Club Nokia and Los Angelenos get a special treat tonight when Moderat - the esteemed collaboration of Modoselektor and Apparat - unleashes that good sort of filth as Thursday turns to Friday. The collab does not tour often - so electronic music aficionados take note. The late addition of Tokimonsta only makes the bill significantly better --- and makes the decision to not go that much more ignorant. Don't miss the queen of electronic beats (TOKiMONSTA), where she is likely to perform a handful of tracks from her Ultra release "Half Shadows." It's rare that such high quality musicianship and production skills packs a bill in Los Angeles and tickets are still available day of --- but they are, and for all ages. Doors are at 9 and Patricio will be first to the decks. Follow this link if you want to ensure you're in the building when the music drops.
Concerts galore hit the streets of Los Angeles tonight - but the best ones are just East of Vine St. at Hollywood Palladium (ALT-J) and Fonda Theatre (Purity Ring and Jon Hopkins). If you can chase down tickets to either one of those performances - you won't regret it. O.C. residents get a visit from Icona Pop at The Observatory. Full list of shows for Tuesday August 27, 2013 below the videos.
Majical Cloudz, Moon King, My Hawaii @ The Echo
ALT-J @ Hollywood Palladium
Russian Masterworks @ Hollywood Bowl
Purity Ring, Jon Hopkins @ Fonda Theatre
Truckfighters, Fatso Jetson, Last Days of Ancient Sunlight, Hellbeast of the Night @ The Satellite
The Electric Sons @ The Viper Room
Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers, Brothers Comatose @ Troubadour
Pete Holmes Living @ Largo
The Bluffs, Duncan McKnight @ Detroit Bar (FREE)
The Ten Thousand, DECORATOR @ Bootleg Bar
Tasuni-Mak World Series feat. Mandeep Sethi, Garbriel Taren @ Del Monte Speakeasy
Horizon, Sarah Pigion, Ella Kromah @ WitZend
Within Reason @ Constellation Room
Icona Pop @ The Observatory
Ana Lunoe, Fashen, Special Guests @ Dim Mak Studios
Shauna Brittenham, La Marche, Cali Rivlin @ Room 5 Lounge
Light FM, Fascination w/ Josef Cristofer, Yvonne Black, Kelly Divan, Angel SPade, Erick Amas @ Los Globos
Nicole Atkins, The Brother Sal, Nick Africano, Kieran Leonard @ The Hotel Cafe
Chainsaw Brotheres, Dizzy Bats, Grumpus, Three Trees @ TRiP
Quasi-local (OC and Long Beach) act Kiev enjoy the third night of their stellar residency this Monday night at Bootleg. Their Radiohead meets My Morning Jacket meets Medeski Martin & Wood sound recalls all things that are good about music, without any of the pop, begging to be discovered, drivel. These guys make music they like - and they appear to have fun doing it too.
Celebrate their latest projects at Bootleg tonight with Miya Folick, The Steelwells, MYPET and DJ Kat Corbett! And, its FREE!
Fierce, beautiful, well-orchestrated all aptly describe Breakfast's "True Love Waits" - but nothing does it justice like the song itself. The deeply emotional ballad belted by the beautiful Andrea Adolph is enhanced by dramatic accordion and perfectly peppered ivory and ebony.
The clap breakdown is charming and cute, as is these seemingly young artists opining about how true love waits. Does it?
Enjoy an excellent Saturday and find some good music to check out live in this list below. We like Cloud Control and Tapioca & The Flea at Bootleg Bar if you want to be on the next tip, Hardwell at Palladium to dance your ass off, Mark De Clive Lowe presents Church at Levitt Pavilion McArthur Park if you want some FREE entertainment and The National with Daughter to rock out under the twilight sky at Greek Theatre.
Check out a more complete list below!
