Los Angeles Tonight (Monday, June 24th)

Monday in Los Angeles means It's A School Night at Bardot. Tonight Travis Garland, Treetop Flyers and Micah Green are showcasing their goods.





The Steelwells are playing at the Observatory in Orange County.





It's the last night of the June residencies, so if you haven't had a chance, catch King at The Bootleg Theatre, Hindu Pirates at the Echo and/or Queen Caveat at the Satellite.

Los Angeles Tonight (June 11, 2013)

Throw on your swan outfits, Bjork is in town and playing the Hollywood Bowl tonight.



If that ain't your jam, perhaps you want to get down with the Alkaline Trio at The House of Blues Sunset or close out Tom Petty's six night run at The Fonda.



Colleen Green also plays The Satellite and Anamanaguchi is at The Echo, now say that five times fast and go have yourself a music-filled Turn Up Tuesday.

Los Angeles Tonight (April 26, 2013)

Happy friggin Friday!  Lot's to be heard this FF too, so don't let the couch suck you in after NBA playoff games are over, get up and get heady.

Go see The Cave Singers at The Bootleg, because they are awesome.  Or go freak it to Crystal Castles at The Hollywood Palladium, because that too would be awesome.





BritWeek kicks off at The Echo with The Veils, Andy Burrows, and Pop Noir.



DJ Shadow is at The Observatory, remember to wait for the drop...



Or go hear some Chappo w/ Francisco the Man at The Satellite.



All good choices, all there for the taking Los Angeles...

Los Angeles Tonight (April 24, 2013)

It's hump day, so hump, but see some music first, you know, to get in the mood...

It's a relatively slow evening, and we'd say your best shot at a good time would be to go see Bass Drum of Death, Tijuana Panthers, and Beach Party at The Bootleg, if that's the mood you're looking for.  If not, well there's SKATERS at The Echo and The Armada at The Satellite.

Here's to hoping tomorrow is a bit more turnt up...

Los Angeles Tonight (April 8, 2013)

Happy Monday!  Time to extend the weekend and decide where you're going to celebrate once Michigan wins the National Championship tonight.

A couple directions we might push you in would be The Diamond Light and Gavin Turek at The Bootleg Bar or Watch the Duck at Bardot for It's a School Night.  Both of those options are free...

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If you won your brackets and have some extra cash maybe you want to check out Thao & The Get Down Stay Down with Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside at The Troubadour or go get turnt with ASVP Rocky at Staples Center...   The full list of tonight goings on is below.

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Steel Panther @ House of Blues

Chief, Warships, The Last Internationale, In Leagues @ The Satellite (FREE)

Angel Olsen, Villages, Paul Bergmann @ The Echo

Touche, Cuckoo Chaoes, LA Font, Hands @ The Echoplex (FREE)

Gavin Turek, The Diamond Light, Among Savages, DJ Destroyer @ Bootleg Bar (FREE)

Eddie Jobson @ El Rey Theatre

Escondido, Watch The Duck, Body Parts, Dustbowl Revival, Gossamer (DJ Set), Kack of All Tracks (The Lovely Daze), Chris Douridas @ Bardot [It’s a School Night](FREE w/ RSVP)

Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside @ Troubadour (SOLD OUT)

Barry & Stuart Live @ Largo

Planet of the Abts (Feat. Members of Govt Mule), Johnny Stachela Band @ Harvelle’s

Owen Plant, Love Mason, Brian Rogers Band, Dustin Robinson @ TRiP

Moxi @ The Constellation Room

Hunnypot Radio Live @ The Central SAPC (FREE) (w/ Joe Berman, Frank Palazzolo, Audra Mae, Jon Kenzie, Bite The Buffalo)

Gene Anderson and the Kings of the nEw Hollywood Cabaret @ The Mint

Cratesz, Omeguh, Skepp, Hawk, 7DeadlySynths, Cy Kosis @ Los Globos

Rihanna, ASAP Rocky @ Staples Center

Kool Skull, Kroy Club, Traps PS, Paperslang, Leathrface, Gun/Her @ Pehrspace

David Poe, Bear Attack, Dylan Pratt, Jason Joseph & The Spectacular @ The Hotel Café

