Tonight in L.A. (October 9, 2012)

There's a handful of music options this Tuesday - whether its Half Moon Run and Metric at The Greek Theatre or The Boners at Redwood Bar - something's gonna get you up.





Other musical events should elevate you too.  The fortunate ticket holders for Grimes at El Rey Theatre get to indulge in a sold out show and our fortunate contest winners will get the privilege of attending DIIV at The Echoplex, Michael Kiwanuka at John Anson Ford Amphitheatre or Yelawolf with Rittz at House of Blues - Sunset Strip.  All three of those shows will be satisfying depending on your sonic palate.  Personally - I like the grit of Yelawolf and Rittz.  





Other notables include Metalachi at Los Globos, Bad Pus at The Mint and Jeff The Brotherhood at Troubadour.  Full list of concerts in L.A. tonight is below.

• The Corin Tucker Band, Summer Twins, Branden Daniel &The Chics @ The Echo

• Check Yo Ponytail 2 w/ DIIV, Violens, Cold Showers, Deathday @ The Echoplex

• The Balconies , Heroes and Heroines, Future Ghost @ Bootleg Bar

• Tav Falco and the Unapproachable Panther Burns, Reignwolf, Gabriel Hart and the Fourth Wall, DJ Chris Ziegler @ The Satellite 

• Art Bamford, Todd Hoover, Kyle Shevlin, Goat Boots, The Kayaks @ Silverlake Lounge

• The Wallflowers, Everest @ Fonda Theatre

• Metric, Half Moon Run @ Greek Theatre

• Literary Death Match @ Largo

• Michael Kiwanuka, Nathaniel Rateliff, Foy Vance @ John Anson Ford Amphitheatre

• Grimes, Elite Gymnastics, Myths, Brooke Candy @ El Rey Theatre

• Yelawolf, Rittz, Trouble Andrew, DJ Vajra @ House of Blues – Sunset Strip

• Daniel Powter, Jared Lee, Sonnet Simmons @ The Viper Room

• In The Valley Below, Glass Battles, Omniflux @ Hemingways Lounge

• Jeff The Brotherhood, Diarrhea Planet, Colleen Green @ Troubadour

• An Evening with The Bad Plus @ The Mint

• Go West Young Man, Pony Boy, Dune Rats, Immanu El, Warm Weather @ The Central SAPC

• Lydia Loveless, Kasey Andereson & Star Anna, Wanting (930 & 11) @ The Hotel Café

• Metalachi, M.O.R.E., Sons of Jack @ Los Globos

• Stevie Starlight @ Harvelle’s

• Dan Godin, Granville Automatic, Mira Parfitt @ Room 5 Lounge

• Talking Burrito Comedy, Angela Eren’s Blues Jam, Fort Wilson Riot @ TRiP (FREE)

• Dwight Trible Group @ bluewhale

• The Maccabees @ Fingerprints (FREE)

• Dustin Kensrue, The Modern Post, Citizens, Ghost Ship, Kings Kaleidoscope @ Constellation Room

• Beach Party @ Harvard & Stone

• Less Than Jake, Flatfoot 56, Mad Caddies @ House of Blues – Anaheim

• Troup, Paper Pilots, Might Forces @ Lot 1 Café

• Fired, The Boners, Dirty Eyes, AKA @ Redwood Bar

• Dinosaur Jr., Shearwater @ The Observatory

2 Master Bands Perform Together: My Morning Jacket with Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings at Gibson Amphitheatre

One of the best live acts on the scene, My Morning Jacket plays the Universal Gibson Amphitheatre on December 1st with soul revivalists, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings.

MMJ, led by vocalist/guitarist “YimYames”, does more than just blow you away with their larger than life performance - they test your, the audience’s, concert endurance. With a reputation of playing 2-4 hour-long sets that rumble venues from start to finish, you can expect a long night of high caliber guitar fueled music that won’t have any attendees sitting in their seats. Enjoy a recent performance from Later with Jools Holland.

But this is not a night to miss the opening act. Her royal highness of soul and funk, Sharon Jones will get you amped, sending effervescent vibes to your feet with the help of her illustrious band, The Dap Kings. Despite coming in a small package, this woman knows how to start a giant party. With more energy than those half her age, Sharon Jones cuts a major rug in 4-inch heals, putting many of her young followers to shame.

This night of powerhouse music will most definitely scale your personal concert anthology. It’s not everyday that groups such as My Morning Jacket and Sharon Jones &The Dap Kings play the same show. So, to add to your excitement, SUPERGOODMUSIC is playing Santa (yes, in November) and giving away tickets to a lucky few … e-mail contest@supergoodmusic.com to enter or tweet @supergoodmusic @livenationLA and also visit our facebook page, like it and make a comment about wanting some MMJ tickets. The more you participate, the more likely you are to win. We'll be giving away 3 pairs of tickets before December 1st - so keep checking in!

Brit Week Invades Los Angeles

British electro rock band Viva City are hitting up the left coast of the states for a handful of rocking shows for Brit Week, including tonight at The Viper Room, tomorrow at Saint Rocke (5/10 - Tuesday) and Thursday at Silverlake Lounge.

I saw them once before at Viper Room, where I was wildly impressed and danced my ass off an unexpected amount. I'd strongly urge anyone who is a fan of a raucous UK band that can throw down to consider checking out one of those shows - especially the first two considering that SUPERGOOD is giving away free tickets to shows at The Viper Room and Saint Rocke. All you have to do to be considered for one of those giveaways is send an e-mail to contest@supergoodmusic.com with the name Viva City and the venue you'd like to go to or comment on our SUPERGOODMUSIC facebook page, or you can tweet @vivacityuk @theviperroom and @supergoodmusic in the same tweet. FYI, you must follow @supergoodmusic to win the twitter contest.

Check out their video for "Brother" that was posted last week -

You can learn more about the band on their website here. Their debut album, Phobia, was released last month by Vert Records.