Tonight in L.A. (January 18, 2013)

No shortage of musical options on this fresh Friday...but there is a shortage of music videos because SUPERGOOD is flying the friendly skies and videos don't load that quickly when your 30,000 feet in the air.  

Getting down in LA tonight are a host of talented artists - from the rhythmic beauty of Femi Kuti & The Positive Force to the wild cover energy of Hyper Crush, many of L.A.'s stages will be ignited with quality music.  

Of Mice & Men rock at House of Blues - Sunset STrip, Andrew Bird evokes emotions at Largo as does Kelley James at Key Club.  For a fun sing along - consider the cover sounds of Black Crystal Wolf Kids at El Cid where they are joined by Ninja Betty & The Nunchix.  If you want to dance dance dance - check Congorock at Avalon or Gladkill and Kastle at King King Club.   Indie kids can enjoy The Dead Ships at The Satellite.

Last but certainly not least - ultimate funksters, fans of Parliament, and Talking Heads heads should swing to The Mint to catch Bernie Worrell Orchestra and see the legend Worrell in the flesh!

• DDT Unplugged @ The Wiltern

• Pennywise, Lagwagon @ Hollywood Palladium

• Of Mice & Men, Woe Is Me, Texas in July, Volumes, Capture the Crown @ House of Blues – Sunset Strip

• Femi Kuti & The Positive Force, Jeremy Sole @ El Rey Theatre

• Tydi, Matt Lange @ Exchange LA

• DJ Reflex, Disko Drew, DJ Kazaa @ Belasco Theatre

• An Intimate Evening w/ Andrew Bird @ Largo

• Soccoro!, Traps PS, Palm Reader, Smelvetine, Dj Molly Shelton @ Pehrspace

• Vim Dicta, The Do-Its, H & S Band & Burlesque w/ DJ Dan Mancini @ Harvard & Stone

• Vibrometers @ One Eyed Gypsy

• Warships, Western Loveres, Gemini Club, Brett @ The Echo

• The Van Allen Belt @ Origami Vinyl (FREE)

• Wild Roses, Them Guns, Lisa Tucker, UBI, Red Lettered, KaRrMa @ Troubadour

• The Nasty Souls, Infantree, The Blessings, Kid Gramaphone, GT350’s @ The Roxy

• Abandoned Pools, The Lonely Drunks Club, Lost in a Car Crash, Charming Liars @ The Viper Room

• Kelley James @ Key Club

• Johnny Stachela Band, Duane Betts @ Harvelle’s

• The New Division, Let’s Drive to Alaska, DIVA, Newman Wolf, Freshair @ The Central SAPC

• Congorock, Marcel Woods, Black Boots, Poupon, Sam Hiller @ Avalon

• So Many Wizards, Feeding People, Now, Wild Pack of Canaries @ The Smell

• Black Crystal Wolf Kids, Ninja Betty & The Nunchix, Forrest Day @ El Cid

• The Dollyrots, Ingenue, Michael Van London @ Redwood Bar

• Henry Rollins @ McCabe’s Guitar Shop

• W-H-I-T-E, Noyes, Protect Me @ Lot 1 Café

• Tampled by Turtules, Honeyhoney @ The Observatory

• Pebaluna, Louise Goffin, Mieka Pauley, Tim Bader, Della Valle, Erin McLaughlin @ The Hotel Café

• Social Distortion, Cobra Skulls, Dano Forte’s Juke Joint Freak Show @ House of Blues – Anaheim

• Down, Warbeast, Honky @ City National Grove of Anaheim

• Tower of Power @ Canyon

• John C. Reilly & Friends @ Bootleg Bar

• The Dead Ships, Superbus (from France), Kiven, Missing Teen (Future Ghost) @ The Satellite

• KLSY, Digital Detroit, Mathai @ Molly Malones

• Eric Lumiere, Chelsea Williams, Stephen Wrabel & Jamie Floyd @ Room 5 Lounge

• Christopher Lawrence, Cowboy Mike, Endgam3 @ Yost Theater

• Gladkill, Kastle, Anthony Ellect @ King King Club

• Jeff (of Sand Section) @ Saint Rocke (6 PM)

• Hyper Crush, Jane Bang, DJ Excel @ Saint Rocke (9 PM)

• Barry Zweig Trio @ Del Monte Speakeasy (FREE)(8 PM)

• Off The Wall, Alfred Hawkins, FM Radio + Corners Band @ Del Monte Speakeasy

• Lovesores, Crazy Squeeze, Hitchhikers, Babylon Sweethearts @ Alex’s Bar

• Mars and the Massacre, Alex Arndt & The Sonic Universe, Looner, West @ TRiP 

• Chris Laterzo, Songbirds, Alaina Blair, Calico @ WitZend

• Bernie Worrell Orchestra, NVO @ The Mint

• Michael Feinberg Group @ Bluewhale

• Focus on Eotvos: Midori Plays Eotvos @ Walt Disney Concert Hall