Live Music Options: 8/1/11 - 8/7/11

The Fresh & Onlys Play the Echoplex on Tuesday

After a great calendar last week, this week's a little slow...

Monday 8/1/11

[Pick of the Night] Stone Darling / SNEAKPEEK / J. Tillman / Baby’s On Acid @ The Satellite (Free) – Stone Darling’s the residency band. J. Tillman’s a member of Fleet Foxes.

[Recommended] Active Child / Therapies Son / Letting Up Despite Great Faults / Cassettes Won’t Listen @ The Echo (Free) – Active Child’s the residency band. Curious if they’re a more compelling live band these days.  

Robert Francis / Boots Electric / Taylor Locke @ Bootleg (Free)

Maps & Atlases / Princeton / Soft Swells @ Troubadour ($15) – Indie band on Barsuk

The Ross Sea Party / Wires in the Walls / Facts on File / Little Owl @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)

The Belle Brigade @ Grammy Museum ($15) – The Fleetwood Mac-isms are nice.

Sing the Body Electric / The Californian @ Viper Room

Cary Brothers / Damnwells @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP)

Geoff Geis / Sisterfucker / Mind Cemetary / The Monolators @ Pehrspace

Tuesday 8/2/11

[Pick of the Week] Woods / The Fresh & Onlys / White Fence @ Echoplex ($14) – I dig the Fresh & Onlys.

[Recommended] DNTEL / The One AM Radio / Geotic @ Detroit Bar ($12) – Mr. Jimmy Tamborello.  

[Recommended] Mariachi El Bronx @ Amoeba (Free) – 6:00 PM

[Recommended] The New Limb / Youngblood Hawke / Deap Vally @ The Satellite ($5) – Deap Valley features Julie from the Pity Party

Tally Hall / Speak / Casey Shea @ Troubadour ($15)

Allah-Las / Bleached / Neverever / Dream Homes @ The Echo (Free)

Yes / Styx / Shane Alexander @ Greek Theatre ($47 - $300)

The Naked and Famous / White Sea @ The Music Box (Sold Out)

Rachmaninoff III @ Hollywood Bowl

The Calicos / A Thousand and Fifty Lies @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Captain Ahab / Bubblegum Octopus / Screamin’ Cyn Cyn & the Pons / Essay @ The Smell ($5)

John Hiatt @ Grammy Museum ($25)

Julia Fordham & Paul Reiser @ The Roxy

Judson McKinney @ The Central S.A.P.C (Free)

The Orion Experience / Think Alike / Random Patterns @ Lot 1 ($3)

Wednesday 8/3/11

[Pick of the Night] Lykke Li / Best Coast / Fool’s Gold @ Greek Theatre ($39 - $46)
Sun Araw + Warm Climate Perform Teenage Fanclub's Bandwagonesque @ Hard Rock Cafe  - Forgot about that place.

Scattered Trees / The Alternate Routes @ The Satellite ($8)

Coldplay @ LA Tennis Center at UCLA (Sold Out) – I saw them at the El Rey back in the day.

New Maximum Donkey / Light FM / Kingsley / Jon Lindsay / Garland / Backnbloom @ The Echo ($8)    

Two Kids, One Hall @ Largo ($25) – Scott Thompson and Kevin McDonald

The Family Bones / Dylan Trees / Warships @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Stevie Nicks signing @ Amoeba (Free) – 6:00 PM; must purchase CD

Matisyahu / Tea Leaf Green @ Club Nokia ($25 - $30)

Count Fleet @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM

Thursday 8/4/11

[Pick of the Night] The Hectors / Count Fleet / Downtown Union / The Outdoors @ The Satellite ($8) – Support some local bands.

