Tonight in L.A. (November 3, 2012)

Its back to the weekend - and if you haven't done enough with your Halloween costume at this point...well, you could go to HARD Presents Day of The Dead at LA Historic State Park and rage out with Justice, Diplo, Major Lazer, Zeds Dead, Knife Party, Dillon Francis, Crookers, AraabMUZIK, Nadastrom, Destructo, Kill The Noise and so many more.  Hard to imagine there is better music lined up tomorrow....and there is not, but there are plenty of sonic quasi-substitutes.

Dustbowl Revival puts together some solid roots reggae bluegrass rock at El Cid, Metalachi goes wild at Whisky A Go Go, and for the O.C. residents - Blackbird Blackbird and Wildcat! Wildcat! at Detroit Bar is a good choice.  For a full list of tonight's shows in Los Angeles - see below.

• Woodkid, Pacific Air @ Luckman Center for the Arts

• Mark Eitzel @ McCabe’s Guitar Shop

• Kenny Burrell Quintet @ Catalina Bar & Grill

• Spires That in the Sunset Rise, Arrington de Dionyso, Daniel Higgs, Lucky Dragons @ The Smell

• Tandemoro @ The Virgil

• Sad Robot, Yellow Red Sparks, Dustbowl Revival @ El Cid

• Tom Brosseau, RT n the ‘44s, Jenny Luna and the Moondogs @ Echo Country Outpost

• Metalachi @ Whisky a Go Go

• Vise Versa @ Casey’s Downtown

• The Whispers @ City National Grove of Anaheim

• Nikka Costa, Brenda Harp @ Coach House

• David Lindley @ SLO Brew

• Bigbang @ Honda Center

• Gin Blossoms, Tonic @ Fox Performing Arts Center

• Joan Osborne @ Valley Performing Arts Center

• Divine Fits @ Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown

• Other Lives, Indians, Oren Lyons @ El Rey Theatre

• Yellowcard, The Wonder Years, We Are The In Crowd @ House of Blues – Sunset

• Hedwig & The Angry Inch @ The Roxy

• Red Again, Triple Dog Dare, Lotus Room, Peter Tvrznick @ On The Rox

• Bullet Boys, Catapult Fusxion, Little Caeser, Blacklist Union, US Angels, Kill The Innocence, Nightmare, Breaking The Law, Tonight Shall Rise, Catapult Fusixon @ Key Club

• Strangers Family Band, Shine Brothers & The Crooked Cowboy @ Space Temple

• HARD Day of the Dead w/ Justice (Live), Major Lazer, Zeds Dead, Diplo, Knife Party, Tommy Trash, Jack Beats, Kill The Noise, Dillon Francis, Crookers, AraabMUZIK, Zane Lowe, Destructo, Nadastrom + Many More @ Los Angeles Historic State Park
• Funky Sole @ Echo (FREE before 11)

• Bootie LA @ Echoplex

• Son Ark, Gypsy River Haunts, Scott Topic, Cop @ The Echo

• Black Flamingo @ Origami Vinyl

• Blackbird Blackbird, Wildcat! Wildcat!, Jeffrey Jerusalem, Union Line @ Detroit Bar

• Twerps, White Fence, Muzz @ The Satellite

• Chilly Gonzales (Solo Piano) @ Bootleg Theater

• Eric Church, Justin Moore, Kip Moore @ Nokia Theatre LA Live

• Tribal Seeds, Through The Roots, The Expanders, The SImpkin Project, DJ Carlos Culture @ Clb Nokia

• Shiavstep, Asymmetrical Head, Sigils, Dj Stephen R., Handsomest Drowned Man, Eras @ The Central SAPC

• Jimmy Lifton, The Tiger Club, Heaps N Heaps, Rosco Bandana @ The Mint

• Nneka @ The Hotel Café

• Alejandra Guzman @ Gibson Amphitheatre

• Steve Soto, Brian Coakley, Danny Walker, Jermey Popoff @ Slidebar

• Jake La Botz @ Redwood Bar

• All American Rejects, Boys Like Girls @ The Wiltern

• Gwar, DevilDriver, Cancer Bats, Legacy of Disorder @ The Observatory

• Saint Etienne, Maria Del Plair @ Fonda Theatre

• The Headlines, New Spell, The Absoulute, Modern Vintage, The Outer Sun Sets @ Good Hurt

• Professor Professor @ Del Monte Speakeasy

• Rome, HB Surround Sound, Kat, Ikaika Beamer @ Saint Rocke

• The Green @ House of Blues – Anaheim

• Cello Madness @ Silverlake Lounge
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• Ryan Darton and the Wildebeast, Dorian Holley, Shane Alexander, Dawn Mitschele, Sweet Talk Radio @ WitZend

• Texas Instruments, AmAEvolutioN, The Rubbish Zoo @ TRiP

Express Yourself @diplo TwitPic Craze

Diplo's foray into New Orleans bounce music has pioneered not only new territory for him as a producer - but also in the virility of TwitPics and Instagrams of women worldwide putting booties and legs up for a chance at a split second of RT fame.  

Go to twitter and look for hashtag #expressyourself or just follow @diplo on twitter if you want to see some international ass.

Haven't enjoyed Diplo's latest sounds?  Its definitely a song of summer 2012.  Cop "Express Yourself" here.

Skrillex Invades L.A. (Late January 6 Show Run)

Grammy award nominee Skrillex (does that sound weird to anyone else?) descends on Los Angeles and New York City from his dubstep mothership to party with friends and label mates ten more times before the Grammy ceremonies get under way.

The five time nominee won't be playing alone, he has recruited some heavy-hitting dubsteppers and signees to his OWSLA label to join him. The ten date run features a host of intimate gatherings that will be limited to those that act early (tickets go on sale for L.A. Live tomorrow at 10 am) and those in Skrillex's personal circle. You'll be lucky to get into any show in L.A., because given Sonny Moore's massive rise in stardom, Dim Mak Studios, Echoplex and Avalon just won't be able to contain the demand. The Palladium probably won't even be able to handle it - I imagine that will sell out rapidly too.

In total, he rages through Los Angeles for six straight nights beginning on January 24th at Dim Mak Studios for their weekly Dim Mak Tuesday party. He will be joined by Alvin Risk and Koan Sound. My guess is there won't be free alcohol to get you in the door early that night...

The real treat of the run is probably Wednesday the 25th at Echoplex where he plays a Skrillex vs. 12th Planet show, along with Diplo. When 12th Planet is essentially the least recognizable artist on your bill, and that bill takes place in Los Angeles, you know the show is going to be massive.

Thursday he takes on exchange with OWSLA signee Zedd, and Friday he moves to Avalon for Control with Huoratron and Kill The Noise. After that, its two less intimate nights at Palladium and L.A. Live Event Deck respectively. The latter offers guest spots from Benga, Nadastrom and other special guests TBA.

If you're not already amped for this - I don't know what you're drinking or you just hate dubstep, or both. Don't sleep in tomorrow if you're a Los Angeleno. Get up at 10 am and make sure you get some of those damn tickets!

New Yorkers, check your local listings, but he tackles the Big Apple with four shows over five nights, including a show at Terminal 5 with Skream & Benga, KOAN Sound and Tokimonsta on February 4th.

Moustache Mondays at La Cita

Diplo is going to be in the house for Sam Sparro's B-Day party at La Cita tonight! This is going to be a wicked jam. I wish I didn't have so many obligations because I would go earlier to make it for free time (before 10) - but this party will rage until closing. Don't miss Diplo who just dropped a wicked mixtape that featured LA's own 12th Planet and whose remix of I Feel It All by Feist has been making my ears wet all day.

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