Live Music Options: 11/22/10 - 11/28/10

For a holiday week, not too bad...

Monday 11/22/10

[Pick of the Night] Dirt Dress / Them Hills / Zig Zags / Wonder Wheel @ Spaceland / Satellite (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.

Black Apples / Exploding Flowers / Young Hunting / Dream Tapes (Free) – Black Apples are doing the Monday night residency this month at the Echo.

Chasing Kings / All Wrong and the Plans Change / The Smiles / John Isaac Watters / Satellite Sky @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – Chasing Kings is doing the Monday night residency at the Silverlake Lounge this month.

It’s A School Night: Naked and Famous / Hands @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP)

Dar Williams @ Hotel Café

My Chemical Romance @ House of Blues Sunset (Sold Out)

GWAR / The Casualties @ The Glass House ($23.50)

Phil Alvin @ Redwood

Stewart Copeland @ The Grammy Museum ($20)

Tig’s for the Giving @ Largo ($20)

Halloween Swim Team / Dreamgoatz / Religious Girls / The Lingonberries @ Pehrspace

Physical Forms @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM

Tuesday 11/23/10

[Pick of the Night] Unsane / 400 Blows / 16 / AD @ Spaceland / Satellite ($10) – For those about to rock…400 Blows is a great live band. Unsane brings back some early 90’s memories.
[Recommended] The Californian / The Sweet Hurt / Obi Best @ LaBrie's in Glendale (Free) - Good lineup tonight

RRIICCEE featuring Vincent Gallo @ El Rey ($20)

Midnight Juggernauts / Naked and Famous / Dimaond Rings / Doorly @ Echoplex ($10) – The first night of DJ Franki Chan’s new Check Yo Ponytail night at the Echoplex with party photographers, video projections, DJs, Scion sponsorship and all the other accoutrements

Belleruche / Pollyn @ Bootleg ($10)

Kitten / Dizzy Stilettos / Ingenue @ The Echo ($8)  

Rajas / Sing Orpheus / William and William Inc @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Infectious Groove @ House of Blues Sunset ($20)

Barrio Tiger / Symbol Six / Action 45 @ Redwood

Diamond Rings @ Origami (Free)

Wednesday 11/24/10

[Pick of the Night] Black Mountain / Black Angels @ El Rey (Sold Out) – Good retro, psych double bill.

[Recommended] Talib Kweli @ The Roxy (Free show w/ donation of blanket, scarf, gloves, etc) – Great rapper

Matt Costa / Everest @ House of Blues Anaheim ($29)

Low End Theory: Take / Austin Peralta / Strangeloop @ Airliner ($10)

Phathom / Allura @ Troubadour ($12)

Fantasia / Eric Benet / Kandi @ Club Nokia

Mr. Gnome / Cue the Moon / The Red Red River / Dona Nicha @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

DJ Quik @ Grove of Anaheim ($35)

Attack Attack! @ House of Blues Sunset

Lonesome Shack @ Redwood

The Red River @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM

Thursday 11/25/10

Happy Thanksgiving

Friday 11/26/10

[Pick of the Night] Dawes / The Moondoggies / The Romany Rye @ El Rey ($19) – Good lineup. The Moondoggies are a totally underrated band.

[Recommended] Incan Abraham / Fatty Dearest / Shadow Shadow Shade @ Redwood

[Recommended] Weezer / Best Coast @ Gibson Amphitheatre (Sold Out) – Performing Weezer (the Blue Album) in its entirety – great record at the time.

The Bixby Knolls / Slang Chickens / Tricky Sizzler @ Spaceland / Satellite ($8 or $5 w/ donation to LA Mission)

The Queers / Kepi Ghoulie / The Riptides / The Perverts @ Troubadour ($14)

Bonobo / Tokimonsta @ The Music Box ($22.50)

Attack Attack! / Emmure / Pierce the Veil @ Fox Theater Pomona ($20)

Yo Gabba Gabba / Biz Markie @ Nokia Theatre ($35 - $60)

Pretty Lights @ The Wiltern ($30 - $35)

Gestapo Khazi / Tijuana Panthers / FIDLAR / The Hindu Pirates @ The Smell ($5)

DJ Quik @ Key Club ($35)

The Fab Four @ Grove of Anaheim ($30 - $35)

Soulfly @ House of Blues Sunset

Birds & Batteries @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM

Saturday 11/27/10

[Pick of the Week] Weezer / Best Coast @ Gibson Amphitheatre (Sold Out) – Perfomring Pinkerton (their best album) in its entirety

Lucero / Drag the River @ Troubadour ($18) – Lucero always puts on a good show.