Hippiefest: Dave Mason / Mark Farner / Rick Derringer / Felix Cavalier’s Rascals / Gary Wright @ Greek Theatre ($42 - $62)

Samiyam @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM

Free Moral Agents / Vanaprasta @ Detroit Bar ($6)

Appalachian Spring @ Hollywood Bowl – Celebrating the clarinet

John Hiatt & the Combo @ Troubadour ($40)

Bixby Knolls @ Pershing Square (Free)

Horde and the Harem / The Brothers King / Sister Ruby Band @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

NASA Space Universe / Low Places / Pure Shit / Hue-Man Air Or @ The Smell ($5)

Cirque du Soleil Presents Rock of the Bay @ Santa Monica Pier (Free)

Friday 8/5/11

[Pick of the Night] Devo @ Grove of Anaheim ($40) – Still a really fun live band.  

[Recommended] Summer Darling / Polls / Silian Rail / Future Ghost @ The Satellite ($8) – Jaxart and Origami present.

The Donkeys / Red Pony Clock @ The Echo ($12) – San Diego band on the Dead Oceans label.

Cristian Castro @ Greek Theatre ($47 - $127)

Hairspray @ Hollywood Bowl – Two original Broadway leads and all all-star cast (including Stamos).

Magnolia Memoir / The Quiet / The Cotillionaires @ Troubadour ($12)

Abandoned Pools @ Viper Room ($12)  

Katy Perry @ Nokia Theatre LA Live (Sold Out)

YOB / Dark Castle / Ancestors / Of the Horizons @ Echoplex ($20)

Tig Notaro & Friends @ Largo

Searching For Elliott Smith (Film Screening) @ Bootleg ($10)

Orca Team / Footwork / Sweater Girls / Summer Twins @ The Smell ($5)

David Bromberg @ McCabe’s (Sold Out)

Moondog Orchestra / The Bixby Knolls / Santoros @ 267 S. Main St. ($5)

Saturday 8/6/11

[Pick of the Night] Funk Fest: Morris Day & the Time / Sugarfoot’s Ohio Players / One Way with Al Hudson / Dazz Band / Mary Jane Girls @ Greek Theatre ($36 - $94) – You gotta see Morris Day.  

[Recommended] High Places / Sun Araw / Matthewdavid @ Bootleg ($12) – Thrill Jockey band.

Radars to the Sky / The Lonely Wild / Goldenspell / Torches in Trees @ The Satellite ($8)

Hard Summer: Duck Sauce / Boys Noize / Chromeo / Ratatat / Skrillex / Odd Future / James Murphy & Pat Mahoney / Digitalism / Gaslamp Killer / Juan Maclean and many more @ LA State Historic Park ($75) - Not my bag, but maybe you're into getting E'ed up and dancing like a prick.
Disasterradio / Captain Ahab / Kevin Blechdom / I.E. @ The Smell ($5)

KMFDM @ Grove of Anaheim

Hairspray @ Hollywood Bowl - Two original Broadway leads and all all-star cast (including Stamos).

The Fling / Francisco the Man @ Detroit Bar ($8)

Katy Perry @ Nokia Theatre LA Live (Sold Out)

The Thrilling Adventure Hour @ Largo

David Bromberg @ McCabe’s (Sold Out)

Touche @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM

Vum / Thurlow / Sue Scrofa @ Lot 1 ($3)

Sunday 8/7/11

[Pick of the Night] Torche / Big Business / Thrones @ Troubadour ($15) – Heavy rock.  

Ari Shine / Daniel Ahearn and the Jones / Eagle Rock Gospel Singers @ The Satellite ($8)

Hairspray @ Hollywood Bowl - Two original Broadway leads and all all-star cast (including Stamos).

Katy Perry @ Nokia Theatre LA Live (Sold Out)

Grand Ole Echo: Drunk on Crutches / Gal Holiday / The Vaquetones @ The Echo (Free)

The Preservation / Judson McKinney @ Redwood

Recent Concert Announcements: July 27, 2011

Kings of Convenience Return to LA In October

The Music Box
10/26/11: Kings of Convenience (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = DECLARATION; Saturday at 10 AM)

El Rey
9/19/11: Joan Osbourne (now)
9/24/11: Junior Boys / Young Galaxy (Saturday at 10 AM)
11/10/11: Ra Ra Riot (now)
11/13/11: Over the Rhine (Saturday at 10 AM)

