Tonight in L.A. (February 23, 2013)

Its the last Saturday of February, a night before the Oscars and its time to get funky!   To help, Big Sam's Funky Nation is coming into town to let it all loose at The Mint.  Catch that trombone blow the roof of the Pico venue with some help from Quinn Deveaux.  

For some more talented musicianship consider seeing one of the masters of slide guitar - Robert Randolph - at Royce Hall.  





Those funky and jazz tickets sometimes can be a little outside the price range - so maybe you need some cheaper (or free) options.  Funky Sole's weekly event goes down at The Echo, and is free before 11.  Tonight Oliver Wang does a special DJ set.  Another DJ party with a low price tag is Chrome Canyons and Peanut Butter Wolf over at Los Globos.  For a little more money you can get a little freakier with Freq Nasty and LowRIDERz at El Rey Theatre.  





No list would be complete without mentioning that 311 invades The Roxy for the first of two nights that are certain to sell out and be packed to the gills.  DJ Unite opens up at the venue.

For a full list of shows tonight - look below the last video...

• 311, DJ Unite @ The Roxy

• Sacred Reich, The Glory Stompers, Rattlehead, Addictive Suicide, Wehrmacht @ Key Club

• Stellar Corpses, LA Velvet, Fake Figures @ The Viper Room

• Ozma, Smile, Reeve Oliver @ Troubadour

• Jamie Stewart, Kim Free, Ezra Buchla, Torn Humorist @ Pehrspace

• The Edwardian Ball 2013 @ Fonda Theatre

• Hotel Diablo, Mad Temple, Stonebreed, Thrashyr, Dedfuel, Hestyn @ House of Blues – Sunset Strip

• Fly Johnson, Ray Goren, Nolan Garrett @ Room 5 Lounge

• Beecake, Sweetwater & The Satisfaction, Joe Gil, People vs. Larsen, The Robinson Age @ The Hotel Cafe

• Very Be Careful, DJ Boss Harmony @ Del Monte Speakeasy

• Dudamel & Shalam @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

• Freq Nasty, LowRIDERz @ El Rey Theatre

• Chrome Canyons, Peanut Butter Wolf @ Los Globos

• Animal Games @ Los Globos

• Britt Warner, O Holler, The Wild Reeds, Cap Lori @ Lot 1 Café

• The Wave’s Smooth Night Out @ Nokia Theatre LA Live

• Dubfire, Carlo Lio, Shaded, Julien Nolan, Adam Auburn @ Exchange LA

• AK & Her Kalashnikovs @ One Eyed Gypsy

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

• Church Sessions w/ Mark Kozelek @ First Unitarian Church

• Funky Sole w/ Oliver Wang @ The Echo (Free before 11)

• Joey Arias, Kristian Hoffman @ Bootleg Theater

• MR V, Tony Powell, Reelsoul, Jerry Flores @ King King Club

• Cosmic Gate, Victor Dinaire, Kristina Sky @ Avalon

• Turisas, Firewind @ Constellation Room

• Swedish Egil, Filthy Lips @ Yost Theater

• Rebel Bingo @ Yost Theater (7 PM)

• Big Sam’s Funky Nation, Quinn Deveaux @ The Mint

• Kutsal & Twenty7 @ The Mint (7 PM)

• Robert Randolph @ Royce Hall

• Salt Petal, Maria Del Pilar, The Lonely Wild, Big Tree @ The Central SAPC

• Dirt Dress, Wide Streets, Norse Horse, Washing Machines @ The Smell

• Golden State, The Vitals, Beachwood Coyotes @ El Cid

• Suga Free @ The Observatory

• Iration @ House of Blues – Anaheim

• Kenny Loggins, Amber Rubarth @ Coach House

• Cold War Kids @ Soho House

• Bikos, JBJ, Hunter Green, Gone By Sunrise @ TRiP

• Michelle Monica, Jordan Pharaoh, Jenny Swope, Nico Rey @ WitZend

• Blowin Smoke and the Fabulous Smokettes @ Harvelle’s

• Night Marchers, Mrs. Magician, The Intelligence @ Alex’s Bar

• Aliso Black, Kevin Parx, C. Sharp, J King @ Detroit Bar

Tonight in L.A. (February 12, 2013)

Its Fat Tuesday - so rip out some beads, whip up a hurricane and throw some back for a midweek party with your NOLA friends.  

