SILVERSUN PICKUPS SHOW @ ECHOPLEX THURSDAY

Stop the presses folks - Silversun Pickups is playing a special benefit show at Echoplex on Thursday April 30th.  Tickets went on sale fifteen minutes ago.  They are $25.

I cannot go because of my movie premier, but if you are not going to see LAST CUP you might consider going to this benefit show.  The Eulogies will be supporting.  Only buy tickets if you plan on going.  I would not recommend trying to buy tickets and and sell them because you can only pick them up at the door, and ticket purchases are limited to 2 a customer.  

  

LA CONCERT BLAST - April 27th - May 3rd

Monday April 27

David Hodges @ Molly Malones

Dusty Rhodes and The River Band, Divisadero @ The Silverlake Lounge

Heartthrob @ HOB - Sunset

Funkmosphere @ Carbon (Free)

Steel Panther @ Key Club

Valhalla @ The Cat Club

Dave Barnes, Andrew Ripp @ The Hotel Cafe

Kid Koala @ Bordello

JT Ross @ Prince O Wales

LADYTRON, THE FAINT, THE CROCODILES @ Henry Fonda

Fool's Gold, John Webster Johns @ Echo

The Henry Clay People, Young Love, Flying Tourbillon Orchestra, Swim Party @ Spaceland (FREE)

I See Hawks in LA @ Echo Curio

Voodoo Organist @ Pehrspace


Tuesday April 28

Poncho Sanchez, Lonnie Jodan @ The Mint

The Pinker Tones @ The Knitting Factory

Dave Barnes, Andrew Ripp @ The Hotel Cafe

Paper Sun @ Room 5

Bob Log III, Willem Maker, Stephen Brower & The Silent Majority @ Spaceland

Cubsensis (Grateful Dead Tribute Band) @ Marlin Bar & Grill

Soulico @ Bar Lubitsch

Aziz Ansari & Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Theater

Ballyhoo!, Alpha Blondy, Rising Son @ Key Club

Vagabond Opera @ The Edison

Railroad Earth, Cornmeal @ Roxy

Young Love @ Whisky A Go Go

Castledoor, The Parson Redheads, Princeton @ Echo

Tinted Windows (featuring members of Cheap Trick, Hanson, Fountains of Wayne and Smashing Pumpkins), The Broken West @ Troubadour

Danielle Gaha, Kevin Sandbloom, Sean Haefeli @ Dakota Live Music Lounge

Parasitic Fantasy Band, Lucky Dragons @ Echo Curio

Pompoir, Stamina Mantis @ The Smell



Wednesday April 29

Bill O'Connell @ Jazz Bakery

So Many Wizards, Furcast @ Bordello

Ceci Bastida @ Silverlake Lounge

Oscar Hernandez @ Catalina Jazz Club

Dalmacio Von Diamond, New Thrill Parade @ The Smell

Guadalajara Joe @ Dragonfly Club

Club NME w/ Oliver Future, Franz Nicolay, Money Brother @ Spaceland

No Culture – Wes Coats, Dam Funk @ Echo

Gregory & The Hawk @ Echo

Dub Club @ Echoplex

David Sedaris @ Royce Hall Auditorium

Colburn Orchestra @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

The Traditionist @ Bordello

We Are the Arsenal, Yves Klein Blue @ Knitting Factory AlterKnit Lounge

Moss Bluff @ King King Club

Guadalajara Joe @ Grammy Museum

Greensky Bluegrass @ The Huntington Beach Cafe

Sanford Street @ Baja Cantina (Marina Del Rey)

Nikki Lang @ The Knitting Factory

Thao With The Get Down Stay Down, Samantha Crain, Sister Suvi @ The Hotel Cafe

Ben Sollee, Vienna Teng, The Paper Raincoat @ The Roxy

Madame Trash Heap @ The Rainbow Bar & Grill

MUDliscious, Natives of the New Dawn, Percee P @ HOB - Sunset

Derek Jordan @ Aura Nightclub

Uncle Daddy, Tom Korbee, Indigo @ Dakota Live Music Lounge

Paul Lemire, Steve Aguilar @ Sainte Rocke



Thursday April 30

LAST CUP – ROAD TO THE WORLD SERIES OF BEER PONG (LA THEATRICAL PREMIER + AFTER PARTY) – Vista Theatre - LINK TO LAST CUP TICKETS

Xu Xu Fang (Seven Days Now Record Release Party), Voices Voices, Downtown Union, The Voyeurs @ Echo

Jonneine Zapata, One Eskimo @ Spaceland

Bob Burns and the Breakups @ Hot Topic

Bryson Vancleve, Jill Marie @ The Blue Cafe

The Neighbors @ Genghis Cohen

Laurie Karuz @ Catalina Jazz Club

Transfer @ The Prospector

Jupiter Rising, The Mighty Regis @ Molly Malones

Ben Lee, Low vs. Diamond @ Troubadour

Salsa Lessons ($10) @ Dakota Live Music Lounge

3Heads, Ard Matthews @ Saint Rocke

The Blood Arm @ Bordello

Jack Wilson Jr., Les Blanks @ Echo Curio

eENIK, Fat City Reprise, Sweet, Robin Trower @ HOB – Sunset

Ian McLagan & The Bump Band, The Carnival Dogs @ The Mint

Amber Rubarth, Ernie Halter, Hey Ocean @ The Hotel Cafe

Wendy Darling, Company of Thieves, The Higher @ The Knitting Factory

Stab City @ Knitting Factory

Eric Brendo and the Suicide Watch @ L’Keg Gallery

Wye Oak, Pomegranates @ Silverlake Lounge

The Finches, Dan Friel @ The Smell



Friday May 1

Wolfmother, The Ruby Suns @ First Fridays – Natural History Museum

SOULSLAM IV – Michael Jackson vs. Prince (Hosted by DJ SPINNA) @ Echoplex

Alice Stuart @ Boulevard Music

Bill O’Connell @ Jazz Bakery

Go West Young Man @ Echo Curio

Alice Wallace @ Stubrik’s

Jokers of the Scene (JOTS) @ Avalon

Kwong, Go West Young Man @ Echo Curio

Megalasaurus, The Happy Casualties, Manhattan Murder @ Mr. T’s Bowl

Pinot @ Downton LA

Chuck Loeb @ Catalina Jazz Club

KROQ Locals Only Presents: Useless Keys, Winter Gloves, Eagle Winged Palace @ Spaceland

