Tonight in L.A. (August 27, 2013)

Concerts galore hit the streets of Los Angeles tonight - but the best ones are just East of Vine St. at Hollywood Palladium (ALT-J) and Fonda Theatre (Purity Ring and Jon Hopkins).  If you can chase down tickets to either one of those performances - you won't regret it.  O.C. residents get a visit from Icona Pop at The Observatory.  Full list of shows for Tuesday August 27, 2013 below the videos.

• Majical Cloudz, Moon King, My Hawaii @ The Echo
• ALT-J @ Hollywood Palladium
• Russian Masterworks @ Hollywood Bowl
• Purity Ring, Jon Hopkins @ Fonda Theatre
• Truckfighters, Fatso Jetson, Last Days of Ancient Sunlight, Hellbeast of the Night @ The Satellite
• The Electric Sons @ The Viper Room
• Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers, Brothers Comatose @ Troubadour
• Pete Holmes Living @ Largo
• The Bluffs, Duncan McKnight @ Detroit Bar (FREE)
• The Ten Thousand, DECORATOR @ Bootleg Bar
• Tasuni-Mak World Series feat. Mandeep Sethi, Garbriel Taren @ Del Monte Speakeasy
• Horizon, Sarah Pigion, Ella Kromah @ WitZend
• Within Reason @ Constellation Room
• Icona Pop @ The Observatory
• Ana Lunoe, Fashen, Special Guests @ Dim Mak Studios
• Shauna Brittenham, La Marche, Cali Rivlin @ Room 5 Lounge
• Light FM, Fascination w/ Josef Cristofer, Yvonne Black, Kelly Divan, Angel SPade, Erick Amas @ Los Globos
• Nicole Atkins, The Brother Sal, Nick Africano, Kieran Leonard @ The Hotel Cafe
• Chainsaw Brotheres, Dizzy Bats, Grumpus, Three Trees @ TRiP
• The Walcotts @ Harvard & Stone 
• The Jeff Miley World Jazz Quartet @ El Cid (FREE)
• Washing Machines, LA Witch, Cobalt Cranes, Corners, tRAPS Ps @ Silverlake Lounge
• Black Sparrows, Press, Wide Streets, Mateo Katsu @ Lot 1 Cafe
• Marcel Carmago and The Brazil You Never Heard @ blue whale
• Hunter & The Dirty Jacks @ Harvelle's
• Heart, Jason Bonham @ Santa Barbara Bowl
• The Cartel, Trophy Wife @ IO West Theater
• Wintersun, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Arsis, Starkill @ House of Blues - Anaheim
• The Bluffs, Duncan McKnight @ Detroit Bar

Cuz's Corner Ep. 4 - The Mowglis

As spud says, these dudes are "the homies." For about a year, unbeknownst to the Mowglis and myself, we were neighbors. Like, I knew they were people, and I knew they lived down the block. I just didn't know that they were The Mowglis and they didn't know that I had a Jam Van.

They had a robot statue in their front yard made out of guitars and a small television. It was recently removed. Shame on the new tenant for that. When The Mowglis lived their they used to hang signs from a tree branch that jutted out onto Broadway Ave. and alerted folks to their backyard performances. So I'd stumbled upon parties at their pad, unfortunately never caught any music. I did however know a chick that fell off of their porch at one of the shindigs. Maybe they saw her fall, I dunno, she claimed she snuck out of there real quick-like and wasn't seen. My dog, The RZA, played with their dog, Abby, in the street one day. He's white and fluffy, she's black and fluffy. On one of these fluff-head encounters guitarist Josh Hogan and I introduced ourselves. My take away from that meeting was that he was a nice dude, that's it, never occurred that we'd be seeing eachother again in a parking lot about a year later and he'd be with seven of his friends, and I'd be with a few of mine, and we'd hang out, and I'd finally get to hear them play their "love rock."

That's all to say that they are indeed the homies. They kicked it again with us at Bonnaroo, even filmed another Jam Van session in between beers. That's coming out tomorrow.  For now we have this memory from the Roxy, the first time they ever met Spud. He's now the hood's biggest Mowglis fan, and they're now touring the country relentlessly spreading the love. I just hope they still have time to make robot statues.

