Tonight in L.A. (February 10, 2013)

Tonight is Grammy night in Los Angeles - for all the music aficionados that will be geared to the couch in the early evening, there is plenty later at night to get excited about.  Whether its the return of Justin Timberlake at Hollywood Palladium or the charitable beat down at House of Blues with Deadmau5, Timbaland + Demetrius, Nero and Crookers.





For less mayhem, but still plenty of beats - Drai's hosts Salva and SMOG Sundays invades Echoplex with Youngsta, Icicle, Deco and Mesck.   Full list of shows below:

Los Feliz Quartet @ The Central SAPC (7 PM)

The Lappitt-Rocha Sunday Night Jazz Jam @ The MInt

Enjuilliet, Cota, McKenna Faith, Fereshta, Stoop @ The Roxy

Deadmau5, Timbaland + Demetrius, Nero, Crookers  @ House of Blues – Sunset Strip

Michael Grant & The Assassins, Ivan Ooze, Handsome As Sin, The Ragged Jubilee @ The Viper Room

Nora Davis, Matt Davis @ Los Globos (FREE)

My Bloody Valentine Nite w/ Cosmonauts, Tennis System, Moonbeams, Slowness @ The Echo

SMOG Sundays w/ Youngsta, Icicle, Deco & Mesck @ The Echoplex

The Reflections, SNEAKPEEK @ The Satellite (FREE)

Daniel Zaitchik, Fay Wolf, John Gallagher, JR., Rachael Cantu @ Bootleg Theater

The Toledo Show @ Harvelle’s

Elle Carpenter, Mei OHara, Acoustic Minds, Alex’s Hands @ TRiP

Grammy Party ($9.99 Bottomless Champagne) @ Saint Rocke

Tammie Brown’s Rollz Roycezz Revue w/ DJ Margeaux, Hamrock and Frankie Alvaro @ Alex’s Bar

HFL (Hard Fast & Loud), Last of the Bad Men, Rats in the Wall, Sidepipe Motorbike @ Constellation Room

Star Anna, Bitch & Our Lady J @ The Hotel Café

Salva, Fashen, DJ Metric @ Drai’s Hollywood

Justin Timberlake @ Holylwood Palladium

Coed Pageant, Pretend Electric, Moon Chao, Summer Lovebirds @ Redwood Bar

Red Light Redemption, Gramilla, Kavan, Blacklist Union, Haster, All Else Fails @ House of Blues – Anaheim

Keith Sweat @ California Center for the Arts – Escondido

Blackwater Jukebox @ Down and Out Bar

Dan Schnelle, Max Haymer, Hamilton Price @ Bluewhale

Justin Timberlake Returns to the Stage!

Tickets go on sale via Live Nation in about 6 minutes.  2 ticket limit per person.  Los Angeles' Hollywood Palladium plays host to Justin Timberlake's official live come back on the night of the Grammys.  Don't sleep...and if you land tickets, you better on some suit and tie shit!

Rebirth Brass Band Rages The Mint Tonight!

Don't miss the chance to put the funk in your Thursday with famed New Orleans artists Rebirth Brass Band at The Mint tonight!  The Grammy award winning act will be blowing all sorts of horns in the toasty little jazz enclave - and we don't want you to miss it, which is why we are giving away a couple pairs of tickets to their jam session.

Just email contest@supergoodmusic or tweet out @supergoodmusic and @mintLA to enter!

Skrillex Invades L.A. (Late January 6 Show Run)

Grammy award nominee Skrillex (does that sound weird to anyone else?) descends on Los Angeles and New York City from his dubstep mothership to party with friends and label mates ten more times before the Grammy ceremonies get under way.

The five time nominee won't be playing alone, he has recruited some heavy-hitting dubsteppers and signees to his OWSLA label to join him. The ten date run features a host of intimate gatherings that will be limited to those that act early (tickets go on sale for L.A. Live tomorrow at 10 am) and those in Skrillex's personal circle. You'll be lucky to get into any show in L.A., because given Sonny Moore's massive rise in stardom, Dim Mak Studios, Echoplex and Avalon just won't be able to contain the demand. The Palladium probably won't even be able to handle it - I imagine that will sell out rapidly too.