The Black Lips, Flower Forever, Static Static @ El Rey Theater

Holly Brook @ Genghis Cohen

Pete and J, Jay Nash @ The Hotel Café

Exmortus @ The Knitting Facotry

Ian McLagan & The Bump Band, cry on Cue @ The Knitting Factory

Joe Lally @ The Smell

Stephen Lynch @ The Wiltern

DJ Oggy @ Blue Moon

Paper Planes, Transfer, MTBA @ The Prospector

The Flash Express, Sidewalk Society (Club Underground) @ The Echo

Liquid Blue @ Twin Palms

Unwritten Law @ The Roxy

Hollywood U2, No Duh @ HOB – Sunset

Darrell Mansfield @ Rusty’s Surf Ranch

Stevie Starlight @ O’Briens

Hiroshima @ Broad Stage

Dan Friel, Chen Santa Maria @ Pehrspace

Starsailor @ Troubadour

80s dance party w/ m80s and run 4 cover @ Saint Rocke



Saturday May 2

Bootie LA w/ DJ Tripp, Adrian & The Mysterious D, DL Paul IV, R.A.I.D. @ Echoplex

Funky Sole Feat. DJs Miles & Clifton @ Echo (Free)

Bill O’Connell @ Jazz Bakery

5 Track @ Santa Fe Café

Chuck Loeb @ Catalina Jazz Club

Third Day, Brandon Heath, Revive @ Club Nokia

Yann Tiersen, Asobi Seksu @ El Rey

Fuzz Huzzi @ Molly Malones

Made In Brazil, Erick Morillo @ The Avalon/Bardot Holylwood

Tony Lucca @ Knitting Factory

Ballet Preljocaj @ Royce Hall AUditorium

Jennifer Hudson, Robin Thicke @ Nokia Theatre LA Live

Dj Diamond, DJ Mario Axe, War Tapes @ Silver Factory Studios

War Tapes @ Downtown 81

DJ Oggy @ Tatou

Curtis Peoples, Josh Hoge, Tony Lucca, Sara Haze @ The Knitting Factory

Eek A Mouse, The B Foundation, Madame Trash Heap @ The Roxy

Powder @ Key Club

Exodus, Kreator, Belphegor, Warbringer, Epicurean @ HOB – Sunset

New Soul Cowboys @ Cozy’s Bar and Grill

Dave Alvin @ McCabe’s Guitar Shop

A.M., Traps, ps, Audacity @ The Smell

Intricate Machines, Obedient Waves, Million Kids @ Alex’s Bar

Tomorrows Bad Seeds @ briXton

Chita Rivera @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

Stanton Warriors @ Vanguard

Sevendust, Black Label Society, Dope, Cycle of Pain @ The Wiltern

Fake Problems, William Elliott Whitmore, Curtis Peoples @ Knitting Factory

Dead Rose Beauty @ Whisky A Go Go

Gina B Presents: The Seventh Hour, Sleestak, Northern 45 @ Troubadour

Hot Butter w/ DJ Lady Sha @ Dakota Live Music Lounge

Brendon James, Jason Reeves, Amber Rubarth, The Goodland @ Saint Rocke



Sunday May 3

Tony Gilkyson, The Golden Days, Next of Kin, Triple Chicken Foot @ echo (free - 5 pm)

Part Time Punks feat Joe Lally (ex-fugazi) and Qui @ Echo (10 pm)

Damien Jurado, Laura Gibson @ Spaceland

Manic Hispanic, Catch30three @ El Rey

Chuck Loeb @ Catalina Jaz Club

Darrell Mansfield @ The Cellar

Patton Oswalt @ Largo

Droog, John Tejada, Martin Landsky @ Downtown LA Standard

The Los Angeles Master Chorale @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

The Lisa Donnelly Project, Katie Melua @ The Hotel Café

Panteon Rococo @ HOB – Sunset

Jason Reeves, Ambur Rubarth @ The Roxy

Napalm Death, Kataklysm, Toxic Holocaust, Abigail Williams, Trap Them @ Key Club

Mike Doughty @ briXton

Chris Cornell, Crash Kings @ The Wiltern

Celtic Spring @ Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts

Maria Taylor, The Whispertown 2000, JJAMZ @ Troubadour

Lou Giovanetti @ Saint Rocke



ON THE RADAR

5/05 – Mike Doughty @ Hotel Cafe

5/06 – Dead Prez, Pete Rock, Planet Asia @ El Rey

5/06 – Mike Doughty @ Largo

5/06 – Seal @ Nokia Theatre L.A. Live

5/06 – Ryan Bingham @ the Dead Horses @ Troubadour

5/07-09 – Van Morrison @ Orpheum

5/8 - Voxhaul Broadcast, Local Natives, Aushua, Rumspringa @ Spaceland

5/8 - Nightlife feat. The Beat Junkies, Pete Rock @ Echoplex

5/9 - Keane w/ Mat Kearney @ Palladium

5/9 – Iron & Wine @ Troubadour

59 – Slick Rick @ Key Club

5/9 - The Avett Borthers, Magnolia Electric Company @ Henry Fonda

5/09 – We Are Dios @ Alex’s Bar

5/10 - The Shins @ Palladium

5/10 - The Vaseline @ El Rey

5/10 – Ceu @ Roxy

5/12 – Operation Aloha Record Release Show (Featuring members of Gomez, Phantom Planet and Maroon 5) w/ The Parson Red Heads & All Spots To Black @ Troubadour

