Live Music Options: 11/15/10 - 11/21/10

Blonde Redhead Play Three Area Shows



Pretty good week for live music, Tuesday and Friday are particularly packed...

Monday 11/15/10

[Pick of the Night] Dirt Dress / Audacity / Cosmonauts / Tomorrow’s Tulips @ 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.

[Recommended] Blonde Redhead / Olof Arnalds @ the Glass House ($25) – I’m not crazy about their new record, but a huge fan of the band.

[Recommended] Black Apples / LA Font / Oh Darling / So Many Wizards (Free) – Black Apples are doing the Monday night residency this month at the Echo.

Chasing Kings / The Colourist / Surfwitch / Sea of Cortez @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – Chasing Kings is doing the Monday night residency at the Silverlake Lounge this month.

It’s A School Night: Spoek Mathambo / Rainbow Arabia / Zuzuka @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP)

Fred Schneider DJ Set @ Amoeba (Free) – 6:00 PM

Jeff Buckley Tribute to Benefit the Silver Lake Conservatory of Music @ Largo ($25)

The Rocket Summer: Bryce Avary, His Instruments, Your Voices / He Is We @ Troubadour

Captain Ahab / Laco$te / Oscillator / I.E. @ Pehrspace

Phil Alvin @ Redwood

El Ten Eleven @ Origami (Free)

Tuesday 11/16/10

[Pick of the Night] Blonde Redhead / Olof Arnalds @ The Music Box ($25) – They’ve always put on a great live show. 

[Recommended] The Thermals / White Fang @ El Rey ($18) – The Thermals put on a good live show.

[Recommended] Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin / The Lonely Forest @ Spaceland / Satellite ($10) – Chris Walla from Death Cab For Cutie produced their latest album – out on Polyvinyl 

[Recommended] Oh No Oh My / Pomegranates / Rabbits Rabbits Rabbits @ Bootleg ($10) – Forgot about these Autinites. Good indie pop.

Greg Dulli / Carina Round @ Troubadour (Sold Out) – Any Afghan Whigs fans?

TV Torso / Kiev / The Wild Complete @ Silverlake Lounge ($8) – TV Torso is guy from Sound Team

Legendary Pink Dots / We Are the World / Black Rainbow @ Echoplex ($20) – 30 years in to their career

GWAR @ House of Blues Sunset ($25)

Har Mar Superstar @ Viper Room ($15)

Freelance Whales / Miniature Tigers @ Detroit Bar ($12) – Also at the Troubadour on Thursday

Wednesday 11/17/10

[Pick of the Night] Bear Hands / Rumspringa / Residual Echoes @ Spaceland / Satellite ($10) – I really enjoyed seeing Bear Hands the last time they played Spaceland. Upbeat, fun, catchy tunes. 

[Recommended] Papercranes / Sister Crayon / Rocket / Frankel @ Bordello ($8) – Papercranes features Rain Phoenix. Frankel features Michael Orendy (one of my favorite local musicians). Frankel goes on early (at 8:30)

[Recommended] Blonde Redhead / Olof Arnalds @ The Music Box ($25) – Night two at the Music Box

The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger (Sean Lennon and Charlotte Muhl) @ Largo

Robyn / Maluca / Natalia Kills @ Club Nokia (Sold Out) 

Low End Theory: Eligh / Truckasaurus / Shigeto @ Airliner ($10) – Heard the fire department shut them down last week, so get there early to ensure entry.

Fitz and the Tantrums / AWOLNATION / Belle Brigade @ El Rey ($19)

Natasha Bedingfield @ Troubadour ($20) – UK pop star

Dub Club @ Echoplex ($5) – The Ethiopian cancelled. 

Ferraby Lionheart / Henry Wolfe / Nightfur @ Bootleg ($8)

Mark Mallman / Put Your Shoes On / Mark Macminn @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Kate Miller Heidke @ Hotel Café

Daniel Francis Doyle / Big Whup / Rare Grooves / Fantastica Bastidas! @ The Smell ($5)

The Street & Babe Show / Astra Heights / Amando Jo Williams @ Redwood

Tyler Hilton @ the Roxy

Thursday 11/18/10

[Pick of the Night] John Carpenter / Toby Burke / George Byrne @ Three Clubs (Free) – I’ll say it again, if you haven’t seen John Carpenter yet…

Olin and the Moon / Wires in the Wall / Two Cow Garage @ Spaceland / Satellite ($8)

Freelance Whales / Miniature Tigers @ Troubadour ($15) – Indie pop

Reggie Watts @ Largo ($20)

Joshua Radin / Good Old War / Kelley James @ The Music Box ($25)

Jack’s Mannequin / Something Corporate @ El Rey (Sold Out)

Katherine Jenkins @ The Wiltern ($52 - $62)

