Live Music Options: 6/13/11 - 6/19/11

Monday 6/13/11

[Pick of the Night] The Californian / Races / Black Flamingo / Farewell Continental @ The Satellite (Free)

[Recommended] Dante vs. Zombies / Double Negatives / Vows / Halloween Swim Team @ The Echo (Free)

[Recommended] Henry Wolfe / What Laura Says / Monstre / Olin & the Moon @ Bootleg (Free)

[Recommended] Florence + the Machine / Twin Shadow / Hanni el Khatib @ Greek Theatre ($35)

Duniven / The Petting Zoo / The Wallburds / Rachel Fannan @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)

J. Irvin Dally & Big Moves / The One AM Radio @ Echoplex (Free)

Leighton Meester w/ Check in the Dark @ Troubadour (Sold Out)

Krishna Das @ Wilshire Ebell Theatre ($35)

Brendan Perry / Robin Guthrie @ El Rey ($25) – Dead Can Dance frontman
Fiction Family / Jolie Holland / Timber Timbre @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP)

The Civil Wars @ Largo (Sold Out)

Asa / Gold Motel @ Hotel Café

Jethro Tull @ Grove of Anaheim

Tuesday 6/14/11

[Pick of the Night] The Flaming Lips @ Hollywood Forever (Sold Out) – Performing The Soft Bulletin in its entirety. That’s my favorite Lips’ record.  

[Recommended] Florence + the Machine / Twin Shadow / Hanni el Khatib @ Greek Theatre ($35)

Bruno Mars / Janelle Monae @ Gibson (Sold Out) – Janelle Monae puts on a great show.

Motley Crue / Poison / New York Dolls @ Hollywood Bowl ($35 - $183)

Mother Mother / Andy Clockwise / Airlines @ The Satellite ($10) – Andy Clockwise puts on an entertaining show.

Emma & Her Lady Parts / The Damselles / C-Horse @ Redwood

Incan Abraham / Stone Darling @ The Central (Free)

Chief / Papa / Haim @ Troubadour ($18)

Marc Broussard / Matt Hires / Chic Gamine @ El Rey ($25)

Mona / Mind the Gap @ The Echo ($10)

Luz Elena / Chris Accardo / Mark Lane @ Lot 1 ($5)  

The Civil Wars @ Largo (Sold Out)

Greenhorse / Yoya / Francisco the Man / The Devil Whale @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

The Civil Wars @ Amoeba (Free) – 7 PM

                                  

Wednesday 6/15/11

[Pick of the Night] Wildbirds & Peacedrums / Therapies Son @ The Satellite ($10) – Swedish duo get great reviews from the likes of Pitchfork.

[Recommended] The Flaming Lips @ Hollywood Forever (Sold Out) – Performing The Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety. I still find it odd that a group as big as the Flaming Lips wants to do entire shows where they cover another band’s record.

Deftones / The Dillinger Escape Plan / Le Butcherettes @ Fox Theater Pomona (Sold Out)

Matt & Kim / Autobot / The Thermals @ The Music Box ($25)

The Civil Wars / James Vinent McMorrow @ El Rey ($20)

Spain / Chromium Heart / Naomi Greenwald / The Outerlys @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead / Ringo Deathstarr / Follow That Bird @ The Glass House ($12)

Meat Puppets @ Detroit Bar ($15)

Low End Theory: Death Grips / Subtitle @ Airliner ($10)

Thursday 6/16/11

[Pick of the Week] Booker T. Jones / Nick Waterhouse / DJ Clifton @ The Satellite ($20) – The second Stax legend to play the Satellite this year. Mavis Staples blew my mind.

[Recommended] Bill Callahan / Michael Chapman @ Troubadour ($15)

Youssou N’Dour / Angelique Kidjo / Vusi Mahlasela @ Greek Theatre ($35 - $55)

Meat Puppets / Trotsky Icepick @ The Echo ($15)

Ford & Lopatin / Telephathe / Sun Araw / Tearist @ Echoplex ($15)

Sarah Silverman @ Largo ($25)

Grand Hallway / Hearts and Minutes / The Reflectacles / Tuesday Glass @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Peter Murphy @ Amoeba (Free) – 6 PM

Friday 6/17/11

[Pick of the Night] The Wooden Birds / A House For Lions / Daniel Ahearn @ The Echo ($12) – I was always a big American Analog Set fan and dig The Wooden Birds too.

[Recommended] Aesop Rock / Kimya Dawson / Rob Sonic @ Troubadour ($20)

[Recommended] And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead / Ringo Deathstarr / Follow That Bird @ Echoplex ($14) – Always capable of putting on a good show.

