Live Music Options: 11/1/10 - 11/7/10

Le Switch Celebrate Their Record Release on Thursday at Spaceland (photo credit: Brian Looby)

Damn fine week for live music...

Monday 11/1/10

[Pick of the Night] Deerhunter / High Places / Casino vs. Japan @ Music Box ($20) – The new Deerhunter record’s a leading contender for album of the year from all your favorite blogger/writers. It shows a lot of artistic growth.  

[Recommended] Black Apples / John Carpenter / Whispering Pines / Johnny O’Donnell (Free) – Black Apples are doing the Monday night residency this month at the Echo. If you haven’t seen John Carpenter yet, I highly recommend you check him out.

[Recommended] Dirt Dress / Traps PS / Tijuana Panthers / Rare Grooves @ Spaceland (Free) – Dirt Dress are doing the Monday night residency at Spaceland in November. Their music has a sort of lo-fi, early Velvet Underground vibe. Three of these bands are part of the DIY, Papermade collective.

The Apples In Stereo / Fol Chen @ Echoplex ($15) – OG Elephant 6 band channel ELO on their latest album.

Chasing Kings / Pacific Hurt / Eyes Lips Eyes / Judson and Mary @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – Chasing Kings is doing the Monday night residency at the Silverlake Lounge this month.

DJ Shadow / Pigeon John @ House of Blues Anaheim ($40) – Beat heads.

Laura Veirs / Leslie & the Badgers / Led to Sea @ Troubadour ($14)

Paul Gilbert @ House of Blues Sunset ($22.50)

Aloe Blacc @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM

It’s A School Night: Very Special Guest / Dan Layus @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP)

Tuesday 11/2/10

[Pick of the Night] White Denim / Devon Williams @ Spaceland ($14) – Schizo, jarring, classic rock inspired Austinites who are known for their energetic live shows.

Stew and the Negro Problem / Candypants @ Echoplex ($23 or $28 for seated) – Bronson previewed this show for the LA Weekly. Check it out here. I haven’t seen them for over a decade.

Two Door Cinema Club / Funeral Party / Generationals @ The Music Box ($20) – Catchy Electropop/Indie rock from Bangor and Donaghadee, Northern Ireland

The Californian / Alpine Decline / Death To Anders @ LaBrie’s in Glendale (Free)

Marcus Very Ordinary / Daniel Ahearn @ the Echo

Ingrid Michaelson / The Guggenheim Grotto @ Troubadour (Sold Out)

The Lonely Wild / The Honey Trees / Wild Feathers / Auditorium @ Bootleg ($8)

Lewis Black in conversation with Craig Ferguson @ El Rey ($25 - $95)

Elsinore / Count Fleet / Coyol @ Silverlake ($8)

The League Live @ Largo (Sold Out) – The FX show about Fantasy Football

Kaki King / Northstar Session / Yellow Red Sparks @ Hotel Café
The Suzan @ Cinespace (RSVP)

The Sleeping / Tides of Man / pmtoday / Just Like Vinyl / Happy Body Slow Brain @ The Glass House ($12)

The Livingston’s / Symbol Six / White Flag Down @ Redwood

Gov’t Mule @ House of Blues Anaheim ($34)

Kristian Hoffman @ M Bar ($5)

The Wayne Horvitz Gravitas Quartet @ Redcat

Wednesday 11/3/10

[Pick of the Night] Elton John & Leon Russell @ Hollywood Palladium (Sold Out) – The two legends celebrate the release of their new T Bone Burnet produced album. I’ve never been that into Elton John, but I’m a huge Leon Russell fan.

[Recommended] Ornette Coleman @ Royce Hall ($43 - $83) – Free jazz pioneer.

Marnie Stern @ the Echo ($10) – A bit experimental and noisy. I’ve always enjoyed Zach Hill’s drumming.

Glasser / Teen Inc. @ Troubdaour ($12) – Her first album on True Panther Sounds is getting good reviews.

Gary Numan / Motor @ El Rey ($35) – Playing his classic album, Pleasure Principle from start to finish.

Voxhaul Broadcast / Eastern Conference Champions / Strange Vine @ Spaceland ($10)

Paul Weller @ The Wiltern ($46 - $56)

Snoop Dogg / Mike Epps @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($35 - $92)

Actress / Co. Fee / Tully @ Airliner ($10)

Ingrid Michaelson / The Guggenheim Grotto @ The Music Box (Sold Out)

Papercranes / Jenny O / Matt Hopper @ Bordello ($8)

Stephen Brower & The Silent Majority / Overcasters @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Kelli Scarr / 8MM @ Hotel Café

Eddie Nichols @ Redwood

Donavon Frankenreiter @ The Roxy ($25)

Natacha Atlas @ The Conga Room

Thursday 11/4/10

[Pick of the Night] Le Switch / Mississippi Man / Shirley Rolls / Big Whup @ Spaceland ($7) – This is the record release party for Le Switch’s second long player, The Rest of Me Is Space. I volunteered to write some of the press materials for the record, so I definitely recommend it.

[Recommended] Physical Forms / Figurine / Contemporary Casuals / XBXRX @ The Smell ($5) – Interesting night of music at the Smell. Physical Forms is ex-Mae Shi, Figurine features Jimmy Tamborello and Contemporary Casuals features Boom Bip and Josh Klinghoffer.

[Recommended] Freddie Gibbs @ Key Club ($15) – Very talented rapper. I saw him at Spaceland recently.

Loch & Key / Francisco the Man / Gardens and Villa / Parents @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Gary Numan / Battle Circus @ El Rey ($35) – Playing Pleasure Principle from start to finish.