The National, Daughter @ Greek Theatre
Emeli Sande @ Club Nokia
Smith Westerns, Wampire @ El Rey Theatre
Chicano Batman @ Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
White Fence, Jessica Pratt and Jonathan Rado @ Trouabadour
Mark de Clive Lowe presents CHURCH @ Levitt Pavilion McArthur Park
One Direction a@ Staples Center
Willie Nelson and Lyle Lovett & His Large Band @ Hollywood Bowl
Ivete Sangalo @ Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
Hardwell @ Hollywood Palladium
Cloud Control and Tapioca & the Flea @ Bootleg Bar
The Shadow Principle, Odd Owl, the Verm and Adam’s Breakfast @ Silverlake Lounge
The Obsessed, Hirax, From Ashes Rise and Final Conflict @ Echoplex
Plus, Smiles, V-3P0 and Dust & Chrome @ Satellite
Star & Dagger, Boots Electric and Purple @ Los Globos
Turbo Lightning, Zebroids, Dirty Few and Heller Keller @ the Smell
Shivering Windows, Nicole Kidman, Filardo, Eyes Seas and the Cthulhus @ Lot 1 Café
The Bluebonnets, Upset and EZ Tiger @ El Cid
Derek Rogers, Good Willsmith, l’eternebre and Black Hat @ pehrspace
Animal Cloud, NTNT, Science Fiction Theater, Darren Frank and Robb Benson & the Sheik @ the Hotel Café
Taro Hart and Melvin Seals & JGB @ the Mint
Dilana and Bleck @ Roxy Theatre
Original Sinner, Opus Dai, Thick as Thieves, Day Above Ground, Kraterface and Sunset Cannons @ House of Blues
Brad Kay’s Regressive Jazz Quartet @ Del Monte Speakeasy
Free Moral Agents, Stab City, Plague Vendor, Ghostnerd and SoCal Tennis Pros @ Alex’s Bar
As spud says, these dudes are "the homies." For about a year, unbeknownst to the Mowglis and myself, we were neighbors. Like, I knew they were people, and I knew they lived down the block. I just didn't know that they were The Mowglis and they didn't know that I had a Jam Van.
They had a robot statue in their front yard made out of guitars and a small television. It was recently removed. Shame on the new tenant for that. When The Mowglis lived their they used to hang signs from a tree branch that jutted out onto Broadway Ave. and alerted folks to their backyard performances. So I'd stumbled upon parties at their pad, unfortunately never caught any music. I did however know a chick that fell off of their porch at one of the shindigs. Maybe they saw her fall, I dunno, she claimed she snuck out of there real quick-like and wasn't seen. My dog, The RZA, played with their dog, Abby, in the street one day. He's white and fluffy, she's black and fluffy. On one of these fluff-head encounters guitarist Josh Hogan and I introduced ourselves. My take away from that meeting was that he was a nice dude, that's it, never occurred that we'd be seeing eachother again in a parking lot about a year later and he'd be with seven of his friends, and I'd be with a few of mine, and we'd hang out, and I'd finally get to hear them play their "love rock."
That's all to say that they are indeed the homies. They kicked it again with us at Bonnaroo, even filmed another Jam Van session in between beers. That's coming out tomorrow. For now we have this memory from the Roxy, the first time they ever met Spud. He's now the hood's biggest Mowglis fan, and they're now touring the country relentlessly spreading the love. I just hope they still have time to make robot statues.
It's Tuesday in LA during TV offseason, here's what you can do after the sun goes down (because when the sun is up y'all need to either be at work or playing outside, stop gettin fat America)...
Outer Minds and Dante vs. Zombies take over the Observatory. FYI they aren't real zombies, so no need to arm yourselves.
The Garden is at the Smell, those dues are quirky, there's a few other bands playing with them, def. worth $5.00, which coincidentally is the price.
Its Tuesday, but it already feels like the week is halfway over given that most of America is checking out of work Wednesday for an extended weekend. Before you head out for the fireworks, BBQs and lounging by a pool or beach to cure the ails of these heat waves - check out the stream of AraabMUZIK's The Remixes Vol. 1 on Pitchfork.
As you might expect - the MPC master freaks and reworks popular tracks and dance floor anthems, infusing them with his quintessential hip-hop swagger. AraabMUZIK's release drops on Ultra Music on July 9th - but stream this at your celebration(s) of freedom if you want to see a little extra free expression on your patio dance floor.
Midweek brings a handful of catchy shows to Los Angeles - including recently signed Mystery Skulls to the Troubadour and a return of resident Steve Taylor to The Mint. Taylor is joined by virtuoso keys god Marco Benevento - and we have some tickets to give away for the show - so don't sleep on that!