The Hundred In the Hands / Lesands / Electric Guest @ The Satellite ($10) – New York dance band on Warp.

Opening Night at the Bowl: Harry Connick Jr. / Gloria Estefan / Cirque du Soleil @ Hollywood Bowl ($16 - $168)

The 88 @ Hotel Café

Matt & Kim / Autobot / The Thermals @ The Music Box ($25)

My Pet Saddle / Forever Baby / Neverever / Dirt Dress @ The Smell ($5)

Mark Sultan / Lamps / TRMRS / Death Hymn #9 @ Blue Star at 2200 East 15th St ($10) 
Grant Lee Phillips w/ The Section Quartet @ Largo ($25)

Elevaters / Brit Manor @ Bootleg ($12)

Tech N9ne @ House of Blues Sunset ($35) – Kansas City rapper

The Ditty Bops @ McCabe’s ($20)

Pete Rock @ The Key Club ($20 - $60)

Miracle Parade @ Origami (Free)

She Wants Revenge / Nico Vega @ House of Blues Anaheim ($29)

DOA / JFA / Litmus Green @ Alex’s Bar ($12)
U2 / Lenny Kravitz @ Angel Stadium ($30 - $300) - Whoops, this slipped my mind. Great tix released when I looked Friday morning 

Saturday 6/18/11

[Pick of the Night] Dengue Fever @ The Getty (Free) – Early show at 6:00 PM

[Recommended] Make Music Pasadena: Best Coast / The Morning Benders / Ra Ra Riot / Hello Seahorse! / Jenny O / Tijuana Panthers / Zola Jesus / Saint Motel / Kisses / Seasons and lots of others @  Downtown Pasadena (Free) - Good lineup, this totally slipped my mind earlier in the week..
Odd Future @ House of Blues Sunset (Sold Out) – Should be a good spectacle. Whenever I hear Tyler the Creator, it makes me want to pull out my Dr. Dooom record.

Baths / Mexicans with Guns / Salva / Shlomo / Ground Is Lava / Anenon / Jonwayne @ Echoplex ($15) – I still haven’t seen the local Anticon artist.

Nico Stai / Oh Darling @ The Satellite ($10) 

Matthew Sweet @ McCabe’s ($25) – Girlfriend Stripped
Hunx and His Punx @ Nomad Gallery ($10) 

Brett Dennen / Dawes @ Orpheum ($25)  

Mariachi USA Festival @ Hollywood Bowl

Alex Nester / Stiff / Nehemiah & the Scholars @ Troubadour ($20)

Pangea / Them Howling Bones / Images / Delabre @ The Echo ($8) – Early show at 5:00 PM

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

Watts Ensemble / Graham Reynolds & Golden Arm Trio @ Bootleg ($10)

Bushwalla @ Hotel Café

Cacaw / Foot Village / Tinsel Teeth / Naked Kids @ The Smell ($5)

The One AM Radio / Dreamtapes @ Origami (Free)

Joey “Shithead” Keighley @ Vacation (Free) – 3:00 PM

Hellogoodbye / Atlantic Pacific / TS and the Past Haunts / Modern Memory @ Alex’s Bar ($12)

U2 / Lenny Kravitz @ Angel Stadium ($30 - $300) - Whoops, this slipped my mind. Great tix released when I looked Friday morning 

Sunday 6/19/11

[Pick of the Night] Swervedriver / The Black Watch @ Echoplex ($22) – The veteran shoegazers are back.

The Marietta James / Brother Bear Jones @ The Satellite ($5)

Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit / Maria Taylor / Doc Dailey @ Troubadour ($15)

ABC @ House of Blues Sunset ($25)

Grand Ole Echo: Skip Heller / David Serby & the Dirt Poor Folklore / Ted Russell Kam / Mark Lennon @ The Echo (Free) – Early show at 5:00 PM

Horrid Red / German Army @ The Echo

Duncan Shiek @ Largo ($25)

Light In the Attic Mowest Party @ Amoeba (Free) – Matt and Patrick spin cuts from their new Motown West compilation. Great label.