You can catch free brass vibes from Dirty Dozen Brass Band at Amoeba Records and then get some more funk swing from Allen Toussaint at Royce Hall at UCLA.  Other legends - The Wailers -do their own special Fat Tuesday performance at Saint Rocke.





BEAK at Echoplex could be interesting as the line-up has a lot of flavor from Peanut Butter Wolf to Billy Fuller to Vex Ruffin and Matt Williams.  For a truly eclectic sonic experience - consider OTT & The All Seeing I at King King Club.



Other notables include Ra Ra Riot at El Rey Theatre and Wildcat! Wildcat! at The Constellation Room.

Full list of shows below:

• Plague Vendor, Let’s Drive to Alaska, Elevator Sex, Shogotheband, HOTT MT @ @ The Central SAPC (FREE)

• VH1 Save The Music Foundation Presents: LaZae, The Moon Shines, Isabel B, Jason Joseph, The Parlotones @ The Mint

• Hunter Hunted, Wardell, Sympathetic Frequencies @ Troubadour

• Marishi Ten, Dom LIberati, Black Belt Karate, Paradox, Black Waat3r, Varsh @ The Roxy

• Dita Von Teese Burlesque Strip Strip Hooray @ House of Blues – Sunset Strip

• Fat Ass Tuesday w/ Karaoke + Pole Dancing @ The Viper Room

• Santoros, Hindu Pirates, Levitation Room, DJ Patrick Melcher & Anthony Giancola @ Harvard & Stone

• Mean Jeans, Long Knife, The Vometts, Pizza Wolf @ Los Globos

• Bird Concerns, Kate Brown, Liz Wood, Aotearoa, Casey Wickstrom @ Silverlake Lounge

• The Red Onions, Beach Party, Death Hymn #9, Heaven @ The Echo

• BEAK feat. Matt Williams, Geoff Barrow, Billy Fuller, Vex Ruffin, Peanut Butter Wolf @ The Echoplex

• The Ruby Suns, Painted Palms @ The Satellite

• Allen Toussaint @ Royce Hall 

• Vermouth @ Bootleg Bar

• Delocated Live w/ Jon Glaser + Very Special Guests @ Largo

• Service The Soul Hosted by Hunter & The Dirty Jacks @ Harvelle’s

• The Wailers Special Fat Tuesday Performance @ Saint Rocke

• Sir Sly, Wildcat! Wildcat!, MOXI @ The Constellation Room

• Emma White, Jenni Alpert, JMac and Junior, Paul Haasch @ Room 5 Lounge

• Mardi Gras w/ Dirty Dozen Brass Band @ Amoeba Records (FREE)

• Ra Ra Riot, Pacific Air, Cayucas, Darren Revell @ El Rey Theatre

• Peace Treaty, The Aston Shuffle, Bones @ Dim Mak Studios

• OTT and the All-Seeing I, Kilo Watts @ King King Club

• Ellie Goulding @ Hollywood Palladium

• Chord Four, Burdlefly @ Bluewhale

• Peace Treaty, The Aston Shuffle, Bones, Bass Frehley @ Dim Mak Studios 

Blazing 45's - Free Tickets & $2 Dollar Discounts!

The awesome vinyl stylings of Peanut Butter Wolf, Rich Medina, Rhettmatic, Expo and Shortkut take to Echo tonight and we have a few free tickets to give away! On top of that - Echo just offered up a $2 discount (via this link) to sweeten the deal if you just want to make sure you are their to indulge in these tasty sounds.

E-mail contest@supergoodmusic.com and tell us your favorite 45 or just take a picture of it. We will pick two winners before 4 pm.