5/14 – Cornelius, Deerhoof @ Mayan Theatre

5/16 - Doves @ Wiltern

5/16 – Soulive @ Key Club

5/17 - Grouch & Eligh @ Key Club

5/19 – Allman Brothers Band, Doobie Brothers @ Greek Theatre

519 – The Decemberists, Other Lives @ Palladium

5/20 - Ben Folds @ Palladium

5/20 - Allman Brothers Band, Doobie Brothers @ Greek Theatre

5/21 - Willie Waldman Project feat. Robby Krieger (of the Doors) @ The Mint

5/21 - The 88 @ Key Club

5/21 – Funeral Party @ The Roxy

5/22 – Deadmau5 @ Palladium

5/22 – The Kills @ El Rey

5/26 – Lady Sovereign, Chester French @ El Rey

5/27 - Prodigy @ Palladium

5/27 – moe. @ Roxy

5/27 - Sun Kill Moon, Mia Doi Todd @ El Rey

5/28 - Ben Harper and Relentless 7 @ Wiltern

5/28 - Garaj Mahal @ The Mint

5/28 – moe. @ Roxy

5/28 – Fleetwood Mac @ Staples Center

6/3 – Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head @ Spaceland

6/5 - Kate Voegele w/ Angel Taylor, Amy Kuney @ El Rey

6/5 – Clues @ The Echo

6/5 – Lucybell @ Knitting Factory

6/6 – Holy Fuck @ Troubadour

6/8 – Metric @ Wiltern

6/9 – 6/11 – The Tragically Hip @ Troubadour

6/12 – Del The Funky Homosapien, Mike Relm, Bukue One, Serendipity Project (The Funkman Tour) @ HOB – Sunset

6/13 - Incubus w/ The Duke Spirit @ Hollywood Bowl

6/13 – DataRock @ Key Club

6/19 - Jimmy Herring @ HOB - Sunset

6/22-6/23 – Wilco @ The Wiltern

6/26 - Aretha Franklin @ Hollywood Bowl (on sale Saturday at Noon)

6/26 - Xavier Rudd @ HOB – Sunset

6/27 – The Zombies, The Yardbirds @ The Spencer Davis Group @ The Wiltern

6/28 – Adele @ Hollywood Bowl

6/28 – Phoenix, Amazing Baby @ Wiltern

6/29 – Ani DiFranco @ Orpheum Theatre

6/30 – Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood @ Hollywood Bowl

7/7 – The Hold Steady @ El Rey

7/17 – The Donnas @ Troubadour

7/21 – John Butler Trio @ Troubadour

7/29 – Mika Miko @ Alex’s Bar

7/29 – Bedouin Soundclash @ The Roxy

8/04 – Bowerbirds, Megafaun @ Echo

9/08 – AC/DC @ Honda Center

WORD?!?!?!

• Burial and Four Tet are releasing a record next week that is available in limited edition from Bleep.com.   Burial produced one side of the record and Four Tet the other.  Don’t miss out….
• While I thought I made an awesome decision to go see Mayer Hawthorne atEchoplex on Tuesday night – as he is a rising talent with a decent live performance that will only improve over time.  The show was good – Hawthorne looks like a budding young crooner, and his band matches him well, (they just need a little more flare to their show), but probably not as good as the party that was going on at Cinespace that featured non other than Mr. Thomas Bangalter himself (from Daft Punk!!!) sans robo-helmet.  He spun three tracks at Busy P’s birthday celebration (including Prince’s “Raspberry Beret”), after other members of the Ed Banger crew had already graced the 1’s and 2’s with their presence.
• Low-key weekend for me, but some of you may have hit the Grill Cheese Festival that happened downtown.  I heard it was delicious
• There will be another BEERFEST hitting Los Angeles, this time on the east side at Echoplex on Saturday May 9^th.  Craft Beer Fest.  Details will follow in the next update….
• On June 2, Jay $tay Paid, a collection of 25 unreleased J Dilla beats, is scheduled to be released.  Pete Rock is said to have arranged and mixed the entire album.  If you are a hip hop head – you should be salivating.
• On Thursday April 30^th, Last Cup: Road To The World Series of Beer Pong, the film I co-executive produced and worked on, is opening the LA United Film Festival.  The film starts at 7 pm at the Vista Theatre.  Tickets are available here http://www.losangelesunitedfest.com.  By buying a ticket you are guaranteed entry into the after party at Happy Endings where there will be beer pong and the chance to win some prizes.

MORE DAFT PUNK VIDEOS FROM LAST TUESDAY...

Go to this website - http://www.glenjamn.com - to see the best videos from last Tuesday's impromptu Ed Banger party at Cinespace. Whoever shot these videos (1) THANK YOU and (2) You had an awesome spot!

FREE MONDAY NIGHTS

I know there are a lot of free monday nights in town, and I will write more about all of them at some point (Spaceland, Echo, etc.), but I want to draw particular attention to Funkmosphere which takes place at Carbon in Culver City.

Located on Venice Blvd., across the street from Inn N Out, Carbon is just a perfect little stand alone bar....and on Monday nights it is the venue for a damn good DJ hosted vinyl funk party. There are b-boy crews, amongst other things. Just watch this video and you'll get the idea of the fun you might have.

More Daft Punk From Tuesday @ Cinespace

Check out this link - you can catch some video footage of the impromptu madness! Daft Punk's management has been policing the youtube clips...so watch before it is too late.

Bangalter closed out his 3 song set with Prince's "Raspberry Beret." Check it out.

Just cut and paste this link:

http://www.houseplanet.dj/index.php/Videos/Exclusive-Video-Thomas-Bangalter-Daft-Punk-unmasked-Live-set-Cinespace-21-04-2009.html

Daft Punk Played Tuesday (And I Wasn't There :( )

As hype as I was about the Mayer Hawthorne show, I just found out the show that I opted not to go to (The Whip @ Cinespace) was a Busy P birthday party that featured all of Ed Banger on the 1's and 2's -- Justice, Busy P, Kavinsky, Sebastian, Mehdi and Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalter!!!

I totally regret having gone to Echoplex instead now, even though the show was dope. I wish there were places that routinely stayed open until 4 am in LA, and I wish Cinespace was one of those places, because then maybe I would've dropped by.

Lucybell - Top Chilean Artist @ Knitting Factory

Lucybell, the best-selling band in Chile (they've gone Gold 6 times), will be bringing their brand of music, highlighted by a blend of electronic and acoustic/rock guitar, to The Knitting Factory on Friday June 5th. Their most recent release, Comiendo Fuego, was co-produced by Adam Mosley (Kiss, Roxette, the Cure).

Tickets for the show are $25. I'm not sure if it will sell out because, quite honestly, I don't know too much about the Chilean music scene in Los Angeles. Nonetheless, if I am in town, I may check them out. I like the bass-line in this cut -

Mayer Hawthorne Is Coming Up...