Chip Taylor @ McCabe’s ($16)

Kissing Cousins / Lakes / Light Music / California Concords @ Alex’s Bar ($5)

Recent Live Music Announcements

The Henry Clay People Have a New EP and Two Dates at the Satellite

The Satellite [Ticketfly]

5/1/11: Ladies Rock Camp Showcase (now)

5/13/11: The Henry Clay People / Shadow Shadow Shade / The Dig (now)

5/14/11: The Henry Clay People / Shadow Shadow Shade (now)  

5/25/11: Morning Teleportation / Jaill (now)

The Echo [Ticketweb]

6/17/11: Wooden Birds (now)

6/21/11: Two Gallants (now)

6/28/11: The Postelles (now)

7/7/11: Darwin Deez (now)

Nokia Theatre LA Live

6/22/11: Kid Cudi / Chip Tha Ripper (Friday at 10 AM)

The Music Box

9/9/11: Los Amigos Invisibles / Nortec Collective presents – Bostich & Fussible / Ana Tijoux (Friday at 10 AM)

10/14/11: Howard Jones (Saturday at 10 AM)

Club Nokia

7/14/11: Reel Big Fish / Streelight Manifesto (Saturday at 10 AM)

The Forum

7/22/11: Soundgarden (Saturday at 10 AM)

The Wiltern

6/18/11: Shpongle (Friday at 10 AM)

Greek Theatre

7/16/11: The Monkees [Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz & Peter Tork] (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = DAYDREAM; Saturday at 10 AM)

8/2/11: Yes / Styx (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = RELAYER ; Saturday at 10 AM)

8/3/11: Lykee Li (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = WOUNDED ; Saturday at 10 AM)

8/26/11: Atmosphere (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = RHYMESAYERS ; Saturday at 10 AM)

Troubadour

5/25/11: Team Coco Presents – The Basic Cable Band & A Night of Comedy (Friday at Noon)

6/8/11: Glasvegas (Friday at 1:00 PM)

7/13/11: Tinariwen (Saturday at 1:00 PM)

Bootleg Theatre [Ticketfly]

6/6/11: Band of Skulls (now)

The Getty Center

5/7/11: Avi Buffalo (Free)

Recent Concert Announcements

Leon Russell's Playing a Rare LA Show

Hollywood Palladium

5/12/11: The Cars (Friday at 10 AM)

The Music Box

5/3/11: TV on the Radio / Glasser (Saturday at 10 AM)

5/28/11: Daniel Lanois’ Black Dub / Rocco DeLuca (Saturday at 10 AM)

Gibson Amphitheatre

6/17/11: Luis Miguel (Friday at 1 PM)

7/28/11: A Perfect Circle (Friday at 10 AM)

The Wiltern

9/17/11: Tears for Fears (Saturday at 10 AM)

El Rey

4/20/11: Ms. Lauryn Hill performing Bob Marley covers (Friday at 10 AM)

5/3/11: Leon Russell (Thursday at 10 AM)

5/24/11: Vivian Green / Eric Roberson (Saturday at 10 AM)

7/8/11: Foster the People (today at Noon)

8/12/11: Eels (now)

Club Nokia

4/13/11: The Presets / Nosaj Thing (now)

11/5/11: Jim Gaffigan (Friday at 10 AM)

Nokia Theatre LA Live

6/20/11: Kid Cudi / Chip tha Ripper (Friday at 10 AM)

Fox Theater Pomona

5/17/11: Ms. Lauryn Hill with the Hot 8 Brass Band (Saturday at 10 AM)

Troubadour [Ticketfly]

7/10/11: David Bazan (now)

7/26/11: Indigo Girls (now)

8/7/11: Torche / Big Business / Thrones (Friday 1 PM)

9/24/11: D-Generation / Prima Donna / Biters (now)

The Satellite [Ticketfly]

Tuesdays in May: Alberta Cross (now)

The Echo [Ticketweb]

6/8/11: Diego Garcia (now)

6/10/11 – 6/11/11: Dax Riggs (now)

6/16/11: Meat Puppets (now)

6/17/11: The Wooden Birds (now)

6/29/11: Alela Diane (now)

Echoplex [Ticketweb]

5/2/11: Battles (moved from The Echo – now)

5/17/11: Drop the Lime / Boscoe Delrey (now)

Bootleg Theater [Ticketfly]

5/21/11: Rival Schools (now)

5/27/11: Joan as Police Woman (now)

6/4/11: The Bird and the Bee (now)

6/11/11: Timber Timbre / Marissa Nadler (now)

Detroit Bar [Ticketweb]

6/4/11: Peter Bjorn and John (now)

Silver Lake Jubilee

5/21/11 – 5/22/11: Geotic / Ima Robot / We Are the World / Ceci Bastida / Summer Darling / The Black Apples / Jail Weddings / Slang Chickens / Dante vs. Zombies / Restavrant / Twilight Sleep / Races  and many others (now)

Live Music Options: 3/1/10 - 3/7/10

The Clientele Play Spaceland on Friday and Saturday

Last week featured a lot more buzz bands than this week. I made it out to see Free Energy (they were ok, I thought the Blondes were a helluva lot better when they were still around), Gamble House (lots of potential, Grizzly Bear-esque, sound at the Silverlake Lounge not too complementary) and Bear Hands (totally won over the crowd (and me), if you like dance rock like Hot Hot Heat and Franz Ferdinand you should check them out).