Gibson Amphitheatre
9/20/11: Bon Iver (Friday at 10 AM)

Verizon Wireless
9/10/11: Def Leppard / Heart / Everclear / Sir Mix-A-Lot (Friday at Noon)

The Satellite
Free Mondays in August: Stone Darling
10/31/11: Minus the Bear (Friday at Noon)

The Echo
10/21/11: Tamaryn (now)
10/28/11: Pierced Arrows (now)
11/8/11: Hey Rosetta / The Jezebels (now)
11/10/11: Tav Falco & Panther Burns (now)

Echoplex
10/18/11: The Drums (Saturday at 10 AM)

Troubadour
9/14/11: Horrible Crowes (Friday at 1 PM)
9/20/11: Laura Marling (Friday at 1 PM)
11/1/11: Minus the Bear (Friday at 1 PM)
11/22/11: Wu Lyf (now)

The Wiltern
11/10/11: Yelle (Friday at 10 AM)

House of Blues Sunset
11/23/11: Murs (Friday at 10 AM)

Club Nokia
10/29/11: Yngwie Malmsteen (now)

Nokia Theatre LA Live
9/24/11: K-Day's Fresh Fest: The Game / E-40 / Young Buck / Twista / Mack 10 (Saturday at 10 AM)

Live Music Options: 7/25/11 - 7/31/11

Unknown Mortal Orchestra Play the Troubadour and Satellite This Week

After a couple of slow-ish weeks, this week's really shaping up. The Troubadour, Satellite and Echo/Echoplex all have some great lineups. I caught Dolly Parton on Saturday. She's super charming and engaging (I could have lived without the Queen Latifah tribute?).

Monday 7/25/11

[Pick of the Night] Battles @ Amoeba (Free) – 6:00 PM

[Recommended] Frank Fairfield @ Redwood – Old time music.

[Recommended] Crystal Antlers / The Fuse! / The Lovely Bad Things / The Manhattan Murder Mystery   @ The Echo (Free) – Last night of the Crystal Antlers residency.

[Recommended] Races / Pageants / The Neighborhood @ Bootleg (Free) – Races recently signed to Frenchkiss Records. Last night of their residency.

[Recommended] Andy Clockwise / The Darrows / Useless Keys / Bowery Beasts @ The Satellite (Free) – Last of the Andy Clockwise residency.

Queens of the Stone Age / Le Butcherettes @ Fox Theater Pomona (Sold Out)

Sugarland / Sara Bareilles / Casey James @ Greek Theatre

Maroon 5 / Train @ Hollywood Bowl

The Apple Sisters @ Largo ($25)

LA Font / Airlines / Big Moves / Yoya @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)

Weird Al Yankovic @ Grammy Museum ($25)

White Arrows @ Bardot (Free) – Battles DJ set

Tuesday 7/26/11

[Pick of the Night] Fucked Up / Trash Talk / FIDLAR @ El Rey ($18)

[Recommended] Wu Lyf @ The Echo ($15) – Buzz band that got BNM on Pitchfork.

Mike Bloom / The Chances / Miracle Parade / Soft Pipes @ The Satellite ($8) – Mike Bloom is a member of the Elected and Julian Casablancas’ band.

Incan Abraham / Starving Daughters @ Lot 1 Café ($5)

Sugarland / Sara Bareilles / Casey James @ Greek Theatre

Gavrylyuk plays Tchaikovsky @ Hollywood Bowl

Indigo Girls / Mount Moriah @ Troubadour ($45)

Langhorne Slim / Henry Wolfe @ Echoplex ($15)

Nick Kroll & Friends @ Largo ($25)

Dirty Mittens / Johnny Got a Lighter / Gothic Tropic @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Irontom / Gangi @ Central S.A.P.C (Free)

Wednesday 7/27/11

[Pick of the Night] Cults / Guards / Writer @ The Echo ($15) – Another big buzz band.

[Recommended] An Evening with Bob Mould @ Largo ($25) – Presumably doing a storyteller thing with his new book and music.

