Tonight in L.A. (February 15, 2013)

Valentine's Day is over - which means you don't have an excuse to not go to a show tonight.  That's right - straight up dissing post Valentine's Day plans.  Cancel 'em.  Tonight's concert calendar is too heady.

Emerging LA talent is all over the place - like the Gonzo Country party at The Mint headlined by throwback act Dustbowl Revival. Frontman and songwriter Zach Lupetin keeps the crowd moving and his rotating stable of talented instrumentalists always make it a party.



Across town, indie electro-pop rock act Mind The Gap celebrate the completion of their EP at The Hotel Cafe.  If you feel like dancing in an intimate space - check it out because they will surely play the catchy "Find My Way" and other new material.  If you need a larger dance floor - check out MNDR and RAC at Lure.  MNDR joined Tokimonsta at Low End Theory on Wednesday and made homies in the crowd melt - and she will probably do the same at the second installment of this season's Private Label Fridays.





To rock in a larger setting - EELS get down at Fonda Theatre and Unknown Mortal Orchestra headlines a sexy indie line up at The Echoplex that includes Foxygen, Gothic Tropic and Wampire.



For the hip-hop fans - Blackalicious does an early show at Yost Theater, Cam-Ron goes a little harder at Key Club and pop rapper Wallpaper. spits at The Roxy along with Con Bro Chill.  

Other notables include Sam Barsh Trio at Virgil, Soundgarden at The Wiltern and Photek at King King Club.  Full list of shows below the videos.

• Gnarbaby, Bloody Death Skull, The Weekend Pilots, Barfth @ Bootleg Bar

• CYP2 w/ Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Foxygen, Gothic Tropic, Wampire @ The Echoplex

• The Wedding Present play “Hit Parade”, Me of a  Kind @ The Echo

• Gram Rabbit, The Ross Sea Party, Birds of A Black Feather @ The Satellite

• Gonzo Country at The Mint w/ The Dustbowl Revival, Brett Detar, The Far West, Mark Lennon & The SouthernTier @ The Mint

• Clark Kent, Hoodlum, Bear Flight, Party Favor @ The Central SAPC

• Dennis Jones Band @ Harvelle’s

• Jet Pilot Jerry, Off Color, Alex Arndt & The Sonic Universe @ TRiP

• Adrian Hibbs & Kasi Jones, Benny Marchant, Leaf, Andrew DeBarge, Hello Caden, Young Beautiful in A Hurry @ WitZend

• Kevin Sousa (6 PM), Dread Zeppelin, Strange Days, Steel Toed Slippers @ Saint Rocke

• BiCeratops, The Vespertines, Flying Hand @ Alex’s Bar

• Beat Service, Alex Alecio, Audiostache @ Yost Theater

• Blackalicious, Parallel, Rhythm Addicts, Sage One @ Yost Theater (6 PM)

• EELS, Nicole Atkins @ Fonda Theatre

• For Today, Memphis May Fire, The World Alive, Upon A Burning Body, Gideon @ Observatory

• Funtcase & Cookie Monsta @ Observatory (Constellation Room)

• Spank! The Fifty Shades Parody @ Club Nokia

• Roberto Tapia @ Nokia Theatre LA Live

• Ferry Corsten, Darin Epsilon, Davi @ Exchange LA

• Ricky Reed, Wallpaper, Con Bro Chill, J. Randy @ The Roxy

• DJ Saturn, DJ Oggy, DJ Pedro, El Sabroso @ Mayan Theater

• The Downtown Train @ One Eyed Gypsy

• Private Label Fridays w/ RAC, MNDR @ LURE

• Anthony De La Rosa @ Amoeba Records

• Soundgarden @ The Wiltern

• Hot 92 Love Affair w/ Heatwave, Peaches & Herb, Deniece Williams, Gene Chandler, the Superbs, Ray Goodman& Brown, The Escorts + More @ Gibson Amphitheatre

• Justin Martin, J. Philp, Worthy @ Avalon Hollywood

• Photek, Unlimited Gravity @ King King Club

• Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra @ The Canyon

• Cold War Kids @ Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace

• Boyz II Men @ Morongo Casino

• Ramon Ayala @ House of Blues – Anaheim

• Gunboat Kings, Blue Fish, Pap J @ Coach House

• Cam-Ron @ Key Club

• Tomi Townsend, Chris Barczynski, Amir & Jenna, Head High, Planet of Chaos, Fancy Mansion @ House of Blues Foundation Room

• The Pala Frandeschi Band, TGO, Dial Tone, the Marc Harris Band, Suns of Defiance, Suvi  @The Viper Room

• Savoy, Candyland @ Troubadour

• Mind The Gap, Harpey Blynn, Salvador Santana, James & Co @ The Hotel Café
• Poncho Sanchez @ Vitello’s

• Sam Barsh Trio, Nayanna Holley @ The Virgil

Tonight's Shows/Showboy Q "Hands on The Wheel"

Schoolboy Q brings his dank and ale inspired "Hands on The Wheel" swagger to The Troubadour tonight - plus many other great artists are in town to entertain - from Break Science at The Central SAPC to Wallpaper. at El Rey Theatre, you can get a taste of what's getting hotter in 2012. Below is a complete rundown of January 20, 2012's shows and you can go to the Concert Blast to get more complete recommendations for Los Angeles.

