Tonight in L.A. (February 26, 2013)

Its not your average Tuesday this 26th of February because Check Yo Ponytail hits The Echoplex with an amazing line up and Dim Mak Studios is turning things up Jet Life style.   For the uninitiated - let's decipher.

Franki Chan's Check Yo Ponytail party very often takes the cake as the top live music event on any given night that its going down - but tonight's extravaganza at The Echoplex with Com Truise, XXYYXX, Teen Daze and Penthouse Penthouse should be extra special.  Tickets are limited, so if you were not able to cop one - then definitely consider swinging to Dim Mak Studios where emerging newcomer Goldroom, Viceroy and Ghost Beach will be laying down a high quality dance party soundtrack.  Anyone who peeped Viceroy's recent series of Jet Life remixes of the likes of B.I.G., Montell Jordan and Mark Morrsion should know what I am talking about.

Elsewhere in the Holly-hood, Skye of Morcheeba hits The Hotel Cafe's stage, Falling Still performs at Hemingway's and Diddy rages at Supperclub.

For a full list of shows - see below:

• Habits, Tremellow, Hinterlands @ The Satellite

• Com Truise, XXYYXX, Teen Daze, Penthouse Penthouse @ The Echoplex

• Lovely Bad Things, The Shrine Audacity, Zig Zags, Spencer Moody & Corey Brewer @ The Echo

• Ramona Falls, Social Studies, Sexy Jail @ Bootleg Bar

• Plague Vendor, Them Howling Bones, Diamonds Under Fire, Sketch Orchestra, Elevator Sex (DJ Set) @ The Central SAPC (FREE)

• Kiss Electrik, Matt Palmer, Hot Riot!, Casey K @ The Mint

• Hunter and the Dirty Jacks @ Harvelle’s

• The Walking Faces, Dominc James, The Shady Rest Band, Run Downhill @ TRiP

• Paul Freeman @ Dakota Lounge

• Psychic Ills, Gap Dream, Follakzoid @ Detroit Bar

• Sir Sly, Bear Mountain, Man Without Country @ Constellation Room

• Reckless Kelly, Micky & The Motorcars, Sturgill Simpson @ Troubadour

• Sam Outlaw, Jon Hans, Sharaya Mikael @ Lot 1 Cafe

• Rose Finkelstein, The Mots Nouveaux, Jesse Macht @ Room 5 Lounge

• David England, The Picture and the Frame, The Sunset Drifters, Silver Phial, Ted Z and the Wranglers @ Silverlake Lounge

• Santoros , The Abigails, LA Witch@ Harvard & Stone

• Anberlin Vital Tour @ House of Blues – Sunset Strip

• Goldroom (Live), Viceroy, Ghost Beach (DJ Set), Bones @ Dim Mak Studios

• Skye (of MOrcheeba), Whiite Dove, Socorro!, Anna Rose, Loretti @ The Hotel Café

• Tessalation, Cy Kosis, Planet Rock, Johanathan Fornes, Noyze Komplaynt, Inbtwn, DJ Kid Loco, MC Sentahs @ King King Club (FREE before 1030)

• Street Joy, Stereo Scenario, Devil in Drag, Furn, Tina Vonn @ The Viper Room

• Dan Tepfer, Sara Gazarek @ bluewhale

• Billy Bones @ Redwood Bar & Grill

• Grant Lee Phillips & Special Guests @ Largo

• Stephanie Kay, Levi Petree, Saga Strings, Devin Tait, Monroe @ Molly Malones

• Green Umbrella: Adams and Dudamel Conduct @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

• The Lions, Peanut Butter Wolf @ Center for the Arts – Eagle Rock

• Falling Still @ Hemingway’s

• Dionne Farris @ Vitello’s Jazz and Supper Club

• Mirror Talk @ Sayer’s Club

• Frank + Derol @ Saint Rocke

• Diddy @ Supperclub

Tonight in L.A. (February 15, 2013)

Valentine's Day is over - which means you don't have an excuse to not go to a show tonight.  That's right - straight up dissing post Valentine's Day plans.  Cancel 'em.  Tonight's concert calendar is too heady.

Emerging LA talent is all over the place - like the Gonzo Country party at The Mint headlined by throwback act Dustbowl Revival. Frontman and songwriter Zach Lupetin keeps the crowd moving and his rotating stable of talented instrumentalists always make it a party.



