Apparently this was big enough to make it onto ESPN. Who knew that Hammerpants were all the rage again?
13 years ago
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Dakota Lounge Rocks Hard on A Monday In June
Well, I am pleased to report that the first complete Supergoodmusic event was a success. Monday's show at Dakota Live Music Lounge in Santa Monica went off without a hitch.
Beau Landry opened at 8 pm to a not so packed room. Although I was not nervous at the lack of persons at 8 pm, I felt bad that Beau had to go on with only like 10 people in the room. That said, those people were pretty damn cool - including the staff at Dakota (the sound man is a really nice, easy to work with guy and one of their bartenders, Brandon, not only has an awesome name...but he is cool too). Beau's music was good, not spectacular, but how spectacular can you be playing to a room with only 10 people? Everyone seemed to enjoy his tunes - there just were not enough people there to enjoy it. Maybe next time the first act can go on at 8:30 instead...
As Beau Landry finished, the room started to get a little more full. That is when I noticed the featured beverage of the night - the Supafresh. Not only was I pleased to see a beverage crafted from my special Naked Vodka Crack recipe - but it was named for the night too. Thus, I started on a Supafresh drinking extravaganza which ended in my being Supa-drunk and then Supa-hungover
By 9:00 pm the room was healthily supplied with faces young and old eager to see the indie-rock, shoegaze stylings of Helicopter Rounds, The French Semester and Moving Picture Show (Beau Landry opened, but was finished at 8:40).
Helicopter Rounds, a trio of doctors who work in UCLA's ER, took the stage with a fury. Although I am unfamiliar with the names of their tunes, I really, really enjoyed their music. I think they played "I'll Never Leave" which I wasn't feeling as much pre-show - but now I am totally digging it. They definitely have character and charisma on stage and they knew how to keep the energy going. They maintained the vibe of the night, were easy to work with and ultimately were a great assist band for The French Semester.
The French Semester, the headliner of the night (although they played second to last), took stage around 9 pm to a house of about 100-120 people and they straight kicked ass! This band is really starting to find their groove after having added a female vocalist to the mix (Elaine) and a new keyboard player (Russ). They played some happy-go-lucky crowd pleasers - "Remembering Right Now" and "Fourteen" - as well as the slightly darker, but equally as awesome "The East Man." The room was grooving, people were tapping their feet, bobbing their heads and even some people were dancing....on a Monday, at an indie, shoegaze show. The crowd ate it up, clapping and cheering for the band after every song. TFS pumped it out for a long set - pushing on for close to an hour on a Monday night. The crowd's enthusiasm and Dakota Lounge's great sound probably helped keep their musical gravy train chugging...
After The French Semester came Moving Picture Show, the only signed act of the night. With a well choreographed entrance which featured the drummer playing marching drums as he emerged from the kitchen, it appeared the performance would be on high octane for the rest of the night. While the band raged and powered through their set, the crowd began to thin out given that it was a Monday night. MPS gave a great effort - playing a powerful forty minutes before calling it a night.
All in all, it was a big success. Over 100 people through the door - more than half of whom paid.
Beau Landry opened at 8 pm to a not so packed room. Although I was not nervous at the lack of persons at 8 pm, I felt bad that Beau had to go on with only like 10 people in the room. That said, those people were pretty damn cool - including the staff at Dakota (the sound man is a really nice, easy to work with guy and one of their bartenders, Brandon, not only has an awesome name...but he is cool too). Beau's music was good, not spectacular, but how spectacular can you be playing to a room with only 10 people? Everyone seemed to enjoy his tunes - there just were not enough people there to enjoy it. Maybe next time the first act can go on at 8:30 instead...
As Beau Landry finished, the room started to get a little more full. That is when I noticed the featured beverage of the night - the Supafresh. Not only was I pleased to see a beverage crafted from my special Naked Vodka Crack recipe - but it was named for the night too. Thus, I started on a Supafresh drinking extravaganza which ended in my being Supa-drunk and then Supa-hungover
By 9:00 pm the room was healthily supplied with faces young and old eager to see the indie-rock, shoegaze stylings of Helicopter Rounds, The French Semester and Moving Picture Show (Beau Landry opened, but was finished at 8:40).
Helicopter Rounds, a trio of doctors who work in UCLA's ER, took the stage with a fury. Although I am unfamiliar with the names of their tunes, I really, really enjoyed their music. I think they played "I'll Never Leave" which I wasn't feeling as much pre-show - but now I am totally digging it. They definitely have character and charisma on stage and they knew how to keep the energy going. They maintained the vibe of the night, were easy to work with and ultimately were a great assist band for The French Semester.
The French Semester, the headliner of the night (although they played second to last), took stage around 9 pm to a house of about 100-120 people and they straight kicked ass! This band is really starting to find their groove after having added a female vocalist to the mix (Elaine) and a new keyboard player (Russ). They played some happy-go-lucky crowd pleasers - "Remembering Right Now" and "Fourteen" - as well as the slightly darker, but equally as awesome "The East Man." The room was grooving, people were tapping their feet, bobbing their heads and even some people were dancing....on a Monday, at an indie, shoegaze show. The crowd ate it up, clapping and cheering for the band after every song. TFS pumped it out for a long set - pushing on for close to an hour on a Monday night. The crowd's enthusiasm and Dakota Lounge's great sound probably helped keep their musical gravy train chugging...
