Recent Live Music Show Announcements

Wild Beasts Play at El Rey This Summer

The Wiltern
10/19/10: Broken Social Scene (Friday at 10 AM)

Gibson
7/28/10: Squeeze / English Beat (Friday at 1 PM)
7/30/10: Toby Keith / Trace Adkins (Saturday at 10 AM)
8/27/10 – 8/28/10: Joan Sebastian (Saturday at 10 AM)

Verizon Wireless
6/5/10: KROQ Weenie Roast: Sublime with Rose / Stone Temple Pilots / Deftones / Hole / Devo / Paramore / Silversun Pickups / Spoon / Cage the Elephant / The Temper Trap / The Dirty Heads / Passion Pit / Against Me! (presale now, password = KROQWEENIE; Saturday at 10 AM)

Greek Theatre
6/21/10: Keane / Ingrid Michaelson / Fran Healy (presale now, password = TRAIN; Saturday at 10 AM)
7/22/10: Barenaked Ladies / Kris Allen / Angel Taylor (presale now, password = GOODTIME; Saturday at 10 AM)
7/31/10: Pat Benatar / REO Speedwagon / Edwin McCain (presale now, password = BATTLEFIELD; Saturday at 10 AM)
8/21/10: Al Green / Stephanie Mills (presale now, password = REVEREND; Saturday at 10 AM)
8/27/10: Cyndi Lauper (presale now, password = MEMPHIS; Saturday at 10 AM)

Los Angeles State Historic Park
7/17/10: M.I.A. / N*E*R*D / Die Antwoord / Flying Lotus / Rye Rye / Switch / Joker / Sleigh Bells / Theophilus London / 12th Planet / Borgore / Jason Bentley / Destructo / Nguzunguzu / The Gaslamp Killer / Ninjasonik (now at Hardfest.com)
8/7/10: Hard Summer: Soulwax / Crystal Castles / Major Lazer / Erol Alkan / Diplo / Tiga / Digitalism (now at Hardfest.com)

Club Nokia
6/26/10: Danzig (presale now, password = MOTHER; Friday at 10 AM)

El Rey
5/30/10: Miike Snow (now)
6/15/10: Melody Gardot (Saturday at 10 AM)
7/6/10: Steel Train (Saturday at 10 AM)
8/13/10: Wild Beasts (now)

The Music Box
7/3/10: The Cat Empire (Saturday at 10 AM)

Honda Center
10/25/10: Shakira (Friday at 5 PM)
12/14/10: Roger Waters’ The Wall (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = THEWALL2010; Monday at 10 AM)

Staples Center
8/13/10: American Idol Live! (Saturday at 10 AM)

Fox Theater Pomona
7/17/10: Thrice (Monday at 10 AM)

Echo
5/25/10: The Airborne Toxic Event (now at Tickeweb)
7/9/10: Harlem (Friday at 10 AM)
7/20/10: Grand Archives (now)

Spaceland
Mondays in June: We Barbarians

Troubadour
6/24/10: Every Avenue (Friday at 1 PM)
6/29/10: The Gracious Few (Friday at 1 PM)
8/13/10: Aterciopelados (Friday at 1 PM)
9/24/10 – 9/26/10: RX Bandits (now)

Live Music Options: 5/10/10 - 5/16/10

Besnard Lakes Visit the Troubadour on Thursday

I only made it out once last week for the Passion of the Weiss show at Spaceland on Saturday night. I caught DaVinci, Pollyn and Freddie Gibbs. Gibbs is the real deal. If you're a fan of seeing rappers at all, give him a look. The beginning of this week is a little slow, but it picks up starting Thursday....

