Tonight in L.A. (November 6, 2012)

Go out and rock the vote today...and then celebrate your civic deeds with some awesome live music.  No post ballot box party will rage harder than Check Yo Ponytail's 2 year anniversary show with Andrew WK at the Echoplex.  Supporting acts include Icona Pop and Diamond Rings - who are both pretty entertaining too.  Tickets are only $10 - and there will certainly be something to celebrate.







For those light in their wallets - the charming sweet sounds of Gavin Turek can be heard at The Central SAPC for free.  She is joined by Noa Dori, ORCA Team and LA Girlfriend to kick off her month long residency.  



In the Sunset corridor, Hedwig & The Angry Inch turn in their second to last performance of their week long run at The Roxy.  Just down the block - Gold Fields performs at The Viper Room.

For a complete list of tonight's shows - see below. 

• Hedwig & The Angry Inch @ The Roxy 
  Noah Needleman, Connie Lim, Galanis, The Sons @ WitZend
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  Stevie Starlight @ Harvelles
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  La Quilombera @ TRiP
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  A Place to Bury Strangers, Bleeding Rainbow, Matthewdavid @ Troubadour
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  Gavin Turek, Noa Dori, ORCA Team, La Girlfriend @ The Central SAPC (FREE)
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  The Devious Means, Midnight Hour, PK @ Detroit Bar
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  Karaoke Hosted by Phil Acosta @ Alex’s Bar
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  Greg Barris, Yazan, The Reigning Monarchs @ The Mint
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  CYP 2 Year Anniversary Show w/ Andrew WK, Icona Pop, Diamond Rings, Cherie Lily, Aleister X @ The Echoplex
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  The Vacant Lots, Lovely Bad Things, Cosmonauts @ The Echo
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  The Vespers, Brent Puis, When The Broken Bow @ The Hotel Café
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  Statue of Liberty, Shoshana Bean, Matt Vaughan, Alec Benjamin @ Room 5 Lounge
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  Knight Stalker, Death of A Star, Menage, Gold Fields @ The Viper Room
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  Miss May I, The Ghost Inside, Special Guests @ House of Blues – Sunset
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  Gemini, The Janks, The Heavens and the Earth, Tijuana Tears @ Silverlake Lounge
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  The Moth & Flame, COLOR @ Bootleg Bar
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  The Fine Lines, T he Radiorelics, Grit @ The Satellite
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  Calvin Love @ Origami Vinyl
• M.O.R.E., Winona, Sketch Orchestra, The Verm @ Lot 1 Café

Check Yo Ponytail Celebrates 2 Years Next Week

Close followers of the LA live music scene or frequent foot traffickers of Sunset in Silverlake and Echo Park may have noticed an absence of Check Yo Ponytail shows this week - but rest assured, Franki Chan, Danny Johnson and family are not asleep at the wheel.  They are steering their party to an epic two year celebration.  

They've recruited the biggest party animal of them all - Andrew W.K. - to headline their (re)birthday party at The Echoplex that includes additional music from Icona Pop, Diamond Rings, Cherie Lily and Aleister X.  Its 18+ and advance tickets are only $10 - so there is no doubt this thing sells out.  Get your tickets - or try to win them via SUPERGOOD, but we've only got one pair to share so you might just want to buy....If you feel like testing your luck too - just tweet out @checkyoponytail @supergoodmusic @iheartcomix and @andrewWK to enter or email us at contest@supergoodmusic.com.

If you didn't think the epic birthday party was enough of a treat - Iheartcomix is also hosting Dark Dark Dark, Emily Wells and Miss M.E. at The Echoplex on the 5th and Mount Kimbie with Grenier and Groundislava on the 8th at Los Globos.  Look for giveaways to those shows in next week's Concert Blast.

Rage on.  Hard.  W.K.  Style.

Party Hard with Andrew WK for 10th Anniversary of "I Get Wet"

Party amplifier Andrew WK brings his raging antics to Avalon this Thursday for the 10 year Anniversary Tour of his I Get Wet album. He will be playing the album in its entirety, something he'd never done prior to embarking on the tour, and that only increases the likelihood that his performance will be truly epic.

