Los Angeles Tonight (August 6, 2013)

The first Tuesday of August brings sunshine, indie music and Mac Miller to the greater Los Angeles region. You can join Mac and his Most Dope family, along with Action Bronson, Chance The Rapper, The Internet and Vince Staples at The Observatory, and next door the vibes of The Heavy and The Silent Comedy will consume Constellation Room.

Up in LA proper - Madi Diaz and Carousel host a show at Bootleg Bar, Light FM performs at Los Globos and Death and Taxes rock The Viper Room.  Other notables include Jon Brion at Largo and Jakwob at Dim Mak Studios.  A more full list of concerts is below.

• LA Philharmonic @ Hollywood Bowl


• The Heavy, The Silent Comedy @ Constellation Room


• Mac Miller, Action Bronson, Chance The Rapper, Vince Staples, The Internet @ The Observatory


• Hunter & The Dirty Jacks @ Harvelle's


• Os Zaguieros @ Del Monte Speakeasy


• The Walcotts @ Harvard & Stone


• Jon Brion @ Largo


• Jakwob @ Dim Mak Studios


• The Sir Sultry Quintet @ El Cid


• Chris Joyner, Courtney Jaye, The Sunset Drifters, Emily Elbert @ The Hotel Cafe


• The Epic Spectacle @ The Echo


• Washing Machines, Bastidas, Kat Kong, Hobart W. Fink @ Silverlake Lounge


• Madi Diaz, Carousel, Z Berg @ Bootleg Bar


• Light FM, Moons of Mars, El Elle @ Los Globos


• Cimorelli, Dave Days @ El Rey Theatre


• Palma Violets, Twin Peaks @ The Echoplex


• 5 Seconds to Summer @ The Roxy


• Randy Emata @ Federal Bar


• C.C. Valentine @ Detroit Bar


• The Meters Experience feat. Leo Nocentelli @ Hollywood & Highland


• Stefani Scovolo @ WitZend


• The Deadly Gentlemen, Whiskey Shivers, Wild Child @ THe Mint


• Save The Swim Team @ Slidebar

Cuz's Corner Ep. 4 - The Mowglis

As spud says, these dudes are "the homies." For about a year, unbeknownst to the Mowglis and myself, we were neighbors. Like, I knew they were people, and I knew they lived down the block. I just didn't know that they were The Mowglis and they didn't know that I had a Jam Van.

They had a robot statue in their front yard made out of guitars and a small television. It was recently removed. Shame on the new tenant for that. When The Mowglis lived their they used to hang signs from a tree branch that jutted out onto Broadway Ave. and alerted folks to their backyard performances. So I'd stumbled upon parties at their pad, unfortunately never caught any music. I did however know a chick that fell off of their porch at one of the shindigs. Maybe they saw her fall, I dunno, she claimed she snuck out of there real quick-like and wasn't seen. My dog, The RZA, played with their dog, Abby, in the street one day. He's white and fluffy, she's black and fluffy. On one of these fluff-head encounters guitarist Josh Hogan and I introduced ourselves. My take away from that meeting was that he was a nice dude, that's it, never occurred that we'd be seeing eachother again in a parking lot about a year later and he'd be with seven of his friends, and I'd be with a few of mine, and we'd hang out, and I'd finally get to hear them play their "love rock."

That's all to say that they are indeed the homies. They kicked it again with us at Bonnaroo, even filmed another Jam Van session in between beers. That's coming out tomorrow.  For now we have this memory from the Roxy, the first time they ever met Spud. He's now the hood's biggest Mowglis fan, and they're now touring the country relentlessly spreading the love. I just hope they still have time to make robot statues.

Los Angeles Tonight (August 5, 2013)

It's a Monday for psychedelic rock fans as Phish takes over Hollywood Bowl and locals Kiev launch their residency at Bootleg Theater. Kiev will be joined by Psychic Rites and The Fling - and the show is FREE. Other FREE options include Cotillon and Tropical Popsicle at The Echo, The Janks at The Satellite and Rudimental at Bardot for School Night.   Check out the list of shows below!

• Phish @ Hollywood Bowl


• Kiev, Psychic Rites, The Fling @ Bootleg Bar (FREE)


• Cotillon, Tropical Popsicle, The Shivers, Crown Plaza @ The Echo (FREE)


• Rudimental, Grizfolk, Mother Falcon, The Melodic, Gorgon City (DJ Set), Roosevelt (DJ Set) @ Bardot (Its A School Night)


• The Janks, King Washington, The Herbert Bail Orchestra, Lucky Lonely @ The Satellite (FREE)


• Jason Joseph & The Spectacular, Tamara Jaber, Twin, Kimie Miner @ THe Hotel Cafe


• Cary Brtohers, Daniel Ahearn & The Jones @ Room 5 Lounge


• Xavier Rudd, Nahko, Medicine For The People @ Coach House


• Dylan Ryan Sand, The Holloys @ Del Monte Speakeasy


• Steel Panther @ House of Blues - Sunset Strip


• Lady Sinatra, The BRave Ones, The Public Trust, Made in America @ The Viper Room


• Bixby, Boo Detch, Belle Cardinale, Malcolm @ The Mint


• Manhattan Murder Mystery, Dawn of Sequins, Trippy Nasty, Midnight Cities @ Pehrspace


• Jamstain @ Howl at The Moon


• White Wizzard @ The Joint

Los Angeles Tonight (August 4, 2013)

Today would be a day to go HARD if you like EDM, to enjoy Do Over at Lure if you want some hip-hop flavor under the sun, go "Home" to the Hollywood Bowl for some Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros or get a little indie funky with French Horn Rebellion at Los Globos.   Whatever you do - enjoy it.

