Tonight in L.A. (January 25, 2013)

Get your weekend #turntup - cause its Friday and the music is cruising through LA.  From the freshly signed sounds of Kid Ink at Key Club to the jams of Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers at The Constellation Room - there is a lot to aurally digest.





If you want to jazz up your night - Stanley Clarke Band plays at Catalina Bar and Grill, but the funkier jams will be heard at The Mint during the NAMM Jam with Leo Nocentelli (Funky Meters), Stanton Moore and Bill Dickens with special guests.

12th Planet, AC Slater and Kelley Dean bring some bass and wobbly filth to the floors of Avalon, while Crookers make the crowd toss and turn at The Observatory. 





Indie westsiders should check out El Ten Eleven and Races at The Central SAPC, and for other good music Cody ChestnuTT at Troubadour and Jon Brion at Largo would be good choices too.  For a full list of tonight's shows in LA, look below:  

• Max Graham, Darin Epsilon @ Exchange LA

• Mozart & Beethoven’s  5^th @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

• Social Studies, Creeps, Jung Bouquet @ Pehrspace

• The Downtown Train @ One Eyed Gypsy

• Vim Dicta, The Do-Its @ Harvard & Stone

• Pageants, The Reflections, Sisu @ Bootleg Bar

• Wovenhand, VUM, Little Red Lung @ The Satellite

• Help Mike! w/ Adolescents, Mike Watt + The Missingmen, 45 Grave, AUDACITY, White Flag, The Abigails, Channel 3, The Garden, Agent Orange, White Night, The Urinals, Shattered Faith @ The Echoplex

• Gojira, The Devin Townsend Project, Atlas Moth @ Fonda Theatre

• Stanley Clarke Band @ Catalina Bar & Grill

• Plotz, Dorian Whood, Ghiant, Crab Lions @ El Cid

• Pebaluna, Joe McKee, Big Harp, Bell Gardens, Kita Klane, Gypsy & The Cat @ The Hotel Café

• Action Item, Max Schneider, Paradise Fears, Before You Exit @ The Roxy (6:30)

• Chris Lightfoot, Quest The Artist, Chloe Pappas @ The Roxy (10:15)

• Odd Ball, Loose Nuts, Anchor Babies, Bullets Made of Statues @ On The Rox

• Ours, Updownup, Sabrosa Purr @ The Viper Room

• Social Distortion @ House of Blues – Sunset

• Kid Ink @ Key Club

• El Ten Eleven, We Were Indians, Races @ The Central SAPC

• LBDA, Los Angelitos, Special @ Brixton South Bay

• The Barry Zweig Trio @ Del Monte Speakeasy

• The Mast, Bacchanal Soundsystem @ Del Monte Speakeasy

• Al Stewart @ mcCabe’s Guitar Shop

• Unwritten Law, Harmful If Swallowed, Lose Control, Sir Zacc West @ Saint ROcke

• Crookers @ The Observatory

• Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers @ Constellation Room

• Big B @ Industry Theater

• Iration @ Majestic Ventura Theater

• Charles Feelgood @ Yost Theater

• Cody ChesnuTT @ Troubadour

• 12^th Planet, AC Slater, Getter, Kelly Dean, Steady @ Avalon

• Jon Brion @ Largo

• Blue Sky Riders feat. Kenny Loggins, Gary Burr, Georgia Middleman @ The Mint

• NAMM JAMM Experience w/ Leo Nocentelli, Stanton Moore, Bill Dickens w/ Special Guests @ The Mint

• James Clay Garrison, Galen, Piranha Chihuahua, Nayanna Holley, John Anderson @ WitZend

• Jun @ Amoeba REcords

• Raul Campos, Joaquin Garcia, Eric Tucker, DJ Santi @ King King Club

• Billy The Kid, Benny Marchant, Copper & Glass @ Room 5 Lounge

• Johnny Stachela Band, Duane Betts @ Harvelle’s

Tonight in L.A. (December 21, 2012)

Close the books, clear the e-mail, say your holiday goodbyes, make that final phone call...and then run through this list of concerts to pick your last live entertainment of the year.

Funk heads get a treat from The Meters' Leo Nocentelli at The Mint, or can go for something a bit more raw at The Central SAPC with Chali 2na and The House of Vibe All-Stars.