Tonight in L.A. (November 12, 2012)

Start your Monday off right with some good music - whether that's the solid sounds of It's A School Night as they bring in some Los Angeles based acts to celebrate some EP releases (DWNTWN, The Rebel Light) or its the second installment of some eastside residency. 

In terms of residencies - the SUPERGOOD selection goes to The Record Company at The Satellite.  This week they are being presented by Jam In The Van, who will be parked outside the venue, and will also be joined by the bluesy roots vibes of The Dustbowl Revival, The Nervous Wreckords and KCRW personalities Jason Kramer and CJ Valida.  Other resident acts include In The Valley Below at Bootleg and Dream Panther at The Echoplex.





If you're hitting up Mumford and Sons and Dawes at Hollywood Bowl - your after party stop should probably be Bardot.   AM from the duo of Shawn Lee & AM spins under his lesser known moniker George Ben Sun while Sky Ferreira and the aforementioned The Rebel Light and DWNTWN drop some sets on the Hollywood crowd.  Per usual - Chris Douridas will also be providing some of the sonic landscape.





For all other shows - see the list below...

• Jason Joseph & The Spectacular, Haley Reinhart, The Roamies, Kris & Alix @ The Hotel Café

• Melissa Polinar, Lewslie Lowe, Joel Eckels, Phoebe Bridgers @ Room 5 Lounge

• Metal Shop w/ Little Miss Nasty @ Key Club

• Mumford & Sons, Dawes @ Hollywood Bowl

• Drive He Said, Wardel, Jackson Tanner, David Labrel, Skool’s Out @ Silverlake Lounge (FREE)

• In The Valley Below, Parade of Lights, James Supercave, Crown Plaza @ Bootleg Bar (FREE)

• Lindsey Sterling, George Sarah & String Ensemble, Von Grey @ The Roxy

• The Record Company, The Nervous Wreckords, The Dustbowl Revival, Trapper Schoepp & The Shades, Jason Kramer (KCRW), CJ Valida (KCRW) @ The Satellite

• Jack’s Mannequin (Final Performance), Matt Thiessen @ El Rey Theatre (SOLD OUT)

• Simon Amstell @ Largo

• Future Fix @ Detroit Bar (FREE)

• Cosmic Slop – LA Record Residency @ Alex’s Bar

• Dallison, James Carrington @ The Mint

• Dream Panther @ The Echoplex (FREE)

• The Abigails, Wet, Illustrated, The Tyde, Apple Brains @ The Echo

• Dropkick Murphys @ The Observatory (SOLD OUT)

• Night Control, Lessnesses, Bachsung, Banana Head, Go Chic @ Pehrspace

• I Am Cassettes, Fake Figures, So Far Left, I Omega, Number One Champs @ House of Blues - Anaheim

• Roncovacoco @ Slidebar (FREE)

• Bobby Waters, Nate Hancock, DJ Manny Santos @ TRiP

• The Mixx @ Harvelle’s

• Sky Ferreira, DWNTWN, The Rebel Light, Killer Cam, George Ben Sun, Chris Douridas @ Bardot [It’s a School Night]

Tonight in L.A. (Saturday November 10, 2012)

Don't sleep on your local concert calendar tonight because there are quite a few gems in L.A.'s backyard.  

Mumford & Sons makes a trip to Hollywood Bowl for the first of two shows that help close out the season.  They are joined by Dawes and I have no doubts it will be spectacular.  Go a little south on Cahuenga and then head over to Vine if you want the turn up to get real as Wolfgang Gartner, Proxy and Popseka keep Avalon's dance floor saturated and sweaty.  Marc Broussard & Friends also play in Hollywood at The Hotel Cafe; if you're into musicianship - stopping in would not be a bad decision.





Local acts join forces tonight to create some L.A. power bills - including Saint Motel and Leftover Cuties at Saint Rocke and Warner Drive and Love And A .38 at The Roxy.  We have one pair of tickets to give away for Saint Motel so tweet out @supergoodmusic @saintrocke and @saintmotel if interested or holler at us at contest@supergoodmusic.com.





Hit + Run celebrates 7 years of t-shirt printing and parties at The Echoplex and Funky Sole gets a special visit from DJ Spinna upstairs at The Echo.



