Tonight in L.A. (October 20, 2012)

Its not just any Saturday night in Los Angeles this week.  While there are stars on the regular, there aren't always international stars with music videos that have garnered over a HALF BILLION views.  If you've been living under a proverbial rock for most of 2012 or you are over the age of 70 - you may not have heard Gangnam Style - otherwise you probably are familiar with the PSY phenomenon.  No joke - my three year old nephew and year old niece are even hip to it.  



So - if you want to indulge in the hype - he is playing at House of Blues - Sunset Strip along with Brit star vocalist Ellie Goulding and Jay-Z's latest protege - Rita Ora.  A solid line-up for fans of pop stars and their music.  



For those with more eclectic tastes - I recommend the Peaches DJ Extravaganza at Fonda Theatre with support from Big Freedia.  The artists are gaymous, the dance floor will be raging and you'll be encouraged to, amongst other things, get ass everywhere and fuck the pain away.  Sounds sexual, aggressive and fun.  





You'd be hard pressed to find a way to describe Crystal Castles as tame (they are not), but it will be less craybans at their show at Hollywood Palladium with Health and Kontravoid than it will be up the block at Fonda.   

Outside of the various Hollyhoods - I'd advise heading west (or west and north).  Over at The Getty Center, Cold Cave turns in one of the late season Saturdays Off the 405 performances.  In Santa Monica, The Central SAPC hosts its monthly Silent Frisco with a blend of NIN and Skrillex tonight.  Pepperdine University brings Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue to their Malibu campus for some high quality New Orleans jazz and funk.  All the way up in Santa Barbara - Snow Patrol and Lissie rock the Santa Barbara Bowl.



As usual - a full list of tonight's L.A. shows are below.

Crystal Castles, HEALTH, Kontravoid @ Hollywood Palladium

The Dan Band @ Club Nokia

The Fab Faux @ Orpheum Theater

The Script, Tristan Prettyman @ Greek Theatre

Brad Paisley @ Hollywood Bowl

Hamilton Price Group @ bluewhale

Peaches DJ Extravaganza, Big Freedia @ Fonda Theatre

Ellie Goulding, PSY, Rita Ora @ House of Blues – Sunset Strip

An Evening with Aaron Freeman (formerly Gene Ween) @ Troubadour

Dan Deacon, Height With Friends, Chester Endersby Gwazda, Alan Resnick @ El Rey Theater

The Paul F. Thompkins Show Presents: The Pod. F. Tompkast Live! @ Largo

The mergence, The Burning of Rome, The Shakers, The Suits @ The Viper Room

Bambu Station & ELan,  Inna Vision, Sono Vero @ The Roxy

Shugga Shane, Garrett Lee, Ariana Astar, Being Devious, Brooke Williams @ On The Rox

Bass Player Live feat Chris Squire, Aston Barrett and Steve Bailey @ Key Club

Women Warriors II Benefit Show @ Lot 1 Cafe

Magic Trash @ Origami Vinyl (FREE)

ASHBURY w/ Leggy Peggy, Diamond Light, The Downtown Train, Ned Casual & Hunter, DJ Vidal @ Los Globos

Happy Box 15^th Anniversary w/ 1521, Blindcry, Emma’s Arch, Far*Out, Gabriela’s Kiss, The Glenn Jacinto Band, Guns at the Bar, King Capre, Mayday, New Day in August, Project 7, Sylva, Shadow is my Friend, Ten to Midnight and Zipcode @ Bootleg Theater

Osunlade, Marques Wyatt, Big Cee @ King King Club

The Jealous Sound, Weatherbox, Cardboard Lamb @ The Satellite

Cold Cave @ The Getty Center

The Soft Pack, Crocodiles, Heavy Hawaii @ The Echoplex

Funky Sole @ The Echo (FREE)

Mary Fahl, Naia Kete, Birdseye, Kori Withers, Herbert Ball Orchestra @ The Hotel Café

Keesha Scott Horgan, Amy Loftus, The Deep Sea Goes, Flowerglass @ Room 5 Lounge

Manufactured Superstars, Bad Boy Bill @ Avalon

LA Oktoberfest @ Vanguard

Livin on A  Prayer, Lixx @ Brixton South Bay

Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers, Northern Son, Miggs @ Saint Rocke

Alex Cuba, Rhett Frazier Inc. @ The Mint

Jimmy Lifton @ The Mint (7 PM)

Silent Frisco: NIN vs. Skrillex @ The Central SAPC

Swedish Egil, Spikey Mikey @ Yost Theater

TeaLong, Kill Will, Fluent One! @ Detroit Bar

Los Pinguous @ Dakota Lounge

The Soul of John Black, Aaron Hendra, Brian Titus, Vinyl Playlist, I4AI @ WitZend

Blowin’ Smoke and the Fabulous Smokettes @ Harvelle’s

The Gears, The Last, Sara Radle & The Mockingbirds, The Alley Cats @ Alex’s Bar

Aruna Sairam @ Schoenberg Hall UCLA

Delfeayo Marsalis Octet @ Catalina Bar & Grill

Surgeons, Corners, Froth, Cigarette Burns @ The Smell

Wages @ Machine Project

Blackwater Jukebox @ Rafas Lounge Art Gallery

Joey Dosik, Dustbowl Revival @ Del Monte Speakeasy

Tift Merritt, Amy Cook, Tyler Lyle @ McCabe’s Guitar Shop

The Growlers, Audacity, Sam Flax, Tomorrows Tulips, TRMRS, Fee @ The Observatory

Adam Ant @ City National Grove of Anaheim

Ian Anderson @ Terrace Theater

Eddie Money, The Relatives, Pinch Me! @ Coach House

Snow Patrol, Lissie @ Santa Barbara Bowl

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue @ Pepperdine University

Y.G. @ Angels Roadhouse