Losanjealous Concert Picks: May 19 – 25
By Victor - Monday May 19th 2008 |
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PICK OF THE WEEK
El Perro Del Mar
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Lykke Li
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Anna Ternheim
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Mon 5/19
El Rey
Show Info | Contest closed.
THIS WEEK’S TICKET GIVEAWAYS
 M83 | Tues 5/20 | Echoplex | |
 Cave Singers | Wed 5/21 | Echo | |
 Stand Uppity w/ Eugene Mirman, Andy Kindler & Marc Maron Thu 5/22 | Echoplex | Info | |
 La Vida Sake — Sake & Food Tasting Benefit for the LTSC | Info Thu 5/22 | Petersen Museum | [ |
 El-P & Dizzee Rascal w/ Busdriver Thu 5/22 | El Rey | Info | |
 The Von Bondies w/ Die! Die! Die! Fri 5/23 | Safari Sam’s | Info | [ENTER] |
22nd Annual Jazz Reggae Festival
Day 1: The Roots, John Densmore, Garth Trinidad, Goapele, Immortal Technique, Amos Lee, Dr. Lonnie Smith / Day 2: Stephen Marley, Capleton, Mr. Vegas, Alaine, Selena Serrano, Pangea Collective
Memorial Day Weekend
Sunday 5/25 – Monday 5/26
UCLA Intramural Field
HEADS UP
Sonny Landreth @ Safari Sam’s Thu 5/29
Bajofondo w/ Gustavo Santaolalla @ El Rey Wed 6/11
The Helio Sequence w/ Talkdemonic @ Echoplex Thu 6/12
Vin Scully & John Wooden @ Nokia Theater (Scully & Wooden: “For The Kids”) Fri 6/13
Faun Fables @ Knitting Factory Fri 6/13
Extra Golden @ Echoplex Wed 6/18
Raveonettes, Little Ones, Nortec Collective, Dengue Fever, Kinky & More @ Old Town Pasadena (Make Music Festival — free) Sat 6/21
Tilly & The Wall @ Echoplex Thu 7/10
Does It Offend You, Yeah? @ The Echo Sat 7/26
We Are Scientists @ Glass House Thu 7/3
Stevie Wonder @ Hollywood Bowl Mon 7/7
The Gutter Twins @ The Roxy Thu 7/10
The Hold Steady w/ Birds of Avalon @ Henry Fonda Wed 7/30
Boris w/ Torche @ Echoplex Sun 8/3
The Faint @ Henry Fonda Fri 8/8
The Faint @ Henry Fonda Thu 8/7
Stars @ Ford Amphitheatre Mon 8/25
Hot Chip @ The Wiltern (Presale 5/20 — Password: readyforthefloor) Mon 9/22
Hot Chip @ The Wiltern (Presale 5/20 — Password: readyforthefloor) Sun 9/21
My Morning Jacket @ Greek Theatre Sun 9/21
Madonna @ MGM Grand, Las Vegas (Tickets on sale 5/31 10 am) Sat 11/8
MONDAY
Destroyer @ Troubadour
El Perro Del Mar w/ Lykke Li & Anna Ternheim @ El Rey
Kooks @ The Wiltern
Le Switch w/ Adeline & the Philistines, I Make This Sound, Naptunes @ The Echo (Aquarium Drunkard presents Mondays in May residency—free)
Mezzanine Owls w/ Lovelikefire, The Henry Clay People, In Waves @ Spaceland (Mondays in May residency–free)
TUESDAY
Clinic @ Troubadour
Kooks @ Canter’s Kibitz Room (Pastrami + dude who sets his drinks on fire)
M83 @ Echoplex
The Presets @ El Rey
WEDNESDAY
Moby @ Nissan Live Sets, West Los Angeles, CA Wed 5/21
The Cave Singers @ The Echo
The Dresden Dolls @ The Wiltern
The Kills @ El Rey
THURSDAY
El-P & Dizzee Rascal @ El Rey
French Kicks @ The Echo
Hall & Oates @ Troubadour
Radar Bros. @ Knitting Factory
Rolling Blackouts @ Charlie O’s
Stand Uppity w/ Andy Kindler, Marc Maron and Eugene Mirman @ Echoplex
Sweet & Tender Hooligans @ House of Blues (Morrissey’s birthday show)
FRIDAY
Hall & Oates @ Troubadour
The Von Bondies @ Safari Sam’s
SATURDAY
Foals @ Troubadour
Japanther, The Pharmacy @ The Smell
Ojos Rojos @ Good Hurt
SUNDAY
Russell Brand @ The Roxy
The Brothers Unconnected: featuring A Tribute to Charles Gocher & The Sun City Girls @ Echoplex
UCLA Jazz Reggae Festival @ UCLA Intramural Field
UCLA Jazz Reggae Festival (2 day pass) @ UCLA Intramural Field
so i saw destroyer at the troub last night after a way-too-long personal live music hiatus, which hiatus had me just totally ready for some good stuff and i probably would have thought a mediocre show was the best thing ever, and it (the destroyer show) completely and totally sucked. “destroyer’s rubies” is an all-time fave and the new album is ok but the show just sucked sucked sucked. bejar and his group of like ultra-indies have no stage presence or personality whatsoever, his rhythm section is the worst thing ever (whereas on “rubies” it’s actually pretty tight), the sound sucked, the whole set was the new album. just total suckage.
curious if anyone else was there and reactions. i think i’m gonna go see dethklok at the wiltern next which hopefully will be better. but what a disappointing return after like four months of not seeing any shows.