Live Music Options: 4/18/11 - 4/23/11

Kurt Vile Plays the Echo On Thursday

A great week for live music this week. Forget Coachella and get yourself out of the house...

Monday 4/18/11

[Pick of the Night] Walking Sleep / Marvelous Toy / Michael’s House / Sara Radle Band @ The Satellite (Free) – This is the last (free) night of Walking Sleep’s residency (next week they’ll open a sold out show for Airborne Toxic Event). Marvelous Toy is Jordan (keyboard player in Henry Clay People). Michael’s House is an experimental/side project from Avi (from Avi Buffalo). Sara Radle’s in Walking Sleep and has played with the Rentals (amongst others).

[Recommended] Rumspringa / Incan Abraham / Truman Peyote / Manhattan Murder Mystery @ Bootleg (Free)

[Recommended] Ms. Lauryn Hill @ Club Nokia (Sold Out)

Amanda Jo Williams / Insect Surfers / Glass Goblins / Jeffertitti’s Nile @ The Echo (Free)

Holy Ghost! / Chairlift / Futurecop! / Mattie Safer @ Echoplex ($15) – Holy Ghost! Is on the DFA label.

Kid Cudi @ Hollywood Palladium ($56)

Wake Up Lucid / Welldigger’s Banquet / Blue Skies For Black Hearts / The Gromble @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)

CSS / Princeton @ The Glass House ($20)

Phil Alvin and Friends @ Redwood

Joseph Arthur / Jenny O @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP)

Tuesday 4/19/11

[Pick of the Night] Those Darlins @ The Satellite ($12) – Good buzz for these three ladies (and one bro) from Tennessee. Sort of like what you’d get if Best Coast was into country music. If you like girls getting undressed and then dressed again, check out their video on YouTube. 

[Recommended] Dengue Fever / The Holloys / Jail Weddings @ Troubadour ($15) – Local Cambodian-psych-pop band Dengue Fever just released their fourth studio album. It’s supposed to be their best yet.

[Recommended] The Lonely Wild / Geronimo Getty / Future Dancing / Zenda @ LaBrie’s (Free) – Geronimo Getty is Aaron Kyle from Le Switch playing new songs that don’t fit in with the sound of Le Switch. Chris Harrison from Le Switch will be joining him. They go on at 8:30PM.

Lost in the Trees / Sean Rowe / Hi Ho Silver Oh @ The Echo ($10) – Folky group on the Anti label.

Paul Simon @ The Music Box (Sold Out) – Paul Simon’s first record in five years.

The Go! Team / Hottub / Juiceboxxx @ The Echoplex ($15)

Broken Social Scene @ Ventura Theater ($30)

Plan B / Eliza Doolittle @ El Rey ($20)

Emily Wells & Anna Waronker @ Largo ($20)

Tina Fey: A Conversation with Steve Martin @ Nokia Theatre LA Live ($29 - $119)

Olafur Arnalds / Penelope Fortier @ Bootleg ($15)

The Muddy Reds / Kyle Nicolaides / Coyol @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Subhumans / Naked Aggression / MDC @ The Glass House ($12)

Duff McKagan’s Loaded @ Viper Room ($15)

Wednesday 4/20/11

[Pick of the Night] Low End Theory: Mary Anne Hobbs / DJ Muggs / Jonwayne @ Airliner ($10)

[Recommended] Priscilla Ahn /  Willoughby / Yellow Red Sparks / Ragged Glory (Tribute to Neil Young) @ The Satellite ($8) – I think the special guest is Priscilla Ahn, but don’t quote me on that (Ahn appears on the new TV on the Radio record).