• Empire of the Sun, Flosstradamus, Azealia Banks, Crystal Castles, Bassnectar, Dillon Francis, Baauer, Justice (DJ Set), Claude Vonstroke, Busy P + More @ HARD Summer Festival


• Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, The Sun Ra Arkestra, Oliver Mtukudzi @ Hollywood Bowl


• Warren Haynes @ Greek Theatre


• French Horn Rebellion @ Los Globos


• The Both, Upset @ Troubadour


• So Many Wizards, Parade of Lights, Naive Thieves @ Wilmore 9 Festival (Long Beach)


• HFL, The Decline, Transistor @ Alex's Bar


• Reason, FICO, Walt Grizzly, Nathan Haskill @ Saint Rocke


• Tom McDermott, Ruthan Friedman @ McCabe's Guitar Shop


• Griffin House, Megan Slankard @ Largo


• Do Over @ LURE


• Nicole Lexi Davis @ House of Blues - Voodoo Lounge


• Lady Sinatra, The Brave Ones, The Public Trust, American Made @ The Viper Room


• Kieran Leonard, Jack Berry @ Bootleg Bar


• Tony Gilkyson, Steven Casper & Cowboy Angst @ The Echo

Blurred Lines Gets Re-Worked by The Roots on Jimmy Fallon

The Roots hold a soft place in founder Brandon Dorsky's SUPERGOOD heart.  Having seen them upwards of 40 times - they capture a special place a top the list of bands he's seen most.  Their acceptance of a spot on Jimmy Fallon's late night program meant less touring than their former 200+ shows a year - but hey, the world now gets the treat of seeing them every night - and that is a net positive.

Earlier this week, they really impressed when Robin Thicke joined the legendary Roots crew and Mr. Fallon for a special rendition of "Blurred Lines" with classroom instruments.   Which version do you prefer?  The video might not be as sexy as the scandalous original, but check it out and decide for yourself.

Los Angeles Tonight (August 2, 2013)

It's First Friday in Los Angeles and music is abundant.   If you're feeling extreme - check out the X Games downtown and then enjoy The Presets, Tanlines and Robert DeLong at Club Nokia.  If you're feeling festy - consider going to the Sunset Strip region for the likes of Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts at The Viper Room, Hoobastank at Whisky A Go Go, and The Icarus Line and Wake Up Lucid at The Roxy.

Fans of hip-hop and funk would be wise to go to Echoplex for Blackalicious, Orgone and Busdriver --- and we have tickets to give away so chime in by emailing contest@supergoodmusic.com or shouting us out on twitter, facebook or in the comments of this post.   Also on the eastside is the soulful KING at Bootleg Theater - and for more funk and fun consider Pimps of Joytime opening for JJ Grey and Mofro at El Rey Theatre.

Other notables include Viceroy at LURE for the return of Private Label Fridays, The Soul Rebels at Saint Rocke and Killer Mike and El-P at Observatory.  More concerts are listed below the videos.

• The Presets, Tanlines, Robert DeLong, FMLYBND @ Club Nokia


• Kitten, Dear Boy, Nightmare & The Cat @ Troubadour


• Every Time I Die, Chelsea Grin @ House of Blues – Sunset Strip


• Hoobastank @ Whisky A Go Go


• Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts, Hillbilly Herald @ The Viper Room


• The Icarus Line, Lido Beach, Retox, Gateway Drugs, Wake Up Lucid, Cherri Bomb, Badflower @ The Roxy


• KING, Moses Sumney @ Bootleg Theater


• Blackalicious, Orgone, Busdriver @ Echoplex


• Viceroy @ LURE


• Daughn Gibson, William Tyler, Matt Kivel @ The Echo


• Jose James, Carolyn Malachi @ Fig at 7th – Downtown Festival


• Young Light, Great Northern, Light FM, TS & The Past Haunts @ The Satellite


• JJ Grey, Mofro, Pimps of Joytime @ El Rey Theatre


• Kula, Stonefeather, Fine and Wirewalker @ El Cid


• Dustin & Explosion @ Pehrspace


• Foxhollow, Noyes @ Lot 1 Café


• The Waking Hours, Ingenue, Trainwrecks @ Fais Do-Do


• Siddhartha @ Los Globos


• Black Mahal @ Levitt Pavilion Pasadena


• White Dog, Annie Hardy & The Psychos, Babies on Acid @ Taix


• The Blind Pets @ Bootleg Bar


• Chicago @ Greek Theatre


• The Honey Trees, You Me & Apollo, Paper Goods @ The Hotel Café


• The Get Down Boys, Turnpike Troubadours @ The Mint


• John Hammond @ McCabe’s Guitar Shop


• Raw Geronimo @ La Cita


• L.A. Witch, Babylon Honey, Babylon Sweethearts @ 5 Star Bar


• John Bigham (of the Soul of John Black) @ Genghis Cohen


• The Soul Rebels, A Certain Groove, Rat Soup @ Saint Rocke


• Kevin Sousa @ Saint Rocke (Early Show)


