Tonight in L.A. (The Daily Dose - 9/25/2012)

The Concert Blast is going to be moved to publish on Wednesdays - and so we're delivering you today's daily dosage of shows via the blog.  There are a handful of notable bills that might make those seeking entertainment open their wallets and ears - whether its for laughter at the Naughtical Comedy Show at Brixton South Bay or for dancie-pop stylings from Dragonette and The Knocks at El Rey Theatre - to each their own.  Amanda Palmer, of Kickstarter notoriety, brings her Grand Theft Orchestra with her to The Fonda Theatre.  You can celebrate the DIY style with her - or for free at The Central SAPC with the gritty sounds of The Muddy Reds, John Wayne Bro and roots of Dustbowl Revival. 

Murs and Fashawn will be dropping some tracks off their new release at Amoeba Music and Band of Horses at Space 15 Twenty make sure the Sunset & Ivar region is a hotplace to be too.    For a complete list of shows in Los Angeles tonight - read below.

• Band of Horses @ Space 15 Twenty
• Murs @ Amoeba Music (FREE)
• Dum Dum Girls @ Origami Vinyl (FREE)
• Russell Brand @ Largo
• Diamond Light, Last American Buffalo @ Harvard & Stone
• The Curse @ The Malibu Inn
• A Leaf, Jesse Thomas, Claire Holley, Emily Herndon @ Room 5 Lounge
• Bravesoul, Jake Newton, Aaron Hendra @ The Hotel Café
• Hola Indio, Dani Shivers, Tropical Popsicle, Ganas @ The Echoplex ($1 Donation Or More)
• Dean Risko @ Los Globos
• Spirit Animal, Jutty Ranx, Busy Living, DJ Son of Stan, DJ Chutie Moreno @ The Satellite
• Ferraby Lionheart, Drug Cabin, Fire Chief Charlie @ Bootleg Bar
• Plus, Angelo De Augustine, Goldilocks Planet, Twin Owl, The Wingard Manor @ Silverlake Lounge
• Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra, The Simple Pleasure, Jherek Bischoff, Ronald Reagan @ The Fonda Theatre
• Beach House, Dustin Wong @ The Wiltern
• Candyland, Singularity, MiTis, BONES, SLDGHMR @ Dim Mak Studios
• Dragonette, The Knocks, Frank + Derol, DJ Bryan Davidson @ El Rey Theatre
• David Binney, John Escreet, Eric Revis, Alex Cline @ bluewhale
• Pentatonix, Alexander Cardinale @ The Roxy
• Brit Floyd – The World’s Greatest Pink Floyd Show @ House of Blues – Sunset Strip
• The Memorials, 28 North, Honey Henny Lime, Leroy Bell @ The Viper Room
• Nikki Kelly @ TRiP
• Guy Blakeslee Solo (Entrance Band), Mr. Elevator and the Brain Motel, Blackfeet Braves, Froth, Record Rotations, Reason666 @ Yost Theater (FREE)
• Robinson, Alto, Eddie Grey, Fernando Perdomo @ The Mint
• Naughtical Comedy Show w/ Jen Kober, Julian McCullough, Shelagh Ratner, Erik Charles Nielsen, Melinda Hill, Ian Edwards @ Brixton South Bay
• Stevie Starlight @ Harvelles
• Chelsea Dyer, The Peoples Mic, Holmes @ WitZend
• The Muddy Reds, Dustbowl Revival, Hargo, John Wayne Bro @ The Central SAPC (FREE)
• The Temporary Thing @ The Basement Tavern
• Owl City, Action Item @ House of Blues – Anaheim
• Chris Cerna Trio @ Catalina Bar & Grill
• Terraplane Sun, The Mowgli’s @ SLO Brew

New Dragonette Video - "Live In This City"

Fun unoffensive poppy dance-inducing act Dragonette is back at it with a video drop for "Live In This City"off of their Bodyparts record - available September 25th.   Los Angelenos can catch them next week at El Rey Theatre the day their album drops!  Get tickets here - Frank + Derol and The Knocks support.

HARD HAUNTED MANSION - LESS THAN 4 WEEKS AWAY!

The HARD Haunted Mansion returns to The Shrine on Friday October 28th and makes it its home for two nights of raucous electronic mayhem. You probably don't need us to tell you how nasty its going to be if you were at HARD Summer...but if you weren't, we promise, it will be the sauce.