Monday March 1, 2010
[Pick of the Night] The Delta Mirror / Napela / Healamonster and Tarsier / Full Frontal @ The Echo (Free) – Pitchfork recently gave the Delta Mirror an 8 out of 10 for their track “He Was Worse Than the Needle He Gave You.” Pretty, pretty depressing.
Seaspin / Ultra Violent Lights / Corridor / Yours Til Death @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)
White Arrows / Spirit Animal / Superhumanoids / The Fling / The Damn Sons @ Spaceland (Free) – Moonrats are the Monday night residency band this month, but that will start next week for some reason.

Ethan Bortnick @ El Rey ($22)
Baby Birds Don’t Drink Milk / Cup O Noodles @ Pehrspace
Thousand Dozen Gloves / The Dirty Mac / Sean Y Zander / Ari Hest @ Hotel Café

Tuesday March 2, 2010
[Pick of the Night] The Magnetic Fields / Mark Eitzel @ Wilshire Ebell Theatre (Sold Out)
[Recommended] The Hounds Below / Miranda Lee Richards / Rachel Dean and War Children @ Spaceland ($12) – The Hounds Below features Jason Stollsteimer from the Von Bondies. I liked that first Von Bondies record.
[Recommended] Backyard Tire Fire / Old Californio / Wheelhouse @ The Mint ($13) – Wheelhouse is Brian Whelan’s (The Broken West) new band.
Nice Nice / We Break Cameras / Bullied By Strings @ The Echo ($10)
Signals / Juiceboxxx / I.E. / Protect Me @ The Smell ($5)
Scary Kids Scaring Kids @ Troubadour ($15)
Rachel Cantu / Vivek Shraya / Gold Motel / Michael Runion / Family of the Year @ Bootleg ($10)
George Thorogood @ House of Blues Sunset ($33)
Sing Orpheus / Cinderalla Motel @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Powersolo / Stab City @ Redwood Bar
Lucy Woodward @ Hotel Café

Wednesday March 3, 2010
[Pick of the Night] Midlake / Matthew and the Arrogant Sea @ El Rey ($18) – Some critics seem disappointed they didn’t make another Fleetwood Mac record, but I like the British folk influences of the new one.
[Recommended] El Perro Del Mar / Taken By Trees @ Troubadour ($15) – Swedes.
Club NME: The Capshuns / The Bixby Knolls / Vanaprasta @ Spaceland ($5) – Record release party for the Capsuns.
The Pity Party @ The Mountain Bar
Tenlons Fort / Manhattan Murder Mystery / Will Courtney / Downtown Union @ Synchronicity
Shrinebuilder / Storm of Light @ The Echo ($18) – Shrinebulder is Scott Kelly (Neurosis), Dale Crover (Melvins), Al Cisneros (Om) and Scott Weinrich.
Low End Theory Club: Take / Mono Poly / Jonwayne @ Airliner ($10)
Yellow Alex / Bullet & Snowfox / Baron Von Luxxury / The Half Hearted @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)

Thursday March 4, 2010
[Pick of the Night] Phantogram / Love Grenades @ Bordello ($12) – Trip-hop duo from New York.
[Recommended] Living Suns / Harlem / Audacity / Tomorrow’s Tulips @ Detroit Bar ($8) – Good lineup if you find yourself in Costa Mesa.
The Pharmacy / Pteroacdudes @ L’Keg – Pretty good indie band.
Rumspringa / Twin Tigers / The Beaters @ 3 of Clubs (Free)
Mike Doughty / Christina Courtin @ Troubadour ($25) – Ex-Soul Coughing
Leslie and the Lys / Christopher the Conquered / The Monolators @ Echoplex ($13)
Shrinebuilder / Storm of Light @ The Echo ($18) – Shrinebulder is Scott Kelly (Neurosis), Dale Crover (Melvins), Al Cisneros (Om) and Scott Weinrich.
Galactic featuring Cyril Neville @ El Rey ($25) – Jazz-funk from New Orleans
Tommie Sunshine / Louisahhh!! / Steven Bloodbath / Audrey Napoleon / Short Circuit @ Spaceland ($12)
The Appleseed Cast perform Love Level Owl 1 & 2 @ The Glass House ($12)
Jim Bianco / Honeyhoney @ Hotel Café
Rain Phoenix / Luke Rathborne / Anthony Langdon / Angela McClusky / Camila Grey / Norm Block / Kirk Hellie @ Bootleg ($15) – Benefit for Haiti
Hypnogaja / Babel @ Silverlake Lounge ($10)