Monday 5/10/10
[Pick of the Night] The Like / The New Fidelity / Bloodbath @ The Echo (Free) – I haven’t heard the new incarnation of the Like, but they’re very photogenic.
Sweethead / Ashes Divide / Normandie / Dead White Underbelly @ Spaceland (Free) – Last week’s show had a few big time celebs in attendance; so if you’re a paparazzi from TMZ or if you’re Midwestern cousin is in town, there’s even more reason to go. Sweethead features Van Leeuwen (guitar in Queens of the Stone Age), Serrina Sims, Norm Block (drums in Mark Lanegan Band, Plexi) and Eddie Nappi (bass in Mark Lanegan Band, Handsome).
War Tapes / The New Room / 1, 2, 3 / Tracy Dean and Jesus @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – War Tapes is doing the May residency at the SLounge.
Kazai Rex / Latin Meds @ Old Town Pub in Pasadena (Free)
Los Campesinos! / Signals @ The Glass House ($15)
Fang Island @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM
The Benson Interruption @ Largo
So & So @ Hotel Café
Court Yard Hounds @ Grammy Museum (Sold Out) – Two of the Dixie Chicks.
Let Go of the Rail / State Rec / Guf Trup / California Priest @ Pehrspace

Tuesday 5/11/10
[Pick of the Night] Del the Funky Homosapien @ The Roxy (Free)
[Recommended] Charlie Wadhams Trio @ Hyperion Tavern (Free)
[Recommended] Cue the Moon / Wet & Reckless / Detangler / Very @ Spaceland (Free) - Last minute addition. Wet & Reckless is Jess from the Movies and Very is Brian Cleary from the Movies.
Fuck Buttons / Sun Araw / Infinite Body @ Troubadour ($15) – Noisey electronic music. Fuck Buttons are Pitchfork darlings – both albums have gotten the best new music designation.
Kate Nash / SuperCute! @ El Rey (Sold Out)
Smog Sessions @ The Echo (Free w/ RSVP)
The Nerdist @ Largo ($25)
Roger Steffens’ “Life of Bob Marley” @ Grammy Museum ($10)
Knee High / The Killbirds / The Cooling Time @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Nina Storey / Darrelle London @ Hotel Café
CCR Headcleaner / Back to the Future Ride / Heatrock @ Echo Curio
Roger Clyne @ The Mint ($15)

Wednesday 5/12/10
[Pick of the Night] Low End Theory: Baths / Mary Anne Hobbs @ Airliner ($10)
Johnny Osbourne / The Melodians @ Echoplex ($15)
Evan Voytas / Bell Gardens / Superhumanoids @ The Echo ($7)
Barrio Tiger / Stab City / Stepfather @ Spaceland (Free)
V.V. Brown / Darrelle London @ Troubadour ($15)
The Damn Sons / Rocket @ 3 of Clubs (Free)
Ben Folds and a Piano / Kate Miller-Heidke @ The Music Box ($38)
Diane Birch / AM @ El Rey ($22)
Grant Lee Phillips and Friends @ Largo ($25)
Ojos Rojos / Lantvrn / ExDetectives / Rocking Horse People @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
The Daylights @ Hotel Café
Sierra Leone’s Refugee Allstar @ The Roxy ($19)
White Shit / Shearing Pinx / Nu Sensae / Bipolar Bear @ the Smell ($5)
Woolen / The Nocturnes / Pope Anything @ Echo Curio
Radney Foster @ The Mint ($15)

Thursday 5/13/10
[Pick of the Week] The Besnard Lakes / The Happy Hollows / Infantree @ Troubadour ($12) – Great albums and explosive live show.
[Recommended] Bob Log III / Frank Fairfield @ Echo Curio ($8)
Ninjasonik / Weave! @ Spaceland ($10) – Good chance to see these Brooklyn hipsters before they come back for the M.I.A., N*E*R*D, Flying Lotus, Sleigh Bells show in July.
Mississippi Man / Pepper Rabbit / White Arrows / The Fling @ The Echo ($7)
James Taylor & Carole King @ Hollywood Bowl ($18 - $175) – I don’t sit around and listen to James Taylor much, but Carole King is one of the most important songwriters of all time.
Drake / Mike Posner @ Club Nokia (Sold Out)
Ben Folds and a Piano / Kate Miller-Heidke @ The Music Box ($38)
Jakob Dylan and Three Legs featuring Neko Case and Kelly Hogan / The Felice Brothers / honeyhoney @ The Wiltern ($25 - $45)
James Mulvey / John Carpenter @ Space 1520 (Free)
David Mamet presents “Theatre” @ Largo (call club)
Jamie Drake / Brother Sal @ Hotel Café
Sun Araw / CCR Headcleaner / NASA Space Universe / Moment Trigger @ The Smell ($5)
Crash Kings @ The Roxy ($10)

