Los Angeles Tonight (April 8, 2013)

Happy Monday!  Time to extend the weekend and decide where you're going to celebrate once Michigan wins the National Championship tonight.

A couple directions we might push you in would be The Diamond Light and Gavin Turek at The Bootleg Bar or Watch the Duck at Bardot for It's a School Night.  Both of those options are free...

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If you won your brackets and have some extra cash maybe you want to check out Thao & The Get Down Stay Down with Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside at The Troubadour or go get turnt with ASVP Rocky at Staples Center...   The full list of tonight goings on is below.

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Steel Panther @ House of Blues

Chief, Warships, The Last Internationale, In Leagues @ The Satellite (FREE)

Angel Olsen, Villages, Paul Bergmann @ The Echo

Touche, Cuckoo Chaoes, LA Font, Hands @ The Echoplex (FREE)

Gavin Turek, The Diamond Light, Among Savages, DJ Destroyer @ Bootleg Bar (FREE)

Eddie Jobson @ El Rey Theatre

Escondido, Watch The Duck, Body Parts, Dustbowl Revival, Gossamer (DJ Set), Kack of All Tracks (The Lovely Daze), Chris Douridas @ Bardot [It’s a School Night](FREE w/ RSVP)

Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside @ Troubadour (SOLD OUT)

Barry & Stuart Live @ Largo

Planet of the Abts (Feat. Members of Govt Mule), Johnny Stachela Band @ Harvelle’s

Owen Plant, Love Mason, Brian Rogers Band, Dustin Robinson @ TRiP

Moxi @ The Constellation Room

Hunnypot Radio Live @ The Central SAPC (FREE) (w/ Joe Berman, Frank Palazzolo, Audra Mae, Jon Kenzie, Bite The Buffalo)

Gene Anderson and the Kings of the nEw Hollywood Cabaret @ The Mint

Cratesz, Omeguh, Skepp, Hawk, 7DeadlySynths, Cy Kosis @ Los Globos

Rihanna, ASAP Rocky @ Staples Center

Kool Skull, Kroy Club, Traps PS, Paperslang, Leathrface, Gun/Her @ Pehrspace

David Poe, Bear Attack, Dylan Pratt, Jason Joseph & The Spectacular @ The Hotel Café

Gardeners Logic, Jameson & Co., Purple Mountains Majesties @ Detroit Bar (FREE)

The Singles, Them Howlin Bones @ Harvard & Stone

Atomic Punks (Van Halen Tribute) @ The Roxy

The Negative Creeps, Colliderscopes, Goofoffs, Hobart W Fink, Menage, Noah Applebaum @ The Viper ROom

Chamber Music: Shostakovich, Martinu, Mendelssohn @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

Los Angeles Tonight (April 6, 2013)

I know we're less than a week out from Coachella. I know everyone is running around this weekend trying to buy up all the coolers, sunscreen, liquor and glowsticks they can get their hands on. It's a beautiful day in Los Angeles though, so once you've stocked up on your goods, get your butt out and see some tunage...

Our buddies' the Tijuana Panthers (we have a Jam Van session coming from these guys next week) bring the fuzz (rock, not 5-0) to the Glass House in Pomona tonight to support The Three O'Clock.

Tijuana Panthers "Tony's Song"

Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk will be filling up the Roxy with NOLA-style booty shakin' jams that you won't want to miss.

Dumpstaphunk "Do You Want My Love"

If heady vibes are what's going to  tickle your pickle this evening, you have two great options with Big Head Todd & The Monsters at HOB Sunset and Dark Star Orchestra at The Canyon.

Dark Star Orchestra "Sugar Magnolia"

If the work week kicked your booty and you were too exhausted to catch Sammy Adams and T. Mills at the El Rey last night, you're in luck, as they have another show at the same venue tonight. Make sure to pop your collar on entry or else the frat brothers won't let you. True story.

Sammy Adams "All Night Longer"

And lastly, if you're looking for laughs, KROQ's got your covered with their annual APRIL FOOLISHNESS concert at the Gibson Amphitheatre featuring Jay Mohr, Bill Burr, Doug Benson and more

Bill Burr Standup

• Big Head Todd & The Monsters @ House of Blues


• KROQ Presents Kevin & Bean’s April Foolishness @ Gibson Amphitheatre


• Maria Del Pilar, Gaby Moreno, Travis Holcombe (KCRW) @ The Satellite


• Meltdown: A Night of Parental Comedy @ The Echo


• Dark Star Orchestra @ The Canyon


• Bootie LA w/ Mars, A Plus D, R.A.I.D., SceneSnaps @ The Echoplex


• Funky Sole @ The Echo (FREE before 10:30)