After The French Semester came Moving Picture Show, the only signed act of the night. With a well choreographed entrance which featured the drummer playing marching drums as he emerged from the kitchen, it appeared the performance would be on high octane for the rest of the night. While the band raged and powered through their set, the crowd began to thin out given that it was a Monday night. MPS gave a great effort - playing a powerful forty minutes before calling it a night.
All in all, it was a big success. Over 100 people through the door - more than half of whom paid.
Monday, June 8, 2009
Concert Blast (06/08 - 06/21)
Monday June 8th
Castledoor,
isGOOD & SUPERGOODMUSIC present The French Semester, Moving Picture Show, Helicopter Rounds, Beau Landry @ Dakota Music Lounge
Corridor, Paulo Zapolli, Avi Buffalo, Addiquit, Telepathic Liberation Army @ Echoplex
Oliver Future, Other Lives, Band of Skulls @ Echo
Steel Panther @ Key Club
Scott Allan Knost @ The Rainbow Bar and Grill
Metric, Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains, Band of Skulls @ The Wiltern
Linda Draper, No Horses, Old toy Trains @ Silverlake Lounge
Jay Nash, Shane Alexander @ Room 5
Scott H. Biram, Scott Allan Knost @ Redwood Bar & Grill
Diana Jones @ Genghis Cohen
Lelia Broussard, Chantal Kreviazuk, Jerry Hannan @ The Hotel Cafe
People @ King King Club
Jeremy Buck and The Bang @ Saint Rocke
Bonnie Raitt @ The Tonight Show
Rich Sheldon @ The Whaler
John Thill, American Gil & The Major Dudes, Stellaluma, Serows, Beckett ‘
Tuesday June 9th
Patrick Wolf, Living Things, Jaguar Love, Plasticiines @ The Roxy
The Tragically Hip @ Troubadour
Camera Obscura @ Glass House
Secret Chiefs 3, Kayo Dot @ El Rey
Gaslamp Killer, Big Movers, Pollyn @ Echo
The Lemonheads, Model, Actress @ Spaceland
The Mars
Woodhands @ Cinespace
Fonseca @ The
Grizzly Owls, Square on Square, Zenda @ Silverlake Lounge
The Athiarchists @ Aura Nightclub
WoMama @ Dakota Music Lounge
Cory Phillips, Dan Rockett, Lady Danville @ The Mint
Carnifex @ Whisky A Go Go
Scott Allan Knost @ The Cat Club
Michael Schenker, MSG @ Key Club
Baby Bash, Paula DeAnda @ HOB - Sunset
Wednesday June 10th
Painted Turtle Benefit @ The Roxy
The Tragically Hip @ Troubadour
Rainbow
Arts At The Park After Dark (featuring Brian White, Chris Piece, Audible Mainframe, Warpaint, KCRW DJ Jeremy Sole) @ Barnsdall Art
Municipal Waste, Trap Them @ Knitting Factory (
Baseline Ent, Akapello, Astyylz, Cockyane, And More… @ Knitting Factory (Front Stage)
Chris Murray Combo, Telacasters, Domestic Fury @ Knitting Factory (Alterknit – 9 pm)
Rancid @ The Tonight Show
Death On Two Wheels @ Cobalt Café
Wubakia @ The Scene Bar
Brian Blade @ Catalina Jazz Club
Bastidas, Animals on Coke, The Shock Deformity And Amputee, Hellomynameischad @ The Smell
Chris Velan @ Genghis Cohen
Mr. Gnome, VLA, Chasing Kings @ Silverlake Lounge
Kelli Rudick @ The Hotel Café
Chris Mann @ The Mint
Chris Pierce @ Barnsdall Art Park
Warbringer @ Whisky Go Go
Dub Club @ Echoplex
Peter Murphy @ HOB - Sunset
Thursday June 11th
The church, Adam Franklin (of Swervedriver), Bolts of Melody @ The Roxy
Little Red Radio, Sons of August, Lights @ On The Rox
The Tragically Hip @ The Troubadour (Sold Out)
Handsome Furs @ Echoplex
Peter Murphy @ The Canyon
Camera Obscura, Agent Ribbons @ Music Box – Henry Fonda Theatre
Au Revoir Simone, Antlers,
Miso, The Northstar Session, Hodges, Bryan Master @ Saint Rocke
Hey Monday, This
Unholy Grave, Phobia, Magrudergrind, Semtex Vest @ Knitting Factory (Front)
The Disappearance of Planet Dwarf Pluto, Pemdas, Ghost Machines, Trestles @ Knitting Factory (Alterknit Lounge)
Neko Case @ The Tonight Show
The Local Group @ Suzy’s
Eleven Fingered Charlie, Scarub @ The Blue Café
Handsome Furs, The Cinnamon Band, The Monolators @ Echoplex
Mahavishnu Project @ Genghis Cohen
The Mighty Regis @ Molly Malones
Brian Blade @ Catalina Jazz Club
Terra Naomi, The Rescues, Kyler
Mandy
Bloodcat Love, Children Collide @ Spaceland
