Tonight in L.A. (February 14, 2013)

We love SUPERGOOD readers.  Just wanted to say HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY.  If you're trying to enjoy some live music because you love it - here are tonight's concerts in Los Angeles.

• The Wedding Present, Nightmare Air @ The Echo

• Fatal Jamz, Snow Wite @ The Satellite (FREE)

• Wild Pack of Canaries @ Silverlake Lounge (FREE)

• Kate Crash, Recreations, Lonely Trees, The Unlikely Candidates @ The Hear Gallery

• Dam- Funk @ Lyric Theatre

• Nous Non Plus @ Bootleg Bar

• Frankenstein’s Bloody Valentine w/ Ms. Shapen Figures, Wild Betsy @ Lot 1 Café

• Poor Yorick, The Sahns, Shere, Punch Funk Love @ The Mint

• Penguin Prison, Jhameel, DWNTWN, Y Luv @ The Central SAPC

• Harlow Gold @ Harvelle’s

• The Dynotones, 3 Balls of Fire @ TRiP

• Katie Boeck, David Ryan Harries, Emma Joy, Terra Naomi, Sarah Nisch @ WitZend

• Jonny P (6 PM), Rocco Deluca, Chris Karn, Old Man @ Saint Rocke

• Afrojack @ Sound Nightclub

• Gap Dream, Teenage Burritos, Aquadolls, Cherry Glazer @ Alex’s Bar

• Swanky Tunes, Mikey Made, Infinite Sole @ Yost Theater

• Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Foxygen @ Constellation Room

• Ne-Yo, T.I., RaVaughn @ Nokia Theatre LA Live

• Jeremiah Red, Mister Blaqk, La Muerte @ Exchange LA

• Lucha VaVoom @ Mayan Theater

• The Vaccines, San Cisco, Zig Zags @ Fonda Theatre

• Eels @ The Observatory

• K. Will @ Orpheum Theatre

• Eric Burdon @ Grammy Museum

• Dead Meadow, Stranger Family Band, Matt Tow @ Troubadour

• Terror, H20, Backtrack, Code Orange Kids @ Roxy Theatre

• Telescope @ The Viper Room

• Ginuwine @ Key Club

• Bonnie Raitt @ Terrace Theater

• Boyz II Men @ Lancaster Performing Arts Center

• Kenny G @ Segerstrom Center for the Arts

• Chris Pierce @ Genghis Cohen

• Excision, Paper Diamond, Vaski @ Majestic Ventura Theater

• Ottmar Liebert, Luna Negra @ Coach House

• The Club Pacific Band, Wherling Dervish @ Del Monte Speakeasy

Valentine's Funk

Dam Funk brings his west coast flavor to the Lyric Theatre tonight to make your Valentine's day soiree fully FUNKtional.  For the singles - its a place to get your jive on, look cool and stay cool.  For the couples - show the crowd, which will undoubtedly feature some breakers, bad mommas and a few bangers, how you do your thing.  



Along with Dam, Free Food, Oddience, Benedek and Techno Sam will be playing.  The event is hosted by the Lyric Foundation and a portion of the proceeds go to Urban Compass (http://www.urbancompass.org).  You can snag tickets in advance for the low low price of $10 via lyrictheatrela.com.  

Lyric Theatre is located at 520 N. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90036

Tonight in L.A. (December 8, 2012)

Its Saturday - which means its a good excuse to party - and there are plenty of places to dance....so the following are instructions to turn it up.

1.  Play your latest mix or track from insert artist's name here.  I recommend Disco Nap by A-Trak on repeat.  That, and Higher Ground by TNGHT.  At least if you want to get amped up.

2.  Pour a shot of insert your favorite alcohol here.  

3.  Repeat steps one and two two more times in fifteen minutes.

4.  Call a cab and go to one of the following concerts:

• Zoos Zoos launch at The Central SAPC with Gaslamp Killer, Dam Funk, MORRI$ and Sun Araw

• Borgore, Schoolboy, Kennedy Jones at Fonda Theatre

• King King Club for another The Do Lab event with Blockhead, Jeremy Sole, Pumpkin and a Special Guest

• Funkagenda at Avalon

• YACHT @ The Echoplex

So lets review - that's #music #turnupjuice #repeat #cabtoconcert.

