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)

Recent Live Show Announcements

Blonde Redhead (putting off a Jeremy Irons in Dead Ringers vibe)

The Wiltern
10/4/10: Guided By Voices / Times New Viking (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = venue; Saturday at 10 AM)
10/6/10: Broken Bells (presale Thursday at 10 AM, password = venue; Friday at Noon)
11/20/10: Demetri Martin (Friday at 10 AM)

The Music Box
9/21/10: Kele / Does it Offend You, Yeah? (Thursday at 10 AM)
9/23/10: EOTO / MiMosa / MartyParty (Saturday at 10 AM)
11/16/10: Blonde Redhead (presale Thursday at 10 AM, password = PENNY; Friday at 10 AM)

Troubadour
8/17/10: Brandon Flowers of the Killers (Friday at 1:00 PM)

El Rey Theatre
8/11/10: Alejandro Escovedo and the Sensitive Boys / Amy Cook (Thursday at 10 AM)
10/18/10: Foals / Esben and the Witch (Saturday at 10 AM)
10/22/10: Recoil / Conjure One (Saturday at 10 AM)
10/28/10: Built to Spill / Revolt Revolt (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = NOENEMY; Saturday at 10 AM
11/13/10: Mae / Terrible Things / Windsor Drive (Thursday at 10 AM)

Greek Theatre

9/29/10: Dukes of September Rhythm Revue - Donald Fagen, Michael McDonald, Boz Skaggs (presale Thursday at 10 AM, password = STEELY; Saturday at 10 AM)

9/30/10: Train / Need to Breathe (presale Thursday at 10 AM, password = SISTER; Saturday at 10 AM)

Gibson Amphitheatre
10/21/10: Slayer playing Seasons in the Abyss / Megadeath performing Rust in Peace / Anthrax featuring Joey Belladonna / Testament (Friday at 10 AM)
11/4/10: Drake (Saturday at 1:00 PM)

Hollywood Palladium
10/2/10: O.A.R. (of a revolution) / The Dirty Heads (Saturday at Noon)

Club Nokia
9/8/10: Apocalyptica / Dir En Gray / Evaline (Saturday at 10 AM)
9/11/10: Trey Songz / Monica (Friday at 10 AM0

Nokia Theatre
11/7/10: Machete Tour (Friday at 10 AM)

Staples Center
9/4/10: SMTOWN Live ’10 World Tour: Kangta / BoA / U Know / Max / Super Juniors (Saturday at 10 AM)

Viper Room
9/7/10: Free Energy (now)

Spaceland
9/5/10: The Gories (now at Ticketweb)
9/25/10: Jason Falkner (now)
9/29/10: Sara Harmer (now)
10/5/10: First Aid Kit (Saturday at 10 AM))
10/12/10: Remy Zero (now)
10/27/10: Reigning Sound (now)

The Echo
10/13/10: The Acorn featuring Leif Vollebekk (Saturday at 10 AM)
10/26/10: Reigning Sound (now)

Echoplex
10/23/10: Octopus Project / Starfucker (now)

Largo
9/8/10: Dylan Moran (now)
9/14/10 – 9/15/10: Mason Jennings (now)
9/16/10 – 9/17/10: Mark Kozelek (now)
9/21/10: Rhett Miller (now)
9/22/10: Garfunkel and Oates (now)

Glass House
8/13/10: No Age / Wavves / The Growlers / Crystal Antlers / Abe Vigoda (now)
10/23/10: Azure Ray / Tim Fite (Friday at Noon)
11/12/10: Mae / Terrible Things (Thursday at Noon)
11/15/10: Blonde Redhead (Friday at Noon)

Recently Announced Live Shows

BLK JKS Appear at Spaceland on 10/15/09

El Rey
10/17/09: Juliette Lewis / American Bang / The Ettes (on sale Saturday at 10AM)

Orpheum Theatre
10/26/09: Tegan and Sara (Saturday at 10 AM)

Mayan Theatre
11/11/09: Glassjaw (on sale 9/10 at 10 AM)

