Club Nokia and Los Angelenos get a special treat tonight when Moderat - the esteemed collaboration of Modoselektor and Apparat - unleashes that good sort of filth as Thursday turns to Friday. The collab does not tour often - so electronic music aficionados take note. The late addition of Tokimonsta only makes the bill significantly better --- and makes the decision to not go that much more ignorant. Don't miss the queen of electronic beats (TOKiMONSTA), where she is likely to perform a handful of tracks from her Ultra release "Half Shadows." It's rare that such high quality musicianship and production skills packs a bill in Los Angeles and tickets are still available day of --- but they are, and for all ages. Doors are at 9 and Patricio will be first to the decks. Follow this link if you want to ensure you're in the building when the music drops.
Quasi-local (OC and Long Beach) act Kiev enjoy the third night of their stellar residency this Monday night at Bootleg. Their Radiohead meets My Morning Jacket meets Medeski Martin & Wood sound recalls all things that are good about music, without any of the pop, begging to be discovered, drivel. These guys make music they like - and they appear to have fun doing it too.
Celebrate their latest projects at Bootleg tonight with Miya Folick, The Steelwells, MYPET and DJ Kat Corbett! And, its FREE!
Fierce, beautiful, well-orchestrated all aptly describe Breakfast's "True Love Waits" - but nothing does it justice like the song itself. The deeply emotional ballad belted by the beautiful Andrea Adolph is enhanced by dramatic accordion and perfectly peppered ivory and ebony.
The clap breakdown is charming and cute, as is these seemingly young artists opining about how true love waits. Does it?
Its a summer Thursday - which means FREE shows at the Santa Monica Pier (The English Beat w/ Maxwell Smart) and Levitt Pavilion's (Christian Scott at McArthur Park, New Found Road in Pasadena). Locals The Neighbourhood pack Fonda Theatre and Lakers hero Kobe celebrates the release of Kobe Up Close at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live.
A list of more entertainment options is below the videos.
Enjoy an excellent Saturday and find some good music to check out live in this list below. We like Cloud Control and Tapioca & The Flea at Bootleg Bar if you want to be on the next tip, Hardwell at Palladium to dance your ass off, Mark De Clive Lowe presents Church at Levitt Pavilion McArthur Park if you want some FREE entertainment and The National with Daughter to rock out under the twilight sky at Greek Theatre.
Check out a more complete list below!
The National, Daughter @ Greek Theatre
Emeli Sande @ Club Nokia
Smith Westerns, Wampire @ El Rey Theatre
Chicano Batman @ Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
White Fence, Jessica Pratt and Jonathan Rado @ Trouabadour
Mark de Clive Lowe presents CHURCH @ Levitt Pavilion McArthur Park
One Direction a@ Staples Center
Willie Nelson and Lyle Lovett & His Large Band @ Hollywood Bowl
Ivete Sangalo @ Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
Hardwell @ Hollywood Palladium
Cloud Control and Tapioca & the Flea @ Bootleg Bar
The Shadow Principle, Odd Owl, the Verm and Adam’s Breakfast @ Silverlake Lounge
The Obsessed, Hirax, From Ashes Rise and Final Conflict @ Echoplex
Plus, Smiles, V-3P0 and Dust & Chrome @ Satellite
Star & Dagger, Boots Electric and Purple @ Los Globos
Turbo Lightning, Zebroids, Dirty Few and Heller Keller @ the Smell
Shivering Windows, Nicole Kidman, Filardo, Eyes Seas and the Cthulhus @ Lot 1 Café
The Bluebonnets, Upset and EZ Tiger @ El Cid
Derek Rogers, Good Willsmith, l’eternebre and Black Hat @ pehrspace
Animal Cloud, NTNT, Science Fiction Theater, Darren Frank and Robb Benson & the Sheik @ the Hotel Café
Taro Hart and Melvin Seals & JGB @ the Mint
Dilana and Bleck @ Roxy Theatre
Original Sinner, Opus Dai, Thick as Thieves, Day Above Ground, Kraterface and Sunset Cannons @ House of Blues
Brad Kay’s Regressive Jazz Quartet @ Del Monte Speakeasy
Free Moral Agents, Stab City, Plague Vendor, Ghostnerd and SoCal Tennis Pros @ Alex’s Bar
The Roots hold a soft place in founder Brandon Dorsky's SUPERGOOD heart. Having seen them upwards of 40 times - they capture a special place a top the list of bands he's seen most. Their acceptance of a spot on Jimmy Fallon's late night program meant less touring than their former 200+ shows a year - but hey, the world now gets the treat of seeing them every night - and that is a net positive.
