Tonight in L.A. (February 5, 2013)

February 5th gets it in tonight with bass champions Trap-A-Holics rolling thru Dim Mak Studios to ensure that the turn up is real.  Dan Sena will be doing his part too, as the Dim Mak vet celebrates the release of his EP.  There's a free vodka hour from 9-10 and SUPERGOOD will be in effect with the LiveMixTapes family - so show up early if you're trying to rage.







Maybe just grab dinner in Hollywood after catching Robert Delong's free performance at Amoeba Records.  He too celebrates the release of an album - but his is on Glassnote!



For those that planned in advance - the sold out Dirty Projectors at Troubadour sounds great.  For those that didn't - substituting the eclectic sounds of That 1 Guy and Wolff and Tuba at The Mint might work.  






OTher notables include Hot 8 Brass Band at Bootleg Bar and Frank + Derol at Saint Rocke.  A full list of shows is below; new Concert Blast will be published sometime tomorrow!

• George Krikes Jr., Chi McClean, Brendan Hines, Angel of Sona @ Room 5 Lounge

• Kris Allen w/ Jillette Johnson, Kris Allen, Jake Newton, Emmett Skyy @ The Hotel Café

• Jacq Becker w/ Marty Rod, John Torres @ WitZend

• Hunter and the Dirty Jacks @ Harvelle’s

• Social Distortion, Johnny Two Bags and Salvation Town @ House of Blues - Anaheim

• Thao & The Get Down Stay Down @ Fingerprints

• IM5, Brooklyn Haley, Ellenie, Ochoa Brothers, Van Jess, Katia Nicole @ The Mint (5:30 PM)

• That 1 Guy, Wolff and Tuba @ The Mint

• Dirty Projectors, Nick Kroll @ Troubadour (SOLD OUT)

• Demona Mortiss, Damezig, Modern Weapons, Kauze, Leveled By Lions, Project Primal @ The Viper Room

• Tatiana Prophet, Wolf Hollow Revival, Shaufrau, The Jim Priest Extravaganza @ The Viper Room Lounge

• Silverstein, Like Moths to Flames, SECRETS, Glass Cloud, Issues @ The Roxy

• Nathan Pacheco @ Club Nokia

• Kodo: One Earth Tour 2013: Legend @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

• Lovely Bad Things, Wires on Fire, Cosmonauts, Chad & The Meatbodies @ The Echo

• Hot Water Music, La Dispute, The Menzingers @ The Echoplex

• Hot 8 Brass Band, Oliwa and The Pleasure Circus, Reigning Monarchs @ Bootleg Bar

• KingQueen, Solwave, Strange Markings, Too Bad @ Silverlake Lounge

• Trap A Holics, Dan Sena (EP Release), DJ Slink, Bones @ Dim Mak Studios

• Robert Delong @ Amoeba Records )FREE_

• Santoros, Mister Elevator & The Brain Hotel, Froth, DJ Patrick Melcher, Anthony Giancola @ Harvard & Stone

• The Littlest Viking, Cobalt Cranes, The Bellhaunts, Research Team Down @ Detroit Bar

• Sir Sly, Kitten @ Constellation Room

• Frank + Derol, Stella by Starlight @ Saint Rocke

• Billy Bones @ Redwood Bar

• David Scott Stone, Bachsung, Hex Horizontal, Catheter @ The Smell

Tonight in L.A. (February 4, 2013)

Cure your Super Bowl hangover with some live music courtesy of a new slate of Monday residents including The Mowgli's at The Satellite with In The Valley Below, Mystery Skulls at Bootleg Bar with Matthewdavid and A House for Lions with The Steelwells at The Echoplex!

For more free options - Matt Costa and Thrillionaire take stage at Bardot for It's A School Night, along with Lewis Watson, who makes his US debut or catch Jason Joseph & The Spectacular performing their standard funky soul at The Hotel Cafe.

