Tonight in L.A. (October 5, 2012) - L.A.'s Concerts Tonight

For first Friday - the concert calendar is filthy - from the guitars of The Black Keys at Staples Center to the bass and beats of Big Gigantic and Griz at House of Blues on Sunset.  Download Big G's "Let's Go" to amplify your weekend - whether you're at the show or not.

For the festival goers - Culture Collide has a host of talent playing.  I like Taix's Champagne Room the best with Mr. Little Jeans, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Magic Wands and Voxhaul Broadcast.  Dangerbird artists Royal Teeth are the highlight on a bill that includes School of Seven Bells at The Echoplex.Your Culture Collide wristband also gets you into 826LA for some laughter courtesy of Natasha Leggero and friends. 

For the Hollywood bound - Treasure Fingers puts the speakers to work at Avalon and Dam Funk does the same at The Fonda as support for Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti.  Just down the block - new school rockers meet 90s stars as Dead Sara and Neon Trees support The Offspring at Hollywood Palladium.

Westsiders can enjoy First Friday's with a variety of performances and art spectacles - including Dustbowl Revival at Joe's, or go a little further south and jam out with Particle at Saint Rocke.  Over at The Central SAPC - doctors turned rockers Das Tapes get down.  

Other notables include She Wants Revenge at The Roxy with DJ'd tunes courtesy of Franki Chan, Furthurat Greek Theatre, Richie Spice at The Mint, Dr. Dog atJohn Anson Ford Amphitheatre and Twin Shadow atThe Observatory.  

• FILTER MAGAZINE’S CULTURE COLLIDE FESTIVAL w/ The Big Pink, School of Seven Bells, Royal Teeth, Moss, Optic Yellow Felt @ The Echoplex

• FILTER MAGAZINE’S CULTURE COLLIDE FESTIVAL w/ Zola Jesus, Ewert and The Two Dragons, Sudden Weather Change, Terminal @ The Echo

• FILTER MAGAZINE’S CULTURE COLLIDE FESTIVAL w/ The Balconies, The Moog, Resplandor, Immanu El, Huddle @ Taix (Front Lounge)

• FILTER MAGAZINE’S CULTURE COLLIDE FESTIVAL w/ Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Mr. Little Jeans, Magic Wands, Voxhaul Broadcast @ Taix (Champagne Room)

• FILTER MAGAZINE’S CULTURE COLLIDE FESTIVAL w/ Patrick Wolf, Annie Stela, Penny Hawson, The Trouble with Templeton @ The Church

• UCB PRESENTS COMEDY COLLIDE w/ Emily Maya Mills, Nick Thune, Matt Braunger, Lauren Lapkus, Howard Kremer, Natasha Leggero, The Birthday Boys, Dominic Dierkes, Matt Besser @ 826LA

• The Fuxedos, The Mike Penny Orchestra, Art of Bleeding (Film Screening), Lost Moon Radio, Quazar and the Bamboozled @ Bootleg Bar

• Randy Michael and The Sharp Dressed Lads, Alexandra and the Starlight Band, Hammered Satin, The Bloodhounds @ The Satellite

• Eekis vs. Colour, Palace Walls, Frownees Van Can’t @ Lot 1 Café (FREE)

• Coldair, The Trouble With Templeton, Kyst @ Origami Vinyl (Culture Collide)

• Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, BODYGUARD, Dam Funk @ The Fonda Theatre

• Treasure Fingers, Burns, Codes, Brazabelle, Burn Unit @ Avalon Hollywood

• Further feat. Bob Weir & Phil Lesh @ Greek Theatre

• Franco Benito, Max Cooper, Andrew S, Anton Tumas @ King King Club

• Jason Mraz @ Hollywood Bowl

• Gerardo Ortiz @ Nokia Theatre LA Live

• The Black Keys w/ Tegan & Sara @ Staples Center

• BT, Audien @ Exchange LA

• Esther Anaya vs. DJ Stephanie Loayza @ Belasco Theater

• Orlando Greenhill, Sunblast The Shadows, Moms With Tats, In Tents @ The Smell

• She Wants Revenge, Gliss, Pyyramids, Franki Chan (DJ) @ The Roxy

• Fly Society, Foxsta, PL, Vaughn @ On The Rox

• The Lonely Drunk Clubs Band Perform Led Zeppelin IV w/ Gypsyhawk, Scorpion Child, The Fabulous Miss Wendy, On The Fifty @ The Viper Room

• Dr. Dog, Cotton Jones @ John Anson Ford Amphitheatre

• The Maccabees, IO Echo @ El Rey Theatre

• Big Gigantic, GRiZ @ House of Blues – Sunset Strip

• Michael Schenker Group, Rattlehead, The Hard Way, Greg Allen Knights, Templar, Jemma Louis @ Key Club

• The Helio Sequence, Slowdance @ Troubadour

• Richie Spice, RnD @ The Mint

• Das Tapes, Bear Fight!, Bastille @ The Central SAPC

• The Head and The Heart, Blitzen Trapper, Bryan John Appley @ The Wiltern

• The Offspring, Neon Trees, Dead Sara @ Hollywood Palladium

• Peter Wolf, Broken Anchor @ The Hotel Café

• Particle, Steel Toed Slippers, Merciless Jive @ Saint Rocke

• Josh Heinrich’s Stranger, Skillinjah, Just Chill @ Brixton South Bay

• The Secret Affair (Northern Soul Dance Club) @ Alex’s Bar

• L-Vis 1990, Total Freedom, Nguzunguzu, Prince William, Kingdom @ Los Globos

• Piripa, [a]pendics, Steve Huerta, James Freidman, Filrouge, Hanre @ Los Globos

• Jes, Oscar Wylde @ Yost Theater

• Andrew Ryan, Armada, Red Circle Underground @ Harvelle’s

• Aquile, Tyler Conti, Dallison, Belinda Skinner @ WitZend

• Shulravision, Jonna Kae & Justin Sheehy, Lee Ellen Starks, Casey Wickstrom, Coke Youngblood @ Room 5 Lounge

• Harmonious Fits, Woodset, Swords of Fatima, Ghost Lyon, softCORE @ TRiP (FREE)

• Twin Shadow, Pegasus Warning, Mini Mansions @ The Observatory

• Deadly Finns, Wide Street, Dirt Dress @ Redwood Bar

• Open Air Stereo, Still The Sky’s Limit, Still Phantoms @ Slidebar

• Sea Wolf, Oren Lyons @ Constellation Room (The Observatory)

• Otmaro Ruiz, Aaron Rafael Serfaty, Catina Deluna, Larry Koonse, Joon Lee @ bluewhale

• Robyn Hitchcock @ McCabe’s Guitar Shop

• Laura Marling @ Pappy & Harriets Pioneertown Palace

• Barely Blind, What Hands Are For, The Goodnight, Culprit @ El Cid

• The Americans, The 454’s, Maladjusted, Exit Module @ Hard Rock Café Hollywood

• Marcus Miller @ Catalina Bar & Grill

• Lita Ford, Kenny Hale, Spare Parts for Broken Hearts @ Coach House

• Strung Out, The Swellers, Such Gold @ House of Blues – Anaheim

• One Drop, Nada Rasta @ SLO Brew

• Nightwish, Kamelot @ City National Grove of Anaheim

• Barry Zweig Trio (FREE), DJ Alfred Hawkins @ Del Monte Speakeasy

• Dustbowl Revival @ Joe’s (First Fridays)