Losanjealous Concert Picks: May 1 – 7

By Ron - Monday May 01st 2006

Visit our concert calendar for a full show list, links to buy tickets and our top picks.

PICK OF THE WEEK: Daniel Johnston
Indie rock legend, cult artist and documentary subject Daniel Johnston makes a rare LA appearance Thursday, playing a free in-store show at Amoeba followed by a gig at Spaceland.

HEADS UP:

5/1 Cult @ Jimmy Kimmel
6/13, 6/14 She Wants Revenge @ Wiltern
6/29, 6/30 Radiohead @ Greek (on sale 5/25)
6/30, 7/1 Built to Spill @ Troubadour (two shows added)
8/27 Dos @ Smell

Win Tickets to see Andre Williams and the Flash Express @ Spaceland on 5/6

(Williams) lists three simple reasons to go to an Andre Williams show. “The audience can expect me to be very dirty, they expect me to dress well, and they expect me to work my butt off and give them their money’s worth,” Williams says. “And that’s what I do.”–SF Chronicle

Enter to win a pair of tickets by emailing contest@losanjealous.com. Winners will be selected by 3:00 P.M., Wednesday, May 3rd.

MONDAY
Sunset Rubdown @ Echo
Cult @ Jimmy Kimmel

TUESDAY
Secret Machines @ Amoeba (free)
Wolfmother @ Tower Sunset (free w/purchase)
Franz Ferdinand @ Jimmy Kimmel
Ladytron @ El Rey

WEDNESDAY
Drive By Truckers, Son Volt @ House of Blues
Rainer Maria @ Troubadour
Morningwood @ Roxy

THURSDAY
Drive By Truckers, Son Volt @ House of Blues
Daniel Johnston @ Spaceland
Daniel Johnston @ Amoeba (free)
Gris Gris @ Echo
Richard Buckner @ Largo
Aterciopelados @ Conga Room
Secret Machines @ El Rey

FRIDAY
Islands @ El Rey
Steve Forbert @ Getty (free w/rsvp)
Nortec Collective @ Amoeba (free)
John Doe, David Garza @ Spaceland
Frausdots @ Echo

SATURDAY
Talib Kweli @ Conga Room
Andre Williams, Flash Express @ Spaceland

SUNDAY
Starlight Mints, Dios @ Troubadour
Irving @ Spaceland
Living Sisters @ Echo

What now?

5 Responses to “Losanjealous Concert Picks: May 1 – 7”

Posted by Dr. & Mrs. Smith-Jones 5/1/06 at 11:35 am # Reply

Thanks for the 4-month heads up on DOS @ THE SMELL! I just passed by there and saw several hardcore DOS fans sleeping on the sidewalk on Spring St. waiting for those tickets!
Posted by Ron 5/1/06 at 11:41 am # Reply

I’m a fan of the Smell and all its shadiness. Any act that isn’t completely shitty warrants a heads up.
Posted by Pete 5/1/06 at 4:38 pm # Reply

Don’t be hatin’ on Mike Watt, Smith-Joneses.

Built to Spill is a surprisingly uninteresting live act. Maybe they were just really bored on the summer ‘04 tour, but I left quite unimpressed. At least Dug made sure to encore with “Carry the Zero.”
Posted by Ron 5/2/06 at 2:00 pm # Reply

First time I saw BTS I was also unimpressed. I gave them another chance last year and they were easily one of my favorite shows of 2005. Give them another shot, Pete–it’s the Troub.
Posted by Pete 5/2/06 at 2:04 pm # Reply

True–when I saw them, it was at the Anaheim/Downtown Disney House of Blues, which is probably the least inspiring music venue in human history.