Live Music Pick: Wednesday January 4, 2012

Artist: Big Business / Neil Hamburger
When: Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Who Should Go: People who shop at Vacation Vinyl
Where: Alex's Bar in Long Beach
Tickets: $10 (buy)

Live Music Options: 4/4/11 - 4/10/11

Walking Sleep Have the Residency This Month at the Satellite (and a rather serious looking band photo)

Here's my guide to free music this week for all you cheap bastards. Monday start out seeing Bronto Skylift at the Silverlake Lounge then drive over to the Satellite for The Californian and Walking Sleep. On Tuesday head over to the Echo for Freddie Gibbs. Wednesday, you might actually have to fork over $10 - $15 for a show. On Thursday go to the Echoplex for Vanaprasta, Stone Darling and Polls. On Friday night hit up the Skybar for Twin Sister (although parking will cost you at least $10). Saturday - I got nothing. On Sunday head down to USC for the KXSC Fest.

Monday 4/4/11

[Pick of the Night] Walking Sleep / The Californian / Count Fleet / TS & the Past Haunts @ The Satellite (Free) – Walking Sleep begins its Monday night residency. The Californian just got off tour with She Wants Revenge. Jonathan from Henry Clay People plays bass in the band. TS & the Past Haunts features Travis Shettel from Piebald.

[Recommended] Amanda Jo Williams / Simon Stokes / John Carpenter @ The Echo (Free) – Check out John Carpenter if you get a chance.

[Recommended] Wake Up Lucid / Wires in the Walls / Moostache / The Ross Sea Party / Bronto Skylift @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – Check out Bronto Skylift at 8:30 if you get a chance.

[Recommended] Talib Kweli @ Detroit Bar ($25)

Puro Instinct / So Many Wizards @ Echoplex (Free)

Rumspringa / White Arrows / Gamble House / Gardens and Villas @ Bootleg (Free)

High Castle / Stab City / Green Screen Door / Animal Eye @ Pehrspace

Neil Finn / Jim Bianco @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP) – Did you like Crowded House? How about Split Enz? If you don’t want to pay $40 to see him tomorrow, see him for free Monday.

Tuesday 4/5/11

[Pick of the Night] Freddie Gibbs / Dom Kennedy / Casey Veggies @ The Echo (Free w/RSVP)

[Recommended] Preservation Hall Jazz Band @ The Grammy Museum ($20) – They’re also coming back to Royce Hall on May 12^th.

White Sea / Seven Saturdays / Line and Circle @ The Satellite ($8) – White Sea features Morgan Kibby who sang on M83’s Saturdays = Youth record. I know Bronson from Buzz Bands is a big fan.

Neil Finn / Matt Costa @ El Rey ($39) – If you missed the free show on Monday…

Deradoorian / Therapies Son / The Ferals / Drawlings @ Bootleg ($12) – Do you like Dirty Projectors? Angela Deradoorian plays bass and sings in that band. Drawlings features Avey Tare’s sister.

The Lonely Wild / The Hectors / Radars to the Sky @ LaBrie’s (Free)

Paulie Pesh / Preachers Sons / Paper Zoo / Francisco the Man / American Tomahawk @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Helmet / Saint Vitus / Crowbar / Kylesa / Red Fang / Howl / Atlas Moth / Witchburn @ House of Blues Sunset ($24 - $50)

Funeral Party @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM

Hello Echo / Robinson / Roulette Dares / TS and the Past Haunts @ The Central (Free)

The Submarines @ Origami Vinyl (Free)

Wednesday 4/6/11

[Pick of the Night] Akron/Family / Delicate Steve @ The Echo ($15) – Akron/Family is a truly eclectic band. Their records are all over the place.

[Recommended] Princeton / Throw Me the Statue / Gentle Hands @ Bootleg ($10) – I do really like Throw Me the Statue. And they’re fun live too.

[Recommended] Sweaters / Rademacher / Maren Parusel / Light FM @ The Satellite ($8) – Good local lineup.

[Recommended] Low End Theory: Ras G / Sun Araw / Dak @ Airliner ($10)

Axis of Awesome @ Largo ($20)

Middle Brother / Johnny Corndawg @ Detroit Bar ($20) – Also at the Echo on Thursday.