Gardeners Logic, Jameson & Co., Purple Mountains Majesties @ Detroit Bar (FREE)

The Singles, Them Howlin Bones @ Harvard & Stone

Atomic Punks (Van Halen Tribute) @ The Roxy

The Negative Creeps, Colliderscopes, Goofoffs, Hobart W Fink, Menage, Noah Applebaum @ The Viper ROom

Chamber Music: Shostakovich, Martinu, Mendelssohn @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

Los Angeles Tonight (March 17, 2013)

Oh man, it's St. Paddy's Day. definitely not my favorite holiday, I suppose that's the Jew in me, but I'm not going to be a St. Paddy's Day Grinch. That's bad vibes, I hate those more so then I do watching girls puke green stuff in the streets. So I encourage you all to wear all shades of green, drink green stuff, and smoke green stuff today, and also, to go slur your words at some concerts, cause you can yell as loud as you want at a show, sometimes it's encouraged, you know, if it's that type of show. Don't bring a drum to a Phish show though, my buddy learned that the hard way.

So then, if after that intro you're like "dude, what shows are there to see?" Well here is my response:

Over on the Westside The Toledo Show is going down at Harvelle's, and that's always a good time. Dude is wild. Plus he's got dancing ladies. Don't go if you are allergic to Black & Mild smoke.



If you'd prefer blurrily stumbling through Downtown LA, then we're never ones to dissuade you from taking in a Dustbowl Revival performance. They'll be playing for free at The Redwood Bar joined by The Cerny Brothers and The Show Ponies.



There are some cool St. Paddy's day events going off on the hip side of town (Echo Park/Silverlake). Part Time Punks is never a bad call, especially on a night when they've got the CRASS tribute band covering "Penis Envy." There's also Olin's 11th Annual St. Paddy's Day Bash over at The Satellite. There they'll be performing "Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash" by The Pogues, that actually sounds like a damn good time. There's some other stuff on the Sunday calendar, so check out the blast if none of that floats your boat.



If you take it easy tonight no worries, SXSW is officially donezo for 2013, and LA is about to catch a wave of good music as a result. So keep it heady, and in honor of St. Paddy, when in doubt, puke it out!

Tonight in L.A. (December 18, 2012)

Holiday parties are slowing down, shelves are clearing as people buy last minute presents (anyone got ideas???), but the concert calendar hasn't slowed down just yet (it will next week).

A couple great bills exist in the Los Angeles ether tonight - most notably the rock party celebrating The Rolling Stones at The Satellite that features Chris Shiflett of the Foo Fighters as well as Dustbowl Revival, Brian Whelan and many more.  

Hip hop heads get to enjoy How The Grouch Stole Christmas with The Grough & Eligh, Mistah F.A.B., Prof and DJ Fresh at El REy Theatre.



I like the free stylings of Zak Waters residency at The Central SAPC with Jhameel, who just finished up his own residency at Bootleg Theater last night.  Both these guys are going places - and Zak is even appearing on Carson Daly's show when they air footage from an earlier residency show.






Check out a full list of shows below:

• Lifehouse @ Troubadour

• Damezig, Shaufrau, I4AI, Wait for Green, Rubberneck  Lions, T.S. Idiot @ The Viper Room

• By The Way, Jeff Garlin in Conversation w/ Very Special Guest @ Largo

• How The Grouch Stole Christmas 2012 – The Grouch & Eligh, Mistah F.A.B., Prof, DJ Fresh @ El Rey Theatre

• Michael Williams Band, The Jon Collins Band @ The Mint

• Valente, Omniflux, Garland @ Bootleg Bar

• Magic Wands, Hopeless Jack, Meeting Places @ Harvard & Stone

• Bell Gardens, Kind Hearts & Coronets, Fort King, Brad Laner @ The Echo

• MellowHype, Trash Talk, Antwon, Rotting Out @ The Echoplex

• A Tribute to Rolling Stones w/ Michael Des Barres, Brian Whelan, Mitch Marine, Brett Anderson, Chris Shiflett (Foo Fighters), The Dustbowl Revival, Harlan, The Sister Ruby Band, The Far West @ The Satellite (FREE)

