Live Music Options: 2/28/11 - 3/6/11

Mavis Staples Performs at the Satellite on Thursday



Monday 2/28/11

[Pick of the Night] Red Cortez / Richard Swift / Everest / The Dead Trees @ The Satellite (Free) – I’d definitely pay to see Richard Swift and Everest, so free is impossible to beat.

[Recommended] Jenny O  / Jonathan Wilson / J. Tillman @ Bootleg (Free) – Talented lineup.

Slang Chickens / Papa / Help / The Lovely Bad Things @ The Echo (Free)

Robotanists / War Tapes / Endless Hallway / Skull Tape / The Neighborhood @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)

Puro Instinct @ Paul and Andre’s

Deaf / Lost Lake / The Hectors / Black Elephant @ 5 Star Blue (Free)

Phil Alvin @ Redwood

Eulogies / Family of the Year @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP)

Tuesday 3/1/11

[Pick of the Night] Arbouretum / Endless Boogie / Imaad Wasif @ The Satellite ($8) – Some good stoner rock…

Biffy Clyro / Moving Mountains / The Blank Faces @ Troubadour (Sold Out) – Scottish alt rockers

Joseph Arthur / Line and Circle @ Bootleg ($10)

Hillsong United @ Staples Center (Sold Out) – Aussie Christians

Jukebox the Ghost / My Pet Saddle / Gardens and Villa @ The Echo ($10) – Record for Yep Roc, get compared to OK Go and Ben Folds.

Found Footage Festival @ Largo ($20)

State to State / The Cooling Time / Standing Shadows / Open Source Rebellion @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Panic at the Disco @ Roxy

Wednesday 3/2/11

[Pick of the Night] A Hawk and Hacksaw / Infantree @ The Satellite ($12) – Mostly instrumental band with all those Eastern European influences (plus he was in Neutral Milk Hotel).    

The Bellrays / Bare Wires / Dirt Dress @ The Echo ($8) – Good lineup.

Low End Theory: Syd from Odd Future / Cadalack Ron @ Airliner ($10)

Ferraby Lionheart / Demo Team / Captain and Holland @ Bootleg ($7)

Swans / Devendra Banhart / Wooden Wand @ El Rey ($32) – Underground legend.

Biffy Clyro and Mark Z Danielewski @ Bootleg ($25) – The author and band perform and discuss how his novel influenced the band. I saw him do this for his previous novel,

House of Leaves and it was pretty interesting.

Damon Packard / Pregers (Dean Spunt) / Earn @ Dem Password (Free)

Lords of Acid / ANGELSPIT / Radical G / Skum Love @ Club Nokia ($23)

John Popper & the Duskray Troubadours @ Key Club ($20 - $60)

Kaki King / Zoe Keating @ Largo ($25)

Sean Kangataran / Brad Standley and the Foxlies / Garrett Pierce @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

CKY @ Viper Room ($15)

Thursday 3/3/11

[Pick of the Week - Mavis Staples @ The Satellite ($25) – Early show, doors open at 7:00 PM; I’m really excited to see soul/gospel legend Mavis Staples. Check out her latest album with Jeff Tweedy.

The Entrance Band / Sun Araw @ The Satellite ($10) – The Entrance Band is doing a Thursday night residency at the Satellite month.   

Crystal Castles / Suuns @ Fox Theater Pomona (Sold Out)

Elliot Randal & the Deadman / Sima / The Goodnight Noises @ Viper Room ($10 w/ flyer) – For the Americana, twang fans…

Great Northern / Sabrosa Purr / Moving Picture Show @ Bootleg ($10)

Civil Twilight / The Daylights / Voxhaul Broadcast @ Troubadour ($12)

Emilie Autumn @ El Rey ($20)

He’s My Brother She’s My Sister @ Downtown Central Library ($15)

Eddie Spaghetti / Blag Dahlia / Sean & Alexander @ The Echo ($12)

Meshell Ndegeocello @ Largo ($30)

The Devil Whale / Yellow Red Sparks / The Sunshine Factory / Glen Martin @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

I.E. / Laco$te / Simo Soo / Broken Eyes @ The Smell ($5)

The Broken Numbers Band / Coyote / Sonark / The Lonely Wild @ The Airliner ($5) 

Michael Nhat / Halloween Swim Team / So Many Wizards / Magick Orchids @ Lot 1 ($5)

Alexi Murdoch / The Watson Twins @ Detroit Bar ($20)

Red Cortez @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM

Friday 3/4/11

[Pick of the Night] Elephant 6 Holiday Surprise Tour @ The Satellite (Sold Out) – Loads of the Olivia Tremor Control, El Power, Neutral Milk Hotel folks play the music of those bands. I was a big fan of so many of those bands..