Shoshana Bean @ John Anson Ford Amphitheatre
Chris Ayer @ The Mint
Random Patterns, Intricate Machines, Ovideo, Star Parts @ Silverlake Lounge
Christopher Hawley @ Air Conditioned Lounge (
Balkan Beat Box @ Key Club
The Frail, Woodhands @ The Viper Room
Testament, Unearth, Lazarus A.D., Derek Jordan @ HOB – Sunset
DUBLUVA, Yellowman @ briXton
Friday June 12th
Aushua, Kinch, The Fling @ Roxy
Nikka Costa, JD Webb @ Troubadour
Jay Reatard w/ The Oh Sees, Earthman, Strangers @ The Echo
Love Is All @ Echoplex
Yellowman, Dedicated Minds, Madame Trashheap, The Leagalizaers @ Knitting Factory (Main Stage)
J-Mo, Fantana, John Doe, Money Mone, Q-Mac, Zeek @ Knitting Factory (Front Stage)
The Electric Blondes, The Hitz, BOATS!, Rough Kids, Tora! Tora! Tora! @ Knitting Factory (Alterknit Lounge)
IAMX, Hypernova, DJ Xian
TPF!, Dozal Brothers, Neon Navajo, Fast Astronauts @ The Smell
Unwritten Law, Phathom @ Saint Rocke
Neko Case, Jason Lytle @ Greek Theatre
The Orb @ The Music Box – Henry Fonda Theatre (postponed)
David Hurlin, Amy Loftus, Ryan Hiller @ Cinespace
Opus Dai @ Gallagher’s Pub and Grill
Bella Novela, Very Be Careful @ Alex’s Bar
Flosstradamus @ Avalon
Emily Zuzik, Celia Chavez @ Genghis Cohen
Love Is All, Still Flyin’ @ Echiplex
Reik @ Club Nokia
Brian Blade @ Catalina Jazz Club
Eleven Fingered Charlie @ The Blue Café
Chris Pierce, Pawnshop Kings, Ruby Friedman,
DJ Oggy @ Blue Moon
Pilot @ Venice Bistro
Midnite @ Key Club
DJ Vadim @ Grand Star Jazz Club
Links @ The Viper Room
Saturday June 13th
Clipse @ Club Nokia
Nikka Costa, JD Webb @ Saint Rocke
Incubus w/ The Duke Spirit @ Hollywood Bowl
Datarock, Casxio @ Key Club
JD Souther, Jill Sobule @ El Rey
The Felice Brothers, Willy Mason @ Troubadour
Telepathe, Abe Vigoda, Nite Jewel, Blue Jungle @ The Smell
Playboy Jazz Festival (featuring Jimmy Cobb, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Neville Brothers, Pete Escovedo, and more) @ Hollywood Bowl
Green Jelly, 45 Grave, Rosemary’s Billygoat, Frankenstein, Radioactive Chickenheads @ Knitting Factory (Main Stage)
Agent Orange, Sex Cobra, Uprise, Pogo Brats, Knocked Out, Perfect Machines @ Knitting Factory (Front Stage)
Natalie Wattre, Next, Swivel, Stefano Giorgini, Kid Whiskey @ Knitting Factory (Alterknit Lounge)
Links @ Sante Fe Café
Action 45 @ Tropics Lounge
Cubensis, Xtra Ticket @ Lighthouse Café
Adam Beamer, Ben Hoadley, Jon Dorizzi @ Cabana Club
Fokushima @ Crane’s Hollywood Tavern
Paper Sun, Mandi Perkins Band, Magnus Hitch @ Molly Malones
50 Cent Haircut @ Mr. T’s Bowl
Kris Special, Chuck Dukowski Sextet, Walk, DJ Keith Morriss @ Echo Curio
Halloween Jack, The Sweet Kill @ Spaceland
Sara Haze, Melineh Kurdian @ The Hotel Café
Passafire, RiceRokit @ The Mint
Nosaj Thing @ The Standard
Smog Sessions @ Echoplex
Funky Sole @ Echo
DJ Oggy @ Blue Moon
Mark Hummel @ Langham, Huntington Hotel
Miggs @ The Viper Room
Sunday June 14th
An Evening With KSM (presented by Radio Disney) @ The Roxy
The Foreign Exchange (Phonte of Little Brother + Nicolay) w/
Playboy Jazz Festival ( Wayne Shorter, King Sunny Ade and more ) @ Hollywood Bowl
A Camp (featuring Nina Perrson, Niclas Frisk and Nathan Larson), Gentlemen Reg, Cat Fur @ Troubadour
Keaton Simons, Lelia Broussard, William Tell, Peter Goetz @ Saint Rocke
Valley View Millionaire Gala & Silent Auction @ Knitting Factory
DJ Vadim @ The Continental Room
Death on Two Wheels @ Cinespace
The Present @ Spaceland
Passafire @ Sachi Bar Club
Eleven Fingered Charlie @ Good Hurt Night Club
Gina Villalobos @ The Hotel Café
Daniel Francis Doyle, That Ghost, Math The Band @ The Smell
Just Dave & Friends @ Dakota Music Lounge
Marshall Crenshaw @ McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Paul Chesne @ Santa Monica Farmer’s Market
Billy Ray Cyrus @ HOB – Sunset
The Present,
Anavan, Daniel Francis Doyle, Math The Band, That Ghost @ The Smell
The New Up @ The Viper Room
Part Time Punks @ Echo
Mike Stinson, Dogweed, Elliot Randall, Bird and Moon @ Echo
