Los Angeles Tonight (May 29, 2013)

Rockers on the rise Imagine Dragons invade Hollywood Palladium for the first of two consecutive nights with help from Nico Vega and The Envy Corps on Wednesday.  West on Sunset you’ll find the soul of crooner Bilal at Roxy Theatre and emerging newcomer Jez Dior, whose "Candles" track you might remember from a few months back, at The Viper Room.    Junip, On and On and Barbarossa at Troubadour should deliver some tasty audible pleasures too.

Catching Dustbowl Revival close out their residency at The Mint will most definitely be a party – so if you like some raucous rooty blues and jazz,check it out.    Kastle’s eclectic and eccentric electronic stylings travel to Low End Theory at Airliner where he is joined by regulars Daddy Kev, Nobody and Nocando as well as Odd Future crew's Mike G.

We have tickets to give away for both Bilal and Dustbowl Revival - so hit us on twitter with a shout out or email contest@supergoodmusic.com to get in on the action.  Full list of tonight's shows below

• Imagine Dragons, Nico Vega, The Envy Corps @ Hollywood Palladium


• Junip, On and On, Barbarossa @ Troubadour


• Oona, Feral Kizzy @ El Cid


• Ninja Betty & The Nunchix, 12 Dirty Lovers, Stonefeather @ Silverlake Lounge


• Kiven, Y Luv, Moostache @ Detroit Bar


• The Blank Tapes, Blackfeet Braves, The Abigails, Summer Twins @ Constellation Room


• Bilal @ The Roxy Theatre


• Jez Dior @ The Viper Room


• The Dustbowl Revival, The Get Down Boys, AK & Her Kalashnikovs and the Americans @ The Mint


• Carol Duboc, Jeff Lorber @ Catalina Bar & Grill


• Ballyhoo! @ Slidebar


• Larry Goldings @ bluewhale


• Mike G (OFWGKTA), Daddy Kev, Kastle, Emika, Nobody, Nocando @ Low End Theory at Airliner Club


• Scott Weiland @ House of Blues – Sunset Strip


• House of Vibe All-Stars @ Harvelle’s


• The Kids, The Stiches, Cyclops, Black Mambas @ Los Globos


• Chief, The Eeries @ Harvard & Stone (FREE)


• Dub Club w/ Tom Chasteen @ The Echoplex


• Inara George, Van Dyke Parks, Brazil You Never Heard @ Largo


• Mice Parade @ The Echo


• Radiation City, Cuckoo Chaos @ The Satellite


• The Gallery, Only You, Scrote, Tim Young, Ron Dziubla, Baby Copperhead, Peter Adams, Tim Lefebvre, Danny Frankel, Blair Sinta, Celia Chavez, Nicky Corbett, John Gold, Emily Zuzik @ The Hotel Café


• Ochal La Rocha, Silver Phial @ Redwood Bar


• The Moonbeams, The Fortress Social Club @ Club Moscow at Boardner’s


• Selina Nichole, Bella Noche @ HOB Voodoo Lounge


• Tyler Hilton, Curtis Peoples, Nick Shattuck, Pompous Highmen @ Saint Rocke


• Lamb of God, Decapitated, Anciients @ City National Groveo f Anaheim


• The Federal Affair @ Federal Bar


• Amber Ojeda, Bryce Wilson @ Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club

Los Angeles Tonight (March 20, 2013)

Hump day yo! Insert sexual innuendo there and proceed to the recommended concerts that will no doubt help you find that hump at the end of the day. I mean, get over that hump.

Anyhow, an exceptional week of music offerings continues in Los Angeles with Mos Def at The Belasco Theater. It's not so often that this place has a concert going on, and this happens to be an awesome one, so if you've got tix or still can get, then lucky you. Also lucky you if you're going to check out Imagine Dragons at The Wiltern for their Night Visions Tour or Wavves + FIDLAR, & Cheatahs at The Echo. I know for sure the latter is sold out, so hit the Craigslist if you're trying to get there last minute. It should be pretty fuzzy up in there. I expect a lot of angst riddled youngins who are angry with their parents to attend.




