El Rey 1/23/11: Wanda Jackson with the Third Man house band featuring Jack White on guitar (Friday at 10 AM) 1/28/11: Danial Lanois' Black Dub (Saturday at 10 AM) 3/3/11: Emilie Autumn (Saturday at 10 AM) The Satellite (f/ka/ Club Spaceland) Mondays in February: Red Cortez (Free) 1/7/11: Melvins set (current line-up performing songs from Colossus of Destiny); Lysol and Eggnog records in their entirety [now at Ticketweb] 1/14/11: Melvins 1983 [...]
Monday 12/13/10 [Pick of the Night] Sweaters / Dead Trees / El Sportivo / Kilimanjaro @ The Satellite [f/k/a Spaceland] (Free) – I heard last week's show was packed. According to the LA Weekly, Dead Trees has served as Little Joy's backup band. El Sportivo is headed up by Lewis Pesacov of Fool's Gold and Foreign Born. [Recommended] Princeton / Therapies Son / Sea of Cortez / Hands @ The Echo (Free) – Iamsound is curating this residency at [...]
It was another great year to be a local music fan. The diversity of music in this town is pretty staggering. A few of these releases will pop up on national top 10 lists while a few others will probably only be on my own..... 10) Glasser: Ring (True Panther) – If you see a lot of local bands, then you've seen dramatic singing paired with weird outfits and extreme electronic beats (is it Har Mar's fault?). For the record I like Har Mar, but a lot of the more tribal stuff makes [...]
Elephant 6 Holiday Surprise Tour Is Coming to the Satellite in February Long Beach Performing Arts Center 3/8/11: Jackson Browne solo acoustic tour (now) The Music Box 2/16/11: Beach House (Thursday at 10 AM) The Satellite [f/k/a Club Spaceland] (tix at Ticketfly) 1/13/11: Fu Manchu / Dusted Angel 1/20/11: Young Prisms / Melted Toys (now) 3/4/11: [...]
Warpaint Play Two Sold Out Shows at the Troubadour (photo: Lauren Dukoff) Where did the year go? Solid week of shows and lots of holiday celebrations... Monday 12/6/10 [Pick of the Night] The Greenhornes / Hacienda @ Troubadour ($15) – I always liked the Greenhornes, but haven't heard the new record. This is their first full length in eight years. Maybe Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler got [...]
Sebadoh Celebrate the Bakesale Reissue Troubadour 1/23/11: Ghost of A Saber Tooth Tiger (now at Ticketfly) 2/24/11: Sebadoh perform Bakesale / Quasi (Thursday at 1:00 PM) 3/1/11: Biffy Clyro / Moving Mountains (Saturday at 6:00 PM) 3/9/11: Asobi Seksu (now) 3/15/11: Noah & the Whale (now) The Satellite [f/k/a Club Spaceland] 12/18/10: Sic Alps (now at Ticketweb) 1/12/11: Wombats (now at Ticketfly) [...]
A legend, lots of hip hop and your standard indie rock kind of week... Monday 11/29/10 [Pick of the Night] Roger Waters @ Staples Center ($55 - $250) - Performing The Wall live; I can't even remember the last time I listened to the Wall (probably when I was a Freshman in college) but I'd still like to see this. [Recommended] Dirt Dress / Allah Las / Cum Stain / Oh Darling @ [...]
I don't always have time to read all the local music blogs, but here's what I found interesting today: The LA Times talks to Jennifer Tefft about the Satellite (a response to my post from yesterday?) The LA Times reviews the Wild Flag show last Friday (which I attended and loved their energy) Merge offers pre-orders of the new Apex Manor record (Ross from the Broken [...]
Shadow Shadow Shade Play a Thursday Night Residency in February The Satellite quietly started selling tickets for the first of its shows today (there's a transition period where Spaceland Productions is still booking a lot of the nights through January and some all the way into March). Check out The Satellite's venue page at Ticketfly for details. Among the notable shows: 12/3 (the first show listed with "The Satellite Presents") - Lower Heaven / Exploding Flowers / Jason Simon 12/9 [...]
For a holiday week, not too bad... Monday 11/22/10 [Pick of the Night] Dirt Dress / Them Hills / Zig Zags / Wonder Wheel @ Spaceland / Satellite (Free) – Dirt Dress are doing the Monday night residency at Spaceland in November. Their music has a sort of lo-fi, early Velvet Underground vibe. Black Apples / Exploding Flowers / Young Hunting / Dream Tapes (Free) – Black Apples are doing [...]
