Friday Night Music Options 5/11/07

Awesome Color Play the Troubadour Tonight (But Sound Nothing Like This Looks)

Free Early Evening Entertainment:

Lavender Diamond @ Amoeba 7:00 PM (Free) – They’re a local band that’s gotten a lot of great national press lately. Matador released their debut full-length this past Tuesday.
Jimmy Tamborello DJ Set @ Amoeba 8:00 PM (Free) – You might know him better as James Figurine, Dntel or the man behind the Postal Service beats.

Recommended:

Dinosaur Jr. / Awesome Color @ Troubadour (Sold Out) – The new Dinosaur Jr. with the celebrated (by others) original lineup just released a new album. Thankfully it’s more like later Dinosaur Jr. and less like early Dinosaur Jr. It features lots of overdubbed guitar solos from J and a couple of good Lou Barlow songs. Last year, Awesome Color put out a terribly overlooked album. Very Sabbath meets the Stooges. Wolfmother got all the press, but these guys are a lot more interesting.

Darker My Love @ 6th Street Warehouse – You know the warehouse. Really powerful local live act.

Lovelikefire / Thailand / Buffalo Roam @ El Cid ($8) - The LA Weekly had some great things to say about San Francisco's LoveLikeFire. They say they sound like the Cranberries. They're playing El Cid every Friday in May.

Also Appearing:

Anjani @ Hotel Café – Leonard Cohen presents this singer-songwriter. Advance tix sold out, but a few will be released at the door.
Keane / Rocco DeLuca @ Gibson – Due to the fires, this show has been moved from the Greek. You must exchange your tickets at the box office at the Gibson. My friend Tony and I always say, if Coldplay rocks you a little too hard, maybe you should try Keane.