This week is not as overwhelmingly crowded as last week, but still some fantastic shows....
Monday 8/31/09
[Pick of the Night] Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears / Extra Golden @ Troubadour ($15) – If you’re a big fan of Stax soul, check out Black Joe Lewis. His last show at the Troubadour was one of the my favorite live sets of the year.
[Recommended] Local Natives / The Henry Clay People / Aushua / Fun @ Spaceland (Free) – The lines to get in for the Local Natives residency have been intense. Throwing the Henry Clay People on top of it will make it even worse. I’d get there before 9:30 if you want to ensure entry.
[Recommended] The Growlers / My Pet Saddle / Grand Elegance / The Moon Upstairs @ The Echo (Free) – I like the Moon Upstairs, but not too familiar with the other bands.
Bat for Lashes / Other Lives @ The Fonda (Sold Out) – I wasn’t too into the first Bat for Lashes, but the stuff I’ve heard from the new one is a lot better.
Billy Corgan and Spirits in the Sky @ Hotel Café (Sold Out) – Corgan with Dave Navarro on guitar, the Strawberry Alarm Clock’s keyboardist and a 19 year old drummer. Read a review of the Santa Barbara show HERE.
Lower Heaven / The Meek / Ojos Rojos / Jason Simon @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)
RX Bandits / Dredg / As Tall As Lions @ El Rey ($20)
Donovan Leitch @ Largo ($20)
Dawes / The Yelling @ Detroit Bar (Free)
Tuesday 9/1/09
[Pick of the Night] Ween @ Fox Theater Pomona ($30) – Great showmen.
[Recommended] Peanut Butter Wolf / Prince Paul / DJ Muggs / Dam-Funk / Mayer Hawthorne / Pase Rock @ The Glass House ($15)
Mew / Luke Top @ Troubadour (Sold Out)
The Duke Spirit / Band of Skulls @ El Rey ($17)
The 88 / Daniel Brummel / The French Semester / Eugene and the 1914 @ Spaceland ($10) – The 88 is doing a Tuesday night residency this month at Spaceland. It’s been so long since they’ve played the neighborhood, I don’t know what to expect.
Gary Jules / The Northstar Session @ Hotel Café
Herb Albert and Lani Hall @ Grammy Museum ($20)
John Legend / India.Arie / Vaughn Anthony @ Greek Theatre ($41 - $86)
The Capshuns / Pulse Out / Bixby Knolls / Karabal Nightlife @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Davila 666 / Mannequin Men / Mika Miko / Le Face @ the Echo ($10)
Luluc / Miranda Lee Richads / Lantvrn @ Bordello ($8)
Wednesday 9/2/09
[Pick of the Night] Club NME: Division Day / Bad Veins / Lovelikefire @ Spaceland ($10) – The new Division Day record is a super ambitious, well produced record that reveals new nuances and layers every time you listen to it. I’m excited to see how the songs translate live. It’s been too long since I’ve seen these guys.
[Recommended] Low End Theory: Peanut Butter Wolf@ Airliner ($10) – Video DJ set paying homage to 90s music.
[Recommended] Ween @ Grove of Anaheim
Nine Inch Nails / Mew / Queen Kwong @ Hollywood Palladium (Sold Out) – The first (and biggest) of four local shows. They’ve been pulling out the classics.
Heartless Bastards / Local Natives @ Troubadour ($15) – They put on a good live show.
New Radiant Storm King / Funeral Party @ The Echo
Tommy Santee Klaws / Manhattan Murder Mystery / Drew Grows @ Silver Factory Studios
Hall & Oates @ Nokia Theatre at LA Live ($30 - $70) – I saw them a couple of years ago at the Hollywood Bowl. Honestly it was a little disappointing, but I do love their greatest hits.
RoMak and the Space Pirates / Strip Mall Seizures / didimau / Guns N Broses @ The Smell ($5)
Corea, Clarke & White @ Hollywood Bowl ($1 - $96)
Mike Hererra’s Tumbledown / John Nolan @ Knitting Factory ($10)
Harper Simon @ Largo ($10)
Dub Club: Richie Spice / Spanner Banner @ The Echoplex ($10 b4 10 PM)
Cue the Moon / The Fall Trees @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
John Legend / India.Arie / Vaughn Anthony @ Greek Theatre ($41 - $86)
Thursday 9/3/09
[Pick of the Night] The Pretenders / Cat Power / Juliette Lewis @ Greek Theatre ($35 - $55) – Those first two Pretenders albums are essential records.
