Tonight in L.A. (October 16, 2012)

Lots of options for you LA music mavens tonight.  A lucky few are going to Ellie Goulding's intimate show at Troubadour with opening soundscapes served courtesy of queen beat-tress Tokimonsta.  

If you're not going to that - the runners up prize could be free tickets to Riff Raff and Kitty Pryde at Echoplex.  We're giving some of those away so hit us up at @supergoodmusic and mention @checkyoponytail in a tweet to enter the giveaway (or just email contest@supergoodmusic.com w/ subject Riff Raff).  

If I weren't (hopefully) kicking it with Tokimonsta, Ellie Goulding and fam - I'd probably be going to Bryan Linares' birthday party at Dim Mak Studios.  The Dim Mak employee (or IC i don't know) - celebrates his aging with beats served courtesy of Them Jeans, Dan Oh and special guests.  You've got to assume one of those guests could be Aoki if he is in LA and I'd put my money on someone else stellar too.  Get dirty on their dance floor birthday style...

Or celebrate the sounds of Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers at The Satellite for free with lots of local artists doing their best impersonations.   Free indie on the westside comes to you at The Central SAPC in the form of Go West Young Man, Warships and The Steel Wells.  Neither show would be a bad choice -  but if you want to pay for some rockers - try Freelance Whales and Geographer at El Rey Theatre or Terraplane Sun at Dakota Lounge if you're on the westside.  

Steve Starlight @ Harvelle’s

Thumb Wars and Friends @ Del Monte Speakeasy

Carrie Underwood, Hunter Hayes @ Staples Center

Green Umbrella: John Adams @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

Dan Schnelle Trio @  bluewhale

Terraplane Sun @ Dakota Lounge

Starfucker, Onuinu @ SLO Brew

Golden Eagle, Secret Stache, Black & White, Koruscant Weekend, Half & Half, CFo4R, Boyz From The Vine, Gavyn Bailey @ HOB - Anaheim

First Aid Kit, Dylan LeBlanc @ Fonda Theatre

Freelance Whales, Geographer @ El Rey Theatre

Ellie Goulding, Tokimonsta @ Troubadour

Duff Mckagan’s Loaded, Turbogeist, Christian Martucci @ The Viper Room

Abandon All Ships, For All Those Sleeping, Skip The Foreplay, Upon This Dawning, Palisades @ The Roxy

Tyler Gregory, The Mishaped + More @ Lot 1 Café

Pac Div @ Whisky

The Moth @ Los Globos

Beach Party @ Harvard & Stone

Davy and Peter Rothbart @ Bootleg Theater

Tom Petty Tribute feat. Brian Whelan and Mitch Marine, The Californian, Duniven, Geronimo Getty, Stephen Sowan, The Blank Tapes @ The Satellite (FREE)
Hospitality, Teen, Pageants @ The Echo

Riff Raff, Kitty Pryde, Lil’ Debbie, Brrrang-A-Dang, Fat Tony, Tom Cruz @ The Echoplex

Harper Blynn, Michael Addison, Tim Easton, Madi Diaz @ The Hotel Café

Hull, Destroy Judas, Behold! The Monolith, The Fucking Wrath @ Silverlake Lounge

Sea Stars, Stop Motion Poetry, Ryan Saliman and His Band of Strangers @ Room 5 Lounge

Spencer Lee, Clint Jun Gamboa @ Molly Malones

Bryan B Linares Notorious BDay w/ Them Jeans, Dan Oh  + Special Guests @ Dim Mak Studios

Russell Brand @ Largo

Go West Young Man, The Steel Wells, Warships, Audiobytes for Autobots @ The Central SAPC (FREE)

Neil Cowley Trio @ The Mint

2Mex, EQ, 3Snakes @ TRiP

Electric Children, Tired, Tramp for the Lord @ Redwood Bar

Warlok w/ DJ Xian @ La Fonda

Re:Mix Lab Going Down Tonight (FREE w/ RSVP)

Are you sad that you're not invited to a gang of industry holiday parties? The ones with free drinks, free entertainment and famous people? Its not like those parties are worth life in the mailroom and sacrificing actually decent income and normal working hours just to have a taste of the famous life. But - Antenna and the cool people with Dub Frequency have teamed up with Hyundai to make that experience attainable for all.

