Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Recent Concert Announcements

My Morning Jacket Are Coming to the Gibson     



Club Nokia
11/11/11: B.B. King (now)
11/12/11: Childish Gambino (now)
12/9/11: Ozomatli (now)
1/18/12: David Garrett (Friday 10 AM)
6/21/12: Ministry (Friday 10 AM)

The Music Box
10/28/11: Simple Plan (Saturday 10 AM)
11/11/11: Holy Ghost! (now)
11/17/11: Dawes / Blitzen Trapper / The Belle Brigade (Friday 10 AM)
12/14/11: Dinosaur Jr. perform Bug and Henry Rollins interviews them (now)
12/16/11: X (now)

The Satellite
Mondays in October: Youngblood Hawke (Free)
10/21/11: Noah and Megafauna (now)
11/16/11: Little Scream (on sale 11/2 at 11:30 PM)
12/17/11: Her Space Holiday (now)

John Anson Ford
10/3/11 – 10/4/11: Jane’s Addiction (Saturday at 10 AM)

El Rey
11/3/11: AWOLNATION (Saturday 10 AM)
11/11/11: Jack’s Mannequin / The Academy Is / fun (Saturday 10 AM)

Royce Hall
11/18/11: Noal Gallagher (now)

Shrine
11/26/11: Morrissey (now)

Fox Theater
11/28/11: Morrissey (now)

The Wiltern
11/30/11: Sting (Monday at 10 AM)

Gibson Amphitheatre
11/25/11: Joan Sebastian (Friday 1PM)
12/1/11: My Morning Jacket / Sharon Jones (Friday 10 AM)

Troubadour
11/14/11: Fun (Saturday at Noon)
11/23/11: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Friday 1 PM)
12/1/11: Hunter Hayes (Thursday 1 PM)

Ukranian Cultural Center
10/27/11: Man Man / Grandchildren (now)
10/30/11: Thee Oh Sees / Total Control (now)

Los Globos
10/31/11: The Field / Air France / Abe Vigoda (now)

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Live Music Options: 9/19/11 - 9/25/11

TV on the Radio Play the Bowl on Sunday

Monday 9/19/11
[Pick of the Night] James Blake / Teengirl Fantasy @ The Music Box ($25)
Ivy / Races / Duniven @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP
Big Black Delta / Kristeen Young / War Widow / The MIDS @ The Satellite (Free) 
Ben Harper @ The Mint (Sold Out) 
Big Moves / LA Font / The Preachers / Yoya @ Bootleg (Free)
Exitmusic / Jack and White / Peachy Keene / Rainman @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)
Joan Osborne @ El Rey ($27)
Beth Hart Band @ Echoplex ($21)
Kissing Cousins / Writer / Raw Geronimo / Bad Bibles / Rainbow Jackson @ The Echo (Free)
Bon Iver / Other Lives @ The Shrine
Dave Alvin @ Grammy Museum ($20)

Tuesday 9/20/11
[Pick of the Night] Low / Bachelorette @ El Rey  ($20) 
Correatown / The Damselles / Hi Ho Silver Oh @ Bootleg ($8) 
Bon Iver / Other Lives @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($40 - $50)
LA Ghost / Sisu / Images / Mr. K @ The Satellite ($8) 
The Vacant Lots @ The Echo ($5)
Return to Forever IV / Zappa Plays Zappa @ Greek Theatre ($40 - $90)
Laura Marling / Alessi's Ark @ Troubadour (Sold Out)
Joe Jonas @ The Wiltern 
Johnny Gill @ Grammy Museum ($15)
The Dead Ships / Manhattan Murder Mystery / One Trick Pony @ The Central (Free) 

Wednesday 9/21/11
[Pick of the Night] Futurebirds / Waters / Loch Lomond @ The Satellite ($10) - On Aquarium Drunkard's Autumn Tone label. I enjoyed them at SXSW this year.
[Recommended]  Quebec in Hollywood: Patrick Watson / Besnard Lakes / Malajube / The Barr Brothers @ El Rey ($20) - Besnard Lakes are a great live band.
Twin Shadow / Diamond Rings @ Troubadour (Sold Out)
Gwendolyn / RT in the 44s / Old Californio @ Bootleg ($8) 
Joe Jonas @ Fox Theater in Pomona
Benefit for the Bicycle Kitchen: The Cooling Time @ The Echo ($10)
Randy Travis @ Grammy Museum (Sold Out)
The Watkins Family Hour @ Largo
Low End Theory @ Airliner ($10) - James Blake and Flying Lotus performed last week, so you never really know what's going to happen.

