Sony@310 Sessions W/ Flavorpill & Iheartcomix

It's Monday of the last holiday shopping week - which means malls will be madness, racks will be thinning and it is time to find a diamond in the rough on your present quest.  Tonight - Flavorpill, Sony and Iheartcomix give you that chance at a special Sony@310 Sessions event hosted at the Westfield Century City Sony Store.  

DJ Mario Cotto of KCRW will be spinning some soundscapes as well the uber hip YACHT while IHC hosts and Pink Taco serves up free tacos and margaritas.  Kind of sounds like a little holiday party if you ask me.  And to make it even better - the first 25 people get free t-shirts with art designed by Geoff Mcfetridge.  Not convinced?  Those t-shirts are limited edition.  They are that diamond in the rough present you've been looking for (as is the party).

Relaunch a new week of holiday parties tonight with Sony@310 Sessions!  RSVP here!

Tonight in L.A. (December 8, 2012)

Its Saturday - which means its a good excuse to party - and there are plenty of places to dance....so the following are instructions to turn it up.

1.  Play your latest mix or track from insert artist's name here.  I recommend Disco Nap by A-Trak on repeat.  That, and Higher Ground by TNGHT.  At least if you want to get amped up.

2.  Pour a shot of insert your favorite alcohol here.  

3.  Repeat steps one and two two more times in fifteen minutes.

4.  Call a cab and go to one of the following concerts:

• Zoos Zoos launch at The Central SAPC with Gaslamp Killer, Dam Funk, MORRI$ and Sun Araw

• Borgore, Schoolboy, Kennedy Jones at Fonda Theatre

• King King Club for another The Do Lab event with Blockhead, Jeremy Sole, Pumpkin and a Special Guest

• Funkagenda at Avalon

• YACHT @ The Echoplex

So lets review - that's #music #turnupjuice #repeat #cabtoconcert.

If you can't handle that much turn up juice - there are certainly other options.  BANDxCITY celebrates a year in business at Bootleg Theater with Ross Sea Party, Zak Waters, Y Luv and Jane Bang.  #bangbang

Of course no list of concert recommendations would be complete without mentioning KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas - which celebrates its first night with visits from Youngblood Hawke, Walk The Moon, AWOLNATION, Rise Against, Two Door Cinema Club, Linkin Park, Bush, Slightly Stoopid, Garbage, The Gaslight Anthem, The Lumineers at Gibson Amphitheatre.  Its pretty sold out I think - so if you need a dosage of rock from elsewhere, consider Bob Weir and Jackie Greene at The Wiltern.  

A full list of tonight's shows is below:

• Candy For Coal, Joshua Ketchmark, Absence of A Hero, Stonefeather, MAL, Relentless Nation, The Deal @ The Roxy 

• Danni Rouge, Aaron Mazarati, The Lady Crooners @ On The Rox 

• World/Inferno Friendship Society, O’Death, Bobby Joe Ebola @ Troubadour 

• Wicked Music Festival @ Key Club  

• Terminator Too: Judgment Play @ The Viper Room (Early & Late Show) 

• The Gaslamp Killer, MORRI$, Sun Araw, Dam-Funk @ The Central SAPC 

• Bonnie Bishop @ The Mint (11 PM) 

• Sister Rogers, Destani Wolf, Boss Harmony @ Del Monte Speakeasy 

• Haley Pharo, Belinda Skinner & JP Cervoni, Henry Henrietta, Valeria Ponzio, Romeo Testa @ WitZend 

• Café R & B @ Harvelle’s 

• Angel City Singers 2^nd Annual Xmas Bash w/ Ana Cristina, Lindsay Rae Spurlock, Punch The Clown L.A. @ Room 5 Lounge 

• Uncle Daddy Christmas Show w/ Two Wings, Katie Ohh, Daniel Lict, Sens Musiq @ The Hotel Café (7-9)

• Audio Absinthe w/ Jesse Woods, Ruthanne, The Walcotts, The Ragged Jubilee @ The Hotel Café (9-130) 

• Funkagenda, Norman Doray @ Avalon Hollywood 

• The Thrilling Adventure Hour Holiday Show @ Largo (730; 1030) 

