Los Angeles Tonight (March 8, 2013)

Not heading down to SXSW this weekend? Fret not, that's the beauty of living in LA, it's a cross-roads for music. Ain't too many bands making the trek out to Texas and not budgeting in a little swing through So Cal.  So for tonight and the rest of the weekend you'll have the luxury of picking through a bunch of artists on their way to SXSW before they get there, as well as a a quality selection of musicians who have either aged out of the SXSW scene or just don't give no fughs.

So as for tonight, might I suggest Asheville native Darwin Deez at The Echo.  Not just pointing you in that direction because I like to hype my hometown.  The Deezman has been popping up on all sorts of radars lately and the consensus is that not only does he remind you of a character from Portlandia, but like that show, his own show is a feel good time for everyone.



Maybe you'd prefer to get jammy with your evening.  If that's the case then your best bet is probably jam scene vets, Moe. at The Fonda Theater. If you wind up there remember to spin a few times for your health.  It's how Jerry would want it.



Maybe you're feeling a bit adventurous and you've got some extra gas in the tank.  In that case, try Pappy and Harriet's where Rufus Wainwright is set to perform.  You can never go wrong with heading out to J. Tree to go to Pappy and Harriets, even if you don't actually make it into Pappy and Harriets.



There's also some other gems on the calendar like Fartbarf at El Cid and Big Dick at One Eyed Gypsy.  I can't really speak to the musical quality of either show, but I can vouch that on Saturday, when you're mom asks you what you did Friday night you can tell her you saw Fartbarf or Big Dick, and that's something fun.

This Evening's Shows:

The Blackeyed Soul Club, California Lions, Boats (Kill Rock Stars) @ The Satellite
Darwin Deez, Caged Animals, Dan Croll @ The Echo (Advance Tickets SOLD OUT)
Johnny Gill, Zak Waters @ El Rey Theatre
moe., Orgone @ Fonda Theatre
White Collar Sideshow, UBERBAND, Katerpillar @ TRiP (FREE)
Kix, Femme Fatale, Hollywood Hustlers, Vyrus, Angel Roze, Nightmare, Bourbon Missile Crisis, Miserable End, Shaufrau, Evolution Eden, Uncle Daddy, Mind Virus, Suckerpunch @ Key Club
Andrew Lunna, Lasi @ On The Rox
Outasight & The Ready Set, Master Shortie, Goldhouse, 2am Club, Kelsi Luck @ The Roxy
Boy, Gambles @ Troubadour
Cherri Bomb, Buckcherry @ The Viper Room
The Bluntest, Roots & Thunder, Dread Daze, Saw Red (Sublime Tribute), Comeunity Band @ House of Blues – Sunset
Dessy DiLauro @ Harvelle’s
The Song & Dance Society, Jack Carty, Danniele DeAndrea, T-Ran Gilbert, Shovelman @ WitZend
Chris Pierce, Fallen Riviera, Connie Lim, Joshua Jones @ The Mint
Chuck Foster @ Amoeba Records
DJ Yoda w/ Special Guests @ The Central SAPC
SOlarstone, Giuseppe Ottaviani, Kristina Sky @ Exchange LA
The Burger Revolution, Sweet Valley Slumber Party, Black Sea, Wide Streets, Huxley Anne, The Dining Dead, Peter Pants (DJ Sets) @ Pehrspace
Aftergloam, Parenthetical Girls, Seacats, Brannigan’s Law @ The Smell
Strange Vine, Soft White Sixties @ Virgil
Fartbarf, Teleskopes, Badwater, 2nd Wheel @ El Cid
Matt & Kim, PAPA @ The Observatory
Chris Webby @ Constellation Room
Kissing Cousins, The Do-Its, Dawn of Sequins @ Lot 1 Café
The Herald Beat @ Origami Vinyl
Dudamel Conducts The Gospel According to The Other Mary @ Walt Disney Concert Hall
Big Bass Allstar Variety Show w/ Stephan Jacobs, Timothy Wisdom, J*Labs, OG Status, Gina The Cat @ King King Hollywood
Zomboy, Bare Noize, Heroes & Villains, Ghastly, DJ Precept @ Avalon Hollywood
Solution, Reeform, OKT @ Slidebar (FREE)
The Horde & The Harem, Gabe Hart & The Fourth Wall, Savage Gospel, Dignitary Loss @ Redwood Bar
# Both (Aimee Mann & Ted Leo) @ Largo
Big Dick @ One Eyed Gypsy
Angel Taylor, James Ethan Clark, Ben White, Sarah Dashew, Jody The Creep, Micah Dalton @ Room 5 Lounge
Joshua James, WALL, Isaac Russell @ Bootleg Theater
Todd Terry, Overfingers, Jokers of the Scene, Newbody, Goddollars, Paradise @ Los Globos
Cody The Band, Mariah McManus, The Borrower’s Debt, Emma Louise, Escape Tailor @ The Hotel Cafe
Phil Shane @ Alex’s Bar
Spazmatics @ Dakota Lounge
The Green, New Kingston, DJ West Coast Drew @ Saint Rocke
La Boite Funk (Musique Nonstop) @ Detroit Bar
Sidney Samson, Brazzabelle, Mercat @ Yost Theater
Barry Zweig Trio @ Del Monte Speakeasy (FREE)(8 PM)
Jen Hirsh @ Del Monte Speakeasy
Flight Facilities, Plastic Plate @ LURE
Rufus Wainwright, Lucy Wainwright Roche @ Pappy & Harriet’s
Swedish House Mafia @ LA State Historic Park