Moderat + Tokimonsta = Thursday Turn Up

Club Nokia and Los Angelenos get a special treat tonight when Moderat - the esteemed collaboration of Modoselektor and Apparat - unleashes that good sort of filth as Thursday turns to Friday.  The collab does not tour often - so electronic music aficionados take note.

The late addition of Tokimonsta only makes the bill significantly better --- and makes the decision to not go that much more ignorant.  Don't miss the queen of electronic beats (TOKiMONSTA), where she is likely to perform a handful of tracks from her Ultra release "Half Shadows."  It's rare that such high quality musicianship and production skills packs a bill in Los Angeles and tickets are still available day of --- but they are, and for all ages.  

Doors are at 9 and Patricio will be first to the decks.   Follow this link if you want to ensure you're in the building when the music drops.

 

LocAl fLAvor: Breakfast "True Love Waits"

Fierce, beautiful, well-orchestrated all aptly describe Breakfast's "True Love Waits" - but nothing does it justice like the song itself.  The deeply emotional ballad belted by the beautiful Andrea Adolph is enhanced by dramatic accordion and perfectly peppered ivory and ebony.

The clap breakdown is charming and cute, as is these seemingly young artists opining about how true love waits.  Does it?

Los Angeles Tonight (August 15, 2013)

Its a summer Thursday - which means FREE shows at the Santa Monica Pier (The English Beat w/ Maxwell Smart) and Levitt Pavilion's (Christian Scott at McArthur Park, New Found Road in Pasadena).  Locals The Neighbourhood pack Fonda Theatre and Lakers hero Kobe celebrates the release of Kobe Up Close at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live.

A list of more entertainment options is below the videos.

• Pancho & Sancho, The Kepler Mission, Selina Zakaria, Indigo Child @ Troubadour


• The Neighbourhood, Big Black Delta, DJ Skee @ Fonda THeatre


• Kobe Up Close @ Nokia Theatre LA Live


• Dudamel Conducts Verdi’s Requiem @ Hollywood Bowl


• Lauren Waller (early showcase) @ The Mint (7 pm)


• We Poppin’ feat The Lockwest, B.Y.G., Shye Eaze, Cocc Pistol Cree @ The Mint


• The English Beat, Maxwell Smart, Troup @ Santa Monica Pier (FREE)


• Southern Culture on the Skids, Kitchen Hips @ The Echo


• Alex Bleeker & The Freeks, Matt Kivel @ Bootleg Bar


• Sango, Atlantic Connection, Nikko Gray, ESTA, Jarell Perry @ Bootleg Gallery


• Goldensun, Polytype, The Subtle Knife @ Silverlake Lounge


• Buyepongo @ Los Globos


• Hobart W. Fink, Blackfeet Braves, Jeffertiti’s Nile @ Grand Park


• Overeasy, Western Bells, Guardian Ghost, Professor Possessor, Tijuana Cartel @ Hotel Café


• The Messengers @ Harvard & Stone


• New Found Road @ Levitt Pavilion Pasadena


• Christian Scott @ Levitt Pavilion McArthur Park


• Brevet, Caxiton, Pacific, Dylan Emmet, Steps of Doe, Courtney Randall, Sarah Kaplan @ Roxy Theatre


• Derrick Hodge, TS and the Vines @ The Viper Room


• LNGWKND @ Del Monte Speakeasy


• David Gordoni @ House of Blues – Foundation Room


• Tera Naomi, Ben Carroll @ WitZend


• Spaceship, Merciless Jive, Pompous Highmen @ Saint Rocke


• Cherokee, JNL Cinemafunk, Chronic Mncher @ Detroit Bar


• Goddamn Gallows, Restavrant, Delaney Davidson @ Alex’s Bar


• Yellow Red Sparks @ Constellation Room


• Foreign Beggars @ Constellation Room (late Show)


• Cash & Freedman @ House of Blues – Anaheim


• Michael Bolton @ City National Grove of Anaheim


• GTA @ Yost Theater


• The Reckoning, St. Clair, Morris @ IO West Theater

Los Angeles Tonight (August 10, 2013)

Enjoy an excellent Saturday and find some good music to check out live in this list below.   We like Cloud Control and Tapioca & The Flea at Bootleg Bar if you want to be on the next tip, Hardwell at Palladium to dance your ass off, Mark De Clive Lowe presents Church at Levitt Pavilion McArthur Park if you want some FREE entertainment and The National with Daughter to rock out under the twilight sky at Greek Theatre.