Yo Gabba Gabba / Biz Markie @ Nokia Theatre ($35 - $60) – Three shows

Dimmu Borgir / Enslaved / Blood Red Throne / Dawn of Ashes @ Fox Theater in Pomona ($23) – Black Metal

OK Go / A Fine Frenzy / Summer Darling @ Club Nokia ($25)

Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe / Breakestra / Super Duper @ El Rey ($22)

The Flower Machine / Jack Fris Radio Choir / Small Star @ Spaceland / Satellite ($5)

Joe Gil @ Hotel Café

Atreyu @ House of Blues Sunset

Darkest Hour @ Glass House ($17)

Doghouse Lords / Sassafrass / Brainspoon / Lightnin Woodcock @ Redwood

Fiction Company @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM

La Femme / Coppertone @ Show Cave

Sunday 11/28/10

[Pick of the Night] International Tennis Champions / Paulie Pesh / Farspeaker @ Bootleg ($8)

Neil Hamburger @ Spaceland ($8)

BK Special featuring Bobby Kimmel @ McCabe’s ($15)

Blue Shadows / RumbleKing @ Redwood

Live Music Options: 8/23/10 - 8/29/10

Anybody make it out the Sunset Junction this weekend? I skipped it again. Some hot shows at the Bootleg this week....

Monday 8/23/10
[Pick of the Night] Blind Boy Paxton / Frank Fairfield @ Redwood Bar – Frank Fairfield’s heading to Europe for a month, so this is your last chance to see him for a while.
[Recommended] Twilight Sleep / Helen Stellar / By Sunlight / Robotanists @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – Good lineup.
[Recommended] White Arrows / Heavy Young Heathens / Gamble House / The Outline @ Spaceland (Free) – White Arrows’ residency continues. Gamble House has gotten a good amount of buzz with their Grizzly Bear-vibe.
Fol Chen / Crocodiles / Woom / Jessica 6 @ The Echo (Free) – Fol Chen is doing the Monday night residency this month and the gimmicks continue. Metal band Viscera will perform the music of Fol Chen tonight.
Slang Chickens / Papa @ Downtown Independent Theater – Playing after the screening of The Scenestars
JP Jones, Chrissie Hynde & the Fairground Boys @ Grammy Museum (Sold Out)
MNDR / Maximum Balloon DJ set @ Bardot - Maximum Balloon features Dave Sitek of TV on the Radio
Dave Mathews Band / Raphael Saadiq @ Hollywood Bowl ($60 - $90) – Get there early for Rapahel Saadiq, he’s got a great voice.
Andy Clockwise @ Hotel Café – 6:00 PM showcase
Stellaluna / Blood Beach / White Fang / Sexhair @ Pehrspace
Asss / Bestial Mouth / Tik Tik / White Leopards @ Echo Curio

Tuesday 8/24/10
[Pick of the Night] GZA / Freddie Gibbs / Kendrick Lamar / Toks / Abcnt @ Echoplex ($18) – I saw Freddie Gibbs at Spaceland a while back and he’s the real deal.
[Recommended] Henry Wolfe / Charlie Wadhams / Sunday Soundtracks @ The Echo ($5) – Singer-songwritery
Tanya Morgan / TiRon / Afro Classic / Ahmad @ Spaceland ($12) – Hip-hop group from Brooklyn that got some good reviews for their last record
Wilding / Chromium Heart / Cactus Pricks / Modern Time Machines @ Silverlake Lounge ($8) – Wilding is the new name for Tigers Can Bite You
Chris Isaak / Marc Broussard @ Greek Theatre ($62 - $125)
Captain Ahab / The Pukes @ Downtown Independent Theater – Playing after the screening of The Scenestars
Fitz & the Tantrums @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM
Big D (Little Richard Tribute) / Thee White Dogs @ Bootleg ($8)
Eyes Lips Eyes / Kid Theodor @ El Cid
Thriving Ivory / Ryan Star / Entice @ Troubadour ($15)
Bonossus and the Gnomefly / Palm Reader / Tarisyphus / Lingonberries @ The Smell ($5)
Chelsea Boys / Buffalo Moon / Tan Dollar / The Cosmonauts @ Echo Curio
The Neighborhood Bullies / The Stains @ Redwood Bar
Monte Montgomery @ The Mint ($16)
John Mayer @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater ($50 - $95)