Xdugef, Sabreteeth @ Echo Curio
Monday June 15th
Jeremy Buck and The Bang @ Saint Rocke
El Gran Silencio, VIernes 13, La Banda Skalavera @ Knitting Factory (
Spinal Tap @ The Tonight Show
Marshall Crenshaw @ Grammy Museum
Wordsmith @ Jimmy Kimmel Live
The Von Bondies @ The Viper Room
Castledoor,
Daniel Francis Doyle, That Ghost @ Pehrspace
Oliver Future, Chris Garneau, Alexandra Hope @ Echo
Lassie Foundation, The Broken Remotes, Magic Mirror, Amusement Parks on Fire @ Echoplex
Charlie Wadhams, Joseph Childress, Mia Maestro and Aaron Robinson @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)
Mitchell Brown, Aures @ Echo Curio
Tuesday June 16th
Juke Kartel, Pale, Blue Judy, LimaTree Warehouse, Von Noble @ The Roxy
Telepathe @ Detroit Bar
Gavin Rossdale @ The Tonight Show
Matisyahu, K’Naan, Dub Trio @ The Wiltern
Art Brut, Miike Snow @ Spaceland
Bat for Lashes, Hecuba @ El Rey (Sold Out)
1990s @ Echo
Murder My Sweet @ DragonFly
Pitch Black @ Zanzibar
Blue King Brown, Easy Star All-Stars @ Key Club
Kellin Watson, The Lost Cartographers @ The Cat Club
Soulico @ Bar Lubitsch
Johanna Kunin, Real George @ Bootleg
Headlight, Capillary Action, HoWARDaMB, 60 Watt Kid @ Echo Curio
Wednesday June 17th
Scion House Party Presents @ The Roxy
Busdriver @ Amoeba Music
Art Brut, Nico Stai, Tall Hands @ Spaceland
Finch,
Heartstop, Mikey James @ Knitting Factory (Alterknit Lounge – 7 pm)
Chris Murray Combo, The Ifficials, The Optimators @ Knitting Factory (Alterknit Lounge – 9 pm)
Scrote @ Crane’s Hollywood Tavern
Baadd, Hawnay Troof, Captain Ahab, Electrocute @ The Smell
Franki Chan @ Bardot
Heather Waters @ Club 705
The Robotanist, The Lynx Technique, The
Michael Berg, David J, Damien Youth @ Bootleg Theatre
Deleted Scenes, So Many Wizards, Constant Collection @ Silverlake Lounge
Incubus @ The Tonight Show
Dub Club @ Echoplex
Kate Miller-Heidke @
Sly & Robbie, Heavyweight Dub Champion, Warchurch @ HOB – Sunset
Christopher Hawley @ O’Brien’s Irish Pub
Viva Voce, Cut Off Your Hands @ Echo
Sleepy Sun, The Entrance Band @
Christian McBride @ Catalina Jaxx Club
Zap Mama, Jeremy Sole @ El Rey
Thursday June 18th
Little Red Radio, Hot Tub, Icy Lights @ On The Rox
Warpaint @ Amoeba Music
Art Brut, Rumspringa, Voxhaul Broadcast @ Spaceland
Bus Driver, Nocano, Blank Blue @ Knitting Factory (Main Stage)
White Rabbit, The Subjects @ Troubadour
Gram Rabbit, LocationLocation @ Saint Rocke
Moxi, Paul Nagi, Will Champlin, James Kenney @ Knitting Factory (Front Stage)
Phathom @ Suzy’s
Christian McBride @ Catalina Jazz Club
Chairlift, The Frequency, Sleepy Sun, Luke Top @ Echo
Mandi Perkins Band @ Molly Malones
Bobby Valentino, The Dream, Keri Hilson, Keyshia Cole @ Nokia Theatre
Gossip Tree, The Lost Patrol. Beat Killers, Cheetahsaurus @ The Smell
Dwight Yoakam @ The
Shawn Mullins, Tyler Hilton, Alex Woodard @ briXton
Ott, Hallucinogen, Shpongle , Big Gigantic @ Key Club
Down and
Sarah Quigley, ext. 104 @ The Music Box – Henry Fonda Theatre
Friday June 19th
The Cab, The Secret Handshake, The Summer Set, Eye
US Air Guitar Championships @ Troubadour
Groanville, Hot Minute, Scarlett Drawl @ On The Rox
Art Brut @ The Echo
Grizzly Bear @ The Wiltern
Josh Groban @ Hollywood Bowl
Todd Rundgren @ Club Nokia
Jimmy Herring @ HOB – Sunset
Ben Kweller, Local Natives,
Dirty Heads @ Saint Rocke
The Queers, The Mansfields, The Hot Toddies, The Atom Age @ Knitting Factory (Main Stage)
Holly Williams @ The Tonight Show
Busdriver, Girl Talk @ The Grove of Anaheim
El Vuh, Aztlan Underground, ENX (El Nuevo Sol), Cihuati-Ce, Los Poets Del Norte, Indigenous Elements @ Knitting Factory (Front Stage)
Nurses,
EOTO, Delta Nove, J. Wail, OSal8, Alfred Howard @ Rhythm Lounge
Jay Reatard @ Alex’s Bar
Christian McBride @ Catalina Jazz Club
Peter Adams @ Café Muse
Andre Rieu, Pauly Freeman @ Nokia Theatre
Esser, Thieves Like Us, Nightwaves@ Echoplex
Mere Mortals, Lower Heaven, Chief Nowhere, Black Kites @ Spaceland
Shawn Mullins, Alex Woodard @ The Mint