Check out a more complete list below!

• The National, Daughter @ Greek Theatre


• Emeli Sande @ Club Nokia


• Smith Westerns, Wampire @ El Rey Theatre


• Chicano Batman @ Levitt Pavilion Pasadena


• White Fence, Jessica Pratt and Jonathan Rado @ Trouabadour


• Mark de Clive Lowe presents CHURCH @ Levitt Pavilion McArthur Park


• One Direction a@ Staples Center


• Willie Nelson and Lyle Lovett & His Large Band @ Hollywood Bowl


• Ivete Sangalo @ Nokia Theatre L.A. Live


• Hardwell @ Hollywood Palladium


• Cloud Control and Tapioca & the Flea @ Bootleg Bar


• The Shadow Principle, Odd Owl, the Verm and Adam’s Breakfast @ Silverlake Lounge


• The Obsessed, Hirax, From Ashes Rise and Final Conflict @ Echoplex


• Plus, Smiles, V-3P0 and Dust & Chrome @ Satellite


• Star & Dagger, Boots Electric and Purple @ Los Globos


• Turbo Lightning, Zebroids, Dirty Few and Heller Keller @ the Smell


• Shivering Windows, Nicole Kidman, Filardo, Eyes Seas and the Cthulhus @ Lot 1 Café


• The Bluebonnets, Upset and EZ Tiger @ El Cid


• Derek Rogers, Good Willsmith, l’eternebre and Black Hat @ pehrspace


• Animal Cloud, NTNT, Science Fiction Theater, Darren Frank and Robb Benson & the Sheik @ the Hotel Café


• Taro Hart and Melvin Seals & JGB @ the Mint


• Dilana and Bleck @ Roxy Theatre


• Original Sinner, Opus Dai, Thick as Thieves, Day Above Ground, Kraterface and Sunset Cannons @ House of Blues


• Brad Kay’s Regressive Jazz Quartet @ Del Monte Speakeasy


• Free Moral Agents, Stab City, Plague Vendor, Ghostnerd and SoCal Tennis Pros @ Alex’s Bar


• Jessie Ware @ Observatory


• Passafire and Stick Figure @ Constellation Room

Blurred Lines Gets Re-Worked by The Roots on Jimmy Fallon

The Roots hold a soft place in founder Brandon Dorsky's SUPERGOOD heart.  Having seen them upwards of 40 times - they capture a special place a top the list of bands he's seen most.  Their acceptance of a spot on Jimmy Fallon's late night program meant less touring than their former 200+ shows a year - but hey, the world now gets the treat of seeing them every night - and that is a net positive.

Earlier this week, they really impressed when Robin Thicke joined the legendary Roots crew and Mr. Fallon for a special rendition of "Blurred Lines" with classroom instruments.   Which version do you prefer?  The video might not be as sexy as the scandalous original, but check it out and decide for yourself.

Los Angeles Tonight (June 19, 2013)

Midweek brings a handful of catchy shows to Los Angeles - including recently signed Mystery Skulls to the Troubadour and a return of resident Steve Taylor to The Mint. Taylor is joined by virtuoso keys god Marco Benevento - and we have some tickets to give away for the show - so don't sleep on that!