Ms. Lauryn Hill / Hot 8 Brass Band @ El Rey ($77) – “Including performance of classic material from Bob Marley”

Slightly Stoopid / Bad Brains / Barrington Levy @ Greek Theatre ($31 - $40)

Avenged Sevenfold / The Original Alice Cooper Group / Duff McKagan’s Loaded / Sebastian Bach @ Club Nokia (Sold Out)

Kottonmouth Kings / Krizz Kaliko @ Fox Theater Pomona ($25)

Ellie Goulding / The Knocks @ The Music Box ($18)

Subhumans / A-Heads / Seven Crowns @ The Echo ($12) – Early show at 6PM

Subhumans / Naked Aggression / MDC @ The Echo ($12) – Late show at 9:30 PM

The Apple Sisters @ Largo ($25)

Lauren Mayhew / Jensen Reed @ Troubadour

Handshakes / Milo Greene / Risers / Aerial Stereo / Y Luv @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Tic Tic Boom / Old Scholar / Tyler Steele & the Helping Thieves @ Bootleg (Free)

Crazy Band / Lucky Dragons / Candy’s Room @ The Smell ($5)

DJ Quik @ Key Club ($28)

Thursday 4/21/11

[Pick of the Week] Kurt Vile and the Violators / RTX @ The Echo ($14) – The new Kurt Vile record is quite good (and I’ve never seen him before).

[Recommended] Emmylou Harris @ El Rey (Sold Out) – I always love seeing Emmylou Harris.

[Recommended] Prince @ The Forum ($25 - $205)
[Recommended] Louvin Brothers Tribute Show: Tom Brosseau & John C. Reilly / Chapin Sisters / Jenny O / Stone Darling / The Damn Sons / I See Hawks in LA / Driftwood Singers @ 3110 N. Broadway ($10) - A benefit for the American Red Cross' Japan relief efforts. 

Yoni Wolf / Nick T. @ Bootleg ($15) – Early show at 8 PM; Do you like Why? How about Islands or the Unicorns?

Stars at Night / Wet and Reckless / B Noirs / Daniel Ahearn and Friends @ The Satellite ($8) – Three all girl groups on the downstairs stage.

De/Vision / Mesh / Iris / Gentlemen Junkie @ Echoplex ($20)

Falling Still / 8mm / The Jane Does / SeanShan @ Troubadour ($7)

Sarah Silverman @ Largo ($25)

Friend Slash Lover @ Bootleg ($8) – Late show at 11 PM

Cody the Band / Sturgis Adams / Downtown Union / Judson and Mary @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Fun. / Rachael Cantu @ The Glass House ($15) 

Jeans Wilder / Speculator / WHITE / Pageants @ Lot 1 Café ($5)

Friday 4/22/11

[Pick of the Night] Prince @ The Forum ($25 - $205) - The legend

Railroad Revival Tour: Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros / Mumford & Sons / Old Crow Medicine Show @ Ports O’Call Village in San Pedro (Sold Out)

Mimosa / Paper Diamond @ El Rey ($20)

Movits / The Peculiar Pretzelman @ The Satellite ($12) - A hip-hop swing band from Sweden who have appeared on the Colbert Report.

Lil Wayne / Nicki Minaj / Porcelain / Travis Barker / Ricky Ross @ Staples Center ($60 - $130)

Eastern Conference Champions / Hands / Hot As Sun @ The Echo ($8)

Agent Orange / Black Apples / TRMRS / Dagha Bloom / Fidlar @ Echoplex ($10)

Paul F. Tompkins Show – Kaitlin Olson / Tom Brosseau @ Largo ($25)

Street Heart Art Show @ Bootleg (Free) – Benefit for Red Cross Japan

The Lovely Bad Things / Plasma Centre / Tinylittle / Heller Keller @ The Smell ($5)

Murderdolls @ The Glass House ($15)

The Greyboy Allstars @ The Mint ($28)

Lower Heaven @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM

Free Moral Agents / Bella Novela / Chicano Batman @ Alex’s Bar ($5)

T. Mills / Christian TV / Goldenwest @ Troubadour ($15)

Saturday 4/23/11

[Pick of the Night] Robert Plant and the Band of Joy / North Mississippi Allstars @ Greek Theatre ($40 - $95) – Plant’s band consists of Patty Griffin, Marco Giovino, Buddy Miller, Byron House and Darrell Scott. The stuff I’ve heard (including covers of Low and Townes Van Zandt) sound great.