However, if you have no tickets to any of the bigger marquees this evening and your pockets are running a bit thin, consider the packed line up at tonight's Low End Theory at The Airliner featuring Baths, DAUWD, Dark Time Sunshine, TA-KU + residents Daddy Kev, Nobody, The Gaslamp Killer, D-Styles, & Nocando, that place will probably be pretty turnt tonight. Question is, will you?

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

Complete your weekend with some hip-hop - the smokey heat of Curren$y at Key Club amongst cumulus clouds of chronic or the educated raps of Blue Scholars and The Physics at Troubadour.  





A far cry from hip-hop is KROQ's second night of Almost Acoustic Christmas at Gibson Amphitheatre which features a stacked line-up of Jack White, FUN., The Killers, Grouplove, M83, Passion Pit, Neon Trees, Of Monsters and Men, Alex Clare, Neon Trees and Imagine Dragons.





For some electronic music consider checking out SMOG's Sunday event at Los Globos with Kemst, Hatcha, Djunya and Hogwash or try Drai's Hollywood for Dim Mak's Sunday party with Klever, Fashen and DJ Metric.  





A full list of shows is below:

• Abraham Lim, All of The Lights feat. Cameron Mitchell, Michael Weisman, Natalie Veitenheimer

• Blue Scholars, The Physics, Brothers From Another @ Troubadour

• Curren$y @ Key Club

• Blacktop Saints, Broken Machine, Violet, Satellite Class, The Resonators, Michael Grant @ The Viper Room

• Wildwood Highway & Friends @ The Mint

• Sunday Sessions curated by The Dustbowl Revival @ Del Monte Speakeasy (FREE)

• String Project LA @ WitZend

• The Toledo Show @ Harvelle’s

• Mohawk Pete @ Malibu Inn (3 PM)

• With Love: A Day in Honor of Soluz w/ Exile, Delmos Wade, Jason Blakemore, Mr. Chin, Josh One, Cocoe, April Dawn @ Detroit Bar

• Abbey Road (A Tribute to The Beatles) @ Alex’s Bar

• Dirt Dress, Mtns., No Paws, Norse Horse @ The Smell

• Don Dokken, Bullet Boys, Mili Matijevic @ Saint Rocke

• Teardrop, Judson, Fort King, Dicso Bunny, Happy Casualties @ Lot 1 Café

• Hatcha, Djunya, Hogwash, Kemst @ Los Globos

• Klever, Fashen, DJ Metric @ Drai’s Hollywood

• Pacific Air, Blondfire @ Constellation Room

• Bloc Party, Dum Dum Girls @ The Observatory

• KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas w/ Jack White, FUN., The Killers, m83, Grouplove, Of Monsters and Men, Neon Trees, Passion Pit, Imagine Dragons, Alex Clare @ Gibson Amphitheatre

• Rouge Follies @ Fonda Theatre

• Mariachi USA Christmas 2012 @ Nokia Theatre LA Live

• The Babies, Grass Widow, Wet Illustrated @ The Echo

• Sweet + Tender Hooligans, New Order Tribute by Flaamingos @ The Echoplex

• Act As If, Alexandra and the Starlight Band, Davis Fetter, Everyday Animals, JAYA, Story of the Running Wolf, Sweetwater and the Satisfaction, O-Diggy @ The Satellite

Tonight in L.A. (October 11, 2012)

On this interesting date (10/11/12) – there are a few line ups with a one, two, three punch that may make your music taste buds salivate.  AWOLNATION, Imagine Dragons and Zeale at Club Nokia has to be the tastiest bill and its only made sweeter by the fact that they are giving away a free EP at http://awolnationmusic.com/downloads/

K. Flay, Michna and Air Dubai should deliver for the hip-hop set, while Jhameel, Tic Tic Boom! and Trapdoor Special should hopefully do the same over at Saint Rocke for South Bay residents that dig emerging indie artists.

Spectacular musicianship will undoubtedly be on display at Coach House where Steve Kimcok, Bernie Worrell, Wally Ingram and Andy Hess take stage.  The same can likely be said for the interesting Dudamel Conducts Where The Wild Things Are at Walt Disney Concert Hall – which begins its first of four consecutive nights. 