Ghostland Observatory / DJ Jack @ Club Nokia ($28) – Hipsters really turned on these guys.

Walter Meego / Dominant Legs / White Apple Tree @ The Echo ($10) – Chicago transplants.  

Reel Big Fish / Goldfinger @ House of Blues Sunset ($23)

Enter Shikari / Haste the Day / Sleeping With Sirens / Lights Go Blue @ Troubadour ($15) – English post-hardcore band

Godsmack / 5FDP / Drowning Pool @ Nokia Theatre ($30 - $50)

Drake @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($57 - $83) – Former child actor turned #1 artist.

Emily Wells / Henry Wolfe @ Largo ($20)

Hawksley Workman / Alex Dezen @ Hotel Café

Nellie McKay / Shane Alexander / Persia White @ The Roxy ($15)

Ruben Albarran of Café Tacuba @ Detroit Bar ($20)

Colour Revolt / Dahga Bloom @ Origami (Free) – 6:00 PM

Circa Survive @ House of Blues Anaheim ($26)

Honeychild @ Space 1520 (Free) – 7:00 PM start

Friday 11/5/10

[Pick of the Week] Dr. Dog / Here We Go Magic / Good Old War @ The Wiltern ($35) – Great albums and a lot of fun to see live.

[Recommended] Trans Am / Nice Nice / Jonas Reinhardt @ Spaceland ($14) – I’ve always enjoyed their robot rock.

[Recommended] Mavis Staples / Billy Bragg @ Royce Hall ($33 - $58) – Both of these artists have benefit from affiliations with Wilco.

Cold War Kids @ The Glass House ($20) – Does anybody else think the new Black Keys sounds a little like the Cold War Kids?  

Small Black / Class Actress / Young Prisms @ The Echo ($10) – Indie hipsters

Yelle / Hawnay Troof @ Echoplex ($17) – French electro-pop

Les Blanks / Goldenboy @ Casey’s Irish Pub (Free) – I always enjoy seeing Les Blanks.

Colour Revolt / The Pity Party @ Bootleg ($12)

No Joy / La Sera / Devon Williams / Dunes @ The Smell ($5)

Helmet / Intronaut @ Key Club ($18)

Johnny Flynn / Cheyenne Marie Mize / Brother Sal @ Hotel Café

Cheryl Wheeler / Jill Sobule @ McCabe’s (Sold Out)

Bayside / Senses Fail / Title Fight / Balance and Composure @ Troubadour (Sold Out) – For the swishy hair crowd

Alan Jackson / Chris Young @ Nokia Theatre ($50 - $80)

Great Big Sea @ House of Blues ($25)

Djavan @ Club Nokia ($40 - $85) – Brazilian singer-songwriter

Ryuichi Sakamoto @ El Rey (Sold Out)

Gov’t Mule @ The Music Box ($30)

Paula Cole @ Largo ($40)

Shooter Jennings @ House of Blues Anaheim ($25)

Dokken @ Galaxy Theater in Santa Ana

Saturday 11/6/10

[Pick of the Night] Kisses / Obi Best @ Spaceland ($8) – Kisses is Jesse Kivel from Princeton’s side project. They’ve benefited from some good buzz for their singles.

Florence and the Machine / Hanni El Khatib / Grouplove @ The Wiltern ($30 - $35) – Her voice draws comparisons to Kate Bush, they sell a ton of records and are critically acclaimed (especially in the UK).

Kevin Greenspon / Tujunga / Nicole Kidman / Coup Pigeons @ The Smell ($5)

Mike Gordon @ Troubadour (Sold Out) – Co-founder of Phish

The Heavy / Wallpaper @ El Rey ($18)

The Monolators / The Tleilax Music Machine / BoxViolet / Hot TV @ Pehrspace ($5)

Too $hort @ Key Club ($35)

Senses Fail / Bayside @ House of Blues Anaheim ($24)

Johnny Flynn / Cheyenne Marie Mize / Johnnyswim @ Hotel Café

Circa Survive / dredg / Codeseven / Animals As Leaders @ Avalon ($25)

Tim & Eric Awesome Tour, Great Job! / Pusswhip Banggang / Neil Hamburger @ Club Nokia ($25 - $35)

The Thrilling Adventure Hour @ Largo ($25) – Staged production of old-time radio featuring Chris Hardwick, Janet Varney, Romany Malco, Busy Phillips and Maria Thayer

Laurence Juber @ McCabe’s ($20)

Young the Giant / Vanaprasta / The Smiles @ The Roxy ($12)

No Joy / La Sera / Lower Dens @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM

Nitzer Ebb @ Galaxy Theater in Santa Ana

Sunday 11/7/10

[Pick of the Night] Bear in Heaven / Lower Dens / Sun Airway @ Troubadour ($15) – Critically acclaimed Brooklyn band.

[Recommended] The Dodos / The Deadly Syndrome @ Detroit Bar ($12) – Pretty good reason to drive down to Costa Mesa on a Sunday night.  

PVT @ Spaceland ($8) – Aussie/Londoners on Warp Records.