Saw Mayer Hawthorne and The County open up for James Pants and Peanut Butter Wolf tonight. Mayer has a style that has both a little bit of rap swagger and a little bit of Chris Isaak crooner (but not as sexy). I was impressed with his performance, and the band backing him (The County) was decent.

I expect to hear his name pop up more in the future. With the right guidance, or producer, he could really make some moves. It would probably be a good project for Mark Ronson. Although this guy does not have the vocal skills of an Amy Winehouse, Ronson would be a perfect match for creatively using both horn melodies and Mayer's voice to carry a song. At the very least, I am sure that Mayer Hawthorne could benefit from the Ronson treatment.

As for the rest of the night - James Pants disappointed me. It was the first time I saw him perform, and although he had a band, I definitely prefer listening to him on record.

Ont he other hand, PBW was worth the price of admission. PBW did this really cool set involving video DJing. It looked like he was using a program like Serrato that allowed him to scratch music videos. The videos were cool, some of which I had never seen, and at one point he did a multi-song J Dilla tribute...including some of the bangers.

Coachella 2009

Coachella 2009 came and went rather quickly. Before I knew it, it was over.

I had a blast, but I must admit that this was my least favorite Coachella yet. Overall, the entirety of the line-up did not really pack the punch of the last two festivals, especially when you consider the headliners. I don't know what demographic Coachella is now trying to target, but at some point they missed the point by trying to cover too much territory.

That said, I did have a few highlights worthy of mention:

- Etienne De Crecy (or however you spell his name) and his hollywood squares lightshow superbox were absolutely incredible. Probably the most entertaining performance, overall, in my opinion.







- Atmosphere had the best musical performance. No surprise there as Slug continues to master the art of performing over live instrumentation and a DJ at the same time. His eloquence on the microphone is truly unrivaled at this point in time, although there are several MCs whose performances are close to as exhilarating.

This is Atmosphere opening with GOD LOVES UGLY:



This is Atmosphere performing SUNSHINE



- The Dome out front quietly hosted some of the dopest DJs and electronic artists around - including Daedelus, LA Riots and Steve Aoki.. It is a shame that The Dome was not closer to the middle of the festival grounds.

- N.A.S.A. has some of the funkiest stage performance I've seen recently - the girlbots with their green skin and red hair, the weird looking aliens and the structure the artists perform in all enhance their concert experience.

LA CONCERT BLAST - April 15th-26th

Wednesday April 15th
• Wavves, Vampire Hands, Fol Chen @ Echo
• BLOC PARTY, Menomena @ Palladium
• India.Arie, Laura Izibor @ Club Nokia
• The Duke Spirit @ Last Call w/ Carson Daly
• Chris Potter @ Jazz Bakery
• Freeway @ Key Club
• Alex Cuba, Aterciopelados @ Conga Room
• Bruce Springsteen @ LA Sports Arena
• Gabrielle @ Molly Malones
• Lemon Sun, Transfer, Holy Rolling Empire @ Spaceland
• Jay Nash, Tristan Prettyman @ The Hotel Café
• Afrobeta @ La Cita
• Junior Brown @ Key Club
• Bob Franceschini @ The Terrace
• Anna Oxygen, Mecca Normal, The Kris Special @ The Knitting Factory
• Rich Sheldon @ Baja Cantina

Thursday April 16th
• Bruce Springsteen @ LA Sports Arena
• BUDOS BAND @ Echo
• MR. BROWNSTONE (Guns N Roses Tribute featuring members of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah) @ Troubadour
• Lykke Li @ Last Call w/ Carson Daly
• Crystal Antlers @ Eagle Rock Center for the Perfomring Arts
• Stephanie Schneiderman, AM Session, The Mighty Regis @ Molly Malones
• Magnuson @ Mr. T’s Bowl
• Jill Marie @ Giggles N’ Hugs
• Pete Yorn @ Jimmy Kimmel Live
• KROQ Locals Presents: Glacier Hiking, Fight From Above, Kid Russell @ Roxy
• Lifesavas @ Knitting Factory
• Press Play @ Angelus Temple
• Rick Ortix Presents Latin Reggae Night with Pacha Mama @ HOB - Sunset
• The Seventh Season @ Crane’s Hollywood Tavern
• Rupa & The April Fishes @ Saint Rocke
• Avenged Sevenfold, Buckcherry, Rev Theory @ Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
• Casey Neill and the Norway Rats @ Silverlake Lounge
• Born Ruffians @ Spaceland
• Britney Spears, Pussycat Dolls @ Staples Center
• Bobby Long, Jessica Hoop, Jim Bianco @ The Hotel Café
• Afrobeta, Palenke Soul Tribe @ The Knitting Factory
• Truth Movement Live – hosted by Playboy’s Susie Feldman and VH1’s Ambre Lake – with Truth Movement, Melanie Martel (with Rikki Rocket of Poison and Robbie Crane of Ratt), The Faded, and Nero Zero @ Whisky A Go Go
• Gavin Castleton, Evan Voytas @ The Mint
• The Derek Trucks Band, Jackie Greene @ The Wiltern
• MIMS @ Key Club
• Family Tree Analog @ Old Town Pub

Friday April 17th
• John Prine, Josh Ritter @ Wiltern
• COACHELLA in Indio, CA
• Old Californio, Ben Vaughn @ Cinema Bar
• Ben Harper & Relentless 7 @ Last Call w/ Carson Daly
• Mastodon, Intronaut, Kylesa, Made Out of Babies @ Echoplex
• It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia @ Troubadour
• 3 Heads @ Genghis Cohen
• Franz Ferdinand @ Jimmy Kimmel Live
• Mr. Hyde @ Molly Malones
• Japanther, NinjaSonik @ Out of Asia
• Kevin Rudolf w/ Jeremy Greene @ HOB - Sunset
• The Cave Singers @ Spaceland
• Dr. Dog, Golden Boots, The Cave Singers @ Spaceland
• Britney Spears, Pussycat Dolls @ Staples Center
• DJ Oggy @ North Hollywood
• Ramblin’ Jack Elliott @ McCabe’s Guitar Shop
• The Mighty Regis @ Rusty’s Surf Ranch
• Kevin Rudolf, Cash Cash, Hyper Crush, Go Crash Audio @ HOB – Sunset
• Don McCloskey @ Troubadour
• Bobby Long @ Whisky A Go Go