[CANCELED] Nine Inch Nails / Mew @ The Fonda (Sold Out) – THIS SHOW IS CANCELED.
[Recommended] Division Day / Bad Veins / Lovelikefire @ Detroit Bar ($10) – If you can’t make the Spaceland show…
[Recommended] Xu Xu Fang / The Meeting Places / The Boxing Lesson @ The Prospector in Long Beach – For the folks down in Long Beach
Lily & the Ladies @ The Echo (Free) – There’s a special surprise guest at 8:00 PM.
He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister / Spirit Vine / Crooked Cowboy & the Freshwater Indians / Fort Wife @ Spaceland ($8)
Patti Smith @ Santa Monica Pier (Free)
Ian Ball / Buddy / Frank Orrall @ Hotel Café – I recommend seeing Buddy.
Cinder Cone / The Terrapin / Form and File / Kissing Cousins @ Silver Factory Studios
Colin Hay @ Largo ($25)
Old Believers / Red River / Pearl Starbird / Doug Wamble @ Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Mississippi Man / Last American Buffalo / The Outline / Get Back Loretta @ Bootleg Theater ($8)
Tim Easton / Faraway Places / Wake Up Lucid @ Redwood Bar ($10)
Gun Outfit / Milk Music / Mr. Highway / Francis Harold and the Holograms @ The Smell ($5)
See Spot / The Ifficials @ Troubadour ($10)
Friday 9/4/09
[Pick of the Night] The Happy Hollows / The Pity Party / The Boxing Lesson / The Health Club @ Spaceland ($8) – The Happy Hollows have lined up the Spaceland Monday night residency for November.
Jon Brion @ Largo ($25)
Whispertown 2000 / The Belle Brigade @ The Echo ($10)
John Williams @ Hollywood Bowl ($10 - $116)
Take Us There / Mapping Memories @ Echo Curio
Idyllists / Cosio / Judson McKinney @ Bootleg Theater ($8)
Blueskyreality / The Harm / Amy Kuney @ Troubadour ($12)
B Real / Bizzy Bones @ Key Club ($25)
Saturday 9/5/09
[Pick of the Week] FYF Fest: Black Lips / Tim & Eric / Lighting Bolt / No Age / Converge / Lucero / F* Up / Dan Deacon / Glass Candy / Dillinger Escape Plan / Torche / The Thermals / Times New Viking / Wavves / Mika Miko / Darker My Love / Crystal Antlers / Woods / Telepathe / Peanut Butter Wolf / Japanther / The Strange Boys / Cold Cave / Kurt Vile / Avi Buffalo / Dios / Eat Skull / Ninjasonik / Nobunny / Carbonas / Har Mar Superstar @ 1245 N. Spring St. ($20 adv / $25 at door / $65 VIP) – Another impressive lineup.
Nine Inch Nails / HEALTH / Io Echo @ The Wiltern (Sold Out)
Mos Def / Erykah Badu / Jay Electronica @ The Palladium ($55)
The Avett Brothers / Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside @ the Orpheum ($30)
Tandemoro / The Voyeurs / The Breakups @ Spaceland ($5)
The Weight / Hang Jones / Restavrant / 50 Cent Haircut @ Redwood
Bob Weir & Ratdog / Jackie Greene @ Greek Theatre ($40 - $50)
The Rhone Occupation / One Trick Pony / The Surrenders Music @ Echo Curio
John Williams @ Hollywood Bowl ($10 - $116)
This is the State / Lisa Donnelly @ Bootleg ($8)
Anavan / Dazzler @ Silver Factory Studios
Sunday 9/6/09
[Pick of the Night] Nine Inch Nails / HEALTH @ Echoplex (Sold Out) – Good chance to see one of the last Nine Inch Nails shows ever right in your own neighborhood.
[Recommended] Little Radio Summer Camp: The Henry Clay People / Soko / The Monolators @ Tony’s Bar [2017 East 7th St] ($10)
Nebula @ Spaceland ($12)
Vans Warped Tour: Bad Religion / Rise Against / NOFX / Pennywise / All American Rejects / The Aggrolites / Ozomatli / UnderOath @ Club Nokia ($40 - $150)
Refrigerator / Wckr Spgt / Adam Lipman / Neal Morgan @ Echo Curio
Rodgers and Hammerstein at the Movies @ Hollywood Bowl ($10 - $116)
Hill Country Revue @ McCabe’s ($16)
Part Time Punks: Smiths/Morrissey Night @ the Echo ($5)
Orca Team @ The Smell ($5)
Ballerina Black / Queen Kwong @ Silver Factory Studios