Pete Yorn / Ben Kweller @ The Wiltern ($40 - $45)

A Day To Remember @ Hollywood Palladium ($35)

Piney Gir / Little Hurricane / Judson and Mary / Venus Illuminato @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Sassafras / Kamikaze / Brainspoon / Sex Wolf / Roman Candle Wars @ Redwood – Benefit for Japan (Red Cross).

Thursday 4/7/11

[Pick of the Night] Middle Brother / Johnny Corndawg @ The Echo ($22) – What you get when the frontmen of Dawes, Deer Tick and Delta Spirit start a band.

[Recommended] Vanaprasta / Stone Darling / Polls @ Echoplex (Free) – A nice late in the workweek free lineup.

[Recommended] Rise Against / Bad Religion / The Descendents / Four Year Strong @ Long Beach Arena (Sold Out) – This is The Descendents’ first local show since 1997 (which I attended). Damn, I’d like to see the Descendents. It will be a coup if Fuck Yeah Fest (or somebody else) gets them for an LA show.  

British Sea Power / A Classic Education @ Troubadour ($15)

Imelda May / Omar and the Stringpoppers @ El Rey ($17) 

Rusty Anderson / Loch and Key / Bill Harvey @ The Satellite ($12)

Seasick Steve / Frank Fairfield / Soko @ Bootleg ($12)

Addison Strong / Timur and the Dime Museum / AK and Her Kalashnokovs / Basement Rendezvous @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Driftwood Singers / Sue Scrofa / Count Fleet / Salt Petal @ Redwood

The Submarines / Nik Freitas @ Detroit Bar ($12)

Friday 4/8/11

[Pick of the Night] Papercuts / Banjo or Freakout / The Finches @ The Satellite ($10) – Mellow indie pop band that recently released a record on Sub Pop. In the past he’s worked with Cass McCombs, Vetiver and Casiotone for the Painfully Alone.  

[Recommended] Twin Sister @ Skybar at the Mondrian (Free w/ RSVP) – Should be packed. It’s just so tough to get to the Mondrian on a Friday night.

The Dodos / Reading Rainbow @ El Rey ($17) – I did quite like their first record.

Hunx and His Punx / Shannon and the Clams / Grass Widow @ The Echo ($12) – Hunx will give you nostalgia for the movie Grease.

Jeff Beck’s Rock and Roll Party / Imelda May @ Fox Theater Pomona ($55 - $125) – Celebrating Les Paul

The Naked & Famous / Unknown Moral Orchestra @ Echoplex ($15) – New Zealand electro-pop band. They’ve basically sold out the Echoplex for two straight nights, so you know they’re on their way…

Swahili Blonde / Xu Xu Fang / Raw Geronimo @ Bootleg ($8) – Manimal Vinyl band featuring Nicole Turley.

Sleepytime Gorilla Museum / Now You / Listo @ Troubadour ($15)

Henry Wolfe / Ferraby Lionheart / Charlie Wadhams @ Hotel Café

Ron Sexsmith / Caitlin Rose @ Largo ($25)

John Mellencamp @ Nokia Theatre LA Live ($50 - $130)

TraPsPs / Halloween Swim Team / Narwhal Party / Deaf @ The Smell ($5)

Facedown Records Fest @ The Glass House ($25)

Captured By Robots / Cuntsparrer / Sean & Zander @ Redwood

The B Foundation / Peelander Z / Pour Habit / Anamanguchi / Katastro @ The Roxy

Arlo Guthrie / Abe Guthrie / The Burns Sisters @ Royce Hall ($39 - $64)

Saturday 4/9/11

[Pick of the Night] Six Organs of Admittance @ McCabe’s ($12.50) – Ben Chasny’s a talented musician.

[Recommended] Correatown / Emperor X / Lightmusic @ Lot 1 Café ($5) – Angela Correa’s a talented singer-songwriter.

Danielson / Death To Anders / One Trick Pony @ The Satellite ($12) – Good lineup. Danielson’s always been a Pitchfork darling.

The Entrance Band / Pollyn / Nia @ Bootleg ($20) – Benefit for Japan. Fresh off their residency at the Satellite.

Strada Trio @ Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever ($20) – Three Julliard ladies.