Saturday April 18th
• New Kids on The Block @ Palladium
• COACHELLA in Indio, CA
• The Drones, Abe Vigoda @ Spaceland
• Bobby Long @ The Hotel Café
• DJ Oggy @ Tatou
• It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia @ Troubadour
• Sean Kuti & Egypt ’80 @ Royce Hall at UCLA
• Ghost Hounds, Ryan Hiller @ Molly Malones
• Paul Freeman @ Genghis Cohen
• Funky Sole (feat DJs Miles and Clifton) @ Echo (Free)
• Do Or Die, Kyro Kanaan, Saurus and Bones @ Knitting Factory
• The Muddy Reds @ El Cid
• Tribal Seeds, Sashamon @ briXton
• No Duh, We Govern We @ Whisky A Go Go
• Big Organ Trio, Marc Ford, Maetar, Robin Moxey @ Topanga Canyon Earth Day Festival
• Tainted Love @ Key Club
• Kenny Wayne Shepherd @ HOB – Sunset
• Avowed @ Roxy
• Don McCloskey @ Troubadour
• We Govern We @ Whisky A Go Go

Sunday April 19th
• Vanja James @ Fais Do Do
• COACHELLA in Indio, CA
• The Greasy Beats @ Room 5
• The Lisa Donnelly Project @ The Hotel Café
• Mike Officer, Brian Buckley Band @ The Mint
• Richard Buckner @ McCabe’s Guitar Shop
• Tea Leaf Green, Luis Conte, Trevor Green @ Topanga Canyon Earth Day Festival
• Funeral Dress @ Echoplex
• Press Play @ Angelus Temple
• Kevin Kinsella, Raiz do Samba @ Saint Rocke
• John Renaud, bridgework @ Air Conditioned (Venice)
• Cary Brothers @ The Roxy
• Danny Federic Memorial Fundraiser: Chris Seefried, Joe Purdy, Tom Morello and very special guests @ Troubadour (SOLD OUT)
• Possessed @ HOB – Sunset
• Old Agoura, Sean Hodge w/ High Heat @ The Good Hurt

Monday April 20th
• COMMON @ Club Nokia
• Squirrel Nut Zippers, Fishtank Ensemble @ El Rey
• Hillsong United @ Nokia Theatre L.A> Live
• Andrea Hamilton @ Room 5
• Dusty Rhodes and the River Band @ Room 5
• The Whip @ Spaceland
• Cinema Bizarre @ The Knitting Factory
• Steel Panther @ Key Club
• Saint Motel, Aushua, Oliver Future, The Voyeurs @ Troubadour
• Tribal Seeds @ The Viper Room

Tuesday April 21st
• The Whip @ Cinespace
• Kathleen Grace @ Crane’s Hollywood Tavern
• Brett Dennen @ Last Call w/ Carson Daly
• Cubensis @ Marlin Bar & Grill
• The War On Drugs, Rademacher @ Echo
• James Pants, Peanut Butter Wolf, Mayer Hawthorne @ Echoplex
• Jeff Beck, Davy Knowles @ El Rey
• Floater, Coels Whalen @ Molly Malones
• Paper Sun @ Room 5
• The Boxer Rebellion, Funeral Party @ Troubadour
• Chris Pureka @ The Hotel Café
• Jimmy Robbins, Making April @ The Knitting Factory
• The Lisa Donnelly Project, The Janks @ The Mint
• Throbbing Gristle @ UCLA
• Rich Sheldon @ O’Brien’s Irish Pub
• Depeche Mode Record Release Dance Party w/ Richard Blade @ HoB - Sunset
• The Boxer Rebellion, Funeral Party @ Troubadour
• Bluetech @ Zanzibar

Wednesday April 22nd
• Jeff Beck, Davy Knowles @ El Rey
• The Devil Wears Prada, A Day To Remember @ Henry Fonda
• Fobia, Gina Villalobos @ HOB – Sunset
• Dan Deacon (w/ 13 piece ensemble), Future Islands, Teeth Mountain @ Troubadour (Sold Out!)
• Ooklah the Moc, The Lions, Guava Belly @ Roxy
• No Culture @ Echo
• Dub Club @ Echoplex

Thursday April 23rd
• Common, Biz Markie @ HOB – Anaheim
• City Fritter @ Cinema Bar
• Press Play @ Angelus Temple
• Tierney Sutton @ Catalina Jazz Club
• Black Kids, Mates of State, Judgement Day @ Henry Fonda
• Jill Marie @ Giggles N Hugs
• Dawes, Amateurs @ Echo
• The Mighty Regis @ Molly Malones
• Lenka @ Largo
• Fishtank Ensemble @ HOME
• Comedy is The New Black presents Comedy is the New Green @ Echoplex
• Depeche Mode @ Jimmy Kimmel Live
• Chris Robley & The Fear of Heights @ Silverlake Lounge
• Ernie Halter, Gaby Moreno, Elizabeth & The Catapult @ The Hotel Café
• Dizzy Balloon @ The Knitting Factory
• Casxio @ Spaceland
• Lez Zeppelin @ Key Club
• Assembly of Dust @ The Mint
• Trust Company, Lunarclick, The Dreaming @ Whisky A Go Go
• Angus and Julia Stone @ Troubadour
• The Angel/Devil @ HOB – Sunset (Foundation Room)
• Der Zor, Eve of Justice, Non-Eye Full Force Rising, Red Snow, Inhalor @ Roxy
• UB40 @ HOB - Sunset

Friday April 24th
• The Enright House @ Echo Curio
• Feads @ Avalon
• Tierney Sutton @ Catalina Jazz Club
• Club Underground @ Echo
• Miss Kitty’s Parlor @ Echoplex
• Bret Michaels @ Club Nokia
• Jambang @ Fais Do DO
• Celia Chavez @ Genghis Cohen
• We Are The Fury @ Spaceland
• Tyrone Wells @ The Hotel Café
• Protest The Hero, The Number Twelve Looks Like You @ The Knitting Factory
• Tommy Castro Band, Gino Matteo & The Family @ The Mint
• Winfred E Eye @ The Smell
• DJ Oggy @ Blue Moon
• Tommy Emmanuel @ Gibson Amphitheatre
• Queensryche @ HOB – Sunset
• Pigeon John, Rootbeer @ The Roxy
• Madison County @ Whisky A Go Go