Massive Attack / Thievery Corporation / Red Cortez / Saint Motel / Voxhaul Broadcast @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($72 - $90)

Frontier Records 30^th Anniversary: Adolescents / The Middle Class / Rikk Agnew / Flyboys / The Pontiac Brothers @ Echoplex ($15) – Stars at 4:00 PM

Florence and the Machine / Hanni El Khatib / Grouplove @ The Wiltern ($30 - $35)

Ledisi @ El Rey ($32)

Artichoke / Cave Country / Ragnar @ Hotel Café

Confide @ The Glass House ($12)

Richard Shindell / Krista Detor @ McCabe’s ($22.50)

Sweater Girls / Sourpatch @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM

Night Horse / Lecherous Gaze / Nails @ Alex’s Bar in Long Beach (Free)

Live Music Options: 7/26/10 - 8/1/10

Phosphorescent Come to the Troubadour on Tuesday

Monday 7/26/10
[Pick of the Night] Mississippi Man / The Pity Party / FIM/ Pizza! @ The Echoplex (Free) – The last night of Mississippi Man’s residency.
[Recommended] Yellow Red Sparks / The Color Turning / The Sweet Hurt / Italian Japanese @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – Get there at 9:00 PM to see The Sweet Hurt.
[Recommended] Summer Darling / Kissing Cousins / Vanparasta / TS and the Past Haunts @ Spaceland (Free) – The last night of Summer Darling’s residency. Download their new album HERE.
Midnight Juggernauts / White Apple Tree / Baron Von Luxxury @ The Echo ($12) – Dance rock band from Melbourne. Also playing Cinespace on Tuesday.
The Outline / The Franks / Dahga Bloom @ Bootleg Theater (Free) – The Outline is the resident band.
The Emotron / Mikki & the Mauses / Organ Trail / Tieilaxu Music Machine / Wet Mango @ Pehrspace
Lucky Dragons / Tim Coster / Jane Austen / Sam Hamilton / Queen Victoria @ Echo Curio
Phil Alvin @ Redwood

Tuesday 7/27/10
[Pick of the Week] Phosphorescent / J. Tillman / Grouplove @ Troubadour ($14) – Phosphorescent put out possibly my favorite record of the first half of the year. Ricky Ray Jackson’s pedal steel really sounds nice.
[Recommended] Bear in Heaven / Twin Sister / Beach Fossils @ The Echo ($10) – Three much blogged about bands.
IPO: The Monthlies / Light FM / Garland / Golden Years / One Silver Astronaut / Greg Haptor / Johnny O’Donnell @ Spaceland ($8)
Polls / Fiction Company / Alpine Decline / Random Patterns @ Bootleg Theatre ($7) – EP release party for Polls (out on Jaxart Records)
Jesus Makes the Shotgun Sound / Geneva Jacuzzi / Weave! / The Enochian Keys @ Echoplex
Jesca Hoop / Blake Mills @ Hotel Café
Midnight Juggernauts @ Cinespace
Heroic Beethoven @ Hollywood Bowl ($1 - $129)
Sister Ruby Band / Boyz Skule / The Royal Heist @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Lyle Lovett and His Large Band @ The Grove of Anaheim ($40 - $65)
Ezra Buchla / Currer Bells / Oat Paul Winstanley / The Faraday Trippers / Sean McCann @ Echo Curio
Wounded Lion / Fungi Girls @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM

Wednesday 7/28/10
[Pick of the Night] Obits / Night Marchers @ The Echo ($14) – If you miss Drive Like Jehu and the Hot Snakes, then this show is for you.
Faded Paper Figures @ Spaceland ($5)
Laura Marling / Dylan LeBlanc @ El Rey Theatre ($20)
Kira / The Child / Rykarda Parasol / We Landed on the Moon @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
60 Watt Kid / Organ Trail / Tan Dollar / Moon Pearl @ The Smell ($5)
Low End Theory Club @ Airliner ($10)
KRS One @ Amoeba (Free) – 6:00 PM
Dub Club 10 Year Anniversary: Sister Nancy / General Trees / Tippa Lee @ Echoplex ($10 before 10 PM / $15)
Count Basie Orchestra / Dave Holland Big Band / Dave Douglas Big Band @ Hollywood Bowl ($1 - $129)
The Nerdist Hosted by Chris Hardwick @ Largo
He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister / Henry Wolfe / Jenny O @ Bootleg Theatre ($8)
Neon Trees / Paper Tongues / Civil Twilight @ The Glass House ($12)
Lesands / Venus Infers / Roughed Up Folk / Your Mom Your Dad @ Echo Curio

Thursday 7/29/10
[Pick of the Night] Here We Go Magic / Beach Fossils @ Troubadour ($12) – Here We Go Magic was one of the really buzzed about indie rock bands at this year’s SXSW. The new album’s a bit inconsistent, but there are a few really good songs.
[Recommended] Benji Hughes and Friends @ Largo ($20)
[Recommended] Waking Sleep / Spirit Vine @ Pershing Square (Free)

Nite Jewel / Memoryhouse / Baths / Kisses @ Echoplex ($12) – Popular, buzzy bands.
Nathaniel Rateliff / Pearly Gate Music / Infrantree @ The Echo ($10)
IPO: The New Fidelity / Eugene & the 1914 / Evil Maria / King Washington / Paula Kelley Orchestra / Heavy Young Heathens / Susan Hedges @ Spaceland ($8)
Aerosmith / Cheap Trick @ Verizon Wireless ($41 - $206)
Heroic Beethoven @ Hollywood Bowl ($1 - $129)
Vanity Theft / The Broken Column @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Level 42 @ Grove of Anaheim
Kailash Kher’s Kailasa @ Santa Monica Pier (Free)
Learning Music / David Dominique Combo / Christian Cummings @ Echo Curio
Silian Rail @ Origmai Vinyl (Free)

