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)