The Good Natured, The Present Moment, Churches @ Echo

Bearracuda @ Echoplex

Kid Sister, Autoerotique, Reid Speed, Revolvr @ Avalon

Spero, Sisu, Aftergloam, Blood Buddies @ Pehrspace

King Tuff, White Fence, Crazy Band, Volunteers Park, Chlorine @ The Smell

Wallpaper., Speakers @ El Rey Theatre

English Beat, Super Duper @ Key Club

King P1ay w/ CaliSlim, Pookey Ruinz, Joe Buys, Daniel Cast @ Key Club

Margaret Cho w/ Very Special Guests @ Largo

The Stitches, Mau Mau’s, The Sorrows, The Villains @ Alex’s Bar

Badcat Amplifiers NAMM Party w/ Dead Sara, The Bots & Special Guest Headliner @ The Slidebar (FREE)

Schoolboy Q, Black Resume, HighFii Kiddo, Warm Brew, Personafication @ The Troubadour

Interface LA Feat. Mike Slott, Nonagon, Moldover, Peter Kirn, Rich DDT @ Bootleg Bar

Kevin Sousa Acoustic @ Saint Rocke (6 pm – FREE)

Poor Man’s Whiskey, Los Sindicate, Green Blossom String Band @ Saint Rocke

Break Science, American Royalty, PZB @ The Central SAPC

PK, Hotel Eden, Aaron Daniels, Uroboros @ The Mint

Francis Harris aka Adultnapper, Cameron Angeli, Red Sonya @ King King Club

The Ukalady, Ghiant, Dick n Jane @ Lot 1 Café

Droog Night, DJ Willy @ Los Globos

Abbey Road (Beatles Tribute), Jumping Jack Flash (Rolling Stones Tribute), The DyManic Duo @ Brixton South Bay

Russ Hewitt, Taylor Begert, Uncle Daddy, Jesse Tyre Karp @ Room 5 Lounge

Har Mar Superstar, Fur Pillows, Paulene @ The Satellite

Rocco Deluca, Rob Giles & All New People, Holly Conlan, Lwam, Mia Maestro, Davis Fetter @ The Hotel Café

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

The Mahler Project: Mahler 1 @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

Cash’d Out, Bolt Action Thrill, 28 North, JD Bender @ The Viper Room

Selena Gomez @ House of Blues – Sunset Strip

Nadia Ali (Live), Daniel Maniya, Shane Vikus @ Yost Theater

Evil Beaver, Bishop vs. Spy, Up All Night, The Wild Ones, Trash Monsters @ The Redwood Bar & Grill

Sean Riley, My Dear Wendy, Toby Karlin Presents Damn Lucky, The Vitals @ Molly Malones

“Off The Wall” feat. DJ Alfred Hawkins @ Del Monte Speakeasy

DJ Sloe Poke, Mando Fever, Gazoo @ Little Temple

Fire Tiger, Directors of Photography, Frankie Marathon, The Vegas Breakdown, Welcome to Concrete, Sima @ The Roxy

Rare Monk, Gary McGrath, Tommieandandie @ On The Rox

Telstar, Damian Erskine, Marco Panascia, iLL-esha, Darrell Mansfield, Colton and Zara @ Anaheim Convention Center (NAMM Show)

Cubensis @ Golden Sails Hotel

Marcus Schossow @ Exchange LA

Aynjewl Faycc @ The Airliner

Chus & Ceballos @ Vanguard

George Winston @ Pepperdine University

Koah @ The Victorian

Chris Pierce @ The Witzend

Tonight's Shows/Showboy Q "Hands on The Wheel"

Schoolboy Q brings his dank and ale inspired "Hands on The Wheel" swagger to The Troubadour tonight - plus many other great artists are in town to entertain - from Break Science at The Central SAPC to Wallpaper. at El Rey Theatre, you can get a taste of what's getting hotter in 2012. Below is a complete rundown of January 20, 2012's shows and you can go to the Concert Blast to get more complete recommendations for Los Angeles.

The Good Natured, The Present Moment, Churches @ Echo

Bearracuda @ Echoplex

Kid Sister, Autoerotique, Reid Speed, Revolvr @ Avalon

Spero, Sisu, Aftergloam, Blood Buddies @ Pehrspace

King Tuff, White Fence, Crazy Band, Volunteers Park, Chlorine @ The Smell

Wallpaper., Speakers @ El Rey Theatre

English Beat, Super Duper @ Key Club

King P1ay w/ CaliSlim, Pookey Ruinz, Joe Buys, Daniel Cast @ Key Club

Margaret Cho w/ Very Special Guests @ Largo

The Stitches, Mau Mau’s, The Sorrows, The Villains @ Alex’s Bar

Badcat Amplifiers NAMM Party w/ Dead Sara, The Bots & Special Guest Headliner @ The Slidebar (FREE)