To catch the end of a residency - look to Los Globos for Maximum Hedrum's fourth and final show.  A full list of other shows is below:

• Jason Joseph & The Spectacular (No Cover between 945-1130), Desert Noises, The Soul of John Black, Owen Campbell @ The Hotel Café

• Johnny Stachela & Duane Betts @ Harvelle’s

• Go Tell The Eskimo, The Young Romans @ The Central SAPC

• Pillage the Village, VERY SPECIAL GUESTS @ The Central SAPC

• Moonbeams, Deadly Birds, Birds of a Black Feather, Give Me Your Hands @ The Viper Room

• Steel Panther @ House of Blues – Sunset Strip

• The Mowgli’s, The Ross Sea Party, Of Verona, In The Valley Below @ The Satellite (FREE)

• Kan Wakan, The Donnies, The Amys, Omar Velasco @ The Echo (FREE)

• A House for Lions, Olin and The Moon, The Steelwells, Cassorla @The Echoplex

• Mystery Skulls, Matthewdavid, Tapioca and The Flea @ Bootleg Bar (FREE)

• Feeding People Premiere Party @ Origami Vinyl (8 PM)

• Maximum Hedrum (Feat. Sam Spiegel of N.A.S.A.), ESP, DJ Knewjack @ Los Globos

• Backbeat @ Amoeba Records

• Hunter Hunted, Huggy Reyes @ Harvard & Stone

• Yellow Red Sparks, With Monroe, The Ultimate Bearhug, Josh Hoke @ Constellation Room

• HolyChild, Special Guests @ Detroit Bar (FREE)

• Dane Drewis @ Saint Rocke (6 PM)

• Anteater, Desert Dragon @ TRiP

• Matt Costa, Hot As Sun, Thrillionaire, Lewis Watson, Steffi Graf @ Bardot (It's A School Night) (FREE w/ RSVP)

Open Letter of Advice to Emerging Artists

Dear Emerging Artists,

Hope 2013 is treating you well and your career is headed in the right direction.  Hopefully you have already made some strides in 2013.  If you haven't - and you are trying to understand why - maybe the first place you should look is in the mirror.

While I will passionately defend an artist and zealously represent them - nothing I do for an artist can replace an artist actually trying themselves.  The artist's effort doesn't stop at just making great music and releasing it to the world.  An emerging artists needs to be their own publicist, their own best marketer, own icon... If you're an artist and you are trying to build a brand, an experience, an identity that is more than just the music that comes out of your mouth or thru your hands - you need to work on that.
Too often I consult or work with artists who just expect the sun, the moon and the stars because they put out a good record.  Artists all over the world create and release good records everyday.  There are more artists and more good records than there are highly lucrative opportunities for exposure so simply having a good record isn't a license to get paid.  You have to do more.  You have to a do a lot more.

If you've got a team - they should be helping you do more, but an artist shouldn't rely solely on their team.  An artist that makes little to no money shouldn't expect that just having a good song along with a  manager or publicist is the perfect recipe for success.  You actually have to put additional effort into that recipe as the artist.   To expect someone to turn you from zero to hero and get rich quickly is pretty unrealistic.  Like finding a needle in a haystack.  And most artists will say they are that needle in a haystack...but are you?  Look in the mirror and ask yourself these questions.

Do you have a voice that is uniquely different than other talented artists?
Are you an exceptionally talented musician/instrumentalist that stands out from other instrumentalists?
Do you produce and also write?
Do you have a studio you can access for free and make high quality sound recordings?
Do you have a fan base and network already that approaches 100,000?
Are you comfortable performing on stage?
Do more than 250 people come out to see you in your hometown?
Are you drop dead gorgeous?
Are you below the age of 22?
Do you have an innate cool and swagger to you that is undeniable?

Unless the answer to all those questions is yes - you're not the needle in the haystack and my advice would be to work harder - even if you don't think that is possible.  So...good luck in 2013. 

Artists that are working hard and on their grind - contact me at brandon@supergoodmusic.com about opportunities - including performances at SXSW and recording with Jam In The Van.

Sincerely,

Brandon Dorsky

Tonight in L.A. (February 3, 2013)

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

• Stanley Jordan Trio @ Catalina Bar & Grill

Justin Timberlake Returns to the Stage!

Tickets go on sale via Live Nation in about 6 minutes.  2 ticket limit per person.  Los Angeles' Hollywood Palladium plays host to Justin Timberlake's official live come back on the night of the Grammys.  Don't sleep...and if you land tickets, you better on some suit and tie shit!