Earlier this week, they really impressed when Robin Thicke joined the legendary Roots crew and Mr. Fallon for a special rendition of "Blurred Lines" with classroom instruments. Which version do you prefer? The video might not be as sexy as the scandalous original, but check it out and decide for yourself.
Midweek brings a handful of catchy shows to Los Angeles - including recently signed Mystery Skulls to the Troubadour and a return of resident Steve Taylor to The Mint. Taylor is joined by virtuoso keys god Marco Benevento - and we have some tickets to give away for the show - so don't sleep on that!
Former jam in the vanners The Diamond Light take their talents to the Satellite, and just around the block The Steelwells rock out at Los Globos. Other notables include Free Moral Agents and Sole at Low End Theory and Warships with Thrillionaire at The Echo. For other good shows - check out our list below:
Warships, Thrillionaire @ the Echo
Kisses, Carousel, Mystery Skulls @ Troubadour
Holly Cook and Prince Fatty, Dub CLub DJS @ the Echoplex (FREE before 10)
The Steelwells @ Los Globos
The Diamond Light, Tall Tales & the Silver Lining, Fort King @ the Satellite
Steve Taylor, Marco Benevento @ The Mint
Red Plus Vattica, Killset, State Line Empire @ the Roxy
BLOK, the Garden and Terminal A @ Detroit Bar
Fuzz, Pangea, Restavrant and Three Two Ones @ Alex’s Bar
Free Moral Agents, Sole, Eureka the Butcher @ Low End Theory at Airliner
Dita Von Teese "Burlesque: Strip Strip Hooray" Variety Show @ House of Blues - Sunset STrip
House of Vibe @ Harvelle's
Victoria Justice @ Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
Ferenc Nemeth @ Bluewhale
Knee High Fox, Malaki, Royal Sound, Future Villains @ The Viper Room
The Paris Echo, Lucky Lonely, The Brevet, Big Monsta @ Constellation Room
Outside Animals, Steel Toed Slippers, The Echo and The Sound, Blind Owl @ Silverlake Lounge
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
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
Wake up, wake up its the first of the month. So get up, get up, get up on that concert list....
Its after noon and our concert list has not been pressed, you're about to get real blessed after we figure out this concert mess. SO...here are the shows to which you might want to go, we recommend Dustbowl Revival at The Mint for the start of their residency!
Paramore @ Wiltern
The Killers, The Felice Brothers @ Honda Center
Clinic, No Joy and Electric Flower Group @ Troubadour
Newsted, Hysteria and Christian Martucci @ Roxy Theatre
NO, So Many Wizards and the Dead Ships @ Bootleg Bar
Adam Green & Binki Shapiro, Pageants and Tall Tales & The Silver Lining @ the Echo
Victor Essiet & the Mandators and Judah Eskender Tafari @ the Echoplex
Vietnam, Gap Dream and the Shine Brothers @ the Satellite
Alejandro Sanz @ Nokia Theatre LA Live
The Mots Noveaux, Totsy, Chase Bell and Mika Newton @ the Hotel Café
The Dustbowl Revival, Leftover Cuties and the Two Man Gentlemen Band @ the Mint
Cult Vegas, No Small Children, the Echo and the Sound and Mars and the Massacre @ the Silverlake Lounge
Restavrant and For the Kings @ Harvard & Stone
Wonderfox, Undead Kennedys @ Los Globos
Pompous Highmen @ Saint Rocke
Built to Spill and Junior Rocket Scientist @ SoHo Restaurant & Music Club
Maps & Atlases @ UC Riverside
Spirit Family Reunion @ the Constellation Room
The Originalities @ House of Blues Anaheim
Zakk Wylde @ Coach House
Reggie Watts @ Largo
Old Crow Medicine Show, Robert Ellis @ El Rey Theatre
Adult Books, Froth, Wax Children, Habits @ Los Globos
Its the final day of the month - which could mean its time to tame down spending to make rent...or its time for the turn up. If its the latter - we've got a host of musical offerings to suggest.