Thursday 9/22/11
[Pick of the Night] Kurt Vile / RTX @ Detroit Bar ($15) - Still dig his new record.
[Recommended]   Aaron Embry / Jonathan Tyler & the Northern Lights / The Goodnight Noises / Red Circle Underground @ The Viper Room ($12) - Aaron was playing as Amnion.
[Recommended]  Sonny Rollins @ Royce Hall ($30 - $100)
Systems Officer / Phantom Works @ The Echo ($12) - Armistead from Pinback
Joseph Arthur / Rosi Golan @ Troubadour ($20)
This Is Your Library: Mia Doi Todd / Bleached @ LA Central Library ($5 - $15) 
Jason Simon / The Black Apples / 1776 / Peace @ The Satellite ($8) 
Nick Mason @ Grammy Museum ($20)
Miami Horror / Class Actress / Gigamesh @ El Rey ($22)
J. Cole @ Club Nokia (Sold Out)
fdeluxe / Wendy & Lisa @ Largo ($30)
Two Door Cinema Club @ The Wiltern
The Janks / American Tomahawk @ Bootleg ($10) 
Andy Clockwise / Useless Keys @ The Roxy Theatre ($10)

Friday 9/23/11
[Pick of the Night] Afrika Baambaata /  Sugar Hill Gang / Grandmaster's Furious Five / Rob Base / Tone Loc / Freestyle Evolotuion / Newcleus @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($34 - $80)  - Hard to say if these guys are good anymore?
[Recommended] Cheap Trick's Dream Police @ Greek Theatre ($35 - $75) 
The Features @ The Satellite ($10) - Fun band. I saw them a few months ago.
Bright Eyes @ Hollywood Forever (Sold Out) Twin Shadow / Diamond Rings @ Troubadour (Sold Out) 
Weekend / Talk Normal / Tan Dollar @ The Echo ($12)
Monarchy / Hot As Sun / The Holloys @ Echoplex ($15)
Buddy Guy @ Grove of Anaheim
Hank 3 @ The Roxy (Sold Out)
Inara George / The Quick Hellos @ Bootleg ($15) 
The Shore @ Bootleg (Free) - Late show at 11:00 PM
Demi Lovato @ Club Nokia (Sold Out)
Dark Star Orchestra @ El Rey ($29)
fdeluxe / Wendy & Lisa @ Largo ($30)
Bobby Long @ McCabe's ($20)

Saturday 9/24/11
[Pick of the Week] Junior Boys / Young Galaxy @ El Rey ($20)
Ladytron / Geographer @ The Wiltern ($27 - $34) 
James Vincent McMorrow / William Elliot Whitmore / John Gold @ Bootleg ($15)
Miami Horror @ Detroit Bar ($15)
Burkina Electric / DJ Spooky @ Echoplex ($20) 
Har Mar Superstar / Blake Miller / Minutes 'Til Midnight @ The Satellite ($14)
Lee "Scratch" Perry @ The Roxy ($20) 
Colour Revolt / Colourmusic / Torches in Trees @ The Echo ($10)
Sing-a-long Sound of Music @ Hollywood Bowl
D-Generation @ Troubadour ($20)
The Game / E-40 / Young Buck / Twista / Mack 10 @ Nokia Theatre ($30 - $90)
Basia @ Club Nokia
Matthew Morrison @ Grammy Museum ($20) 
Marc Anthony @ Gibson Amphitheatre 
Jennifer Warnes @ McCabe's (Sold Out)

Sunday 9/25/11
[Pick of the Week] TV on the Radio / Arctic Monkeys / Panda Bear / Warpaint / Smith Westerns @ Hollywood Bowl ($25 - $90)
[Recommended] The Knux / J Davey @ The Roxy ($14) 
[Recommended] Tarfest: Everest / Saint Motel / Obi Best / A House For Lions / Infantree / Ash Panda @ Hancock Park (Free) - Noon to 6PM
[Recommended] Abbot Kinney Fest: Thundercat / Kisses / Mia Doi Todd / Family of the Year / Dumbfounded / Swahili Blonde / Hanni El Khatib / Seasons @ Abbot Kinney (Free) - 10AM to 6PM
Southern Culture On the Skids @ The Echo ($14) - Early show at 5:00 PM
James Vincent McMorrow / William Elliot Whitmore / John Gold @ Bootleg ($15) 
Veronica Falls / Neverever / Sea Lions @ The Echo
Dream Theater / Trivium @ Nokia Theater LA Live 
Neil Hamburger @ The Satellite ($8)
Marc Anthony @ Gibson Amphitheatre
Jim Lauderdale @ McCabe's ($20)

