Do the end of your month and start of your weekend right by going out to catch some live entertainment as there is PLENTY of it in Los Angeles tonight. From another installment of No Doubt at Gibson Amphitheatre to Nas ruling the world with Lauryn Hill at Wiltern to Mike Dillon Band going go-go jungle dirty on drums at The Mint - many houses will be raging heavy tonight. The aforementioned No Doubt get support from Fitz & The Tantrums and The Aggrolites making for a very special SoCal performance.
For Mike Dillon - we are giving away a couple pairs of tickets. Just tweet out @mintLA or email contest@supergoodmusic.com to get in on the action. If you dig jazz, but a more mellow version of it consider Bela Fleck & Marcus Roberts at Catalina Jazz Club.
Recent Capitol signees Capital Cities throw down a friday night indie pop electro party at The Roxy, but for heavier electronics I'd recommend Simian Mobile Disco at Fonda Theatre. The dance floor will be sweaty and packed for them and Dave P. To get down to the hip hop of so cal visit Key Club for Fashawn and Strong Arm Steady, with support from FOCI and hopefully some surprise appearances (Murs is in town....).
And, for laughter, consider Club Nokia because Shaquille O'Neal's All Star Comedy Jam never disappoints! For a full list of entertainment options see below.
No Doubt, Fitz and
The Tantrums, The Aggrolites @ Gibson Amphitheatre
Aaron White @ The Airliner
Take 6 @ Pepperdine University
Bela Fleck & Marcus Roberts @ Catalina Jazz Club
Nas & Ms. Lauryn
Hill @ The Wiltern
Shaquille O’Neal’s
All Star Comedy Jam @ Club Nokia (Early & Late Shows)
Frontside & Friends @ The Central SAPC
Bongo Fury: REMIXED @ Harvelle’s
Barry Zweig Trio @ Del Monte Speakeasy (FREE)(8-10)
Off The Wall w/ DJ
Alfred Hawkins @ Del Monte Speakeasy (10 PM)
Mike Dillon Band w.
Jim Wilson, Tomi Townsend @ The Mint
Walk Off The Earth, Selah Sue, The Mowgli’s @ Troubadour (SOLD OUT)
Raquel Rodiguez, La Mer, Demon Rey, John Anderson, B. Slade
@ WitZend
Attika 7, DevilSeed, Great Gods of Greed @ Saint Rocke
Smart Patrol (Devo Tribute), Black Fag (Black Flag Tribute),
Girl – Illa Biscuits, Buzzcuts @ Alex’s Bar
Soed Van Riel @ Exchange LA
Bonfire, Metal 101, Without Warning, Jay Stevens @ Saint
Rocke
Wovenhand, Chief @ The Satellite
Incan Abraham, HOTT
MT, James Supercave, Dashiell Driscoll @ The Echo
Andreilien, Thriftworks, jobot @ King King Club
Straight No Chaser @ Pantages Theatre
Quote Unquote, By Sunlight @ Pehrspace
Match The Band, Moses Campbell, I.E., Clipping @ The Smell
The Bolts, Capital
Cities, The Nukes, Raheem Cohen, 28North @ The Roxy
Catsexual, Jon, Yultron, Dame 35, Exsty, Rosaly @ On The Rox
Fashawn, Strong Arm
Steady, FOCI, EGST, 7th Circle Royalty, Mike Wash @ Key Club
Paul Banks @
Constellation Room
Simian Mobile Disco
Live, JDH, Dave P @ Fonda Theatre
Figure, Cold Blank, Whiiite @ Avalon
Henry Rollins “The Long March” @ Largo
Metal Blade Records 30th Anniversary feat.