Across town, indie electro-pop rock act Mind The Gap celebrate the completion of their EP at The Hotel Cafe.  If you feel like dancing in an intimate space - check it out because they will surely play the catchy "Find My Way" and other new material.  If you need a larger dance floor - check out MNDR and RAC at Lure.  MNDR joined Tokimonsta at Low End Theory on Wednesday and made homies in the crowd melt - and she will probably do the same at the second installment of this season's Private Label Fridays.





To rock in a larger setting - EELS get down at Fonda Theatre and Unknown Mortal Orchestra headlines a sexy indie line up at The Echoplex that includes Foxygen, Gothic Tropic and Wampire.



For the hip-hop fans - Blackalicious does an early show at Yost Theater, Cam-Ron goes a little harder at Key Club and pop rapper Wallpaper. spits at The Roxy along with Con Bro Chill.  

Other notables include Sam Barsh Trio at Virgil, Soundgarden at The Wiltern and Photek at King King Club.  Full list of shows below the videos.

• Gnarbaby, Bloody Death Skull, The Weekend Pilots, Barfth @ Bootleg Bar

• CYP2 w/ Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Foxygen, Gothic Tropic, Wampire @ The Echoplex

• The Wedding Present play “Hit Parade”, Me of a  Kind @ The Echo

• Gram Rabbit, The Ross Sea Party, Birds of A Black Feather @ The Satellite

• Gonzo Country at The Mint w/ The Dustbowl Revival, Brett Detar, The Far West, Mark Lennon & The SouthernTier @ The Mint

• Clark Kent, Hoodlum, Bear Flight, Party Favor @ The Central SAPC

• Dennis Jones Band @ Harvelle’s

• Jet Pilot Jerry, Off Color, Alex Arndt & The Sonic Universe @ TRiP

• Adrian Hibbs & Kasi Jones, Benny Marchant, Leaf, Andrew DeBarge, Hello Caden, Young Beautiful in A Hurry @ WitZend

• Kevin Sousa (6 PM), Dread Zeppelin, Strange Days, Steel Toed Slippers @ Saint Rocke

• BiCeratops, The Vespertines, Flying Hand @ Alex’s Bar

• Beat Service, Alex Alecio, Audiostache @ Yost Theater

• Blackalicious, Parallel, Rhythm Addicts, Sage One @ Yost Theater (6 PM)

• EELS, Nicole Atkins @ Fonda Theatre

• For Today, Memphis May Fire, The World Alive, Upon A Burning Body, Gideon @ Observatory

• Funtcase & Cookie Monsta @ Observatory (Constellation Room)

• Spank! The Fifty Shades Parody @ Club Nokia

• Roberto Tapia @ Nokia Theatre LA Live

• Ferry Corsten, Darin Epsilon, Davi @ Exchange LA

• Ricky Reed, Wallpaper, Con Bro Chill, J. Randy @ The Roxy

• DJ Saturn, DJ Oggy, DJ Pedro, El Sabroso @ Mayan Theater

• The Downtown Train @ One Eyed Gypsy

• Private Label Fridays w/ RAC, MNDR @ LURE

• Anthony De La Rosa @ Amoeba Records

• Soundgarden @ The Wiltern

• Hot 92 Love Affair w/ Heatwave, Peaches & Herb, Deniece Williams, Gene Chandler, the Superbs, Ray Goodman& Brown, The Escorts + More @ Gibson Amphitheatre

• Justin Martin, J. Philp, Worthy @ Avalon Hollywood

• Photek, Unlimited Gravity @ King King Club

• Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra @ The Canyon

• Cold War Kids @ Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace

• Boyz II Men @ Morongo Casino

• Ramon Ayala @ House of Blues – Anaheim

• Gunboat Kings, Blue Fish, Pap J @ Coach House

• Cam-Ron @ Key Club

• Tomi Townsend, Chris Barczynski, Amir & Jenna, Head High, Planet of Chaos, Fancy Mansion @ House of Blues Foundation Room

• The Pala Frandeschi Band, TGO, Dial Tone, the Marc Harris Band, Suns of Defiance, Suvi  @The Viper Room

• Savoy, Candyland @ Troubadour

• Mind The Gap, Harpey Blynn, Salvador Santana, James & Co @ The Hotel Café
• Poncho Sanchez @ Vitello’s

• Sam Barsh Trio, Nayanna Holley @ The Virgil

Weapons of Audio On NBC & Premier Music Video for "Night Light"

Today's a big day for emerging local Los Angeles duo, Weapons of Audio, whose song "Night Light" is featured on tonight's episode of NBC's Being Human and whose video for the same just dropped.  The mini movie for the dance floor party starter "Night Light" features the brothers in a dreamy tripped out psychedelic night of ecstasy.