If you can't handle that much turn up juice - there are certainly other options.  BANDxCITY celebrates a year in business at Bootleg Theater with Ross Sea Party, Zak Waters, Y Luv and Jane Bang.  #bangbang

Of course no list of concert recommendations would be complete without mentioning KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas - which celebrates its first night with visits from Youngblood Hawke, Walk The Moon, AWOLNATION, Rise Against, Two Door Cinema Club, Linkin Park, Bush, Slightly Stoopid, Garbage, The Gaslight Anthem, The Lumineers at Gibson Amphitheatre.  Its pretty sold out I think - so if you need a dosage of rock from elsewhere, consider Bob Weir and Jackie Greene at The Wiltern.  

A full list of tonight's shows is below:

• Candy For Coal, Joshua Ketchmark, Absence of A Hero, Stonefeather, MAL, Relentless Nation, The Deal @ The Roxy 

• Danni Rouge, Aaron Mazarati, The Lady Crooners @ On The Rox 

• World/Inferno Friendship Society, O’Death, Bobby Joe Ebola @ Troubadour 

• Wicked Music Festival @ Key Club  

• Terminator Too: Judgment Play @ The Viper Room (Early & Late Show) 

• The Gaslamp Killer, MORRI$, Sun Araw, Dam-Funk @ The Central SAPC 

• Bonnie Bishop @ The Mint (11 PM) 

• Sister Rogers, Destani Wolf, Boss Harmony @ Del Monte Speakeasy 

• Haley Pharo, Belinda Skinner & JP Cervoni, Henry Henrietta, Valeria Ponzio, Romeo Testa @ WitZend 

• Café R & B @ Harvelle’s 

• Angel City Singers 2^nd Annual Xmas Bash w/ Ana Cristina, Lindsay Rae Spurlock, Punch The Clown L.A. @ Room 5 Lounge 

• Uncle Daddy Christmas Show w/ Two Wings, Katie Ohh, Daniel Lict, Sens Musiq @ The Hotel Café (7-9)

• Audio Absinthe w/ Jesse Woods, Ruthanne, The Walcotts, The Ragged Jubilee @ The Hotel Café (9-130) 

• Funkagenda, Norman Doray @ Avalon Hollywood 

• The Thrilling Adventure Hour Holiday Show @ Largo (730; 1030) 

• Kris Bradley @ Malibu Inn (2 PM) 

• Tom MacLear, The Screaming Lords @ Malibu Inn (8 PM) 

• Mammoth Thunderpower, Sleeping Sea King, Koresh, Bombay Snakes @ Detroit Bar 

• Honky Tonk Christmas w/ West of Texas, Damngivers, Willie Cash & The Cashiers, The Copycats @ Alex’s Bar 

• Signal Hill, The Littlest Viking, Ted Piecka, Junghaus @ Pehrspace 

• Hollywood U2 w/ Hey Hoy Lets Go (Ramones Tribute), Star 80’s @ Saint Rocke 

• The ABigails @ One Eyed Gypsy 

• H & S Burlesque Band w/ DJ Daisy O’Dell @ Harvard & Stone 

• The Brixtones, Natalie Smith, Hilary Parkin @ El Cid 

• Cobalt Cranes, Mr. Elevator & The Brain Hotel, Aftergloam, Brother C & Sister J @ Lot 1 Café 

• Ross Sea Party, Jane Bang, Y Luv, Zak Waters @ Bootleg Bar 

• David Bazan Band Plays Pedro the Lion’s Control @ Constellation Room 

• Sultan & Ned Shepard, Marc Romboy @ Exchange LA 

• Blockhead, Jeremy Sole, Pumpkin, Special Guest @ King King Club 

• Cosmic Gate, Cary Brothers, W & W @ Hollywood Palladium 

• Bob Weir, Jackie Greene @ The Wiltern 

• KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas w/ Youngblood Hawke, Walk The Moon, AWOLNATION, Rise Against, Two Door Cinema Club, Linkin Park, Bush, Slightly Stoopid, Garbage, The Gaslight Anthem, The Lumineers @ Gibson Amphitheatre 

