On this night - we take pictures with St. Nick...

Saint Motel Christmas Card Concert

Supergood friends to SUPERGOODMUSIC, Saint Motel, will be playing a very special show at LA's Spaceland tonight. They are joined by indie mates Oliver Future and Rumspringa. The Christmas Card Concert will feature a special holiday card photo booth in which concertgoers can get a photo with Santa himself. Hope to see you there!

Delayed Concert Blast

Due to circumstances that require immediate attention, this weeks CONCERT BLAST will be delayed. We apologize for the inconvenience. Expect your dosage before the weekend.

The French Semester EP Release at Echo Tonight!

Go see The French Semester at their EP Release show for the Forces Afield EP tonight at Echo. The French Semester goes on at 10 pm roughly and they will be joined by The Spires, The Monthlies and Seasons. Should be a good one!!!!

Tuesday December 8th

West Coast, Left Coast: A Night of the Beats @ Hollywood Bowl (8PM)

Scott Simons (8PM), David Mead (9PM), Bleu (10PM) @ Room 5

Todo Azul (8PM), Emily Jaye and Frentik (9PM) @ Molly Malones

Art Drop for the Gift II @ Echo Curio

Songsalive! Showcase with Tim Jones, Logan Heftel, Terra Pasternak @ Genghis Cohen

Hannah Georgas (7PM), Sara Lov (8PM), AM (9PM), Automatic Loveletter (10PM) @ Hotel Café

Rosie Thomas Xmas Show with Josh Ottum & Special Guests @ The Largo (9PM)

Willie Nelson, Asleep at the Wheel @ Club Nokia (8PM)

Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers with Bob Schneider @ House of Blues

The French Semester, The Spires, The Monthlies @ The Echo

Winston Calling - A Rock & Comedy Benefit featuring: Black Francis w/ Flea, Weird Al Yankovic, members of the Pixies and Love and Rockets; Michael Penn, David J, Grand Duchy, The 88, Celebrity DJs @ Echoplex (7 pm; money to benefit Winston's Village)

Parade of Lights (EP Release Party) @ Spaceland (8:30 pm)

Battle of the Bands Presents: Story of the Year, Eyes Set to Kill @ The Roxy (6 pm)

Snow In Africa, Eight O'Clock Holiday, Petree, The Muddy Reds @ The Viper Room

I See Stars, We Came As Romans, Of Mice & Men, Broadway @ Troubadour

Black Math Horsemen, Jesus Makes the Shotgun Sound, National Sunday Law @ Silverlake Lounge

Horse Stories, Son of the Velvet Rat, The Steelwells, Yellow Red Sparks @ Bootleg

Jonathan Richman feat. Tommy Larkins on Drums @ The Mint

Too late to give you a full scoop update - so here is a list of tonight's shows around town.....

Saturday December 5th

West Coast, Left Coast Symposium - "The Art of the State" (2PM), Los Angeles Master Chorale: Holiday Wonders! (2:30PM), West Coast, Left Coast: Admas and Josefowicz (8PM) @ Hollywood Bowl

JT Presents: Karen Ramos (8PM), James and Al (9PM), Paola Jean (10PM), Jesse Thomas (11PM) @ Room 5

Ali Towers (7PM), Thena Dare (8PM), The Wildcat (9PM), Red Rooster (10PM), Out of State (11PM) @ Molly Malones

Art and Music with Chuck Dukowski Sextet, Insects vs. Robots, Spot, The Shrine @ Echo Curio

Debra Tala, Circe Link, Danny Peck, Fren Asken @ Genghis Cohen

Rock Drive '09 @ Hotel Café

Aziz Ansari & Very Special Guests @ The Largo (9PM)

Imagination Movers (1:30PM and 4:30PM), Jingle Ball After Party (11PM) @ Club Nokia

The 88, Flying Tourbillon Orchestra @ Echo (1:00 pm day show)

Funky Sole @ Echo (Free)

Bootie LA featuring DJ Faroff, Adrian, R.A.I.D., Mysterious D, DJ Paul V. @ Echoplex

Stellastarr*, Transfer @ Spaceland (8:30 pm)

KRS-ONE @ The Roxy

Cromwell, Oedipus, Hands Like Glass, Stretford End, Dose of Adolescence, Notte Bella, Flight to Athena @ The Roxy (8 pm)

Girls, The Morning Benders @ Troubadour (SOLD OUT)

Frank Stallone, John Pieplow, David George, Midnight Wolves, Backdrifter, Petty Cash, Kilr @ The Viper Room

Charlie Hunter feat. Eric Kalb and Alan Ferber, DJ Bobby Soul @ The Mint

Audiogasm Saturdays w/ DJ Quickie Mart @ Air Conditioned Supper Club

Still Time, Blue Sky Reality, Lindsey Harper @ Saint Rocke

Sassy Minxx @ Brixton South Bay

2nd Annual Whacked Out w/ Scotty Coats, DJ Cocoe, Colossal KNXN @ Detroit Bar (no cover before 10)