Tonight in L.A. (February 2, 2013)

Keep the first weekend of February moving in the right direction with some old school 45 anthems from Funky Sole at The Echo (free before 11) or the massive electronic sounds of Porter Robinson at Hollywood Palladium.  Speaking of the Palladium...don't sleep on those Justin Timberlake tickets going on sale for Grammy night.  His return will be an epic show I'm sure.



Beyond dance floor action - you can get some throwback soul from Earth Wind & Fire at Fantasy Springs Resort, some lessons in pimping from Too $hort at Canyons, laughs courtesy of Adam Carolla at The Roxy and rock-esque stylings from Gram Rabbit at LA Fort and Dengue Fever at Detroit Bar.







A full list of tonight's shows can be found below.

• Gilberto Gless Y La Chuptos @ Gibson Amphitheatre

• Porter Robinson: Circle Assembly @ Hollywood Palladium

• 80’s Prom Party @ Fonda Theatre

• Ian Hunter and the Rant Band @ El Rey Theatre

• The Thrilling Adventure Hour @ Largo

• Reasons Be @ Room 5 Lounge

• Rebecca Schiffman, Brittney Bouchard, Dana Williams Tyler Lyle, Lara Johnston, Juliana Joya, Ben Burgess, R.O.T.N., Sweetwater & The Satisfaction @ The Hotel Café

• Julia Othmer, Raquel Rodriguez, Jann Klose, Heather Catalena, The Luke Mulholland Band @ WitZend

• Soul 7 @ Harvelle’s

• 90’s Party Show @ The Central SAPC

• Otis Heat, Rose City Thorns, Sean O’Neil, Jamestown Revival @ The Mint

• Augustana (Acoustic), Lauren Shera @ Troubadour

• The Michael Des Barres Band, State Line, Empre & The Sugar @ The Viper Room

• Adam Carolla feat. Dive Bomber, Kraterface, Dropdead L.A. @ The Roxy

• Steel Toed Slippers, Devil in Drag, Mirden @ On The Rox

• Strawberry Shortcake w/ Doodlebops Live! @ Club Nokia (4 pm)

• Testament: Dark Roots of Thrash @ House of Blues – Sunset Strip

• Toyota Symphonise for Youth: The Composer is Dead @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

• Lise de la Salle Plays Rachmaninoff @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

• Handshakes, Max and the Moon, Fire in the Hamptons, Bedcake, Wages @ The Satellite

• Bootie LA pre-Valentine’s Party @ The Echoplex

• Funky Sole @ The Echo (FREE before 11)

• Radar Brothers, Babies on Acid, Young Unknowns @ The Echo

• Ray Wylie Hubbard, Dustin Welch @ Bootleg Theater

• Benjamin Francis Leftwich @ Bootleg Bar

• The Vibrometers @ One Eyed Gypsy

• Song Preservation Society @ Origami Vinyl

• Terminator Too: Judgment Play @ Los Globos

• DJ Dan, Adam Auburn @ King King Club

• Kevin Brown, DJ Catalyst, DJ Jujubeats @ Yost Theater

• He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister @ Constellation Room

• Like Moths To Flames, Secrets, Issues, Glass Cloud, Silverstein @ The Observatory

• Dengue Fever @ Detroit Bar

• Nashville Pussy @ Tiki Bar

• Kevin Sousa (6 PM), The Spazmatics, Jay Stevens, DJ Mr 80s @ Saint Rocke

• Model Citizen, The Strands, American Cream, Xperimneto56 @ TRiP

• The Bronx, Death Hymn #9, Single Mothers @ Los Globos

• Gram Rabbit, Spindrift @ LA Fort

• Mara Hruby and the Park @ Virgil

• Roll The Tanks, beachwood Coyotes, The Pullmen @ EL Cid

• Finch @ Glass House

• Earth, Wind & Fire @ Fantasy Springs Resort

• Too Short @ Canyon

• Branford Marsalis @ Valley Performing Arts Center

Tonight in L.A. (February 1, 2013)

Kick off your month (and Super Bowl weekend) on the right foot with a variety of musical options in Los Angeles.  

Personal favorites - Karl Denson's Tiny Universe are set to funk things up at El Rey Theatre with support from Howlin' Rain while other skilled instrumentalists, The Wood Brothers, provide a more laid back set of sounds at Largo.  