Tygers of Wrath / Wake Up Lucid / Buyers Remorse @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Dustin Wong / Avocado Happy Hour / Holy Ghost Party @ The Smell ($5)

Hey Monday @ The Glass House ($15)

Willy Porter @ The Mint ($20)

Legendary Pink Dots @ Detroit Bar ($18)

Usher / Trey Songz / Miguel @ Staples Center ($30 - $125)

Kitten / Pepper Rabbit @ Origami (Free)

Pepper Rabbit / Hands / Square on Square / The Silent Comedy @ The Echo ($8)

Lifehouse @ Gibson Amphitheatre

Friday 11/19/10

[Pick of the Night] Wild Flag / Grass Widow / Eux Autres @ Spaceland / Satellite ($12) – Wild Flag is Carrie Brownstein, Mary Timony, Rebecca Cole and Janet Weiss. Sleater-Kinney and Helium fans take note.

[Recommended] Jon Brion @ Largo ($25)

[Recommended] Shadow Shadow Shade @ The Echo ($8)

[Recommended] Tunng / April Smith and the Great Picture Show / The Good Listeners @ Bootleg Theater ($10)

[Recommended] Avi Buffalo / Wildbunch / Lord Huron @ Echoplex ($15)

Hey Monday / The Cartel / The Ready Set / This Century / We Are the In Crowd @ El Rey

Tift Merritt @ Troubadour ($20)  

Black Label Society / Children of Bodom / Clutch @ Hollywood Palladium ($52)

TRMRS @ Pehrspace  

Angel Taylor / Chris Pierce @ Hotel Café

Manic Hispanic / Welt / Punk Is Dead @ Alex’s Bar in Long Beach ($10)

Cosmonauts / Black Elephant / Devon Williams / Dahga Bloom @ The Smell ($5)

People Under the Stairs @ The Glass House ($15)

Curt Smith @ McCabe’s ($20)

Screening: Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin’ About Him)? @ Grammy Museum (Free)

Yukon Blonde / Eulogies @ The Mint ($13)

Whitman / Ezra Buchla @ Origami

QBert @ Amoeba (Free) – 5:00 PM

Dustin Wong @ Vacation (Free)

Richard Thompson featuring Harry Shearer, Judith Owen @ Royce Hall ($28 - $53) – Performing his Cabaret of Souls

CANCELLED Kelis / Hercules and Love Affair DJ Set @ Club Nokia ($35) - THIS WAS CANCELLED

Saturday 11/20/10

[Pick of the Night] Bob Mould / Nico Stai @ Bootleg ($22) – I’ve liked Mould through all his incarnations – Husker Du, Sugar, solo…

[Recommended] Daedelus / The Gaslamp Killer / Free the Robots / Samiyama / Teebs @ House of Blues Sunset ($20)

[Recommended] White Sea / Hello Dragon / Wet and Reckless / Wait.Think.Fast @ Spaceland / Satellite ($8) – Buzz Bands show. White Sea is the female voice from M83's Saturdays = Youth record. A couple of late additions round out the bill.

Clinic / The Fresh & Onlys / The Loons @ Troubadour ($20) - I've seen Clinic a couple of times and it came off so gimmicky. Loved the early records though.

Moving Units / LESANDS / Lexicon Don @ The Glass House ($20)

The Paul F. Tompkins Show @ Largo ($25)

Aziz Ansari @ Orpheum ($25 - $45)

Lukas Nelson / Old Californio / MK and the Gentleman / The Reflectacles @ Viper Room ($15)

AWOL One / Acid Reign / Ecid / Noah 23 / Miche @ Pehrspace

Harvest Beer Festival: Vaud and the Villians / Shannon and the Clams / Last Round Down / The Blasting Company @ Echoplex ($30 includes unlimited craft beer pours) – Noon to 7:00 PM

Demetri Martin @ The Wiltern ($52)

David Guetta @ Palladium ($70)

Lelia Broussard @ Hotel Café

Danzig @ Grove of Anaheim ($38.50)

Pizza! / Alak / Mountshout / Voice On Tape / Chelsea Wolfe @ The Smell ($5)

Moving Units / Lesands / Lexicon Don @ The Glass House ($20)

Judith Owen @ McCabe’s ($15)

Vaud and the Villains @ The Mint ($12)

Whitman / Ezra Buchla @ Origami (Free)

Sunday 11/21/10

[Pick of the Night] Wild Flag / Grass Widow / Catwalk @ Aladdin’s Jr 2 in Pomona ($10) – If you can’t get into the show on Friday night.