The Music Box 2/17/11: Beach House (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = ZEBRA; Saturday at 10 AM) 2/24/11: Best Coast / Wavves (Now) 2/26/11: Josh Ritter & the Royal City Band (Friday at 10 AM) Gibson Amphitheatre 12/11/10: KROQ Christmas – The Smashing Pumpkins / Social Distortion / My Chemical Romance / Bad Religion / Jimmy Eat World / Cake / A Day to Remember / The Dirty Heads / Anberlin / Switchfoot (Thursday at Noon) 12/12/10: KROQ Christmas [...]
Blonde Redhead Play Three Area Shows Pretty good week for live music, Tuesday and Friday are particularly packed... Monday 11/15/10 [Pick of the Night] Dirt Dress / Audacity / Cosmonauts / Tomorrow's Tulips @ Spaceland / Satellite (Free) – Dirt Dress are doing the Monday night residency at Spaceland in November. Their music has a sort of lo-fi, early Velvet Underground vibe. [Recommended] Blonde Redhead / Olof [...]
This Beard-o [aka Iron & Wine] Comes to the Wiltern in January The Wiltern 1/26/11: Iron & Wine / The Low Anthem (presale now, password = SOUND; Friday at 10 AM) 1/29/11: Ween (Friday at 10 AM) The Glass House [tix through Ticketfly] 12/11/11: No Age / The Soft Pack / Off! / Crystal Antlers / Dangers / La Sera / Comadre / Lovely Bad Things (now) [...]
Just got a press release making it official - Spaceland Productions will no longer be booking the club at 1717 Silver Lake Blvd (aka Spaceland). The press release mentions that Mitchell Frank and his business partner Jeff Ellermeyer " will open a new room for live music with a strong leaning towards dance nights and djs." No word yet on the whens or the wheres of the new club (although there are plenty of conflicting rumors floating around out there). So what's to come for the club at 1717 Silver Lake Blvd? [...]
Monday 11/8/10 [Pick of the Night] Dirt Dress / Summer Twins / Ghost Porn / Slipping Into Darkness @ Spaceland (Free) – Dirt Dress are doing the Monday night residency at Spaceland in November. Their music has a sort of lo-fi, early Velvet Underground vibe. [Recommended] Black Apples / Tijuana Panthers / Future Ghost / Dead Trees (Free) – Black Apples are doing the Monday night residency this month at the Echo. [...]
I don't normally re-print press releases, but I guess I'll make an exception for one that wrote. They're also streaming the new album at Bandcamp and debuted their new single at LA Weekly . When Los Angeles' Le Switch decided to go into the studio to record the follow up to 2008's And Now….Le Switch , they mulled their options. With the departure of their longtime viola/trumpet player they wanted to sharpen their focus and make a truly collaborative record. With too many [...]
Mogwai Return to the Mayan in May Stagecoach Festival 4/30/11 – 5/1/11: Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, Carrie Underwood, Darius Rucker, Loretta Lynn , Josh Turner, Easton Corbin, Chris Young, Leon Russell , Ricky Skaggs, Jerry Douglas Trio, Gatlin Brothers, Jack Ingram, Mel Tillis, Rodney Crowell, Rhonda Vincent, The Punch Brothers, The Secret Sisters, Steel Magnolia, Joanna Smith, Wanda Jackson , Stealing Angels, The Gourds, Rosie Flores, Junior Brown, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, Sara Watkins, The Cleverlys, Phosphorescent and [...]
Le Switch Celebrate Their Record Release on Thursday at Spaceland (photo credit: Brian Looby) Damn fine week for live music... Monday 11/1/10 [Pick of the Night] Deerhunter / High Places / Casino vs. Japan @ Music Box ($20) – The new Deerhunter record's a leading contender for album of the year from all your favorite blogger/writers. It shows a lot of artistic growth. [Recommended] Black Apples / John Carpenter [...]
The Melvins Are Doing A Residency At Spaceland in January I got drunk and announced the Melvins residency on my Twitter back on Sept. 18th.Which is a good reminder - follow me on Twitter . Spaceland Fridays in January: The Melvins (Saturday at 10 AM on Ticketweb) The Echo 12/30/10: The Growlers (now) 1/20/11: Night Horse / The Binges (now) Largo 12/10/10 – 12/11/10: Aimee [...]
I've got a few sets of tickets to give away for the Henry Clay People's 2nd Annual Rock'n'Roll Circus this Friday (October 29th) at the Echo and Echoplex. Check out the details on the poster. To win a pair of these tickets, email me [dukeufo @ gmail] with the name of your favorite Henry Clay People song. The contest closes Friday at 2:00 PM. Please put "Henry Clay Person" in the subject line.
You Set the Scene
Monday Music – 28 May 2012
Bison - Quill