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Live Music Options: 9/12/11 - 9/18/11

The Moondoggies Play the Echo on a Very Busy Wednesday Night


Monday 9/12/11
[Pick of the Night] The Horrors / The Stepkids @ The Glass House ($15)  - If you're willing to drive out to Pomona
Givers / Kopecky Family Band @ Troubadour ($15)
Dan Wilson / Gaby Moreno / Kristeen Young @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP) 
Big Black Delta / Tic Tic Boom / Digital Daggers / Paper Angels @ The Satellite (Free)
Kissing Cousins / Writer / Cool Moms / Wet  & Reckless / Machine Fang @ The Echo (Free)
Big Moves / Maston / United Ghosts / Spero @ Bootleg (Free)
Red Circle Underground @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)

Tuesday 9/13/11
[Pick of the Night] Bob Log III / Mr. Free and the Satellite Freakout / Noah Engh the Kid Fantastic Trio @ The Satellite ($12) - Slide guitar good times
[Recommended] The Horrors / The Stepkids @ Detroit Bar ($16) 
All For the Hall: Zac Brown / Vince Gill / Sheryl Crow @ Club Nokia ($65 - $250) - Benefit for the Country Music Hall of Fame
Nik Freitas / Adeline & the Philistines / Sister Ruby Band / Ben Heywood @ Lot 1 Cafe ($5) 
The Gourds / Eagle Eye Williamson @ The Echo ($14)
We Are Augustines / Kiev @ Bootleg ($10)
Patrick Wolf @ Hollywood Forever ($20)

Wednesday 9/14/11
[Pick of the Week] The Moondoggies / Romany Rye / Post War Quartet @ The Echo ($10) - A very underrated band. If you're into Americana music at all.
[Recommended] Fleet Foxes / The Walkmen @ Greek Theatre ($45 - $51)
[Recommended] The Joy Formidable / Telekinesis / Races @ El Rey ($20) - Good live band.
[Recommended] Cracker performing Kerosene Hat / Camper Van Beethoven performing Key Lime Pie @ The Satellite ($20) - Takes me back to the 90's. 
Peter Hook & the Light perform Joy Division's Closer / El Ten Eleven @ The Music Box ($22)
Horrible Crowes / Annie Stela @ Troubadour ($20) - The Gaslight Anthem's lead singer's side project
The White Buffalo @ Bootleg ($8)
Low End Theory: Free Moral Agents @ Airliner ($10)
Patrick Wolf @ Hollywood Forever ($20)

Thursday 9/15/11
[Pick of the Night] The Horrors / The Stepkids @ El Rey ($22)
[Recommended] Incan Abraham / Mind the Gap @ The Satellite ($8)
Robbers on High Street / Allah-Las / Street and Babe Shadow @ The Roxy ($10) 
PS I Love You / The Balkans @ The Echo ($10)
Robotanists / Baron Von Luxxury / Sleeping Bags @ Bootleg ($8) 
Teddybears / Win Win / Physical Forms / Teams @ Echoplex ($16)
Lex Land @ The Echo ($7) - 7:00 PM show
Boyce Avenue @ The Music Box ($20)
Lady Antebellum @ Troubadour (win from Country 105FM)

Friday 9/16/11
[Pick of the Night] Surfer Blood / Wounded Lion / Dante vs. Zombies / Hands @ Echoplex ($16) - I still like their first record, but I haven't listened to the new stuff yet.
Peter Hook & the Light perform Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures / El Ten Eleven @ The Music Box ($22)
Diplo @ Detroit Bar ($15)  
Polls / Pek Pek / The Now / The Californian @ The Echo ($5)
Eastern Conference Champions / Duniven / Warships @ The Satellite ($10) 
Hypernova / 8MM @ Troubadour ($15) - Iranian rockers
Jason Diaz / Big Dick @ Bootleg ($8)
Lobster Fest: Andy Clockwise / The Fling / White Arrows @ Port O'Call Village in San Pedro ($10)