For a full list of tonight's shows in LA - see below....

• Marc Broussard & Friends @ The Hotel Café (7; 10)

• JP Hoe, Katerina Gleicher, Pat Outlaw and the Strings, Joee Corso @ Room 5 Lounge

• Terminator Two: Judgement Play @ The Viper Room (Early & Late Show)

• Joe Moses, AD, Jake and Papa, Mil$, Jabba, Chucky B & Joe Young @ Key Club

• Antidote, D.Y.S., Misrule @ Key Club

• The Americans, Whirling Dervish, DJ Boss Harmony @ Del Monte Speakeasy

• Dennis Ferrer, Marques Wyatt, Andre Hommen @ Exchange LA

• Women Appreciation Party @ Belasco Theater (Women Free All Night)

• The Monkees @ Greek Theatre

• Mumford & Sons, Dawes @ Hollywood Bowl

• Hard Rock Sofa, Starkillers @ Avalon

• Wolfgang Gartner, Proxy, Popseka @ Hollywood Palladium   
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• The Blackheads, Divided Heaven, Brian Marquis @ Silverlake Lounge

• The Sea and Cake, Matt Friedberger @ Bootleg Theater

• Sera Cahoone, The Parson Red Heads @ The Satellite

• Sunbeam Rd @ Origami Vinyl

• Scion Metal Matinee @ The Roxy

• Warner Drive, Vayden, Love and a .38, Soul Exchange, The Resonators, The Public Trust @ The Roxy

• 52 Commercial Road, The Wingard Manor, Plus, The Routine, Mayfield @ On The Rox

• Those Darlins, Pangea, Heavy Cream @ Troubadour

• Sea Wolf, Hey Marseilles, The Donnies The Amys @ El Rey Theatre

• Astronomar, Toadally Krossed Out, Benzona, 2Deep @ The Central SAPC

• Princess @ Largo

• Lovely Bad Things, The Vacant Lots, Cosmonauts, DJwwjdy (of the Growlers), Rusty Buckets @ Detroit Bar

• Mike Watt & The Missing Men, Toys That Kill, Batwing Catwings @ Alex’s Bar

• Saint Motel, Leftover Cuties, Animal Games @ Saint Rocke

• Jim Brickman @ Club Nokia

• Anna David, Claire Titelman, Pamela Ribon, Melissa Villasenor, Morgan Walsh @ The Mint

• Repeat Offender 7 – Hit + Run 7 Year Anniversary @ The Echoplex

• Spain, The Legendary, Duo, Miracle Parade @ The Echo

• Funky Sole (Guest DJ Spinna) @ The Echo

• Dean Mason, Steve Omen, Audiostache @ Yost Theater

• Travis Porter @ The Observatory

• Afghan Whigs, Van Hunt @ Fonda Theatre

• Sea Camp, Django’s Tiger, W-H-I-T-E @ Pehrspace

• Dirt Dress, Peter Pants, Surf Curse, The Aquadolls @ The Smell

• Mock 5, Neon Nation, Sunset Teaze, Cougrzz Rock, DJ DLP @ House of Blues - Anaheim

• Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band @ Slidebar Patio (FREE) (1 PM)

• The Generators, Sumbol Six, Damaged @ Slidebar (FREE)

• Joe Jane, Friends in Low Places, Fancy Mansion, Scaredycat, Rucky Punch @ TRiP

• American Monster + Redhot Burlesque @ Harvelle’s

• Ryan Darton & The Wildebeast, Jordan Pharoah, Shane Alexander, Dawn Mitschele, Andrew Norsworthy @ WitZend

• Mark Sultan, Lenz, Legs @ Blue Star

• Minus The Bear, Cursive, Girl IN A Coma @ The Glass House

• Chucho Valdez @ Luckman Fine Arts Complex

• The Royalty, Infantree, Grand Tarantula, Bend Sinister @ El Cid

• Sylvia Juncosa, Swords of Fatima, Sweat Lodge, Leaking Pigs, Venus 6 @ Redwood Bar

• The English Beat @ Madhaus

• Sonar, Die Antwoord, Seth Troxler, Paul Kalkbrenner, Nic Faniculli @ Shrine Expo Hall

• Chaparral, Chris Gardner Band @ SLO Brew

Tonight in L.A. (October 17, 2012)

SUPERGOODMUSIC is boarding a flight to New York this morning - because we are CMJ bound...and with that said, while we are delivering that daily dose of musical options for you Los Angelenos - the videos are not too decked out today.   If you love hip-hop, today is a good day because Big Boy's hosting his block party at Hollywood Palladium with Lupe Fiasco and Big Sean while Kendrick Lamar does two shows in one night at Club Nokia with Stalley supporting.  If you love beats - the same could be said since there is the Low End Theory 6 Year Anniversary Party at The Airliner.  