The Wiltern
10/19/09: Snow Patrol (on sale 9/12/09 at 10 AM)

Palladium
10/16/09: Kaskade (Friday at Noon)

Spaceland
9/12/09: Tribute to George Harrison – Robert Francis, Matt Popieluch, Andy Creighton, Joe Napolitano, Brian Whelan (now at Ticketweb)
9/16/09: Diane Birch (now)
10/15/09: BLK JKS (now)
10/21/09: Choir of Young Believers (now)
10/28/09: Soulico featuring Ceci Bastida (now)
12/11/09: Tristeza (now)

Echoplex
10/29/09 – 10/30/09: Built to Spill / Disco Doom (now)
11/13/09: Thunderheist / Winter Gloves (Saturday at 10 AM)

photo credit: Jason Nocito

Live Music Options: 8/17/09 - 8/23/09

I made it out to the Henry Clay People circus on Friday and Le Switch's show at Spaceland on Saturday. The Henry Clay People had a lot of guests on a lot of covers and it was great to hear a bunch of new Switch songs.

This week is pretty stellar. Get off your couches....

Monday 8/17/09
[Pick of the Night] The Flaming Lips / Ghostland Observatory / Stardeath & White Dwarfs @ Greek Theatre ($44 - $55) – I broke up with the Flaming Lips a few years ago, but it’s impossible to ignore them. The new song is pretty good (haven’t heard the whole album yet).
[Recommended] Depeche Mode / Peter Bjorn and John @ Hollywood Bowl (Sold Out) – I had front row tickets to see Depeche Mode once back in the early 1990s. Great show.
[Recommended] Lower Heaven / Nic Jago / Miranda Lee Richards / The Meeting Places @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – My favorite lineup of the Lower Heaven residency nights.
[Recommended] Clipse / Cool Kids @ House of Blues Sunset ($23) – Some of those skinny jeans hip hop kids.
[Recommended] Local Natives / Voxhaul Broadcast / Soko / The Lonely H @ Spaceland (Free) – Local Natives are packing them in every week.
The Growlers / Xu Xu Fang / Thelonious Monster @ The Echo (Free)
Lovers / Black Kites / The Cartographers @ Echo Curio
Neil Finn @ Largo (Sold Out)
Dawes @ Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa (Free)

Tuesday 8/18/09
[Pick of the Week] Elvis Costello and the Sugarcanes / Lucinda Williams @ Greek Theatre ($33 - $68) – Two legends. Pretty, pretty good.
[Recommended] The Minor Canon / Blank Blue / The Grownup Noise / Justin Janer Quartet @ Spaceland ($5) – I’m a huge fan of the Minor Canon. I like Blank Blue as wel…
[Recommended] Jay Reatard @ Amoeba Music (Free) – 6:00 PM – I recommend his new record.
[Recommended] The Flaming Lips / Ghostland Observatory / Stardeath & White Dwarfs @ Fox Theatre in Pomona ($42) – If you don’t mind driving out to Pomona…
Correatown / Marvelous Toy / The Breakups / Killsonic @ The Echo ($5) – Good local bill.
Lovemakers / We Should Be Dead / People @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
TD Lind / Leftover Cuties @ Bordello ($8)
Dept of Real Estate / Dos @ Echo Curio
Neil Finn @ Largo (Sold Out)
Hatebreed @ Glass House ($20)
Down / Melvins / Weedeater / Danava @ House of Blues Anaheim

