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

L.A. is getting in this Friday night - from the celebration of Warren G's birthday at Key Club to cool kids vibes of RAC and Classixx at Lure - there is hopefully something for everyone.





Dubfiends, stoners and potheads can enjoy Iration, The Expendables and Cisco Adler at The Wiltern.  A cheaper substitute comes in the form of funk from The Monophonics at Harvelle's.



Beatards, dubsteppers and trap monsters might enjoy the OWSLA takeover at Avalon with Birdy Nam Nam, Monsta and Kill Paris.  If you're westside - consider hitting up the WeSC Concept Store between 4 and 7 when Kill Paris and Monsta get down.  OC - Rusko with UZ and Clicks & Whistles at The Observatory is clearly what you should be getting into.





Punky rockers might enjoy the sounds of METZ, Ceremony and Titus Andronicus at The Constellation Room.  Tilly & The Wall and Icky Blossoms at Troubadour will be a little more gentle on the ears.  For some hybrid rock - American Royalty and Blacks & Hindu Pirates at The Echo could be the solution or I Fight Dragons along with MC Lars and Skyfox at The Roxy.



That doesn't cover all the bases - so check out the full list of shows in LA tonight below.


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• Von Grey, Ruthanne, Big Tree, Alto, Kris Orlowski, Alexandra & The Starlight Band @ The Hotel Café

• Rowan Katz, John Torres, Robbie Fitzsimmons, The Tidelands @ Room 5 Lounge

• The Dirty Knobs, Franky Perez & The Truth, Beware of Darkness @ The Viper Room
• Lonely Drunks Club Band @ The Viper Room (Midnight)

• Warren G, Illaborate Minds, Ease, 3DV, I.M., Zarkhi The Vision, True Mind, 3^rd Degree @ Key Club

• True Mind, Coexist The Curator, Izzo, Scotty The Kid, Esko @ Key Club

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

• Birdy Nam Nam, Monsta, Kill Paris @ Avalon

• DJ Alfred Hawkins @ Del Monte Speakeasy

• Brandi Carlile , Blitzen Trapper @ Orpheum Theatre

• Myon & Shane54, Aruna @ Exchange LA

• Barbra Streisand, Chris Botti, Il Volo @ Hollywood Bowl

• Iration, The Expendables, Cisco Adler @ The Wiltern 

• Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Jarrett Killen @ Bootleg Bar

• The Woggles, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, The Knitts, DJ Jason Pandora @ The Satellite

• William Pilgrim & The All Grows Up @ Origami Vinyl

• The Educated, Oak Street Blues, Nate Miller @ Molly Malones

• I Fight Dragons, MC Lars, Skyfox, Attack Decay @ The Roxy

• Danielle Stori, London Shover, Anahita Skye, Siren Calls @ On The Rox

• Hobart W. Fink, Cotillon, Never at Night, Gothic Tropic @ Lot 1 Café (FREE)

• Tilly & The Wall, Icky Blossoms, Guy Blakeslee (The Entrance Band) @ Troubadour

• The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Quasi @ El Rey Theatre

• Y La Bamba, Ramshackle, Seasons, Steve Taylor @ The Central SAPC

• The Secret Affair @ Alex’s Bar

• Surf Roots Jam, The Hooliganz, Special C, Urban Classics, Suspect Ed @ Brixton South Bay
• Stevie G Band (6 PM), Stepping Feet (The Dave Matthews Band Experience), Jonny and The Jones, Black Crystal Wolf Kids @ Saint Rocke

• The Reverend Payton’s Big Damn Band, Restavrant, Trapper Schoepp & The Shades, Wild Roses @ The Mint

• Minus The Bear, Cursive, Girl in A Coma @ Club Nokia

• American Royalty, Blacks & Hindu Pirates @ The Echo

• …And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, Octopus Project, The Technicolors @ The Echoplex