• Kettle Drivers, Sons of August, The Sleeping Car, Aloha Radio @ Detroit Bar

• Adam Roth @ Harvelle’s

• Volks, The Mud Howlers @ Los Globos

• LoveyDove, Runson Willis, The Sixth Son, Brendan Constantine @ Lot 1 Café

• Tijuana Bullfight, Roofbeam Carpenters, Broken Anchor, Monroe @ Silverlake Lounge

• The Neighbourhood @ The Constellation Room

• Luciana Souza, Larry Koonse, David Piltch @ Bluewhale

• Aaron Neville: A Christmas Celebration @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

• Jackie Bristow @ WitZend

• Zak Waters, Jhameel, Monroe, Sharkitecture (ft. Members of the Mowgli’s), Nicky Quid (DJ SET) @ The Central SAPC (FREE)

• Hunter 99, Triple Bordego, Apocalypse Vacation @ TRiP

• Pat Mahoney, Juan Maclean, Isom Innis, Urulu, Bones, Dirty Dave @ Dim Mak Studios

• Peach & Knife, Laura Jane, Jim Huff @ Room 5 Lounge

• Harper Blynn, Act As If, My Name is You, All Spots To Black, Commercial @ The Hotel Cafe

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

Its Halloween eve - so repress your costumes and embrace them for the second to last time of 2012.  Tonight there are a host of events to choose from - including traditional Halloween style shenanigans like The Rocky Horror Picture Show at Yost Theater or a costume dance party, like at Dim Mak Studios.

Close to Dim Mak, Miike Snow along with Niki & The Dove lay down some sexy tunes - so maybe hit up the Hollywood Palladium before closing down Dim Mak.  Another worthy Halloween eve concert is Cadence Weapon at The Satellite - where he is joined by Fat Tony and Subtitle for a night of eclectic hip-hop.

An unexpected Halloween treat comes in the form of Aziz Ansari and friends who roll out laughter at Largo for an Obama Benefit.  

Other notables include Bob Mould at El Rey Theatre, The New Limb at The Central SAPC (for FREE) and BuzzBands 4 Year + Anniversary party at Federal Bar with Voxhaul Broadcast, Gliss and more.  

• Miike Snow, Niki & The Dove @ Hollywood Palladium

• Mischief Night w/ Stellar Corpses, Plague Vendor, Brian Burn, The Knitts @ The Viper Room

• The Saturdays @ The Viper Room

• Parker Ainsworth, The Peoples Mic @ WitZend

• Stevie Starlight @ Harvelles

• Bob Mould, Abe Vigoda @ El Rey Theatre

• Aziz Ansari President Barack Obama Benefit Show @ Largo

• Avalon Omega, Sue Ray, Leggy Peggy @ Silverlake Lounge

• Retox, Bastard Noise, To The Point, Happy Pill Trauma @ The Smell

• Daughter, Choir of Young Believers @ Bootleg Theater

• Tammy Faye Starlite’s Defense of Opposite Marriage Tour: “Doom 2012” @ Bootleg Bar

• Balmorhea, Spindrift, Patrolled By Radar @ The Echo

• Cadence Weapon, Fat Tony, Subtitle @ The Satellite

• Harper Blynn, The Brendan Hines, Alex Wong, Tyler Lyle @ The Hotel Café

• Caravan of Thieves, Rubberneck Lions, Moon @ The Mint

• Moonchild, Erin McLaughlin, Shoshana Bean, Rafe Pearlman @ Room 5 Lounge

• Go West Young Man, The New Limb, Western Scene, The Shade @ The Central SAPC (FREE)

• Dim Mak Halloween Party! @ Dim Mak Studios

• Gjelina Showcase and Halloween Party @ Del Monte Speakeasy

• The Rocky Horror Picture Show @ Yost Theater

• Gardeners Logic, Let’s Drive to Alaska, Heavy Petal, The Antiques @ Detroit Bar