Blazing 45's - Free Tickets & $2 Dollar Discounts!

The awesome vinyl stylings of Peanut Butter Wolf, Rich Medina, Rhettmatic, Expo and Shortkut take to Echo tonight and we have a few free tickets to give away! On top of that - Echo just offered up a $2 discount (via this link) to sweeten the deal if you just want to make sure you are their to indulge in these tasty sounds.

E-mail contest@supergoodmusic.com and tell us your favorite 45 or just take a picture of it. We will pick two winners before 4 pm.

Stones Throw 15th Anniversary Party w/ Mayer Hawthorne & More!

On Thursday December 22nd, the great minds, DJs and people over at Stones Throw are hosting their anniversary party at The Exchange celebrating 15 years in the business. The party includes label headmaster Peanut Butter Wolf and his many DJ friends, including DJ and soul crooner Mayer Hawthorne. Here are a few Motown-soul flavored Mayer tracks to get you in the soulful mood and help you get excited for their event on the 22nd!

A Long Time - Mayer Hawthorne from MayerHawthorne on Vimeo.

PBW & Friends Dial In for 11-11-11

Still looking for 11-11-11 plans? If you’re into apophenia and like to party, this is probably what you should be doing with your Friday night....

Peanut Butter Wolf and Stones Throw are hosting an “11” party tonight at the Eagle Rock Center For The Arts (2225 Colorado Blvd) . Presented by Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock and I See Sound, the event will host 11 DJs, an $11 entry fee and will feature music from exactly 11 hundred records expected to be delivered via U-Haul.

Don’t worry about waiting until 11pm to join this party, things are set to kick off around 6pm and got until 1am.

FUNKMOSPHERE = Weekend Hangover Cure

Did you wake up with a case of the Mondays this week? Pining for the weekend fun that just ended? Wishing you had just one more night to kick it to some good music and have a few libations? If you did, you should have gone to Funkmosphere at Carbon last night. AND, we basically recommend you go there every week...

For 4 years, Dam Funk, the rising Stones Throw artist, has been holding down Carbon in Culver City, CA on Monday nights with a plethora of electro-funk boogie records. B-boys routinely show up to display their talents and battle with both friends and dance foes. 45 fans and electro-boogie-funk lovers line the bar with $5 or less beers and flat brims while they absorb the 70s sounding grooves and observe the flailing bodies on the dance floor. Once the clock strikes midnight, you're certain to see someone get served - and quite possibly by one of the spectacular b-girls that gracefully whip the competition into shape.

The night is always FREE, and on this particular Monday - the Funkmosphere crew was celebrating Egyptian Lover's birthday. As seen above, Peanut Butter Wolf was in the house and spinning the fire for the mostly 'regular' crowd along with Dam Funk.

What is remarkable about the Funkmosphere event is that it is an untapped resource of awesomeness; despite its 4 year tenure, the amazing music and ambiance - it doesn't get to capacity. It certainly gets crowded (usually by regulars) and it can get hot indoors if it weren't such a cool summer, but there is always enough space for the dancers to put the moves on.

So, if you are looking for something to cure your weekend blues or simply spice up the start of your week - we have no better recommendation than Funkmosphere. If you are looking to meet some cool people and possibly new friends who could teach you some amazing dance moves - go there. The crowd of 21+ electro boogie funk lovers are a friendly bunch; their love for the music is infectious and they are happy to share their appreciation with others. The DJs love for the scene, especially the host's, is infectious too. The dancing is absolutely breathtaking - it makes you wish you were remotely close to that good. Combine all those elements at a cool, relatively inexpensive bar and you just got one Damn Funky event.

Funkmosphere is a FREE electro-funk boogie event that takes place every Monday at Carbon on Venice Blvd. - 9300 Venice Blvd. FYI, If you were a fan of the old Starshoes bar on Hollywood Blvd. and the funky shows that would go down there with DJ Miles, this is a similar substitute BUT with better dancing.