Wednesday Night Music Options 5/30/07

BrakesBrakesBrakes Play Spaceland Tonight

The Arcade Fire put on a great show last night at the Greek. I strongly encourage you to see them. They played a lot of off their new album, but really got the strongest response from the stuff off Funeral. I like to poke a bit of fun at Win Butler but only because he's such an earnest Canadian. They sounded great, and have an amazing ability to connect with their audience (whether it's at Spaceland, the Troubadour, Coachella or the Greek). It was the kind of show that makes up for seeing so many mediocre bands and reinvigorates you to see a lot of live music again.

Tonight's Pick (if you're not going to Arcade Fire of course):

Club NME: Brakesbrakesbrakes / Pela / Electric Soft Parade @ Spaceland ($10) – Brakes are an indie band from Brighton, England. They’ve got British attitude and have covered Johnny Cash and Jesus & Mary Chain. Electric Soft Parade is also from Brighton. They’re a bit more straight ahead Brit-pop. Pela is an indie rock band from Brooklyn. I just searched my email and I’ve gotten 56 emails from publicists that mention Pela, 21 emails that mention Brakesbrakesbrakes and 13 emails that mention Electric Soft Parade. I get a lot of emails, but that’s still kind of a lot. Download Pela’s “Lost to the Lonesome” and Download Electric Soft Parade’s “If That’s the Case, Then I Don’t Know”

Also Appearing:

Arcade Fire / Electrelane @ Greek Theatre (Sold Out) – Tickets from scalpers probably aren't too expensive. The show sold out pretty late.

Loney, Dear / Great Northern @ Troubadour ($12) – Loney, Dear’s a Swedish singer-songwriter on the Sub Pop label. He comes off a bit too twee for me, but his US debut is good enough that I’ll keep my eye out for future releases. LA’s own Great Northern are working the West Coast with Loney, Dear. They’ve got a new album out on Eenie Meenie and rave reviews from Little Radio, Radio Free Silver Lake and Rock Insider. High praise indeed.
Low End Theory Club: Pigeon John / Lymbyc System / Unreleased Beat Invitational #2 @ Airliner ($5) – Last week got canceled, next week they’re moving it to Little Temple on Tuesday nights.
Mary Timony @ the Echo ($10) – Former lead singer of Helium. She’s got a new album on Kill Rock Stars.
Matt & Kim @ the Smell ($5) – Ultra-manic, cutesy indie couple. They’re fun live if you’re into that sorta thing.
Bed @ the Derby