Friday 5/14/10
[Pick of the Night] Andrew Bird / Simone White @ Largo (Sold Out) – Andrew Bird puts on an extremely compelling live show. It would be interesting to see him at Jon Brion’s home away from hotel.
[Recommended] Flying Lotus (A/V set) / Ras G / Dr. Strangeloop / Kutmah / Jerimiah Jae @ Echoplex ($20) – Flying Lotus is blowing up right now. Pretty much the most critically acclaimed cat going.
Useless Keys / The Delta Mirror / Full Frontal / Sleepy Eyes of Death @ Spaceland ($7)
Turin Brakes / Hard Drugs / Lucy Schwartz @ The Echo ($10)
James Taylor & Carole King @ Hollywood Bowl ($18 - $175) – I don’t sit around and listen to James Taylor much, but Carole King is one of the most important songwriters of all time.
Bajofondo and the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas @ Walt Disney Concert Hall ($53 - $80)
Wreck of the Zephyr / Random Patterns / Boomsnake / Lovely Bad Things @ Echo Curio
Ben Folds and a Piano / Kate Miller-Heidke @ House of Blues Anaheim
Klymaxx / Lisa Lisa / JJ Fad @ House of Blues Sunset
Summer Darling / Worker Bee / Golden Years / Wires in the Walls / George Glass @ Pehrspace
Wavefest 2010: Michael McDonald / Chaka Khan / Poncho Sanchez / Mindi Abair @ Greek Theater ($24 - $155)
Dredg / Facing New York / Send the Sages @ Troubadour ($20)
O.A.R. / ALO @ The Wiltern ($15)
Oliver Future / London to Tokyo @ Bootleg ($8)
Justin Young / Chris Pierce / Jeremy Messersmith / Brother Sal @ Hotel Café
Anna Oxygen / The Finches / Key Losers / Ponce De Leon @ The Smell ($5)
LA Font / Unfunky Folks @ Synchronicity

Saturday 5/15/10
[Pick of the Night] Flying Lotus (live band) / Ravi Coltrane / The Gaslamp Killer / Gonjasufi / Matthew David @ Echoplex ($20) – This is the live band version of the Flying Lotus show. Expect a lot of improv and new interpretations of the songs.
[Recommended] Andrew Bird @ Largo (Sold Out)
[Recommended] Le Switch / Les Blanks @ Origami Vinyl (Free) – 7:00 PM show; The bands recently released a split 7” so cruise on down, see some live songs and drink some free beer.
[Recommended] Ricky Gervais @ Nokia Theatre ($40 - $75) – Funny guy.
Jeremy Messersmith / Jeremiah Streeter @ Bootleg ($10) – My friends in Minneapolis tell me he’s a talented singer-songwriter with a strong pop sensibility.
Annuals / The Most Serene Republic / What Laura Says @ Spaceland ($12)
Johann Johannsson @ Silent Movie Theatre ($15) – Icelandic composer.
Usher / Ludacris / Akon / Justin Beiber / Ke$ha / Adam Lambert / Iyaz / B.o.B. @ Staples Center ($40 - $225)
James Taylor & Carole King @ Hollywood Bowl ($18 - $175) – I don’t sit around and listen to James Taylor much, but Carole King is one of the most important songwriters of all time.
Leila Adu / Howardamb / Voice on Tape @ Echo Curio
Patti LuPone @ Walt Disney Concert Hall ($46 - $84)
Torches in Trees / Phoenix and the Turtle / Walk @ Pehrspace
Dredg / Facing New York / Butterscotch@ Troubadour ($20)
a-ha @ Club Nokia (Sold Out)
Nicole Kidman / Essay / Knight Rider @ The Smell ($5)
Stab City @ Redwood Bar
Carney / Red Arrow Messenger @ El Rey ($18)
California Metalfest IV: Fear Factory / Job For a Cowboy / Whitechapel / Dying Fetus @ Fox Theater & Glass House ($40)
Thirty Seconds to Mars / Shiny Toy Guns / Neon Trees / Street Drum Corps @ Greek Theater ($35)
Freedy Johnston / The Sin City Allstars @ The Mint ($15)
Snow & Voices @ Hotel Café

