Recent Concert Announcements

Obits Hit the Satellite in August

Still waiting on the rest of the Prince dates. Until then...

The Forum

4/23/11: Prince (Friday at Noon)

El Rey

6/14/11: Marc Broussard (now)

7/2/11: Blonde Redhead (now)

9/20/11: Low (Saturday at 10 AM)

Troubadour [Ticketfly]

6/3/11 – 6/4/11: Archers of Loaf (Saturday at 1 PM)

7/1/11: The Growlers (Wednesday at 1 PM)

8/18/11: Dave Alvin / Los Straitjackets (Wednesday at 1 PM)

The Satellite [Ticketfly]

5/19/11: Vieux Farka Toure (now)

6/4/11: Amor De Dias [Alisdair from the Clientele and Lupe Nunez-Fernandez of Pipas] / Damon and Naomi (now)

6/12/11: Times New Viking (now)

7/1/11: The Rosebuds (now)

8/24/11: Obits / Disappears (Saturday)

The Echo [Ticketweb]

6/10/11 – 6/11/11: Dax Riggs (now)

Echoplex [Ticketweb]

7/1/11: Blonde Redhead (now)

Bootleg Theatre [Ticketfly]

5/6/11: Mike Stinson (now)

5/22/11: Dunes (now)

6/8/11: Sloan (now)

Club Nokia

5/12/11: Calle 13 (presale now, password = SUPER; Friday at 10 AM)

6/3/11: Bootsy Collins (Friday at 10 AM)

7/9/11: Saul Hernandez (now)

Greek Theatre

6/4/11: REO Speedwagon / Rick Springfield / Art Alexakis (Friday at 10 AM)

6/22/11: Jennifer Hudson (Saturday at 10 AM)

6/23/11: Allison Krauss & Union Station (Friday at 10 AM)

7/10/11: 70’s Soul Jam Spectacular – The Stylistics / The Temptations Review (Friday at 10 AM)

9/23/11: Cheap Trick’s Dream Police (Friday at 10 AM)

10/26/11: Celtic Thunder (Friday at 10 AM)

Largo [Laughstub]

6/3/11: John Grant (now)

The Glass House

6/26/11: Face To Face (Thursday at 10 AM)

The Grammy Museum [Ticketmaster]

5/3/11: Bootsy Collins (now)

The Roxy

5/22/11: Devin the Dude (now)

Key Club [Ticketfly]

6/16/11: Pigeon John (now)

6/17/11: Pete Rock (now)

6/24/11: Blackalicious (now)

Bardot [RSVP only]

4/18/11: Joseph Arthur

4/25/11: Pop Levi

5/9/11: Dirty Vegas / Frankie Banks

Fox Theater Pomona

6/11/11: Yellowcard / Good Charlotte (presale now, password = SAYYES; Friday at 10 AM)

Nokia Theatre

5/27/11: JYJ (Saturday at 10 AM)

6/10/11: Wisin & Yandel (Friday at 10 AM)

7/23/11: Matthew Morrison (Friday at 10 AM)

The Music Box

9/9/11: Nacional Road Trip with Los Amigos Invisibles (Saturday at 10 AM)

Live Music Options: 7/26/10 - 8/1/10

Phosphorescent Come to the Troubadour on Tuesday

Monday 7/26/10
[Pick of the Night] Mississippi Man / The Pity Party / FIM/ Pizza! @ The Echoplex (Free) – The last night of Mississippi Man’s residency.
[Recommended] Yellow Red Sparks / The Color Turning / The Sweet Hurt / Italian Japanese @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – Get there at 9:00 PM to see The Sweet Hurt.
[Recommended] Summer Darling / Kissing Cousins / Vanparasta / TS and the Past Haunts @ Spaceland (Free) – The last night of Summer Darling’s residency. Download their new album HERE.
Midnight Juggernauts / White Apple Tree / Baron Von Luxxury @ The Echo ($12) – Dance rock band from Melbourne. Also playing Cinespace on Tuesday.
The Outline / The Franks / Dahga Bloom @ Bootleg Theater (Free) – The Outline is the resident band.
The Emotron / Mikki & the Mauses / Organ Trail / Tieilaxu Music Machine / Wet Mango @ Pehrspace
Lucky Dragons / Tim Coster / Jane Austen / Sam Hamilton / Queen Victoria @ Echo Curio
Phil Alvin @ Redwood