• Teenage Mountain Lion Premiere @ Bootleg Gallery


• Y Luv, Paper Pilots, We Are/She Is @ Bootleg Bar


• Shlohmo LIVE A/V SET with Jeremih, Nite Jewel @ Fonda Theatre


• Orchard Lounge, Chrome Sparks (DJ set), Vibes, Josh Brooks @ The Central SAPC


• Barrio Tiger, The Green Lady Killers, The Hitchhikers @ El Cid


• (FREE) The Devil & A Penny @ Origami Vinyl


• Ivan Neville, TEN, Perro Bravo and Quickie Mart @ Roxy Theatre


• Aaron Carter, Joel Simson, Savannah Phillips, Frederick Daniel, Nikki Flores, Petrel and Charlotte Bash @ Troubadour


• The Soul of John Black @ Molly Malone’s


• Omniflux @ NOMAD Gallery


• Planets, Brannigan’s Law, Floral Tenenbaums and Bodysnatchers @ the Smell


• Barrio Tiger, the Green Lady Killers and the Hitchhikers @ El Cid


• The Rescues, Jaymay, Kayoko and Hotel Cinema @ Hotel Café


• Sarah Ault, the Sixth Son, Antony Benedetti of Escalator Hill and Aux/Aux at Lot 1 Cafe


• Snarky Puppy and MAZ @ Mint


• Hillbilly Herald, the Complex and Taddy Porter & the Black Tibetans @ Viper Room


• Omar Akram and Mike Kindel @ House of Blues Foundation Room


• Emily Jane White, Tom Brosseau, Eliza Rickman, Lia Rose @ Pehrspace


• The Bloodhounds, Paradise, Satin Chaps @ Redwood Bar


• Shattered Fait, 13 Scars, Sidekick @ Redwood Bar


• Three O’Clock, Tijuana Panthers @ The Glass House


• Mac DeMarco @ Constellation Room


• PLaNETS, Brannigan’s Law, Floral Tenenbaums, Bodysnatchers @ The Smell


• Justin Willman : Tricked Out @ Club Nokia


• Sammy Adams and T. Mills @ El Rey Theatre


• New Blues Revolution @ HOB Voodoo Lounge


• Helen Reddy @ Catalina Bar & Grill


• Jill Sobule @ McCabe’s Guitar Shop


• Walter Trout, Space Rocket and Philosophy of Soul @ The Observatory


• Poor Mans Whiskey @ Soho Restaurant & Music Club


• Keith Sweat @ City National Grove of Anaheim

Tonight in L.A. (February 1, 2013)

Kick off your month (and Super Bowl weekend) on the right foot with a variety of musical options in Los Angeles.  

Personal favorites - Karl Denson's Tiny Universe are set to funk things up at El Rey Theatre with support from Howlin' Rain while other skilled instrumentalists, The Wood Brothers, provide a more laid back set of sounds at Largo.  





For more aggressive rock consider Hell Ride featuring Mike Watt, Peter Distefano, Stephen Perkins and more at The Central SAPC.  For the jams - ALO and The California Honeydrops at Troubadour would definitely be a stellar choice.



Rising star Father John Misty performs at SoHo House while a buzzband of yesteryear, The Happy Hollows, try to fill up The Satellite.  For eclectic, cool and a good crowd - The Natural History Museum hosts electrifying performer Gaslamp Killer and his bobbing headnod and The Echo brings in Geographer.





A full list of tonight's shows are below.  Recommendations in bold...

• Brian Regan @ The Wiltern

• Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Howlin’ Rain @ El Rey Theatre

• The Wood Brothers, Seth Walker @ Largo

• Kathryn Gallagher, Jonathan Morrow, Jamie Kent, Jessarae @ Room 5 Lounge

• Everyday Animals, The Lower 48, Amie Miriello, Taylor Greenwood, Audioplacebo, Zoe Z @ The Hotel Café

• Justin Hopkins, Brian Fuente, Nate Currin, Young Beautiful In A Hurry, Dane Drewis @ WitZend

• Steel Toed Slippers, Year of the Dragon (ft. Dirty Walt of Fishbone), Hell Ride (ft. Mike Watt, Wayne Kramer, Peter Distefano and Stephen Perkins), Solutionagenix @ The Central SAPC

• Vusi Mahlsela, Sandbloom @ The Mint

• ALO, The California Honeydrops @ Troubadour

• Cro-Mags @ Key Club

• Nashville Pussy, The Lonely Drunks Club Band, Lightning Woodcock, Boost, The Sugar @ The Viper Room