DJ Oggy @ Blue Moon
John Lee Hooker Jr. @ Harvelles
Girlyman @ McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Emily Wells @ The Hotel Café
Lovelikefire @ Silverlake Lounge
Paul Chense @ Santa Monica Farmer’s Market
(Hed) Pe, Big B, The Dirtball, Mower @ Key Club
Spineshank @ Whisky A Go Go
VOLTS, Shayne Keator, Mister Loveless, Goldiggers @ The Smell
Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons @ Gibson Amphitheatre
Goran Bregovic @ Royce Hall Auditorium
Brazilian Summer Festival @ Ford Amphitheatre
Actuary, Bavab Bavab, Send My Regards, Hfattmx, Warm Climate @ Echo Curio
Saturday June 20th
The Bay, Star Off Machine, The
mewithoutYou, The Dear Hunter, Bear Colony @ El Rey
Nouvelle Vague @ The Music Box - Henry Fonda Theatre
PJ Harvey & John Parrish @ The Witlern
Jimmy Herring (Widespread Panic), Jimmy Herring Band,Trevor Harrod (of Tea Leaf Green) @ Saint Rocke
MC Lyte (DJ Set), Lauren LaRocca, Siren’s Eye @ Knitting Factory (Front Stage)
Slapshock @ Knitting Factory (Main Stage)
DJ Quik &
The Mae Shi @ Mr. T’s Bowl
Dinosaur Jr. @ Detroit Bar
Our Brother The Native, Religious Girls, Voice on Tape,
The Airlines, Parade of Lights, White Arrows, Good Friday @ Knitting Factory (Alterknit Lounge)
Liegeia, Deez Nuts @ Cobalt Cafe
Bolero @ Bootleg
Christian McBride @ Catalina Jazz Club
The Hot Toddies, The Queers @ Alex’s Bar
Funky Sole @ Echo
Fokushima @ Crane’s Hollywood Tavern
Mary Magdalan @ Bar Sinister
Shellac, Arcwelder @ Echoplex
Chairlift @
Dean & Britta @ John Anson Ford Amphitheatre
Justo Almario @
Keyshia Cole @ Nokie Theatre
Halloween Jack, Sabrosa Purr @ Spaceland
Goran Bregovic @ Royce Hall Auditorium
DJ Oggy @ Blue Moon
Dung Mummy presents Bavab Bavab, Between Ravens & Crowds, Auto Da Fe, Hop Frog Kollectiv @ Echo Curio
Gary Jules, Oren Lavie,
Sunday June 21st
Femi Kuti, Raphael Saadiq, Santigold @
Chairlift @ Detroit Bar
Tod Mcleod, The Quiet, Austin Heartley @ Saint Rocke
The Audition, Runner Runner, The Photo Atlas, Takota @ Knitting Factory (Main Stage)
The Scenic, The Status, The Material @ Knitting Factory (Front Stage)
I Am Empire, Culprit, Blackout 101 @ Knitting Factory (Alterknit Lounge)
Shellac, Arcwelder@ Echoplex
Circle Jerks @ Key Club
Captain Ahab, Starfucker, Atole, Halloween Swim Team @ The Smell
Steve Casper, Dave Gleason, Nicole Gordon @ Echo
Part Time Punks Night @ Echo
Saffire The Uppity Blues Women @ McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Trevor Garrod @ The Hotel Café
Jane Austen, Metal Rouge, Warm Climate Big Band, Shelter Death @ Echo Curio
Friday, June 5, 2009
Treasure Fingers is Precious @ The Roxy
Okay, so I'm a day late on posting about my Scion Playlist Party experience....but it is worthy of writing about so here goes...
A free party. Like most other "free events", there was a line to get into this one. While I'm often frustrated at the lines to get into venues, there was some good people watching and I was prepared due to the events free-ness. Protected by my house list guest position in the event that Scion had too many people RSVP, I proceeded with my boy Justin without any fear of not getting in. [ BTW - thank you Roxy - you are quickly moving up my list as one of my favorite venues in town ;) ]
I may be young, but at these 18+ events I feel like the oldest person in the room. The landscape looked like it was fucking freshmen orientation; there were people in there who may still have curfews. One underage guy and his encroaching on my space boogie ended up elbowing my full Stella right out of my hands and douched me all over my shirt, jacket and pants. When I asked him to replace my beer, not only did he have to inform me that he can't purchase beer...but he had the audacity to give me $1. He offered me $1. That is more insulting than acting like you didn't do something wrong...until I found out that he only had $1. Then he seemed like an awfully generous guy...but then again, what are you going to buy for $1 at a concert?
