Los Angeles Tonight (April 6, 2013)

I know we're less than a week out from Coachella. I know everyone is running around this weekend trying to buy up all the coolers, sunscreen, liquor and glowsticks they can get their hands on. It's a beautiful day in Los Angeles though, so once you've stocked up on your goods, get your butt out and see some tunage...

Our buddies' the Tijuana Panthers (we have a Jam Van session coming from these guys next week) bring the fuzz (rock, not 5-0) to the Glass House in Pomona tonight to support The Three O'Clock.

Tijuana Panthers "Tony's Song"

Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk will be filling up the Roxy with NOLA-style booty shakin' jams that you won't want to miss.

Dumpstaphunk "Do You Want My Love"

If heady vibes are what's going to  tickle your pickle this evening, you have two great options with Big Head Todd & The Monsters at HOB Sunset and Dark Star Orchestra at The Canyon.

Dark Star Orchestra "Sugar Magnolia"

If the work week kicked your booty and you were too exhausted to catch Sammy Adams and T. Mills at the El Rey last night, you're in luck, as they have another show at the same venue tonight. Make sure to pop your collar on entry or else the frat brothers won't let you. True story.

Sammy Adams "All Night Longer"

And lastly, if you're looking for laughs, KROQ's got your covered with their annual APRIL FOOLISHNESS concert at the Gibson Amphitheatre featuring Jay Mohr, Bill Burr, Doug Benson and more

Bill Burr Standup

• Big Head Todd & The Monsters @ House of Blues


• KROQ Presents Kevin & Bean’s April Foolishness @ Gibson Amphitheatre


• Maria Del Pilar, Gaby Moreno, Travis Holcombe (KCRW) @ The Satellite


• Meltdown: A Night of Parental Comedy @ The Echo


• Dark Star Orchestra @ The Canyon


• Bootie LA w/ Mars, A Plus D, R.A.I.D., SceneSnaps @ The Echoplex


• Funky Sole @ The Echo (FREE before 10:30)


• Teenage Mountain Lion Premiere @ Bootleg Gallery


• Y Luv, Paper Pilots, We Are/She Is @ Bootleg Bar


• Shlohmo LIVE A/V SET with Jeremih, Nite Jewel @ Fonda Theatre


• Orchard Lounge, Chrome Sparks (DJ set), Vibes, Josh Brooks @ The Central SAPC


• Barrio Tiger, The Green Lady Killers, The Hitchhikers @ El Cid


• (FREE) The Devil & A Penny @ Origami Vinyl


• Ivan Neville, TEN, Perro Bravo and Quickie Mart @ Roxy Theatre


• Aaron Carter, Joel Simson, Savannah Phillips, Frederick Daniel, Nikki Flores, Petrel and Charlotte Bash @ Troubadour


• The Soul of John Black @ Molly Malone’s


• Omniflux @ NOMAD Gallery


• Planets, Brannigan’s Law, Floral Tenenbaums and Bodysnatchers @ the Smell


• Barrio Tiger, the Green Lady Killers and the Hitchhikers @ El Cid


• The Rescues, Jaymay, Kayoko and Hotel Cinema @ Hotel Café


• Sarah Ault, the Sixth Son, Antony Benedetti of Escalator Hill and Aux/Aux at Lot 1 Cafe


• Snarky Puppy and MAZ @ Mint


• Hillbilly Herald, the Complex and Taddy Porter & the Black Tibetans @ Viper Room


• Omar Akram and Mike Kindel @ House of Blues Foundation Room


• Emily Jane White, Tom Brosseau, Eliza Rickman, Lia Rose @ Pehrspace


• The Bloodhounds, Paradise, Satin Chaps @ Redwood Bar


• Shattered Fait, 13 Scars, Sidekick @ Redwood Bar


• Three O’Clock, Tijuana Panthers @ The Glass House


• Mac DeMarco @ Constellation Room


• PLaNETS, Brannigan’s Law, Floral Tenenbaums, Bodysnatchers @ The Smell


• Justin Willman : Tricked Out @ Club Nokia


• Sammy Adams and T. Mills @ El Rey Theatre


• New Blues Revolution @ HOB Voodoo Lounge


• Helen Reddy @ Catalina Bar & Grill


• Jill Sobule @ McCabe’s Guitar Shop


• Walter Trout, Space Rocket and Philosophy of Soul @ The Observatory


• Poor Mans Whiskey @ Soho Restaurant & Music Club


• Keith Sweat @ City National Grove of Anaheim

Tonight in L.A. (Thursday December 20, 2012)

Your final night before the last day of the work at least gives you a few options for fresh watercooler conversation since you’ve probably already talked about vacation three times this week. 

Legends are present on stages in the Sunset Strip/West Hollywood region when Bootsy Collins hits Key Club and Bob Weir, Jackson Browne, Mike Campbell and more perform at Troubadour and Camp Freddy most certainly turns out something epic at The Roxy. 