Tuesday 7/27/10
[Pick of the Week] Phosphorescent / J. Tillman / Grouplove @ Troubadour ($14) – Phosphorescent put out possibly my favorite record of the first half of the year. Ricky Ray Jackson’s pedal steel really sounds nice.
[Recommended] Bear in Heaven / Twin Sister / Beach Fossils @ The Echo ($10) – Three much blogged about bands.
IPO: The Monthlies / Light FM / Garland / Golden Years / One Silver Astronaut / Greg Haptor / Johnny O’Donnell @ Spaceland ($8)
Polls / Fiction Company / Alpine Decline / Random Patterns @ Bootleg Theatre ($7) – EP release party for Polls (out on Jaxart Records)
Jesus Makes the Shotgun Sound / Geneva Jacuzzi / Weave! / The Enochian Keys @ Echoplex
Jesca Hoop / Blake Mills @ Hotel Café
Midnight Juggernauts @ Cinespace
Heroic Beethoven @ Hollywood Bowl ($1 - $129)
Sister Ruby Band / Boyz Skule / The Royal Heist @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Lyle Lovett and His Large Band @ The Grove of Anaheim ($40 - $65)
Ezra Buchla / Currer Bells / Oat Paul Winstanley / The Faraday Trippers / Sean McCann @ Echo Curio
Wounded Lion / Fungi Girls @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM

Wednesday 7/28/10
[Pick of the Night] Obits / Night Marchers @ The Echo ($14) – If you miss Drive Like Jehu and the Hot Snakes, then this show is for you.
Faded Paper Figures @ Spaceland ($5)
Laura Marling / Dylan LeBlanc @ El Rey Theatre ($20)
Kira / The Child / Rykarda Parasol / We Landed on the Moon @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
60 Watt Kid / Organ Trail / Tan Dollar / Moon Pearl @ The Smell ($5)
Low End Theory Club @ Airliner ($10)
KRS One @ Amoeba (Free) – 6:00 PM
Dub Club 10 Year Anniversary: Sister Nancy / General Trees / Tippa Lee @ Echoplex ($10 before 10 PM / $15)
Count Basie Orchestra / Dave Holland Big Band / Dave Douglas Big Band @ Hollywood Bowl ($1 - $129)
The Nerdist Hosted by Chris Hardwick @ Largo
He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister / Henry Wolfe / Jenny O @ Bootleg Theatre ($8)
Neon Trees / Paper Tongues / Civil Twilight @ The Glass House ($12)
Lesands / Venus Infers / Roughed Up Folk / Your Mom Your Dad @ Echo Curio

Thursday 7/29/10
[Pick of the Night] Here We Go Magic / Beach Fossils @ Troubadour ($12) – Here We Go Magic was one of the really buzzed about indie rock bands at this year’s SXSW. The new album’s a bit inconsistent, but there are a few really good songs.
[Recommended] Benji Hughes and Friends @ Largo ($20)
[Recommended] Waking Sleep / Spirit Vine @ Pershing Square (Free)

Nite Jewel / Memoryhouse / Baths / Kisses @ Echoplex ($12) – Popular, buzzy bands.
Nathaniel Rateliff / Pearly Gate Music / Infrantree @ The Echo ($10)
IPO: The New Fidelity / Eugene & the 1914 / Evil Maria / King Washington / Paula Kelley Orchestra / Heavy Young Heathens / Susan Hedges @ Spaceland ($8)
Aerosmith / Cheap Trick @ Verizon Wireless ($41 - $206)
Heroic Beethoven @ Hollywood Bowl ($1 - $129)
Vanity Theft / The Broken Column @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Level 42 @ Grove of Anaheim
Kailash Kher’s Kailasa @ Santa Monica Pier (Free)
Learning Music / David Dominique Combo / Christian Cummings @ Echo Curio
Silian Rail @ Origmai Vinyl (Free)