Turns out he was nice, but nonetheless still a douchebag biff agent for elbowing my beer onto my shirt. He is an DJ crew/group called Rebel Rebel ( www.myspace.com/rebelrebelsd ) - which, he claims is a reference to David Bowie. At the very least, that is a supergood name.
All that beer spill fiasco happened while Los Villains was playing. They were decent, but I think the hype is over. They are doing what everyone else is doing. Same basslines, drum beats, breaks and effects that two dozen other DJs use and nothing really grabbed me. They were also selling their DJ mix CD for $20. Are you serious? For those of us who still buy CDs - a $20 CD better have some great artwork, exclusives and nice presentation. Theirs came in a little white envelope slip with a sticker on it for the tracks --- for $20? Make your set better, charge $10 and I might consider it.
The next act, on the other hand, was a true diamond in the rough - Treasure Fingers. His mixes were provocative, kept you on the edge of your feet and even took unexpected turns for the better. He knows how to capture crowd energy and channel it in the right direction. He seems extremely comfortable weaving through genres yet keeping the performance appear seamless. Next time he comes to town, I will be there. It wouldn't surprise me if next time he is in a larger room - Fonda, Echoplex, El Rey or Avalon. I had heard his music before, but not live and not like this. His stuff is not just good, its great. He sounds distinctive. He is taking ownership of the mixes and making them his own. Now, I'm following TF on twitter. Friend him, link thru to his website and download some of his awesome free mixes.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Shaker Heights MC and The New White Rapper Represent!!!
I don't think I've been this excited for a hip-hop bill in a while...
KID CUDI and ASHER ROTH on July 26th at the House of Blues on the Sunset Strip. That's right. Two of the hottest acts in hip-hop right now are coming on The Great Hangover Tour.
I can't believe the show is not already sold out - but my guess is that it will be, so my recommendation is to buy tickets as soon as possible.
I'm already planning. I will be rocking my Shaker Heights Dorsky Tennis Hoodie to show my love for the Cuder (I went to high school with Scott Mescudi AKA Kid Cudi) - but more so in an attempt to get him to notice and give a Shaker Height shout out ;)
Seriously though. People. Get tickets. Don't sleep on it.
Elektra Relaunches
The former powerhouse Elektra is back and already in business. Active as of Monday, and headed by Mike Caren and John Janick, they have announced Justice, Cee-Lo and Little Boots as artists.
My guess is these are 360 deals, so what I want to know is did Justice get more favorable treatment? Justice already makes a killing touring in the U.S.; they sell out shows and headline festivals. I wonder what the terms of the Justice-Elektra contract are and just how different the provisions concerning touring revenues are from the other newly signed artists?
Monday, June 1, 2009
CONCERT BLAST June 1-June 8th
Monday June 1st
Maryanne Marino, Julie The Band, Eloise @ Dakota Music Lounge
Castledoor, Butterfly Boucher, The Monolators, Cale Parks @ Spaceland
Oliver Future, Useless Keys, Superhumanoids @ Echo
Big Business, Tweak Bird @ Troubadour
Lee Koch, Kristin Diable, Be Willing James, Joe Greene @ Room 5
The French Semester @ Hunnypot Unlimited Radio (FREE – 8926 ½ National Blvd. 7 pm – 10 pm; broadcast at http://hunnypotunlimited.com/?page=radio)
Bachelorette @ The Smell
T.D. Lind, Mia Maestro & Aaron Robinson, Willoughby @ Silverlake Lounge
Steel Panther @ Key Club
Funkmosphere @ Carbon
Kim Garrison @ Cat Club
Pearl Jam @ The Tonight Show
Jake La Botz @ Redwood Bar & Grill
Pontaik @ Blu Monkey
Chris Seefried, Tony Lucca @ Hotel Café
Tuesday June 2nd
Classixx, The Japanese Popstars@ Dim Mak Tuesdays at Cinespace
Arian, Jesse Dwyer, Joey Beltram @ Dakota Music Lounge
The Minor Canon, Sing Orpheus, Matt Dwyer, DNTEL @ Spaceland
Olin & The Moon @ Echo