• Borgore, Schoolboy, Kennedy Jones @ Fonda Theatre 

• Boyce Avenue, Tyler Hilton, Megan Nicole @ Club Nokia 

• Sex Panther, Party Favor, Digitalife @ Yost Theater 

• YACHT, Jacques Renault, David Scott Stone, Bobby Birdman @ The Echoplex 

• Funky Sole @ The Echo 

• James Supercave, Hosannas, LA Girlfriend @ The Satellite 

• Turbo Fruits, White Lung, Audacity, Big Eyes @ Los Globos 

• Owl Paws @ Origami Vinyl (FREE) 

• Dying Fetus, Cattle Decapitation, Cerebral Bore, Pryapism @ Slidebar

Zoos Zoos Launch with Dam Funk & Gaslamp Killer!

The turn up gets real this Saturday at The Central SAPC as newly minted company ZOOS//ZOOS hosts their first event.  Pulling out a handful of stops- Zoos Zoos recruited LA's own Gaslamp Killer and Dam Funk to headline a night of dope soundscapes that also includes Morri$ and Sun Araw.  Prepare to have your face melted with ill switches, beat blends and a healthy dosage of the finest in Los Angeles' beat culture.  Cop your tickets here - and one lucky individual that mentions @supergoodmusic @thecentralsapc @damfunk @gaslampkiller in a tweet or emails contest@supergoodmusic.com is going to win a pair...so try your hand at that too.  

Tonight in L.A. (October 5, 2012) - L.A.'s Concerts Tonight

For first Friday - the concert calendar is filthy - from the guitars of The Black Keys at Staples Center to the bass and beats of Big Gigantic and Griz at House of Blues on Sunset.  Download Big G's "Let's Go" to amplify your weekend - whether you're at the show or not.

For the festival goers - Culture Collide has a host of talent playing.  I like Taix's Champagne Room the best with Mr. Little Jeans, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Magic Wands and Voxhaul Broadcast.  Dangerbird artists Royal Teeth are the highlight on a bill that includes School of Seven Bells at The Echoplex.Your Culture Collide wristband also gets you into 826LA for some laughter courtesy of Natasha Leggero and friends. 

For the Hollywood bound - Treasure Fingers puts the speakers to work at Avalon and Dam Funk does the same at The Fonda as support for Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti.  Just down the block - new school rockers meet 90s stars as Dead Sara and Neon Trees support The Offspring at Hollywood Palladium.

Westsiders can enjoy First Friday's with a variety of performances and art spectacles - including Dustbowl Revival at Joe's, or go a little further south and jam out with Particle at Saint Rocke.  Over at The Central SAPC - doctors turned rockers Das Tapes get down.  

Other notables include She Wants Revenge at The Roxy with DJ'd tunes courtesy of Franki Chan, Furthurat Greek Theatre, Richie Spice at The Mint, Dr. Dog atJohn Anson Ford Amphitheatre and Twin Shadow atThe Observatory.  

• FILTER MAGAZINE’S CULTURE COLLIDE FESTIVAL w/ The Big Pink, School of Seven Bells, Royal Teeth, Moss, Optic Yellow Felt @ The Echoplex

• FILTER MAGAZINE’S CULTURE COLLIDE FESTIVAL w/ Zola Jesus, Ewert and The Two Dragons, Sudden Weather Change, Terminal @ The Echo

• FILTER MAGAZINE’S CULTURE COLLIDE FESTIVAL w/ The Balconies, The Moog, Resplandor, Immanu El, Huddle @ Taix (Front Lounge)

• FILTER MAGAZINE’S CULTURE COLLIDE FESTIVAL w/ Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Mr. Little Jeans, Magic Wands, Voxhaul Broadcast @ Taix (Champagne Room)

• FILTER MAGAZINE’S CULTURE COLLIDE FESTIVAL w/ Patrick Wolf, Annie Stela, Penny Hawson, The Trouble with Templeton @ The Church