Friday 7/30/10
[Pick of the Night] Pepper Rabbit / Candy Claws / Lonely Trees @ Spaceland ($8) – Pepper Rabbit’s a local band that’s heading out with Cotton Jones this September. Catch them on their West Coast tour now.
[Recommended] Pocahaunted / Mi Ami / Peaking Lights @ Bootleg Theater ($10) – I haven’t heard the newish lineup.
The Answering Machine / Atlantic Line / LA Ghost @ The Echo ($8)
Sergio Mendes / Morcheeba @ Hollywood Bowl ($10 - $156)
Swingin’ Utters / The Cute Lepers / Lost Cabras / Emily’s Army @ Troubadour ($16)
Sun Araw / Speculator / Sleepover / Pure Ecstasy @ Show Cave [3501 Eagle Rock Blvd] – Sun Araw is the LA band that got the good review from Pitchfork on Monday.
Loefah / Kastle / Lol Boys / Knyphy @ Echoplex ($15)
Big Head Todd & the Monsters / Truth & Salvage Co. @ House of Blues Sunset ($28)
I.E. / Hype Blast / The Tlielaxu Music Machine / Stoned Koalas @ The Smell ($5)
Faded Paper Figures / We Landed on the Moon / Honeypie @ The Glass House ($10)
Modern Time Machines / Gifts from Enola / You May Die in the Desert / Beware of Safety @ Pehrspace
Warm Climate / Sleepwalkers Local / Infinitesimal @ Echo Curio
Stone Foxes / Dirty Sweet / The Tender Box @ Viper Room ($10)

Saturday 7/31/10
[Pick of the Night] Roots Roadhouse: Dave Alvin & the Guilty Men / Red Simpson / T Model Ford / Pete Anderson / Chatham County Line / The Chapin Sisters / I See Hawks in LA / Leslie & the Badgers / Olin & the Moon / Old Californio / Phillip Roebuck / Triple Chicken Foot / Whispering Pines / Amanda Jo Williams / Frontier Ruckus / Speedbuggy @ The Echo & Echoplex ($15) – Early show starts at 3:00 PM
[Recommended] John Carpenter / Chicano Batman / The Blank Tapes / The Branches / So Many Wizards @ 6th Street Warehouse [1269 E. 6th St.] ($7) -Good lineup. Closing party for L.A. Record 100. I've heard great things about John Carpenter from multiple people, so I definintely plan on checking him out soon.

[Recommended] Patton Oswalt @ Largo (Sold Out) – Funny mang.
Wolf Parade / Moools / Zola Jesus @ The Wiltern ($20 - $25)
Joanna Newsom / Robin Pecknold @ Orpheum Theatre (Sold Out) – I would like to see Robin Pecknold.
Black Math Horseman / Crooked Cowboy / Giant Squid / Brothers Collateral @ Spaceland ($8) – Teepee Records band.
Moses Campbell / Pizza! / Manahattan Murder Mystery @ Pehrspace – Good local lineup.
Layabout / Brendan Hines & Co. / Cue the Moon @ Hotel Café
Sergio Mendes / Morcheeba @ Hollywood Bowl ($10 - $156)
Viza / Capital Cities / Full Force Rising / Red Giant @ Troubadour ($18)
Teaneck / California Condors / Ryen Slegr @ Bootleg Theater ($8)
Weave! / Corridor / Essay / No Paws (No Lions) @ The Smell ($5)
Pat Benatar / REO Speedwagon / Edwin McCain @ Greek Theatre ($40 - $85)
Scorpions @ Nokia Theatre ($55 - $100)
Level 42 @ Club Nokia ($16 - $42)
As I Lay Dying / Underoath / BTBAM @ Palladium ($30)
The Who Show @ Grove of Anaheim
Kinky Friedman / Michael Simmons @ McCabe’s ($30)
Lucas Abela @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM

Sunday 8/1/10
Young the Giant / Eastern Conference Champions / My Pet Saddle / The CoLourist @ Troubadour ($10)
Save the Swim Team / The Braces / The Sheds @ The Echo ($7) – Early show at 5:00 PM
Zola Jesus / Fancy Space People / Garbaj Kaetz @ The Echo ($10)
Yellow Alex @ Spaceland ($5)
Dudamel Conducts Bizet’s Carmen @ Hollywood Bowl ($10 - $156)
Alex and Sam / Judson and Mary / Fierce Creatures @ Bootleg ($8)
Ruben Studdard / Clay Aiken @ Club Nokia ($16 - $72)
Loafer’s Glory (Herb Pedersen, Patrick & Tom Sauber, Bill Bryson) @ McCabe’s ($15)
Yek Koo / Huzun / Faceplant / MHFS / Peter Kolovos @ Echo Curio
Pure Ecstacy / Sleep Over @ Origami (Free)

Recently Announced Live Shows

El Guincho Is Coming To Spaceland 7/10/10

Orpheum
8/13/10: Natalie Merchant (on sale Saturday at 10 AM)

Greek Theatre
7/8/10: Sugarland / Michelle Branch / Will Hoge (presale now, password = MACHINE; Saturday at 10 AM)
7/23/10: Jackson Browne / David Lindley (presale now, password = STRANGE; Saturday at 10 AM)
8/14/10: Los Lonely Boys / Tierra / El Chicano (presale now, password = BROTHERS; Saturday at 10 AM)
8/18/10: Rodrigo y Gabriela / Xavier Rudd (presale now, password = RODGAB; Saturday at 10 AM)
8/25/10: Norah Jones / Corinne Bailey Rae (presale now, password = FALL; Saturday at 10 AM)