Wednesday 8/19/09
[Pick of the Night] Club NME: Max Tundra @ Spaceland ($10) – Max Tundra’s past few records have gotten between 8.5 and 9.2 on Pitchfork. It’s glitchy, electronic but not completely inaccessible.
Emiliana Torrini / Anya Marina @ El Rey ($19) – Talented Icelandic singer.
Kenan Bell / Fitz and the Tantrums / The Futhamuckas / John Forte @ Troubadour ($5)
Great Northern @ Pershing Square (Free) – 7:00 PM
Dawes / Mississippi Man / The Romany Rye @ The Echo (Free)
Tracy Chapman @ The Wiltern ($50 - $75) – Believe it or not, I saw her live back in the late 1980s.
Kid Infinity / When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth / Florene / Melted Cassettes / Neon Navajo @ The Smell ($5)
Low End Theory: Subtitle / Lexicon / Intuition & Verbs @ Airliner ($10)
Patti Labelle @ Hollywood Bowl ($1 - $96)
Daughtry / David Hodges @ The Fonda (Sold Out)
Harper Simon @ Largo ($10)
Cosio / This is the State / Samuel Stewart @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Atmosphere @ Hollywood Palladium ($30)
D12 @ The Glass House ($12)

Thursday 8/20/09
[Pick of the Night] J Tillman / Evan Way / Big Search @ The Echo ($12) – The Fleet Foxes’ drummer makes his own music too.
[Recommended] Le Switch @ Cinema Bar in Culver City – It’s a tiny little bar, so if you’re in the neighborhood, it’s a fun place to go. Elliott Smith used to jump on stage every once in a while.
[Recommended] ZZ Top @ House of Blues Anaheim – The Aerosmith tour got cancelled, but you can still see ZZ Top.
Sylvain Sylvain / Angus Khan / The United Snakes / Adam Bones @ Knitting Factory ($15) – I was honestly never much of a New York Dolls fan, but a lot of you probably were. Angus Khan recently received some nice words from David Fricke.
Quentin Tarantino @ Amoeba (Free) – 8:00 PM
Jedi Mind Tricks / MC Esoteric @ El Rey ($22)
Hockey @ Troubadour (Free w/ RSVP)
Purple Rhinestone Eagle / Harsh Sunshine / The Amazements / Bad Assets @ The Smell ($5)
Mother Mother @ Spaceland ($8)
Low Red Land / Appomattox / Firs @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Al Qaeda (featuring Mike Watt) / Endometrium CxPx / Droughter / Ultraviolet Astronaut @ Echo Curio
Margaret Cho @ Largo ($20)
Social Action and Surfboards Venice / Lukas Nelson & the Promise of the Real @ Santa Monica Pier (Free)
Set Your Goals @ The Glass House ($15)

Friday 8/21/09
[Pick of the Night] Steely Dan perform Aja @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($65 - $275) – I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m not a big fan of smooth music (whether it be jazz, rock ‘n’ roll, country, etc.). Steely Dan might be the exception. If you’re going to make really polished, smooth music, you should do it in the anally, precise way they did…
[Recommended] The Sonics / Prima Donna / Japanese Motors @ Echoplex ($24) – All time great garage rock band. “Strychnine” is a total jam. I’ve got some tickets to give away for this one.
[Recommended] Benji Hughes / B.R.A.M. @ Spaceland ($12) – Benji Hughes is a lot of fun to see live.
[Recommended] ZZ Top @ House of Blues Sunset ($77)
Los Campesinos! / Girls / Ramona Falls @ El Rey ($20)
Hockey / The French Semester @ the Echo ($10)
Tea Leaf Green / Coffee Bean Brown @ Troubadour ($18)
Captain Ahab / Fleshtone / Sickboy Droon / tik tik / Guidance Counselor / Beast Cop @ The Smell ($5)
International Tennis Champions / Mini Mansions @ Bootleg Theter ($5)
Diana Krall @ Hollywood Bowl ($10 - $116)
Shotgun Showdown / The Cartographers / Shatto @ Echo Curio
Jon Brion @ Largo ($25)
Tijuana Panters / Paleface / Silver Darling / Ema and the Ghosts @ Pehrspace
Jedi Mind Tricks @ The Glass House ($18)