The line-up is maxed out. With fierce competition for wearing the badge of dopest electronic music event of the year, Hard Haunted Mansion is making a strong play for the belt. Catching Skrillex on his Mothership Tour (along with his support act, 12th Planet) is key and with Rusko, Skream, Benga and more - dubstepping college children are guaranteed to have their faces melted.

Fatboy Slim, Soulwax, Major Lazer, Laidback Luke and 2Manydjs only make it more tempting - and then all the rising support cast, from SBTRKT to Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs to The Knocks will keep the concrete dance floor rocking from the second the doors open on Friday at 6 p.m.

Cop your tickets for both nights at Shrine Expo Hall here.

Event is from 6pm - 2am each night. 18+ event.

The full line-up is below:

Fatboy Slim
Soulwax
Rusko
Skrillex
Laidback Luke
2manydjs
Major Lazer
Skream + Benga
Tiga
Fake Blood
12th Planet
Switch
SBTRKT
L-Vis 1990
Annie Mac
Goose
Housemeister
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
Pearson Sound
Destructo
Paul Chambers
The Magician
Jackmaster
Beataucue
Kingdom
Oliver
Japanese Popstars
The Knocks
Clockwork

Thank You Xaphoon!

Yo yo yo - Xaphoon Jones of Chiddy Bang dropped an ill ill mixtape last week. I was out of town on a personal matter and not on the internet, so I am a little bit late to the game - but at least I made it.

This mixtape has some heat - especially "The Jackson Pit" - which blends Passion Pit's "Sleepyhead" with Jackson 5's "I Want You Back" before busting into Xaphoon's remix of The Knocks' "Dancing With The DJ."

If you like party anthems and danceable jams - don't sleep on Xaphoon's latest. Download it off MediaFire here.

Goulding's "Lights" Blind Boulder Crowd

Having seen Ellie Goulding’s name thrown around the blogosphere for the past few months surrounding the release of her album Lights and the stream of remixes that followed, coming from a slew of big names - from Chiddy Bang to Bassnectar. When I saw that she was coming to Boulder as part of her massive US tour, I was psyched, only to be let down when I learned tickets were sold out weeks in advance. Luckily I found a friend who hooked it up, and I was able to check out Ellie Goulding at the Fox Theatre this past Saturday.

I was perhaps equally pumped to throw on my dancing shoes for the opening band The Knocks, who went onstage promptly at 9:00. I’m a big fan of their music because it’s such a departure from the heavy whomps and aggressive sounds that classify most electronic music these days. The Knocks are just fun to dance to.

Also, unlike most other DJs and Producers, The Knocks use more than just computers and software to make their songs. Their set-up includes keyboards, drums, and other toys they used throughout their performance to add to the jams coming through their computers. The Knocks set included their hit singles “Dancing with the DJ” and “Something to Dance To” along with some pretty awesome remixes including “What’cha Say” by Jason Derulo. For their short 45 minute-ish set, The Knocks kept the party grooving and the bodies moving. Never have I seen the opening act get so much love, and they definitely left the crowd wanting more. I hope The Knocks get a headlining spot the next time around. They deserve it.

After a short break, Ellie Goulding’s band came on stage and started playing “Under the Sheets.” After a few bars, Ellie herself triumphantly joined them on stage. The crowd, admittedly full of mostly teenage girls, went crazy. She followed by going through most of Lights, including the hit title track and “Starry Eyed.” Throughout her set, which lasted a little over an hour, the energy was huge. Ellie did her best to belt out every word, even though she was still recovering from an illness, which forced her to cancel the previous show in Minneapolis.

I’m not quite sure where Ellie Goulding came from but she is turning into a phenomenon over here in the US. She has sold out just about every show across the whole country, people know all of the words to her songs, and the energy, at least in Boulder, was tremendous.

Ellie is going to be a full on pop star soon enough, but I’m a big fan because she’s changing the game. Her music isn’t typical bubblegum pop. Lights is full of everything from slow ballads, to electronic jams, to straight up rockers. Not only does shoe play great music, she will likely be a positive influence on teenage girls growing up with misogynistic and anti-feminist music all around them. I’m excited to see what Ms. Goulding has in store for her next.

Review by Adam Freedman (Colorado)

The Knocks Acoustic Version of "Dancing With The DJ"

Check out this chilled out acoustic version The Knocks' song "Dancing With The DJ." The song has been synched with footage from "She's All That."