Sunday 5/16/10
[Pick of the Night] The Parson Red Heads / Freddy & Francine / Will Courtney @ McCabe’s ($15) – The Parson Red Heads have been recording, can’t wait to hear the new songs.
[Recommended] Sonny Rollins @ Walt Disney Concert Hall ($46 - $116) – Saxophone legend is an understatement.
[Recommended] Ricky Gervais @ Nokia Theatre ($40 - $75)
Sea Wolf / Patrick Park @ The Autry Museum ($15) – Singer-songwritery BFFs
Gil Mantera’s Party Dream / All Wrong and the Plans Change / Ultraviolet Lights @ Spaceland ($10)
Blue Jungle @ Redwood Bar
Bonfire Madigan / Rachael Cantu / Josh Norton @ Bootleg ($10)
Grand Ole Echo: Dan Janisch / 50 Cent Haircut / William Lee & the Modern Primitives @ The Echo (Free)
Xeno & Oaklander / Epee Du Bois / Frank Alpine @ The Echo ($8)
California Metalfest IV: Bleeding Through / The Faceless / Born of Osiris / Sleeping Giant / Earth Crisis @ Fox Theater and Glass House ($40)
a-ha @ Club Nokia ($20 - $50)
Toots & the Maytals @ Key Club ($28)
Psychic Handbook / E&E / Secret Circuit and Suzanne Kraft @ Synchronicity

Recently Announced Live Shows

El Guincho Is Coming To Spaceland 7/10/10

Orpheum
8/13/10: Natalie Merchant (on sale Saturday at 10 AM)

Greek Theatre
7/8/10: Sugarland / Michelle Branch / Will Hoge (presale now, password = MACHINE; Saturday at 10 AM)
7/23/10: Jackson Browne / David Lindley (presale now, password = STRANGE; Saturday at 10 AM)
8/14/10: Los Lonely Boys / Tierra / El Chicano (presale now, password = BROTHERS; Saturday at 10 AM)
8/18/10: Rodrigo y Gabriela / Xavier Rudd (presale now, password = RODGAB; Saturday at 10 AM)
8/25/10: Norah Jones / Corinne Bailey Rae (presale now, password = FALL; Saturday at 10 AM)

Spaceland
5/29/10: 400 Blows (now at Ticketweb)
6/3/10: Fitz and the Tantrums (now)
6/9/10: Karen Elson (now)
6/10/10: Fitz and the Tantrums (now)
6/12/10: Rose’s Pawn Shop (now)
6/17/10: Fitz and the Tantrums (now)
6/18/10: Citay (now)
6/22/10: Peggy Sue (now)
6/24/10: Fitz and the Tantrums (now)
6/25/10: Ty Segall / Sonny & the Sunsets (now)
6/30/10: Damien Jurado (now)
7/9/10: The Donkeys (now)
7/10/10: El Guincho (now)
7/23/10: Sleepy Sun (now)
8/28/10: Oneida / Jonas Reinhardt (now)

Troubadour
7/2/10: Dam-Funk / Master Blazter (now)
7/8/10: Gurrumul (now)
7/9/10: Bobby Long (now)
7/22/10: Off With Their Heads (now)

El Rey
6/6/10: Necro (now)
6/19/10: Jamie Lidell / Alex B (now)

The Music Box
6/19/10: Rooney / Young Veins (Friday at 10 AM)
8/13/10: Empire of the Sun (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = DREAM; Saturday at 10 AM)