• Adrian Mezsi, A-Baum, Endgame @ Yost Theater

• Rusko, UZ, Clicks and Whistles @ The Observatory

• Titus Andronicus, Ceremony, METZ @ Constellation Room

• Afghan Whigs, Van Hunt @ Fonda Theatre

• HowardAmb, Dreamers, SheKhan, Sandy Yang, Emily Lacy, Wimp & Shrimp @ The Smell

• DJ Fresh Costa, ILL FX< Valora, Ceasefire, Sederra, Low Life Music @ House of Blues - Anaheim

• Haymarket Squares, Vagrant Nation, Shindig Nation @ Slidebar (FREE)

• Che Zinfandel, The Sogo Takeover, The Mason Affair @ TRiP

• The Monophonics @ Harvelle’s

• Raquel Rodriguez, SONOS, Mark Sexton Band, AJ Adams, B. Slade @ WitZend

• RAC, CLassixx, LOL Boys, Cosmic Kids @ Lure

• Kids Without INStruments, The Motel Life @ The Nugget Grill and Pub

• Sorne @ Redwood Bar

• Badwater, Sympathetic Frequencies, Echoes De Luxe, Buffalo Blackfoot @ El Cid

• Drunkards & Dragons @ IO West

• Grup Fantasma, Chicha Libre @ Royce Hall UCLA

• America, Little River Band  @ Fox Performing Arts Center

• Asia @ Canyon Club

• The Monkees @ Arlington Theatre

• Black Uhuru @ SLO Brew

• Kill Paris, Monsta @ WeSC Concept Store (395 Santa Monica Place)(4-7 pm)

OWSLA In Store in Santa Monica Friday Afternoon

Not doing much on this lovely afternoon?  Well - I've got an excuse to get you out of the house.  The WeSC Concept Store at Santa Monica Place is hosting some OWSLA fam including a DJ set from Kill Paris and appearance by Monsta this afternoon.

From 4 to 7 pm come get swagged out and listen to some dope music....

Skrillex Invades L.A. (Late January 6 Show Run)

Grammy award nominee Skrillex (does that sound weird to anyone else?) descends on Los Angeles and New York City from his dubstep mothership to party with friends and label mates ten more times before the Grammy ceremonies get under way.

The five time nominee won't be playing alone, he has recruited some heavy-hitting dubsteppers and signees to his OWSLA label to join him. The ten date run features a host of intimate gatherings that will be limited to those that act early (tickets go on sale for L.A. Live tomorrow at 10 am) and those in Skrillex's personal circle. You'll be lucky to get into any show in L.A., because given Sonny Moore's massive rise in stardom, Dim Mak Studios, Echoplex and Avalon just won't be able to contain the demand. The Palladium probably won't even be able to handle it - I imagine that will sell out rapidly too.

In total, he rages through Los Angeles for six straight nights beginning on January 24th at Dim Mak Studios for their weekly Dim Mak Tuesday party. He will be joined by Alvin Risk and Koan Sound. My guess is there won't be free alcohol to get you in the door early that night...

The real treat of the run is probably Wednesday the 25th at Echoplex where he plays a Skrillex vs. 12th Planet show, along with Diplo. When 12th Planet is essentially the least recognizable artist on your bill, and that bill takes place in Los Angeles, you know the show is going to be massive.

Thursday he takes on exchange with OWSLA signee Zedd, and Friday he moves to Avalon for Control with Huoratron and Kill The Noise. After that, its two less intimate nights at Palladium and L.A. Live Event Deck respectively. The latter offers guest spots from Benga, Nadastrom and other special guests TBA.

If you're not already amped for this - I don't know what you're drinking or you just hate dubstep, or both. Don't sleep in tomorrow if you're a Los Angeleno. Get up at 10 am and make sure you get some of those damn tickets!

New Yorkers, check your local listings, but he tackles the Big Apple with four shows over five nights, including a show at Terminal 5 with Skream & Benga, KOAN Sound and Tokimonsta on February 4th.