Los Angeles Tonight (Monday, April 29th)

Booo hooo, the Lakers lost. Get over it by seeing some live music tonight.

For an energetic Monday, Pitchfork's favorite Canadians, Metz, bring their hard-hitting sound to the Troubadour with support from White Lung and Mrs Magician.





KCRW'S It's a School Night is bringing the beats proper this evening with Big Black Delta's record release party going down at Bardot. Shy Girls, Emma Ejwertz and The Last Internationale fill out the bill.





Tonight is Gavin Turek's last night of her April residency at The Bootleg Theatre. Helping Gavin close out the month are Zak Waters, Fellow Bohemian and a special guest is substituting in place of Boom D, who is stuck in NOLA.





Don't forget to head on out to the West side this coming weekend and join us at the Cinco de Mayo bash "El Dia De La Heady." Lagunitas and Sailor Jerry are providing libations, The Record Company, The Dustbowl Revival, Ivory Deville, The Dead Ships, The Diamond Light and Highway Poets are providing the tunes, and, most importantly, Jam in the Van is providing the headiness. Hope to see you all out there.

• Big Black Delta, Shy Girls, Emma Ejwerts, and the Last Internationale @ Bardot


• Metz, White Lung and Mrs. Magician @  Troubadour


• Campfire Girls, Plexi, Lifter and Aaron Embry @ Dragonfly


• Chief, Carly Ritter, Thumb Wars and FMLY @ Satellite (FREE)


• Gavin Turek, Zak Waters, Fellow Bohemian @ Bootleg Bar (FREE)


• Baby Alpaca, Mt. Ossa and Skin Town @ Echo


• Team Supreme @ Echoplex


• The Wingard Manor, Bird Mad Girl and Nodigga @ Los Globos


• Abbot Kinney, the Moth & the Flame and Lindsay Rae Spurlock @ Silverlake Lounge


• Merx, Broken Water, Tara Jane O’Neil and Naps @ the Smell


• Debaser, Marmits, Precious and Capt’n Fresh & the Stay Fresh Seals @Pehrspace


• Jason Joseph & the Spectacular (FREE), David Poe, Mike Elizondo, Lindsey Ray and Sky White Tiger @ the Hotel Café


• Poor Yorik, Faydean, Laura Cheadle and Dawn Oberg @ the Mint


• Higher Flux, Ryan Crosby, Barnaby Saints and Crown City Krooks @the Viper Room


• The Circus Kids@ the Central SAPC


• Omagaro Miguel @ Molly Malone’s


• Gardeners Logic, Stacy Clark and Billy Kernkamp @ Detroit Bar


• The Agonist, Light Up the Eyes, Beneath the Buried, Apathy and Our Own Accord @ Alex’s Bar


• Andre Nickatina, Roach Gigz and MUMBLS @ Observatory


• Blood Red Shoes @ Constellation Room

Tonight in L.A. (November 27, 2012)

Finish November strong by going out every night - because there are plenty of excuses not to stay in this Tuesday.  The Central SAPC finishes a fierce residency from Gavin Turek with some indie soul and more from her, Jhameel, Hustle Roses and Kenan Bell.  Its FREE - which makes it sweeter.





Hip hop heads can get a little more G than Kenan Bell with Joe Budden, Locksmith, Skeme and Paypa at El Rey Theatre or go to O.C.'s The Observatory for The Grouch & Eligh, Mistah F.A.B., Prof and DJ Fresh.



High schoolers get their rock and roll on at some House of Blues competition that might anoint a future rock god, while Hollywood Palladium celebrates heroes of metal at Metalocalypse 2012 Tour with Dethklok amd Soundgarden delivers for a sold out crowd at Fonda Theatre.



A full list of shows is below....

• Metalocalypse 2012 Tour w/ Dethklok @ Hollywood Palladium

• Gavin Turek, Jhameel, Hustle Roses, Kenan Bell @ The Central SAPC (FREE)

• Stevie Starlight @ Harvey’s

• Sean O’Connor, Julian McCullough @ The Mint

• KG Bird, Merciless Jive @ The Mint

• Corrinne May, The Peoples Mic @ WitZend

• The Sweethurt, Sharaya Mikael, Joseph Bates @ Lot 1 Café

• Johnny O’Donnell, Sacramento, Daniel Ahearn & The Jones, Hurricane Music, Dead Dawn, Dandelo @ The Echo

• The Jonas Brothers @ Pantages Theatre

• Joe Budden, Locksmith, Skeme, Paypa @ El Rey Theatre

• Soundgarden @ The Fonda Theatre (SOLD OUT)