Schoolboy Q, Black Resume, HighFii Kiddo, Warm Brew, Personafication @ The Troubadour

Interface LA Feat. Mike Slott, Nonagon, Moldover, Peter Kirn, Rich DDT @ Bootleg Bar

Kevin Sousa Acoustic @ Saint Rocke (6 pm – FREE)

Poor Man’s Whiskey, Los Sindicate, Green Blossom String Band @ Saint Rocke

Break Science, American Royalty, PZB @ The Central SAPC

PK, Hotel Eden, Aaron Daniels, Uroboros @ The Mint

Francis Harris aka Adultnapper, Cameron Angeli, Red Sonya @ King King Club

The Ukalady, Ghiant, Dick n Jane @ Lot 1 Café

Droog Night, DJ Willy @ Los Globos

Abbey Road (Beatles Tribute), Jumping Jack Flash (Rolling Stones Tribute), The DyManic Duo @ Brixton South Bay

Russ Hewitt, Taylor Begert, Uncle Daddy, Jesse Tyre Karp @ Room 5 Lounge

Har Mar Superstar, Fur Pillows, Paulene @ The Satellite

Rocco Deluca, Rob Giles & All New People, Holly Conlan, Lwam, Mia Maestro, Davis Fetter @ The Hotel Café

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

The Mahler Project: Mahler 1 @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

Cash’d Out, Bolt Action Thrill, 28 North, JD Bender @ The Viper Room

Selena Gomez @ House of Blues – Sunset Strip

Nadia Ali (Live), Daniel Maniya, Shane Vikus @ Yost Theater

Evil Beaver, Bishop vs. Spy, Up All Night, The Wild Ones, Trash Monsters @ The Redwood Bar & Grill

Sean Riley, My Dear Wendy, Toby Karlin Presents Damn Lucky, The Vitals @ Molly Malones

“Off The Wall” feat. DJ Alfred Hawkins @ Del Monte Speakeasy

DJ Sloe Poke, Mando Fever, Gazoo @ Little Temple

Fire Tiger, Directors of Photography, Frankie Marathon, The Vegas Breakdown, Welcome to Concrete, Sima @ The Roxy

Rare Monk, Gary McGrath, Tommieandandie @ On The Rox

Telstar, Damian Erskine, Marco Panascia, iLL-esha, Darrell Mansfield, Colton and Zara @ Anaheim Convention Center (NAMM Show)

Cubensis @ Golden Sails Hotel

Marcus Schossow @ Exchange LA

Aynjewl Faycc @ The Airliner

Chus & Ceballos @ Vanguard

George Winston @ Pepperdine University

Koah @ The Victorian

Chris Pierce @ The Witzend

BTB Review of Hood Internet @ Troubadour

This is a guest post submitted by Zachary Siegal-Eisman of BeforeBigs.com from Friday's show at The Troubadour featuring The Hood Internet and Wallpaper.

Arriving at Troubadour around 9:40, it was about 5 minutes into The Hood Internet's set and immediately I noticed how almost everybody was dancing and had their hands in the air. Although only 1/2 of The Hood Internet was present for the show, he still got the party started with upbeat mashups displaying his ear for mixing hip-hop vocals with instrumentals from a song in a completely different genre.

Here's one of my favorites which I enjoyed hearing live.

The Hood Internet - Good Ol' Fashion Rump Shaker (Beastie Boys x Matt & Kim)

The headliner was electronica/dance hip-pop group Wallpaper.

REST OF POST REMOVED AT REQUEST OF WALLPAPER.'S REPRESENTATION.

K. Flay at Troubadour Tonight w/ wallpaper, The Dance Party & More

Stanford graduate and hipster hip-hopstress K. Flay makes her way into Los Angeles this evening, where she performs with wallpaper., The Dance Party (Hell Ya!) and Dude Royal.

Born in IlliNOISE - K. Flay began making music in her dorm room shortly after heading West. Now, with a lot of industry heat around the quite talented female artists, she's making music everywhere - from studios to apartments to the front seat of her car (wonder if she was making music with Amp on her car on the day of this photograph?).

You can peep some of her tracks through RCRDLBL.com or click this link - K.Flay - 2 Weak

K. Flay takes stage at 9:30 and may just steal the thunder of fellow rappers Dude Royal and wallpaper. Flay will be at home with Bay Area electro-hip-hop funkster wallpaper - whose live show is definitely worthy of anyone's attention. Wallpaper's received some good nods for recent live remix work of Passion Pit and Das Racist - and who knows what he will pull out tonight.

Dude Royal is an L.A. native also worth your time. If you heard the radio friendly "Love High" last year - you might already be on top of this show and be aware that he is not merely a rapper, but also a singer. If you didn't - check it out and check out the show tonight if you can!

Also on the line-up are The Dance Party, whose debut record was released on Hell Ya in late 2010. Despite not fitting all that well with this line up (why have The Dance Party with rising hip-hop artists?), The Dance Party will certainly be giving lessons in their expertise areas - Dancing and Partying.

If you want to have a good time, get your dance on and Party - go to Troubadour tonight!