[Recommended] Autolux / The Soft Moon @ The Echoplex ($15) – Autolux is a great live band, if you’ve never seen them.  

[Recommended] Cut Chemist @ Amoeba (Free) – 6:00 PM

Wild Nothing / Abe Vigoda @ Natural History Museum ($9) – Early show starts at 5:00 PM. Pitchfork generation.

Wet & Reckless / The Holloys / Tandemoro @ Bootleg ($8) – Good local lineup.

The Concretes / Millionyoung / Blackbird Blackbird @ Troubadour ($15) – The veteran Swedish indie pop band is back.

Missing Persons @ Key Club ($18 - $54)

Conspiracy of Beards @ The Mint ($15)

Sweater Girls / Neverever @ The Echo ($8)

Trey Anastasio @ The Music Box (Sold Out) – Phish lead singer.

MUSINK: Suicidal Tendencies / Biohazard / CKY @ OC Fair & Event Center ($25 - $108)

Nodzzz / Audacity / Tijuana Panthers / Ale Mania @ The Smell ($6)

Civil Twilight / The Daylights / Voxhaul Broadcast @ The Glass House ($10)

Noel Paul Stookey @ McCabe’s (Sold Out) – Paul from Peter, Paul and Mary

Anni Rossi / Whitman / Ezra Buchla / Emily Lacy @ Echo Park Country Outpost

Texas Terri Bomb @ Redwood

Hugh Cornwell @ Viper Room ($20)

Gold Motel @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM

Saturday 3/5/11

[Pick of the Night] Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Dave Holland @ Walt Disney Concert Hall (Sold Out) – Jazz legends.

[Recommended] Autolux / The Soft Moon @ Detroit Bar ($15) – If you missed them at the Echoplex.

[Recommended] Mike Watt & His Missingmen / Sassafrass @ Redwood

Baths / Braids / Gobble Gobble @ Troubadour ($12) – Local, electro-pop kid put out a well received record on Anticon last year.

Diamond Rings / PS I Love You @ The Satellite ($10) – Big buzz and good reviews for this guy.

Japanther / Tinylittle / Jehovas Fitness / Joyce Manor @ The Smell ($6)

Conspiracy of Beards @ The Echoplex ($10) – Early show at 3:00 PM. Acapella group that performs Leonard Cohen songs. Benefit for 826 LA.

Alexi Murdoch / The Watson Twins @ Bootleg ($25)

Voxhaul Broadcast / Nico Stai / The Sea of Cortez / Summer Darling / Hi Ho Silver Oh @ Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock ($10)

Michael Showalter / David Wain @ The Echo ($14) – Early show at 6:00 PM

MUSINK: Thrice / Circa Survive @ OC Fair & Event Center ($25 - $108)

Julieta Venegas / Ceci Bastida @ Nokia Theatre LA Live ($25 - $100)

The Thrilling Adventure Hour @ Largo (Sold Out)

Faster Pussycat @ Key Club ($18)

Chick Corea & Gary Burton @ Royce Hall ($43 - $83)

Sunday 3/6/11

[Pick of the Night] Broken Records / US Royalty @ The Satellite ($10) – Scottish band on 4AD that gets compared to Arcade Fire and Springsteen.

Morcheeba / The Mumlers @ The Music Box ($28) 

The Velvet Teen / Themes @ The Echo ($10) – Early show at 5:30 PM

David J / Sleepmask / The New Room @ The Echo ($10)

We Barbarians / The Union Line @ Detroit Bar ($10)

Yemen Blues @ Troubadour ($25)

MUSINK: The Used / Hot Water Music @ OC Fair & Event Center ($25 - $108)

Gobble Gobble / Captain Ahab / Foot Village / Heller Keller @ The Smell ($5)

Aquarium Drunkard Presents: L'Aventure

Just a quick heads up to click over to Aquarium Drunkard for his tribute to Television's Adventure. The sampler (a follow up to his RAM on LA compilation) features eight local LA artists tackling tracks from the revered New York City band's second album. The highlight comes six songs in with Imaad Wasif's (w/Lykke Li) take on "The Fire." For me, Television has always been about the guitar work of Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd and Wasif's inspired playing respectfully honors them. Local Natives and Deadly Syndrome come in right behind Wasif...