Former jam in the vanners The Diamond Light take their talents to the Satellite, and just around the block The Steelwells rock out at Los Globos. Other notables include Free Moral Agents and Sole at Low End Theory and Warships with Thrillionaire at The Echo. For other good shows - check out our list below:
Warships, Thrillionaire @ the Echo
Kisses, Carousel, Mystery Skulls @ Troubadour
Holly Cook and Prince Fatty, Dub CLub DJS @ the Echoplex (FREE before 10)
The Steelwells @ Los Globos
The Diamond Light, Tall Tales & the Silver Lining, Fort King @ the Satellite
Steve Taylor, Marco Benevento @ The Mint
Red Plus Vattica, Killset, State Line Empire @ the Roxy
BLOK, the Garden and Terminal A @ Detroit Bar
Fuzz, Pangea, Restavrant and Three Two Ones @ Alex’s Bar
Free Moral Agents, Sole, Eureka the Butcher @ Low End Theory at Airliner
Dita Von Teese "Burlesque: Strip Strip Hooray" Variety Show @ House of Blues - Sunset STrip
House of Vibe @ Harvelle's
Victoria Justice @ Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
Ferenc Nemeth @ Bluewhale
Knee High Fox, Malaki, Royal Sound, Future Villains @ The Viper Room
The Paris Echo, Lucky Lonely, The Brevet, Big Monsta @ Constellation Room
Outside Animals, Steel Toed Slippers, The Echo and The Sound, Blind Owl @ Silverlake Lounge
Rockers on the rise Imagine Dragons invade Hollywood Palladium for the first of two consecutive nights with help from Nico Vega and The Envy Corps on Wednesday. West on Sunset you’ll find the soul of crooner Bilal at Roxy Theatre and emerging newcomer Jez Dior, whose "Candles" track you might remember from a few months back, at The Viper Room. Junip, On and On and Barbarossa at Troubadour should deliver some tasty audible pleasures too.
Catching Dustbowl Revival close out their residency at The Mint will most definitely be a party – so if you like some raucous rooty blues and jazz,check it out. Kastle’s eclectic and eccentric electronic stylings travel to Low End Theory at Airliner where he is joined by regulars Daddy Kev, Nobody and Nocando as well as Odd Future crew's Mike G.
We have tickets to give away for both Bilal and Dustbowl Revival - so hit us on twitter with a shout out or email contest@supergoodmusic.com to get in on the action. Full list of tonight's shows below
Imagine Dragons, Nico Vega, The Envy Corps @ Hollywood Palladium
The Blank Tapes, Blackfeet Braves, The Abigails, Summer Twins @ Constellation Room
Bilal @ The Roxy Theatre
Jez Dior @ The Viper Room
The Dustbowl Revival, The Get Down Boys, AK & Her Kalashnikovs and the Americans @ The Mint
Carol Duboc, Jeff Lorber @ Catalina Bar & Grill
Ballyhoo! @ Slidebar
Larry Goldings @ bluewhale
Mike G (OFWGKTA), Daddy Kev, Kastle, Emika, Nobody, Nocando @ Low End Theory at Airliner Club
Scott Weiland @ House of Blues – Sunset Strip
House of Vibe All-Stars @ Harvelle’s
The Kids, The Stiches, Cyclops, Black Mambas @ Los Globos
Chief, The Eeries @ Harvard & Stone (FREE)
Dub Club w/ Tom Chasteen @ The Echoplex
Inara George, Van Dyke Parks, Brazil You Never Heard @ Largo
Mice Parade @ The Echo
Radiation City, Cuckoo Chaos @ The Satellite
The Gallery, Only You, Scrote, Tim Young, Ron Dziubla, Baby Copperhead, Peter Adams, Tim Lefebvre, Danny Frankel, Blair Sinta, Celia Chavez, Nicky Corbett, John Gold, Emily Zuzik @ The Hotel Café
Ochal La Rocha, Silver Phial @ Redwood Bar
The Moonbeams, The Fortress Social Club @ Club Moscow at Boardner’s
Selina Nichole, Bella Noche @ HOB Voodoo Lounge
Tyler Hilton, Curtis Peoples, Nick Shattuck, Pompous Highmen @ Saint Rocke
Lamb of God, Decapitated, Anciients @ City National Groveo f Anaheim
The Federal Affair @ Federal Bar
Amber Ojeda, Bryce Wilson @ Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club
Wake up, wake up its the first of the month. So get up, get up, get up on that concert list....
Its after noon and our concert list has not been pressed, you're about to get real blessed after we figure out this concert mess. SO...here are the shows to which you might want to go, we recommend Dustbowl Revival at The Mint for the start of their residency!