The song "I Get Wet" alone is a great Andrew WK experience. Check him out performing it at the Gibson Showroom in Beverly Hills, CA. Now just imagine him doing the whole album....



Gracing Avalon's stage on the 8th and The Glass House in Pomona on the 10th - Andrew WK is delivering L.A. a double dose of his party drugs....himself. If you've never seen a performance - its beyond music, its an experience. He played our 2010 SXSW party and it was redonkulous - I was truly exhausted afterward. His energy radiates from the stage, his enthusiasm infects the dance floor and, when he is at the helm, the anticipation is always high because you just never know what WK will do.

But you can find out - go rage with the King of Partying this Thursday at Avalon. If you're lucky - you'll get to do that courtesy of SUPERGOODMUSIC.com and Avalon. Just tweet out @supergoodmusic @livenation_LA and @andrewwk or send us a kind email to contest@supergoodmusic.com claiming why you should be the one to get down with the legend this Thursday.

Party Hard with Andrew WK for 10th Anniversary of "I Get Wet"

Party amplifier Andrew WK brings his raging antics to Avalon this Thursday for the 10 year Anniversary Tour of his I Get Wet album. He will be playing the album in its entirety, something he'd never done prior to embarking on the tour, and that only increases the likelihood that his performance will be truly epic.

The song "I Get Wet" alone is a great Andrew WK experience. Check him out performing it at the Gibson Showroom in Beverly Hills, CA. Now just imagine him doing the whole album....



Gracing Avalon's stage on the 8th and The Glass House in Pomona on the 10th - Andrew WK is delivering L.A. a double dose of his party drugs....himself. If you've never seen a performance - its beyond music, its an experience. He played our 2010 SXSW party and it was redonkulous - I was truly exhausted afterward. His energy radiates from the stage, his enthusiasm infects the dance floor and, when he is at the helm, the anticipation is always high because you just never know what WK will do.

But you can find out - go rage with the King of Partying this Thursday at Avalon. If you're lucky - you'll get to do that courtesy of SUPERGOODMUSIC.com and Avalon. Just tweet out @supergoodmusic @livenation_LA and @andrewwk or send us a kind email to contest@supergoodmusic.com claiming why you should be the one to get down with the legend this Thursday.

Twenty-Foster Hours To Go

(Photo by Ashley Sears)

That's right, a little more than 24 hours to go until Foster The People take stage, please brains and make fans at The Viper Room on Wednesday February 24, 2010. It's never too early to start getting hyped, especially when so many other people are doing the same and buzzing about the band as evidenced by their popularity on hypem.com.

Foster The People's "Pumped Up Kicks" is currently sitting in the Top 10 most popular on hypem.com, propelled by its recent appearance in NYLON TV's coverage of Anna Sui during fashion week. All Mark Foster and his people needed was a vehicle for their music to be absorbed, and like lightning the 20 something artist from the suburbs of Cleveland and his band of People are making a serious buzz. You can check out the cool video from Nylon TV here or see it on YouTube here.

Not only are they turning eyes on NYLON TV and ears on hypem.com, but they expect to turn some heads at their show at The Viper Room. It just so happens to be Mark Foster's birthday celebration (the guy was actually born on leap year day) so you can only imagine what might transpire. If it is anything like their performance at the Stand Up benefit, you can expect some impressive vocals from Mark and some inspiring and creative improvisation from the entire band.

To top that off - the band just announced that they will be performing 2 shows in Austin, TX during SXSW - once on March 17th at a Music & Tech Mashup Event at Rusty Spurs along with other rising acts from Los Angeles like Saint Motel and Odd Modern, and on March 19th at the Rooftop Riot! at The Blind Pig on 6th Street where they will be sharing the stage with Andrew W.K. himself as well as other buzz bands including Glint and Little Girls.

Help the band continue building their buzz by giving them a heart on hypem here.