Club Nokia
5/19/10: Julieta Venegas (now)
6/29/10: Jesse Cook (presale now, password = RUMBA; Friday at 10 AM)
7/15/10: La Roux (presale now, password = BULLETPROOF; Friday at 10 AM)
7/23/10: Queensryche Cabaret (presale now, password = NAUGHTY; Friday at 10 AM)
8/1/10: Ruben Studdard & Clay Aiken (presale now, password = TIMELESS; Friday at 10 AM)
8/27/10: Asia (presale now, password = HEAT; Friday at 10 AM)

Disney Concert Hall
7/23/10: Lyle Lovett and His Large Band (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = LARGE; Saturday at 10 AM)

Echo
7/1/10: Dum Dum Girls / Crocodiles (now at Ticketweb)
7/6/10: Fol Chen (now)
7/27/10: Bear in Heaven / Twin Sister (Sunday at 10 AM)
9/8/10: The Gories (Sunday at 10 AM)

Echoplex
7/9/10: Ariel Pink (now)
7/31/10: Dave Alvin / T Model Ford (now)

Largo
7/31/10: Patton Oswalt (call club)

McCabe’s
7/9/10: Peter Case (now)

Staples Center
10/23/10: Shakira (Friday at 10 AM)
11/29/10: Roger Watters’ The Wall – Live (Monday at 10 AM)

Honda Center
12/13/10: Roger Watters’ The Wall – Live (Monday at 10 AM)

Hollywood Palladium
7/21/10: The Dead Weather (Friday at 10 AM)
9/27/10: The Black Keys (Friday at Noon)

The Wiltern
5/14/10: O.A.R. / ALO (now)
6/29/10: Taking Back Sunday (Saturday at 10 AM)

Gibson Amphitheatre
9/18/10: Heart (Friday at 10 AM)
11/12/10 – 11/14/10: Vicente Fernandez (now)

Ticket Giveaway: Freddie Gibbs at Spaceland

I've got some tickets to give away for this Saturday's show at Spaceland. The headliner is Freddie Gibbs who was featured in an LA Weekly cover story last December. He was also called "SXSW's rap breakout" by Entertainment Weekly. Joining Gibbs on the bill are: Pollyn, Davinci and Hanni El Khatib.

To win these tickets, email me [dukeufo at gmail] with the name of your favorite tequila (in honor of Cinco de Mayo). Please put "Freddie Gibbs" in the subject line. The contest closes Friday at Noon.

Live Music Options: 5/3/10 to 5/9/10

Les Savy Fav Play the Getty on Saturday and the Echoplex on Sunday

Broken Social Scene, Will Oldham, The Hold Steady, Les Savy Fav...pretty good week for local music fans.

Monday 5/3/10
[Pick of the Night] Broken Social Scene / Julie Doiron @ The Music Box (Sold Out) – The new BSS record hasn’t blown me away, but it’s got some jams (and got Best New Music on Pitchfork today). I saw them back in the day at the Silverlake Lounge.
Lupe Fiasco / B.o.B. @ House of Blues Sunset ($43)
Phil Alvin / Frank Fairfield @ Redwood Bar – I still haven’t seen Frank Fairfield live, but want to.
The Hold Steady @ Grammy Museum ($15) – Early show at 7:30 PM; If I was a bigger fan, I’d jump at the opportunity to see this intimate showcase.
Square on Square / Cue the Moon @ The Echo (Free) – Ex-Marjorie Fair. The Like residency will start next week.
Sweethead / The Damn Sons / Slang Chickens / Hocus Pocus @ Spaceland (Free) – Sweethead features Van Leeuwen (guitar in Queens of the Stone Age), Serrina Sims, Norm Block (drums in Mark Lanegan Band, Plexi) and Eddie Nappi (bass in Mark Lanegan Band, Handsome). Hocus Pocus is Dios.
Two Door Cinema Club @ Bardot
Felt Drawings / Ezra Buchla / Halloween Swim Team / White Leopards @ Synchronicity
War Tapes / Jack Ladder / Dimmer / Future Ghost @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)
The Droogs / Jeff “Skunk” Baxter / Valora @ Troubadour ($25 - $50)
The Kin @ Hotel Café
Chris Cornell @ The Roxy (Sold Out)