Paramore @ Wiltern
The Killers, The Felice Brothers @ Honda Center
Clinic, No Joy and Electric Flower Group @ Troubadour
Newsted, Hysteria and Christian Martucci @ Roxy Theatre
NO, So Many Wizards and the Dead Ships @ Bootleg Bar
Adam Green & Binki Shapiro, Pageants and Tall Tales & The Silver Lining @ the Echo
Victor Essiet & the Mandators and Judah Eskender Tafari @ the Echoplex
Vietnam, Gap Dream and the Shine Brothers @ the Satellite
Alejandro Sanz @ Nokia Theatre LA Live
The Mots Noveaux, Totsy, Chase Bell and Mika Newton @ the Hotel Café
The Dustbowl Revival, Leftover Cuties and the Two Man Gentlemen Band @ the Mint
Cult Vegas, No Small Children, the Echo and the Sound and Mars and the Massacre @ the Silverlake Lounge
Restavrant and For the Kings @ Harvard & Stone
Wonderfox, Undead Kennedys @ Los Globos
Pompous Highmen @ Saint Rocke
Built to Spill and Junior Rocket Scientist @ SoHo Restaurant & Music Club
Maps & Atlases @ UC Riverside
Spirit Family Reunion @ the Constellation Room
The Originalities @ House of Blues Anaheim
Zakk Wylde @ Coach House
Reggie Watts @ Largo
Old Crow Medicine Show, Robert Ellis @ El Rey Theatre
Adult Books, Froth, Wax Children, Habits @ Los Globos
The Dustbowl Revival is playing at The Mint every Wednesday during the month of May. That's the what's up on the what's up. If you're into that, well then it's encouraged that you try your hand at winning tickets for two to every night of their residency. It's pretty easy, unless you're like my mother and turning the computer on gives you issues. If you're on Twitter Tweet: @jaminthevan @supergoodmusic @MintLA @dustbowlrevival and if you're not on Twitter get at us via Email: at contest@supergoodmusic.com with subject Dustbowl Revival Mint Residency.
If for some reason you prefer to purchase a ticket then you can do so HERE.
For more ticket giveaways hit up the aptly named "Giveaways" page on our site...
To hear more from The Dustbowl Revival so that you're good and familiar with the type of fun you'll be getting into, hit up their Jam in the Van Session Page.
So it's BritWeek in Los Angeles and The Echo is celebrating with some sweet billings. If you don't know, BritWeek is "a celebration of all things British in California," so the bands playing are Brit'ish, duh. Whether or not the taco cart down the street is serving bangers and mash is unconfirmed.
Night one (Friday 4/26) features The Veils, they're on Rough Trade Records and they get muchos hits on YouTube. If that isn't enough for you to make this show your Friday evening plans then you should give them a listen and decide after that. They're accompanied by Andy Burrows and Pop Noir.
You can assume that night two (Saturday 4/27) is going to be a fairly crowded event as it's headlined by New Build, a love child hatched between members of Hot Chip and a member of LCD Soundsystem (yes, the LCD Soundsytem, OMG). Expect a sweaty room full of hipsters, I'm not trying to sell it short with that, it will no doubt be awesome. That bill is also packed with other artists, I will leave it to you to Google them. I trust you will. Update: This event got moved because The Rolling Stones scheduled a surprise performance at The Echopl
Night three is Steve Mason with Dark Furs opening. The poster has Beta Band in parentheses so I dunno if that means he's with the Beta Band or performing their songs, or what, but it's on the poster, so there. Update: Steve Mason not able to make it due to Visa issues.
Night four (Tuesday 4/30) passes the reigns to Chad Valley he will coo to you in a Brittish accent while thizzy beats get all dissonant in the background. You will swoon.
They close it out on Night five (Thursday May 2) with Little Boots, who is hot, apparently has small feet, and will make you dance.
In conclusion, GO TO THE ECHO FOR BRITWEEK DAMMIT!
Got a post Coachella hang-over? Didn't go, not hungover at all and feeling a bit down? The best cure for both is to go see more music. If we're suggesting shows for tonight, and we are, then we'd say go see The Faint with White Arrows at The Observatory. Or, if you want to get real crazy with your Monday, check out Koshachella with Kosha Dillz, the Hebrew Hammer of Hip Hop (aka Yung Menorah, Lil' Latke, etc. etc.), Y-Luv and some other bands will be rocking The Joint with Kosha tonight.
Full show list is below. Remember, Monday is just another word for Friday.
It's Sunday, a day of rest, or a day you can use to go hear some tunes... If you're doing the latter then let us recommend either Mudhoney at the Echo (because Mudhoney is awesome), or Penguin Prison at Drai's in Hollywood... Neither is a bad decision.