Former jam in the vanners The Diamond Light take their talents to the Satellite, and just around the block The Steelwells rock out at Los Globos. Other notables include Free Moral Agents and Sole at Low End Theory and Warships with Thrillionaire at The Echo. For other good shows - check out our list below:

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  • Warships, Thrillionaire @ the Echo
  
  
  • Kisses, Carousel, Mystery Skulls @ Troubadour
  
  
  • Holly Cook and Prince Fatty, Dub CLub DJS @ the Echoplex (FREE before 10)
  
  
  • The Steelwells @ Los Globos
  
  
  • The Diamond Light, Tall Tales & the Silver Lining, Fort King @ the Satellite
  
  
  • Steve Taylor, Marco Benevento @ The Mint
  
  
  • Red Plus Vattica, Killset, State Line Empire @ the Roxy
  
  
  • BLOK, the Garden and Terminal A @ Detroit Bar
  
  
  • Fuzz, Pangea, Restavrant and Three Two Ones @ Alex’s Bar
  
  
  • Free Moral Agents, Sole, Eureka the Butcher @ Low End Theory at Airliner
  
  
  • Dita Von Teese "Burlesque: Strip Strip Hooray" Variety Show @ House of Blues - Sunset STrip
  
  
  • House of Vibe @ Harvelle's
  
  
  • Victoria Justice @ Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
  
  
  • Ferenc Nemeth @ Bluewhale
  
  
  • Knee High Fox, Malaki, Royal Sound, Future Villains @ The Viper Room
  
  
  • The Paris Echo, Lucky Lonely, The Brevet, Big Monsta @ Constellation Room
  
  
  • Outside Animals, Steel Toed Slippers, The Echo and The Sound, Blind Owl @ Silverlake Lounge
  
   

Los Angeles Tonight (March 12, 2013)

If you're looking for amazing music in Los Angeles - tonight consider the saxophonic sonics of Skerik's Bandalabra at The Mint or Churches and MO at The Echo.  Alicia Keys at Staples Center will certainly fill any attendees with soul.  Full list of concerts below...

• Broken Anchor, House of Wolves, Justin Knittel @ The Satellite


• Churches, MO, Isaac Delusion @ The Echo (Advance Tickets Sold Out)


• Autre Ne Veut, Majical Cloudz @ Troubadour


• Keely Sibilia, Saxon James, No Second Thought, Burden of Proof, The Hoops @ The Viper Room


• David Bisbal Acustico @ House of Blues – Sunset


• Hunter & The Dirty Jacks @ Harvelle’s


• Skerik’s Bandalabra, Shovelman @ The Mint


• TheBlack&TheWhite w/ Special Guests @ The Central SAPC (FREE)


• Alicia Keys @ The Staples Center


• Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra w/ Wynton Marsalis @ Walt Disney Concert Hall


• My Friends Cover Band @ Slidebar (FREE)


• Fu Marylou, No Small Children, Somos Mysteriosos, Black Empathy @ Redwood Bar


• La La La Birdtime, The Warlords of Rock N Roll Thunder & Lightning, Year of Suns @ Silverlake Lounge


• Peter Adams, Melissa Polinar, James Thomas, Run Downhill @ Room 5 Lounge


• Mikhael Paskalev, Jhameel, Bear Attack @ Bootleg Bar (FREE)


• Ghostlight Orchestra, Basement Babies, All Spots To Black, Madi Diaz, Robert Francis @ The Hotel Cafe


• Golden Afternoon, Bad Cop/Bad Cop, XOXO @ Detroit Bar (FREE)


• Jose James, Anthony Valadez, Aaron Byrd @ Del Monte Speakeasy

The Ranch Party

For $40 you can rage all day and night in Topanga Canyon with some of L.A.'s best rising indie stars including Goldroom, Goodnight Keaton (of Miami Horror), The Internet (OFWGKTA), The Dustbowl Revival, Terraplane Sun and more!  

Remember what festivals were like before they got so corporate?  Take it back to that backwoods intimacy at The Ranch.  Get your glow sticks and tents ready!

Get tickets at www.theranchparty.com or try your hand at winning a pair through us - just contact contest@supergoodmusic.com with the subject heading "Ranch Party" or tweet out @supergoodmusic @jaminthevan @zooszoos #RanchParty to enter!  Winner picked on Friday March 1st!

New Disclosure = Dancing In The Office

Friday afternoon's an excellent time for dancing in the office, and by now you might be Harlem Shake'd out.  SGM's flipping the party a bit more uptempo and less bassy with Disclosure's song "White Noise" featuring Aluna George.    They dropped the dope video yesterday.  Get inspired to dance tonight...and get amped for their Sunday set at Coachella!