In total, he rages through Los Angeles for six straight nights beginning on January 24th at Dim Mak Studios for their weekly Dim Mak Tuesday party. He will be joined by Alvin Risk and Koan Sound. My guess is there won't be free alcohol to get you in the door early that night...

The real treat of the run is probably Wednesday the 25th at Echoplex where he plays a Skrillex vs. 12th Planet show, along with Diplo. When 12th Planet is essentially the least recognizable artist on your bill, and that bill takes place in Los Angeles, you know the show is going to be massive.

Thursday he takes on exchange with OWSLA signee Zedd, and Friday he moves to Avalon for Control with Huoratron and Kill The Noise. After that, its two less intimate nights at Palladium and L.A. Live Event Deck respectively. The latter offers guest spots from Benga, Nadastrom and other special guests TBA.

If you're not already amped for this - I don't know what you're drinking or you just hate dubstep, or both. Don't sleep in tomorrow if you're a Los Angeleno. Get up at 10 am and make sure you get some of those damn tickets!

New Yorkers, check your local listings, but he tackles the Big Apple with four shows over five nights, including a show at Terminal 5 with Skream & Benga, KOAN Sound and Tokimonsta on February 4th.

Grammy's Best Video Category

Since when has the Grammy's had the best video category? I'm not even sure - but its an eclectic mix - Skrillex, Adele, Memory Tapes, Radiohead, OK Go and, yes, Weird "Al" Yankovic.

Do you have a front runner in this category? I'm not advocating making your computer a personal MTV circa 1988 - I've listened to the records more than I've watched any of these music videos - but in 30 minutes you can digest all the Grammy nominees, and, with the exception of Weird Al's parody of Gaga, the nominated videos are synch with quality material.

In some of the videos - there are lots of great special effects (OK Go, Skrillex, Memory Tapes), others have creative dance interpretations, broken dishes and synchronized glass ripples. Prepare to be entertained...



Skrillex - "First of the Year (Equinox)"





Adele - "Rolling In The Deep"





Radiohead - "Lotus Flower"





Memory Tapes - "Yes I Know"





Weird Al Yankovic - "Perform This Way"





OK Go - "All Is Not Lost"

Watch The Grammys - its the Best Live Music in Town Tonight

We could advise you to go to various places in town tonight to catch the potential next big thing or just to hear a smooth crooner or some sexy guitar, however, we don't think that is where you'd witness the best and most supergood music there is to see on this last Sunday of January.

Actually, this is one of the few times we are going to advise you to stay home. Stay there and watch the Grammys. Maybe leave to go to Target to get yourself some 3D specs to enjoy the Michael Jackson tribute performance to the fullest, but maybe you saved yours from Avatar and are hoping those work.

If the Grammy's are too mainstream for you or you just want to DVR them for time porting so that you can skip commercials and enjoy a Sunday on the town, then here is who is playing and where they are playing:

Anderszewski Plays Beethoven (2PM), Los Angeles Master Chorale: Almost A Capella (7PM) @ Hollywood Bowl
Major Johnson-Finley (7PM), Katie Costello (8PM), Wesley Smith (9PM) @ Room 5
Live Footage with Knife and Fork, Tango Nuevo and Guests @ Echo Curio
Supernova.com Presents: Band Wars @ On The Rox
Part Time Punks Presents: Depeche Mode Night @ Echo
Neil Hamburger, JP Incorporated, Brendon Walsh @ Spaceland
387 Entertainment Presents @ The Mint
High Voltage Presents: Solo Clique, The Diamond Light, Girl Next Door @ The Viper Room
Makana, Jerry Joseph, Elina @ Saint Rocke
Marques Wyatt @ Vanguard
Michael Sheppard @ Staples Center
David Lindley @ The Roxy
Ivan and Alyosha, Brown Sugar Sinks, Greg Jong @ Bootleg
House of Blues Gospel Brunch @ House of Blues