Mr. Mister Miyagi (live 80s karaoke band) @ Alex's Bar

Torture Soul @ King King Club

Eddie Halliwell @ Circus Night Club

Drive By Jones @ Good Hurt Night Club

Hans David Rearick @ Mr. T's Bowl

The Toxic Avenger @ Shrine Auditorium

DJ Mark Farina @ Vanguard

Tom Russell @ McCabe's Guitar Shop

Trevor Hall @ Dakota Live Music Lounge

102.7 KISS FM Jingle Ball Featuring: Taylor Swift, Keri Hilson, Fabulous, The Ting Tings, 3OH3!, LMFAO, Jay Sean, Jason Derulo @ Nokia Theatre (7PM)

Amps For Christ, Avi Buffalo, Foot Foot, Big Death @ Pehrspace

FREESTYLE EXPLOSION @ Gibson Amphitheatre (7:15PM)

P R O T E C T M E, Savid Scott Stone, Common Eider, Kig Eider, TEARIST, Mike Vidal @ The Smell

First Friday of December

Sorry to those of you who check on a daily basis as we did not have a posting for yesterday's shows - but there were some great ones. The Stone Foxes and Danko Jones tore up their free show at Highlands (Thank you Hunnypot!). And, Dramarama at Pershing Square was also free and decent (apologies for not listing it in the initial blast). FYI, Pershing Square is doing free music several nights a week - so make sure to check their listings to stay up to date on opportunities to see free music.

Anyhow, Los Angeles has a steamy weekend of music and it kicks off tonight, December 4th, with a handful of talented musicians performing all over town. If you are into the singer/songwriter variety, than I would check out Stephen Wrabel at Room 5. His song "Jupiter", while extremely depressing, is so fucking incredible it is hard to suggest that you go see someone else play.

However, that is exactly what I am going to do, because if you've never seen Charlie Hunter than you should go to The Mint because he is absolutely mesmerizing, intoxicating, overwhelming and incredible in concert. The way his hands move on his 8 string is unprecedented and if you've never seen it, it cannot be appropriately translated in these words. He MUST be witnessed and experienced to understand how incredible of a musician he is. He will be playing with his Trio at The Mint tonight as well as tomorrow.

For an eclectic mix up of music, I would highly recommend Airborne Toxic Event with the LA Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall. It is rare that you have a more mainstream artist performing at the WDCH with LA Phil and whatever beautiful music is created tonight will be unique and undoubtedly well orchestrated. If you are fortunate enough to have tickets - good for you.

For those that want to shake their booty - check out DANCEisM with Robot Love and Villains at Echoplex.

Other artists worthy of mention is the always good Jon Brion at Largo, Less Than Jake with Fishbone at House of Blues and Band of Skulls will be on Jimmy Kimmel Live.

And last, but not least, it is First Fridays in Venice. Stroll Abbott Kinney, drank your drank and be merry with the hordes of west-siders keeping the scene fun and funky.

Friday December 4th

Rundgren Radiocom Presents: Todd Rundgren @ The Orpheum (Doors @ 7PM)

Little Dragon with Hecuba @ El Rey (Doors @ 8PM)

Oak and Gorski (8PM), Stephen Wrabel (9PM), Sarah Dashew (10PM) @ Room 5

Dan Krikorian (8PM), The Spectacles (9PM), Kay Hanley (10PM), Dirty Mercy (11PM) @ Molly Malones

Big Whup, Cobra Lilys, Watercolor Paintings, So Many Wizards, Congratulations @ Echo Curio

Tiana, Alex Hobbs, Laura Torres @ Genghis Cohen

Bobb Bruno, Subtle Selves, Los Fantasmas Carmesi, Cardio Pulmonary @ The Smell

The Shys, Castledoor, Black Hollies @ Echo (8:30 pm)

DANCEisM w/ Robot Love, Villains, Ben Oprstu, Scorpion Breath, DJDT @ Echoplex (9 pm)

KCRW Presents Fink @ Spaceland (8:30 pm)

Camp Freddy, Darling Stilettos, I Will Never Be The Same @ The Roxy (8 pm)

Cinematic Sunrise ft. Craig Owens, Jonny Craig, Mark Rose, Tommy Simms, Sleeping With Sirens @ Troubadour

Fireball Ministry, Hillbilly Herald, Royal Highness, Yeti, House of Broken Promises @ The Viper Room

Charlie Hunter feat. Eric Kalb and Alan Ferber, DJ Bobby Soul@ The Mint

Los Pinguous, Very Be Careful @ Saint Rocke

Robben Ford, Bob Malone @ Brixton South Bay

The Secret Affair Dance Club @ Alex's Bar

Taylor Swift @ Jay Leno Show

Maryz Eyez @ Lighthouse

Band of Skulls @ Jimmy Kimmel Live

The Airborne Toxic Event, Los Angeles Philharmonic @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

Miguel, Elevaters @ Dakota Live Music Lounge

Christopher Hawley @ Trip

Marcus Foster with Blue Roses (7PM), Shane Alexander (9PM), Jim Hanft (10PM), Randy Coleman (11PM), Brian Buckley Band (midnight) @ Hotel Café

Jon Brion @ The Largo (9:30PM)

The Cranberries with Griffin House @ Club Nokia (9PM)

EFFT, Common Eider, King Eider, Missincinatti, Build @ Pehrspace

Less Than Jake with Fishbone & The Swellers @ House of Blues

On the second day of December LA Gave to me, Sam Stewart and the Useless Keys....

