Tonight in L.A. (October 14, 2012) - A Low Budget Dose

Its Sunday.  I'm feeling lazy watching these great football games - so I won't get too much into who to go see other than recommending three shows for tonight in LA:

First has to be the deliciously talented Robert Raimon Roy supporting the hilariously entertaining Das Racist at The Roxy.  Its an Iheartcomix event - so you know it will be popping and that all the other support will deliver something worth remembering.  Combining their choice talent selection with the sounds and intimacy of The Roxy should yield a rock solid night of neo hip-hop mayhem.  Don't miss it.  Get your tickets here....

ROBERT RAIMON ROY - "ROBERT RAIMON ROY" from Peter J Brant on Vimeo.



The second show I'd be itching to go to is SBTRKT with Syd The Kid at Club Nokia.  Beats will be plentiful.



The third show - The Smashing Pumpkins at Gibson Amphitheatre.  I'd like to hear an argument against going to catch Mr. Billy Corgan get down.



For a full list of shows - see below:

• The Toledo Show @ Harvelle’s

• The Sunday Sessions Hosted by Dustbowl Revival @ Del Monte Speakeasy

• Tritonal, Super8 & Tab, Stark & Banner @ Yost Theater

• Los Duggans, Restavrant, Soda Gardocki + More @ Alex’s Bar (3 PM)

• Abbey Road (Beatles Tribute) @ Alex’s Bar (8 PM)

• Sunday Karaoke w/ Bobby Vegas @ Detroit Bar (FREE)

• The Smashing Pumpkins @ Gibson Amphitheatre
• SBTRKT, Kilo Kish, Syd The Kyd @ Club Nokia
• Shea Welsh & Friends, Urban Dread, Bob DeSana & His Latin Jazz Band, Masta and the Edge of Soul @ John Anson Ford Amphitheatre
• Dudamel Conducts Where The Wild Things Are @ Walt Disney Concert Hall
• 2:54 @ Amoeba (FREE)
• John Daversa Small Band @ bluewhale
• Gospel Brunch @ House of Blues – Sunset Strip
• Manhattan Murder Mystery, Fancy Space People, Seasons @ Troubadour
• Baker, Derek Anthony Grey, Natural Heights, Daphne’s Roots, Bad Apples @ The Viper Room
• Joey Bulce & Friends, Sharaya, Damien Adrian, Tru Cisco @ The Viper Room Lounge
• Das Racist, Lakutis, SAFE, Le1f, Robert Raimon Roy @ The Roxy
• J. Kenzo, Truth, DLX, Kemst @ Los Globos
• Onuinu, Feeding People, Cayucas @ Bootleg Bar
• Sun Airway, Pure Bathing Culture, Body Parts @ The Satellite
• The Legendary Duo @ The Echo (FREE)
• Grave Babies, Ghost Wave, The Golden Awesome, Regal Degal @ The Echo
• Behind Closed Doors: a 2^nd Class Cabaret @ The Hotel Café
• Strange Talk, Nicholas Loren Foster, Thee Mike B, DJ Metric @ Drai’s Hollywood
• Irie Love, Finn The Groovah & Essel @ Constellation Room
• Cubensis @ The Central SAPC
• Robby Krieger’s Jazz Kitchen, Midnight Lamp, Trey Comstock @ Saint Rocke
• Elle Carpenter, Flowerglass, Robert Gaston, Strive Roots @ TRiP
• Vijay Iyer, Steve Coleman @ Royce Hall UCLA
• Shannon McNally, Amy LaVere @ McCabe’s Guitar Shop
• John Sebastian, Jimmy Vivino, Toulouse Engelhardt, Dennis & Don Reed @ Coach House
• Eric Hutchinson @ House of Blues – Anaheim
• Harout Balyan @ Pasadena Civic
• Fear and The Nervous System @ The Canyon
• Drag The River, Chris Shiflett @ Slidebar
• Big Business @ The Down and Out

New SBTRKT Video

Love SBTRKT. Performing again this weekend at Coachella. DO NOT MISS!

Brand new video for "Hold On" featuring Sampha.

New SBTRKT Video

Love SBTRKT. Performing again this weekend at Coachella. DO NOT MISS!

Brand new video for "Hold On" featuring Sampha.

North Coast Music Festival - Five Picks for Friday

The young (but up and coming) North Coast Music Festival kicks off tomorrow with a line up of hot electronic music - and a few big pop stars. While you might be familiar with Wiz Khalifa and David Guetta - you may not be aware of some of the other rising stars they've got on the bill for tomorrow.

The day opens with Orchard Lounge and 40 oz. Kings. The former are a Chicago based DJ collective made up of 2 parts Lokken (Spencer and Bethany) and one part Ben Silver. Their palate for electronic music is pretty wide ranging - so while you don't know exactly what to expect - it should lift you from the couch to the dancefloor (and back).

Immediately following Orchard Lounge on the Red Bull stage is The Hood Internet. These mash-up kings are some genre-blending Chicagoans too. Their recent remix of Foster The People's "Pumped Up Kicks" that features Hollywood Holt has made quite the rounds in the blogosphere, although I still think their best work is "Cult Logic Forever" mashing up Lil Wayne with Miike Snow.

Mask wearing SBTRKT hits stage at 6:30 - delivering his Chicago house/two-step/dubstep blends. With an album out this year on Young Turks and a constant presence on Beatport recently - SBTRKT is worth peeping if you haven't seen him. Here is a video of "Wildfire."

Toward the end of SBTRKT's set, I expect to travel toward the Magic Hat Local Stage to check out the electrofunk of Ghosthouse - a project spearheaded by Jamie Wineman. They were one of the first recording artist to have a hat made by Grassroots California - who happen to be making the official North Coast Festival hat as well.

Last but certainly not least is Wolfgang Gartner - set to rock the North Coast stage immediately before David Guetta. The originally anonymous brainchild of Joey Youngman, Gartner has been rocking dance floors since late 2007 although has been generating considerable more buzz in the past few years. With eight of his compositions having reached the #1 spot on Beatport, performances at EDC and Ultra in both 2010 and 2011 and an album, Weekend in America, coming out September 20, 2011 - Gartner is not leaving the spotlight anytime soon. Make sure you catch him while he's living in it...here is his video for "Illmerica."

Then stick around for Guetta....

More recommendations for Saturday and Sunday to follow soon.