[Recommended] Cloud Control / Eleanor Friedberger (of Fiery Furnaces) @ The Satellite ($10) – A lot of good buzz for the Eleanor Friedberger record.

Low End Theory: Strangeloop / Teebs @ Airliner ($10)

Cold Cave / Prurient / Austra @ Los Angeles Ukranian Culture Center ($15) – Hipsters like Cold Cave.

Gladys Knight / James Ingram @ Hollywood Bowl

Correatown / Tic Tic Boom / Kissing Cousins @ Central S.A.P.C. ($5)

The Voice Live @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($42 - $62)

Paris Loves LA / Victor and Penny / Leftover Cuties @ Bootleg ($10)

Public Jones / Matu / Foxygen @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

X Games with Travis Barker @ The Roxy (Guest List only)

Thursday 7/28/11

[Pick of the Night] Thurston Moore / Kurt Vile / Hush Arbors @ Troubadour ($20) – Still jamming that Kurt Vile record. The Thurston Moore record’s good too, but quite mellow.

[Recommended] Geronimo Getty / Judson @ Pershing Square (Free) – 7:30 PM Show; Geronimo Getty is Aaron Kyle from Le Switch.

[Recommended] The Henry Clay People / Lady Danville @ Hammer Museum (Free) –

Any chance to see The Henry Clay People’s a fun time.

[Recommended] Cults / Guards / Writer @ Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock ($12) – If you missed them at the Echo.

A Perfect Circle @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($52 - $89)

The 88 @ Grammy Museum ($10)

Upsilon Acrux / Kill the Capulets / Ghetto Blaster / Grand Elegance @ The Echo ($7)

Dvorak’s New World @ Hollywood Bowl

Kina Grannis & Imaginary Friend @ Largo ($20)

Ben Sollee / Thousands / J Irvin Dally @ Bootleg ($15)

Il Gato / What Laura Says / Rock Dove @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Ozomatli @ House of Blues Sunset ($12.50)

Samantha Ronson @ The Roxy (Invite Only)

The Slackers / Starpool @ Santa Monica Pier (Free)

Friday 7/29/11

[Pick of the Week] Thurston Moore / Kurt Vile / Hush Arbors @ Troubadour (Sold Out) – Night two. Should be stellar.

[Recommended] The Features / Oh Darling @ The Satellite ($10) – My Nashville friends turned me on to the Features.

[Recommended] Jon Brion @ Largo ($25)

Those Darlins / White Arrows / Motopony @ The Echo ($12) – Saw Those Darlins earlier this year, and they were pretty good.

Inc. / DJ Total Freedom / Nguzunguzu / SFV Acid @ Echoplex ($10)  - Inc. is somewhat divisive. They’re a local band that just put out a record on 4AD.

Tha Boogie / Dez / Kids and Explosions @ Bootleg (Free)

Lavender Diamond @ McCabe’s ($15)

Los Lonely Boys / Los Lobos @ Greek Theatre

Michael Feinstein and the Singing Stars of Television @ Hollywood Bowl – Guests: Wayne Brady, Florence Henderson, Cheyenne Jackson, Dick Van Dyke

Saturday 7/30/11

[Pick of the Night] Yuck / Unknown Mortal Orchestra / Phillip Seymour Hoffman @ Troubadour (Sold Out) – I love my 90’s. Yuck does it well. Unknown Mortal Orchestra has gotten a lot of good buzz too.

Thomas Dybdahl @ The Satellite ($10) - Probably weird for this Norwegian to be on tour right now. He’s an acclaimed singer-songwriter. KCRW’s been supportive of his new record.

L.A. Rising: Rage Against the Machine / Muse / Rise Against / Ms. Lauryn Hill / Immortal Technique / El Gran Silencio @ Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum ($70 - $100)

Metronomy / Nite Jewel / Sisu @ Echoplex ($15

Lord Huron / DJ Boom Bip @ The Getty Museum (Free)

– I’ve seen the first three bands and they were all good live.