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Live Music Options: 2/1/10 - 2/7/10

Best Coast Play Several Shows with Vivian Girls This Week

Monday February 1, 2010
[Pick of the Night] Princeton / 60 Watt Kid / Active Child / TS and the Past Haunts @ Spaceland (Free) – Princeton kick off their Monday night residency. They’ve gotten some pretty good attention from their Kanine debut. Active Child recently got an 8/10 from Pitchfork for their track “Wilderness.” And it’s a good chance to see 60 Watt Kid in a real club.
[Recommended] Useless Keys / Spirit Vine / The Arms @ The Echo (Free) – Useless Keys begins its Monday night residency. There’s a promised “Very Special Guest” – check out Bronson on Buzz Bands for the scoop.
Abe Vigoda / Signals / Lizz King @ Pehrspace
Do Make Say Think / The Happiness Project / Years @ Troubadour ($18)
Red Arrow Messenger / Last American Buffalo / All Wrong and the Plans Change @ Bootleg (Free)
Gamble House / Debate Team / White Arrows / Pepper Rabbit @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)
Oren Lavie / Sean Wheeler and Zander Schloss / Woolen / Slang Chickens / Death By Paisley @ Hotel Café

Tuesday February 2, 2010
[Pick of the Night] Haiti Benefit: Tenacious D / Frank Black / James Mercer / Patton Oswalt / Russell Brand / Bob Odenkirk @ the Wiltern ($40 - $75) – Great chance to see James Mercer, Patton Oswalt, Bob Odenkirk and Frank Black.
[Recommended] Wale @ The Roxy ($18.50) – Search Weiss’ archives for more info on this guy.
[Recommended] The Pee-wee Herman Show @ Club Nokia ($30 - $125)
Mia Doi Todd / Aska / Adanowsky @ Spaceland ($8) – Mia Doi Todd is doing three straight Tuesdays at Spaceland this month.
Ferraby Lionheart / The Living Sisters / Willoughby / Paige Stark @ Bootleg (Free) – Ferraby Lionheart’s doing a Tuesday night residency this month.
Nervous Wreckords / The Lost Chorus / Theft @ Bordello ($10)
Roll the Tanks / Gardening Not Architecture / Dead Country / State to State @ Silverlake Lounge ($7)
Frank Turner / Michael Vidal @ Hotel Café

Wednesday February 3, 2010
[Pick of the Night] Prefuse 73 / The Gaslamp Killer / Voices Voices @ Troubadour ($17) – Still like the Prefuse 73 record.
[Recommended] The Pee-wee Herman Show @ Club Nokia ($30 - $125)
[Recommended] Club NME: NOMO / Orgone @ Spaceland ($12) - Very well respected Afrobeat inspired, Ubiquity band. Orgone's an accomplished local band that's also on the Ubiquity label.
Scion House Party: Nero / Untold / 12th Planet @ The Roxy (Free w/RSVP)
Low End Theory: Awol One / Kone / Intuition @ Airliner ($10)
Red Cortez / Alex Kemp / Shane Walsh / The VLA @ Bootleg ($10)
Ready the Jet / Stab City / The Anchor @ Mr. T’s Bowl
Graham Forest / Emily Lacy / Thousand Dozen Gloves @ The Echo ($5)
Make Moon / Diamonds Under Fire / Starving Daughters / Kissing Cousins @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Kate Voegele @ Hotel Café

Thursday February 4, 2010
[Pick of the Night] Dave Rawlings Machine @ Troubadour ($25) – An evening with two sets – he’s appearing at 6:00 PM at Amoeba; I’ve seen him (with Gillian Welch) a number of times at Largo and he always impresses me.
[Recommended] Imaad Wasif / Mockingbirds / Jason Simon @ Spaceland ($7) – Imaad’s doing the first three Thursdays in February. I’ll probably hold out until the 18th, but tonight he’s joined by members of Red Sparrowes and Dead Meadow.
[Recommended] The Pee-wee Herman Show @ Club Nokia ($30 - $125)
Haiti Benefit: Colbie Caillat / Brett Dennen / Ryan Bingham / John Ondrasik / Nikka Costa / Kate Voegele / Meiko @ House of Blues Sunset ($25) – Hopefully this Crazy Heart attention (and likely Oscar) will get Bingham the attention he deserves.
Dilana @ The Roxy ($10)
60 Watt Kid / Restavrant @ The Prospector in Long Beach
Laura Marling @ Largo ($20)
Thelonious Monster / Dogweed / Horse Thieves / Sean Wheeler and Zander Schloss @ The Echo ($8) – Longtime LA scenesters.
Cue the Moon / Deep Sea Diver / Exdetectives / Souls in Secret @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Jaguar Love / The Rhone Occupation @ 3 of Clubs
The New Room @ Hotel Cafe
Funderstorm / Jon Ruff and the Tuffingtons / Underwater / Hoist the Sails @ The Smell
Anvil @ House of Blues Anaheim ($15 - $50) – Pretty good documentary
Los Tucanes de Tijuana @ Grammy Museum ($20)