Wednesday 8/25/10
[Pick of the Week] Ryan Bingham & the Dead Horses / The Americans @ Boogleg Theater ($20) – I saw Bingham put on a great show a few years back at Stagecoach. He’s also the guy who wrote a lot of the music in Crazy Heart.
[Recommended] Jason Falkner / The Spires @ Spaceland ($12) – I’ve followed his work throughout the years with The Three O’Clock, Jellyfish, Eric Matthews, Brendan Benson, Beck, as well as his solo stuff.
[Recommended] Jimmy Webb @ Largo ($30) – The legendary songwriter.
[Recommended] Los Lobos @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM
The Hold Steady / Jaill @ Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa
Low End Theory: Tokimonsta / 6Blocc / Yuk @ Airliner ($10)
Henry Wolfe @ The Standard Hollywood
Norah Jones / Corinne Bailey Rae @ Greek Theatre ($46 - $78)
Big Search @ Downtown Independent Theater – Playing after the screening of The Scenestars
Filligar / Red Arrow Messenger / All Wrong and the Plans Change @ Troubadour ($12)
The Muddy Reds / Matt Ellis / National Park Service / Walter Spence @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
City of Progress / Wholes / Random Patterns @ Echo Curio
Sarah Blackwood @ Redwood Bar
The White Buffalo @ The Mint ($15)
Upsilon Acrux / Blood Beach / Narwhal @ Show Cave

Thursday 8/26/10
[Pick of the Night] Black Mountain / Lower Heaven @ Bootleg ($16) – Great chance to see Black Mountain in a small venue before they come back in November to El Rey. Heavy psych rock.
The Hold Steady / Jaill @ The Glass House ($20)
Radars to the Sky / Death To Anders / Smokers in Love @ Spaceland ($7)
Juliette Commagere / Papercranes / Luke Rathborne / Estelle Raskina @ Echo ($7)
Beatlesfest / Led Zepagain @ Santa Monica Pier (Free) – Abbey Road plays an acoustic set of Beatles’ tunes.
The Franks / Lord Huron @ Downtown Independent Theater – Playing after the screening of The Scenestars
Relax to Paris / The Ivy Walls / Fight From Above / The Broken Column @ Troubadour ($10)
Vaud & the Villians / Lil Gizzelle / RT n’ the 44’s @ Echoplex ($12)
Incan Abraham / The Lonely Wild / The Shade @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Josh Tatum @ Hotel Café
Learning Music / Gals / Forget Me Nauts @ Echo Curio
Spirit Animal @ Redwood Bar
Filter @ The Roxy ($27)
White Buffalo @ Detroit Bar ($10)
Lynyrd Skynyrd @ Gibson Amphitheatre

Friday 8/27/10
[Pick of the Night] The Little Ones / Downtown Union / Kissing Tigers @ The Echo ($5) – It’s been a while since the Little Ones have played. I’m still a big fan of their debut EP. [Recommended] Jon Brion and Friends @ Largo ($25)
[Recommended] Pete Molinari / Patrick Park / Mark Huff @ Redwood Bar – A seven night run for Pete Molinari. He’s a British singer-songwriter who does well over there.
Mark Olson / Ivan & Alyosha @ McCabe’s ($15) – Founding member of the Jayhawks
Boris / Red Sparowes / Helms Alee @ El Rey ($20) – Good lineup of heavy rock.
The Fling / Deep Sea Diver / Sam Outlaw / Archeology @ Spaceland ($7) – The Fling’s record release party. Deep Sea Diver is Jessica Dobson’s band (she recently played with Beck).
Gamble House / Walter Meego / Mystery Claws @ Pehrpsace – If you missed the free Gamble House show at Spaceland on Monday
John Williams and the Music of the Movies @ Hollywood Bowl ($165 - $166)
Stoic Ideal @ Troubadour ($12)
Shannon Curtis / JT Spangler / Aaron Beaumont @ Bootleg ($10)
Cyndi Lauper / Allen Toussaint / David Rhodes @ Greek Theatre ($41 - $83) – It would be cool to see Allen Toussaint.
Asia @ Club Nokia ($16 - $45)
Denim Family Band @ Hotel Café
Dave Phillips / R. Jencks / Mike Shiflet / Damion Romero / Moment Trigger @ The Smell ($5)
The Juliana Theory @ The Glass House ($25)
Neverever / Deadly Finns / Some Days @ 3 of Clubs
The Shants / Evan Roberts / Dead Flowers / Ricky Stein @ Echo Curio
Delta Rose / Warner Drive / Run Devil Run @ Viper Room ($15)
Unwritten Law / Nico Vega @ The Key Club ($20)