Saturday April 25th
• Hollywood Holt @ LAX
• AM @ The Hotel Café
• DJ Oggy @ Tatou
• Luis Fonsi @ Club Nokia
• Ximena Sarinana @ Avalon
• Tierney Sutton @ Catalina Jazz Club
• Moss Bluff, Magnus Hitch @ Crane’s Hollywood Tavern
• Funky Sole (feat DJs Miles and Clifton) @ Echo (Free)
• Cornmeal @ Saint Rocke
• Cubensis @ the Lighthouse Café
• John Doe @ Getty Center for the Arts
• You, Me & Iowa @ Spaceland
• Celtic Woman @ Greek Theatre
• Fastball, Dead Rock West, Stone River Boys @ The Mint
• Fuzz-Huzzi @ The Knitting Factory
• The Go-Go’s @ HOB – Sunset (Sold Out!)
• Carney @ Troubadour
• Leslie, The Parlor Mob, Bang Camaro @ The Viper Room
• Wild Child (Doors Celebration) @ Whisky A Go GO
• David Wilcox @ McCabe’s Guitar Shop
• Dom Kennedy, Hyphy Crunk @ Echoplex
• Paul Chesne @ O’Brien’s Irish Pub (Santa Monica)
• Lukas Rossi, Stars Down @ briXton

Sunday April 26th
• Kid Koala @ Gallery Nucleus
• Scooters in Noosa @ Crane’s Hollywood Tavern
• Little Big Town @ Club Nokia
• Mr. Lif, Willie Evans Jr., Grieves @ Echo (7:00 pm)
• Ladytron, The Faint, Crocodiles @ Henry Fonda
• Cool Breeze and the Boy Wonder @ Molly Malones
• The Greasy Beats @ Room 5
• Neil Hamburger @ Spaceland
• The Lisa Donnelly Project @ The Hotel Café
• Part Time Punks w/ The Mae Shi @ Echo (10:00 pm)
• Eulogies, The One Am Radio @ Echo (1:00 pm day show)
• Jay Reatard, Thee Oh Sees, Earthman & Strangers @ Echo (12:00 pm)
• Melissa Cavatti, Dig Jelly, Neo Geo @ Troubadour
• Mary Mary @ HOB – Sunset
• Pretty & Nice @ Knitting Factory
• DJ Quik @ Key Club
• Fallbrooke @ The Mint
• Spinal Tap, Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest @ The Wiltern
• Eddie and The Hot Rods, Prima Donna @ The Knitting Factory

WORD?!?!?
• CRAIG DAVID, the intoxicating European male diva, absolutely destroyed The Mint last night with his ice cold cool style and beautiful voice. Women were literally crying (I’m not kidding) because they got some face time Mr. David. He opened with his song “Let’s Dance” (the one with the Bowie sample) and kept it rolling from there – absolutely killing it with “Seven Days” and “Fill Me In” (he didn’t play “Follow Me” ). With only one instrumentalist backing him, Kwame, David’s voice really took the spotlight. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen such a great vocal performer….

• COACHELLA is only a few days away. Hope you’re as amped as I am (probably not ). The line-up is truly stellar. Funny enough, while the Beatle’s Paul McCartney is playing Friday night, the son of the Beatle’s George Harrison, Dhani Harrison is playing in his duo thenewno2 with Oliver Hecks, on Saturday. If you want to catch thenewno2, make sure you get there early enough as they go on at 3 pm.

• LAST CUP: ROAD TO THE WORLD SERIES OF BEER PONG IS OPENING LA UNITED FILM FESTIVAL! GET YOUR TICKETS AND CELEBRATE WITH ME AT THE AFTER PARTY! Tickets are available here, http://www.losangelesunitedfest.com , and you can pay via PayPal.

• The French Semester’s newest album Good Friends Only I Could See was recently named one of the Best of 2009 by Web In Front - http://webinfront.net/?p=1918#. You can request their songs on KROQ by cutting and pasting this link http://www.dcd-kroq.com/dcdkroq-request/requestasongwrite.asp.


ON THE RADAR

4/30 - Ben Lee, Low vs. Diamond, Annie Stela @ Troubadour
Spaceland Mondays in May FREE – GANGI
5/1 - Black Lips w/ Flowers Forever, Static Static, DJ Simon Bennett @ El Rey
5/1 - Soul Slam: Prince vs. Michael Jackson @ Echoplex
5/2 - Hollywood U2 @ HOB - Sunset
5/3 - Chris Cornell w/ The Crash Kings @ Wiltern
5/3 - Damien Jurado, Laura Gibson @ Spaceland
5/3 - Manic Hispanic, CH3, Los Creepers @ El Rey
5/5 – Mike Doughty @ Hotel Cafe
5/6 - Ryan Bingham @ Troubadour
5/7 - 5/9 - Van Morrison @ Orpheum Theatre
5/8 - Voxhaul Broadcast, Local Natives, Aushua, Rumspringa @ Spaceland
5/8 - Nightlife feat. The Beat Junkies, Pete Rock @ Echoplex
5/9 - Keane w/ Mat Kearney @ Palladium
5/9 – Iron & Wine @ Troubadour
59 – Slick Rick @ Key Club
5/9 - The Avett Borthers, Magnolia Electric Company @ Henry Fonda
5/10 - The Shins @ Palladium
5/10 - The Vaseline @ El Rey
5/10 – Ceu @ Roxy
5/12 – Operation Aloha Record Release Show (Featuring members of Gomez, Phantom Planet and Maroon 5) w/ The Parson Red Heads & All Spots To Black @ Troubadour
5/14 – Cornelius, Deerhoof @ Mayan Theatre
5/16 - Doves @ Wiltern
5/16 – Soulive @ Key Club
5/17 - Grouch & Eligh @ Key Club
5/19 – Allman Brothers Band, Doobie Brothers @ Greek Theatre
519 – The Decemberists, Other Lives @ Palladium
5/20 - Ben Folds @ Palladium
5/20 - Allman Brothers Band, Doobie Brothers @ Greek Theatre
5/21 - Willie Waldman Project feat. Robby Krieger (of the Doors) @ The Mint
5/21 - The 88 @ Key Club
5/22 – Deadmau5 @ Palladium
5/26 – Lady Sovereign, Chester French @ El Rey
5/27 - Prodigy @ Palladium
5/27 – moe. @ Roxy
5/27 - Sun Kill Moon, Mia Doi Todd @ El Rey
5/28 - Ben Harper and Relentless 7 @ Wiltern
5/28 - Garaj Mahal @ The Mint
5/28 – moe. @ Roxy
5/28 – Fleetwood Mac @ Staples Center
6/5 - Kate Voegele w/ Angel Taylor, Amy Kuney @ El Rey
6/6 – Holy Fuck @ Troubadour
6/8 – Metric @ Wiltern
6/9 – 6/11 – The Tragically Hip @ Troubadour
6/12 – Del The Funky Homosapien, Mike Relm, Bukue One, Serendipity Project (The Funkman Tour) @ HOB – Sunset (Public On Sale Sat. Apr 18th; Presale Now – Password HOME)
6/13 - Incubus w/ The Duke Spirit @ Hollywood Bowl
6/13 – DataRock @ Key Club
6/19 - Jimmy Hering @ HOB - Sunset
6/26 - Aretha Franklin @ Hollywood Bowl (on sale Saturday at Noon)
6/26 - Xavier Rudd @ HOB – Sunset
6/28 – Adele @ Hollywood Bowl
6/28 – Phoenix, Amazing Baby @ Wiltern
6/29 – Ani DiFranco @ Orpheum Theatre
6/30 – Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood @ Hollywood Bowl