For more aggressive rock consider Hell Ride featuring Mike Watt, Peter Distefano, Stephen Perkins and more at The Central SAPC.  For the jams - ALO and The California Honeydrops at Troubadour would definitely be a stellar choice.



Rising star Father John Misty performs at SoHo House while a buzzband of yesteryear, The Happy Hollows, try to fill up The Satellite.  For eclectic, cool and a good crowd - The Natural History Museum hosts electrifying performer Gaslamp Killer and his bobbing headnod and The Echo brings in Geographer.





A full list of tonight's shows are below.  Recommendations in bold...

• Brian Regan @ The Wiltern

• Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Howlin’ Rain @ El Rey Theatre

• The Wood Brothers, Seth Walker @ Largo

• Kathryn Gallagher, Jonathan Morrow, Jamie Kent, Jessarae @ Room 5 Lounge

• Everyday Animals, The Lower 48, Amie Miriello, Taylor Greenwood, Audioplacebo, Zoe Z @ The Hotel Café

• Justin Hopkins, Brian Fuente, Nate Currin, Young Beautiful In A Hurry, Dane Drewis @ WitZend

• Steel Toed Slippers, Year of the Dragon (ft. Dirty Walt of Fishbone), Hell Ride (ft. Mike Watt, Wayne Kramer, Peter Distefano and Stephen Perkins), Solutionagenix @ The Central SAPC

• Vusi Mahlsela, Sandbloom @ The Mint

• ALO, The California Honeydrops @ Troubadour

• Cro-Mags @ Key Club

• Nashville Pussy, The Lonely Drunks Club Band, Lightning Woodcock, Boost, The Sugar @ The Viper Room

• Hatebreed, Shadows Fall, Dying Fetus, The Contortionist @ The Roxy

• Tegan & Sara, Night Terrors of 1927 @ Club Nokia

• Surge Events Presents: Hollywood Insider @ House of Blues – Sunset Strip (Foundation Room)

• 9 Electric, Valora, ILLFX, Cromwell, Icarus Landing, Day Above Ground @ House of Blues – Sunset Strip

• Lise de la Salle Plays Rachmaninoff @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

• Kings Road, Runson & Friends, Dirty Ramb @ Lot 1 Café

• The Happy Hollows, So Many Wizards, Nightmare Air, American Males @ The Satellite

• First Fridays w/ The Gaslamp Killer, Adventure Time, DJ Sodapop, Inka One w/ Paul Dateh @ Natural History Museum

• Geographer, On and On @ The Echo

• Smithfield Bargain (Record Release), Sunshine Factory, Evangenitals, Molly Bergen @ Bootleg Bar

• Will Magid @ One Eyed Gypsy

• Galaxy of Tar, Kent State, Detective, Pop Soda @ Pehrspace

• Fred Everything, Wally Callerio, G-Dubbs, Eddie B, John Acosta @ King King Club

• Petropoulos @ Amoeba Records

• The Secret Affair @ Alex’s Bar

• Lange + Betsie Larkin, Ryan Sage, Chuey @ Yost Theater

• D.O.A., D.I. @ The Observatory

• Pop Noir, Kedd Cook, Death House of Love, Camille @ Detroit Bar

• Terri Nunn & Berlin, Spare Parts for Broken Hearts, Queen Caveat @ Saint Rocke

• The ELovay, Wild Ginger Kitchen, Zen Boogie, Under the Fire @ TRiP (FREE)

• Vieux Farka Toure, Fool’s Gold @ UCLA Royce Hall

• Gamblers Mark, Quaranteds @ Slidebar

• The Coltranes, Tidemouth, Mane Horse, Casket, Tommy Boys Public @ Unit B Studio

• The Abigails, The Warlocks, Magic Wands, The Fortress Social Club @ L.A. Fort

• Finch, Weatherbox, Late Night Revival, Loud Village + Sean O’Connor @ The Glass House

• Moses Campbell, Palm Reader, Surf Curse, Rachel Birke @ The Smell

• Jacksin Browne @ Pechanga Center

• Father John Misty @ Soho Restaurant & Music Club

• YG @ Yost Theater