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...
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
Not going to the make it out to the desert to play with glow sticks tonight? Don't fret, there's plenty to do in LA and far less risk of dehydration.
Most venues in LA will also let you in with glow sticks, you know, if you want the ambiance. Like at The Mint for Elephant Revival, they're not going to tell you to put away your glow stick. Win tickets for that via our giveaways page by tweeting at us or emailing contests@supergoodmusic.com.
Glow sticks will most likely also be welcomed at the Passion Pit/Tanlines show at the Nokia Theater, or Savages at The Echo. Those shows are both sold out, so hit up the Craiglist yo... The full list of places you can take your glow sticks is below.
Happy Monday! Time to extend the weekend and decide where you're going to celebrate once Michigan wins the National Championship tonight.
A couple directions we might push you in would be The Diamond Light and Gavin Turek at The Bootleg Bar or Watch the Duck at Bardot for It's a School Night. Both of those options are free...
If you won your brackets and have some extra cash maybe you want to check out Thao & The Get Down Stay Down with Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside at The Troubadour or go get turnt with ASVP Rocky at Staples Center... The full list of tonight goings on is below.
Chief, Warships, The Last Internationale, In Leagues @ The Satellite (FREE)
Angel Olsen, Villages, Paul Bergmann @ The Echo
Touche, Cuckoo Chaoes, LA Font, Hands @ The Echoplex (FREE)
Gavin Turek, The Diamond Light, Among Savages, DJ Destroyer @ Bootleg Bar (FREE)
Eddie Jobson @ El Rey Theatre
Escondido, Watch The Duck, Body Parts, Dustbowl Revival, Gossamer (DJ Set), Kack of All Tracks (The Lovely Daze), Chris Douridas @ Bardot [It’s a School Night](FREE w/ RSVP)
Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside @ Troubadour (SOLD OUT)
Barry & Stuart Live @ Largo
Planet of the Abts (Feat. Members of Govt Mule), Johnny Stachela Band @ Harvelle’s
Owen Plant, Love Mason, Brian Rogers Band, Dustin Robinson @ TRiP
Moxi @ The Constellation Room
Hunnypot Radio Live @ The Central SAPC (FREE) (w/ Joe Berman, Frank Palazzolo, Audra Mae, Jon Kenzie, Bite The Buffalo)
Gene Anderson and the Kings of the nEw Hollywood Cabaret @ The Mint
Cratesz, Omeguh, Skepp, Hawk, 7DeadlySynths, Cy Kosis @ Los Globos
I know we're less than a week out from Coachella. I know everyone is running around this weekend trying to buy up all the coolers, sunscreen, liquor and glowsticks they can get their hands on. It's a beautiful day in Los Angeles though, so once you've stocked up on your goods, get your butt out and see some tunage...
Our buddies' the Tijuana Panthers (we have a Jam Van session coming from these guys next week) bring the fuzz (rock, not 5-0) to the Glass House in Pomona tonight to support The Three O'Clock.
If heady vibes are what's going to tickle your pickle this evening, you have two great options with Big Head Todd & The Monsters at HOB Sunset and Dark Star Orchestra at The Canyon.
If the work week kicked your booty and you were too exhausted to catch Sammy Adams and T. Mills at the El Rey last night, you're in luck, as they have another show at the same venue tonight. Make sure to pop your collar on entry or else the frat brothers won't let you. True story.
And lastly, if you're looking for laughs, KROQ's got your covered with their annual APRIL FOOLISHNESS concert at the Gibson Amphitheatre featuring Jay Mohr, Bill Burr, Doug Benson and more
Do you like The Avett Brothers? The Lumineers? Heartless Bastards? Tallest Man on Earth? Bands that fall into that overly broad but in a good way "Americana" category? If so, then you may want to jump on The Last Bison bandwagon as soon as possible. Lucky for you we're giving away a pair of tickets to do just that at The Mint LA this Saturday, March 30. To win just tweet at "@SUPERGOODMUSIC, @JamintheVan, @MintLA, @TheLastBison #LastBison, or email us at Contests@SUPERGOODMUSIC.com with The Last Bison in the subject.
There's a good chance that this band, who is signed to Universal Music Group, takes off in the next year, so catching them in an intimate venue like The Mint might be worth its weight in "remember when" stories come next year. Dig on their video for a cover of M83's "Midnight City" as well as their full album over on their Bandcamp.