Spaceland
5/29/10: 400 Blows (now at Ticketweb)
6/3/10: Fitz and the Tantrums (now)
6/9/10: Karen Elson (now)
6/10/10: Fitz and the Tantrums (now)
6/12/10: Rose’s Pawn Shop (now)
6/17/10: Fitz and the Tantrums (now)
6/18/10: Citay (now)
6/22/10: Peggy Sue (now)
6/24/10: Fitz and the Tantrums (now)
6/25/10: Ty Segall / Sonny & the Sunsets (now)
6/30/10: Damien Jurado (now)
7/9/10: The Donkeys (now)
7/10/10: El Guincho (now)
7/23/10: Sleepy Sun (now)
8/28/10: Oneida / Jonas Reinhardt (now)

Troubadour
7/2/10: Dam-Funk / Master Blazter (now)
7/8/10: Gurrumul (now)
7/9/10: Bobby Long (now)
7/22/10: Off With Their Heads (now)

El Rey
6/6/10: Necro (now)
6/19/10: Jamie Lidell / Alex B (now)

The Music Box
6/19/10: Rooney / Young Veins (Friday at 10 AM)
8/13/10: Empire of the Sun (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = DREAM; Saturday at 10 AM)

Club Nokia
5/19/10: Julieta Venegas (now)
6/29/10: Jesse Cook (presale now, password = RUMBA; Friday at 10 AM)
7/15/10: La Roux (presale now, password = BULLETPROOF; Friday at 10 AM)
7/23/10: Queensryche Cabaret (presale now, password = NAUGHTY; Friday at 10 AM)
8/1/10: Ruben Studdard & Clay Aiken (presale now, password = TIMELESS; Friday at 10 AM)
8/27/10: Asia (presale now, password = HEAT; Friday at 10 AM)

Disney Concert Hall
7/23/10: Lyle Lovett and His Large Band (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = LARGE; Saturday at 10 AM)

Echo
7/1/10: Dum Dum Girls / Crocodiles (now at Ticketweb)
7/6/10: Fol Chen (now)
7/27/10: Bear in Heaven / Twin Sister (Sunday at 10 AM)
9/8/10: The Gories (Sunday at 10 AM)

Echoplex
7/9/10: Ariel Pink (now)
7/31/10: Dave Alvin / T Model Ford (now)

Largo
7/31/10: Patton Oswalt (call club)

McCabe’s
7/9/10: Peter Case (now)

Staples Center
10/23/10: Shakira (Friday at 10 AM)
11/29/10: Roger Watters’ The Wall – Live (Monday at 10 AM)

Honda Center
12/13/10: Roger Watters’ The Wall – Live (Monday at 10 AM)

Hollywood Palladium
7/21/10: The Dead Weather (Friday at 10 AM)
9/27/10: The Black Keys (Friday at Noon)

The Wiltern
5/14/10: O.A.R. / ALO (now)
6/29/10: Taking Back Sunday (Saturday at 10 AM)

Gibson Amphitheatre
9/18/10: Heart (Friday at 10 AM)
11/12/10 – 11/14/10: Vicente Fernandez (now)

Live Music Options: 3/22/10 - 3/28/10

Admiral Radley Play the Bootleg on Wednesday

If you missed SXSW this year, have no fear...multiple great shows every night this week.

Monday March 22, 2010
[Pick of the Night] Serena Maneesh / Depreciation Guild / Seaspin @ Troubadour ($12) – Quality Norwegian shoegazers.
[Recommended] The Minor Canon / Go West Young Man / Two Guns / This Machine Kills Fascists @ The Air Conditioned Supper Club in Venice - Westsiders need to show up to shows on their side of town, I’m sure they get sick of driving to Echo Park and Silver Lake. The Minor Canon’s one of my favorite local bands.
[Recommended] Seaspin / Twilight Sleep / Future Ghost / French Miami @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – Seaspin continues its residency (and also plays at the Troubadour tonight).
[Recommended] Moonrats / He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister / Halloween Swim Team @ Spaceland (Free) – Moonrats’ residency continues.
Kashmir / Oliver Future / Italian Japanese @ Bootleg ($10)
The Infamous Stringdusters @ Largo ($25)
The Frequency / Horse Stories / Last Man Standing @ The Echo (Free)
David Scott Stone / The Faraday Trippers / Sleepwalkers Local / Oscillator @ Echo Curio
Smokers in Love @ Bordello ($8)
Moment Trigger / Whitman / Adam Papagan & David Liebe Hart / Orca Team @ Pehrspace
Powersolo @ Redwood
Julia Holter / Nudge / Matthew David @ Synchronicity

Tuesday March 23, 2010
[Pick of the Night] Janelle Monae / Bruno Mars / Malina Moye @ Viper Room ($15) – Janelle Monae was one of my highlights of last year’s SXSW conference.
[Recommended] Titus Andronicus / Let’s Wrestle / Slang Chickens @ Bootleg ($12) A couple of pretty well respected indie bands. Let’s Wrestle is on Merge and Titus Andronicas is on XL Recordings.
Acid Mother Temple and the Melting Paraiso U.F.O. / Over-Gain Optimal Death / Kill Kill Kill @ Spaceland ($12) – One of the most prolific bands out there.
Spring Summer / Patrick Park @ Hotel Café
Kreator / Kataklysm @ House of Blues Sunset ($28)
The Asteroids Galaxy Tour / Wallpaper / White Apple Tree @ The Echo ($15) – Straight outta Denmark.
Curt Smith of Tears for Fears / Zoe Keating @ Largo ($25)
Lovelikefire / Kashmir / Space Waves / Red Tide @ Silverlake Lounge ($10)
Taylor Locke & the Roughs / White Arrows / Paper Zoo @ Bordello ($8)
Rodrigo y Gabriela @ Grammy Museum ($12)
Britain Ashford / Spring Queen / Olentangy John @ Synchronicity