• UCB PRESENTS COMEDY COLLIDE w/ Emily Maya Mills, Nick Thune, Matt Braunger, Lauren Lapkus, Howard Kremer, Natasha Leggero, The Birthday Boys, Dominic Dierkes, Matt Besser @ 826LA

• The Fuxedos, The Mike Penny Orchestra, Art of Bleeding (Film Screening), Lost Moon Radio, Quazar and the Bamboozled @ Bootleg Bar

• Randy Michael and The Sharp Dressed Lads, Alexandra and the Starlight Band, Hammered Satin, The Bloodhounds @ The Satellite

• Eekis vs. Colour, Palace Walls, Frownees Van Can’t @ Lot 1 Café (FREE)

• Coldair, The Trouble With Templeton, Kyst @ Origami Vinyl (Culture Collide)

• Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, BODYGUARD, Dam Funk @ The Fonda Theatre

• Treasure Fingers, Burns, Codes, Brazabelle, Burn Unit @ Avalon Hollywood

• Further feat. Bob Weir & Phil Lesh @ Greek Theatre

• Franco Benito, Max Cooper, Andrew S, Anton Tumas @ King King Club

• Jason Mraz @ Hollywood Bowl

• Gerardo Ortiz @ Nokia Theatre LA Live

• The Black Keys w/ Tegan & Sara @ Staples Center

• BT, Audien @ Exchange LA

• Esther Anaya vs. DJ Stephanie Loayza @ Belasco Theater

• Orlando Greenhill, Sunblast The Shadows, Moms With Tats, In Tents @ The Smell

• She Wants Revenge, Gliss, Pyyramids, Franki Chan (DJ) @ The Roxy

• Fly Society, Foxsta, PL, Vaughn @ On The Rox

• The Lonely Drunk Clubs Band Perform Led Zeppelin IV w/ Gypsyhawk, Scorpion Child, The Fabulous Miss Wendy, On The Fifty @ The Viper Room

• Dr. Dog, Cotton Jones @ John Anson Ford Amphitheatre

• The Maccabees, IO Echo @ El Rey Theatre

• Big Gigantic, GRiZ @ House of Blues – Sunset Strip

• Michael Schenker Group, Rattlehead, The Hard Way, Greg Allen Knights, Templar, Jemma Louis @ Key Club

• The Helio Sequence, Slowdance @ Troubadour

• Richie Spice, RnD @ The Mint

• Das Tapes, Bear Fight!, Bastille @ The Central SAPC

• The Head and The Heart, Blitzen Trapper, Bryan John Appley @ The Wiltern

• The Offspring, Neon Trees, Dead Sara @ Hollywood Palladium

• Peter Wolf, Broken Anchor @ The Hotel Café

• Particle, Steel Toed Slippers, Merciless Jive @ Saint Rocke

• Josh Heinrich’s Stranger, Skillinjah, Just Chill @ Brixton South Bay

• The Secret Affair (Northern Soul Dance Club) @ Alex’s Bar

• L-Vis 1990, Total Freedom, Nguzunguzu, Prince William, Kingdom @ Los Globos

• Piripa, [a]pendics, Steve Huerta, James Freidman, Filrouge, Hanre @ Los Globos

• Jes, Oscar Wylde @ Yost Theater

• Andrew Ryan, Armada, Red Circle Underground @ Harvelle’s

• Aquile, Tyler Conti, Dallison, Belinda Skinner @ WitZend

• Shulravision, Jonna Kae & Justin Sheehy, Lee Ellen Starks, Casey Wickstrom, Coke Youngblood @ Room 5 Lounge

• Harmonious Fits, Woodset, Swords of Fatima, Ghost Lyon, softCORE @ TRiP (FREE)

• Twin Shadow, Pegasus Warning, Mini Mansions @ The Observatory

• Deadly Finns, Wide Street, Dirt Dress @ Redwood Bar

• Open Air Stereo, Still The Sky’s Limit, Still Phantoms @ Slidebar

• Sea Wolf, Oren Lyons @ Constellation Room (The Observatory)

• Otmaro Ruiz, Aaron Rafael Serfaty, Catina Deluna, Larry Koonse, Joon Lee @ bluewhale