• Kris Bradley @ Malibu Inn (2 PM) 

• Tom MacLear, The Screaming Lords @ Malibu Inn (8 PM) 

• Mammoth Thunderpower, Sleeping Sea King, Koresh, Bombay Snakes @ Detroit Bar 

• Honky Tonk Christmas w/ West of Texas, Damngivers, Willie Cash & The Cashiers, The Copycats @ Alex’s Bar 

• Signal Hill, The Littlest Viking, Ted Piecka, Junghaus @ Pehrspace 

• Hollywood U2 w/ Hey Hoy Lets Go (Ramones Tribute), Star 80’s @ Saint Rocke 

• The ABigails @ One Eyed Gypsy 

• H & S Burlesque Band w/ DJ Daisy O’Dell @ Harvard & Stone 

• The Brixtones, Natalie Smith, Hilary Parkin @ El Cid 

• Cobalt Cranes, Mr. Elevator & The Brain Hotel, Aftergloam, Brother C & Sister J @ Lot 1 Café 

• Ross Sea Party, Jane Bang, Y Luv, Zak Waters @ Bootleg Bar 

• David Bazan Band Plays Pedro the Lion’s Control @ Constellation Room 

• Sultan & Ned Shepard, Marc Romboy @ Exchange LA 

• Blockhead, Jeremy Sole, Pumpkin, Special Guest @ King King Club 

• Cosmic Gate, Cary Brothers, W & W @ Hollywood Palladium 

• Bob Weir, Jackie Greene @ The Wiltern 

• KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas w/ Youngblood Hawke, Walk The Moon, AWOLNATION, Rise Against, Two Door Cinema Club, Linkin Park, Bush, Slightly Stoopid, Garbage, The Gaslight Anthem, The Lumineers @ Gibson Amphitheatre 

• Borgore, Schoolboy, Kennedy Jones @ Fonda Theatre 

• Boyce Avenue, Tyler Hilton, Megan Nicole @ Club Nokia 

• Sex Panther, Party Favor, Digitalife @ Yost Theater 

• YACHT, Jacques Renault, David Scott Stone, Bobby Birdman @ The Echoplex 

• Funky Sole @ The Echo 

• James Supercave, Hosannas, LA Girlfriend @ The Satellite 

• Turbo Fruits, White Lung, Audacity, Big Eyes @ Los Globos 

• Owl Paws @ Origami Vinyl (FREE) 

• Dying Fetus, Cattle Decapitation, Cerebral Bore, Pryapism @ Slidebar

Tonight in L.A. (November 21, 2012)

Get in some music before tomorrow's feast, and then make sure you get home safely whether you're going downtown to enjoy old school hip hop from DJ Quik, Too $hort and Tha Dogg Pound or to La Cienega for laughter with Russell Brand.



One notable show that may have flown under your radar is RNDM at Troubadour, which features Jeff Ament of Pearl Jam, or the talented Canadian Patrick Watson performing at The Church.  We're also thankful for the Yacht DJ Set at The Smell and Andy Frasco's gracing of The Mint.  

• Pierce The Veil, Sleeping With Sirens, Tonight Alive, Hands Like Houses @ The Wiltern

• DJ Quik, Too $hort, Tha Dogg Pound, Suga Free, Greedy Entertainment, Random Citizens, Uniquely Divided @ Club Nokia

• Swim Lessons, Sam Outlaw, Ben White @ Bootleg Bar

• Deftones, Scars on Broadway @ Hollywood Palladium

• The Do-Its, The Long Fall, Liam Gerner @ The Satellite (FREE)

• Dub Club @ The Echo/Echoplex

• Patrick Watson, Half Moon Run @ First Unitarian Church (All Ages)

• Blackfeet Braves, The Aquadolls, Nature’s Son, Actaeon @ Lot 1

• Busdriver, Low Limit, ESMK, Gaslamp Killer, Daddy Kev, Nocando @ Low End Theory at The Airliner