Directed by Jesus "Demonbabies" Rivera of LA's IHEARTCOMIX & Check Yo Ponytail fame - its a sexy tale of where the night can take you.

"Night Light" is included on Weapons of Audio's new EP Girl Crazy, coming out sometime later in 2013.  The EP is produced by W.O.A and features collaborations with producers Graham Marsh (Cee-Lo Green, Gnarls Barkley), producers Kyle Dreaden and Zak Ray of the Atlanta Creative Collective "Pack Life". 

Tonight in L.A. (December 4, 2012)

Holiday party season is officially kicking off for this music blog and ASCAP leads the way with their invitation event tonight.  Hopefully I will bump into some avid readers there and then maybe we will roll to one of these next few concerts receiving a SUPERGOOD stamp of approval...

How To Dress Well holds down more than just a wardrobe at The Echoplex for one of Check Yo Ponytail's last events of 2012.   Joined by Born Gold, Beacon, Groundislava, Bago and Ille - it should prove to be a quality line up although you might be inclined to check out Poolside and Goldroom at Dim Mak Studios to add some more tropical electro to this Tuesday soundtrack.  We've got a pair of tickets to give away to How To Dress Well - so just tweet us out (@supergoodmusic @checkyoponytail) or email contest@supergoodmusic.com if you want to enter.





Indie acts are abound too with Zak Waters kicking off his FREE residency at The Central SAPC with help from Isim Innis (DJ Set) and Mystery Skulls, Magic Wands providing soundscapes at Harvard & Stone and Terraplane Sun and The Record Company igniting the O.C.'s Constellation Room.






For headliners - Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band rock Honda Center while No Doubt continues their musical parade at Gibson Amphitheatre with support from Best Coast and Kitten.  





A full list of shows is below:

• No Doubt, Best Coast, Kitten @ Gibson Amphitheatre

• Stevie Starlight @ Harvelle’s

• Songsalive! Holiday Party @ The Mint

• Zak Waters, Isim Innis (DJ Set), Mystery Skulls @ The Central SAPC (FREE)

• Monsters Calling Home, Baywood @ Troubadour (SOLD OUT)

• Casual Encounters – “Live Band Karaoke” @ WitZend

• Jareb Liewer, Rucky Punch @ Lot 1 Café

• Black Apples, And And And, Rainbow Jackson @ The Satellite

• Justice for Joseph w/ Jail Weddings, The Starvations, Detective, L.A. Drugz @ The Echo

• How to Dress Well, Born Gold, Beacon, Groundislava, Bago, Ille @ The Echoplex

• Donny & Marie @ Pantages Theatre

• Terraplane Sun, The Record Company @ Constellation Room

• JoJo, Downtown Drive, Leah Labelle @ The Roxy

• Gad Elmaleh @ Largo

• ZZ Top, Flogging Molly, Special Guest @ House of Blues – Sunset Strip

• Lindi Ortega @ Bootleg Bar

• Valente, Marvin Etzioni @ Bootleg Bar

• Howie Day, Harper Blynn, Fort Atlantic @ The Hotel Café

• Those Acoustic Kats, Linus of Hollywood, The Beu Sisters @ Room 5 Lounge

• Shivastep, Eras, Sigils, DJ Stephen R, HDM @ Los Globos

• Sr. Sly, Torches, TS and the Past Haunts @ Detroit Bar

• Surfjan Stevens, Sheila Saputo @ The Fonda Theatre

• Poolside, Goldroom, Bones @ Dim Mak Studios

• Inside The Black, Dave Edery, Suns of Defiance, Portraits, The Kicks @ The Viper Room

• Roll The Tanks, New Way On @ Slidebar (FREE)

• Color, Grit, The Fine Line, The Radiorelics @ Silverlake Lounge

• The Zoo, The Bodegas, The Bukkakes @ Redwood Bar

• Glow Marrow, Sr. Sl,y Torches, TS and The Past Haunts @ Detroit Bar

• Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band @ Honda Center

• Magic Wands @ Harvard & Stone

• Manhattan Transfer @ Fred Kavli Theatre

• Lado B @ Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club

Robert Raimon Roy's Dope Sh*t

If you are not quickly becoming familiar with Robert Raimon Roy - perhaps this lyrical video promoting his latest in sonically hot shit - "Dookie" - will help you get there.  He just dropped it and some other wicked new material on a Check Yo Ponytail crowd at The Echoplex last night and he is sure to be dropping some more dookie at some other venues soon as he promotes his forthcoming Dim Mak release.