Friday March 5, 2010
[Pick of the Night] Deer Tick / Everest @ Natural History Museum ($15) – Starts at 5:30 PM; Excited about Everest’s new record – it’s due on April 20th.
[Recommended] The Clientele / The Wooden Birds / Spain @ Spaceland ($14) – The Clientele write some great (sad) pop songs. The Wooden Birds is Andrew Kenny from American Analog Set.
[Recommended] Mike Watt & the Missingmen / Lite / The Mormons @ Bootleg ($12)
Rocky Votolato / Adam H. Stephens @ Troubadour ($15) – Barsuk veteran.
Limbeck / The Absolute @ The Mint ($13) – Limbeck’s actually a pretty good band. They’ve never gotten any traction in the indie community, but check them out.
The Bird and the Bee / Juliette Commagere @ El Rey ($20) – I’ve been getting pretty into Inara George’s dad’s music lately. She’s not so bad herself.
Shadow Shadow Shade @ The Echo ($8) – The band formerly known as the Afternoons.
The Cool Kids @ The Key Club ($18)
Old Californio / Richard March / Evangenitals @ Redwood Bar
Glassell Park 3 / Dalmacio von Diamond & the Enochian Keys / Woman / Fim / The Pocket Rockets @ The Smell ($5)
The Appleseed Cast perform Love Level Owl 1 & 2 / Dreamend @ Echoplex ($15)
Scary Kids Scaring Kids @ The Glass House ($16)
The Thrilling Adventure Hour @ Largo ($25)
Bell X1 / Truth & Salvage Co. @ Hotel Café
Hollabacks / Lisa D’Amato / The Idyllists / Elephant Wave / Cassidy Haley @ Mr. T’s Bowl
Heroes + Heroines / Moses Campbell / Big Whup / So Many Wizards @ Synchronicity
Black Apples / Socorro / S. Pineda / Voice on Tape @ Pehrspace
Dirty Heads @ The Roxy ($10)
The Three Romanticists @ The Wiltern ($30 - $90)

Saturday March 6, 2010
[Pick of the Week] The Clientele / The Wooden Birds / Devon Williams @ Spaceland ($14) - The Clientele write some great (sad) pop songs. The Wooden Birds is Andrew Kenny from American Analog Set.
MP3: I Wonder Who We Are
Blind Boys of Alabama / Allen Toussaint @ Royce Hall ($25 - $66) – I would be curious to see Allen Toussaint.
Jarod Gorbel / Orenda Fink @ Bootleg ($12)
Meho Plaza / SISU / No Paws (No Lions) / Back to the Future the Ride @ The Smell ($5)
826LA Benefit: The Submarines / Summer Darling @ Echoplex ($15) – Runs from Noon until 7:00 PM – Call club for verification – only Summer Darling has the show listed on their web site.
Visa @ Troubadour ($15)
All Star Gospel Review @ Hotel Café
Cowan / Suzi Star @ Synchronicity
Heather Woodbury / Missincinatti / Moses Campbell / Voice on Tape @ Echo Curio
Boyz II Men @ Club Nokia ($20 - $50)
Joe Henry @ Largo ($25)
Woman / Dante vs. Zombies @ L’Keg
Duane Peters w/ Sean & Zander / Last Round Down @ Redwood Bar
Ellis Paul @ McCabe’s ($17.50)
Light Asylum / Tearist / Sister Crayon / The Nocturnes / Black Church @ Pehrspace
Black Dahlia Murder @ the Roxy ($13.50)
Killswitch Engage @ The Wiltern ($30)

Sunday March 7, 2010
[Pick of the Night] Audacity / Fim @ Spaceland ($5) – Fullerton punk kids.
Earthworm Ensemble @ the Echo ($8) – Early show at 2:00 PM
L’Orchidee D’Hawaii / Bella Novela / Manicorn / George Glass @ Echo Curio
Part Time Punks: the Cure nite @ The Echo ($5)
The Morgansterns / Voxhaul Broadcast @ Viper Room ($12)