• Yacht (DJ Set), DJ David Scott Stone, DJ Dane Chadwick @ The Smell

• Josh Kelley, Jackie Does Joel, Rafe Pearlman, Juliet Piper, Black Cobra Vipers @ The Hotel Café

• The Original Wailers, Ital Vibes, Heights of Creations, Haleamano, Casa de Calacas @ Key Club

• Russell Brand @ Largo

• RNDM, Line & Circle @ Troubadour

• The Starfuckers, Love and a .38, Rockett Queens @ The Viper Room

• House of Vibe All-Stars @ Harvelles

• Ruckus Roboticus, Go Go Bizkitt!, The Phantoms Revenge @ The Central SAPC

• Keaton Simons, Stephen Bishop @ WitZend

• DJ Richard Blade, The Reflexx, INXS-Live @ Brixton South Bay

• Fortunate Youth, Black Salt Tone, Ezzrah @ Saint Rocke

• House of Dreamz w/ Alex Dreamz @ Yost Theater

• The Maine, Mayday Parade, The Postelles @ Yost Theater (ALL AGES)

• Andy Frasco, Philosophy of Soul, Jerome Halloway @ The Mint

• Charles Feelgood, Bianca G @ Detroit Bar

• Liran Roll, Burden King @ House of Blues - Sunset

A Night With Chromeo (Lommabot Checks in From NYC)

Dave 1

We've got a fancy FILTER friend who keeps her finger on the pulse of the coolest haps, including what's brewing in the music scene, at all times...Lauren Lomma, maybe you've heard of her? If you haven't, you should try and follow her on twitter @lomfry3 (if she'll accept your request) because she is hilarious and she knows what's what.

Aggressively trying to rival anyone for most wicked concert schedule of the summer, Lommabot, as we like to call her, has been seeing anyone and everyone in NYC, from Cut Copy to Chromeo. With just a few weeks ahead of them before the scheduled release of their third studio album, Business Casual (set for September 14, 2010), the latter apparently they threw it down for the east coasters.

Don't miss the opportunity to see them, and if you need to be convinced why, just read what Lommabot has to say about their latest NYC performance below:

The humidity plaguing the streets of New York was nothing in comparison to the heat being generated inside the Bowery Ballroom on this particular Thursday night. Bodies bounced against each other, everyone danced in excitement as Holy Ghost! belted out some delicious tunes. The Passion Pit-esque quality of their beats was a welcome change to the classic DJ sets they usually dole out. The crowd bopped their heads and moved their bodies in approval, though they were all really waiting in anticipation for the headliner: Chromeo. Unbeknownst to the fans who pummeled their way to the foot of the stage, Dave 1 and P-Thugg were saddled up in the back near the bar. Dave 1 nodding to the beat, clad in all white with some sort of retro/hipster Jew-fro hybrid atop his head. P-Thugg, however, talked it up to a sassy brunette chick, only exiting after finally catching her digits.

P-Thugg

The lights glared on, and the classic intro of “Chro-me-o. Oooh! Oh!” blasted through the speakers; the crowd was instantly electrified. The duo came to the stage, Dave 1 donning a pair of classic wayfarers to shield himself from the glaring lights. They opened with a song from their soon-to-be released album, “Business Casual”, and throughout the night they alternated from promising new songs to reliable super-jams off their previous albums. The Hall & Oates of the electro era managed to excite the masses with classic hits such as “Fancy Footwork” and “Bonafied Lovin’”, as well as a Dire Straits cover, “Money For Nothing." Rocking out under the hot lights of the stage these two are the super-hip electrofunk geniuses known as Chromeo, where as moments earlier they were merely David and Patrick of Montreal: just a couple of hipsters admiring another fellow musician, being oh-so cool sipping on their cheap beers and lavishing in the advances of the ladies. One ridiculously amazing set and an encore of “Momma’s Boy” later, and every New Yorker in the place was dripping in sweat, grinning from ear-to-ear, and running home to scoop up tickets to whatever Chromeo show they could hit up next.

The duo comes to Los Angeles on August 29th to the Hollywood Bowl, where they will share the stage with The Chemical Brothers, YACHT and KCRW's Jason Bentley. You can purchase tickets here.