Friday February 5, 2010
[Pick of the Night] Helen Stellar / Hexham Heads (f/k/a Shiloe) / Wet and Reckless / Dirt Bird @ Spaceland ($5) – Helen Stellar is one of the better shoegaze bands around town.
[Recommended] Daedelus / Nosaj Thing / Jogger / Frosty @ Echoplex ($15) – Electronic artists I can get behind.
[Recommended] The Pee-wee Herman Show @ Club Nokia ($30 - $125)
[Recommended] The Damselles & the TC4 / Les Blanks / Jack Wilson Jr. @ Casey’s Pub (Free) – Located at 613 S. Grand
Rhett Miller / Leslie and the Badgers @ Troubadour ($20) – The Old 97’s frontman.
Traps, ps / Allah Las / Rare Grooves / Dirt Dress @ Pehrspace – Dirt Dress is getting some big attention these days (Aquarium Drunkard’s a fan).
First Fridays: Yeasayer / Warpaint @ Natural History Museum ($9) – I’ve never done such a complete 180 on a band after seeing them. Yeasayer, ugh.
Vivian Girls / Best Coast @ The Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa ($10) – If you’re down south.
Anvil @ House of Blues Sunset ($20)
Emily Wells & Portland Cello Project @ Largo ($25)
Ebony Bones / Little Red Radio @ The Echo ($10)
Catherine Feeny @ Hotel Café
Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys @ Redwood Bar
Chapin Sisters / Sands @ Synchronicity

Saturday February 6, 2010
[Pick of the Night] Howardamb / Missincinati / Kandyce and the Killdozer / Bobb Bruno / Sleepwalkers Local @ Echo Curio – According to Echo Curio’s site, this is Bobb Bruno’s last performance in his current incarnation (with the bunny suit and soundscapes). If you haven’t seen him before, definitely check it out.
[Recommended] Vivian Girls / Best Coast / Dunes / Animal Style @ The Smell ($5)
[Recommended] The Pee-wee Herman Show @ Club Nokia ($30 - $125)

[Recommended] Haiti Benefit: Dengue Fever / Joey Altruda / The Lions / Very Be Careful @ El Rey ($27) - With the Dub Club DJs celebrating Bob Marley's birthday.
Scott H. Biram / The Dirt Daubers @ Spaceland ($10) - Hard drinkin' music inspired by the blues and classic country.
They Might Be Giants @ Largo ($25) – Early show at 2:00 PM and late show at 8:00 PM
Langhorne Slim @ McCabe’s ($16)
Learning Music / Josh Ottum @ Pehrspace
Larry Goldings / Obi Best / Big D @ Bootleg ($10)

Sunday Februray 7, 2010
[Pick of the Night] No Cancer: No Age / Vivian Girls / Darker My Love / Abe Vigoda / Best Coast / Nodzzz / Cowabunga Babes / Wounded Lion / Graham Forrest / Ale Mania / Animal Style @ Undisclosed Location ($10 / RSVP for location) – Free Colt 45; big lineup
Devon Williams / Moses Campbell / Protect Me / Rare Grooves @ The Smell ($5)
Huun Huur Tu @ Amoeba (Free) – 2:00 PM show
Le Face / The Franks @ The Echo ($5)
Justin Clayton @ Bootleg ($8)
[Recommended] The Pee-wee Herman Show @ Club Nokia ($30 - $125)
Zoe Boekbinder / The Weather Station / Ilo Mar / On Holiday @ Echo Curio
They Might Be Giants @ Largo ($25) – Early show at 2:00 PM and late show at 8:00 PM
Gustafer Yellowgold @ McCabe’s ($10) – Early show at 11 AM
California Guitar Trio @ McCabe’s ($20)