[Recommended] Prince @ The Forum ($25 - $205)

[Recommended] Daedelus / Tokimonsta / Shlohmo @ The Glass House ($20)

[Recommended] Apex Manor @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM

The Big 4: Metallica / Slayer / Megadeath / Anthrax @ Empire Polo Club ($99) – Bring your earplugs.

Buke and Gass / Wilding / Cassorla @ The Satellite ($10) – Catch this weirdo Brooklyn duo before they hit the road with Tune-Yards.

Big Moves / The Silver Lake Chorus / Light FM / Rugged Glory @ Bootleg ($10)

Jamaica / Chain Gang of 1974 @ Echoplex ($14) – Parisians

Nobunny / No Joy @ Detroit Bar ($10)

Pancho & Sancho / Metrognome / LeaveItAlone / The Kepler Mission / Indigo Child @ Troubadour ($12)

Chase and Status @ The Music Box ($20 - $30)

Civet / The Plexikill @ The Echo ($10) – Early show at 5:30 PM

Garfunkel and Oates @ Largo ($25)

Mago De Oz @ Hollywood Palladium ($48)

DJ Quik @ Grove of Anaheim ($35)

Rats / Insects vs. Robots / Grandpire @ The Smell ($5)

Johnny Thunders Tribute Show: Kevin K / The Neurotics / Chinese Rocks / Dirty Eyes / Barrio Tiger / Crazy Squeeze @ Redwood

The Greyboy Allstars @ The Mint ($28)

Xzibit @ Key Club ($28)

Young the Giant / Union Line / The Orange Effect @ House of Blues Anaheim ($20)

Visual Interpretations: Explosions in the Sky Listening Party @ Hollywood Forever (Free w/ RSVP)

Sunday 4/24/11

[Pick of the Night] Nobunny / Audacity / Clorox Girls / Wounded Lion / King Tuff @ The Echo ($10) – Early show at 5:00 PM; See a guy in a bunny suit on Easter.

Neil Hamburger @ The Satellite ($8)

Part Time Punks @ the Echo ($5)

Henry Wolfe @ Amoeba (Free) – 5:00 PM

LA Font / Residual Echoes @ 3 Clubs

Odawas / My Pet Saddle / House of Wolves @ Lot 1 Café ($5)

Murderdolls @ The Roxy ($15)

Live Music Options: 11/8/10 - 11/14/10

Made it out a few times last week. I caught White Denim for the first time. Those guys are tight musicians - changing time signatures on a dime. If they ever get on the right tour, they'll blow up. Their crowd is very passionate about them. On Thursday I made it out for Le Switch's record release party at Spaceland. Good crowd and the band sounded great. On Friday I hit Spaceland for a third time for Trans Am. I love when they tease a few bars of some totally recognizable song (like Pink Floyd or Iron Maiden) before launching into their own genre hopping progginess.

Monday 11/8/10

[Pick of the Night] Dirt Dress / Summer Twins / Ghost Porn / Slipping Into Darkness @ 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.

[Recommended] Black Apples / Tijuana Panthers / Future Ghost / Dead Trees (Free) – Black Apples are doing the Monday night residency this month at the Echo.

Chasing Kings / Moses Campbell / The Americans / W-H-I-T-E / The Jefferson @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – Chasing Kings is doing the Monday night residency at the SLounge this month.
Diplo @ La Cita - Prolly going to be pretty packed..Sam Sparro's birthday party

It’s A School Night: Hanni El Khatib / Lesands / Emmett Tinley @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP) – Florence and the Machine DJ set.