Robert Raimon Roy's Dope Sh*t

If you are not quickly becoming familiar with Robert Raimon Roy - perhaps this lyrical video promoting his latest in sonically hot shit - "Dookie" - will help you get there.  He just dropped it and some other wicked new material on a Check Yo Ponytail crowd at The Echoplex last night and he is sure to be dropping some more dookie at some other venues soon as he promotes his forthcoming Dim Mak release.

Tonight in L.A. (November 6, 2012)

Go out and rock the vote today...and then celebrate your civic deeds with some awesome live music.  No post ballot box party will rage harder than Check Yo Ponytail's 2 year anniversary show with Andrew WK at the Echoplex.  Supporting acts include Icona Pop and Diamond Rings - who are both pretty entertaining too.  Tickets are only $10 - and there will certainly be something to celebrate.







For those light in their wallets - the charming sweet sounds of Gavin Turek can be heard at The Central SAPC for free.  She is joined by Noa Dori, ORCA Team and LA Girlfriend to kick off her month long residency.  



In the Sunset corridor, Hedwig & The Angry Inch turn in their second to last performance of their week long run at The Roxy.  Just down the block - Gold Fields performs at The Viper Room.

For a complete list of tonight's shows - see below. 

• Hedwig & The Angry Inch @ The Roxy 
  Noah Needleman, Connie Lim, Galanis, The Sons @ WitZend
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  Stevie Starlight @ Harvelles
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  La Quilombera @ TRiP
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  A Place to Bury Strangers, Bleeding Rainbow, Matthewdavid @ Troubadour
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  Gavin Turek, Noa Dori, ORCA Team, La Girlfriend @ The Central SAPC (FREE)
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  The Devious Means, Midnight Hour, PK @ Detroit Bar
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  Karaoke Hosted by Phil Acosta @ Alex’s Bar
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  Greg Barris, Yazan, The Reigning Monarchs @ The Mint
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  CYP 2 Year Anniversary Show w/ Andrew WK, Icona Pop, Diamond Rings, Cherie Lily, Aleister X @ The Echoplex
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  The Vacant Lots, Lovely Bad Things, Cosmonauts @ The Echo
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  The Vespers, Brent Puis, When The Broken Bow @ The Hotel Café
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  Statue of Liberty, Shoshana Bean, Matt Vaughan, Alec Benjamin @ Room 5 Lounge
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  Knight Stalker, Death of A Star, Menage, Gold Fields @ The Viper Room
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  Miss May I, The Ghost Inside, Special Guests @ House of Blues – Sunset
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  Gemini, The Janks, The Heavens and the Earth, Tijuana Tears @ Silverlake Lounge
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  The Moth & Flame, COLOR @ Bootleg Bar
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  The Fine Lines, T he Radiorelics, Grit @ The Satellite
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  Calvin Love @ Origami Vinyl
• M.O.R.E., Winona, Sketch Orchestra, The Verm @ Lot 1 Café

Check Yo Ponytail Celebrates 2 Years Next Week

Close followers of the LA live music scene or frequent foot traffickers of Sunset in Silverlake and Echo Park may have noticed an absence of Check Yo Ponytail shows this week - but rest assured, Franki Chan, Danny Johnson and family are not asleep at the wheel.  They are steering their party to an epic two year celebration.  

They've recruited the biggest party animal of them all - Andrew W.K. - to headline their (re)birthday party at The Echoplex that includes additional music from Icona Pop, Diamond Rings, Cherie Lily and Aleister X.  Its 18+ and advance tickets are only $10 - so there is no doubt this thing sells out.  Get your tickets - or try to win them via SUPERGOOD, but we've only got one pair to share so you might just want to buy....If you feel like testing your luck too - just tweet out @checkyoponytail @supergoodmusic @iheartcomix and @andrewWK to enter or email us at contest@supergoodmusic.com.