Saturday 8/22/09
[Pick of the Night] Sunset Junction: Mary Wilson / Sly & Robbie / Dengue Fever / Conor Oberst / Islands / The Delta Spirit / The Submarines / Warpaint @ Sunset Juction ($20)
[Recommended] Steely Dan perform Gaucho @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($65 - $275) - I'd much rather see Aja, but...
[Recommended] Benji Hughes / The Belle Brigade @ Spaceland ($12 / $6 with Sunset Junction wristband)
Los Campesinos! / Girls @ The Glass House ($15)
Eagle and Talon / Video @ Echo Curio
The Matches / Neon Trees / Dizzy Balloon @ Troubadour ($15)
Lamps / Drunk Driver / Bipolar Bear / Shoot It Up @ Redwood Bar
Panda @ The Wiltern ($40)
Former Ghosts / Casey and Brian / Cristopher Cichocki / Puppy Dog @ the Smell ($5)
LA Salsa Music Festival @ Greek Theatre ($30 - $100)
Kings of Leon / The Whigs @ the Forum ($46) - The Whigs at the Forum is pretty wild.
The Cult / Year Long Disaster @ Club Nokia ($40 - $50)
Diana Krall @ Hollywood Bowl ($10 - $116)
Harvey Danger @ Largo ($25)
Seasons / Odd Modern / The Health Club / The Manhattan Murder Mystery @ Pehrspace
Ramana Viera / Fabiano Do Nascimento & Trioganico @ Bootleg Theater ($18)

Sunday 8/23/09
[Pick of the Day] Sunset Junction: Built to Spill / The Sonics / Morris Day / Arrested Development / Mika Miko / Chris Clark with Arthur Adams / Tiny Masters of Today / Fool’s Gold / Night Horse / Local Natives / Nico Stai / Very Be Careful @ Sunset Junction ($20) – Sunday’s the day to go. Unfortunately Arrested Development, Built to Spill and Morris Day are all playing at the same time.
Little Radio Summer Camp @ 2017 East Seventh St. ($10) – Not sure about the lineup yet.
Friendly Fires / The Phenomenal Handclap Band @ The Glass House ($14)
Los Campesinos! / Girls @ Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa ($14)
Peanut Butter Wolf @ Amoeba (Free) – 1:00 PM
The Heroes of Woodstock: Starship / Ten Years After/ Big Brother & the Holding Company @ Greek Theatre ($25 - $50)
Night Control / Phonecalls / Rapid Youth @ The Smell ($5)
Part Time Punks: Widow Babies @ The Echo ($5)
John Wicks / Paul Collins @ McCabe’s ($15) – “Starry Eyes” is an all time great jam.
Vans Warped Tour: NOFX / 3OH!3 / Less Than Jake / Fishbone @ Home Depot Center in Carson ($35)
Smooth Summer Jazz: Dave Koz and Brian Culbertson / George Duke @ Hollywood Bowl ($10 - $98)

Recently Announced Shows - Sonic Youth, Joe Pernice, Flaming Lips, Dodos

Greek Theatre
8/17/09: The Flaming Lips / Ghostland Observatory / Stardeath & White Dwarf (presale now, password = YOSHIMI; on sale Saturday)
9/16/09: Phoenix / Metric (presale now, password = FRANCE; on sale Saturday)

Wiltern
8/15/09: Down (on sale Saturday)
8/20/09: Tracy Chapman (on sale Saturday)
9/11/09: Paolo Nutini (on sale Saturday)
9/29/09: Sonic Youth (presales start Thursday at 10:00 AM; public on sale is Saturday at 10:00 AM)
10/20/09: Snow Patrol / Plain White T’s (fan club presale on now; KROQ is tomorrow at 10:00 AM; public onsale is Saturday at 10:00 AM)

McCabe’s
8/29/09: Joe Pernice (TBD) – solo acoustic along with book reading
10/18/09: John Wesley Harding (now)

El Rey
8/20/09: Jedi Mind Tricks (now)
9/18/09: Meat Puppets / Dead Confederate (on sale Saturday)
9/27/09: The Dodos / The Ruby Suns (on sale Saturday)
11/6/09: Mum (now)

The Music Box @ Fonda
8/27/09: Pete Yorn / Zee Avi (presale now, password = SUMMER; on sale Saturday)
8/28/09: Pete Yorn (on sale Saturday)
10/11/09: Sunny Day Real Estate (presale Friday, password = SUNNYDAY; on sale Saturday)