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

A Perfect Circle @ Avalon ($47)

Phil Alvin @ Redwood Bar

Street Sweeper Social Club @ The Roxy ($20)

Sun Airway / Expo 70 @ Origami (Free)

Tuesday 11/9/10

[Pick of the Night] David Dondero / The Moaners / Star Anna & the Laughing Dogs @ Spaceland ($10) – Loving Townes Van Zandt is a good start.

Delorean / Lemonade / Superhumanoids @ Troubadour ($15) – Spanish indie-pop-dance faves.

Useless Keys / Twilight Sleep @ Viper Room ($10) – Good local bill.

Buika / Lila Downs @ Walt Disney Concert Hall ($46 - $85)

Brandon Flowers / Fran Healy @ Fox Theater ($30) – For fans of the Killers

Leopold and His Fiction / Railroad to Alaska / Dead White Underbelly / Semi Sweet @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Sean Hayes / Simone White @ Largo ($20)

A Perfect Circle @ Avalon ($47)

Brian Wright / Ladies Gun Club @ Bootleg ($10)

Lenka @ Hotel Café

The Black Widows / Symbol Six / Skull Control @ Redwood

Jimmie Vaughan @ The Grammy Museum ($20)

Wednesday 11/10/10

[Pick of the Night] Nobunny / The Intelligence / Moonhearts @ Spaceland ($12) – Known for his wacky stage attire and Bunny mask. He’s released stuff on Third Man, Douchemaster, Burger, Goner, HoZac.

Brandon Flowers / Fran Healy @ The Wiltern ($42) – Do you miss the Killers?

All Time Low @ Troubadour (Sold Out)

Low End Theory: Kraddy / DNAEBEATS / Heru @ Airliner ($10)

The Apple Sisters @ Largo ($25)

A Perfect Circle @ Avalon ($47)

Candy Claws / Chain Gang of 1974 / Elle King @ Bootleg ($12)

Bardo / Kozmonaut @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Papercranes / The Moor / The Child @ Bordello ($8)

The Blank Tapes @ Hotel Café

Circle Pit / Kit / Dominic Talrico / Jungle Fever @ The Smell ($5)

Eddie Nichols @ Redwood

Thursday 11/11/10

[Pick of the Week] Dean Wareham Plays Galaxie 500 / The Papercuts @ Troubadour ($18) – It would be great to see the Galaxie 500 songs live.

[Recommended] The Soft Pack / Kurt Vile & the Violators / Purling Hiss @ Echoplex ($12) – I finally saw The Soft Pack (one of my favorite records of the year) live at the Eagle Rock Music Fest. The sound system left something to be desired, so it would be nice to see them in a real club.

[Recommended] Sonny & The Sunsets / Tennis @ The Echo ($10) – Two bands getting a lot of buzz who seem to warrant it.

Nosaj Thing / Toro y Moi / Jogger @ El Rey ($17) – Another of the LA underground hip-hop electronic guys who is finally getting his due.

Tim Kasher / Darren Hanlon @ Bootleg ($15) – Of Cursive

Evil Beaver / Cinderella Motel / Ghettoblaster @ Spaceland ($8)
XBXRX / Kid Infinity / Captain Ahab / Kevin Blechdom @ 5 Star Bar ($5)

KT Tunstall / Hurricane Bells @ The Music Box ($25)

Erin McKoewn’s Distillation Tour @ Largo ($20)

K-Ci and JoJo / Dru Hill @ Club Nokia

Salesman / Sabrosa Purr / Roman Candle Wars / Black Light White Light @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Austin Hartley Leonard / Alex Dezen @ Hotel Café

The Smart Brothers / Miracle Parade / The Blasting Company @ Redwood

Cassandra Wilson @ The Grammy Museum ($25)

The Supervillians @ The Roxy ($15)

Friday 11/12/10

[Pick of the Night] The Pains of Being Pure at Heart / Weekend / Sonny & The Sunsets @ Echoplex ($17) – I liked these guys live and enjoy their recorded shit.