The Satin Peaches / Werewolves / Stab City @ Spaceland / Satellite ($8)

Eisley / Ives the Band / Christie Dupree @ El Rey ($20)

Bouncing Souls / Off With Their Heads / Johnny Madcap and the Distractions / Heartsounds @ Troubadour ($22)

Dar Williams @ Hotel Café

Kenny G @ Grove of Anaheim

Richard Ramirez Beatdown / Lightnin Woodcock / Fantastica Bastidas / Sassafras @ The Redwood

Zs / Arrington de Dionyso / Moe! Staiano / Rats / Hiking @ The Smell ($5)

John Wesley Harding / Matt the Electrician @ McCabe’s ($17.50)

RRIICCEE @ Detroit Bar ($15) – Vincent Gallo



Live Music Options: 2/8/10 - 2/14/10

Monday February 8, 2010
[Pick of the Night] Useless Keys / Light FM / The Black Apples / L.E.F. @ The Echo (Free) – Useless Keys has the Monday night residency.
[Recommended] Princeton / Casxio / Rafter / The Jubilee Singers @ Spaceland (Free) – Princeton continues their Monday night residency.
Red Arrow Messenger / Jenny O / Rumspringa @ Bootleg (Free) – Red Arrow Messenger continues its Monday night residency.
Gamble House / Guy Fantastico / Haim / Damn Sons @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – Gamble House has a Monday night residency.
Joe Jack Talcum / American Sheriff / Lord Grunge / Bassturd @ Echo Curio ($6)
Laura Jansen @ Hotel Café
Ohioan / M. Geddes Gengras / Ah Holly Fam’ly / Bow + Arrow / Moment Trigger @ Synchronicity

Tuesday February 9, 2010
[Pick of the Night] Mumford and Sons @ Troubadour (Sold Out) – A lot of positive music industry buzz for these folky Brits.
[Recommended] The Thermals / Thao with the Get Down Stay Down @ Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa ($15)
[Recommended] Mia Doi Todd / Correatown / Ariana Delawari / DJ Nobody @ Spaceland ($8) – A lot of attractive women on the stage tonight (is that sexist?).
[Recommended] Ferraby Lionheart / Buddy / Josh Ottum / Evan Voytas @ Bootleg (Free)
St. Vincent / Wildbirds & Peacedrums @ El Rey ($18) – Subject of a lot of indie boy crushes (is that sexist?).
Nouvelle Vague / SOKO / Findlay Brown @ The Fonda ($28) – They typically have some nice looking French women singing in the band (is that sexist?).
Laco$te / Michael Nhat / Fawn as Women / Fantastica Bastidas @ The Echo ($5) – Good chance for the pervy old dudes to check out Laco$te at a real club (is that sexist?).
The Moore Brothers / Cave Country / Hod Hulphers @ Echo Curio
Loudon Wainwright III @ Largo ($30)
Roll the Tanks / Gooby Goo & Peekers / Bomb Your Face @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Jay Nash @ Hotel Café

Wednesday February 10, 2010
[Pick of the Night] Low End Theory: Nocando / Dntel / King Cannibal @ Airliner ($10) - Jeff Weiss did a profile on Nocando recently the LA Weekly. Always good to see Dntel...
Club NME: Silent Star / The Dig / The Passports / Imagine Dragons @ Spaceland ($5)
Justin Townes Earle @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM show
Wild Beasts / Still Life Still / Magic Bullets @ Troubadour ($15) – These Brits last album got best new music from Pitchfork. The lead singer has a love it or hate it voice (kind of one of those moan-y instruments).
Findlay Brown / Cobra Lilies / Pizza! @ The Echo ($5)
Haiti Benefit: Pete Yorn / Tim Kasher / Craig Wedren @ Bootleg ($15)
Lucha VaVoom @ Mayan Theatre ($30 - $65)
Dub Club: Courtney Melody / Tippa Lee @ Echoplex ($10)
Thurlow / Samuel Stewart / Mouse Kills Tiger / The Heligoats @ Echo Curio
Joe Sib’s California Calling @ Largo ($20)
The Tuffingtons / Warlords of Rock’n’Roll Thunder and Lightning / New Planets @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Big Phony @ Hotel Café

Thursday February 11, 2010
[Pick of the Night] The Thermals / Thao with the Get Down Stay Down / Slang Chickens @ Troubadour ($16) – I caught the Thermals at SXSW last year, high energy band. Thao puts out some strong records, but I haven’t seen her.
[Recommended] Imaad Wasif / Becky Stark / Voice on Tape @ Spaceland ($8) – Imaad continues his residency with Becky Stark opening (from Lavender Diamond).
Justin Townes Earle / Joe Pug / The Hi Hos @ the Echo ($12) – Steve Earle’s son.
Alec Ounsworth (Clap Your Hands Say Yeah) / The Romany Rye / Line and Circle @ Bootleg ($15) – Seeing his first tour with CYHSY really turned me off to his music, but maybe he’s grown up? Anybody seen him in the past few years?
James McMurtry / Johnny Burke @ the Mint ($22) – I love his dad’s writing (All My Friends Are Going to Be Strangers is a classic novel).
Eyedea & Abilities / Dosh / Silent Army @ Echoplex ($12) – Ex-battle rappers.
Lucha VaVoom @ Mayan Theatre (Sold Out)
Editors / The Antlers @ The Wiltern ($25)
Body Parts / Alina Cutrono / Micah James / Deathday Party @ Echo Curio
Richard Thompson @ Largo (Sold Out)
Captains / Venus Bogardus / Bulled By Strings / Dreamers @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Big Phony @ Hotel Café
Michael Nhat / Big Whup / No Paws (No Lions) / Pangea @ The Smell ($5)
Space Cadalack / The Binges / 8MM @ Viper Room ($10)