The beatacue is present further east – over at Echoplex - Shlohmo, RL Grime and Groundislava put things down, and the Versus party at The Central SAPC does the same for the westside set.

If you want to have a filthy sexy story – consider T.  Mills at The Constellation Room or Sarah Silverman’s comedy at Largo. 

• The Merry Minstrel Musical Circus w/ Jonathan Wilson, Mike Campbell & Friends, Bob Weir, Jackson Browne, Benmont Tench @ Troubadour

• Bootsy Collins, Tia P, NoFace @ Key Club

• The Blood, White Flag Down, Toughskins, Rough Kids, Politzkitzo @ Key Club

• Petty Cash @ On The Rox (FREE)

• Camp Freddy @ The Roxy

• Thomas Nicholas Band, Travis Clark, Rocco Deluca, TNB, Mots Nouveaux, Nathan Ray @ The Viper Room

• Odd Us, Carlos Calvo @ WitZend

• Harlow Gold @ Harvelle’s

• Farmer Dave’s Club Pacific w/ Los Kinkos, Miss M.E., Brothers Marshall @ Del Monte Speakeasy

• Versus feat. Secret Guest, Troy Kurtz, Bones, Ben Oprstu, Realboy, Option4 @ The Central SAPC

• Imiuswi Aborigine @ The Mint

• Sarah Silverman & Friends @ Largo

• T. Mills, Blackbear, Troy Noka @ The Constellation Room

• The Whiskey Gentlemen, City of Blue, Telenovela, Mattmatics @ TRiP

• Chuckie, Brazzabelle, Mister Blaqk @ Yost Theater

• El Vez’s Mex-Mas @ Detroit Bar

• The Growlers, Jail Weddings, Cosmonauts, Restavrant @ Alex’s Bar

• Hobo Jazz @ One Eyed Gypsy

• Frankenstein’s Black Christmas with Pool Honeys, The Bloodhounds, Death Lens, Little Ms. Shapen Figures @ Lot 1 Café

• Herbert Bail Orchestra, Murietta @ Harvard & Stone

• Casey Crescenzo of The Dear Hunter, Ringside, Clark Graham @ The Hotel Café

• Metalachi, The Bourbon Saints, Strange Imperial @ Saint Rocke

• Shlohmo, RL Grime, Groundislava, Ryan Hemsworth, D33J, Juj, Nick Melons @ The Echoplex

• Psychic Ills, Gap Dream, Regal Degal @ The Echo

• Faded Paper Figures, Cinderella Motel, The Georgia Sand, The Long Fall, Nightgown @ The Satellite (FREE)

• Don Tiki’s Hot Lava Holiday Show @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

• Jack Cousteau vs. Jacques The Ripper, Braden vs. Lush Bunny @ King King Club

• The Static Age @ Los Globos

• Donny & Marie Osmond @ Pantages Theatre

• Brian Setzer Orchestra @ Fox Theater

• High on Fire, Sunn O))), Corrosion of Conformity, Black Breath, Dead in Dirt, Loincloth, Void Ov Voices @ The Fonda Theatre

T. Mills - Ready and Fired in 2010, Exploding in 2011

Local resident Travis Tatum Mills may not yet be on your radar, but that will probably change soon. And he might already be if you've heard of the artist T. Mills. The 21 year old hip-hop-R&B-electropunk hybrid phenom is already a force on the internet and, after seeing one of his performances, I can attest that he is one on stage as well.

The Riverside, CA child sites influences from Wu Tang Clan to Blink 182 to Bone Thugs N Harmony - to recent additions to his playlist like Rusko and Wiz Khalifa. Embracing his multitude of tastes, T. Mills has already reached to a multitude of markets. In 2010, T. Mills could be seen all over the place - from his release of the "Ready, Fire, Aim!" EP to Bamboozle to the Warped Tour to his constantly growing online presence.

Earlier in 2011, I witnessed T. Mills headline and sell out an all ages show at The Troubadour. Not only were teenage girls grabbing for the pierced young hearthtrob's crotch on stage, they lined up to the edge of Doheny and Santa Monica at the end of the show screaming for a photo opportunity. Mind you, they'd been invited by the artist to do so after the show. He took the time to embrace each one of his fans willing to wait in the line while their parents waited outside to pick them up...

With plans to release a mixtape in April featuring production from J Hawk, Matt Squire, Colin Munroe, Hit Boy, The Stereotypes and more - T. Mills won't be resting anytime soon. Plus, with over 46,000 Facebook likers, where he happens to be giving away a free mp3 - http://www.facebook.com/ilovetmills?sk=app_4949752878 - almost 22,000 twitter followers http://twitter.com/#!/search/%40ilovetmills and over a million views on MySpace - his identity is going to keep penetrating the internet. With a swagger lick a rockstar for and songs like "Just My Luck" coming too - his hybrid-pop sounds will probably begin and keep penetrating your head too...

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