Armored Saint & More @ House of Blues – Sunset Strip
Vinyl Williams (Record Release), Gazoota, Moon Pearl, Astral
Jubilee @ Bootleg Bar
TeamMate, The Mots Nouveaux, Famous in Iowa, Jameson, Brown
Shoe, Matty Charles w/ Zedekiah Child @ The Hotel Cafe
Lennon Leppert, The Luvnauts, David Haack, Leena
Culhane @ Room 5 Lounge
MFG Productions Presents - ????? @ Los Globos
Static Fridays @ Detroit Bar
Meiko, LAGrange Concourse, Larkin McLean @ Malibu Inn
Labor Day weekend - a few SUPERGOOD supporters attended Pacific Festival 2012: The Dunes, featuring Mayer
Hawthorne, Poolside, Bag
Raiders, Capital Cities and
many more to vibe out at the Newport Beach Marina. Zach Siegel-Eisman of Before The Bigs brings us his coverage below.... Arriving shortly after 2pm, we snagged media passes and briefly saw Tijuana Panthers rock out before moving onto the Identity Village,
which was a dance party on the sand that DJ Metric was getting started. I don't
remember much of DJ Metric's set as we snuck into the VIP area and, after getting as
many free drinks before security told us to leave, we were on to the next act. (Note to self - get VIP pass next year)
' Stream and download DJ Metric's
latest sound cloud mix below.
After Metric, we rushed to the other end of the festival grounds to catch up-and-coming indie/alternative pop band
Wildcat! Wildcat!. However when we got there, we found that the acts from the Camm Stage
were running behind schedule so we went to the Main stage to see
American Royalty.
Los Angeles alternative electronic indie rock band
American Royalty has been bubbling on the scene for a hot minute, as Filter Magazine
has used the lead singer to DJ many of their parties and the band just finished a
residency at The Echo earlier this year. Their mp3's do not give their live music justice as they straight up jam out
with various sounds that are easy to get down and dance to. I didn't leave
their set remembering any of their songs but left feeling satisfied with how
they organically blended on stage, with the lead singer switching from keyboard to guitar
and all three members of the band singing and injecting emotion into their songs.
My favorite song because of it's more electronic mixed with
rock appeal is "Lately". Stream that below.
Catching up to Camm Stage - we indulged in the
last three songs from Wildcat! Wildcat!. I love
how they have two vocalists, the most interesting instrumentals and great stage attitude. They continue to remind me of MGMT before MGMT went mainstream. They were one
of my favorites during the day - stream and download "Mr. Quiche" and "The
Chief".
We meandered by Fool's Gold's set
a couple times and I enjoyed the chill alternative beach pop vibes. After checking out their songs
afterwards, the song I most remember enjoying from the festival was
"Surprise Hotel", which has such soothing chill instrumentals. Watch
the video for it below.
Next I saw Mr. Little Jeans
perform. This was the only disappointment of the day. The Swedish artist
performs mostly slow pop songs that generally don't get people dancing and
leave you aching for something more upbeat. After hearing two songs including her
hit "Runaway", I left to grab a bite to eat. Watch the video to
"Runaway" below.
Returning to Camm Stage we found the daytime disco vibes of Tropicool DJing.
Although there was only about 25-50 people in the area, people were still
dancing or bobbing their head while finding a place in the shade to lay down.
Stream Tropicool's latest mix below.
Since Poolside began before Capital Cities, we opted to catch the greatest daytime disco act jam out. On record,
Poolside is composed of the duo of Filip Nikolic
and Jeffrey Paradise. In a live setting the band is a four piece with Nikolic on lead vocals and bass and Paradise on electronics, and the duo is joined
by drummer and percussionist Jason Pipkin and multi-instrumentalist Michael
Gold.
My first introduction to Poolside was at last year's Pacific Festival, in which they DJed
before Fred Falke on one of the smaller stages. This year Poolside performed
with their full band on the main stage and I couldn't have been happier. Witnessing them as a full band
just enhanced the whole experience by creating this groovy dance vibe that
anybody can enjoy. They were one of the three best acts I saw at Pacific
Festival and can't wait to see them perform next! Since I love all the
music from Poolside, here's 9 tracks to stream and mostly download from them.
Sit back and relax.