Other notable acts include Girl Talk with Dev at The Observatory, Dr. John at The Valley Performing Arts Center and Egyptian Lover at New Wave Bar.  Find a full list of LA's shows tonight below

• Harlow Gold @ Harvelle’s

• FD and The Club Pacific Band, Mollusk Sound + Special Guests @ Del Monte Speakeasy

• Megan Daniels (DJ) @ Yost Theater (GI Joes & Army Hoes night/18+)

• John Parr, Fast Machine @ Brixton South Bay

• The Lovely Bad Things, Honey Badgers, The Withers, You Me and Us @ Alex’s Bar

• Datadrone, Kosmo Kat, Time & Energy, Flying Hand @ Detroit Bar (FREE)

• Alfie Boe  @ The Wiltern

• AWOLNATION, Imagine Dragons, Zeale @ Club Nokia (SOLD OUT)

• Madonna @ Staples Center

• Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience @ Greek Theatre

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

• Patti Smith (Live Webcast) @ Amoeba Records

• Sketchy Black Dog I @ bluewhale

• OohlaLA Festival 2012: Tomorrow’s World, Housse de Racket, Citizens!, Lescop@ El Rey Theatre

• J Boog, Hot Rain, Common Kings @ House of Blues – Sunset Strip

• Bettye LaVette @ Troubadour

• Cage 9, That Metal Bar, Black Belt Karate, The Sammus Theory, Marishi Ten @ The Viper Room

• Sleeping With Sirens, Heartist, You Only Live Once @ The Roxy

• Favorite Dreams, Craig Elkins, Harold Honey @ Lot 1 Café (FREE)

• Amanda Jo Williams, Falling Still @ Harvard & Stone

• Lily LaRue, Tori Adorable, Mae Lust, Ms. Honey Badger, Prix De Beaute @ One Eyed Gypsy

• Northern Youth, The Union Line, Jarrett Killen, Young Empress @ Bootleg Bar

• Wounded Lion, Dreamsalon, Magic Trash @ The Satellite

• Giant Giant Sand, Russ Tolman Band, Brian Lopez @ The Echoplex

• K. Flay, Michna, Air Dubai @ The Echo

• Judson McKinney, Haley & Michaels, The Blank Tapes, Neil Bryden, Lily Elise @ The Hotel Café

• The Cooling Time, Detective, The Kyle Sowashes, Dolby Fuckers, Nate Weiner @ Silverlake Lounge

• Mario Jose, Alexander Cardinale @ Room 5 Lounge

• The Vignatis @ Molly Malones

• Girl Talk, Dev, Five Knives @ The Observatory

• Eddie Izzard @ Largo (730; 930)

• Poncho Sanchez @ Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club

• Ryan Fuller, Ruthann Friedman, Downtown/Union @ 3 Clubs

• Bananarama, Bullet & Snowfox @ Hard Rock Café

• Death Lens, Santoros, Earth Like Planets, Graham McRae @ Los Globos

• The Janks @ O’Brien’s

• Alberta Cross @ Westfield Centurt City Shopping Center

• Todd Beeson @ Genghis Cohen

• Jhameel, Tic Tic Boom!, Trapdoor Special @ Saint Rocke

• Steve Vai, Beverly McClellan @ City National Grove of Anaheim

• Steve Kimock, Bernie Worrell, Wally Ingram, Andy Hess @ Coach House

• California Honeydrops @ SLO Brew

• Dr. John & The Lower 911, Blind Boys of Alabama @ Valley Performing Arts Center

• Rufus Wainwright @ Fox Performing Arts Center

• Jason Lee Bruns Jazz Collective, Kevin Bachelder, Kim Richmond @ Catalina Bar & Grill

• Trash Monsters, Rezurex, Triggers @ House of Blues – Anaheim

• Versus: ft. Human Life @ The Central SAPC

• Corb Lund @ The Mint

• Jessie Payo, Elizaveta, Milow @ WitZend

• Suzanne Kraft, Young Adults, Yazner @ Tommy Palace

• The Charlies, Oliver @ Exchange LA

• Egyptian Lover @ New Wave Bar

• Patrolled By Radar, Psychedelic Cowboys, Son Ark @ Redwood Bar

Bringing LA Steeze to Austin: The Roxy Presents Austin Rox

Oh yes...in less than 48 hours SUPERGOODMUSIC begins its annual trek to SXSW. For 2012 - we decided to go HAM with our pals Heard Entertainment and RootMusic. We've got a venue for 9 days at 604 and 606 E. 7th Street with lots of crazy talent to make your body move, head spin and keep your ears happy. AND the announcements are just starting to roll out....including this epic one.