Fans of the guitar can enjoy Jon Brion's final Largo show of the year, another installment of the legendary Camp Freddy at The Roxy or a sold out Black Rebel Motorcycle Club throwdown at Troubadour.



If you want some filthy filthy beats - look no further than Dillon Francis at El Rey Theatre with Kill Paris and Paul Devro.  But, if you can't get into that - AraabMUZIK with Baauer, The Killabits and Bird Peterson at Avalon is definitely not a bad substitute.






For a full list of shows - see below:

• Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Restavrant @ Troubadour

• Ill Repute, D.I., Verbal Abuse, The Grim, G.F.P., The Voids, Naked Aggression, Circle One, Public Nuisance, Politikal Dekline @ Key Club

• Camp Freddy @ The Roxy

• Pretend Electric, Dirty Rise, The Wingard Manor, Bobby Waters @ On The Rox

• Supersuckers, The Hangmen, JD Bender @ The Viper Room

• Love Letters to France, Vinyl Stone, Emily Oman, Half Brother @ WitZend

• Jessie Payo, Johnny Statchela Band  @ Harvelle’s

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

• DJ Alfred Hawkins @ Del Monte Speakeasy

• Chali 2na & House of Vibe All-Stars @ The Central SAPC

• GrooveSession ft. Leo Nocentelli, Quactus, Fernando Perdomo @ The Mint

• Nekromnatix @ House of Blues - Sunset

• Dillon Francis, Kill Paris, Paul Devro @ El Rey Theatre (SOLD OUT)

• Jon Brion @ Largo

• High on Fire, Corrosion of Conformity, Goatwhore, Lo-Pan @ The Observatory

• Looner, Black Whisky Union, Gabe Rosenn Band, Canto @ TRiP

• Scooter & Lavelle, Mercat, DJ Cue @ Yost Theater

• The Growlers, Night Beats, Some Days, Babies on Acid @ Alex’s Bar

• Flock of Seagulls, Valentino Frankenstein, Big Mess @ Brixton South Bay

• Herbert Ball Orchestra @ One Eyed Gypsy

• LA Witch, Twin Owl, Dirty Orca, The Zermatts, Tall Tales & The Silver Lining @ Lot 1 Café

• Doom Dong, Mothers of Gut, Gnarbaby, Josh Boyd @ The Smell

• H & S Band & Burlesque, DJ Dan Mancini @ Harvard & Stone

• Anthony Evans, Marianna Bell, Sometimes We Sing Together, Wes Poland, Eddie Grey @ Room 5 Lounge

• Rum Runners @ Saint Rocke 

• Mike B’s Record Release, Leland, Jazz & The Giant, Julia Harriman @ Bootleg Bar

• Judson McKinney, Vaudeville, Salt Petal @ The Echo (FREE)

• Jingle All The Whiskey w/ Performances by David Serby, Dan Janisch, Rod Melancon, Bliss Bowen, Walter Spencer, Grant Langston, Ben Reddell, Susan James, Jason Heath, Nicole Gordon, Fur Dixon, Greg Felden, Groovy Rednecks & More @ The Satellite

• Joe Rogan @ The Wiltern

• Mat Zo @ Exchange LA

• A Swingin’ Christmas w/ Big Bad Voodoo Daddy @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

• AraabMUZIK, Baauer, The Killabits, Bird Peterson, Deathface, Bones @ Avalon

• Muke Frugaletti, Vivi Seixas, Giangstar, Eddie B @ King King Club

• X, My Jerusalem @ Fonda Theatre

• Rufus & Martha Wainwright @ Royce Hall

• Clay Aiken @ City National Grove of Anaheim

• Dan Navarro @ The Coach House

• Suicide Silence @ Fox Theater Pomona

• Zola Jesus, Cult of Youth, Var, Wymond Miles, PSychci Ills, Pop 1280, Lust for Youth @ Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace

• Dave Koz @ Cerritos Center

• Mickey Avalon @ The Canyon

• Scarub (Living Legends), Sunspot Jonz, Luckyiam, Waju, Keon Supreme @ Slidebar

Daily LA Concert Blast: Friday May 25, 2012

Top shows, IMO, are Stalley and Chip Tha Ripper at El Rey Theatre and JFK of MSTRKRFT and Felix Cartal at The Observatory.   For complete list of tonight's shows in Los Angeles - peep below:

