Losanjealous Concert Picks: April 2-8
PICK OF THE WEEK: Jason Lytle & Aaron Espinoza @ Silverlake Lounge
It is bittersweet to see the decline of Grandaddy intersect with the resurgence of Earlimart, their kindred LA-based softrockers, whose tunes from their forthcoming record sounded damn good at the Getty last month. With the two frontmen from these bands coming together for an intimate one-off gig, you can expect “broken synths, acoustic guitars, birds, little songs, crickets, drum machines, and a bottle of wine,” as they put it on the Earlimart blog.
THIS WEEK’S GIVEAWAYS
THERMALS [band site] @ Echo Friday, April 6 [ENTER TO WIN] |
ANDREW W.K. [official site] @ Safari Sam’s Friday, April 6 [ENTER TO WIN] |
SONIC YOUTH [band site] @ Greek Theater Friday, July 20 [ENTER TO WIN] |
HEADS UP
Jason Lytle and Aaron Espinoza @ Silverlake Lounge (ex-Grandaddy + Earlimart) Wed 4/4
Yo Majesty @ Safari Sam’s (Check Yo Ponytail) Tue 4/10
Jesus and Mary Chain w/ special guests TBA @ Glass House Thu 4/26
Earlimart, Sea Wolf, Watson Twins & Parson Redheads @ Ex_Plx Thu 4/26
Grant Lee Phillips @ Troubadour Fri 4/27
Travis @ Henry Fonda Sun 4/29
My Brightest Diamond @ Troubadour Mon 4/30
Patti Smith & Her Band @ The Roxy Wed 5/2
The Postmarks w/ Memphis @ Troubadour Thu 5/3
Kristin Hersh @ El Rey Wed 5/9
Bebel Gilberto @ El Rey Fri 5/11
Bebel Gilberto @ El Rey Thu 5/10
Keane @ Greek Theater Fri 5/11
Meat Puppets @ Troubadour Tue 5/15
Lily Allen @ The Wiltern Tue 5/15
El-P @ El Rey Mon 5/21
Matt & Kim @ The Smell Wed 5/30
Electrelane @ Troubadour Thu 5/31
The Hold Steady @ El Rey Thu 5/31
The Black Angels @ Troubadour Fri 6/1
The Raveonettes w/ Midnight Movies @ Spaceland Fri 6/1
Matt & Kim @ The Echo Fri 6/1
Japanther @ The Smell Sat 6/2
Menomena @ Troubadour Tue 6/12
Sonic Youth @ Greek Theater (A Special Performance of Daydream Nation) Fri 7/20
MONDAY
Deimos @ Troubadour (Mars Volta)
Ratatat @ Henry Fonda
TUESDAY
Mars Volta @ Orpheum Theater
Motivational Speaker Andrew W.K. @ Safari Sam’s (Check Yo Ponytail)
Son Volt @ El Rey
WEDNESDAY
Jason Lytle and Aaron Espinoza @ Silverlake Lounge (ex-Grandaddy + Earlimart)
Richard Buckner @ The Echo
The Yardbirds @ Knitting Factory
THURSDAY
Les Sans Culottes @ Spaceland
Man Man @ The Roxy
Nurse With Wound @ Amoeba
FRIDAY
Dean & Britta @ The Getty (free w/rsvp)
Johnny Vatos & Friends @ House of Blues (Tribute To Oingo Boingo)
Thermals @ The Echo
SATURDAY
De La Soul w/ KRS One @ Key Club
Dean & Britta @ Silent Movie Theatre (7:30 pm show)
Dean & Britta @ Silent Movie Theatre (10:00 pm show)
Mew @ Henry Fonda
The Gossip w/ Yo Majesty @ Troubadour