Tuesday 5/4/10
[Recommended] Broken Social Scene@ Amoeba (Free) – 6:00 PM show; If you got shut out of the Music Box show.
Greg Laswell / Brian Wright @ Troubadour (Sold Out)
Oh Darling / Actress / Until June / Dirt Bird @ Spaceland ($5) – Dirt Bird is Claire and Athena from Shadow Shadow Shade.
Stephen Brower the Silent Majority (Ween Tribute Show) @ Bootleg ($8)
Aziz Ansari @ Largo Little Room (Sold Out)
Coheed and Cambria / Circa Survive / Torche @ Fox Theater Pomona (Sold Out0
Joe Sib’s California Calling @ Largo ($20)
Alex Kemp / Henry Wolfe / El May / Butterfly Child @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Kelly Dalton @ Hotel Café
Daniel Francis Doyle / I.E. / Rare Grooves / The Real Noriegas @ The Smell ($5)
Links / Useless Keys / The Moog @ Viper Room ($15)

Wednesday 5/5/10 (Cinco de Mayo)
[Pick of the Night] Eluvium / Bell Gardens / Benoit Pioulard / Whale Fall @ Bootleg ($10) – Eluvium gets compared to Eno and Fennesz.

[Recommended] Dosh / White Hinterland / The Baths @ The Echo ($10) – Anticon {Sorry I had this on Tuesday on accident}.
[Recommended] David Sedaris @ Royce Hall (Sold Out) – Funny guy.
[Recommended] Janeane Garofalo @ Largo ($20) – Funny gal.
The Hold Steady / The Donkeys / A Decent Animal @ El Rey (Sold Out) – After seeing them, I understand their appeal, but I’m still not a dedicated fan.
Low End Theory: Mochipet / Vladimir Computin / Slayers Club @ Airliner ($10)
Two Door Cinema Club / Funeral Party @ Troubadour (Sold Out) – New Irish band with some pretty good buzz surrounding them.
Pacha Massive / Wait.Think.Fast / Clorofila @ Spaceland ($10) - The most Cinco de Mayo oriented lineup.
Chlorofila @ Amoeba (Free) – 5:00 PM show
Jane's Addiction @ Bardot (Free) - Doors open at 10:00 PM
Widows Gone Wild / I Am Astronaut @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
The Daylights / Jake Newton @ Hotel Café
Fantastica Bastidas / Juan the Mannequin / TRON / Hello My Name Is Red @ The Smell ($5)
Quetzal Guerrero & the Warriors @ Redwood Bar
Nero / Dusk @ The Roxy (Free w/ RSVP to Scion)
Wiz Khalifa / Fashwan / Logic @ Glass House ($15)

Thursday 5/6/10
[Pick of the Night] Flying Lotus @ Amoeba (Free) – 7:00 PM Show
Carlos Varela @ Echoplex ($25 - $35) – The Cuban Bob Dylan?
Spirit Vine / Hocus Pocus / Pet Saddle / Roughed Up Folk @ Spaceland ($5)
Spindrift / Nurses / Magic Mirror @ The Echo ($8)
Cannibal Corpse / Skeletonwitch @ House of Blues Sunset ($21.50)
Green River Ordinance / Matt Hires / Angel Taylor @ Troubadour ($12)
Mississippi Man / The Ferocious Few / Dirt Dress @ 3 of Clubs
Wiz Khalifa / Fashwan / Jasmine Solano @ El Rey (Sold Out)
The Atlantic Line / The Hectors / The Lyon Crowns @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Nicole Simone / Stone Darling @ Bootleg ($8)
Ingrid Michaelson @ Hotel Café (Sold Out)
AJ McLean @ The Roxy ($20)
The Head Cat @ Key Club ($18)
White Buffalo @ Detroit Bar ($12)

