalt @ Largo (Sold Out) – Funny man.

[Recommended] Slick Rick @ Key Club ($22) – The Ruler

[Recommended] Sharon Van Etten / Little Scream @ Detroit Bar ($12) – If you live down South and miss the show at the Satellite.

MEN / Psychic Friend @ Echoplex ($12)

Lady Danville / Family of the Year / Voxhaul Broadcast / Live Oak Revue @ Troubadour ($12)

Seth MacFarlane @ Club Nokia ($30 - $150) – The creator of Family Guy performs with a 36 piece orchestra.

Melanie Fiona / Timothy Bloom @ El Rey ($25)

Aussie BBQ: Maniac / Andy Clockwise / Dan Brodie & the Grieving Widows / Grand Atlantic / Level Spirits / The Boat People / Wagons / Dash & Will / Novacaines / Hungry Kids of Hungary @ The Echo ($15) – Doors at Noon

Girl Talk @ Palladium ($36)

Habib Koite / Oliver Mtukudzi / Afel Bocoum @ Royce Hall ($43 - $68)

Art vs Science / American Royalty / Florrie @ Bootleg ($12)

The 88 / Wakey!Wakey! @ Hotel Café

Good Charlotte @ House of Blues Sunset

Captain Ahab vs. Kevin Blechdom / Marklion / Opera Mort / Caldera Lakes @ The Smell ($5)

Bone Thugs & Harmony @ Galaxy Theatre

Sunday 3/27/11

Gold Panda / Dam Mantle @ Troubadour ($12)

Neil Hamburger @ The Satellite ($8)

Part Time Punks: Factory Records Night – Boy Division (Joy Division cover band) @ The Echo ($5)

Alvin Love @ Hotel Café



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Recent Concert Announcements

Itching To See Lauryn Hill But Shut Out of Coachella?

Greek Theatre [subscriptions HERE]

5/27/11: Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience

5/28/11: War / Tower of Power

6/4/11: REO Speedwagon / Rick Springfield

6/11/11: Jethro Tull

6/16/11: Youssou N’Dour / Angelique Kidjo / Vusi Mahlasela

6/23/11: Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas

6/24/11: Deep Purple

7/8/11 – 7/9/11: Steely Dan

7/10/11: 70’s Soul Jam – The Stylistics / The Temptations Review / The Dramatics / Heatwave / The Delfonics

7/16/11: Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork

7/25/11 – 7/26/11: Sugarland

7/29/11: Los Lonely Boys / Los Lobos

7/30/11: Peter Frampton

7/31/11: George Thorogood / Kenny Wayne Shepherd

8/2/11: Yes / Styx

8/3/11: Lykke Li

8/4/11: Hippie Fest – Dave Mason, Mark Farner, Rick Derringer, Felix Caveliere’s Rascals, Gary Wright

8/6/11: Funk Fest – Morris Day, Sugarfoot’s Ohio Players, One Way with Al Hudson, Dazz Band, Mary Jane Girls

8/12/11: The Decemberists

8/13/11 – 8/14/11: Gipsy Kings

8/17/11: Go Go’s

8/18/11 – 8/19/11: Death Cab For Cutie

8/26/11: Atmosphere

9/23/11: Cheap Trick’s Dream Police

9/25/11: Amy Grant / Michael W. Smith

10/5/11 – 10/6/11: Furthur

10/26/11: Celtic Thunder

El Rey

5/9/11: KT Tunstall / Charlie Mars and Miggs (Saturday at 10 AM)

6/13/11: Brendan Perry & Robin Guthrie (now)

Nokia Theatre LA Live

5/29/11: Joaquin Sabina (Thursday at 10 AM)

6/8/11: Video Games Live – Bonus Round (Friday at 10 AM)

Club Nokia

4/18/11: Lauryn Hill (Friday at 10 AM)

7/21/11: Owl City / Mat Kearney (presale 3/22; on sale 4/1/11)

John Anson Ford

4/29/11: The Airborne Toxic Event with The Calder Quartet (Saturday at 10 AM)

Fox Theater Pomona

6/3/11: Flogging Molly (Saturday at 10 AM)

7/23/11: Owl City / Mat Kearney (presale 3/22; on sale 4/1/11)

The Satellite [via Ticketfly]

3/29/11: JJAMZ [Jason Boesel, James Valentine, Alex Greenwald, Michael Runion, Z Berg] (now)

4/5/11: White Sea (now)

4/13/11: Duniven / Robotanists (now)

Echoplex [Ticketweb]

5/6/11: Dirty Vegas (now)

5/21/11: Houses (now)

7/5/11: Seefeel (now)

The Echo [Ticketweb]

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

5/18/11: Johnny Flynn (now)

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

6/5/11: 14 Iced Bears with Phil Wilson / Aberdeen (now)

The Wiltern

6/21/11: Panic at the Disco (Saturday at 10 AM)

Bootleg Theater [Ticketfly]

5/21/11: Rival Schools (now)

5/27/11: Joan as Police Woman (now)

Live Music Options: 3/14/11 - 3/20/11

As the music world descends upon Austin...there are still a few shows worth checking out around town.

Monday 3/14/11

[Pick of the Night] Bowery Beasts / Peg Leg Love / John Carpenter / Billie Jack @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – I dig that John Carpenter man.  

[Recommended] Frank Fairfield / Ari Shine @ Redwood

[Recommended] Spirit Vine / Dante vs. Zombies / Rumspringa @ The Echo (Free)

Tahiti 80 / Maniac @ Troubadour ($15) – French pop. I used to really like these guys, but haven’t heard them in a while.

Living Things @ The Satellite (Free) – Living Things continue their residency. The opening bands all had visa issues, so I’m not sure who else is on the bill.