Sonoio / Greenhorse / Hollywood Kill @ Troubadour ($12)

The Residents @ El Rey ($25)

The Naked & Famous / Unknown Moral Orchestra @ Echoplex ($15) - New Zealand electro-pop band. They’ve basically sold out the Echoplex for two straight nights, so you know they’re on their way…

Uh Yeah Dude @ Largo ($25)

Googoosh @ Nokia Theatre LA Live ($45 - $300)

Kevin Smith @ The Wiltern ($70 - $80)

G. Love and Special Sauce @ House of Blues Sunset ($23)

Plasma Centre / Sweater Girls / Black Elephant / Shark Toys @ The Smell ($5)

Facedown Records Fest @ The Glass House ($25)

G. Love @ Grammy Museum ($10) – Early show at 1:00 PM

Bryan Adams @ Royce Hall ($67)

Sunday 4/10/11

[Pick of the Week] Big Business / 400 Blows / Foot Village / Skull Tape / Moses Campbell / Ratwings Catwings @ The Smell ($10) – Japan benefit; Great lineup. Runs from 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM

[Recommended] KXSC Fest 2011: Abe Vigoda / Puro Instinct / Julianna Barwick / Sister Crayon / Ana Caravelle / Brook and River @ EF Hutton/Founders Park on the USC Campus (Free) – More free entertainment.

Ruthann Friedman / Linda Perhacs @ McCabe’s ($15)

Grand Elegance / Dante vs. Zombies / The Black Apples / TRMRS / Gestapo Khazi @ Alex’s Bar ($10) – Benefit for Japan; starts at 3:00 PM

Protest the Hero / Maylene & the Sons of Disaster @ Troubadour ($15)

Grand Ole Echo: Ol’ Bessy / Billy Eli / The Psychedelic Cowboys / The Get Down Boys @ The Echo (Free) – Early show at 5:00 PM

Jessie Evans / Geneva Jacuzzi @ Echoplex ($8)

Pete Yorn / Ben Kweller @ House of Blues Anaheim ($37)

Live Music Options: 10/25/10 - 10/31/10

Janelle Monae Plays the Palladium on Saturday 

I only made it out once last week, for Kelley Stoltz at Spaceland. I'm loving his new record. He's not a super dynamic performer, but I thought he sounded great. Some pretty good choices each night this week...


Monday 10/25/10

[Pick of the Night] Jessie Baylin / Richard Swift @ Bootleg ($10) - I'm a big Richard Swift fan.
[Recommended] Wet & Reckless / Rumspringa / Bowery Beasts / LA Font @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) - Wrapping up their Monday night residency.

[Recommended] Evan Voytas / Lesands / Allo Darlin @ The Echo (Free) - Last night of the Monday night residency.

[Recommended] Radars to the Sky / Torches in Trees @ Spaceland (Free) - Last night of the Radars to the Sky residency.
UNKLE / Sleepy Sun @ El Rey ($27)

Boom Boom Satellites / Vampires Everywhere! @ Troubadour ($18)

The Wellspring / Little Stevies / Carter Hulsey @ Hotel Café

JP, Chrissie & the Fairground Boys / Amy Correia @ House of Blues Sunset ($23)

Bilal @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM set

Miss Josie Bunnie @ Pehrspace

Phil Alvin @ Redwood Bar

Justin Beiber / Sean Kingston @ Staples Center ($40 - $66)

Juliette Commagere / Aqualung @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP)

Tuesday 10/26/10

[Pick of the Night] Murder Ballads: Frank Fairfield / Simon Stokes / Boy Scout Jamboree / Triple Chicken Foot / Vaud & the Villains / Amanda Jo Williams / Driftwood Singers / Julia Holter / RT n’ the 44’s / Emily Lace & Henry Wolfe @ Echoplex ($8) – Performing songs from the pages of murder ballad history.

[Recommended] Reigning Sound / The Ettes / Shirley Rolls @ The Echo ($12) – Memphis garage legend. Also at Spaceland on Wednesday.
Thrones / Christian Mistress / Gypsyhawk @ Spaceland ($8) – Joe Preston's solo project - he's played with Earth, Melvins, High on Fire and Sunn O))). 