Saturday 8/28/10
[Pick of the Night] Jaill / Woah Hunx / Audacity @ 6th Street Warehouse – Jaill’s new album just came out on Sub Pop.
[Recommended] Jon Brion and Nels Cline @ Largo ($25)
The Antlers @ Getty Museum – DJ Frosty will be there spinning. From 6:00 to 9:00 PM
Oneida / Jonas Reinhardt / The Lights @ Spaceland ($10) – Well respected Brooklyn-ites on the Jagjaguwar label.
Matthew Sweet / John Wicks @ McCabe’s ($22.50) – Good power pop lineup.
Sunset Strip Music Festival: The Smashing Pumpkins / Slash / Kid Cudi / Common / Semi Precious Weapons / Steel Panther @ Sunset Strip ($58 - $113)
Boris / Red Sparowes / Helms Alee @ the Glass House ($16)
Cap’N Jazz / Abe Vigoda / The Black Apples @ Echoplex ($20) – Reunion show for the influential emo band.
Pete Molinari / Eleni Mandell / Mark Huff / The Driftwood Singers @ Redwood Bar – Night two of his seven night residency.
Cobra Lillies / Evangina @ Pehrspace
John Williams and the Music of the Movies @ Hollywood Bowl ($165 - $166)
Funkfest: Morris Day / Bar-Kays / Lakeside / Slave / Klymaxx @ Greek Theatre ($36 - $93)
The Juliana Theory @ El Rey ($27) – Indie-emo-pop
Something Corporate @ Club Nokia ($39)
Lit Crawl II @ the Echo (Free) – 6:00 PM
Satellite / David Poe @ Hotel Café
Pete Swanson / Rene Hell / Heller Keller @ The Smell ($5)
Cinder Cone / Swore / Towards Distant Suns/ Snore Tape @ Echo Curio
Andre Thierry and Zydeco Magic @ The Mint ($15)
Joan Sebastian @ Gibson Amphitheatre

Sunday 8/29/10
[Pick of the Night] Pete Molinari / Mark Huff / Triple Chicken Foot @ Redwood Bar
The Chemical Brothers / Chromeo / Yacht @ Hollywood Bowl ($17 - $141)
Ron Emory (of T.S.O.L.) @ Spaceland ($12)
West Indian Girl / The Branches @ Hotel Café
Batwings Catwings / Dadfag @ The Echo ($5)
Goo Goo Dolls / Switchfoot / Green River Ordinance @ Greek Theatre ($46 - $78) – No offense to the band (I’ve actually saw them once back in the mid-90’s) but who are the people who pay $80 to see the Goo Goo Dolls in the year 2010?
Magic Johnson @ The Smell ($5)
Pete Swanson / Rene Hell / John Wiese / Robedoor / Infinite Body @ Echo Curio

Recent Concert Announcements

Caribou Play the Music Box

The Music Box
10/1/10: Neon Indian / Prefuse 73 / Miniature Tigers (now)
10/8/10: Caribou / Emeralds (now)
11/1/10: Deerhunter / Casino vs. Japan (now)
11/3/10: Ingrid Michaelson (presale Friday, password = EVERYBODY; Saturday at 10 AM)
11/18/10: Joshua Radin / Good Old War (presale Friday, password = JOSHUA; Saturday at 10 AM)

Bootleg
8/25/10: Ryan Bingham & the Dead Horses (now)
9/29/10: Violent Soho (now)
10/15/10: Mike Doughty (now)
10/22/10: Jail Weddings (now)