Mayan
9/17/09: Bajofondo (presale now, password = MARDULCE; on sale Saturday)

Club Nokia
9/18/09: The Psychedelic Furs / The Happy Mondays / Amusement Parks on Fire (presale now, password = HAPPYFURS; on sale Friday)
10/17/09: The Pogues (presale now, password = FAIRYTALE; on sale Friday at 10 AM)

Orpheum
9/25/09: Rodrigo y Gabriela (presale Friday, password = METAL; on sale Saturday)
10/24/09: Kevin Smith (on sale Friday)

Largo
7/9/09: Gillian Welch (call club)
7/11/09: Mandy Moore (call club)
7/16/09: Gillian Welch (call club)

The Echoplex
7/2/09: Benefit for Jennifer Tefft – She Wants Revenge / Black Rebel Motorcycle Club / Great Northern (now at Ticketweb)

Spaceland
10/7/09: Jack Penate / Miike Snow (on sale Friday at Noon)
Mondays in July: Andy Clockwise
Mondays in August: Local Natives

Troubadour
10/1/09: Loney, Dear / Asobi Seksu (now)
10/2/09: Robert Earl Keen (now)
10/7/09: Ingrid Michaelson (on sale Saturday)
11/14/09: The Cat Empire (on sale now)

The Glass House
8/19/09: D12 (Friday at Noon)
8/21/09: Jedi Mind Tricks (now)
9/18/09: Bajofondo (on sale 6/30/09 at Noon)
9/23/09: The Get Up Kids (TBD)
10/10/09 – 10/11/09 Children of Bodom (on sale Saturday at Noon)

Sunset Junction
8/22/09: Conor Oberst / Mary Wilson / Sly & Robbie / Warpaint / Nico Vega / Rumspringa / War Tapes / Miss Derringer / Gran Ronde / Les Nubians (now at Ticketweb)
8/23/09: Built to Spill / Arrested Development / Chris Clark with Arthur Adams / Cody Chesnutt / Nortec Collective: Bostich & Fussible / Fool’s Gold / Local Natives / Nico Stai / Love Grenades (now at Ticketweb)

Recently Announced LA Area Shows

Recently Announced Shows:

Secret Machines @ Viper Room on 6/18/08 (on sale now through the Viper Room)

Ratatat @ Echoplex on 7/12/08 (ticket sale TBD)

Jimmy Eat World @ Avalon on 7/19/08 (on sale today at 4:00 PM)

Download Festival: Brand New / Atmosphere / Brother Ali / Ghostland Observatory / Mute Math / Mates of State / RJD2 / Tapes ‘N’ Tapes / Datarock / The Duke Spirit @ Gibson Amphitheatre on 7/20/08 (KROQ presale starts Friday at 10:00 AM, regular onsale date is Saturday at 1:00 PM)

Dizzee Rascal @ Echoplex on 7/24/08 (on sale now at Ticketweb)

Lee “Scratch” Perry @ El Rey on 9/6/08 (tickets on sale now)

Built to Spill (performing Perfect From Now On) / Quasi @ Trouabour on 9/11/08 – 9/12/08 (tickets on sale Friday)

The Black Crowes / G. Love & Special Sauce / Howlin’ Rain @ Greek Theatre on 9/17/08 (pre-sale going on now, regular sale starts Saturday at 10:00 AM)

Vampire Weekend @ Wiltern on 9/17/08 (on sale today at 4:00 PM)

Hot Chip @ Wiltern on 9/21/08 – 9/22/08 (tickets on sale now)

CSS @ Mayan on 9/22/08 – 9/23/08 (tickets on sale now)

Stereolab / Monade @ the Fonda on 10/23/08 (tickets on sale now)

Madonna @ Dodger Stadium on 11/6/08 (presale for Citi Card holders / fan club members / Dodgers season ticket holders on now, regular sale starts Sunday at 10:00 AM)