Tonight in L.A. (November 30, 2012)

Do the end of your month and start of your weekend right by going out to catch some live entertainment as there is PLENTY of it in Los Angeles tonight.  From another installment of No Doubt at Gibson Amphitheatre to Nas ruling the world with Lauryn Hill at Wiltern to Mike Dillon Band going go-go jungle dirty on drums at The Mint - many houses will be raging heavy tonight.

The aforementioned No Doubt get support from Fitz & The Tantrums and The Aggrolites making for a very special SoCal performance.





For Mike Dillon - we are giving away a couple pairs of tickets.  Just tweet out @mintLA or email contest@supergoodmusic.com to get in on the action.  If you dig jazz, but a more mellow version of it consider Bela Fleck & Marcus Roberts at Catalina Jazz Club.





Recent Capitol signees Capital Cities throw down a friday night indie pop electro party at The Roxy, but for heavier electronics I'd recommend Simian Mobile Disco at Fonda Theatre.  The dance floor will be sweaty and packed for them and Dave P.  To get down to the hip hop of so cal visit Key Club for Fashawn and Strong Arm Steady, with support from FOCI and hopefully some surprise appearances (Murs is in town....).





And, for laughter, consider Club Nokia because Shaquille O'Neal's All Star Comedy Jam never disappoints!

For a full list of entertainment options see below.

• No Doubt, Fitz and The Tantrums, The Aggrolites @ Gibson Amphitheatre

• Aaron White @ The Airliner

• Take 6 @ Pepperdine University

• Bela Fleck & Marcus Roberts @ Catalina Jazz Club

• Nas & Ms. Lauryn Hill @ The Wiltern

• Shaquille O’Neal’s All Star Comedy Jam @ Club Nokia (Early & Late Shows)

• Frontside & Friends @ The Central SAPC

• Bongo Fury: REMIXED @ Harvelle’s

• Barry Zweig Trio @ Del Monte Speakeasy (FREE)(8-10)

• Off The Wall w/ DJ Alfred Hawkins @ Del Monte Speakeasy (10 PM)

• Mike Dillon Band w. Jim Wilson, Tomi Townsend @ The Mint

• Walk Off The Earth, Selah Sue, The Mowgli’s @ Troubadour (SOLD OUT)

• Raquel Rodiguez, La Mer, Demon Rey, John Anderson, B. Slade @ WitZend

• Attika 7, DevilSeed, Great Gods of Greed @ Saint Rocke

• Smart Patrol (Devo Tribute), Black Fag (Black Flag Tribute), Girl – Illa Biscuits, Buzzcuts @ Alex’s Bar

• Soed Van Riel @ Exchange LA

• Bonfire, Metal 101, Without Warning, Jay Stevens @ Saint Rocke

• Wovenhand, Chief @ The Satellite

• Incan Abraham, HOTT MT, James Supercave, Dashiell Driscoll @ The Echo

• Andreilien, Thriftworks, jobot @ King King Club

• Straight No Chaser @ Pantages Theatre

• Quote Unquote, By Sunlight @ Pehrspace

• Match The Band, Moses Campbell, I.E., Clipping @ The Smell

• The Bolts, Capital Cities, The Nukes, Raheem Cohen, 28North @ The Roxy

• Catsexual, Jon, Yultron, Dame 35, Exsty, Rosaly @ On The Rox

• Fashawn, Strong Arm Steady, FOCI, EGST, 7^th Circle Royalty, Mike Wash @ Key Club

• Paul Banks @ Constellation Room

• Simian Mobile Disco Live, JDH, Dave P @ Fonda Theatre

• Figure, Cold Blank, Whiiite @ Avalon

• Henry Rollins “The Long March” @ Largo

• Metal Blade Records 30^th Anniversary feat. Armored Saint & More @ House of Blues – Sunset Strip

• Vinyl Williams (Record Release), Gazoota, Moon Pearl, Astral Jubilee @ Bootleg Bar

• TeamMate, The Mots Nouveaux, Famous in Iowa, Jameson, Brown Shoe, Matty Charles w/ Zedekiah Child @ The Hotel Cafe

• Lennon Leppert, The Luvnauts, David Haack, Leena Culhane  @ Room 5 Lounge

• MFG Productions  Presents - ????? @ Los Globos

• Static Fridays @ Detroit Bar

• Meiko, LAGrange Concourse, Larkin McLean @ Malibu Inn

• David Choi, Clara C @ The Observatory

• Black Crystal Wolf Kids @ Charleston

• Shogun @ Yost Theater

Datarock Channels Heads & Makes Some Dance at Echoplex

Datarock is a band that had me at “she’s not that kind of a girl, booger!” For anyone not familiar with this awesome Norwegian electro-funk duo, that’s a line from their hit song “Computer Camp Love” off their aptly titled 2005 album Datarock Datarock.

So when I heard that they’d be in Echo Park promoting their new single (out March 21st) I jumped at the chance to go. I arrived at the Echoplex on a chilly Friday night to be greeted by their incredibly lovely tour manager, Tony. Datarock wasn’t scheduled to go on until 11:30p due to their four opening acts but Tony warned me that even still they were running a little behind. Since I can’t possibly rock out on an empty liver I headed to the bar and in the process was nearly run over by a little man in a red tracksuit. In my sober haze I didn’t realize it was old time band member Fredrik Saroe, and instead thought to myself, “that boy should really re-think his outfit”. Vodka soda in hand I made my way to the front of the room. At nearly midnight the red tracksuit clad members filled the stage and burst into none other than “Computer Camp Love." They followed this Revenge of the Nerds classic with “Sex Me Up," another great track off their Datarock Datarock album. Frontman Kjetil Møster then broke into a very admirable running man, backed by his crew, and segued into “Princess."

As fun as the show was, I was a little disappointed at the poor turnout. Kids were hanging by the bathrooms and couples were fawning over each other in the booths, but for such lively and danceable beats I expected to find a packed and sweaty dance floor. I then remembered when I first saw Matt & Kim about five years ago at what used to be one of my favorite L.A. haunts, Safari Sams. Standing before the then barely known duo in a sparsely filled room I recall thinking “they’re totally awesome! Why aren’t there more people here?” and “they should really re-think their name." I may have been wrong about the name part, but I wasn’t (and never will be) wrong about the musical deliciousness aspect. I guess it just takes some people a little longer to catch on, so I’m telling you this: catch on now if you haven’t already. Datarock is rad.

They finished up their set with a few newer tracks that I wasn’t familiar with. Upon first listen one of them sounded a lot like “Once in a Lifetime” by the Talking Heads. Moments later they introduced a song only released last year “True Stories”, the ultimate Talking Heads tribute anthem. Clearly being very big fans of the New Wave, post-punk movement, you’d expect their new “extravagant” single to be some sort of mash-up between the Talking Heads and their Datarock Datarock album, right? Well, it is. Mix Datarock with “Psycho Killer” and you’ve got “Catcher in the Rye” - a classic beat with catchy lyrics and totally worth a listen. By the end of the night I found myself telling people that Datarock was from Norwegia. Now, for those of you who excel in music but not in geography: Norway is a place. Norwegia? Not so much. That’s when I knew it was time to put down my drink and head home. Another good night of epic tunes down, countless more to go.

Written by Lauren Lomma, Edited by Brandon Dorsky

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