Wednesday March 24, 2010
[Pick of the Night] Admiral Radley / The Henry Clay People / Gooby Goo & Peekers @ Bootleg ($10) – Admiral Radley is the new band featuring Jason Lytle of Grandaddy and Aaron Espinoza of Earlimart. The Henry Clay People have a new album in the can that will come out in June.
[Recommended] Ray Davies / The 88 @ The Grove of Anaheim ($45 - $55) – I enjoy the hell out of seeing Ray Davies pretty much every time. Still my favorite lyricist of all time. Also at the Canyon Club on Thursday night.
[Recommended] Janelle Monae / Bruno Mars/ Otis Heat @ Viper Room ($15) – Night two.
[Recommended] Cymbals Eat Guitars / Bear in Heaven / Freelance Whales @ The Echo ($10) – Hipster central.
[Recommended] Chatmonchy @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM – If you like cute, Japanese girls, I think you already know what to do.
Devendra Banhart and the Grogs / Dorothy and the Originals @ The Wiltern ($25 - $30)
Club NME: Garotas Suecas / Think About Life / Bullied By Strangers / Neverever @ Spaceland ($10) – Straight outta Brazil. Fun stuff.
Samuel Stewart / Sister Crayon / Fergus Brown @ Hotel Café
World’s Greatest Ghost / Tempo No Tempo / Big Whup @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Bad Religion / The Adolescents @ House of Blues Sunset ($25)
Endless Hallway / Kozmonaut / Kill the Academy / Magnuson @ Troubadour ($5)
Low End Theory: Samiyam / Kutmah / Ages @ Airliner ($10)
The Low Anthem / Timber Timbre @ Largo ($25) – Also at the Bootleg Thursday night (for $10 cheaper).
The Growlers @ Alex’s Bar ($5)
The Loneliest Monk / Tiff Randol / Nadine et Terence @ Bordello ($10)
Y La Bamba / Falsetto Teeth / The Franks / Children of the Kai @ Echo Curio
Orca Team @ L’Keg
White Fang / Wampire / Neon Navajo @ Synchronicity

Thursday March 25, 2010
[Pick of the Night] Ray Davies / The 88 @ Canyon Club in Agoura Hills ($35 - $49) – Pretty tasty combo. Ray Davies always entertains me.
[Recommended] The Deadly Syndrome / Signals / Rabbits @ The Echoplex ($10) – This is the record release party for the new Deadly Syndrome record. It’s a little more introspective and more of a slow burner than the first one.
[Recommended] She & Him / The Living Sisters @ El Rey (Sold Out) – Zooey and M. Ward.
[Recommended] The Morning Benders / Miniature Tigers / We Barbarians @ Troubadour ($12) – I never could get past the silly band name, but the Morning Benders play good, music supervisor approved indie rock.
[Recommended] Dead Meadow @ Hollywood Forever Cemetary Masonic Lodge (Free) – Order the album from the band and get a guaranteed slot. Nice riffage.
The Low Anthem / Timber Timbre / The Barr Brothers @ Bootleg ($15)
Bad Religion / Off with Their Heads @ House of Blues Sunset ($25)
Tobacco / The Hood Internet / The Baths @ The Echo ($12) – Beck guested on the new Tobacco record, so maybe he’ll show up? Tobacco’s the side project of the lead singer of Black Moth Super Rainbow.
The Paul F. Tompkins Show @ Largo ($25)
Glacier Hiking / Eastern Conference Champions / MWK @ Spaceland ($7)
Grand Hallway / Mighty Tiger / The Sequel @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Narrows / Kerretta / Dangers @ The Smell ($8)
Pierced Arrows @ Detroit Bar ($10) – Ex-Dead Moon.
The Photo Atlas / The Rouge @ Viper Room
The Rhone Occupation / Random Patterns / Family Portrait / Fictionist @ Echo Curio
Caspian / Arms and Sleepers / Beware of Safety @ Pehrspace
Joey Ryan @ Hotel Café
Barrio Tiger / Sun Trash / The Jew Cocks @ Redwood
John Mayer / Michael Franti & Spearhead @ Staples Center ($40 - $80)
Shooter Jennings @ Grammy Museum ($12)

Friday March 26, 2010
[Pick of the Week] Radar Bros. / Bell Gardens / Extra @ Spaceland ($10) – I just can’t get enough of the new Radar Bros. record (out Tuesday on Merge Records). See the new lineup with Dan Iead (Broken West), Brian and Stevie (the Movies) and Be Hussey.
[Recommended] Yacht / Bobby Birdman / Small Black / Washed Out / Pictureplane @ Echoplex ($14) – Ground zero for the hipsters.
[Recommended] Jon Brion @ Largo ($25)
[Recommended] Jay-Z @ Staples Center (Sold Out) - They give you another excuse not to go to Coachella this year.
Metric / Codeine Velvet Club / Nico Vega @ Hollywood Palladium ($31) - I saw them at the Silverlake Lounge back in the day.
Ted Leo & the Pharmacists / Sally Crewe & the Sudden Moves @ The Glass House ($14) – High energy shows.
Foreign Born / Jail Weddings @ The Echo ($10) – Local indie rockers on the Secretly Canadian lable.
Ben Sollee & Daniel Martin Moore / Frank Fairfield @ McCabe’s ($15)
Tobacco / The Hood Internet @ Detroit Bar ($10)
Hank III with Jackass @ The Roxy ($22)
The Splinters / Jeff the Brotherhood @ Origami Vinyl (Free) - 6:00 PM
Three Bad Jacks / Blazing Haley / Los Creepers / Fighting Chance @ Troubadour ($15)
Copeland / I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody’s Business @ El Rey (Sold Out)
The Paper Chase / Kiss Kiss / A Decent Animal @ Bootleg ($12)
Ty Segall / Jeff the Brotherhood / The Splinters / Wounded Lion @ The Smell ($5)
Pato Banton @ Alex’s Bar ($12)
Stag Hare / Bigger Insides / Summer Recreation Camp / Catcher @ Echo Curio
Moses Campbell / Your Yellow Dress / The Dining Dead @ Pehrspace
Spindrift / The Upsidedown / Magic Mirror / Matt Tow @ Redwood