Friday February 12, 2010
[Pick of the Night] Chicago Underground Duo / Pit Er Pat / Pity Party @ Bootleg ($12) – This promises to be an interesting night of music. I’ve always really admired the Thrill Jockey label.
[Recommended] Haiti Benefit: It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia / Family Guy Live @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($60 - $90) – Two of the wrongest TV shows around perform live on the same stage.
[Recommended] Shadow Shadow Shade (f/k/a Afternoons) / Twilight Sleep / Marvelous Toy @ Spaceland ($8) – Afternoons morphed out of Irving and they’ve now changed their name to Shadow Shadow Shade. What do you think of the name?
[Recommended] The Monolators / Make Me / Heavy Hawaii / The Preteens @ The Smell ($5) – Cool post about the Monolators on the Huffington Post today.
Pocahaunted / Moon Duo @ Synchronicity
Fitz & the Tantrums / Sweater Girls @ the Echo ($8)
Boogaloo Assassins / Chico Mann @ the Mint ($12)
Miss Derringer / The Creepshow / The Triggers @ Troubadour ($12)
Christian Death @ El Rey ($25)
The Beat Junkies / Slum Village @ Echoplex ($10)
Moan Red / Ric Veda / The Jack Fris Radio Choir / The Marietta James @ Redwood Bar ($8)
STS9 @ The Wiltern ($27)
Dog / The Crystelles / Actuary / Geronimo / Sissister @ Echo Curio
Meshell Ndegeocello @ Largo ($30)
Justin Townes Earle @ McCabe’s (Sold Out)
Sierra Swan / Carina Round / Samuel Stewart @ Pehrspace
The Idyllists @ Hotel Café

Saturday February 13, 2010
[Pick of the Night] Daniel Lanois’ Black Dub @ Spaceland ($14) – Lanois is an insanely talented guy (a few producer credits: U2 – The Joshua Tree, Unforgettable Fire, Achtung Baby, All That You Can’t Leave Behind, How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, No Line on the Horizon; Peter Gabriel – So, Us; Bob Dylan – Oh Mercy, Time Out of Mind; Emmylou Harris – Wrecking Ball). Black Dub is his band with drummer Brian Blade, bass player Daryl Johnson and singer Trixie Whitley.
[Recommended] Dirty Dozen Brass Band @ the Mint ($23) – The next best thing to being in New Orleans for Mardi Gras? Stop by the Gumbo Pot at the Farmer’s Market before.
The Album Leaf / Sea Wolf @ El Rey ($17) – The Album Leaf just released a new album on Sub Pop.
West Indian Girl / Pollyn @ Bootleg ($13)
Laco$te / Repetitions / I.E. / Essay @ The Smell ($5)
ALO / Chris Velen @ Troubadour ($20)
The Delfonics / The Intruders / The Impressions / The Persuaders @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($20 - $65)
Songs for Haiti: Paul F. Tompkins / Sara Watkins @ Largo
Alice In Chains @ Hollywood Palladium (Sold Out)
Ash Reiter / Devotionals / Foxtails Brigade / The Karabal Nightlife @ Echo Curio
G. Love & Special Sauce @ House of Blues Sunset ($23)
Al Stewart @ Largo (Sold Out)

Sunday Februray 14, 2010
[Pick of the Day] Kidrockers: Dengue Fever / Buddy @ The Echo ($12) – You need a child to get into this, but if you can sneak your way in, it’s a pretty cool time.
[Recommended] Daniel Lanois’ Black Dub @ Spaceland ($14) – See Saturday’s description.
[Recommended] Van Dyke Parks / Clare & the Reasons @ McCabe’s ($22.50)
John Weise / Lasse Marhaug / Joe & Joe / Seven Depressions @ The Smell ($5)
Part Time Punks: The Meek / Weekend / Young Prisms @ The Echo ($5)
The Delfonics / The Intruders / The Impressions / The Persuaders @ Gibson Amphitheatre ($20 - $65)
Justin Beiber @ Hollywood Palladium
Normandie / Night Horse / Yours Til Death @ Viper Room ($12)
Motion City Soundtrack @ House of Blues Sunset ($23)