Los Angeles Tonight (April 12, 2013)

It is admittedly a slow evening. The turn-up has no doubt left Los Angeles County and made its way to the desert. That's sort of a bummer for those of us stuck here, but you know what? It's a big town, there's always stuff to do.

So maybe hit up the Calvin Harris show at The Palladium.  He's joined by Trey Songz, The Wanted, and Zedd.





Or, if you're feeling adventurous and you want in on a little bit of that desert vibe, get in the whip and head out to Pappy and Harriet's in J-Tree to catch Nick Waterhouse.  That will be a guaranteed good experience.  However, if your pockets are thin and you don't want to make a trip out of it, then drop your finger on any number of the free options listed below.  Odds are you'll land on something fun, and if it isn't, well, that's probably because you didn't try to make it fun...



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Amplify 2013 w/ Calvin Harris, Trey Songz, The Wanted, Zedd@ Hollywood Palladium

Rick Ortiz Presents Best of Metal Tributes @ House of Blues - Los Angeles

House of 80s @ House of Blues - Anaheim

The Blackeyed Soul Club, The Magnificent, The Shag Rats @ The Satellite

Bambu, Kixxie SIete, Odessa Kane, Double Dosage, DJ Esta @ The Echo

Denver, Some Dark Hollow, Moonsville Collective @ Bootleg Bar

Papfish, Roots of Mine, Sono Vero, Ital Vibes, Phoenix Down @ Troubadour

Gad Elmaleh @ Largo

The Mason Affair, Pinot, Raquel Rodriguez @ Harvelle's

Barry Zweig Trio @ Del Monte Speakeasy (FREE)(8-10)

Shafiq Husayn & The Dove Society, DJ Alfred Hawkins @ Del Monte Speakeasy

The Overeasy HaSkaLA @ TRiP

The Spazmatics @ Dakota Lounge

John Bobek, Melissa Harding, The Boom Booms, The Daymakers @ WitZend

The Supersuckers, The Black Tibetans, The Henchmen, The Lonesome Ones @ Alex's Bar

Kevin Sousa (6 PM), The English Beat, Reeform @ Saint Rocke Rebel Revive, Bristol To Memory, Big Monsta @ Constellation RoomLuicidal, Tone Def, Rated X, Neighborhood Watch @ The Central SAPC

Quiz @ The Mint

Garrett Smith Group @ Bluewhale

Darude, Kristina Sky @ ExchangeLA  

Kyaru Pamyu Pamyu @ Club Nokia

Shark Toys, Protomartyr, Turn To Crime, Smelly Tongues @ Pehrspace

Peacetreaty, Deorro, Dzeko & Torres, Digitalife, FYDR @ Avalon

Project46, Slice N Dice, DMorse @ Yost Theater

Shane Alexander, The Brother Sal, Jon Kenzie, Crooked Saint @ The Hotel Café

Neara Russell, George Krikes, Anthony Starble, Jackie Brubaker @ Room 5 Lounge

Blak Nite @ Origami Vinyl (FREE)

Elon Katz @ Amoeba Records (FREE)

H & S Band & Burlesque w/ DJ Dan Mancini @ Harvard & Stone

Green Ashes @ One Eyed Gypsy

Ian Pooley @ Los Globos (9-4 am)

Nick Waterhouse @ Pappy & Harriet's

The Elizabeth Kill, 28 North, Badwater, Falling Still @ El Cid

Soulcial, DJ Dynamix, Dj Higher, Kidpeace @ On The Rox

Owl, Pulse Liberation, Slow Burning Car, Across Coves, Eye of Ember @ The Roxy

Joe Buck Yourself, Viva La Vox @ Slidebar (FREE) 

Midnight Coal Company, Dirty Rice, NEVERWONDER, The Rift, Texas Runway, The Elovay @ The Viper Room

Schtizophonics, The Amadans, Triple Dog Dare, The Blackerbys @ Redwood Bar

Josefowicz Plays Stravinsky @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

RAC @ Loyola Marymount University

Get Gaymous with Scissors Sisters

June is gay pride month and what better way to celebrate it than with the appropriately named Scissor Sisters at Hollywood Palladium on Saturday?  If you want to move, sweat and meet your new gay best-friend - look no further than Sunset and Centro on Saturday June 16, 2012.  

We're dishing out a pair of free tickets to their poppy-gaymous glam rock electroclash dance party - and we strongly recommend you hit us up at contest@supergoodmusic.com if you want to go. The formerly Fibrillating Scissor Sisters are celebrating the release of their album Magic Hour (released May 28, 2012) and will most surely be dropping "Only The Horses" "Shady Love" and "Lets Have a Kiki" for their first time in LA - plus classics like "Take Your Mama" and "Fire With Fire."

If you don't want to chance it - ensure you'll be inside for the party by getting tickets here via Live Nation. 

Calvin Harris - Still A Dance Floor Champion

Just in case you missed some of the latest videos from producer/artist Calvin Harris - here are looks at some of his latest "Feel So Close" and "Bounce" featuring Kelis. Enjoy...

Pacific Festival Post Fact - Part 1 (recap by ZSE)

After being anointed with my VIP Press/Media pass courtesy from the organizers of Pacific Festival, I proceeded into the festival and went to see Hanni El Khatib on the Pacific stage. I'd intended on listening to him perform a few songs from his set as I wanted to walk around the festival and get an idea of where I would be spending most of the day. I was struck by the first song I heard, which was his best, the rocking "Build. Destroy. Rebuild." Here's "Build. Destroy. Rebuild".

Hanni El Khatib- Build. Destroy. Rebuild.

After Khatib and orienting myself to the festival grounds, I saw !!! (chk chk chk), a dance-punk group whose lead singer had incredible stage presence. He connected with the crowd and elevated the energy by getting off the stage and dancing/walking his way to the first 75-100 fans in the front rows. Their energetic and animated performance definitely earned my respect.

AM / FM by ChkChkChk

Disco-house duo Poolside were still dropping beats after !!! finished, so I jogged and caught the last song of their set. Although I don't remember what that song was, here's "Do You Believe" which I assume they played.

Poolside - Do You Believe

Poolside overflowed into The C90s - who performed on top of the shagedelica bus, that was covered with white fur on nearly all of the interior and exterior of the bus. It was an interesting site to see and getting access to dance on top the bus while The C90s performed Disco/Electronica/Dance was a unique experience! Here's "Shine A Light".

Shine A Light by TheC90s

Read more for my review of three of my favorite acts during the day, Fred Falke, Phantogram and Calvin Harris.