Saturday March 27, 2010
[Pick of the Night] Surfer Blood / Best Coast / Turbofruits / Active Child / The Coathangers / Dirt Dress / Gamble House / The Po Po / Moon Duo / The Sandwitches @ Echoplex ($10) – Starts at 3:30 PM. Hosted by Matt Dwyer and Matt Braunger. Presented by Aquarium Drunkard. I really dig the Surfer Blood record. Best Coast got some great writeups out of SXSW. The Sandwitches have some promising stuff too.
[Recommended] Field Music / Learning Music @ Bootleg ($10) – Field Music are an underrated British indie pop band.
[Recommended] Dirt Bird / Kissing Cousins / Modern Time Machines / Wrong Way Driver / Wet & Reckless @ Mr. T’s Bowl – Good local lineup.
[Recommended] Japan Nite 2010: Chatmonchy / Red Bacteria Vacuum / Omodaka / Okamoto’s / Jinny Oops! / Ajuku Girls @ Viper Room ($14) – Always a fun time. Chamoncy and Jinny Oops
Ted Leo & the Pharmacists / Sally Crewe & the Sudden Moves @ Troubadour ($16) – High energy stuff.
The Morning Benders @ Detroit Bar ($10) – If you missed them at the Troubadour.
The Like / Sweaters / Vum @ The Smell ($5) – The Like’s doing the Monday night residency at the Echo in May.
The Quarter After / Federale / Chief Nowhere / Ojos Rojos @ Spaceland ($8)
Krishna Das / Deva Premal & Miten with Manose @ Wilshire Ebell ($35)
B-52’s @ Canyon Club ($60)
Paul Wall / Chamillionaire @ The Grove of Anahiem
Kit / Death Sentence: Panda! / 60 Watt Kid / The Old Lumps @ Echo Curio
Fay Wrays / Dead Ponies / The Shade @ Pehrspace
Pierced Arrows / Lullabye Arkestra / D-Rex / Living Sickness / Goldiggers @ Redwood – Ex-Dead Moon.
Hugh Cornwell @ Alex’s Bar ($12)
Bill Orcutt / Peter Kolovos @ Synchronicity

Sunday March 28, 2010
[Pick of the Night] Air / AM @ Walt Disney Concert Hall (Sold Out) – Any chance you get to see a cool band at the Disney is a guaranteed unique and memorable experience.
[Recommended] Giant Cloud / Le Switch / The World Record @ Spaceland (Free) - Last minute add. Free show with the Le Switch and The World Record - two of my favorite LA bands. Giant Cloud are from New Orleans, and signed to Park the Van.[Recommended] Surfer Blood / Turbofruits @ Detroit Bar ($10) – If you miss them at the Echoplex
[Recommended] Slumberland Records 20th Anniversary Show: Boyracer / Brown Recluse / Devon Williams / Go Sailor / Henry’s Dress / Neverever / Pants Yell! / Summer Cats / The how @ The Echo ($15) – Starts at 7:00 PM
KSCR Fest: Thee Oh Sees / The Entrance Band / The Growlers / Rumspringa / Princeton @ USC Campus Between EF Hutton/Founders Park (Free) - From 4:00 PM to 11:00 PM
The Standells / The Zeros / Peter Case / Pierced Arrows / Giant Drag / Ty Segall / Lords of Altamont / Sean Wheeler & Zander Schloss @ Echoplex ($20) – Starts at Noon
The Refugees @ McCabe’s ($15)
Nellie McKay @ Alex Theatre in Glendale ($26)
Neil Hamburger @ Spaceland ($8)
W.A.S.P. @ The Key Club ($25)
Guy Blackman / Crayon Fields @ Echo Curio – starts at 3:00 PM
Aaron Drake / Scott Cazan / Ulrich Kreiger @ Echo Curio
Lemon Bear / Back to the Future the Ride / Cowan / Suzi Star @ Synchronicity

Recently Announced Live Shows

Harlem (recently signed to Matador) Play Spaceland on February 20th

Echo
Mondays in February: Useless Keys
1/16/10: A.A. Bondy (now at Ticketweb)
1/17/10: The Yummy Fur (now)
1/21/10: Music Go Music (now)
1/30/10: Bowerbirds (now)
2/16/10: Magic Kids / Pearl Harbour (now)
3/12/10: The Cave Singers / The Dutchess and the Duke / The Moondoggies (now)
3/24/10: Cymbals Eat Guitars / Bear in Heaven MP3: Bag of Bags (now)
Echoplex
2/11/10: Eydea & Abilities featuring Dosh (now at Ticketweb)
3/11/10: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (now)
3/19/10: High Places (now)
4/22/10: Japandroids (now)
5/7/10: King Sunny Ade (now)