Saturday 9/17/11
[Pick of the Night] The Roots @ House of Blues Sunset ($45) 
[Recommended] Lobster Fest: Vaud and the Villains / The Taiko Project / He's My Brother She's My Sister / Shadow Shadow Shade / Eastern Conference Champions / Light FM / Deap Valley / Judson McKinney / The Damselles  @ Port O'Call Village in San Pedro ($10)
 Don Henley / Lucinda Williams @ Greek Theatre ($62 - $175)
We Barbarians / ANR / Risers @ The Satellite ($12)  
Tears for Fears @ The Wiltern ($60 - $80)
The Delta Mirror @ Bootleg ($10) 
Kesha @ Gibson Amphitheatre

Sunday 9/18/11
[Pick of the Night] James Blake / Teengirl Fantasy @ El Rey (Sold Out)
[Recommended] Lobster Fest: The Little Ones / Berlin / Lady Dottie and the Diamonds / Dante vs. Zombies / Devon Isenberger @ Port O'Call Village in San Pedro ($10) 
Grand Ole Echo: Gram Jam @ The Echo (Free) - 5:00 PM
Zounds / Resist and Exist / Gestapo Khazi / No Age DJ set @ The Echo ($10)
Jerry Borge @ Bootleg ($8)
Laura Marling / Alessi's Ark @ Hollywood Forever (Sold Out) 

Monday, September 05, 2011

Live Music Options: 9/5/11 - 9/11/11

Davila 666 Play a Couple of Shows


Monday 9/5/11
[Pick of the Night] Thundercat / Mono Poly / Daddy Kev @ The Echo ($12) - Co-produced by Flying Lotus
Big Black Delta / Kate Crash / Tennis System / Sonoio @ The Satellite (Free) 
Writer / Kissing Cousins / Sneakpeek / Sisu / Kristeen Young @ Echoplex (Free) 
Death Kit / Young Hunting / Paper Angels / The Electra @ Bootleg (Free) 
Carina Round / Nightmare & the Cat @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP)

Tuesday 9/6/11
[Pick of the Night] The Ladybug Transistor / Red Pony Clock / Sea Lions @ The Satellite ($12)- I saw these Merge artists for the first time back in the mid-90's, and I've followed them ever since.
Chatham County Line / Hi Ho Silver Oh @ The Echo ($12)
Tommy Keene / Exploding Flowers / Risers @ Silverlake Lounge ($10) - Power pop semi-legend
Dirtbird @ Hotel Cafe ($10)

Wednesday 9/7/11
[POSTPONED] Iggy and the Stooges @ Hollywood Palladium ($53) - THIS SHOW HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL DECEMBER 1, 2011
[Pick of the Night] The Soft Pack @ Detroit Bar ($10)
[Recommended]  Latebirds / Wheelhouse / Miracle Parade @ Bootleg ($10)
Rainbow Jackson / String Fellow Hawks / Machine Fang / Strelka @ The Satellite ($8) 
Low End Theory @ Airliner ($10) - Residents only
Quincy Jones featuring the Global Gumbo All-Stars @ Hollywood Bowl
Viva Brother / Family of the Year @ Troubadour ($15)
Def Leppard / Heart @ Gibson Amphitheatre 
Rancid @ House of Blues Anaheim

Thursday 9/8/11
[Pick of the Night] Jeff Garlin in conversation with Larry David @ Largo (Sold Out) - Not music, but I still wish I was going.  
[Recommended] A Night in Treme: Jon Cleary's Philthy Phew / Donald Harrison Electric Group @ Santa Monica Pier (Free) 
The Jim Jones Revue / TRMRS / Death Hymn #9 @ The Echo ($15)
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. @ Detroit Bar ($10) 
Band of Horses / Bret Nelson & the Hungry Ghost @ The Wiltern ($47)
Spindrift / Icarus Line / The Country @ Echoplex ($10)
SeanShan / Saint Sea Hat / Sue Scrofa / King Devil @ The Satellite ($8) 