All you have to do is RSVP to Antenna's RE:MIX Lab (Fueled by Hyundai Veloster). You can do that here. Then you just have to show up at 401 S. Main Street and be 21 or older.

Antenna, Hyundai and Dub Frequency will be treating all guests like they are members of the who's who. From 9 pm to midnight - you'll not only be well wined, but you also be entertained by the likes of Yeasayer, College, DJ Neil Armstrong, Them Jeans and live band play from Caught A Ghost. College is responsible for the title track to Drive, so you know they are in high demand right now!

Its definitely a gathering not to be missed - so come enjoy the free drinks and free tunes with us :D

Kele After Party at Cinespace

After Kele from Bloc Party and Does It Offend You Yeah? tear up the stage at The Music Box down the block, their entourage and indie-electro dance fans will march down Hollywood Blvd. to Cinespace for Dim Mak Tuesdays. Not only are the guys from Does It Offend You Yeah spinning a late night set, but resident DJs Dan Oh and Them Jeans will be too, while Donnis and Theophilus London will be performing to the hipster crowd.

Dim Mak usually brings the heat on any given Tuesday, but tonight's line-up is just the absolute fire. We highly recommend you go to this. You can RSVP for a discount by emailing dimmaktuesdays@dimmak.com

DJs Make Art

These pictures were taken by Brandon "Boom D" Dorsky at Cinespace on August 20th at Mark The Cobrasnake's birthday party. The DJs photographed are (from top to bottom) - Diplo, Devro and Them Jeans.

A Bite From The Cobrasnake's B-Day Party @ Cinespace

DIMMAK ROCKS EVERY TUESDAY LIKE NOBODY ELSE DOES...

Check out who is playing in town below - but if you want our advice...just go to Cinespace. Every Tuesday, week in and week out, Dimmak throws it down with some of the best in the business. They had Kid Cudi and Dan Black in but a mere few weeks ago. I was introduced to the awesomeness that is Ebony Bones there...and if you are lucky you've caught people from the Daft Punk crew there before. Plus - there is always the likely Steve Aoki spotting.

Anyhow, we're thinking of going to a comedy club...and then to Cinespace for DIMMAK Tuesdays. Tonight - free drinks at the top of every hour for 5 minutes - so come thirsty (and ready to wait in a line). Resident DJs Them Jeans and Dan Oh will be in full effect - plus some very special guests - one of those being Stereheroes.

Tuesday March 9th

Twin Tigers, Skybombers, Useless Keys, Apes of Wrath @ Echo

Laura Veirs, Old Believers, Cataldo @ Spaceland

Apes of Wrath, Superfuzz, Volapike

Red Tide, Superhumanoids, Random Patterns, His Orchestra @ Silverlake Lounge

Green Umbrella @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

Manchester Orchestra, The Features,Biffy Clyro, O'Brother @ Troubadour (SOLD OUT)

The Rescues, HoneyHoney @ Saint Rocke

Girl Problems, Sol Giant, Polaris At Noon @ The Viper Room

D'Santi, The Diamond Light, Red Stone Hall @ Air Conditioned Lounge

Anuhea @ The Mint

The Big Pink with A Place to Bury Strangers and Active Child @ El Rey

Scott Simons (8PM), Ashley Raines (9PM), Brianna Sage (10PM) @ Room 5

Mayhem and Mirth Present: Kashmere (8PM), Magnolia Memoir (9PM), Bandito Royale (10PM) @ Molly Malones

Taterbug, Tracy Trance, Infinite Body, Pocohaunted @ Echo Curio

Jesse Piemons, Marc Robillard, Kathleen Blackwell, Caroline Ashkar, Spaceman @ Genghis Cohen

Planets, Totally Serious, LA Fog, Secondary @ The Smell

Kristen Toedtman (7PM), Lauren Tarantino (8PM), Sheila Nicholls (9PM), Aijia Lise (10PM) @ Hotel Café