Topping our list are two shows on the eastside. If you're feeling Brit Week, then Chad Valley is your man. He produces and sings simultaneously, effecting his vocals into some sexy, somewhat ambient strange indie electronic music. His show at The Echo is definitely worthy of your attention. For more sexy vocals, albeit a different variety that is more hip-hop and poetry informed, consider Robert Raimon Roy at Bootleg Theater. The triple R threat is joined by the soul of Jack Davey and the electronics of Jonwayne making for an eclectic, eccentric night of dopeness.
We have tickets to give away for both shows - so hit up contest@supergoodmusic.com or mention us and the artists on twitter to get in on the action!
On the grittier rock side of things consider Great White Buffalo at Hemingway's or The Record Company at The Mint. For the latter, I might advise sticking out for their Cinco De Mayo show at Venice Love Shack because its $10 for all you can drink and all you can jam out to.
Full list of shows below.
Robyn Hitchcock [pictured] & the Venus 3 and Peter Buck @ the Troubadour
Marnie Stern, SISU and Qui @ the Satellite
DWNTWN, the Mercy Beat and the Hard Knocks @ the Central SAPC
Robert Raimon Roy, Jack Davey and Jonwayne @ the Bootleg Bar
Chad Valley, Ski Lodge and Oddience @ the Echo
Masaki Batoh @ the Echoplex
Irontom, the Echo and the Sound and the Spreewells @ Silverlake Lounge
Jerry Ulcer, the Dan Castle Review, Early Bizrd & the Bees, Jacaranda Red, Snake Charmer Ensemble, the Mother Vines and Sweet Bump It @ Los Globos
FM Radio, SanguineDrake, Vanish Valley and Samantha Mollen @ the Hotel Café
Anna Lunoe and Rick Rude @Dim Mak Studios
Spirit Family Reunion and the Record Company @ the Mint
Black Apples, Body Parts and Missing Teen @ Harvard & Stone
Great White Buffalo @ Hemingway’s
Kan Wakan@ Sayers Club
Taproot and Boy Hits Car @the Whisky
Wizeguy, Vertigo Shock and Enjuillet @ the Viper Room
JoJo, Austin Brown @ Tru Hollywood
Incendio @ Catalina Bar & Grill
Vittoria, Sox 4 Christmas, the Sterling Clan, Adanna Duru and A Thing Called Smelly a@ House of Blues Anaheim
If you're looking for amazing music in Los Angeles - tonight consider the saxophonic sonics of Skerik's Bandalabra at The Mint or Churches and MO at The Echo. Alicia Keys at Staples Center will certainly fill any attendees with soul. Full list of concerts below...
Broken Anchor, House of Wolves, Justin Knittel @ The Satellite
Churches, MO, Isaac Delusion @ The Echo (Advance Tickets Sold Out)
Autre Ne Veut, Majical Cloudz @ Troubadour
Keely Sibilia, Saxon James, No Second Thought, Burden of Proof, The Hoops @ The Viper Room
David Bisbal Acustico @ House of Blues – Sunset
Hunter & The Dirty Jacks @ Harvelle’s
Skerik’s Bandalabra, Shovelman @ The Mint
TheBlack&TheWhite w/ Special Guests @ The Central SAPC (FREE)
Alicia Keys @ The Staples Center
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra w/ Wynton Marsalis @ Walt Disney Concert Hall
My Friends Cover Band @ Slidebar (FREE)
Fu Marylou, No Small Children, Somos Mysteriosos, Black Empathy @ Redwood Bar
La La La Birdtime, The Warlords of Rock N Roll Thunder & Lightning, Year of Suns @ Silverlake Lounge
Peter Adams, Melissa Polinar, James Thomas, Run Downhill @ Room 5 Lounge
Mikhael Paskalev, Jhameel, Bear Attack @ Bootleg Bar (FREE)
Ghostlight Orchestra, Basement Babies, All Spots To Black, Madi Diaz, Robert Francis @ The Hotel Cafe
Golden Afternoon, Bad Cop/Bad Cop, XOXO @ Detroit Bar (FREE)
Jose James, Anthony Valadez, Aaron Byrd @ Del Monte Speakeasy
For $40 you can rage all day and night in Topanga Canyon with some of L.A.'s best rising indie stars including Goldroom,Goodnight Keaton (of Miami Horror), The Internet (OFWGKTA), The Dustbowl Revival, Terraplane Sun and more! Remember what festivals were like before they got so corporate? Take it back to that backwoods intimacy at The Ranch. Get your glow sticks and tents ready! Get tickets at www.theranchparty.com or try your hand at winning a pair through us - just contact contest@supergoodmusic.com with the subject heading "Ranch Party" or tweet out @supergoodmusic @jaminthevan @zooszoos #RanchParty to enter! Winner picked on Friday March 1st!