We couldn't be more proud to be partnered with The Roxy, one of the highlights of LA's live music culture, on their Austin Rox event on Thursday March 15, 2012. AustinRox is typically one of my highlights of SXSW too - so Nic Adler and crew are obviously doing something right. I remember 2010 when Tom Morello straight raged Rusty's with Boots Riley, and last year with Neon Trees, Saint Motel and more.

Check out the insanity they've brought for 2012 on the flyers above and below. The show includes Das Racist, Doomtree, Prof, The Stone Foxes, Nico Vega, Imagine Dragons, Shinobi Ninja, Fillager, The Peach Kings and more! You can RSVP here. http://roxy.la/austinrox5

Speaking of The Peach Kings - they just participated in a wild and crazy Jam In The Van shoot that SUPERGOODMUSIC participated in. Check out their automobile friendly version of "Thieves and Kings"

The Peach Kings - "Thieves and Kings" from Jam in the Van on Vimeo.

And did I mention the Roxy is bringing in the Silent Disco for our patio stage with Jeremy Sole and more providing the headphone soundtrack? Well - thats happening too.

Bringing LA Steeze to Austin: The Roxy Presents Austin Rox

Oh yes...in less than 48 hours SUPERGOODMUSIC begins its annual trek to SXSW. For 2012 - we decided to go HAM with our pals Heard Entertainment and RootMusic. We've got a venue for 9 days at 604 and 606 E. 7th Street with lots of crazy talent to make your body move, head spin and keep your ears happy. AND the announcements are just starting to roll out....including this epic one.

We couldn't be more proud to be partnered with The Roxy, one of the highlights of LA's live music culture, on their Austin Rox event on Thursday March 15, 2012. AustinRox is typically one of my highlights of SXSW too - so Nic Adler and crew are obviously doing something right. I remember 2010 when Tom Morello straight raged Rusty's with Boots Riley, and last year with Neon Trees, Saint Motel and more.

Check out the insanity they've brought for 2012 on the flyers above and below. The show includes Das Racist, Doomtree, Prof, The Stone Foxes, Nico Vega, Imagine Dragons, Shinobi Ninja, Fillager, The Peach Kings and more! You can RSVP here. http://roxy.la/austinrox5

Speaking of The Peach Kings - they just participated in a wild and crazy Jam In The Van shoot that SUPERGOODMUSIC participated in. Check out their automobile friendly version of "Thieves and Kings"

The Peach Kings - "Thieves and Kings" from Jam in the Van on Vimeo.

And did I mention the Roxy is bringing in the Silent Disco for our patio stage with Jeremy Sole and more providing the headphone soundtrack? Well - thats happening too.

A Fan's Friday - @OhSheida 's Halloween Weekend

SUPERGOODMUSIC had the privilege of giving away a handful of tickets to some Halloween themed music events around town this weekend (thank you Live Nation, Mike Tunney, Vanguard, Key Club). We gave one special follower, @OhSheida, a full slate of treats in the form of tickets to Miike Snow at Vanguard on Friday and Janelle Monae & Of Montreal at Hollywood Palladium on Saturday night.

Sheida took it the extra mile, stopped at The Roxy for Witch Hunt before Miike Snow and then sent us this bad-ass thank you. Rock on @OhSheida. You are, undoubtedly, a fan of supergoodmusic.

MY SUPERGOODMUSIC NIGHT: October 29, 2010

After working a nine hour shift Friday, I didn’t think I’d be able to make it out. I sucked it up and gathered the last bits of energy I had and headed to The Roxy. While standing in line I saw Napolean Dynamite, a few zombies and a couple of penguins waiting to get into The Roxy’s Witch Hunt.