Giant Drag / Lonely Trees / Square on Square @ Bootleg ($10)

Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros @ Grove of Anaheim ($33)

Lights / Jeremy Fisher @ El Rey ($15)

Mad Planet / Sean Shan / Ballerina Black @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Seabear / Grandchildren @ Troubadour ($15)

The Harmony Tour: Never Shout Never @ The Wiltern

Eliza Doolittle @ Hotel Café

James Lavelle DJ set @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM set

Carnage Asada / The Mormons @ Redwood Bar

Wednesday 10/27/10

[Pick of the Night] Reigning Sound / The Ettes / Death Hymn Number 9 @ Spaceland ($12) – Memphis garage legend. This band merges soul. Also at the Echo on Tuesday.
Gorillaz / N.E.R.D. @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($80 - $143) - They were bad on their first tour, but I've heard they're pretty cool now. 

The Nervous Wreckords / Taylor Locke & the Roughs / Hunting For Wolves @ Bordello ($10)

Low End Theory: Onra / Thavius Beck / My Dry Wet Mess @ Airliner ($10)

Neil Sedaka @ Walt Disney Concert Hall ($45 - $116)  

Father’s Day / The McDaniels / Laco$te / clipping @ The Smell ($5)

White Sea / Seven Saturdays @ Hotel Café – White Sea features Morgan Kibby of M83

Playing For Change @ Wilshire Ebell ($35 - $75)

VersaEmerge / Anarbor / The Dangerous Summer / Conditions @ Troubadour ($10)

wOOtstock: An Evening of Geeks + Music with Paul and Storm @ Largo

All Spots to Black / Welldiggers Banquet / Woolen / Drunk On Crutches @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Bullet For My Valentine / Escape the Fate / Black Tide / Drive A @ Palladium ($36)

Tim & Eric / Neil Hamburger @ the Glass House ($20)

Jason Simon @ Vacation (Free) – 7:00 PM

JP, Chrissie & the Fairground Boys / Amy Correia @ House of Blues Anaheim ($23)

Thursday 10/28/10

[Pick of the Night] Built to Spill / Revolt Revolt / Finn Riggins @ El Rey ($25) - I've always been a big Built to Spill fan. They're not exciting to watch on stage, but sound great. 

Black Cobra / Ancestors / Black Math Horseman / Lantvrn @ Spaceland ($12 or $18 for Thursday and Friday) – It’s an American heavy metal weekend at Spaceland (Thursday and Friday anyway). Night one of the All Hallows Eve fest.

Meiko @ Hotel Café

Breathe Owl Breathe / Little Wings / The Migrant / Give Me Motion @ Bootleg ($10)

AP Tour Fall 2010: Bring Me the Horizon / August Burns Red / Emarosa @ Fox Theater Pomona ($20)

Fun. / Steel Train / Jarrod Gorbel @ The Music Box ($16)

The Broken Column / Act As If / Hello Vegas @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Foxy Shazam / Free Energy / Hollerado @ Troubadour ($15)

Bilal / J*Davey / Quadron @ Echoplex ($20)

Raw Power Rangers / Insect Surfers @ The Echo ($8) – Raw Power Ranger cover Raw Power as a rock opera

Sarah Silverman @ Largo ($25)

Rocky Horror Picture Show @ The Wiltern

Corinne Bailey Rae / Orgone @ Avalon ($40)

Kate Nash / Stacy Clark @ The Glass House ($20)

Spindrift / Vieja / Strangers Family Band @ Redwood Bar

Moving Picture Show / The Suicide Denial @ Viper Room ($15)

Starfucker @ Detroit Bar ($10)

Fear @ Key Club ($20)

Mini Mansions / Slang Chickens @ Space 1520 (Free)

Friday 10/29/10

[Pick of the Week] 2^nd Annual Rock and Roll Circus: The Henry Clay People / The Little Ones / Andy Clockwise / We Barbarians / The Monolators / The Dig / Downtown Union @ The Echo and Echoplex ($12) – Starts at 7:00 PM. Side show acoustic performers include: Red Cortez, Manhattan Murder Mystery, Marvelous Toy, The Steelwells, Olin and the Moon and The Hectors. I've got some tickets to give away for this one. 

[Recommended] Big Business / Night Horse / The Fucking Wrath / The Shrine @ Spaceland ($12 or $18 for Thursday and Friday) – Night two of the mini-All Hallows Eve fest
[Recommended] Peelander-Z / Brothers Collateral / Sir Weston @ Grand Star ($12) - Another Aquarium Drunkard presents show. "Japanese Action Comic Punk Band" who wear some bright ass costumes on stage. I saw them at SXSW a couple of years back and it's a high energy show.