Friday 7/30/10
[Pick of the Night] Pepper Rabbit / Candy Claws / Lonely Trees @ Spaceland ($8) – Pepper Rabbit’s a local band that’s heading out with Cotton Jones this September. Catch them on their West Coast tour now.
[Recommended] Pocahaunted / Mi Ami / Peaking Lights @ Bootleg Theater ($10) – I haven’t heard the newish lineup.
The Answering Machine / Atlantic Line / LA Ghost @ The Echo ($8)
Sergio Mendes / Morcheeba @ Hollywood Bowl ($10 - $156)
Swingin’ Utters / The Cute Lepers / Lost Cabras / Emily’s Army @ Troubadour ($16)
Sun Araw / Speculator / Sleepover / Pure Ecstasy @ Show Cave [3501 Eagle Rock Blvd] – Sun Araw is the LA band that got the good review from Pitchfork on Monday.
Loefah / Kastle / Lol Boys / Knyphy @ Echoplex ($15)
Big Head Todd & the Monsters / Truth & Salvage Co. @ House of Blues Sunset ($28)
I.E. / Hype Blast / The Tlielaxu Music Machine / Stoned Koalas @ The Smell ($5)
Faded Paper Figures / We Landed on the Moon / Honeypie @ The Glass House ($10)
Modern Time Machines / Gifts from Enola / You May Die in the Desert / Beware of Safety @ Pehrspace
Warm Climate / Sleepwalkers Local / Infinitesimal @ Echo Curio
Stone Foxes / Dirty Sweet / The Tender Box @ Viper Room ($10)

Saturday 7/31/10
[Pick of the Night] Roots Roadhouse: Dave Alvin & the Guilty Men / Red Simpson / T Model Ford / Pete Anderson / Chatham County Line / The Chapin Sisters / I See Hawks in LA / Leslie & the Badgers / Olin & the Moon / Old Californio / Phillip Roebuck / Triple Chicken Foot / Whispering Pines / Amanda Jo Williams / Frontier Ruckus / Speedbuggy @ The Echo & Echoplex ($15) – Early show starts at 3:00 PM
[Recommended] John Carpenter / Chicano Batman / The Blank Tapes / The Branches / So Many Wizards @ 6th Street Warehouse [1269 E. 6th St.] ($7) -Good lineup. Closing party for L.A. Record 100. I've heard great things about John Carpenter from multiple people, so I definintely plan on checking him out soon.

[Recommended] Patton Oswalt @ Largo (Sold Out) – Funny mang.
Wolf Parade / Moools / Zola Jesus @ The Wiltern ($20 - $25)
Joanna Newsom / Robin Pecknold @ Orpheum Theatre (Sold Out) – I would like to see Robin Pecknold.
Black Math Horseman / Crooked Cowboy / Giant Squid / Brothers Collateral @ Spaceland ($8) – Teepee Records band.
Moses Campbell / Pizza! / Manahattan Murder Mystery @ Pehrspace – Good local lineup.
Layabout / Brendan Hines & Co. / Cue the Moon @ Hotel Café
Sergio Mendes / Morcheeba @ Hollywood Bowl ($10 - $156)
Viza / Capital Cities / Full Force Rising / Red Giant @ Troubadour ($18)
Teaneck / California Condors / Ryen Slegr @ Bootleg Theater ($8)
Weave! / Corridor / Essay / No Paws (No Lions) @ The Smell ($5)
Pat Benatar / REO Speedwagon / Edwin McCain @ Greek Theatre ($40 - $85)
Scorpions @ Nokia Theatre ($55 - $100)
Level 42 @ Club Nokia ($16 - $42)
As I Lay Dying / Underoath / BTBAM @ Palladium ($30)
The Who Show @ Grove of Anaheim
Kinky Friedman / Michael Simmons @ McCabe’s ($30)
Lucas Abela @ Origami (Free) – 7:00 PM

Sunday 8/1/10
Young the Giant / Eastern Conference Champions / My Pet Saddle / The CoLourist @ Troubadour ($10)
Save the Swim Team / The Braces / The Sheds @ The Echo ($7) – Early show at 5:00 PM
Zola Jesus / Fancy Space People / Garbaj Kaetz @ The Echo ($10)
Yellow Alex @ Spaceland ($5)
Dudamel Conducts Bizet’s Carmen @ Hollywood Bowl ($10 - $156)
Alex and Sam / Judson and Mary / Fierce Creatures @ Bootleg ($8)
Ruben Studdard / Clay Aiken @ Club Nokia ($16 - $72)
Loafer’s Glory (Herb Pedersen, Patrick & Tom Sauber, Bill Bryson) @ McCabe’s ($15)
Yek Koo / Huzun / Faceplant / MHFS / Peter Kolovos @ Echo Curio
Pure Ecstacy / Sleep Over @ Origami (Free)