Tonight, LA will be treated with a dosage of the sensual and smooth Maxwell - who will be crooning at Club Nokia. Pershing Square will be bubbling with a free show featuring Salt Petal and Bollweevil as part of their Spaceland on Ice series and over at Spaceland, Club NME Presents Useless Keys and Samuel Stewart, who will be showcasing their talent to the east-side crowd.

If I'm out and about, I'll be heading to Spaceland for the Keys and Stewart and their indie counterparts.

Wednesday December 2nd

Ariel Thiermann (8PM), Brentley Gore and Magenta Harley (9PM), McDracula featuring Malik Pointer (10PM) @ Molly Malones

The MO-ODDS, The Seizure, The Shakers, High Life Cavaliers @ Echo Curio

Edie Carey, John Goraj @ Genghis Cohen

Corinne Bailey Rae (7PM & 10:30PM), Emma Ejwertz (8PM), Kenneth Pattengale (9PM), Sydney Wayser (11:30PM) @ Hotel Café

Kevin Pollak & Friends @ The Largo (9PM)

Maxwell @ Club Nokia (9:30PM)

Spaceland on Ice w/ Salt Petal and Bollweevil @ Pershing Square (7 pm)

Buzzbands Presents: Helen Stellar, Kav, Square on Square, Nightmare Air @ Echo (8:30 pm)

KROQ Locals Only Presents Club NME w/ Useless Keys, Samuel Stewart, Twinfight, Wrong Way Driver @ Spaceland

Trainwreck Record Release feat: Kyle Gass of Tenacious D, JD King, Former Future, The Remainers (8 pm)

J. Tillman, Pearly Gates Music @ Troubadour (8 pm)

Private Event - Black & Gold,Polaris at Noon, Tornado Rider @ The Viper Room (8 pm)

Party Shuffle w/ DJ Smiles Davis @ Viper Room Downstairs Lounge (FREE)

Gamble House, The February Fifths, The Sounds of Wyoming @ Silverlake Lounge

Jubilee, Seaspin, Woah Hunx, Little Girls @ Bordello

The Sonus Quartet @ Bootleg

Royal Crown Revue, DJ Mark Tortorici @ The Mint

Doug Conlon, Jason Heath and the Greedy Souls, Castrano @ Air Conditioned Lounge (Venice)

Tod McLeod @ Saint Rocke

Warpaint @ The Standard

TONIGHT IN LOS ANGELES - Ten out of Tenn at Troubadour Is My Pick!

So, not a plethora of choices for tonight's concert calendar, but enough to keep it interesting this first Tuesday of December. My suggestion is checking out the Troubadour for Ten from Tenn. I'm digging on Butterfly Boucher.

There is also a music and automobile related event at the Palladium that the Cool Haus ice cream truck is going to be at. You might find me there...

West Coast, Left Coast: Green Umbrella: Adams and Kronos Quartet @ Hollywood Bowl (8PM)

Siobhan Brugger (8PM), Jenni Alpert (9PM) @ Room 5

ASCAP Workshop @ Genghis Cohen

Bobby Long with Emma Ejwertz (7PM), Gregory Alan Isakov (9PM), Patrick Park (10PM) @ Hotel Café

The Section Quartet Holiday Show @ The Largo (8PM)

Filter Presents: The Vic Chesnutt Band w/ Guy Picciotto (Fugazi), Warpaint, Liz Durrett @ Echoplex (7:30 pm)

Swords of Fatima, New Rome Quartet, Lightnin Woodcock @ Echo (8:30 pm)

Assemble The Skyline, Haifax, Pullman Standard, It Boys, Misdelphia, Fallbrooke, Your Very Own @ The Roxy (7 pm)

Ten Out of Tenn feat. Trent Dabbs, k.s. Rhoads, Erin McCarley, Butterfly Boucher, Jeremy Lister, Tyler James, Matthew Perryman Jones, Andy Davis, Katie Herzig @ Troubadour (9 pm)

Split Lip Rayfield, Whisky Chimp, The Sequel @ The Viper Room

Vise Virsa, London To Tokyo, AM vs FM @ Silverlake Lounge

Furcast, Bear Face @ Bootleg (FREE)

Cubic Zirconia @ Cinespace

The Jakes @ Kaufman Hall