CRO-MAGS, Outbreak, Cruel Hand, The Mongloids @ Key Club
The Collab Project @ 24k lounge
Mayhem, Withered, Cattle Decapitation, Cephalic Carnage, Morfeus @ HOB – Sunset
Parker Ainsworth, Aya Larkin, Alphaeus Taylor @ Room 5
The Bombshells @ Good Hurt
Bess Rogers, Raining Jane, Sheila Sondergard @ The Hotel Café
Griffen Alexander @ The Cat Club
Seneca @ Whisky A Go Go
The Capshuns, Robotanists, Vanaprasta, Black Kites @ Silverlake Lounge
KDB, Metal Rouge, Fantastic Sleep @ Echo Curio
Wednesday June 3rd
Scion Playlist Party featuring Treasure Fingers, DJ Klever@ The Roxy
Modwheelmood, Mellowdrone @ Knitting Factory (Main Stage)
Broadway Calls, The Menzingers, Gentlemen Prefer Blood, Save The Swim Team @ Knitting Factory (Front Stage)
Dirty Penny and Cockpit, Tribal Seeds @ The Viper Room
Jack Left Town, Yell Fire!, Kozmonaut, Jessie Deluxe, The Diamond Light @ Troubadour
Leila Broussard, Ryan Calhoun, Erik Dinardo, Letters & Numbers @ Dakota Music Lounge
Matt Ellis, Joshua Norton, Steelwells, Buster Blue @ Silverlake Lounge
Plague Vendor, Gas Station Robber @ Knitting Factory (Alterknit Lounge – 7 pm)
Chris Murray Combo, Monkey, The Bohunks @ Knitting Factory (Alterknit Lounge – 9 pm)
Dub Club @ Echoplex
The Lost Catrographers @ Que Sera
Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head @ Spaceland
Pennywise, Big B, Pepper, Death By Stereo, Authority Zero @ Club Nokia
2 Live Crew, Guadalajara Joe @ Key Club
Dave Schulz CD Release Party w/ Megasoul Connector @ The Mint
Carina Round, Kristin Diable @ The Hotel Café
Meiko @ The Hotel Café (late solo show)
Samantha Tobey, 3 Heads @ Café Cordiale
Thursday June 4th
Bo Burnham @ The Roxy
Little Red Radio, Cookbook, Wicker @ On The Rox
Ostrich Head, Forrest Day @ Knitting Factory (Main Stage)
Stampead @ Cinema Bar
Smokin’ Joe Kubek @ Café Boogaloo
DUBLUVA @ Ligthouse
The Nights, We Are Good Friends, Happy Stars @ Silverlake Lounge
Mike Pinto @ Saint Rocke
Illa J, Frank Nitt, Soul Brothers @ space 15 twenty
Swing Out Sister @ El Rey Theater
David Hurlin, Evangenitals @ Fais Do Do
I Am Ghost, Farewell, Daybreak Ends, The Syncope Threshold @ Knitting Factory (Front Stage)
The Library, Anglos, Roll The Tanks, The Living Suns @ Troubadour
The Sundowners, Sarah Goff, Otherside of Morning, DJ Zach Johnson @ Dakota Music Lounge
Buster Blue, The Wilderness, Tiny Speakers @ Knitting Factory (Alterknit Lounge)
Cotton Jones, The Parson Redheads, Linda Draper @ Spaceland
Green Day @ Henry Fonda Theatre
Mandi Perkins Band @ Molly Malones
Anthony Hamilton, Musiq Soulchild, Chrisette Michele @ Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
KCRW presents Fol Chen, Karin Tatoyan, Post Foetus, Wait.Think.Fast @ Echo
Doshus @ Air Conditioned Supper Club (Venice)
The Muddy Reds @ Air Conditioned Lounge
Brandi Carlisle, Gregory Alan Isakov @ Broad Stage
40 Oz to Freedom @ San Pedro Brewing Co.
Jerry Joseph & The Jackmorons, The Human Condition, John Eddie @ The Mint
Dynamite Walls, Band of Skulls @ The Viper Room
Video Games Live @ Greek Theatre
Desillusion @ Whisky A Go Go
DELUX @ HOB – Sunset
Joey Ryan, Damon Castillo Band, Blake Perlman, Don McCloskey @ Hotel Cafe
Friday June 5th
Von Iva, Gliss, Sick of Sarah, Sabrosa Purr, Borne @ The Roxy
Crooked Cowby vs. Bolero @ Silverlake Lounge
Bob Burns and The Breakups, Farewell @ Cobalt Café
Chris Pierce w/ James McKenna & Damon Castillo @ Saint Rocke
The Aggrolites @ Queen Mary
The Field, The Juan Maclean @ Avalon
Julia Fordham, Celia Chavez @ Catalina Jazz Club
Erykah Badu @ Club Nokia
Kate Voegele, Angel Taylor, Amy Kuney, Clique Girlz @ El Rey Theater
The Fuxedos @ El Cid
Shawn Snyder @ Genghis Cohen
A Prairie Home Companion @ Greek Theatre
Vokab Company, Hot Butter w/ Dj Lady Sha @ Dakota Music Lounge
The Unity Project @ Fais Do Do
ShiekhTeam.com Official Launch Party feat. New Boyz, Roscoe Umali, Small Change & The Bangz @ Knitting Factory
Little Joy, Warpaint @ Troubadour
The Fuxedos, Quazar and the Bamboozled, Moxy Phinx @ Spaceland
miRthkon, WITT, June Debris @ Knitting Factory (Alterknit Lounge)