Spaceland
Mondays in February: Princeton
2/19/10: Ancestors / Black Math Horseman (now at Ticketweb)
2/20/10: Harlem (now) MP3: Friendly Ghost
2/27/10: Scout Niblett (now)
3/5/10 – 3/6/10: The Clientele / The Wooden Birds (now) MP3: I Wonder Who We Are
3/9/10: Laura Veirs / Old Believers / Cataldo (now)
3/12/10: Quasi (now) MP3: Repulsion
3/16/10: Efterklang (now)

Troubadour
2/11/10: The Thermals MP3: Now We Can See / Thao and the Get Down Stay Down (now)
2/20/10: Brendan Benson (TBD)
3/3/10: El Perro Del Mar / Taken By Trees (now)
3/27/10: Ted Leo (TBD)
5/25/10: Nada Surf (TBD)

Bootleg
1/17/10: Castanets (now at In Ticketing)
1/23/10: Mindy Smith (now)
2/2/10: Nervous Wreckords (now)
2/12/10: Chicago Underground Duo / Pit Er Pat (now)
3/10/10: Delta Spirit (now)

Silverlake Lounge
Mondays in February: Gamble House

El Rey Theatre
1/22/10: Lalah Hathaway (on sale now)
2/12/10: Christian Death (now)
3/20/10 – 3/21/10: Gomez (Saturday at 10 AM)
3/26/10: Copland (now)

Club Nokia
2/27/10: Goodie Mob (presale now, password = STILLSTANDING; Friday at 10 AM)
4/10/10: Mint Condition (now)
4/9/10: Owl City / Lights / Paper Route (presale now, password = SNEAKY; Friday at 10 AM)

Fox Theatre Pomona
4/7/10: Owl City / Lights / Paper Route (presale now, password = SNEAKY; Friday at 10 AM)
4/14/10: Vampire Weekend (presale now, password = CONTRA; Friday at 10 AM)

Largo
1/12/10: Beth Orton (call club)

3/23/10: Acid Mothers Temple (now)
3/24/10: Garotas Suecas (now)
4/13/10: Retribution Gospel Choir

Glass House Pomona
2/25/10: The Soundtrack of Our Lives (now)

Recently Announced Live Shows

Bear Hands Are Playing the Troubadour on 2/26/10

Walt Disney Concert Hall
3/28/10: AIR (presale now, password = ASTRALWERKS; on sale Saturday at 10 AM)

El Rey
2/26/10: The Soundtrack of Our Lives / Nico Vega (Tuesday at 10 AM)
4/6/10: RJD2 / Busdriver / Happy Chichester (Saturday at 10 AM)
4/29/10: Rogue Wave (Saturday at 10 AM)

The Fonda
2/9/10: Nouvelle Vague (presale Friday at 10AM, password = MASTER; Saturday at 10 AM)

Orpheum Theatre
4/23/10: Norah Jones (Sunday at 10 AM)

Hollywood Bowl
4/16/10, 4/17/10 and 4/20/10: Eagles (on sale 12/14 at 10 AM)
5/14/10 – 5/15/10: Carole King & James Taylor (now)

Largo
2/9/10: Loudon Wainwright III (call club)
2/11/10, 2/18/10, 2/25/10: Meshell Ndegecello (call club)
2/27/10: Patton Oswalt (call club)

Spaceland
1/15/10: Night Horse / Normandie (now at Ticketweb)
1/16/10: Hockey (now)
1/20/10: Har Mar Superstar (now)
1/22/10: Movits (now)
2/3/10: NOMO (now)
2/6/10: Scott H. Biram / The Dirt Daubers (now)
3/9/10: Laura Veirs (now)
3/12/10: Quasi (now)
3/16/10: Efterklang (now)

Troubadour
1/20/10: Daniel Merriweather (Saturday)
1/27/10: Airborne Toxic Event (now)
2/1/10: Do Make Say Think (Friday)
2/3/10: Prefuse 73 (now)
2/5/10: Rhett Miller (now)
2/9/10: Mumford & Sons (now)
2/10/10: Wild Beasts (now)
2/11/10: The Thermals / Thao and the Get Down Stay Down (now)
2/26/10: We Were Promised Jetpacks / The Lonely Forest / Bear Hands (now)
3/3/10: Anna Ternheim / El Perro Del Mar (now)
3/4/10: Mike Doughty (now)
3/13/10: Matthew Good / Automatic Loveletter (Friday)

Echo
1/14/10: Julia Nunes (now at Ticketweb)
1/17/10: The Yummy Fur (now)
1/27/10: Rev Peyton’s Big Damn Band featuring the Donkeys (now)
1/30/10: Bowerbirds (now)
2/11/10: Justin Townes Earle (now)
3/24/10: Cymbals Eat Guitars / Bear in Heaven (today at 11:00 AM)

The Echoplex
3/14/10: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (Saturday at 10 AM)
3/19/10: High Places (now)
5/7/10: King Sunny Ade (now)

Honda Center
2/27/10: Bon Jovi / Dashboard Confessional (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = NICEDAY; Monday at 10 AM)

Staples Center
3/29/10: The Black Eyed Peas / LMFAO (Saturday at Noon)
4/6/10: Alicia Keys (AmEx presale starts Monday at 10 AM; on sale 12/20 at Noon)

Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa
1/20/10: The Black Lips / Japanese Motors (now)
1/25/10: Girls (now)
2/5/10: Vivian Girls / Best Coast (now)

Hotel Café
1/5/10 & 1/18/10: The Webb Sisters (Friday at 10 AM)

Club Nokia
2/28/10: Josh Turner (presale now, password = FIRECRACKER; on sale Friday at 10 AM)