Personal favorites - Karl Denson's Tiny Universe are set to funk things up at El Rey Theatre with support from Howlin' Rain while other skilled instrumentalists, The Wood Brothers, provide a more laid back set of sounds at Largo.
For more aggressive rock consider Hell Ride featuring Mike Watt, Peter Distefano, Stephen Perkins and more at The Central SAPC. For the jams - ALO and The California Honeydrops at Troubadour would definitely be a stellar choice.
Rising star Father John Misty performs at SoHo House while a buzzband of yesteryear, The Happy Hollows, try to fill up The Satellite. For eclectic, cool and a good crowd - The Natural History Museum hosts electrifying performer Gaslamp Killer and his bobbing headnod and The Echo brings in Geographer.
A full list of tonight's shows are below. Recommendations in bold...
- Brian Regan @ The Wiltern
- Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Howlin’ Rain @ El Rey Theatre
- The Wood Brothers, Seth Walker @ Largo
- Kathryn Gallagher, Jonathan Morrow, Jamie Kent, Jessarae @ Room 5 Lounge
- Everyday Animals, The Lower 48, Amie Miriello, Taylor Greenwood, Audioplacebo, Zoe Z @ The Hotel Café
- Justin Hopkins, Brian Fuente, Nate Currin, Young Beautiful In A Hurry, Dane Drewis @ WitZend
- Steel Toed Slippers, Year of the Dragon (ft. Dirty Walt of Fishbone), Hell Ride (ft. Mike Watt, Wayne Kramer, Peter Distefano and Stephen Perkins), Solutionagenix @ The Central SAPC
- Vusi Mahlsela, Sandbloom @ The Mint
- ALO, The California Honeydrops @ Troubadour
- Cro-Mags @ Key Club
- Nashville Pussy, The Lonely Drunks Club Band, Lightning Woodcock, Boost, The Sugar @ The Viper Room
- Hatebreed, Shadows Fall, Dying Fetus, The Contortionist @ The Roxy
- Tegan & Sara, Night Terrors of 1927 @ Club Nokia
- Surge Events Presents: Hollywood Insider @ House of Blues – Sunset Strip (Foundation Room)
- 9 Electric, Valora, ILLFX, Cromwell, Icarus Landing, Day Above Ground @ House of Blues – Sunset Strip
- Lise de la Salle Plays Rachmaninoff @ Walt Disney Concert Hall
- Kings Road, Runson & Friends, Dirty Ramb @ Lot 1 Café
- The Happy Hollows, So Many Wizards, Nightmare Air, American Males @ The Satellite
- First Fridays w/ The Gaslamp Killer, Adventure Time, DJ Sodapop, Inka One w/ Paul Dateh @ Natural History Museum
- Geographer, On and On @ The Echo
- Smithfield Bargain (Record Release), Sunshine Factory, Evangenitals, Molly Bergen @ Bootleg Bar
- Will Magid @ One Eyed Gypsy
- Galaxy of Tar, Kent State, Detective, Pop Soda @ Pehrspace
- Fred Everything, Wally Callerio, G-Dubbs, Eddie B, John Acosta @ King King Club
- Petropoulos @ Amoeba Records
- The Secret Affair @ Alex’s Bar
- Lange + Betsie Larkin, Ryan Sage, Chuey @ Yost Theater
- D.O.A., D.I. @ The Observatory
- Pop Noir, Kedd Cook, Death House of Love, Camille @ Detroit Bar
- Terri Nunn & Berlin, Spare Parts for Broken Hearts, Queen Caveat @ Saint Rocke
- The ELovay, Wild Ginger Kitchen, Zen Boogie, Under the Fire @ TRiP (FREE)
- Vieux Farka Toure, Fool’s Gold @ UCLA Royce Hall
- Gamblers Mark, Quaranteds @ Slidebar
- The Coltranes, Tidemouth, Mane Horse, Casket, Tommy Boys Public @ Unit B Studio
- The Abigails, The Warlocks, Magic Wands, The Fortress Social Club @ L.A. Fort
- Finch, Weatherbox, Late Night Revival, Loud Village + Sean O’Connor @ The Glass House
- Moses Campbell, Palm Reader, Surf Curse, Rachel Birke @ The Smell
- Jacksin Browne @ Pechanga Center
- Father John Misty @ Soho Restaurant & Music Club
- YG @ Yost Theater