We dipped on Poolside's set early so we could catch the last couple songs from
Capital Cities, one of our favorite genre-blending
dual vocal bands ever. While I didn't get to catch "Kangaroo Court," we did hear "Safe and Sound" and had
the pleasure of hearing a horn solo too. Everybody was dancing and singing along and they were one of my
favorites of the day with their electro pop rock dance vibes. Stream "Safe
and Sound" below.
In between destinations - we briefly caught Dale Earnhardt
Jr. Jr. Hearing them live was great. Although it was brief, I enjoyed everything I
heard and recommend catching them live as they sound a little more natural and
than listening to their song releases. Watch their latest video, "Simple
Girl" below.
We arrived to Bag Raiders set
and immediately noticed it was overcrowded with cigarette-smoking bros and
couples that were complaining about a music festival on a beach! I was still pumped to see their DJ set but completely turned
off by the Newport Beach locals, who all smoked cigarette's and were distracted
by their phones or significant other to enjoy the music. They need to wake up and hear these beats. Stream the latest mix
from Bag Raiders below.
Post Bag Raiders we caught several songs from
Steed Lord. Before Pacific Festival, I thought
Steed Lord was a couple DJs who created electro house vibes and didn't know it
was Steed Lord until after the festival. Upon hearing this synth pop trio
(which won my award for best dressed), I've become a huge fan! Steed Lord
consists of two DJs (Demo and Mega) and one beautiful lead vocalist (Cali,
pictured above). Their blend of electro pop instrumentals with vocals from
Cali is spectacular. If you like Empire of the Sun but want a female vocalist, Steed Lord has
that kind of vibe but less rock and more dance. Listen to "B4 U Walk Out
Of My Life (Steed Lord Diva Edit)" and "Hear Me Now" below.
After
Steed Lord, we then caught Sneaky Sound System. I
thought Steed Lord was amazing and then once I heard Sneaky Sound System, I
knew I redefined what amazing meant! While Steed Lord has a
great vibe, Sneaky Sound System was even better; very catchy
and easy to sing along to. My favorite was "We Love" which will be on
commercials and anywhere else it can get placed if it hasn't already. Watch
"We Love" below.
From the catchy performance of Sneaky Sound System it was time from
the neo-soul crooning of headliner Mayer Hawthorne
and The County. He has such a clean-cut act with the band choreographed dancing
and a great set-up with the lighting experience as well. Mayer Hawthorne has
this cool personality that reminds me of Justin Timberlake when he does on-air
interviews. Overall Mayer Hawthorne didn't disappoint but if you are going to
see him, go with somebody you want to hook up with as he has some sweet
baby-making vibes that would be a perfect fit if you're on a date. Watch the video to my
favorite song below.
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The above review was from Zach S-E of BeforeBigs.com. Follow @BeforeBigs and instagram for more
photos from Pacific Festival.
Sitting in New Orleans, parked on the side of the road on Fathers Day, listening to Anders Osborne acoustically jam inside an RV I just travelled cross country in provided a good opportunity for reflection....
SUPERGOODMUSIC was launched around three years ago and as its father - I've nurtured the baby from its infancy into toddler-hood, from successes and failures, from micro journalism to big discoveries like Foster the People's "Pumped Up Kicks." Finding that next big thing fuels the drive, and so do the fans, so THANK YOU to all of you readers, contest participants and general music enthusiasts. You're all part of the SUPERGOOD fam!
And also thank you to Jam In The Van - the cross country trip provided a solid reminder to why I do what I do, facilitated the discovery of new talent and continued to assist SUPERGOOD in uncovering some artists whom we think could be the next big thing. Weapons of Audio - who play tomorrow night at a Surfrider Foundation event - were an act whose JITV performance raised SGM's eyebrows. Check out their awesome Jam In The Van video for "Night Light" and then see them play tomorrow night at The Arbor Collective (102 Washington Boulevard, Venice, CA). Proceeds benefit Surfrider Foundation and there will be complimentary beverages available....so get your weekend started right with free drinks and tunes from Weapons of Audio, Capital Cities, Ry Cuming and more!