• El-P, Killer Mike, Despot, Kool A.D. @ The Observatory


• Owen, Lauran Stevenson @ Constellation Room


• Redlight King, Icon For Hire @ House of Blues – Anaheim


• Ten Years After, Edgar Winter Band, Canned Heat, Rick Derringer, Pat Travers @ City National Grove of Anaheim


• Eric Sardinas, Tinsley Ellis, KK Martin, Double Barrel @ Coach House


• 311, Cypress Hill, G. Love & Special Sauce @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater


• Scotter and Lavelle @ Yost Theater


• Styx @ Pacific Amphitheatre


• Tony Bennett @ Hollywood Bowl

Los Angeles Tonight (August 1, 2013)

Wake up, wake up, it's the first of the month...and there is definitely some hip-hop in town tonight.   Emerging acts Casey Veggies and Travi$ Scott take over El Rey Theatre for a sure-to-be raucous night of fun and rhymes.  Across town - the epic duo of El-P and Killer Mike ride their Run The Jewels tour to the eastside with a special invitation only beer tasting of the Run The Jewels brew from Goose Island followed by a performance at Echoplex.

We have tickets to give away to that show - plus extras for the esteemed Donna The Buffalo at The Mint where she is supported by supergood bluesy throwback rockers Ivory Deville.   One of the members of ID even has a beard reminiscent of ZZ Top, who coincidentally plays the Pacific Amphitheater tonight.   Another rock legend, Joan Jett, will be celebrated on the Sunset Strip as Sunset Strip Music Festival 2013 kicks off at House of Blues.

Outdoor concerts are in abundance too - with Xavier Rudd at Santa Monica Pier, Boogaloo Assassins at Mile Square Regional Park, Jeffrey Broussard at Levitt Pavilion in Pasadena and The Rebel Light rocking Grand Park downtown.  For more shows - see the list below!  To win tickets to one of our contests email contest@supergoodmusic.com or check out our giveaways page for other ways to win.

• Casey Veggies, Travi$ Scott @ El Rey Theatre


• El-P & Killer Mike @ The Echoplex ***


• The Rebel Light, Holly Conlan, The Young Romans @ Grand Park


• Boogaloo Assassins @ Mile Square Regional Park


• Jeffrey Broussard @ Levitt Pavilion Pasadena


• Nomadic Massive @ Levitt Pavilion McArthur Park


• Xavier Rudd @ Santa Monica Pier


• LA Philharmonic @ Hollywood Bowl


• ZZ Top @ Pacific Amphitheater


• We The Kings, Breathe Carolina, T. Mills, The Ready Set, Keep it Cute @ House of Blues – Anaheim


• Hunter Ackerman and the Dirty Jacks @ House of Blues Anaheim (Late Show)


• Hell or Highwater, Mammoth Thunderpower @ Alex’s Bar


• The Sword, Castle, American Sharks @ Observatory


• Dieselboy, Helicopter Showdown @ Yost Theater


• Great Dane, Gken-E, Plenny P, Raskal, Jesta, THEAXIS, DaVoid @ Detroit Bar


• Dane Drewis @ Saint Rocke (Early Show)


• Palaya Royale, TB5, The Black Marquee, Badwater @ The Viper Room


• Ours, Luna Arcade, Dreamers Dose, Oona @ The Roxy Theatre


• Enuff Znuff, Bang Tango @ Whisky A Go Go


• Tribute to Joan Jett @ House of Blues – Sunset Strip (Part of SSMF)


• Donna The Buffalo, Ivory Deville @ The Mint ***


• Levels, Cigarette Barbies, Dylan Starrs @ El Cid


• Taylor Greenwood, Welshly Arms, Joel Eckels & The Wreckards, Broken Man, Bogen Via, Best of Friends @ The Hotel Café


• Ramshackle Glory, Sledding with Tigers, Moon Bandits, Alexander The Grape @ The Smell


• The Decoders @ Hammer Museum


• Olmeca @ Los Globos


• Haunted Summer, Tashaki Miyaki, yOya, Eagle Rock Gospel Singers @ The Satellite


• Insect Surfers @ The Echo


• Son Volt, Colonel Ford @ Troubadour


• The Zermatts, Zigtebra, Creeps, Night Control @ Silverlake Lounge


• Wrabel, Tyler Lyle @ Bootleg Bar