We Are Scientists / Polock / Ron Sexsmith @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP)

HoneyHoney / The Wild Feathers / Milo Greene @ Bootleg (Free)

Tujunga / Injured Ninja / Forced Into Femininity @ Pehrspace ($5)

Datarock @ Detroit Bar ($15)

Computer Magic @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM

Tuesday 3/15/11

[Pick of the Night] The Smiths Indeed (a tribute from England) / The Remainers @ The Satellite ($10) – Celebrating the 25^th Anniversary of The Queen Is Dead. Sometimes it’s nice to see a cover band.

Noah & the Whale / Luke Rathborne @ Troubadour (Sold Out)

Alpine Decline / Residual Echoes @ The Echo ($5)

The Death Set / The Gaslamp Killer / Ninjasonik / Zowie / Biker Daughter @ Echoplex ($12)    

Family Band / Papercranes / The Moor @ Bootleg ($10)

Tapes ‘n Tapes @ Detroit Bar ($14)

George Glass / Shirley Rolls / Francisco the Man @ LaBrie’s (Free)

Julia Sweeney and Jill Sobule @ Largo ($25)

Treason / Artilleri / Number 2 @ Silverlake Lounge ($5)

Triumph of Lethargy Skinned Alive to Death / Crazy Band / Mikki and the Mauses @ The Smell ($5)

Poop / Duchess Desade @ Redwood

Wednesday 3/16/11

[Pick of the Night] Low End Theory: Dibiase / Mono Poly / Tricky T @ Airliner ($10) – Thom Yorke DJ’ed here last week.

[Recommended] Spain / Rats @ The Satellite ($8) – It’s been a while since Josh Haden’s put out a record, but She Haunts My Dreams is still a really good record.

Wilding / Polls / Space Waves @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Linda Draper / Old Toy Trains / Chief Nowhere / Dominic Campanella @ Bootleg ($8)

Liz Phair / Cathy @ Troubadour ($25) – Her new stuff doesn’t really hold up to Exile in Guyville.  

Dub Club: Prezident Brown / Quinto Sol @ Echoplex ($10 - $15)

The Apple Sisters @ Largo ($25)

State Radio / The Tontons @ The Glass House ($20)

Thursday 3/17/11

[Pick of the Night] Le Switch / Sounds of Asteroth / Last Round Down @ The Echo (Free) – I’m still a big fan of Le Switch.

[Recommended] The Entrance Band / White Fence / Farmer Dave Scher @ The Satellite ($10) – I’m a fan of Farmer Dave.

State Radio / The Tontons @ Troubadour ($20)

Antenna the End / Big Black Delta / Old Codes @ Silverlake Lounge ($5)

The Dustbowl Revival / Paul Chesne Band / Hobo Jazz @ Redwood

Manic Hispanic @ The Roxy ($15)

KRS-One @ Detroit Bar ($15)

Friday 3/18/11

[Pick of the Night] George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($34 - $101) – He’s getting a bit older, but when I saw him years ago it was really good.

[Recommended] The 88 / Douglas Lee / Pan Am / Linda Draper @ Hotel Café

The Ex / Death Sentence: Panda @ The Satellite ($15) – Political Dutch veteran punks get compared to Crass. I’m honestly not too familiar with their tunes. They’ve worked with Sonic Youth and Steve Albini.  

Torches In Trees / Marvelous Toy @ The Echo ($8)

Truth  & Salvage Co. / George Stanford / Foster Timms @ Troubadour ($15)

The Dan Band @ The Music Box ($40)

Sarah Silverman @ Largo ($25)

Lava Band @ Bootleg ($15)

House of Pain / Big B / Dirtball / Sozay @ House of Blues Sunset ($26)

The Byron Berline Band @ McCabe’s ($20)

The Neighborhood / Haunted Tiger / Schoenberg Knife Fight Ensemble / Zaptra @ Lot 1 Café ($5)

Boats! / Underground Railroad to Candyland / Jus’ Folks / Bad Antics @ Redwood

Young Dubliners @ Key Club ($20 - $69)

Saturday 3/19/11

[Pick of the Week] Devo / The Octopus Project @ Club Nokia ($35 - $100) – It’s impossible to not have a good time at

Girl Talk / Max Tundra / Junk Culture @ Fox Theater Pomona ($27) – I saw Girl Talk at the Echo a few years back and I was the asshole in the back with my arms crossed.

Big Dick / Brendan Hines / LA Soul Project / The Chisels @ The Satellite ($8) – Big Dick is a female fronted Little Richard cover band featuring Darren from Airborne Toxic Event.

Sister Spit @ The Echo ($5) – Early show at 6:00 PM

Capital Cities / Alex Kemp / Audiafauna / Indigo Child / Ben Osipo @ Troubadour ($12)

Paul F. Tompkins 9^th Anniversary @ Largo (Sold Out)

Wild Up / David Shane Smith @ Bootleg ($15)

Go Home – Ben Goldberg, Charlie Hunter, Ellery Eskelin, Scott Amendola @ McCabe’s ($22.50)

DJ Quik @ Key Club ($30 - $105)

House of Pain / Big B / Dirtball / Sozay @ House of Blues Anaheim ($26)

Sunday 3/20/11

[Pick of the Night] Soundtrack of Our Lives @ Detroit Bar ($20) – Really good Swedish band. I’ve seen them a couple of times.

Fujiya and Miyagi / Fol Chen / The Holidays @ The Echo ($17)

Raul Malo @ Hotel Café ($20)

Part Time Punk – Depeche Mode and Cure Night @ Echoplex ($5)  

The Carrions / The Irish Goodbye / Jack Fris Radio Choir @ The Satellite ($5)

Selena Gomez / Jonas Brothers @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($34 - $171)