Eminem's New Video "We Made You"

First Video Release from his forthcoming album RELAPSE. Not clear yet if "Crack A Bottle" will be on Relapse, but this song definitely will be.

This is the url to go watch the video online - http://www.freep.com/article/20090407/ENT04/90407027

As usual, he pokes fun at many people in the public eye.

Bloc Party - Palladium - 4/15

I have 4 tickets to Bloc Party at the Palladium and I am not sure I am able to make it. Please post here or e-mail me at supergoodmusicmgmt@gmail.com or brandon.dorsky@gmail.com if you are interested.

Thanks.

SAINT ROCKE IN SOUTH BAY

Saint Rocke has been beefing up their concert calendar in recent months, and I think the community should start to take notice. Although they don't always have heavy hitters come through, they do get some talented musicians. One such musician, Adam Topol, the drummer of Jack Johnson's band, will be playing with his Culver City Dub Collective tonight. Haven't see the Dub Collective, but I've heard good things...

Also, THE ASSEMBLY OF DUST will be playing at Saint Rocke in South Bay on April 22nd.

Dim Mak Records Party - APRIL 12th @ Roxy

Dim Mak Present LA ROUX at the Roxy on APRIL 12th!!!!!! Haven't listened to too much LA ROUX, but everything Dim Mak has hands in is stuff I think is good. If I were in town, I would totally be going to this. PLEASE GO AND TELL ME ABOUT IT!!!!

Guns N Roses Coverband - 4/16

The night before Coachella, a Guns N Roses cover band by the name of Mr. Brownstone is playing at The Troubadour. One of the members of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah is in Mr. Brownstone and I imagine the show will be terrorizingly spectacular and nostalgic. You should try and get tickets if you will not already be at Coachella...

Unfortunately (or fortunately) I will already be in or on my way to Coachella. If Guns N Roses cover bands don't satiate your musical palate, maybe you want to go to The Echo on the 16th instead to check BUDOS BAND. Budos Band's most famous song was popularized by NFL Network as the theme song for the NFL last season.

Phoenix "1901"

Yes, I am currently rocking out to Phoenix's "1901" off of their recent Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix EP (The EP also has "Listzomania," which is also great).

I just can't get enough of 1901 since I saw the performance of it on SNL this weekend. I wasn't even a very big Phoenix fan, but 1901 is just too good. The airy beginning with the synth chords busting out into the drum beat - I just love it. The cadence in the vocalists voice fits the song perfectly. I could listen to the first minute on repeat for an hour....

Cartographers - 4/8 at Echo Curio

The Cartographers, http://www.myspace.com/cartographers , are an interesting, rising indie-pop, electronic fused four piece band coming out of East Los Angeles. I like their song "Concrete and Outerspace." They will be playing the Echo Curio on Wednesday April 8th. Check 'em out; I am going to try to go....

LA CONCERT BLAST - April 6th - 12th

Monday April 6^th

• The Script @ Troubadour
• The Bird and The Bee @ Echoplex
• People, Sparks, Above the Golden State @ The Viper Room
• Soraia @ Whisky A Go Go
• Ken Will Morton @ Ghengis Cohen
• The Henry Clay People @ Spaceland
• White Fan, Rob Walmart @ Echo Curio
• Fool’s Gold, Weave @ Echo
• Dusty Rhodes and The River Band, The Living Suns @ Silverlake Lounge
• Steel Panther @ Key Club
• St. Vincent @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery
• Gregory Douglass, Syd @ Hotel Café

Tuesday April 7^th

• Omar @ Conga Room
• All That Remains, Killswitch Engage, Suicide Silence @ Club Nokia
• Clem Snide @ Spaceland
• Electrocute @ The Bordello
• Paper Sun @ Room 5
• Dan Rockett @ Molly Malones
• The General Tso Show @ Echoplex
• Ken Will Morton @ Ghengis Cohen
• Ted Russell Kamp @ El Cid
• Treasure Fingers @ Arena Nightclub
• Dave Brubeck Quartet @ Paley Center
• Filastine @ Zanzibar
• Lily Marlene @ Echo
• Clem Snide, Le Switch @ Spaceland
• Frontier Brothers, Rademacher @ The Prospector
• Kisschassy, Care Bears On Fire @ The Viper Room
• Brutal Truth @ Knitting Factory
• Marissa Nadler @ The Hotel Cafe