Friday 5/7/10
[Pick of the Week] Mastodon / Between the Buried and Me / Baroness / Valient Thorr @ Fox Theater Pomona ($29 - $35) – I’m not the world’s biggest fan of heavy music, but Mastodon and Baroness are two bands that have caught my ear in the past few years. I saw Mastodon at the Troubadour a few years ago and it was really good.
[Recommended] Drivey-By Truckers / The Henry Clay People @ Avalon ($23.50) - Both good live bands, rememeber there's a 10:30 curfew for bands.
[Recommended] Old Californio / I See Hawks in LA @ Redwood Bar – Good country sounds.
[Recommended] Bring the Rock Benefit: Ben Stiller / Josh Homme @ Largo ($35)
[Recommended] The Tallest Man on Earth / Gamble House @ Natural History Museum ($15)
MONO / Twilight Sad @ El Rey ($20) – Japanese post rock.
Peter Gabriel @ Hollywood Bowl ($35 - $200) – With orchestra, no drums or guitars.
Hurricane Bells @ The Echo ($12)
Downtown Union / Seasons / George Glass / Radars to the Sky @ Pehrspace
Voices Voices / Acockalips / Protect Me @ The Smell ($5)
Sissy Spacek / Laco$te / Form A Log / Lazy Magnet / Pedestrian Deposit / Robedoor @ Synchronicity
The Bobs @ McCabe’s ($24.50)
Analog Rebellion / Mansions @ Bootleg ($10)
The Janks / Veil Era / Fim / Woolen @ Spaceland ($8)
Joey Ryan & Kenneth Pattengale @ Hotel Café
Pato Banton @ The Roxy ($22)
Philm / Earthless / Railroad to Alaska @ Detroit Bar (Free)

Saturday 5/8/10
[Pick of the Night] Bonnie “Prince” Billy & The Cairo Gang @ McCabe’s (Sold Out) – Not the greatest performer, but he writes some great songs.
[Recommended] Fucked Up / The Strange Boys / Growlers / Abe Vigoda / Graf Orlock / The Like / Dangers / Audacity / Woah Hunx @ The Glass House ($8) – Fan appreciation show in the spirit of the original F Yeah Festival. Fucked Up has a reputation for putting on an intense live show.
[Recommended] Freddie Gibbs / Pollyn / Davinci / Hanni El Khatib @ Spaceland ($10) – Passion of the Weiss presents another hip hop night at Spaceland.
[Recommended] Les Savy Fav @ the Getty - Early show at 6:00 PM
[Recommended] Warpaint / Priestbird @ Bootleg ($10)
Ane Brune / Olof Arnalds @ Largo ($25)
Los Campesinos! / Signals @ El Rey ($22)
Blue Jungle @ Redwood Bar
Red Sparowes / Fang Island / Jesus Makes the Shotgun Sound @ The Echoplex ($15)
Dante vs. Zombies / Western Hymn / Horse Thieves / Hepa-Titus @ The Smell ($5)
Gwendolyn and the Good Time Gang @ the Echoplex ($10) – Early show at 11 AM.
Akwid / Clorofila @ The Echo (Free w/ RSVP) – Early show at 6:00 PM
Angel City Outcasts / The Royal Highness / Dirty Filthy Mugs @ Troubadour (Free)
Creepshow: Hoobastank / Elliott Yamin / Esthero @ Hotel Café
60 Watt Kid / The Fritz / Centipede East / French Ship @ Echo Curio
Warner Drive @ the Roxy ($10)
Lightning Swords of Death / Huntress / Moab @ 3 of Clubs (Free)

Sunday 5/9/10 (Mother’s Day)
[Pick of the Night] Les Savy Fav / We Barbarians / LA Ghost @ Echoplex ($18) – Les Savy Fav puts on a great live show.
[Recommended] Bonnie “Prince” Billy & The Cairo Gang @ McCabe’s (Sold Out)
[Recommended] Dave Gleason and the Golden Cadillacs / Mojo Monkeys / The Coals @ The Echo (Free) – Early show at 5:00 PM; Gleason’s a talented guy.
Reckless Kelly / Olin & the Moon / Miss Willie Brown @ the Roxy ($15)
Collisions / Verbs / Kid Infinity @ Echo Curio
Bonfire Madigan @ Bootleg ($10)
Alexisonfire / Trash Talk / La Dispute / Therefore I Am @ Troubadour ($15)
Patti LaBelle @ Gibson Amphitheatre