First Fridays w/ DJ Z-Trip, Damfunk @ Natural Hustory Museum
Clues @ Echo (7 pm)
Joe Cocker, Edgar Winter @ Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
Restavrant, Elaine Layabout @ Pehrspace
Lukas Nelson & The Promise of The Real @ The Hotel Café
Tim Easton, City Museum, Erik Janson @ The Mint
Action 45 @ Old Town Pub (Pasadena)
DJ Oggy @ Blue Moon
King’s X, Orange Sky @ Key Club
Sam Bradley @ Whisky A Go Go
Club Underground @ Echo
Club Suicide One Year Anniversary Bash @ Echoplex
Saturday June 6th
Chelsea Girls, The Dreaming, Darling Stilletos, Automatic Youth @ The Roxy
The Shore, Mini Mansions, Birds Fled From Me @ Silverlake Lounge
Static Radio, No Harm Done, Vultures United, District of Evolution @ Knitting Factory (Alterknit Lounge)
Halloween Jack @ Spaceland
Holy F*ck, Crocodiles @ Troubadour
Lisa Loeb, Ralph’s World @ Echoplex (10:30 am)
Bootie LA 4 YR Anniversary Party w/ Smash-Up Derby, Adrian & The Mysterious D, DJ Paul V., R.A.I.D. @ Echoplex
Jonas Complex, Idle Red, Syncope Threshold, Picture it in Ruins @ Dakota Music Lounge
Psychoshtick @ panic Room
Abe Vigoda, Fool’s Gold @ Three Clubs
Within The Ruins @ Cobalt Café
Rie Sinclair, Big Poet Keats, John Carpenter, Populuxe @ Room 5
Fokushima @ Crane’s Hollywood Tavern
Desillusion @ Bar Sinister
High Time @ The Pitcher House
Chimney Fish, Cromwell, Terminal 6, City2Sin, Starcid @ Knitting Factory (Front)
Sugar Mountain Mamma Serenade, Sweet Release, Goldenboy, The Humming Stuff @ Echo Curio
The Stylistics @ Greek Theatre
Circe Link @ Genghis Cohen
Gavin Rossdale, Nico Vega @ El Rey Theater
Ziggy Marley @ Club Nokia
JuneNine @ Café Muse
Joel McHale @ The Wiltern
Iglu & Hartley, Caxsio, Flowbis @ Saint Rocke
Matthew Dear @ Avalon
The Legendary Shack Shakers, Scott H. Biram @ Queen Mary
Julia Fordham, Celia Chavez @ Catalina Jazz Club
Peaches, Drums of Death, Evil Beaver, Electrocute @ Music Box - Henry Fonda
Paper Sun @ Molly Malones
Random Patterns @ The Cocaine
Band Of Skulls, The Sweaters, Dirty Diamond, Whitetree @ The Hotel Café
Lukas Rossi, Purple Melon, Neon Trees, Shark Speed @ The Mint
DJ Oggy @ Blue Moon
40 Oz To Freedom, Aggrolites @ briXton
Janiva Magness @ McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Richard Thompson @ Santa Monica Pier
Kingspade, Judge D, Potluck, The Pricks @ Key Club
Sunday June 7th
White Noise Event @ The Roxy
Beta Tones, Echoes Deluxe, Craig Range @ Dakota Music Lounge
Somedayas Calling, Transit Studio, Tomorrow Comes Today, Rott, Cidona, Fire In The Asylum, Devas, Empires Ablaze @ Knitting Factory (Main)
Tribute to RUSH @ Knitting Factory
Alicia Witt, Jill and Haven, TBA @ The Hotel Cafe
Flashing Red Lights, White Arrows @ Space 15 twenty
Nekromantix @ Queen Mary
Emilie Autumn @ Key Club
Andrea Bocelli @ Hollywood Bowl
Mirana Lee Richards, Butterfly Boucher @ Saint Rocke
ABSU, Averse Sefira, Sothis, Glorior Belli @ HOB – Sunset
Nanci Griffith, David Lindley @ Santa Monica Pier
Alex King Trio @ Room 5
Peaches, Drums of Death, Evil Beaver @ Henry Fonda Theatre
JuneNine, Hands David Rearick, High Voltage @ The Viper Room
Destroyed in Seconds, It’s Casual, Terry Funk, Sumerian Axe, Organdonor @ Knitting Factory (Alterknit Lounge)
Part Time Punks w/ The Velvet Underground Reunion @ Echo
Chris Pierce, Ruby Friedman Orchestra @ The Mint
Monday June 8th
Castledoor, Hopewell @ Spaceland
isGOOD & SUPERGOODMUSIC present The French Semester, Moving Picture Show, Helicopter Rounds, Beau Landry @ Dakota Music Lounge
Corridor, Paulo Zapolli, Avi Buffalo, Addiquit, Telepathic Liberation Army @ Echoplex
Oliver Future, Other Lives, Band of Skulls @ Echo
Steel Panther @ Key Club
Scott Allan Knost @ The Rainbow Bar and Grill
Metric, Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains, Band of Skulls @ The Wiltern
Linda Draper, No Horses, Old toy Trains @ Silverlake Lounge
Jay Nash, Shane Alexander @ Room 5
Scott H. Biram @ Redwood Bar & Grill
Diana Jones @ Genghis Cohen
Lelia Broussard, Chantal Kreviazuk, Jerry Hannan @ The Hotel Cafe
People @ King King Club
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