The Dustbowl Revival / Leftover Cuties @ McCabe’s ($15)

Jon Brion @ Largo ($25)

The Black Ryder / Eddie Berman @ Bootleg ($10)

Dunes / Bleached / Cold Showers / Crazy Band @ The Smell ($5)

Peter Frampton @ Greek Theatre

Michael Feinstein and the Singing Stars of Television @ Hollywood Bowl – Guests: Wayne Brady, Florence Henderson, Cheyenne Jackson, Dick Van Dyke

Zoe @ Club Nokia ($30 - $50)

Seasons / Spirit Vine / Saint Sea Hat / The Neighborhood @ Pehrspace

Warren G @ Detroit Bar

Dante vs. Zombies / Corridor / Raw Geronimo / Dreamtapes / Colleagues @ Space 15 Twenty (Free) – Starts at 5 PM

Sunday 7/31/11

[Pick of the Night] Yuck / Unknown Mortal Orchestra / Vanaprasta @ The Satellite ($15) – The Troubadour show sold out, so check them at the Satellite.

Bear Hands / Lesands @ Bootleg ($12)

Les Blanks @ Origami (Free) -

George Thorogood and the Destroyers / Kenny Wayne Shepherd / Charlie Musselwhite @ Greek Theatre

Robbie Fulks @ McCabe’s ($16)

Neil Hamburger @ The Satellite ($8)

Reggae Night: Ziggy Marley / Toots Hibbert / Mighty Diamonds @ Hollywood Bowl

Grand Ole Echo: Chris Laterzo & Buffalo Robe / Ruthann Friedman @ The Echo (Free) – 5:00 PM

Grass Widow / Terry Malts / Wax Idols @ The Echo ($8) 

Recent Concert Announcements

St. Vincent Plays the Music Box in October

El Rey
9/14/11: Joy Formidable (Fri at 10 AM)
10/6/11: Trombone Shorty & Orleans Ave (Sat at 10 AM)
10/21/11: Mason Jennings / The Pines (now)
11/17/11: Lotus (Sat at 10 AM)

Music Box
10/18/11: St. Vincent (Sat at 10 AM)
10/27/11: Trentemoller (Sat at 10 AM)
11/2/11: Tune-Yards (Sat at 10 AM)

The Wiltern
10/22/11: Primus (Friday at 10 AM)

Hollywood Palladium
10/21/11: LeCrae (Fri at 10 AM)

Detroit Bar
9/7/11: The Soft Pack (now)
9/8/11: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. (now)
9/11/11: Joy Formidable (now)
9/13/11: The Horrors (now)
10/9/11: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart (now)
10/16/11: Metronomy (now)

Avalon
10/1/11: Portugal. The Man / Alberta Cross (Fri at 10 AM)

Club Nokia
8/24/11: Red Hot Chili Peppers (ticket auction Thurs at 10 AM; on sale Sat at 10 AM)
11/4/11: Cyndi Lauper (Fri at 10 AM)

Troubadour
9/7/11: Viva Brother (Fri at 1 PM)
9/9/11: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. (Fri at 1 PM)
10/5/11: The Low Anthem (Fri at 1 PM)

The Satellite
8/20/11: Duniven (now)
9/14/11: Cracker / Camper Van Beethoven (now)
10/1/11: Revolver (now)

Staples Center
8/23/11 - 8/24/11, 8/27/11 - 8/28/11: Taylor Swift (more seats released Friday at 10 AM)

Shrine
10/19/11: Portishead (Fri at 10 AM)

Ticket Giveaway: Dam-Funk and the Coathangers

I've got some tickets to give away for the Dam-Funk, Coathangers, Nocando, Salva show this Thursday at Freak City (see the poster above for the address). This show's being presented by our pals at Passion of the Weiss. Weiss has really good taste, so this promises to be a cool mix of Low End Theory, hip hop and punk rock (The Coathangers are an all girl punk rock band from Atlanta).

To win a pair of tickets email me [dukeufo at gmail] with the name of your favorite record of 2011. The contest closes Wednesday at 9:00 PM. Please put "Dam-Funk Tickets" in the subject line.