El Rey Theatre
10/1/10: The Sword / Karma to Burn / Mount Carmel (presale now, password = WARP; Friday at 10 AM)
10/10/10: The Weepies (Saturday at 10 AM)
10/24/10: Triptykon (now)
11/24/10: Black Mountain / The Black Angels (Friday at 10 AM)

Club Nokia
9/23/10: All For the Hall - Taylor Swift / Emmylou Harris / Kris Kristofferson (presale now, password = HALL; Friday at 10 AM)

Nokia Theatre
9/18/10: KDay’s Fresh Fest – Ice Cube / DJ Quik / Tha Dogg Pound / Warren G (presale Friday, password = WESTCOAST; Saturday at 10 AM)

The Orpheum
9/28/10: Sara Bareilles / Greg Laswell / Javier Dunn (presale Thursday at 10 AM, password = KING; on sale Friday at 10 AM)

10/1/10 – 10/2/10: Yoko Ono – We Are Plastic Ono Band (Saturday at 9 AM)

Hollywood Palladium
8/6/10: Elton John & Leon Russell (Friday at 10 AM)
10/8/10: Kaskade (Thursday at 10 AM)

Gibson Amphitheatre
10/14/10: Alejandra Guzman (Friday at 1 PM)
10/27/10: Gorillaz (presale Thursday at 10 AM, password = RHINESTONEKROQ and/or flute; Friday at 10 AM)

The Wiltern
10/30/10: Trailer Park Boys (Friday at 10 AM)

Hollywood Bowl

10/15/10: LCD Soundsystem / Hot Chip / Sleigh Bells (presale now, password = LCD; on sale Friday at 10 AM)

Avalon
10/15/10: Motion City Soundtrack / Say Anything / Saves the Day (Friday at Noon)
11/6/10: Circa Survive / Dredg / Codeseven (Friday at 10 AM)

Troubadour
10/20/10: Envy (Friday at 1:00 PM)
11/4/10: Enter Shikari (Friday at 1:00 PM)
11/5/10: Senses Fail / Bayside (Thursday at Noon)

McCabe’s
11/19/10: Curt Smith (now)

Largo
8/31/10: David Spade & Friends (now)
9/27/10 – 9/28/10: Bettye LaVette with pianist Brian O’Rourke (now)
10/4/10: First Aid Kit / Ferraby Lionheart (now)

Recent Live Music Announcements

The Music Box
10/20/10: Ra Ra Riot (on sale now)

El Rey Theatre
11/3/10 – 11/4/10: Gary Numan performs The Pleasure Principle (now)

The Orpheum
7/31/10: Joanna Newsom / Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes (now)

Spaceland
7/17/10: Dead Meadow (now at Ticketweb)
Mondays in August: White Arrows
8/21/10: Angus Khan (now)
8/27/10: Tweakbird (now)
10/15/10: David Bazan (now)

Echoplex
11/1/10: Apples in Stereo (now at Ticketweb)

Bootleg Theater
8/26/10: Black Mountain (now at inticketing)

Glass House
8/13/10: Wavves / The Growlers / Crystal Antlers / Abe Vigoda (now)
10/31/10: Horrorpops (Saturday at Noon)

Detroit Bar
9/16/10: AA Bondy (now)
10/12/10: The Melvins (now)
10/14/10: Valient Thorr / Red Fang (Saturday at 10 AM)

McCabe’s
8/27/10: Mark Olson (now)
9/10/10: The Ditty Bops (now)
9/11/10: Jesse Winchester (now)

Sunset Junction
8/21/10: Bad Brains / Ghostland Observatory / The Ohio Players / Evelyn Champagne King / Shiny Toy Guns / Fishbone / Miles Davis Bitches Brew Re-mix Featuring J. Rocc / Orgone / Saint Motel / White Apple Tree / Big Daddy Kane / Everest / Chief / Eastern Conference Champions / Pollyn (now)
8/22/10: Edwarde Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros / The Whispers / Freddie Poole / Lee Scratch Perry / Mayer Hawthorne / Meshell Ndegeocello / Girl in a Coma / Fitz & the Tantrums / Rolling Radio / The Deadly Syndrome / Red Cortez / Leslie and the Badgers / Wheelhouse / The Janks (now)

Sunset Strip Music Festival
8/27/10: Kix / P.O.D. / Warner Drive (now)
8/28/10: Smashing Pumpkins (now)