• Hatebreed, Shadows Fall, Dying Fetus, The Contortionist @ The Roxy

• Tegan & Sara, Night Terrors of 1927 @ Club Nokia

• Surge Events Presents: Hollywood Insider @ House of Blues – Sunset Strip (Foundation Room)

• 9 Electric, Valora, ILLFX, Cromwell, Icarus Landing, Day Above Ground @ House of Blues – Sunset Strip

• Lise de la Salle Plays Rachmaninoff @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

• Kings Road, Runson & Friends, Dirty Ramb @ Lot 1 Café

• The Happy Hollows, So Many Wizards, Nightmare Air, American Males @ The Satellite

• First Fridays w/ The Gaslamp Killer, Adventure Time, DJ Sodapop, Inka One w/ Paul Dateh @ Natural History Museum

• Geographer, On and On @ The Echo

• Smithfield Bargain (Record Release), Sunshine Factory, Evangenitals, Molly Bergen @ Bootleg Bar

• Will Magid @ One Eyed Gypsy

• Galaxy of Tar, Kent State, Detective, Pop Soda @ Pehrspace

• Fred Everything, Wally Callerio, G-Dubbs, Eddie B, John Acosta @ King King Club

• Petropoulos @ Amoeba Records

• The Secret Affair @ Alex’s Bar

• Lange + Betsie Larkin, Ryan Sage, Chuey @ Yost Theater

• D.O.A., D.I. @ The Observatory

• Pop Noir, Kedd Cook, Death House of Love, Camille @ Detroit Bar

• Terri Nunn & Berlin, Spare Parts for Broken Hearts, Queen Caveat @ Saint Rocke

• The ELovay, Wild Ginger Kitchen, Zen Boogie, Under the Fire @ TRiP (FREE)

• Vieux Farka Toure, Fool’s Gold @ UCLA Royce Hall

• Gamblers Mark, Quaranteds @ Slidebar

• The Coltranes, Tidemouth, Mane Horse, Casket, Tommy Boys Public @ Unit B Studio

• The Abigails, The Warlocks, Magic Wands, The Fortress Social Club @ L.A. Fort

• Finch, Weatherbox, Late Night Revival, Loud Village + Sean O’Connor @ The Glass House

• Moses Campbell, Palm Reader, Surf Curse, Rachel Birke @ The Smell

• Jacksin Browne @ Pechanga Center

• Father John Misty @ Soho Restaurant & Music Club

• YG @ Yost Theater

Tonight in L.A. (December 18, 2012)

Holiday parties are slowing down, shelves are clearing as people buy last minute presents (anyone got ideas???), but the concert calendar hasn't slowed down just yet (it will next week).

A couple great bills exist in the Los Angeles ether tonight - most notably the rock party celebrating The Rolling Stones at The Satellite that features Chris Shiflett of the Foo Fighters as well as Dustbowl Revival, Brian Whelan and many more.  

Hip hop heads get to enjoy How The Grouch Stole Christmas with The Grough & Eligh, Mistah F.A.B., Prof and DJ Fresh at El REy Theatre.



I like the free stylings of Zak Waters residency at The Central SAPC with Jhameel, who just finished up his own residency at Bootleg Theater last night.  Both these guys are going places - and Zak is even appearing on Carson Daly's show when they air footage from an earlier residency show.






Check out a full list of shows below:

• Lifehouse @ Troubadour

• Damezig, Shaufrau, I4AI, Wait for Green, Rubberneck  Lions, T.S. Idiot @ The Viper Room

• By The Way, Jeff Garlin in Conversation w/ Very Special Guest @ Largo

• How The Grouch Stole Christmas 2012 – The Grouch & Eligh, Mistah F.A.B., Prof, DJ Fresh @ El Rey Theatre

• Michael Williams Band, The Jon Collins Band @ The Mint

• Valente, Omniflux, Garland @ Bootleg Bar

• Magic Wands, Hopeless Jack, Meeting Places @ Harvard & Stone

• Bell Gardens, Kind Hearts & Coronets, Fort King, Brad Laner @ The Echo

• MellowHype, Trash Talk, Antwon, Rotting Out @ The Echoplex

• A Tribute to Rolling Stones w/ Michael Des Barres, Brian Whelan, Mitch Marine, Brett Anderson, Chris Shiflett (Foo Fighters), The Dustbowl Revival, Harlan, The Sister Ruby Band, The Far West @ The Satellite (FREE)

• Kettle Drivers, Sons of August, The Sleeping Car, Aloha Radio @ Detroit Bar

• Adam Roth @ Harvelle’s

• Volks, The Mud Howlers @ Los Globos

• LoveyDove, Runson Willis, The Sixth Son, Brendan Constantine @ Lot 1 Café

• Tijuana Bullfight, Roofbeam Carpenters, Broken Anchor, Monroe @ Silverlake Lounge

