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

Meet The Death Set with a Secret Handshake

With a video for "Slap Slap Slap Pound Up Down Slap" that is as fierce as their name, The Death Set, after watching you may get excited to go see their concert with The Gaslamp Killer on March 15th at Echoplex. Playing for March's 1st installment of the esteemed Check Yo Ponytail party - this trio will most likely b-r-i-n-g it.

With an affinity for tigers and being destructive, as well as a sound representing some combination of punk, hipster and a handsome slice of Beastie Boys "Sabotage" years - The Death Set are making some waves. You can cop tickets to the CYP2 show by clicking thru here. They are $12.

Electro Jump Off Tonight in LA

There are some wild, wild, wild electronic/dance themed music events going on tonight in Los Angeles - but two that are in contention for hottest ticket of the night (IMO).

I'm talking about the return of Check Yo Ponytail at Echoplex and The Steves Birthday at Dim Mak Tuesdays at Cinespace.

Check Yo Ponytail 2 comes to Echoplex with Midnight Juggernauts, The Naked & Famous, Doorly and Diamond Rings for its very first installment. The event, being hosted by Franki Chan's IHEARTCOMIX and Danny United's Media Contender, is already slated to go down every other Tuesday - with some equally heavy line-ups to follow in the coming weeks.

That said - it is probably a safe bet that these two fun powerhouses won't disappoint their first night crowd. They likely have brought in some unspecified guest or guests for an appearance, not to mention their own banging crews.

Just a little bit West, you might expect Dim Mak to host just an ordinary DMT at Cinespace during the week that many L.A. transplants return home, BUT they are doing anything but - bringing in heavy hitter Etienne De Crecy at 11 pm to ignite Steve Aoki's birthday party. With a publicized statement from Dim Mak stating "you will probably never see these guests together in one night, so close" - it is kind of tough to not be curious who these special acts might be.

If curiosity is killing you, I highly recommend you rush to Cinespace and do whatever is necessary to get into the sold out event - if you are an LCD Soundsystem and/or James Murphy fan, you may just be happy you did it because there is a rumor circulating that James Murphy might actually be in the house at one of these events!

Not only are these two bad ass line-ups and some guaranteed parties, but if either includes an impromptu performance from Mr. Murphy somewhere tonight, I would literally steal your Thanksgiving dinner to be there....