Adrian Lux @ Yost Theater

FU*K DISCO w/ Junior Chacon, Scott K, Dougal (FREE before 10 PM w/ RSVP) @ King King Hollywood

Nikos Syropoulos Group @bluewhale

DJ Alfred Hawkins @ Del Monte Speakeasy

Clockwork Orange @ Key Club

K’Noup & Kelly, Savannah Van Band, Uncle Daddy, Wicker, Marc Robillard, Satellite @ Troubadour

Special C, The Originalites, Eternal Mind Control, Lost Anyway @ The Viper Room

Stalley, Chip Tha Ripper, Thurz, Sahtyre, Cesar Luciano @ El Rey Theatre

The Blind Shake @ Origami Vinyl (FREE)

Thurlow, Joey Siara (Henry Clay People), Mack Marquard & The Slim Pickin’s @ Lot 1 Café

Dudamel Conducts Mozart @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

The Real McKenzies w/ Civet @ House of Blues – Sunset Strip

The Psycho Realm, Visionaries, Supernatural @ Club Nokia

Dirtyloud, Lucky Date @ Avalon Hollywood

We Are Serenades, Alex Kemp, Milow @ Bootleg Bar

Don Juan Y Los Blancos, Chris Price @ The Satellite

The Internet @ Echo

Wild Records Presents: Barbara Lynn (The Queen of Soul), Gizzelle, The Hurricanes, The Neumans + DJs Big Chuey, Jason Ringold, Reb (Wild Records) @ Echoplex

The Young Romans, Erick Macek & Lucy Walsh, American Bloomers, Jason Whitton, Totsy @ The Hotel Café

Katrina Stone, Annie Dingwall, Jessica Sharman @ Room 5 Lounge

Jon Brion @ Largo

Lo-Fi Sugar, Elijah Behar, Special Guests @ The Central SAPC

Blowing Up The Moon, The Young Rapscallions @ The Mint (6:30 PM)

Waddy Wachtel Band, Bill Carter (9 PM) @ The Mint

Iron Maidens, Hammer of the Broads, Without Warning @ Brixton South Bay

Jon McLaughlin, Tara Porter @ Brixton Dive Bar

Tim Barry, Kevin Seconds, Julie Karr, Jonny Two Bags @ Alex’s Bar

Adrien Hibbs, Dessy DiLauro @ Harvelles

Jason Adamo, Witzend Soul Review: Kara Grainger, TJ Gibson, Jeff Young, Justin Hopkins @ WitZend

Hi Ho Silver Oh, The Mighty Sequoyah, Sue Scrofa, I Hate You Just Kidding @ Pehrspace

KAT @ Saint Rocke

Surf Guitar, Legend Dick Dale and The Guitars @ Saint Rocke

Static Fridays @ Detroit Bar (FREE before 10:30 PM)

The White Buffalo @ Constellation Room

Dreamers, Hecuba, The Moonbird, Mecca V.A. @ Los Globos

Royal Headache, Joyce Manor, Death Hymn #9, Merry Christmas @ Blue Star

Mutations, The Spyrals, Cab 20, Mr. Elevator and the Brain Hotel @ The Smell

Felix Cartal, JFK (of MSTRKRFT) @ The Observatory

Metalachi, Kaustik @ Slidebar (FREE)

Chemicals, King Louie & The Missing Monuments @ Redwood Bar

Tim Halperin, Bravo Delta, MWK @ Molly Malones

BT @ Exchange LA

Oscar D’Leon @ Westin Bonaventure Hotel

Via Coma @ Amplyfi

Camp Lo @ 2^nd Street Jazz Club

Narui Cista @ TRiP Santa Monica

Koah @ The Victorian

Haunted By Heroes, KingQueen, Vette, Night Verses, Thunder From Heaven, Ramekaga, Condewit @ The Roxy

La Tina Webb, Less Than One, Taylor Green, Hot Sauce, Savannah Ostler, DJ Dirty Boi @ On The Rox