• The Neighbourhood @ The Constellation Room

• Luciana Souza, Larry Koonse, David Piltch @ Bluewhale

• Aaron Neville: A Christmas Celebration @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

• Jackie Bristow @ WitZend

• Zak Waters, Jhameel, Monroe, Sharkitecture (ft. Members of the Mowgli’s), Nicky Quid (DJ SET) @ The Central SAPC (FREE)

• Hunter 99, Triple Bordego, Apocalypse Vacation @ TRiP

• Pat Mahoney, Juan Maclean, Isom Innis, Urulu, Bones, Dirty Dave @ Dim Mak Studios

• Peach & Knife, Laura Jane, Jim Huff @ Room 5 Lounge

• Harper Blynn, Act As If, My Name is You, All Spots To Black, Commercial @ The Hotel Cafe

Tonight in L.A. (The Daily Dose - 9/25/2012)

The Concert Blast is going to be moved to publish on Wednesdays - and so we're delivering you today's daily dosage of shows via the blog.  There are a handful of notable bills that might make those seeking entertainment open their wallets and ears - whether its for laughter at the Naughtical Comedy Show at Brixton South Bay or for dancie-pop stylings from Dragonette and The Knocks at El Rey Theatre - to each their own.  Amanda Palmer, of Kickstarter notoriety, brings her Grand Theft Orchestra with her to The Fonda Theatre.  You can celebrate the DIY style with her - or for free at The Central SAPC with the gritty sounds of The Muddy Reds, John Wayne Bro and roots of Dustbowl Revival. 

Murs and Fashawn will be dropping some tracks off their new release at Amoeba Music and Band of Horses at Space 15 Twenty make sure the Sunset & Ivar region is a hotplace to be too.    For a complete list of shows in Los Angeles tonight - read below.

• Band of Horses @ Space 15 Twenty
• Murs @ Amoeba Music (FREE)
• Dum Dum Girls @ Origami Vinyl (FREE)
• Russell Brand @ Largo
• Diamond Light, Last American Buffalo @ Harvard & Stone
• The Curse @ The Malibu Inn
• A Leaf, Jesse Thomas, Claire Holley, Emily Herndon @ Room 5 Lounge
• Bravesoul, Jake Newton, Aaron Hendra @ The Hotel Café
• Hola Indio, Dani Shivers, Tropical Popsicle, Ganas @ The Echoplex ($1 Donation Or More)
• Dean Risko @ Los Globos
• Spirit Animal, Jutty Ranx, Busy Living, DJ Son of Stan, DJ Chutie Moreno @ The Satellite
• Ferraby Lionheart, Drug Cabin, Fire Chief Charlie @ Bootleg Bar
• Plus, Angelo De Augustine, Goldilocks Planet, Twin Owl, The Wingard Manor @ Silverlake Lounge
• Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra, The Simple Pleasure, Jherek Bischoff, Ronald Reagan @ The Fonda Theatre
• Beach House, Dustin Wong @ The Wiltern
• Candyland, Singularity, MiTis, BONES, SLDGHMR @ Dim Mak Studios
• Dragonette, The Knocks, Frank + Derol, DJ Bryan Davidson @ El Rey Theatre
• David Binney, John Escreet, Eric Revis, Alex Cline @ bluewhale
• Pentatonix, Alexander Cardinale @ The Roxy
• Brit Floyd – The World’s Greatest Pink Floyd Show @ House of Blues – Sunset Strip
• The Memorials, 28 North, Honey Henny Lime, Leroy Bell @ The Viper Room
• Nikki Kelly @ TRiP
• Guy Blakeslee Solo (Entrance Band), Mr. Elevator and the Brain Motel, Blackfeet Braves, Froth, Record Rotations, Reason666 @ Yost Theater (FREE)
• Robinson, Alto, Eddie Grey, Fernando Perdomo @ The Mint
• Naughtical Comedy Show w/ Jen Kober, Julian McCullough, Shelagh Ratner, Erik Charles Nielsen, Melinda Hill, Ian Edwards @ Brixton South Bay
• Stevie Starlight @ Harvelles
• Chelsea Dyer, The Peoples Mic, Holmes @ WitZend
• The Muddy Reds, Dustbowl Revival, Hargo, John Wayne Bro @ The Central SAPC (FREE)
• The Temporary Thing @ The Basement Tavern
• Owl City, Action Item @ House of Blues – Anaheim
• Chris Cerna Trio @ Catalina Bar & Grill
• Terraplane Sun, The Mowgli’s @ SLO Brew