For a full list of recommendations - see the shows in bold below.  

• House of Vibe All-Stars @ Harvelle’s

• Venice Underground Comedy + Hells Belles (Burlesque) @ Del Monte Speakeasy

• Fox Hollow, Hotel, Los Campesinos! @ Yost Theater

• Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears, Wild Pack of Canaries, The Do-Its @ Alex’s Bar

• Wax Wednesdays @ Detroit Bar

• Guerilla Union Presents Big Boy’s Block Party w/ Lupe Fiasco, Big Sean, Earl Sweatshirt, Hit Boy, Tayf3rd @ Hollywood Palladium

• Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul, Jay Rock, Stalley, Fly Union @ Club Nokia (8:30)(SOLD OUT)

• Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul, Jay Rock, Stalley, Fly Union @ Club Nokia (11:45)

• Neil Young & Crazy Horse @ Hollywood Bowl

• Bach Keyboard Cycle I: Andras Schiff @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

• Ellie Goulding @ Amoeba (Live Webcast)(FREE)

• Michael Mull Octet, A-Giraffe @ bluewhale

• Bombay Bicycle Club, Vacationer @ Fonda Theatre

• Bowerbirds, Strand of Oaks, Prypyat @ El Rey Theatre

• The Sheepdogs, Black Box Revelation, Irontom @ Troubadour

• Black Crystal, Wolf Kids, Gangstagrass, Oona @ The Viper Room

• John Brown’s Body, Kyle Hollingsworth Band, RapScallions, Wait for Green @ The Roxy

• Low End Theory 6 Year Anniversary w/ Daddy Kev, Nobody, Gaslamp Killer and D-Styles @ The Airliner

• The Hump @ Los Globos

• Exitmusic (Secretly Canadian), Oh Boy Les Mecs @ The Satellite

• Rumspringa @ Harvard & Stone

• RT n The 44’s @ One Eyed Gypsy

• United Ghosts, The Ross Sea Party, Dona Nicha, Spaceships @ Bootleg Bar

• Dub Club Meets Blue Beat Lounge @ The Echoplex

• The Young Romans, Jessie Payo, Kat Edmonson, Lisa Donnelly, Sharkitecture @ The Hotel Café

• Todd Kramer & Jaime Bendell, Mariana Bell, Zachary Ross, Matt Campbell @ Room 5 Lounge

• Rob Martino, The Vandabelles @ Molly Malones

• Van She @ Dim Mak Studios

• Freelance Whales, Geographer @ The Observatory

• Found Magazine: My Heart is An Idiot @ Largo

• Vinyl Party, The Deltaz, Drew Brandmeier @ The Central SAPC

• Gap Experience w/ DK Karma Camille, Emmet Skyy, Phedra Syndelle, Abduel Hall, Soto @ The Mint

• Jens Gould, Bonnie Piesse, Mark Hildreth, Dave Tucker @ WitZend

• The Withers, Betty White, The Yams, Precious @ Lot 1 Café

• Radical Something @ SLO Brew

Tonight in L.A. (October 12, 2012)

I'm going to chop it up in the crowd at The Gossip - and if you need something uplifting and energetic, I strongly recommend you join me at Fonda Theatre tonight for Beth Ditto and friends' show.  Over in the same neighborhood - the XX play to a sold out crowd at Hollywood Palladium, Zedd and Porter Robinson drop heavy beats at Avalon and Wick-It The Instigator does the same at King King Club.





Australian indie rockers Strange Talk go under at The Echo with help from Hundred Waters and Wildcat! Wildcat!  