• Robyn Hitchcock @ McCabe’s Guitar Shop

• Laura Marling @ Pappy & Harriets Pioneertown Palace

• Barely Blind, What Hands Are For, The Goodnight, Culprit @ El Cid

• The Americans, The 454’s, Maladjusted, Exit Module @ Hard Rock Café Hollywood

• Marcus Miller @ Catalina Bar & Grill

• Lita Ford, Kenny Hale, Spare Parts for Broken Hearts @ Coach House

• Strung Out, The Swellers, Such Gold @ House of Blues – Anaheim

• One Drop, Nada Rasta @ SLO Brew

• Nightwish, Kamelot @ City National Grove of Anaheim

• Barry Zweig Trio (FREE), DJ Alfred Hawkins @ Del Monte Speakeasy

• Dustbowl Revival @ Joe’s (First Fridays)

Step Into The Black Music Series

Thursday June 28th is kind of a wild night in LA for free music and complimentary booze - on top of the VICE/AIR event with Sebastien Tellier (we posted on it yesterday), the STEP INTO THE BLACK MUSIC SERIES, curated by the Fader team and sponsored by Captain Morgan Black Spiced Rum, stops at new West Hollywood enclave Bootsy Bellows on their ten week, ten city tour.  The night will feature a special performance from The Afghan Whigs and a DJ set from Yung Skeeter - as well as a visit from the Inn N Out Truck!

In addition to the free music and booze, attendees may also be interested in acquiring a copy of the Step Into The Black limited edition vinyl.  Fear not - because we are giving a copy away - just email contest@supergoodmusic.com to get in on that action.  If vinyl isn't your thing (or you can't make it), anyone can download exclusive MP3s from the performances at Captain Morgan's Facebook page: http://on.fb.me/CaptainMorganBlack

Check out Dam-Funk's performance at a previous Step Into The Black event below:

Red Bull Music Academy Presents: Culture Clash w/ SMOG, Dim Mak, Stones Throw & Dub Club

Tonight, LA plays host to the U.S. Debut of Red Bull Music Academy's Culture Clash event. Taking place at Exchange - 4 of the hottest music troupes representing Los Angeles, Dim Mak, Stones Throw, SMOG and Dub Club hit stages for a certainly epic night.

The atmosphere will be competitive as the scene-sters compete over the course of four rounds, (although the competition will likely be friendlier than tonight's Cavs vs. Heat post "Decision" match up). For each round, the crowd will register their vote(s) on a handful of criteria - including measured cheers and applause. After warming up their respective stages with 15 minute set, the first round will judge the musicians ability to "select" the right tunes. The second round focuses on the entertainment factor and is expected to feature special guests. The third round stretches the musicians knowledge of other genres - having them stretch from their traditional outfits. The fourth (and final) round, also known as the "banger round," requires the music teams to bring their most raucous sets and baddest tunes to win over the crowd.

The night will be hosted by MC Commander - who will lead Dim Mak (electro), Dub Club (roots reggae), Smog (dubstep) and Stones Throw (funk/soul/hip-hop) through their battles over their respective soundsystems. For those unfamiliar with traditional sound clashes, each collective supplies their own sound system for the event.

With staple LA resident DJ artists like Them Jeans (Dim Mak Tuesdays), Thee Mike B (Cannonball Sundays at Drais), DJ Fashen (Cannonball Sundays at Drais), Tom Chasteen (Dub Club), Roy Corduroy (Dub Club), Dam Funk (Funkmosphere) - you know the music will be the sort of stuff that keeps LA crowds moving. Throw in some more name brand artists like 12th Planet (Smog), Peanut Butter Wolf (Stones Throw), Craze (Smog), Mayer Hawthorne (Stones Throw) and whomever Dim Mak's special guest is (or guests are) and you've got one hell of a show.

Don't miss it. Buy tickets here. (UPDATE: 10:40 am - TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT)

And, FYI, cop your tickets now because I heard it might sell out! If for some reason you can't make it, but you want to check out some DJ mashed music - DJ Quickie Mart plays his last show at Air Conditioned Lounge on Lincoln Blvd. in Venice.