• Henry Rollins “The Long March” @ Largo

• IHOBF’s 2012 Bringin’ Down The House Musical Competition w/ high school musicians @ House of Blues – Sunset Strip

• Colby Brown, Tall Tales & The Silver Lining, The Cerny Brothers, All Spots To Black @ Bootleg Bar

• Matthew Mayfield, Harper Blynn, The Roof Beam Carpenters, Erin McLaughlin, Justin Soileau @ The Hotel Café

• Pat Hull, Caroline Brooks, Shoshana Bean, Ashley Jordan @ Room 5 Lounge

• Black Belt Karate, The Wingard Manor, Jake Salley @ Silverlake Lounge

• Big Chocolate, Bones, Tony Fresch @ Dim Mak Studios

• Let Em Riot, Maxi Wild, Northern Labour Party, Technocrat, DJ Velvet Touch @ Detroit Bar

• The Grouch & Eligh, Mistah F.A.B., Prof, DJ Fresh @ The Observatory

• Speech Impediments, Rhythm Writeres, Alyse, King Cyrus @ House of Blues – Anaheim

Gavin Turek - A Soulful Dose to The Central SAPC Residency

If you're not familiar with the soulful spark plug that is Gavin Turek - you can correct that by heading out to The Central SAPC tonight (or the 20th or the 27th).  There's a lot of bite packed in her tiny frame - and her hybrid soul/indie/electronic music is pretty fierce.

With features on Tokimonsta records, and mashups with Ratatat - she's clearly got stripes in the game.  And with an aura and attitude that has you thinking she's an entertainer before she even opens her mouth - it's only a matter of time before she's one you've heard about.



Snag the War of Words (Crips Remix) that mashes Gavin with Ratatat here.

SUPERGOOD is hosting the residency tonight - and Zak Waters, Amy Krebs and The Ross Sea Party round out the solid (and FREE) Tuesday night billing with DJ Freshair holding it down during set changes.  Doors are at 7:30, music starts at 8.    Hope to see you there...

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)
• 
  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
• 
  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
• 
  Calvin Love @ Origami Vinyl
• M.O.R.E., Winona, Sketch Orchestra, The Verm @ Lot 1 Café

Eclectic Session with The Seshen, Gavin Turek & More

Tonight at Bootleg catch a series of sexy vocalists over smooth down tempo eclectic beats.  From The Seshen to Gavin Turek - enjoy a night of beautiful voices and solid rhythmic backdrops.  

Check out "Oblivion" by The Seshen - a cross between Santigold and Budos Band, with a sprinkle of something like Zhane (might just be homegirls hairdo in the live video that made me think of that one).  Anyhow - their music is fresh and I'm sure the concert will be too.  Get tickets here. 





Then enjoy Gavin Turek - with her famous Rebecca Gayheart-esque hair and soft voice that's crushed on dope tracks from Tokimonsta ("Darkest" below) and flown on her own material too.  Check her out below and out the show..

Tokimonsta "Darkest" is a Beautiful Light

L.A. beatstress Tokimonsta, who recently signed a record deal with Payday/Ultra Records, is already making their investment look like a good one with the release of this sexy, soft low end music video for "Darkest." The song features Gavin Turek and the dreamy video was directed by Doug Chang and crowd funded through Kickstarter!



The music video is a real gem - Tokimonsta is basically Gavin's dreamweaver - building the architecture of her dream from some alternate world or control room. Quite fitting for a song off an album called "Creature Dreams." Despite the song's title - the end of the video is bright, happy and light, with a pucker-lipped, rabbit eared Tokimonsta closing it out.

Make up your own metaphors and judge for yourself - we've digested it and think its dope.



www.tokimonsta.com

Tokimonsta "Darkest" is a Beautiful Light

L.A. beatstress Tokimonsta, who recently signed a record deal with Payday/Ultra Records, is already making their investment look like a good one with the release of this sexy, soft low end music video for "Darkest." The song features Gavin Turek and the dreamy video was directed by Doug Chang and crowd funded through Kickstarter!



The music video is a real gem - Tokimonsta is basically Gavin's dreamweaver - building the architecture of her dream from some alternate world or control room. Quite fitting for a song off an album called "Creature Dreams." Despite the song's title - the end of the video is bright, happy and light, with a pucker-lipped, rabbit eared Tokimonsta closing it out.

Make up your own metaphors and judge for yourself - we've digested it and think its dope.



www.tokimonsta.com