Friday 9/9/11
[Pick of the Night] Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. @ Troubadour ($14)
[Recommended]  Davila 666 / Cheap Time @ Alex's Bar ($10) 
Hello Seahorse / George Sarah & the Strings / One Trick Pony @ Echoplex ($15) - Mexican indie rock
Thievery Corporation / Fitz and the Tantrums / AM & Shawn Lee @ Greek Theatre
Nacional Records Road Trip:  Los Amigos Invisibles / Nortec Collective - Bostich + Fussible / Ana Tijoux @ The Music Box ($20)
Rancid @ Fox Theater (Sold Out)
Born Gold / Hideout @ The Echo ($10)
Infinity @ The Satellite ($8) - Female fronted Journey cover band.
Bassnectar @ Hollywood Palladium ($47)
The Latebirds @ Amoeba (Free) - 6:00 PM

Saturday 9/10/11
[Pick of the Night] The Kills / Eleanor Friedberger / Mini Mansions @ The Wiltern ($34) 
[Recommended]  Superhumanoids / Pollyn / Hot As Sun @ Bootleg ($10) 
The Warlocks / Icarus Line / The Shining Twins / Spirit Vine @ The Mint ($10)
Ray Lamontagne & the Pariah Dogs / Brandi Carlisle / Vusi Mahlasela @ Greek Theatre
Gestapo Khazi / Future Ghost / Summer Darling / The Black Apples @ The Echo (Free) - 3:30 PM 
Wax / Dumbfoundead @ Troubadour ($15)
Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers / Jackie Greene @ Club Nokia ($25 - $45)
Peter Daltrey / Asteroid #4 / Strangers Family Band @ The Satellite ($10) - Daltrey was lead singer of the band Kaleidoscope
The Thrilling Adventure Hour @ Largo (Sold Out)
Hanson @ House of Blues Anaheim

Sunday 9/11/11
[Pick of the Night] Davila 666 / Cheap Time / Fidlar @ The Echo ($12) - Early show at 5:00 PM
[Recommended] The National / Neko Case / Sharon Van Etten @ Hollywood Bowl ($18 - $144) - I'm not the biggest fan of these bands, but should be a good night at the Bowl.
[Recommended] The Joy Formidable @ Detroit Bar ($15) - Good live band.  
Yo! Majesty featuring Shunda K / Elephant @ The Satellite ($10)
Lelia Broussard @ Hotel Cafe 
Grand Ole Echo @ The Echoplex (Free) - 5:00 PM
HTRK / Tropic of Cancer @ The Echo ($10)

Friday, September 02, 2011

Recent Concert Announcements

David Vandervelde Comes to the Echo In October    


Home Depot Center
10/8/11: Tiesto (now)

El Rey
10/20/11: Big Head Todd and the Monsters (now)
11/2/11: Architecture in Helsinki / Dom / The Sandwitches (now)
11/3/11: Dam-Funk & Master Blazter / Inc. / Peanut Butter Wolf / Egyptian Lover (now)
11/5/11: Parachute / Kate Voegele / Kevin Hammond (now)

The Music Box
9/4/11: Death From Above 1979 / Funeral Party (now)

Troubadour
11/9/11 – 11/12/11: Bouncing Souls (now)

The Satellite [Ticketfly]
10/7/11: Viva Voce / The Parson Red Heads (now)  
10/19/11: Moonface [Spencer Krug of Sunset Rubdown and Wolf Parade] (now)
10/28/11: The Felice Brothers / Gil Landry (now)
10/29/11: Male Bonding (now)
11/8/11: Little Red (now)

The Echo [Ticketweb]
10/19/11: David Vandervelde / The Fling (now)
Free Mondays in October: Swahili Blonde
Free Mondays in November: The Chain Gang of 1974

The Echoplex [Ticketweb]
10/31/11: Zola Jesus / LA Vampires (now)
11/11/11: Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears / The Sheepdogs (now)

The Mayan
10/20/11: Spank Rock / Big Freedia / The Death Set (now)

Largo
9/20/11: Ben Lee (now)
10/18/11: Ben Lee (now)
10/29/11: Patton Oswalt (now)

Silverlake Lounge
11/2/11: Mr. Gnome (now)

Bootleg Bar
11/16/11: Company of Thieves (now)
12/9/11: Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin (now)

Hotel Café
11/10/11: Loney, Dear (now)

The Glass House
10/7/11: The Rapture (now)
10/13/11: Flamin’ Groovies (now)
10/16/11: Battles (now)
11/15/11: The Sounds (9/9 at Noon)

Luckman
10/29/11: Tinariwen (now)
12/3/11: Jane Birkin (now)
12/17/11: Aaron Neville (now)
2/11/11: CocoRosie (now)
4/21/11: Anoushka Shankar (now)
5/12/11: Nikka Costa (now)