Flobots In Los Angeles

Flobots bring their steezy Colorado based hip-hop rock sounds to The Roxy tonight.  We're giving away a few pairs of tickets to the show.  Email contest@supergoodmusic.com if you're interested and then go get rocky mountain fresh with them tonight - but enjoy these videos first....

Gangnam Style

PSY is back with "Gangnam Style" which  he claims will "penetrate the foundations of modern philosophy."  Bold statement.  Bold video.   Check out the South Korean mega star.  

Would he make it in the States?     

Gangnam Style

PSY is back with "Gangnam Style" which  he claims will "penetrate the foundations of modern philosophy."  Bold statement.  Bold video.   Check out the South Korean mega star.  

Would he make it in the States?     

Murda Bizness

Iggy Azalea's finally put out something to follow up the down-under "Pu$$y" anthem that is worth talking about - "Murda Bizness," which features ad libs, breathing and a verse from her boss man T.I.  The swag heavy ode to killing features a perked up toddlers & tiaras style music video that just dropped this week.  Her EP, Glory, is expected shortly. 

Murda Bizness

Iggy Azalea's finally put out something to follow up the down-under "Pu$$y" anthem that is worth talking about - "Murda Bizness," which features ad libs, breathing and a verse from her boss man T.I.  The swag heavy ode to killing features a perked up toddlers & tiaras style music video that just dropped this week.  Her EP, Glory, is expected shortly. 

Microphone Check: Big Hud Jacks Beats

Southern underground rapper Big Hud showcases his lyrical flexibility on his latest "Jacking for Beats" - highlighting his ability to vary speed and flow style.  The video, featuring Hud rhyming over familiar backdrops, cements his status as a member of AllHipHop.com's Breeding Ground and suggests the recent RBC Records signee is armed with a thirst to validate his deal.

Microphone Check: Big Hud Jacks Beats

Southern underground rapper Big Hud showcases his lyrical flexibility on his latest "Jacking for Beats" - highlighting his ability to vary speed and flow style.  The video, featuring Hud rhyming over familiar backdrops, cements his status as a member of AllHipHop.com's Breeding Ground and suggests the recent RBC Records signee is armed with a thirst to validate his deal.

Matisyahu Tonight at ITS A SCHOOL NIGHT

Soulful hip-hop brand Jewbian Matisyahu kicks it at Bardot tonight as part of a pre-album release performance at Its A School Night.  Its likely to feature at least something off of "Spark Seeker" - which is due out July 17th - and possibly "One Day" or something else spectacular.  Pre-order the album here.

Thanks to Chris Douridas and MFG for putting together a stellar bill tonight!   It features Foxes, Leftover Cuties and The Royal You.

Don't miss It's A School Night at Bardot - RSVP here. 

Matisyahu Tonight at ITS A SCHOOL NIGHT

Soulful hip-hop brand Jewbian Matisyahu kicks it at Bardot tonight as part of a pre-album release performance at Its A School Night.  Its likely to feature at least something off of "Spark Seeker" - which is due out July 17th - and possibly "One Day" or something else spectacular.  Pre-order the album here.

Thanks to Chris Douridas and MFG for putting together a stellar bill tonight!   It features Foxes, Leftover Cuties and The Royal You.

Don't miss It's A School Night at Bardot - RSVP here. 

Different Poses

Lil Wayne - Nightmares of the Bottom (LOL Boys Edit)


Ill chill hip-hop edit for the summer.  Add this LOL Boys take on Lil Wayne's "Nightmares of the Bottom" to your playlist - whatever shape that playlist may take.  Why?  We can all have something in the common; like the song says - we're in the same picture, but we all got different poses.

Different Poses

Lil Wayne - Nightmares of the Bottom (LOL Boys Edit)


Ill chill hip-hop edit for the summer.  Add this LOL Boys take on Lil Wayne's "Nightmares of the Bottom" to your playlist - whatever shape that playlist may take.  Why?  We can all have something in the common; like the song says - we're in the same picture, but we all got different poses.