Playing inside was Las Vegas’ rock band, Imagine Dragons. It was their final song and Dragons frontman did not hold anything back. He jumped towards the cymbals and started slapping them. Every time he slapped it, I was getting a burst of energy. Each slap equaled a shot straight to the head. The band made me feel like a snake; their guitarist my personally charmer. After that one song I was ready to let loose.

Up next was Saint Motel. In hindsight, the only thing I wish I did for this show was to learn their lyrics so I could have sang along with the rest of the room. Saint Motel not only kept my ears happy but had some visual eye candy too. They put a spell on me with clips from Hocus Pocus and live shots of them on stage. ‘To My Enemies’ and ‘Dear Dictator‘ were my favorite songs from that night. Look, if there is one thing I want you to take away from this, it’s to support and listen to this LA native band. After their riveting performance, I could’ve been all set for the night but oh no no! It was just getting started…..

Fast forward and I’m now sitting in bumper to bumper traffic driving down hollywood trying to make it to the Vanguard. You’re probably wondering who still plays at Vanguard? Well wonder no more! The boys of Miike Snow had a 90 minute dj set that could’ve lasted twice as long and I still would’ve itched for more. Miike Snow dropped and remixed their very own Black and Blue, Animal and Silvia. As a band, these Swedes are hella talented, and as a DJ group they don’t disappoint either. They know exactly what it takes to have a good time. They took it back to the homeland playing a little Swedish House Mafia and ending the night with Rusko.

It was definitely in my Top 10 Craziest Dance Parties. The crowd at Vanguard isn’t necessarily anything I ever want to be apart of, but that infectious energy that can only be supplied by epic music experiences is. Although I probably won’t head back to the Vanguard again unless I’m accompanied by Miike Snow, all in all, I had an amazing night and I have to shout out and thank Brandon “Supergoodmusic” Dorksy for that.

WITCH HUNTED

The SUPERGOODMUSIC Halloween weekend started with our favorite frequently costumed indie-rock band, Saint Motel at one of our favorite venues, The Roxy.

Before I'd even crossed Sunset to enter the doors - someone was hooting "Rolling on the River" to my girl @stephiebri in her amazing Tina Turner outfit. What followed from the bands was worthy of just as much hooting a hollering...

Performing as part of a stellar line-up that included Nico Vega and Imagine Dragons, Saint Motel held down the middle slot with old material, new material and lots of holiday energy (I came after Imagine Dragons had finished). Their new material sounds better with each performance and possesses the fun vocals, dance-worthy rhythm and indie melodies that should propel this band to be on the tip of music enthusiast's tongues in places far from Los Angeles. I can only hypothesize how tight their show will be come the end of their November tour with the above-mentioned artists.

Highlights of Saint Motel's set included a riveting "Dear Dictator," a ninja bassist later revealed to be normal bassist Dak (pictured below) and an intimate (and cute) stage theatrics between guitarists A/J and Sharp and the industry heavy audience, which included a handful of the cities indie rock radio personalities.

A long hiatus ensued before Nico Vega - in no short part because Saint Motel is such a hard act to follow. But Nico Vega appropriately brought the terror to the stage. Their set began with a bright-eyed Aja Volkman summoning the crowd with a pseudo-vocal chant (she was singing).

Marching around in her white dress (which was later ripped as part of a theatrical mock execution ceremony), Aja shared her organic and raw vocals as Rich and Dan backed her energy. The crowd, slightly thinner than during Saint Motel's set, fervently thrust their fists into the air and those who knew sang along for almost the entire forty-five minute to hour long set.

Much of Vega's music was unfamiliar to me, although I did pick out a few recognizable songs and knew the raucous encore Beast. The night ended with a good post-show gathering of fans outside, including some fun photo play with Dak from Saint Motel and Tina Turner....who wouldn't stop talking. LOL

If Witch Hunt is a sampling of what these two bands are offering on their west coast tour, than I'm even more sad that I'm not accompanying them for the whole damn thing....