Visual sonicscape artist Amon Tobin's ISAM Live event invades Greek Theatre, Funtcase and High Ranking make a crowd move at House of Blues - Sunset Strip and Steve Kimock goes jammy at The Mint.   For a full list of shows - check below:

• White Mystery, Crazy Band, Heller Keller, Palm Reader @ Pehrspace

• Petunia & The Vipers, Exene Cervanka, Phil Alvin @ Harvelle’s

• Barry Zweig Trio @ Del Monte Speakeasy (FREE – 8-10)

• DJ Alfred Hawkins, Inclined @ Del Monte Speakeasy

• Tatiana @ Yost Theater

• Meiko & Bobby Long @ Yost Theater (6 PM)

• Stoned Alice, Green ToDay, Jane’s Diction @ Brixton South Bay

• Candy-O, Inxs-ive @ Alex’s Bar

• Patti Smith @ The Wiltern

• The xx, John Talabot, 2:54 @ Hollywood Palladium

• Steve Vai, Beverly McClellan @ Club Nokia

• Amon Tobin: ISAM Live, Holy Other @ Greek Theatre

• Dudamel Conducts Where The Wild Things Are @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

• The Roxbury Park Boyz @ Amoeba (FREE)

• Sketchy Black Dog II @ bluewhale

• Funk Hunters, Wick-It Instigator, Black 22’s, Phynky Brewster @ King King Club

• The Gossip, Magic Mouth, DJ Paul V. @ Fonda Theatre

• OohlaLA Festival 2012: - M - @ El Rey Theatre

• Funtcase, High Ranking, School Boy, Nerd Rage @ House of Blues – Sunset Strip

• Gaelic Storm @ Troubadour

• The Greg Gomes Band, The Bear’s Den, Dirty Sanchez & The Fuckits, Our hospitality, Uniform Standard, 4 Billion Souls, Rockimera, Barry Levine Acoustic @ The Viper Room

• Danni Rouge, Skye Townsend, McAlister Drive, Soundcannon, To Humans, 200 West, Anchor Away, DJ MRTN @ The Roxy

• Black Party Politics, Whiskey and Cleaver @ On The Rox

• Dr. Know, Ghoul, The Mentors, Witchaven @ Key Club

• Dustin and the Explosions, Starskate, Mystery of Iniquity, Rot @ Lot 1 Café

• Stranger Cole vs. Eric Monty Morris @ Los Globos

• The World Record @ Origami Vinyl (FREE)

• DJ Dan Mancini @ Harvard & Stone

• The Vibrometers @ One Eyed Gypsy

• Busdriver, NoCanDo, Open Mike Eagle @ Bootleg Bar

• Ezra Furman and His Band, The Peach Kings, Krill @ The Satellite

• Strange Talk, Hundred Waters, Wildcat! Wildcat! @ The Echo

• Bell X1, Duke Special, Goodnight, Texas, Oak & Gorski, Liz Wood, Brandon McCulloch @ The Hotel Café

• Porter Robinson, Zedd @ Avalon

• Space Boners: Los Angeles Chimichanga and Comedy Festival @ Silverlake Lounge (FREE)

• Sharon Renee, Haley Reinhart, Shoshana Bean, Stephen Wrabel @ Room 5 Lounge

• Katerina Gleciher, Amie Miriello, Glowbird @ Molly Malones

• John Sebastian & Jimmy Vivino @ Largo

• I Love the 90’s @ The Central SAPC (FREE)

• Steve Kimock, Bernie Worrell, Wally Ingram, Andy Hess @ The Mint

• Run Swim Run, Geezer @ Saint Rocke

• Orlando Napier, Tyler Conti, Patrick Merrill, Chief Green Bud @ WitZend

• Merciless Jive, The Mason Affair @ TRiP

• Close to Modern, Brannigan’s Law, Bodysnatchers, Leaking Pigs @ The Smell

• Great White Buffalo, Western Scene, Kill The Dance Floor @ El Cid

• Chrissy Depauw @ Hard Rock Café Hollywood

• Stan Ridgway @ McCabe’s Guitar Shop

• Savoy Brown, Packet of 3, Marcus Lane @ Coach House

• Bajofondo @ Royce Hall UCLA

• Jamie XX (DJ Set), John Talabot @ Lure