Friday afternoon's an excellent time for dancing in the office, and by now you might be Harlem Shake'd out. SGM's flipping the party a bit more uptempo and less bassy with Disclosure's song "White Noise" featuring Aluna George. They dropped the dope video yesterday. Get inspired to dance tonight...and get amped for their Sunday set at Coachella!
Its Super Bowl Sunday - a #SUPERGOOD staff favorite because the jump off is proper. Spreads are top notch, beer is flowing, unsanctioned gambling is rampant and couchgate playlists become subject matter for battle. Unfortunately Super Bowl Sunday is a cultural event - and in doing so - it often takes away from the volume of performers hitting the cities' streets, venues and nightclubs and 2013 is no different. Of the 60 + venues we ordinarily report on, only about 20% of them play host to a public live music offering. That list is below. Our recommendation - getting down with Dim Mak fam and the cool kids Thee Mike B, Fashen and DJ Metric at Drai's Hollywood.
Matt
& Alber, Lou Jane, Steffaloo @ The Hotel Café
Acapella!,
Street Corner Renaissance, Veritas, Voxel Rox @ WitZend
The
Toledo Show @ Harvelle’s
House
of Blues Gospel Brunch @ House of Blues – Sunset Strip
The
Reflections, Tashaki Miyaki, Joel Jerome (of Dios), DJ Ana Calderon @ The
Satellite (FREE)
The
Bush Tetras, Terry Malts, Swahili Blonde @ The Echo
Thee Mike B, Fashen, DJ
Metric @
Drai’s Hollywood
The
Leeches, The Mormons, White Knight @ Alex’s Bar
Cro-Mags,
Strife @ Constellation Room
Ascent,
Capali Long, Phil DeSlott @ TRiP
Froth,
Cab 20, The Short Eyes, Santoros @ The Smell
Flobots bring their steezy Colorado based hip-hop rock sounds to The Roxy tonight. We're giving away a few pairs of tickets to the show. Email contest@supergoodmusic.com if you're interested and then go get rocky mountain fresh with them tonight - but enjoy these videos first....
Iggy Azalea's finally put out something to follow up the down-under "Pu$$y" anthem that is worth talking about - "Murda Bizness," which features ad libs, breathing and a verse from her boss man T.I. The swag heavy ode to killing features a perked up toddlers & tiaras style music video that just dropped this week. Her EP, Glory, is expected shortly.
Iggy Azalea's finally put out something to follow up the down-under "Pu$$y" anthem that is worth talking about - "Murda Bizness," which features ad libs, breathing and a verse from her boss man T.I. The swag heavy ode to killing features a perked up toddlers & tiaras style music video that just dropped this week. Her EP, Glory, is expected shortly.
Southern underground rapper Big Hud showcases his lyrical flexibility on his latest "Jacking for Beats" - highlighting his ability to vary speed and flow style. The video, featuring Hud rhyming over familiar backdrops, cements his status as a member of AllHipHop.com's Breeding Ground and suggests the recent RBC Records signee is armed with a thirst to validate his deal.
Southern underground rapper Big Hud showcases his lyrical flexibility on his latest "Jacking for Beats" - highlighting his ability to vary speed and flow style. The video, featuring Hud rhyming over familiar backdrops, cements his status as a member of AllHipHop.com's Breeding Ground and suggests the recent RBC Records signee is armed with a thirst to validate his deal.