• Daniel Kirkpatrick & The Bayonets, Clint JuN Gamboa @ Molly Malones

• BuzzBands LA $+ Year Anniversary Show w/ Voxhaul Broadcast, Gliss, The Breakups @ Federal Bar

• Foreigner @ The Grammy museum

• Beach Party @ Harvard & Stone

• The Asteroids Galaxy Tour @ The Observatory

• Con Bro Chill @ Constellation Room

• Clash of the titans, Thoramay @ House of Blues - Anaheim

Tonight in L.A. (October 1, 2012)

The first day of October brings a handful of fresh residencies to the LA concert scene - most notably recent Glassnote signee Robert DeLong at Echoplex.  His one man electro pop party is a marvel to see live.  Another amazing individual talent - Ed Sheeran, plays for a lucky crowd at The Wiltern with assistance from Passenger and Selah Sue.  The British phenom will likely convince crowds to be confused as to why his beautiful voice doesn't dominate American charts too.  The Sunset Strip region hosts a handful of emerging acts SUPERGOOD likes too - Fartbarf over at Whisky A Go Go and a little south - Troubadour gets a visit from Frank + Derol, Wolf Gang and The Royal Concept.








Since its Monday, you know Its A School Night, and Bardot gets a visit from the trying to, but at the same time trying not to sound like U2 act The Chevin.  They're entertaining and uniquely outfitted - and the supporting cast I know little about will probably be what most IASN nights are - pretty solid.   Its free with an RSVP here.  Other free shows include Sad Robot at Silverlake Lounge, Kera and The Lesbians and Peter Pants at Bootleg Bar, Last In Class and Balthazar at The Satellite and Superhumanoids with Mini Mansions at The Echo.  



For shits and giggles - check out El Rey Theatre with Sarah Silverman, Russell Brand, Mary Gauthier and more!  A complete list of shows tonight is below - all our recommendations are in bold.....

• Hannah Epperson, Martha Liz, Josh Damigo, Joel Eckels @ Room 5 Lounge
• Nick Blaemire & The Hustle, Jason Joseph & The Spectacular @ The Hotel Café (Free After 9:45)
• Superhumanoids, Mini Mansions @ The Echo (FREE w/ RSVP)
• Robert Delong Residency @ The Echoplex
• Last In Class, Balthazar @ The Satellite (FREE)
• Kera and The Lesbians, Peter Pants, Heroes & Heroines @ Bootleg Bar (FREE)
• Sad Robot, John Bone, The Trouble With Templeton, The Wild Reeds @ Silverlake Lounge (FREE)
• The Lumineers, Bad Weather California, DJ Darren Revell @ The Fonda Theatre
• Ed Sheeran, Passenger, Selah Sue @ The Wiltern
• The Finale Voices United, Catie Curtis, Mary Gauthier, Vicki Randle, Sarah Silverman, Russell Brand @ El Rey Theatre
• Safety Suit, Go Radio @ The Roxy
• Sound Cannon, Divebomber, The Hard Way, Hear Kitty Kitty @ The Viper Room
• Wolf Gang, The Royal Concept, Frank & Derol @ Troubadour
• Miniature Houses, Hindu Pirates, Fellow Bohemian, Summer Twins @ Detroit Bar (FREE)
• The Mixx @ Harvelle’s
• Ben Carroll, John Elliott, Romeo Testa @ WitZend
• Adventure Galley, Gangi, Sassi Lassi, June Humor @ The Central SAPC
• Aaron White @ Villains Tavern
• Black Light Burns, Fartbarf, Witch Was Right @ Whisky A Go Go
• Herb Alpert, Jerry Moss @ Grammy Museum
• The LExingtons @ Redwood Bar
• Metal Shop, Venrez @ Key Club
• Fellow Bohemian, Miniature Horses, Hindu Pirates, Summer Twins @ Detroit Bar (FREE)
• ITS A SCHOOL NIGHT: The Chevin, Chris Stills, Communist Daughter, Jeans Wilder, Savior Adore @ Bardot (FREE w/ RSVP)