Wednesday April 8^th

• Listener @ The Hotel Café
• Living Things @ Spaceland
• White Carriage, Rachel Cantu @ Echo Curio
• Local Natives @ The Bordello
• Congratulations @ Molly Malones
• Alexi Murdoch, Portland Cello Project @ El Rey
• Dub Club @ Echoplex
• No Culture, Phantoms Revenge @ Echo
• Mellonie Irvine @ Catalina Jazz Club
• Reckless Kelly, Mickey and The Motorcars @ Troubadour
• Julien-K, Dead Rose Beauty @ The Roxy
• Billy Currington, Christian Simmons @ HOB – Sunset
• The Frontier Brothers @ The Good Hurt
• Phantom’s Revenge, Goddollars @ The Echo
• Jerkagram, Talibam @ The Smell
• The Charmkin Rebellion @ Air Conditioned – Venice
• Quadrance @ Malones
• Ghost Hound @ The Mint

Thursday April 9^th

• Dengue Fever @ Echoplex
• Dan Rockett @ Molly Malones
• Lila Downs @ Royce Hall
• Mirah @ Echo
• Del Tha Funkee Homosapien @ Glass House (Pomona)
• Ana Sia @ King King Club
• DJ Oggy @ Mayan Theatre
• Jill Marie @ Giggles N Hugs
• Andy Bell (of Erasure) @ Amoeba (DJ Set)
• Spindrift @ Spaceland
• Talibam!, Jerkagram @ Echo Curio
• Overlord @ Knitting Factory
• Brother Reade @ Space 15 Twenty
• Spindrift, Restavrant @ Spaceland
• Dar Williams, Melissa Ferrick, The Kin @ Roxy
• Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers @ The Key Club
• Magnus Hitch @ The Good Hurt
• Chris Poland @ The Baked Potato
• Stab City @ The Prospector
• Stag Hare, Pregnant, 60 Watt Kid @ The Smell
• Derek Jordan @ Trip
• Pinot @ USC

Friday April 10^th

• Flying Lotus @ Echoplex
• Justo Almario @ Charlie O’s
• Monotonix w/ The Mae Shi @ Spaceland
• Paper Sun @ Café Boogaloo
• Roots of Creation @ Saint Rocke
• The Dirty Diamond @ Troubadour
• Sam Harris @ Catalina Jazz Club
• Dark Star Orchestra @ El Rey
• Dan and Leland @ Ghengis Cohen
• Travis, The Republic Tigers @ Wiltern
• Papa Grows Funk, The Bonedaddys @ The Mint
• Leonard Cohen @ Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
• DJ Oggy @ Blue Moon
• Wavves @ The Echo
• Anti-Social Club @ L.A. Convention Center
• James Lee Stanley @ McCabe’s Guitar Shop
• The Disco Biscuits, Big Gigantic @ HOB – Sunset
• Scott Henderson Trio @ The Baked Potato

Saturday April 11^th

• Tropo, Moss Bluff @ Crane’s Hollywood Tavern
• Rusko @ Lot 613
• Leonard Cohen @ Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
• Sam Harris @ Catalina Jazz Club
• Dark Star Orchestra @ El Rey
• An Café @ Avalon
• Anglos, Go West Young Man @ El Cid
• The Mighty Regis @ The Good Hurt
• Gary Louris, Mark Olson, Ted Thompson @ Largo
• Anti-Social Club @ LA Convention Center
• DJ Oggy @ Tatou
• Ari Hest @ The Hotel Café
• Fionn Olachlain @ Troubadour
• Blind Pilot, Loch Lomond @ Spaceland
• Bob Malone @ The Mint
• Jerome Isma-Ae @ Vanguard
• Gaby Moreno @ The Apple Store (Santa Monica)
• Jennifer Cadence @ Unurban Coffee House
• Culver City Dub Collective @ Air Conditioned – Venice
• Monte Carlo 76 @ Mi Vida
• Disco Biscuits, BLVD @ HOB – Sunset
• Opus Dai @ Roxy
• Unwritten Law, Big Gigantic, Sara Haze @ The Viper Room
• Cold, The Killer and The Star, Drama Club @ Whisky A Go Go
• Funky Sole (Resident DJs – DJ Miles and DJ Clifton) @ Echo (FREE)
• Dragstrip 66 – FEATHERS AND LEATHER PARTY – w/ live performance by Sounds of Asteroth @ Echoplex

Sunday April 12^th

• Mike Zito @ Café Boogaloo
• Cromwell @ Whisky A Go Go
• Marian Call @ Trip
• Headlights, The Love Language @ Spaceland
• Part Time Punks (Resident DJs) @ Echo
• Anti-Social Club @ LA Convention Center
• Vetiver, Adam Stephens @ Eagle Rock Center for the Arts
• El Ten Eleven @ Roxy
• Silversun Pickups @ Glass House (Pomona)

WORD?!?!?

• LA Beerfest was absolutely incredible. I only went on Saturday, and not only was it a gorgeous day, but the beer was plentiful and delicious, the crowd was happy and the games were even on. I hope they does the event next year, or preferably sooner.
• It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia will be performing live (yes, the sitcommers will be performing live) at The Troubadour next weekend, April 17^th and 18^th, performing the musical “The Nightman Cometh,” which was featured on the show. They will perform other musical numbers. Great idea, unfortunately it is the same weekend as Coachella.
• Coachella is 2 weekends away! – Hope you’re getting excited. I’m really looking forward to losing my aural virginity with respect to some of the performers, am stoked to catch performances by both N.A.S.A. (Friday) and The Knux (Sunday) for my 1^st time, and seeing what the rest of the inevitably wild weekend brings me.

u2 Tix on Sale at 10 AM

Tickets for U2's show at the Hollywood Bowl on October 25th go on sale at 10 am. Black Eyed Peas will be opening. Should be an interesting show, but I'm not going. I hate Bono. I'd rather see the U2 cover band...they're almost as good as the real thing.

Videos of Dancing

Dancing brings an indescribable joy to many people, me included. It also brings the opportunity for extreme embarrassment for some, and consequently, extreme comedy for others.

I'm sure there are many many videos that could be included in this post ( I invite anyone to post hilarious dance videos ones in the comments section). But, there are 2 videos I discovered today that I think need to be shared.

Scott provided me with the link to one of them, which had me laughing out loud for at least a minute - http://www.wimp.com/funniestdance/.

This ping pong celebration is shorter, but equally hilarious. Since it is an adult it only makes it better. His little hand moves are priceless.



These videos make me laugh every time I watch...The plethora of easily portable media devices, including cellphones that record video, should mean that people's ridiculous dancing should only begin to be documented more often. I can only hope I discover it in person, or if not, on YouTube or somewhere else.