If you didn't think the epic birthday party was enough of a treat - Iheartcomix is also hosting Dark Dark Dark, Emily Wells and Miss M.E. at The Echoplex on the 5th and Mount Kimbie with Grenier and Groundislava on the 8th at Los Globos.  Look for giveaways to those shows in next week's Concert Blast.

Rage on.  Hard.  W.K.  Style.

Tonight in L.A. (October 16, 2012)

Lots of options for you LA music mavens tonight.  A lucky few are going to Ellie Goulding's intimate show at Troubadour with opening soundscapes served courtesy of queen beat-tress Tokimonsta.  

If you're not going to that - the runners up prize could be free tickets to Riff Raff and Kitty Pryde at Echoplex.  We're giving some of those away so hit us up at @supergoodmusic and mention @checkyoponytail in a tweet to enter the giveaway (or just email contest@supergoodmusic.com w/ subject Riff Raff).  

If I weren't (hopefully) kicking it with Tokimonsta, Ellie Goulding and fam - I'd probably be going to Bryan Linares' birthday party at Dim Mak Studios.  The Dim Mak employee (or IC i don't know) - celebrates his aging with beats served courtesy of Them Jeans, Dan Oh and special guests.  You've got to assume one of those guests could be Aoki if he is in LA and I'd put my money on someone else stellar too.  Get dirty on their dance floor birthday style...

Or celebrate the sounds of Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers at The Satellite for free with lots of local artists doing their best impersonations.   Free indie on the westside comes to you at The Central SAPC in the form of Go West Young Man, Warships and The Steel Wells.  Neither show would be a bad choice -  but if you want to pay for some rockers - try Freelance Whales and Geographer at El Rey Theatre or Terraplane Sun at Dakota Lounge if you're on the westside.  

Steve Starlight @ Harvelle’s

Thumb Wars and Friends @ Del Monte Speakeasy

Carrie Underwood, Hunter Hayes @ Staples Center

Green Umbrella: John Adams @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

Dan Schnelle Trio @  bluewhale

Terraplane Sun @ Dakota Lounge

Starfucker, Onuinu @ SLO Brew

Golden Eagle, Secret Stache, Black & White, Koruscant Weekend, Half & Half, CFo4R, Boyz From The Vine, Gavyn Bailey @ HOB - Anaheim

First Aid Kit, Dylan LeBlanc @ Fonda Theatre

Freelance Whales, Geographer @ El Rey Theatre

Ellie Goulding, Tokimonsta @ Troubadour

Duff Mckagan’s Loaded, Turbogeist, Christian Martucci @ The Viper Room

Abandon All Ships, For All Those Sleeping, Skip The Foreplay, Upon This Dawning, Palisades @ The Roxy

Tyler Gregory, The Mishaped + More @ Lot 1 Café

Pac Div @ Whisky

The Moth @ Los Globos

Beach Party @ Harvard & Stone

Davy and Peter Rothbart @ Bootleg Theater

Tom Petty Tribute feat. Brian Whelan and Mitch Marine, The Californian, Duniven, Geronimo Getty, Stephen Sowan, The Blank Tapes @ The Satellite (FREE)
Hospitality, Teen, Pageants @ The Echo

Riff Raff, Kitty Pryde, Lil’ Debbie, Brrrang-A-Dang, Fat Tony, Tom Cruz @ The Echoplex

Harper Blynn, Michael Addison, Tim Easton, Madi Diaz @ The Hotel Café

Hull, Destroy Judas, Behold! The Monolith, The Fucking Wrath @ Silverlake Lounge

Sea Stars, Stop Motion Poetry, Ryan Saliman and His Band of Strangers @ Room 5 Lounge

Spencer Lee, Clint Jun Gamboa @ Molly Malones

Bryan B Linares Notorious BDay w/ Them Jeans, Dan Oh  + Special Guests @ Dim Mak Studios

Russell Brand @ Largo

Go West Young Man, The Steel Wells, Warships, Audiobytes for Autobots @ The Central SAPC (FREE)

Neil Cowley Trio @ The Mint

2Mex, EQ, 3Snakes @ TRiP

Electric Children, Tired, Tramp for the Lord @ Redwood Bar

Warlok w/ DJ Xian @ La Fonda