[Recommended] Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan / Willy Mason @ El Rey ($20)

[Recommended] Jon Brion @ Largo ($25)

Audacity / Plasma Centre / Blue Jungle / Cum Stain @ the Smell ($5)

Spain @ Origami (Free) – 8:30 PM

Devics / Jake Blanton / Willoughby @ Bootleg ($8)

AP Tour Fall 2010: Bring Me the Horizon @ Club Nokia

Kate Nash / Peggy Sue @ The Music Box ($23)

Stone Temple Pilots / Black Rebel Motorcycle Club @ Nokia Theatre ($40 - $80)

Moving Units / Rainbow Arabia @ Troubadour ($23)

Suicide Silence / Mychildren Mybride @ The Glass House ($20)

Peter Mulvey & Jeffrey Foucault @ McCabe’s ($16)

The Secret Sisters / The Americans @ McCabe’s ($18) – Late show at 11:00 PM

JackAss / Kings of the Wild Frontier / Los Dugans @ Redwood

Nico Vega / Saint Motel @ The Roxy ($14)

Saturday 10/30/10

[Pick of the Night] Of Montreal / Janelle Monae @ Palladium ($38) - Promises to be very theatrical. Janelle Monae's great. 

[Recommended] Ninjatune 20^th Anniversary: Amon Tobin / Kid Koala / DJ Food & DK / Eskmo / Toddla T & Serocee / Ghostbeard / Cut Chemist @ Echoplex ($25) - Should be a good time.
Cut Chemist / The Duke Spirit / Gram Rabbit @ The Legendary Park Plaza ($75)  

Portugal. The Man / White Denim / HoneyChild @ El Rey ($22) - White Denims got a show lined up for Spaceland next week. 

The Lovetones / The Asteroid #4 / The Quarter After @ Spaceland ($8)

Pelican / Goatsnake / Nails @ Troubadour ($15) - A good week for fans of heavy jams.
Tiger Army / Jack Grisham & the West Coast Dukes / Throw Rag @ The Grove of Anaheim ($28)

Lady Antebellum / David Nail @ Nokia Theatre

The Dan Band @ Club Nokia ($20 - $30)

Beats Antique / Eliot Lipp @ The Music Box ($25)

Suffocation / The Faceless @ The Glass House ($25)

TS and the Past Haunts / Silian Rail / Cue the Moon @ Pehrspace

Where Angels Suffer @ Viper Room ($24)
Hard Haunted Mansion: Bloody Beetroots / Mr. Oizo / Busy P / Crookers / Fake Blood / Rusko / Brodinski / Destructo @ Shrine Auditorium (Sold Out) 

Sunday 10/31/10

[Pick of the Night] DJ Shadow / Pigeon John @ House of Blues Sunset ($33) - I haven't followed him too closely since Endtroducing... but he's probably still interesting

[Recommended] Joe Pug / Nik Freitas @ Spaceland ($10) - I've heard good things about this folky, singer-songwriter. Not the most festive option on Halloween night, but good if you're already sick of the dress up parties. 

Moses Campbell / Broken Water / Morgan and the Organ Donors / Whitman @ The Smell ($5)

Frank Alpine / Violet Tremors @ The Echo ($5)

Halloween Silent Film: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde @ Walt Disney Concert Hall ($38 - $63)

Tiger Army / Mad Sin / Hillbilly Casino @ The Grove of Anaheim ($28)

Horrorpops / Rezurex / Fangs of Fur @ The Glass House ($22)

Kasio Antaxia / The Rizlas / Dharma Bums / Black Beverly Heels @ Redwood

Murderdolls @ The Roxy ($15)

Hard Haunted Mansion: Underworld / A-Trak / Boys Noize / Calvin Harris / Flying Lotus / Jack Beats / Destructo / Booka Shade / AC Slater @ Shrine Auditorium ($75)

Ticket Giveaway - Big Business @ Spaceland on Sunday

I have two pairs of tickets to give away for the Big Business show at Spaceland on Sunday. Big Business is a local duo, by way of Seattle. Jared, the singer and bass player, used to be in Karp. Coady plays the drums and used to be in Murder City Devils. These days they both play in the Melvins too. Anyway, I haven't ever seen them, but I hear they're explosive. Red Fang and the Cops support.

To win these tickets, send me an email [dukeufo at hotmail] with your all time favorite Seattle band. The contest closes Friday at Noon.