Tonight in L.A. (January 17th)

Not a ton to love about the concert options tonight in L.A., but a few gems exist and there is plenty of local talent to discover.

Catch Yo La Tengo for free at Amoeba records, Hollywood's elite can ride the Sea Wolf at SoHo and Drop The Lime hopefully dirties the dance floor at Detroit Bar. 





Everything else - see below..

• Emmure, Whitechapel @ House of Blues – Sunset Strip

• Pinback, Judgment Day @ El Rey Theatre

• An Intimate Evening w/ Andrew Bird @ Largo

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

• Nocona @ One Eyed Gypsy

• Tumbleweed Wanderers, Folk Family Revival, Song Preservation Society @ The Echo

• Rucky Punch, Adam Oliver, Nacosta @ Silverlake Lounge

• Write The Night w/ Tift Merritt, Damien Jurado, Lucy Rose, Joshua James, Curtis Peoples @ Troubadour (SOLD OUT)

• Natalie Anguili, The Nukes, Good Deeds, Shindig Avenue, Lara Johnston, Banshee Bones @ The Roxy

• The Parlotones, Iron Tom, Transfer @ The Viper Room

• Harlow Gold @ Harvelle’s

• Lifehouse @ Grammy Museum

• Yo La Tengo @ Amoeba Records

• Vermouth, Double Naught Spy Car @ Bootleg Bar

• Laura Dowding, Billy Gill, Lindsay Rae Spurlock, Jen Awad @ El Cid

• Kate Earl, Jake Bellows, Prince Pangolin, The Blushes, Paul Freeman @ The Hotel Café

• The Famous Corey Yentz, Halimede, Letters Home @ Lot 1 Café

• Sea Wolf @ SoHo Restaurant & Music Club

• The London Souls, Hollerado, Wake Up Lucid @ The Satellite

• Lowly Specs, Bad Water @ Molly Malones

• Arthur Lewis, Nick Maybury @ Room 5 Lounge

• Justin Martin, Christian Martin, Focus DJ’s @ Yost Theater (Free to 1^st 100 RSVPS in line)

• Disalto, Devil in Drag, Pack of Lies, Jim Schueller, Arboles Libres @ King King Club

• Tony Ferrari @ Saint Rocke (6 PM)

• Hunter Beard, Keddy Mac, DJ Freeze, Richie and the 99% @ Saint Rocke (9 PM)

• Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Bombon, Thy Squid, June Holidays @ Alex’s Bar

• LNGWKND @ Del Monte Speakeasy

• City of Blue, The Carlones, Hunter99, Xochitl @ TRiP

• Me & Mr. Cassidy, Danni Rosner, Derek Thomas @ WitZend

• Round Trip Ticket, Cross Town Traffic, James Bond Band @ The Mint

• Shiny Toy Guns (DJ set w/ Jeremy Dawson + Carah Faye), Drop The Lime @ Detroit Bar

• Joe La Barbara Group @ Bluewhale

• Long Black Shadows, Beau Pender, Elvis Computer @ La Cave (FREE)

Filter Presents: Culture Collide Festival (10/7-10/10)

FILTER, festivals and food trucks! Oh my! What does every half-employed, LA-based hipster love? Vivacious tunes with a side of PBR and grilled cheese, of course! Luckily, FILTER Magazine has decided to appeal to the music masses and offer up a multi-day street festival composed of radical bands from all over the world, and delectable food trucks from all over the city. Seriously, what’s better than that? The answer is: nothing. We’re lucky enough to live in Sunshine Central with an over-abundance of creative minds all looking to let loose and get their dance on. So let’s prove to our parents that our college degrees were worth it, and take advantage of this. Don’t make me tell you twice.


October 7th through 10th FILTER magazine is taking over the streets of Echo Park and Downtown to give us musical, as well as edible, deliciousness. From Klaxons to Sea Wolf, and Casiokids to Caribou, they’ve got a United Nations of enticing beats to appeal to your own individual tastes. Wristbands for all four days are a mere $20 - that’s $5 per day, or to put it in hipster terms, is the near-equivalent to one PBR on tap during Cha Cha Lounge’s happy hour. For more information go to culturecollide.com, or better yet, take my word for it and get your ticket directly from ticketweb.com. It’ll be the best (and least expensive) decision you made since... well, let’s face it, you guys probably make bad decisions all the time. Buy your ticket, and then proceed to make your bad decisions at the festival in typical LA-fashion, you’ll be happy you did.


by Lauren Lomma