[Recommended] Ghostface Killah @ The Roxy ($29) – Hip hop party

[Recommended] Dengue Fever perform live score to The Lost World @ Royce Hall ($33 - $43) – Sounds like an interesting night of music/film.

[Recommended] The Blank Tapes / Incan Abraham / The Silverlake Chorus @ Spaceland ($7) – I’ve heard good things about Incan Abraham. They might be another local band to keep your eye on.

Mayer Hawthorne & the County / Childish Gambino / Gordon Voidwell @ The Music Box ($20)

Teitur @ Bootleg ($15)
Free Moral Agents @ Airliner 

Stars / Delays @ The Wiltern ($29 - $41)

Laco$te / Birth! / Toe Jam / Black Boots @ The Smell ($5)

Over the Rhine / Lucy Wainwright Roche @ Troubadour ($25)
Red Cortez @ Dinner House M

Misfits @ Key Club ($28)

Matt Taibbi with Michael Penn @ Largo

Lucy Schwartz @ Hotel Café

Mae @ The Glass House ($20)

The Mother Hips @ McCabe’s ($20)

Muddy Reds / The Real Nasty / The Peach Kings @ Redwood

Gestapo Khazi @ Vacation (Free)

Saturday 11/13/10

[Pick of the Night] Best Coast / Dunes @ Troubadour (Sold Out) – Best Coast brings up really strong opinions from people (both positive and negative).

Fistful of Mercy (Joseph Arthur, Ben Harper, Dhani Harrison) @ Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (Sold Out)

Or, The Whale / Chris Pureka @ Spaceland ($10) – Good rootsy, alt-country times

Bo Burnham @ The Music Box ($27.50)

Mae / Terrible Things / Windsor Drive / The Workday Release @ El Rey ($17.50)

Pepper / Fishbone / Chali 2na / Pour Habit @ Club Nokia ($28)

Pennywise / Alkaline Trio @ Hollywood Palladium ($43)

American Royalty @ Bootleg ($8)

Tyrone Wells / Andrew Belle @ Hotel Café – Early and late show

Basia at Grove of Anaehim

Whitman / No Babies / Narwhalz (of Sound) / Nero’s Day at Disneyland @ The Smell ($5)

Yellowcard @ the Glass House ($20)

Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s @ Detroit Bar ($12)

Traps, Ps @ Origami (Free)

Alkaline Trio @ Alex’s Bar ($20)

Zoobombs @ Redwood – I’m always surprised when bands travel all the way from Japan to play a tiny stage like Redwood. Nothing wrong with it, just not sure how they work out the economics of the situation.

Sunday 11/14/10

[Pick of the Night] Best Coast / Dunes @ Troubadour (Sold Out) – Night two.

[Recommended] Stars / The Pains of Being Pure at Heart / Geographer @ The Glass House ($18) – If you’re willing to drive out to Pomona, this probably beats seeing either of these bands alone in LA.

Junip / Sharon Van Etten @ The Music Box ($20) – Jose Gonzalez fans take note.

Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s @ Echoplex ($16)

Fistful of Mercy (Joseph Arthur, Ben Harper, Dhani Harrison) @ Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (Sold Out) – Night two

Masaki Batoh (of Ghost) / White Magic / The Young Elders @ Spaceland ($12) – Experimental night.

Zoobombs / Inazuma / The Stitched Lips @ Redwood – The second of two Japanese bands in town.

Marc Cohn / Sahara Smith @ El Rey ($40)

Procul Harum @ Orpheum ($35 - $75)

Jack Tempchin @ Hotel Café

Tom Morello / Wayne Kramer / Gilby Clarke @ House of Blues Sunset ($50) 

Sex Worker / Psychic Reality / Diva Dompe / Butchy Fuego @ The Smell ($5)

Woodsman / Gauntlet Hair @ Origami (Free)